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nlike the previous night’s meet-the-candidates event in St. Jacobs, it was standing room only in Winterbourne Oct. 19, proving that there’s nothing like a contentious issue to fill a room.

In this case, it was gravel pits that had more than 200 people overflowing out of the gym at Foundation Christian School.

Organized by the BridgeKeepers, opponents of a the aggregate operation proposed for a site immediately adjacent to the historic West Montrose covered bridge, the event saw the three mayoral hopefuls and trio of Ward 3 candidates square off.

It was a largely amicable affair, however, as the audience sat through a series of questions directed at all six candidates, from financial matters to food policy. The session ended with the issue topmost on most of those present, the gravel pit applications currently under review in Woolwich. Even then, the crowd remained muted, nothing like the response at the council sessions where the issue was discussed.

All three ward candidates – Bonnie Bryant, Murray Martin and Doug Nichols – made encouraging statements about the fight brewing over the gravel pits, but it

» JAMES JACKSON

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Gravel pits dominate Ward 3 race

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Katie Edmonds espite a vow from the Wellesley Trails Association to scrap the contested section of the Bast Bush Trail that’s been under public scrutiny over the past few weeks, the trail’s location was once again on the table at this week’s township council meeting.

While some residents are keen to have the new trail in place, a group of homeowners objects to having the route immediately adjacent to their rear yards, citing safety and privacy concerns.

On Sept 7, some 20 residents of Schweitzer Crescent in Wellesley Village appeared at council to express their dissatisfaction with the proposed new trail, which was in the development stages by the Wellesley Trails Association (WTA). After a petition was presented and a public meeting held the following evening, the WTA announced they would rework the route of the new trail. The WTA is currently still planning to develop the Bast Bush trail, but have

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its place of use, noted aggregate can only be mined where it exists.

She, too, said communication is key, especially if the township hopes to avoid a hearing before the Ontario Municipal Board, a likely outcome of the process.

For Todd Cowan, however, representing the views of the constituents tops the list of arguments in the gravel debate.

“You’re voting for us to be your voice,” he said. “We’re not the poor sister that has to take it from the province. You have to vote for someone who’s going to stand up for the township.”

On other issues, the tone of the meeting was a bit more subdued.

Ward 3 candidate Doug Nichols was at his most animated talking about fiscal policy, pointing out that there’s a “growing unrest” over increasing taxes and plans to

was Bryant who was the most direct, saying there should be no pits adjacent to the covered bridge or in cases where rivers and groundwater are threatened.

With the matter still before council, Martin said he won’t prejudge the outcome, adding he won’t hesitate to vote against any of the three big operations proposed for the ward if the impacts are negative.

“If it doesn’t fit, the answer is a simple ‘no.’”

The mayoral candidates offered up a mixed bag of responses. Incumbent Bill Strauss, noting the need for gravel, said he’ll concentrate on better communication with the aggregate companies. Challenger Pat McLean, citing provincial requirements that gravel be extracted as close a possible to

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» STEVE KANNON

Candidates: Ward 3 turnout likely to be a key factor in election results

SOMETHING TOPICAL The topics were varied, but gravel pits were the big issue at a Ward 3 candidates' meeting Tuesday night in Winterbourne. From left, Ward 3 entrants Bonnie Bryant, Murray Martin and Doug Nichols, joined by mayoral hopefuls Todd Cowan, Pat McLean and Bill Strauss. spend even more mon- township hopes money of course.

“This is taxpayers’ ey on projects such as from gravel pits will the light rail transit make up for the loss of money, and they should have a say in how it’s system proposed for that revenue.

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“Ward 3 will never spent,” she said.

On the mayoral front, In Woolwich, he add- forget. The trucks drived, a recent spending ing down the narrow Cowan echoed those spree has left the town- streets will be a re- sentiments. He sugship holding debt for minder,” said Nichols. gested a line-by-line renew facilities, most noBryant called for a view is necessary, saytably the Woolwich Me- review of every depart- ing he would push for morial Centre. He said ment’s expenditures, individual councillors council should reverse suggesting the town- to be put in charge of its decision on Victoria ship should prioritize each department, enGlen park in Elmira, projects to get maxi- suring accountability for instance, selling the mum return rather for spending.

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“We have a very good track record,” he said.

“I’m very happy with our township,” added Strauss. “We have little to no debt … I think we’re on the right track.”

Following the event, many residents compared impressions of the evening, not surprisingly favouring those candidates who spoke out most strongly against the gravel pits.

For Keri Martin Vrbanac of the Conestogo Winterbourne Residents Association, that means supporting Cowan’s run for mayor and Bryant’s bid for the Ward 3 seat, the selections endorsed by the group.

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» JAMES JACKSON

Elmira resident Colton Bauman displays some of the food he hopes to collect this Halloween as part of the eighth annual CANS (Citizens Always Need Supper) project for the Food Bank of Waterloo Region.

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very year in Elmira, Halloween brings two groups of visitors to people’s doors – excited trick-or-treaters looking to add to their bags of candy, and a group of young people too old to trick-or-treat looking to make a difference.

The latter group is part of the CANS project (Citizens Always Need Supper), which began eight years ago. The group travels throughout Elmira every Halloween collecting donations for the Food Bank of Waterloo Region. The idea began with Dustin Martin, a local student now attending the University of Waterloo.

Martin was named the 2009 Outstanding Organization Donor Award from the Food Bank of Waterloo Region and Woolwich Community Services back in

September for his work with the CANS project.

“I think I hopped on in the second year they did it,” said Colton Bauman, a friend of Martin’s who took over planning the program when Martin left for school.

“I just thought it was a really good idea to be able to help the community and do something with our time that was actually worthwhile on Halloween.”

There were only five or six people out during Bauman’s first year, and they managed to collect a few boxes of food despite less-than-ideal conditions.

“It was raining, and one of our carts broke,” he recalled with a laugh. “We just had a lot of fun and that’s what kept us going.”

The food drive has grown immensely since it started back in 2002; Bauman estimates about 100 people took

part in last year’s food drive, and they collected 4,902 pounds of food.

“Originally we took it to Woolwich Community Services, but we started getting too much food for them to handle and they didn’t have room to store it,” he explained. “So we started taking it to the Food Bank of Waterloo Region. They’re more than happy to accept it.”

While some residents were suspicious of the group their first few years of running the program – “We had some who weren’t sure what we were doing ask for ID” – the CANS program has taken on a life of its own in recent years.

“We’ve done it long enough that people are expecting it. They ask me ‘are you doing it again this year?’”

Bauman, 20, is finishing high school this year and

will be entering the workforce full-time, so he won’t be the one to organize it next year. He and Martin have found a successor to the program, a student named Ben Konig, and he will be the one organizing things going forward.

“We have the process written out and it tends to kind of run itself, but Ben will be the one to get the ball rolling [next year].”

Bauman is also encouraged by the way the program has grown over the years, noting it’s important for young people to remember those who are less fortunate in the community.

“I know young people can sometimes get a bad reputation and seem like they’re lazy, but I think it’s important and they know it’s important.

We’re blessed to have food on our table, but some people don’t have that.”

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> Their cup runneth over The coffers of Centre Wellington Township grew by $574,368 this week thanks to the latest installment of its share of revenues from slot machines at the Grand River Raceway. The payment represents five per cent of the revenues generated in the second quarter (July to September). To date, the township has received more than $12.9 million in non-tax gaming revenue since the operation was forced to move from Woolwich Township.

Slots at Grand River Raceway opened on Dec. 4, 2003. Since that time, it has attracted more than 4.1 million visitors.

The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation issued more than $18.8 million in revenue last quarter to 23 host communities of slots at racetracks and charity casinos. To date, those communities have collected $724.7 million.

The tracks themselves receive 10 per cent of the gross slots revenue, with another 10 per cent going to the horseracing industry.

> Construction knocks out power Many homes and businesses in downtown Elmira were left powerless on Tuesday afternoon after a backhoe struck a power pole near the Woolwich Memorial Centre.

Waterloo North Hydro reports that around 1:24 p.m. a backhoe working near the intersection of Park Avenue West and Snyder Avenue struck a pole.

One of the three power lines that exit the ground and travel up the pole to the wires overhead was hit, knocking out power to the surrounding area.

Construction crews have been working in the area since the summer.

After the incident, the power company decided to shut off power to the entire line for public safety reasons.

The utility restored the power within 30 minutes by rerouting around the damaged line.

> MCC collects $428K for Pakistan Residents of Waterloo Region have donated more than $428,000 in response to the Mennonite Central Committee’s appeal for the millions of people affected by the severe summer flooding in Pakistan. Some $357,700 is eligible for CIDA matching funds, with the money used to meet the urgent needs of those whose homes and livelihoods were destroyed.

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A rough way to spend the night Elmira man was driving on Balsam Grove Road near Middlebrook Road in Woolwich Township when he lost control of his vehicle and flipped his 1998 GMC pickup truck into the ditch. Neither the driver nor the passenger was injured.

OCTOBER 14 >>4:31 PM | A 59-year-old

Waterloo man with an unknown medical condition caused a collision at the corner of Weber and King streets in St. Jacobs.

The man allegedly blacked out at the wheel of his 2004 Lexus, entered the lane of oncoming traffic and struck a 17-yearold St. Jacobs man in a 2007 Pontiac, demolishing the car in the head-on collision. The first vehicle was moving at about 60 km/h by police estimation and knocked the first vehicle into one parked behind it. The Waterloo man was taken to the hospital and his driver’s license was seized until he is deemed medically fit to drive again.

There were no injuries, but the Waterloo man was charged with

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OCTOBER 15 >>8:30 AM | Two vehicles

suffered minor damage to their side mirrors as they clipped each other on Northfield Drive

by Parkside Drive.

>>11:00 AM | A 19-year-old New

Dundee man was driving on Northfield Drive near Country Spring Walk when he lost control of his pickup truck, swerved and hit the guardrail. The driver told police that a black pickup

was too steep. After several attempts, he decided to sit down and wait to be found.

It was not until 7:30 the following morning that he was found, when a passerby noticed the car and had heard a missing person’s report on the radio.

Although he had spent the rainy night lying in the ditch, the man was later released from the hospital in good condition. truck had swerved into his lane, running him off the road. There was moderate damage to his vehicle, but the driver was not injured.

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>>12:50 PM | A 17-year-old

n 86-year-old Guelph man has returned home after a harrowing experience in Woolwich on the evening of Oct. 13.

The man was driving his white Toyota Camry on Line 86 near Halm Road when he ran out of gas. He pulled over to the side of the road but his car accidentally slid into the ditch. The man attempted to climb out of the ditch but could not as the incline

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DRIVER CHARGED Emergency crews responded to the intersection of Weber and King streets in St. Jacobs on the evening of Oct. 14 after an unknown medical condition caused a 57-year-old Waterloo man to strike another vehicle. No one was injured in the crash.

the median into oncoming traffic, colliding with a 2009 Dodge being driven by a 61-year-old Elmira man. There were no injuries but both vehicles suffered significant damage. The Hanover woman will be facing charges, yet to be determined.

>>5:30 PM | It appears as

though the blinding sunlight was the cause of a crash that occurred on Listowel Road. An 18-year-old Hanover woman was driving her 2006 Volkswagen westbound when she started to drive on the gravel shoulder. She overcorrected, lost control of her vehicle and went across

>>8:14 PM | A 40-year-old Elmira

woman was driving on Manser Road in Linwood when she struck and killed a deer. There was significant damage to her vehicle.

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evening may have been the culprit behind a collision on Lobsinger Line at Three Bridges Road. A 42-year-old St. Clements woman was driving westbound on Lobsinger Line and claims not to have seen the car in front of her, stopped in preparation to make a left turn. She collided with the vehicle driven by a 43-year-old Waterloo man. There was significant damage to both vehicles.

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OCTOBER 17 >>2:13 PM | Political signs were

taken from a home on Rivers Edge Drive in West Montrose.

Police are investigating.

>>6:40 PM | An Elmira youth

traded cell phones with a seller on the buy-and-sell website Kijiji.com. When he tried to activate the phone, he was notified that it had been stolen.

Police are investigating.

>>11:00 PM | Police responded

to an alarm at a business on Listowel Road near Floradale Road. When the officers arrived at the feed mill, they discovered a door pried open, but nothing was stolen.

Suspects had fled the scene by the time police arrived.

>>11:11 PM | Nearly $60 worth

of gasoline was stolen from a service station in Elmira when the driver of a silver SUV filled his tank and then left without paying. The man entered the convenience store and asked if they would accept a cheque.

When the attended declined his payment, he said he would go out to the car to get his wallet. The driver and a female passenger then fled the scene.

The male was described as white, around 5’5” tall, with a chipped front tooth, wearing a red hat, loose-fitting jeans and a dark hooded sweatshirt.

OCTOBER 18 >>9:21 AM | A passerby called

Waterloo Regional Police after discovering a man’s body near the West Montrose covered bridge while walking his dog.

A gun was also found nearby.

Police believe the man’s death to be caused from selfinflicted injuries.

>>4:50 PM | A gazing ball

was stolen from a garden on Brookmead Street in Elmira.

Police are investigating.

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SPEED A FACTOR Floradale firefighters and Wellington County OPP responded to a single-vehicle

collision about 1:30 p.m. on Oct. 15. Emergency crews say the driver of a black Oldsmobile failed to stop in time for the stop sign at the T-intersection of 6th Line and Woolwich-Peel Townline, and that the car slid sideways up the embankment, coming to a stop in the adjacent farmer’s field. The female driver was immobilized and taken to hospital. Investigators believe speed was a factor.

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Four injured as car crashes into buggy

Body found under bridge

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waiting to turn from Second Street onto Arthur Street that was subsequently struck by a school bus. The driver of the school bus, a 29-year-old Elmira woman, turned the bus too sharply and clipped the smaller vehicle, driven by a 60-year-old Elmira man. The driver of the bus was charged with ‘making an improper turn.’

>>2:00 PM | Fairway Lumber in

St. Jacobs called police after a company claiming to be called Wurth Supply ordered a large quantity of dust masks, but then failed to pay for the order. The order was placed using a fraudulent credit card and upon police investigation it was discovered that the company does not actually exist. Police are investigating.

their horse-drawn buggy on the evening of Oct. 17. Three of the buggy occupants, including two young children, remain in a Hamilton hospital with life-threatening injuries. injuries.

The buggy was badly mangled, and the silver Chevrolet Impala suffered major damage.

The driver of the car, a 19-year-old Listowel man, was not injured, but was being held by police until further information could be acquired. He was been charged with two counts of dangerous operation of a motor DETAINED The driver of the car, a 19-year-old Listowel man, vehicle causing harm. is questioned by police following the collision. Police continue “The driver is being investigate the incident. detained in regards to the investigation. We Kressler roads, where reconstruction and foare comfortable that at least four people have rensic teams were exalcohol is not a factor,” died in crashes since pected to remain on the said Waterloo Regional 2006, but Gregory said scene most of the night Police Sgt. Fred Gregory. that there was no rela- as they tried to determine the cause. Police The accident scene is tion between the two.

As far as police know, are still investigating less than half a kilometre from the intersec- there were no witness- and asking anyone to tion Hawkesville and es to the crash, and call 650-8500, ext. 8856.

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HIT FROM BEHIND A family of four was seriously injured when a car collided with the rear of

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serious collision between a car and horse-drawn buggy near Hawkesville on the evening of Oct. 17 sent four people to the hospital, three with lifethreatening injuries.

The collision occurred at about 8:30 p.m. on Kressler Road when a four-door sedan travelling northbound hit the back of a buggy travelling the same direction. A four-yearold-boy and two-yearold girl riding in the back of the buggy were airlifted to hospital in Hamilton.

The children’s parents were taken to Grand River Hospital in Kitchener, the mother with life-threatening

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After the initial investigation, police believe the man’s death to be caused from self-inflicted injuries.

“I heard what I thought was a garbage truck outside the house,” said West Montrose resident Tony Dowling, who lives near the bridge. “But when I looked outside there were fire trucks so we went out to see what had happened.”

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Some Woolwich voters to enter fray over fluoridation Katie Edmonds

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hen they head to the polls next week, voters in parts of Waterloo Region will be asked whether or not they support continuing to fluoridate their drinking water. The decision will impact many residents – including those who live in Elmira and St. Jacobs – but many people don’t really know what fluoridation is, or how it affects us.

Residents of the City of Waterloo will decide the fate of fluoridation through the plebiscite.

Because parts of Woolwich Township are supplied water from the city, residents there too will have a say. Water in Elmira and St. Jacobs has been piped in from Waterloo since 1992, after Elmira’s aquifers became contaminated with chemicals from

the Uniroyal (now Chemtura) plant.

Robert Fleming heads a citizens’ group that opposes the fluoridation of water in Waterloo. He contends that the science supporting fluoridation is out of date and the process adds traces of lead, arsenic and other contaminants to the water.

“We want to see fluoridation turned off until science proves the ingestion of fluoride reduces cavities and the ingestion of cocontaminants over our lifetime is safe.”

Fleming said the residents of the two towns were never consulted on whether they wanted fluoride added to their water.

The City of Waterloo however, was torn apart by the fluoride debate in June 1981, when a narrow majority – 51

per cent – of residents voted to continue the practice. In November 1982, 59 per cent of voters favoured keeping fluoride in the water.

Regional clerk Kris Fletcher, who was clerk of Woolwich Township at the time, said in an earlier interview that the issue of fluoride was raised in the township back in the early 1990s, but was of secondary importance.

“The priority was to ensure that water was received in Elmira during that timeframe … I was in Woolwich Township at the time that all that was going on, and I do remember discussions with the public saying they would be getting fluoridated water. Now, were they ever formally told that? I don’t recall.

“But I do remember some discussions and

debates – well, not so much debates as much as it was ‘we need to get water, it’s going to come through the Waterloo system, and that means it’s fluoridated water.’”

The council of the day was certainly aware the water was fluoridated, she said.

Fluoride is added at regional treatment facilities before entering the City of Waterloo’s distribution system, and from there is piped to Elmira and St. Jacobs.

“It’s not that we have a watermain from Kitchener that feeds directly across to St. Jacobs and Elmira. It’s fed through the Waterloo system and then across to St. Jacobs,” explained Nancy Kodousek, director of water services for the region.

That means fluoride

can’t be added to one municipality’s water system and not the other.

Fluoridation in Waterloo is done by adding hydrofluorosilicic acid to the water, with a fluoride content between 0.5 and 0.8 parts per million (ppm.) Public health agencies, including Region of Waterloo Public Health, support water fluoridation as a means to reduce cavities.

Too much fluoride can cause dental fluorosis in children whose teeth are still forming, evident as white areas or brown stains on the teeth. High levels of fluoride over a long period of time can lead to skeletal fluorosis, where bones become more dense and brittle.

Dr. Liana Nolan, the region’s medical officer of health, said health problems occur when fluoride is present in

high concentrations, which only occurs in naturally fluoridated water supplies.

“Water fluoridation that’s done intentionally is specifically added in the 0.5 to 0.8 parts per million range. That level of fluoridation is sufficient to reduce cavities, but it’s not in the higher levels which can cause health problems.”

Fleming is skeptical of the dental community’s support of water fluoridation, and argues that fluoride isn’t necessary to decontaminate water the way chlorine is. He contends that the process adds trace amounts of arsenic, mercury and other contaminants, which violates the Safe Drinking Water Act. “Fluoride is not a water treatment; fluoride

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Trail: Association plans to alter route to satisfy neighbours' concerns > CONTINUED FROM COVER eliminated the portion of it which would run behind the Schweitzer Crescent homes.

At this week’s meeting, the delegation opened with Murray Bremner, the organizations’ president, presenting to council and the public a number of reasons why trails are beneficial to a community: the accessibility of a place for people to walk and get some exercise, a meeting place

for the community, and their contribution to crime reduction.

“The residents described a number of things that could happen with the development of a trail, however the WTA does not agree with the notion that the trail would cause an increase in frequency of criminal behavior – bush parties, drug use and public drunkenness,” said Bremner.

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looked at the proposal given to him by Schweitzer Crescent homeowners, which included suggestions for other locations for the trail, those options were not feasible as they could not get homeowner approval as has been given for the Bast Bush Trail

by Murray Bast.

“We have waited for 12 years for the stars to align and for this to happen,” he explained.

A representative of the Schweitzer Crescent Homeowners Alliance

stressed that it’s the location, not the concept of trails, that has some residents concerned.

Citing a letter in last week’s edition of the Observer, Schweitzer Crescent resident Kelly Rakowski said the issue has become a real bone of contention.

“This letter shows how personal the attacks are becoming,” said Rakowski. “Homeowners have stated many times that we agree with the idea of trails in Wellesley, but

not at this location.”

The homeowners present at the meeting said that since Bremner has signed an online petition for the Schweitzer location for the trail, it seemed as though the idea for the trail’s development on Schweitzer Crescent was still on the table. Bremner later assured homeowners that it isn’t.

Council has collected all of the reports, petitions, and other information presented to them over the past few

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What I want to focus on:

> Working hard to attract new retail ventures to revitalize the downtown core of Elmira

> Maintaining the present level of services without significant tax increases > Exploring alternate truck routes to by-pass Elmira > Lobbying the Province to change the site of the proposed Bio Waste Plant

Community Involvement:

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weeks, and will withhold comment until a formal report can be prepared by township staff.

“I hope we can lighten up on the debate over this trail,” said Bremner. “We are not planning a nuclear power plant or a landfill, or a grow-op. We are planning a public trail. We look forward to the results of the staff report and anticipate that we will continue with the many steps ahead to complete the plan for the trail.”

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» Saturday, October 23, 2010

7 NEWS

Ward 2 meeting a low-key affair

ABOUT FACE

Katie Edmonds

Meghan Kelly Have you lived in Elmira your whole life?

I grew up in Elmira, but now I live in Kitchener.

What do you do there?

I am a Primary French teacher.

So how much does the election of a new school board trustee impact you in your job?

he fireworks were in short supply Monday night in St. Jacobs as some 40 residents came out for a meet-andgreet with the Ward 2 candidates and the three hopefuls running for mayor.

Mark Bauman and Eric Schwindt, running in Ward 2, were joined by mayoral candidates Todd Cowan, Pat McLean and Bill Strauss. They were put through their paces

by St. Jacobs Lions Club member Tim Cronin, covering a wide variety of issues ranging from Breslau residents’ feeling of isolation to the biogas plant proposed for Elmira, but the small crowd and small number of questions made for a fairly tame evening.

Organized by the Lions Club, the event started with a short

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A shift in focus or values could really have an impact.

So who do you plan to vote for?

I think I am going to vote for Harold Paisley again.

He takes the time to visit individual schools and be involved in that way. He seems like a great candidate.

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What do you do when you’re not teaching?

I love getting outside. I am currently playing on an ultimate Frisbee team.

Are you dressing up for Halloween with your students this year?

Yes! I am planning to be either a ladybug or a chef.

meet-and-greet, after which each candidate was given three minutes to introduce themselves and provide opening remarks before the question-andanswer period began.

Perhaps the liveliest discussion followed the suggestion Woolwich should add additional seats at the council table, with all five candidates agreeing governance would be more effective.

“With a ward like mine, we have a diverse group of people with differing needs,” said Bauman, whose ward covers a swath from St. Jacobs to points in the northern reaches of the township. “Having an extra voice at council would be helpful.”

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“People from Breslau often mention to me that they feel like they are out of the loop, like they are not an important part of Woolwich Township,” she explained. “They need to be represented fairly on council and an extra seat may help with that.”

Next up was the issue of biogas, a hot topic for many voters taking to the polls next week.

Each councillor was given an opportunity to speak on the subject, with nobody taking a firm stance in either direction. The general consensus was that the implementation of green energy is a good thing but that a myriad of issues surrounding the biogas facility – traffic and odour primarily – need to be addressed.

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9 NEWS

Flouride: St. Jacobs, Elmira to vote plained that water in the region is routinely sampled for lead and arsenic. Levels in Waterloo are consistently well below the maximum allowable concentrations under the prov-

> CONTINUED FROM PG. 06 is a water contaminant.”

In a 2008 report to the region’s administration and finance committee, staff ex-

Wellesley firefighters honoured

ince’s drinking water quality standards.

Currently, about 30 per cent of the water flowing to Elmira is fluoridated, depending on how much is being used on a given day.

Tour: Local artists open their doors

Ken Seiling on

our common

“We like to look at the work, and we have standards. We evaluate them for the quality and to see if it fits the tour.”

She echoed Prevost’s sentiment that the tour really helps get the work of local artists known to the community, and helps the public appreciate their work more.

“I think it gives an insight into the amount of work that goes into our creative process,” said Gregory.

“And it helps the public see when they talk directly to the artist what inspires them and why they produce their art. It helps when people appreciate your work and you can talk to them directly.”

This year’s Kissing Bridge Trail Studio Tour is on today (Saturday) and tomorrow from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

More information, including maps, can be found online at www.

YEARS OF SERVICE A number of

Wellesley firefighters were recognized for their many years of service at this week’s Wellesley Township council meeting Oct. 19. At left, Wellesley Township CAO Susan Duke was honoured with a plaque and firefighter’s hat for her involvement with the department.

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Prevost explained, “so Karin Rabuka and I started the tour.”

Visitors travel throughout the region following yellow signs that direct them to the nearest studio.

They can talk with the artists about their artwork and how they became interested in their particular medium. The tour features painters, photographers, sculptors, potters and jewelers.

Prevost, who has been making pottery for 16 years now, really believes in supporting local artists and urges as many people as possible to take the tour.

“It’s a great event and a good way to buy and support local talent. When you give any kind of gift that you can say 'oh yeah, I met the artist and she or he explained how the

piece was made or how it was done.’ It’s a great feeling to know something more went into the gift than just running to Home Sense.”

One of the artists taking part in the tour is Frances Gregory.

She works with watercolours and also does printmaking, and has been a part of the tour since it first began eight years ago.

The 57-year-old has enjoyed painting her entire life, but really took it up a few years ago once her family got a little older and she had more time to devote to her craft. She also shares a shop with five other artists near Winterbourne, but is moving into her own St. Jacobs studio soon.

She said that while the tour originally accepted any artist who wanted to join, now they evaluate new artists looking to join.

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Re-elect

MURRAY MARTIN for WOOLWICH COUNCIL Ward 3 ience Let my experou! work for y For more information regarding the electionor my campaign, please call 519-664-1493.

future…

As the Region faces the challenges of growth, Ken will continue to work to:

• Protect farmlands, environmentally-sensitive areas and neighbourhoods while encouraging urban intensification and redevelopment.

• Build and refurbish infrastructure such as transit, roads, water supply, and sewage disposal for our residents and those interested in investing in our community.

• Ensure a rapid transit system for the Region together with expanded GO and VIA services.

• Support economic development, adequate employment lands and job creations.

• Increase affordable and supportive housing for seniors, homeless, and others who need housing assistance.

• Make sure that quality childcare is available.

• Help our cultural community become more sustainable.

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- Kathryn and Ken with their grandchildren Grayson, Spencer, Morgan, Mason, and Emily “Our community is envied by many but we cannot take it for granted. We need to work together so that we maintain our economic health while preserving and enhancing the quality of life we all value in Waterloo Region!”

Ken Seiling

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» Saturday, October 23, 2010

We have the responsibility to choose who will run our municipality.

Katiana Konig letter on pg. 12

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was a bit surprised that eHealth had not been a wakeup call for hospitals to tighten up their procedures.

> Ontario Auditor-General Jim McCarter reacts to findings that hospitals are spending willy-nilly on consultants and lobbyists

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etween October, 2008, and July, 2009, the Canadian labour market lost 503,000 fulltime jobs and a total of 588,000 permanent jobs. That’s worse than any rate of job loss in a nine-month period since before the Second World War. Compared to October, 2008, Canadians are still short 224,000 permanent jobs and 162,000 full-time jobs.

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EDITORIAL

Change a real option in this Woolwich election

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f you haven’t given much thought to the municipal election, now’s the time – Monday is the big day. Not sure who to vote for? This week’s edition of the Observer should help make that decision. Assuming, of course, that you’re one of the relatively few citizens who’ll bother to show up at a polling station.

Voter apathy aside, it is harder to get interested in a municipal election than, say, a federal campaign.

Without the high-profile candidates, multimedia barrage and round-theclock coverage, it’s much easier to ignore the hype. Or, rather, the lack thereof.

Still, there’s every reason to get out and vote, as local officials will help shape the community you live in, right down to the street you live on.

So, what to do on Monday?

As with most elections we tend not to vote for something, but against it.

It’s the “vote the bums out” mentality. At the municipal level, there’s a little less of that because of the lack of parties, where it’s easier to vote en masse against one group or another. But it still exists, sometimes countering the advantage incumbents enjoy. Look no farther than the RIM Park fiasco in Waterloo, which swept the entire council out of office in the last election in 2006.

While there’s nothing like that in Woolwich – though the twin-pad arena issue was a factor in Ward 1 last time around – there is an element of change in the air. That stems in part from having the first fully-contested election in more than a decade. This time around, residents will have a full slate to choose from, with viable choices.

Of those voters who bother to turnout – only 27 per cent did so last time – the largest segment will likely

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cast ballots for the mayoralty race.

It’s here where talk of change has been the most prevalent, with Todd Cowan seeming to have an edge as a newcomer over longtime incumbent Bill Strauss and former Ward 1 councillor Pat McLean.

Speaking of Ward 1, there will be a change there, given that Coun.

Sandy Shantz opted not to run again.

Incumbent Ruby Weber has a good chance of holding the other ward seat given the relatively low profile of the other candidates, with realtor Allan Poffenroth having the most visibility of the first-time candidates.

That said, if voters are in the mood for a change, Jim David and Julie-Anne Herteis stand to benefit.

Neither has been as visible, but Herteis in particular has a range of community ties to draw on.

In Ward 2, active and vocal council-

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lor Mark Bauman would appear to be the safest of the incumbents, but he faces a credible challenge from Eric Schwindt, who offers voters there a viable alternative if they’re looking to mix things up at the council table.

It’s in Ward 3 that we’re likely to see the most activity come election day. In the last election, the arena issue in Elmira saw voter turnout five percentage points higher than the township average. This time, it’s gravel pits that has voters mobilized in Conestogo, West Montrose and Winterbourne. Throw in longstanding feelings of alienation in Breslau, and incumbent Murray Martin is feeling the heat from Bonnie Bryant, with a second challenger in Doug Nichols.

Given a real opportunity for change, it remains to be seen just how many of us exercise that option.

Tuesday could prove interesting.

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11 OPINION

Obama's not-so-bad November A

bout eight months ago I was visiting an old friend in San Francisco, and for reasons I couldn’t then explain I found myself betting him and his son $100 each that the Democrats would lose their majority in both houses of Congress in the U.S. mid-term elections this November. It seemed like easy money to them then – surely the Democrats wouldn’t lose the Senate – but I think they are going to owe me $200.

Much is being made of this in the media at the moment: how disappointed Obama’s former supporters are, how angry and mobilized the Republican “base” are, how extremely hostile to him the new Republican-controlled House and Senate will be. How can he be so calm about this? Why doesn’t he get out there and fight?

Well, he has made a few fairly fiery speeches recently, but basically he knows speeches won’t do much good. His supporters are disappointed because it has been a long, grim recession, and for most Americans it is still not over. Obama couldn’t get another economic stimulus bill through Congress at this point even if he thought it was a good idea, so he can’t hurry the recovery up.

Some of the people who voted Democratic in 2008 are also very cross because Obama has not brought American troops home from Afghanistan as fast as they hoped, or hasn’t got any legislation about climate change through Congress, but he can’t deliver on those things this year either. All he actually has at his disposal is words, and they won’t be enough to re-motivate disillusioned Democrats.

The Democrats lack all conviction, while the Republican base is filled with passionate intensity. Obama’s approval rating of 44 per cent is not espe-

THE VIEW FROM HERE

International Affairs GWYNNE DYER cially low for a U.S. president two years into his first term – Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton were considerably lower at this point in their presidencies – but most of his supporters won’t bother to vote in this election, while almost all of his enemies will.

If you really believe that your country has been hijacked by a Muslim communist who was born in Kenya (or a cannibal troll who was born in Mordor, or whatever), then you will certainly get out and vote. If all of the retired white people vote, and only the usual mid-term proportion of all the other demographics does, then the Democrats will lose both houses of Congress. So why isn’t Obama more worried about it?

He will certainly regret that so many long-serving Democratic senators and representatives are going to lose their seats this autumn, but it really does not much matter to him who controls the Congress for the next two years. He can’t hope to get any more legislation even through the current Congress since the Democrats lost their “supermajority” of 60 seats in the Senate last January, so what’s the difference?

Nor does Obama actually have to get more legislation through Congress right now. It would be nice to have a tough climate-change bill, no doubt, but from a political point of view there is no new law that he simply must pass before he faces re-election himself in

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2012. Indeed, he stands a very good chance of winning a second term in 2012, in large part because of what is going to happen this November.

Getting majorities in both houses of Congress will leave the Republicans nowhere to hide on the critical issue of cutting the huge federal deficit. They have already said that they will not raise taxes – even for those earning more than $250,000 a year – and they have pledged not to cut defence spending. What’s left? The only other bigticket items in the budget are entitlements: health care and pensions.

The United States has not yet gone through the painful debate about how to tame the deficit that has already happened in most European countries, but it will have to do so soon. That poses a particular problem for Republicans, because if they will not raise taxes on the rich or cut defence spending, then they have to support brutal cuts in health care and pensions or lose all credibility as deficit-cutters.

But cutting entitlements would alienate the Republicans’ own most important demographic: older white people.

They will not risk that. By contrast, the Democrats would not be alienating their own base if they cut defence spending and raise taxes on the rich, so they can be coherent and consistent on the topic. A Republican-controlled Congress may well come to be seen as an obstacle to fiscal responsibility even by many Republicans.

Make the further, quite reasonable assumptions that the U.S. economy will be growing strongly again by 2012, and that troops will be gone from Iraq and on their way out of Afghanistan,

The election is Monday, are you going to vote?

“Oh yes, I will definitely be out to vote. I want a new council.” > Marg Walter

“Certainly, I vote in every election.

It's my civic duty.” > Joyce Shantz

> SEE DYER ON PG. 12

BY SCOTT ARNOLD

“Honestly, I'm not. I never have, and probably never will.” > Jaime McCrea

Going into the first fully-contested election in years, Woolwich voters may actually turn out in some numbers to put their stamp on the next council.

“Yes. Everybody has to vote” > Mike Dineen

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» Saturday, October 23, 2010

We have a lot to learn about being civic-minded T

here’s much to be learned from a drilling machine completing a new tunnel in the Swiss mountains last week. No, really. Bear with me.

The tunnel become’s the world’s longest at 57 kilometres, destined to become an integral link in Europe’s high-speed rail network. It will be open to trains in 2017, perhaps earlier.

It’s a pretty cool bit of engineering, but that’s not the part of most interest. Rather, it’s the philosophy behind the massive construction project that can teach us a thing or two, especially as we head into an election where infrastructure tops the agenda.

The Swiss committed $10 billion to the project. Almost two decades ago. In a referendum. In which citizens agreed to foot the bill, about $1,300 each.

Stop and think of that in the context of Canadian politics. A similar situation here is almost inconceivable.

Politicians are short-term thinkers – nothing exists beyond the next election. Policy revolves around the next set of public opinion poll results. And the average resident is almost equally shortsighted – it’s all about today’s taxes. We appear to have no collective memory – we don’t learn from the past, fail to hold politicians to their repeatedlybroken promises, and don’t recall that the prudent investments of the past gave us the infrastructure we

From the Editor Steve Kannon have today.

The existing infrastructure – roads, bridges, water pipes and sewers, as well as buildings such as hospitals and schools – is in decline.

Simply maintaining what we have will cost billions and billions of dollars. Add in new stuff such as the light rail transit scheme proposed for Waterloo Region and the bill becomes even more enormous.

Tackling the problem will require forward thinking we haven’t seen from politicians in decades. Nor from ourselves, for that matter.

Upgrading our infrastructure is a long-term project, well beyond any one term of office. In fact, it’s an ongoing need that will outlast our lifetimes. It requires the kind of thinking that took years to become part of the environmental debate: what are we leaving behind for our children and grandchildren?

It’s that long view that proponents tout in the debate over light rail transit, which has become the leading – perhaps only – issue in the regional council race.

It’s here, however, that I’ll have to take a position contrary to my call

for long-term thinking.

Public transit is an essential. To return to Switzerland, trains are an integral part of life there. The Swiss do a great job of it. Indeed, that’s the case through much of Europe.

Home to small countries, already densely populated and with cities that long predate the automobile, Europe is an ideal place for light rail transit. That’s especially true given the strong integration between local, regional, national and international train systems.

It’s just the opposite in Canada, where long distances and mostly scattered populations make transit much less viable.

Few places in this country are as car-dependent as Waterloo Region.

Yes, it’s a good idea to reduce that dependency, but the LRT puts the cart before the horse.

The negatives are many. Too expensive. Unlikely to be used even to the low numbers predicted. A northsouth corridor going against the grain of east-west growth. Inflexible, unlike the bus option that even LRT supporters acknowledge is superior from a transit perspective.

The biggest factor in the region’s decision is a hope the train will reshape the urban area, prompting businesses to relocate and residents to live along the rail line. That’s a high-risk gamble.

While politicians supporting the LRT may consider that long-term

planning, that much effort and money would be better spent on projects with a much higher payoff, one with benefits for the population as a whole. On the transit front, that would mean coordinating at least a provincial effort to vastly improve train routes between cities. A highspeed link to Toronto, for instance, would do much more to get cars off the road. Eventually, with more of us accustomed to transit, we could build local feeder systems, perhaps including LRTs, to link up seamlessly with the network.

Unfortunately, that’s not what we’re hearing in the regional debate. Rather, proponents seem fixated on spending large, but inadequate amounts of federal and provincial money. Augmented by hundreds of millions of local dollars to be paid for by people who will not benefit from it. Actually, few will even ride it, as the system would fail to meet the necessary requirement to get more of us out of our cars: some combination of faster, more convenient and cheaper. As planned today, the LRT would be none of those, while burdening residents with double-digit tax increases and massive traffic disruptions.

The kind of commitment to infrastructure seen in Swiss voters may be a long shot here, but it will never happen unless politicians become longer-term visionaries, with ideas that actually resonate with us.

accessible information for their constituents, and have not only declined the opportunity to publish their platforms; they have not given the public any contact information.

Note to candidates: I don’t want the current topics listed on flyers, or to see your name on signs that are blocking my view at intersections.

What I do want to see is your positions on the ‘hot topics’ and where I can find more information about the various candidates, so that I can exercise my right as a citizen to vote. I will then be well-informed and vote in the public interest.

Candidates – more information please. Constituents – get out there and vote!

property from the road, it causes considerable damage to the two properties there. The engineering department has known this to be the case for more than six months.

They have done nothing about it.

Why? In the council meeting to discuss my concerns, Ward 2 councillor Mark Bauman had much to say about a solution. I had waited five weeks for a response to my request for the minutes of that meeting.

What I received was actually a letter representing someone else’s agenda.

The engineering department is obligated to respond. What about Mark Bauman? Did he forget to tell his fellow councillors that he had been in contact with the engineer who was assigned this problem for well over three months?

When he does not share his information, it means he has his own agenda.

The engineer in question was also responsible for two previous “repairs” already undertaken this year – why were there no checks and balances applied to this “window dressing” exercise? Those repairs are so bad it boggles the mind.

We were told by a senior official that we would have to deal with this engineer. This sounds like the tail wagging the dog.

How long has this been going on, and where has the mayor been?

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Right to vote brings responsibility To the Editor, RE: Compulsory voting might be the cure for apathy (Editorial, Observer, Oct. 16/10) I heartily agree with the editorial.

Also, I feel we have a case of candidate apathy looming, as I struggled to find adequate information on the potential councillors and mayors.

I feel that my fellow countrymen and women have lost the vision that gave us our freedom in 1867.

As citizens of Canada, every person over age 18 is given the right and the responsibility to vote. As any recent attendee of high school knows, we are required to attend classes or face having our driver’s license revoked, and we are also required to take certain courses in order to graduate. One such course, civics, is meant to educate us as to

our rights and responsibilities as Canadians. Note the word ‘responsibilities’. A key point in one of the chapters is the fact that we need to vote. If we do not exercise that ability, then we are forfeiting our right to democracy.

We have the responsibility to choose who will run our municipality. The people being elected do have a direct impact on our quality of life and will spend the next four years deciding what goes on in our township.

However, as a voter who began her research knowing virtually nothing about the candidates, I understand the feelings of apathy that Woolwich residents may feel. I was disappointed to find little information on any of the candidates. The few sources that I came up with were The Record’s website, and a few personal websites created by the candidates. However, many of the candidates for Woolwich do not seem to recognize the need to create

Dyer: Obama's calm for a reason > CONTINUED FROM PG. 11 and you have a credible scenario in which the Democrats win back both houses of Congress as well as re-electing Barack Obama.

Meanwhile, Obama can veto any Republican attempt to repeal

the legislation he has already got through Congress, and he will retain a free hand in foreign affairs.

He could even try to get new legislation on immigration through Congress: it wouldn’t pass, but he could thereby lock up the Latino vote. No wonder he looks calm.

> Katiana König, Elmira

Issue of entitlement and obligation To the Editor, A few weeks ago, I sent a letter to the mayor and his council explaining to them the problem that confronts them, me and my neighbour.

It’s about water, water that comes down the street – Misty River Drive in Conestogo – as it has done for more than a hundred years. It is the obligation of the township not to let it pass on to private property on its way to the Grand River.

When water enters onto private

> Donald McColl, Conestogo

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» Saturday, October 23, 2010

13 WOOLWICH VOTES 2010

WOOLWICH VOTES 2010

Meet the candidates vying for office in Monday’s election

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» KATIE EDMONDS

GOING PUBLIC Mayoral contenders Todd Cowan (left), Bill Strauss and Pat McLean joined Ward 2 candidates Mark Bauman and Eric Schwindt in a forum at the community centre in St. Jacobs Monday evening.

Even at the local level, political life is a tough slog

Most candidates enter the fray to make a difference in their community, says political scientist Katie Edmonds

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he past few weeks have been a flurry of activity for local residents campaigning for a seat on Woolwich council. Hours upon hours have been spent creating campaign websites, distributing flyers, visiting voters’ front doorsteps and debating issues ranging from groundwater to green energy to gravel pits. Between the near-constant scrutiny by local media, fellow candidates and the electorate, it’s enough to make you wonder why anyone would want to go into politics.

“Typically people enter the world of politics because they want to make a difference and they want to influence change,” said David Docherty, professor and department chair of political science at Wilfrid Laurier University.

“They have views on how they think a city or a township or a province or a country should be run, and they want to influence those kinds of policy decisions. And, just as importantly, they want to help individuals.”

Why someone would choose this line of work can be split into two very different theories, he says.

Firstly, some believe that ambitious individuals know early on in life that they would like to be elected for a political position, so they begin very early on building these neighbourhood community ties by volunteering and engaging in order to build up a support network to run for local office later on.

Others have argued that most politicians began by doing small things; coaching their daughter’s ringette team for example. They then realize that they enjoy the organization of the league and seek to find more ways to continue providing leadership. Many see local office as a means to doing just that.

“I think the second theory has a bit more credibility to it,” said Docherty.

“For example, you can start out as a part-time volunteer at your child’s school. Then a few years later you become more interested in the education system, and it becomes more

than fundraising for school trips; it becomes ‘shouldn’t school taxes pay for this?’ to running for the school board to implement those changes. There is a logical progression for a lot of individuals that has less to do with personal ambition and more to do with changing policies.”

For current Ward 2 councillor Mark Bauman, who is up for re-election, the decision to run for council back in 2000 flowed from a specific issue at the time.

“I have a real passion for Woolwich Township. I have watched Waterloo march northward one farm at a time and I was looking for a way that I could make a difference – to stop St. Jacobs from being swallowed up by Waterloo,” he explained. “It was while I was sitting on a review committee for Woolwich Township’s Official Plan that I realized that serving as a member of Woolwich council is my best opportunity to help protect the green space.”

Upon joining a body like municipal council, said Docherty, many are surprised by the scope of the job, by all

the things they weren’t aware of when they first decided to apply. Many are taken aback by the length of time it takes to make change in a community, or the sudden lack of privacy in their lives. And for many who run for municipal politics, the biggest surprise is just how long everything takes.

“If you are the kind of councillor who is just doing it for the sake of doing it and you don’t give proper time to your community, it won’t take long at all,” said Wellesley councillor Jim Olender. “But if you want to be informed and know what the issues are and have an opinion on those issues, it takes quite a lot of time.”

For Wellesley councillors – all of whom were acclaimed for another term – the amount of time spent on municipal issues was between 15 and 30 hours per week.

“Councillors will start their jobs and soon after realize that they never have their nights free anymore,” added Do-

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Historical group surveys candidates on the importance of region’s heritage James Jackson

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n advance of the election on Monday, the North Waterloo Region Branch of the Architectural Conservancy of Ontario conducted its first-ever election survey of candidates running for municipal office

in Kitchener, Waterloo, Woolwich and Wilmot townships.

The good news – all 49 respondents spoke highly of the need to preserve the natural heritage of Waterloo Region.

The bad news – only 44 per cent of candidates bothered to respond to

the survey, and only three in Woolwich: Jim David, Julie-Anne Herteis, and Allan Poffenroth, all of whom are running for councillor in Ward 1.

Regional Chair Ken Seiling also responded, while candidate Robert Milligan did not.

None of the candidates in the other wards in Woolwich, or any of the candidates for mayor, responded to the survey. The same applies to Wellesley, where none of the acclaimed members of council re-

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Woolwich tax increases 2006 - 1.15% + 1.5% recreation levy 2007 - 1.5% + 1.5% recreation levy 2008 - 4.08% + 2% recreation levy 2009 - 4% + 2% recreation levy 2010 - 2.34% + 2% recreation levy

MAYOR

Pat McLean,

Retired Resides: Elmira

Woolwich Township

1. What prompted you to run for public office?

MAYOR

Todd Cowan, 46

General manager of Martha’s Mixes Resides: Elmira

1. What prompted you to run for public office?

I have been watching the township council over the years, and they have lost focus and direction. We must be proactive in the planning and operation of the township, not just reactive. I am running to bring focus and direction with a proactive plan.

2. What changes would you like to see upon taking office?

I would like to give councillors more power and responsibility within the township. Each councilor would be given responsibility over all departments within the township. No longer would council meet as a committee as a whole, councillors would actually chair sub-committees that would report back to council. Secondly, I would begin working directly with Bio-En and the Ministry of the Environment to reach a workable solution to the location issue. Thirdly, I would begin strengthening our policy on gravel extraction near villages or towns. These three areas are just for starters, as much work is still to be done.

3. What do you bring to the table that makes you the ideal choice for the position?

With over 10 successful years of experience at Queen’s Park within the provincial government, I have gained valuable insight in negotiating with municipalities and the upper-tier governments. I also bring youth and a

strong platform to move our township forward. I am an active member of organizations within our community such as the Elmira BIA, Waterloo Region Crime Prevention Council, and The Knights of Columbus.

4. What are the major issues in Woolwich just now?

Community safety: Since the recent accident at Chemtura in Elmira, I have been hearing from people at the door that they do not feel comfortable with our community alert system. I would like to examine the Chemtura spill response, and how the public are dealt with. Bio-En: The current battle between the Bio-En plant and the citizens group in Elmira can be resolved by the township lobbying the MOE and Ministry of Energy to allow an amendment (new location) to the application. Gravel extraction: The township must have a stronger policy to stop the ongoing threat of gravel extraction in the backyards of towns and villages.

5. If you were on council today and had to vote on these issues, which way would you cast your ballot?

Biogas: Y/N. Yes, but with a partnership and a more suitable location.

Gravel pits: Y/N. No, definitely not.

We must start sending a strong message.

Cost cutting at WMC: Y/N. No. First, let’s re-align the councillors’ duties so we can assign a councillor to be responsible for parks and recreation. They may then recommend cost-cutting where needed.

I chose to run for mayor because there is a need for change in the leadership at the township and I have the experience and the skills to make a difference in Woolwich Township.

2. What changes would you like to see upon taking office?

I would want to start with a change to the budget process to allow for more public input early in the process.

During my campaigning, property tax increases have been a concern for many people. Council will need to make difficult budget decisions every year of this term and consultation with the community will be essential not just for capital road building projects but also for operating costs.

3. What do you bring to the table that makes you the ideal choice for the position?

Proven experience in a variety of leadership roles, knowledge of the workings of municipal government, experience advocating with the provincial government, a thorough knowledge of Woolwich Township and the time to commit to this job full time.

4. What are the major issues in Woolwich just now?

Gravel pits, biogas, tax increases, transit, affordable housing for seniors especially in Elmira.

5. If you were on council today, and had to vote on these issues, which way would you cast your vote?

Making decisions such as these without complete information is reckless. I am willing to listen to proposals on all these issues which will protect our community, our ground water, our quality of life and our economy. At this time and without that information, I would vote no on these questions.

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In Wellesley, councillors almost unanimously agreed that the time spent on their role was more than they expected when they signed on.

“If you take into consideration all the time we spend answering phone calls, answering emails, attending events, attending meetings, it is allconsuming,” said Herb Neher. “You really have to love this job and the community you are working for.”

And the process begins even before a candidate is elected, with campaigning taking as much time and energy as an individual puts into it.

“I have knocked on 7,852 doors so far, and I am tired,” said Woolwich mayoral candidate Todd Cowan this past week. “But that is the way to hear from the people in the community, and I am hearing very clearly their needs and

wants.”

Despite a common misconception, most politicians don’t go into public service for the money, emphasizes Docherty – especially at the local level.

“While the payment might supplement their income, there is not a lot of money to be made in politics,” he stressed. “If you worked it out on an hourly basis they would probably be better off working at a fast food restaurant than they would while serving on a local council or school board.”

But despite the efforts of the candidates and their election committees, their work is seldom appreciated and often not even recognized; voter turnout in Woolwich Township at the last election was a mere 27 per cent, and Wellesley fared only a little better at 31.4 per cent.

“While each of us has our own political views, I am of the opinion that the vast majority of people who enter political office do so for noble reasons,” concluded Docherty. “You are always going to find a few people who are just in it for themselves, and unfortunately they tend to give the larger majority of politicians a bad name. It’s too bad that the profession isn’t held in higher regard.”

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MAYOR

WARD 1

Retired Resides: St. Jacobs

Shipper/receiver at Emerson plant, Elmira

William (Bill) Strauss, 68

1. What prompted you to run for public office?

I’m very happy with the results of the past four terms, and I have the support of my wife of 46 years, my family and friends to run for a fifth term.

2. What changes would you like to see upon taking office?

Changes happen, and I will, like in the past, lead council to continue to keep Woolwich Township the best place to be.

4. What are the major issues in Woolwich just now?

1. What prompted you to run for public office?

Taxes are very important, and all the items listed below – biogas, gravel pits and costs at the Woolwich Memorial Centre. Transit that is still on test, I am hoping that it will be permanent for 2011.

Spark an election, give back to the community, and felt confident enough to step forward with ideas and concerns.

5. If you were on council today and had to vote on these issues, which way would you cast your ballot?

Would like to see resolution to the biogas, taxes kept to a minimum, increased usage of the Woolwich Memorial Centre, a freeze on staff hiring and review of staff, welcoming new business and industry and a continuation of infrastructure projects and quality of life in Woolwich Township.

Biogas: Y/N. Neither at this time because we, the council, do not have all the information before us to make a right decision.

3. What do you bring to the table that makes you the ideal choice for the position?

Jim David, 52

Gravel pits: Y/N. Same as above.

I have 26 years of political experience, Cost cutting at WMC: Y/N. As we and 35 years of business experience. discussed recently at committee of the I am dedicated to all residents of whole, we are looking at better uses, Woolwich Township to serve at all levels of government as mayor to keep programs and advertising to cut costs Woolwich in the forefront. and keep it affordable for all users.

WOOLWICH LEGEND Local Road WARDS AND POLLS

2. What changes would you like to see upon taking office?

3. What do you bring to the table that makes you the ideal choice for the position?

A willingness to learn. I’ve lived in town for 16 years and have a desire to become a Ward 1 representative.

4. What are the major issues in Woolwich just now?

Biogas, taxes and the memorial centre 5. If you were on council today and had to vote on these issues, which way would you cast your ballot?

Biogas: Y/N. Yes, but also address citizens’ concerns regarding traffic, setbacks, and stack height. If the province kills the plant at the approval stage, the issue is dead; if not, swift action is needed.

Gravel pits: Y/N. No, unless hours of use, number of trucks and truck traffic can be negotiated or regulated. Gravel pits are needed, but all efforts must be made to make sure the impacts on the communities and its residents are minimal.

Cost cutting at WMC: Y/N. No. The arena needs to be in use all the time winter and summer. We need a sound business plan to keep the arena as the place-to- be and play in the community.

Regional Road Highway

WOOLWICH WARDS AND POLLS

WARD 1

Julie-Anne Herteis, 46

Self-employed business consultant

WARD 2 POLL 1

Floradale

Elmira

WARD 1

1. What prompted you to run for public office?

West Montrose

WARD 3 POLL 1

Conestogo

WARD 2 POLL 2 Heidelberg

A call to action was sent out and it was proposed to me by some people of Elmira to run for council.

Crowsfoot Corner Martins Grove

WARD 3 POLL 2

Maryhill

2. What changes would you like to see upon taking office?

Bloomingdale

Accountability of the township and its offices.

Knowledgeable and timely decisions need to be made.

Shantz Station

Breslau

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1,550 3,100

6,200

WARD 3 POLL 3

Local Road Regional Road Highway 9,300 Meters

3. What do you bring to the table that makes you the ideal choice for the position?

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My passion and concern for the people of Woolwich Township, my zeal to learn, research and make informed decisions.

4. What are the major issues in Woolwich just now?

Biogas facility, gravel pits, traffic and, recently, the Chemtura plant and its notification/warnings to the public.

5. If you were on council today and had to vote on these issues, which way would you cast your ballot?

Biogas: Y/N. Yes Gravel pits: Y/N. No Cost cutting at WMC: Y/N. Yes

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WARD 1

WARD 1

Real estate broker

Accountant

Allan Poffenroth, 63

1. What prompted you to run for office?

I have time to fulfill the job of councillor as my children are now adults and I am semi-retired in my business. I know what the major issues are in Elmira.

I see a need for change and I have ideas for the future of our township.

2. What changes would you like to see upon taking office?

Council should be more proactive regarding the proposed biogas site, by lobbying the province of Ontario to change the location farther from a residential area. Council needs to search out new ideas to reduce the overall cost of operating the new Woolwich Memorial Centre.

Council must work hard to ensure Elmira’s downtown core will attract new commercial ventures and become a vibrant place to support the community. I have a desire to see Woolwich grow in an orderly and controlled manner so as to protect the quality of life here.

3. What do you bring to the table that makes you the ideal choice for the position?

I am a lifelong resident of Elmira and I know the strengths and issues in the community. I have business experience gained from working as a real estate broker and in property management for more than 40 years.

As a property owner in downtown Elmira, I have a vested interest in re-vitalizing the core. I have a willingness to listen to and act upon concerns of residents and property owners of Woolwich.

4. What are the major issues in Woolwich just now?

Lobbying the province of Ontario to change the proposed site of the Bio-En plant in Elmira to a location farther away from a residential area.

Revitalizing the downtown core of Elmira.

Broadening the use of the new WMC so as to develop its potential in costeffective ways.

Dealing with applications to open gravel pits in the West Montrose/ Conestogo area.

Keeping expenditures in check, guaranteeing value for price paid.

Ensuring all spending is kept to estimated amounts.

5. If you were on council today and had to vote on these issues, which way would you cast your ballot?

Biogas: Y/N. No Gravel pits: Y/N. Yes, with strict conditions to restrict noise and truck traffic to specific times of the day. Gravel pit operators must take responsibility to maintain and fix roadways that they use.

Cost cutting at WMC: Y/N. Yes, council needs to find creative ways to make the operation more financially viable.

Water/wastewater rate hikes 2006 - 0/5.9%

2009 - 9.4%/13.6%

2007 - 3%/0

2010 - 7.3%/10.1%

2008 - 10.7%/2.4% Woolwich Township

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Ruby Weber

1. What prompted you to run for public office?

I am running for public office because I want to continue to serve the residents of Elmira as well as all of Woolwich Township.

2. What changes would you like to see upon taking office?

I would like to see some changes in how council does its work. When council moved to the committee of the whole approach instead of subcommittees, we lost the opportunity to discuss issues with staff before they came to the public forum. All committees should be chaired by council members and have council representation. Too many decisions are made by staff without council involvement. I would also like us to go back to meeting every week or four times a month. With meetings only two or three times a month we see too many issues coming to a council meeting without going through a committee, therefore not allowing enough time for a thorough discussion.

3. What do you bring to the table that makes you the ideal choice for the position?

My academic background and my work in the private and public sectors along with my experience as a councillor make me a good choice for the position.

4. What are the major issues in Woolwich just now?

Taxes are always a challenge and we must continually look for efficiencies that will reduce the tax burden while providing essential services.

This will be especially true as we consider how to deal with the need to invest in our growing deficit in infrastructure.

We opened new recreational facilities in Elmira in 2009. The challenge now is to make sure the facilities are available and affordable for all residents of

Woolwich Township.

Woolwich Township has an outstanding staging policy for growth, allowing only 90 units a year in Elmira and 20 in St. Jacobs. We have done a good job of managing growth; our challenge will be to meet our responsibility to accommodate a certain amount of growth as determined by the province.

Residents of Elmira now have bus service between Elmira and Waterloo. This is a good first step but the service must be expanded to become more convenient for more residents. The residents will also have to decide if they want the service to continue if it means a substantial increase in costs for the township.

Aggregate development is an important industry throughout the province. Council approved a new mineral aggregate policy that will enable us to better evaluate gravel pit applications. Currently we have seven applications for aggregate extraction before us – some too close to residential communities for comfort.

Bio-En is proposing to bring to Elmira a proven European technology. The process uses biogas developed from anaerobic processing of organic waste generated by the food industry and farming operations. The site in Elmira is an ideal location for access to the required waste products, and is also ideal for feeding electricity into the power-grid as well as feeding heat and electricity to the local industry. The community is concerned about the suitability of the location, mainly because of the traffic. We share those concerns and while the township has been reduced to a commentating agency, we will continue to bring our concerns to the ministry.

5. If you were on council today and had to vote on these issues, which way would you cast your ballot?

Biogas: Y/N. Gravel pits: Y/N. Cost cutting at WMC: Y/N. We don’t have enough information to make a decision on any of the issues raised in these questions.

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WARD 2

WARD 2

Project design manager, Menno Martin Contractors Resides: St. Jacobs

General manager, Genex Ontario Resides: North of Elmira

Mark Bauman, 53

1. What prompted you to run for public office?

Provincial Greenbelt.

Farmland.

Environment.

2. What changes would you like to see upon taking office?

Efficiencies within departments.

3. What do you bring to the table that makes you the ideal choice for the position?

Knowledge of existing policies.

4. What are the major issues in Woolwich just now?

Biogas plant. Pressure on the countryside line. Breslau secondary plan. Woolwich Official Plan review.

5. If you were on council today and had to vote on these issues, which way would you cast your ballot?

Biogas: Y/N. Not a vote for Woolwich council. I will continue to advocate on Woolwich’s behalf that the MOE provide answers to our residents on how they will deal with potential problems.

Gravel pits: Y/N. The township has asked the applicants to provide consultants’ reports on many aspects. I await staff reports on each application before comment.

Cost cutting at WMC: Y/N. As I noted above, efficiencies are important.

Cost-cutting is only one way to achieve this.

Heritage: A piece of the puzzle, but other issues appear more pressing > CONTINUED FROM PG. 13 sponded.

“We’re concerned, but not surprised,” said John Arndt, secretary for the North Waterloo Region Branch of the Architectural Conservancy of Ontario, of the low rate of response.

“Of course candidates are inundated with questionnaires and maybe they didn’t think it was important enough. Especially if there is only one candidate in a ward running.”

Candidates had about two weeks to respond to the surveys, with the deadline set of Oct. 3 to give the organization enough time to collect, collate and organize the data for their website.

The three candidates in Woolwich who did respond to the survey showed an interest in preserving the heritage of the region, said Arndt.

“Heritage properties bring a unique pride and flavor to a community,” wrote Ward 1 candidate Jim David.

“The preservation of heritage properties preserves the architecture and flavour of our past. It inspires the incorporation of ar-

chitectural elements of the past in new construction,” wrote Allan Poffenroth.

Julie-Anne Herteis summed up the importance if heritage with three words; “Character. History.

Tourism.”

When asked how they will balance development pressure with the needs to preserve heritage structures and neighbourhoods, all three supported preservation over demolition, as long as the costs of doing so, and the safety of the community were weighed as well.

Arndt was also quick to point out some of the benefits of preserving our built and cultural heritage, some of which may be overlooked in the name of development.

“When things are preserved, adapted, or maybe put to other uses, they can be a tourist draw.

When you think of Castle Kilbride (in Baden), the covered bridge in Woolwich, not only does it retain our history but it benefits economically if we’re thinking that way, and most politicians are.”

You can read each of the candidate’s responses at the Wonderful Waterloo website, www.wonderfulwaterloo.com.

Eric Schwindt, 38

1. What prompted you to run for public office?

As a lifelong resident of Woolwich, the future of the community is important to me. Over the past few years I have become worried that council has become complacent and has not controlled spending appropriately.

As new growth happens over the next few years, we need to ensure it is sustainable and affordable. I see this as my chance to contribute a different perspective and new ideas.

2. What changes would you like to see upon taking office?

I would like to see a stronger council that debates ideas and challenges staff to a greater degree. By challenging the status quo, new ideas can be developed, or we can be more comfortable in the current direction. An example would be the tendering process the township uses: it appears that very few tenders are received. How can the process be made easier in order to attract more bids?

3. What do you bring to the table that makes you the ideal choice for the position?

The attributes I bring to the table include experience managing finances, the willingness to ask difficult questions, and a fresh perspective. As the general manager of a small business I am responsible for getting good value for the money spent – the last three years in the hog business has taught me to be creative and willing to look at different approaches.

At the same time, I am not afraid to ask the difficult questions, and bring issues forward. Some topics are harder than others, but avoiding an issue seldom improves the situation. A fresh perspective, regeneration and renewal, is needed in all organizations. I believe that we are seeing that in this election, with all positions being contested.

4. What are the major issues in Woolwich just now?

Financial management and township growth are two top-of-mind issues. The township has received money from upper tiers of government the past two years. We cannot expect this to continue,

and need to become more efficient in operations. At the same time we need to have a stronger voice at the regional and provincial level. The region plans to spend $700 million on light rail is a huge concern. That is $700 million that won’t be available for other projects that may be of better value.

Managing growth is another issue I would like to address. As Elmira, St. Jacobs and Breslau grow, we need a traffic plan in place ahead of time.

The economy has slowed. Let’s take advantage of the time to address traffic before the growth occurs. As well, we need to ensure that the downtowns remain viable and act as a magnet for business.

5. If you were on council today and had to vote on these issues, which way would you cast your ballot?

Biogas: Y/N. Biogas: Energy is going to be a bigger and bigger issue, both environmentally and cost-wise. The proposed facility seems to be drawing concerns about truck traffic and possible odours. I believe that the township needs to look at the proposal, and understand the implications. How many trucks do come and go from comparable facilities in operation? What odour issues have been raised, and what were the solutions? These answers can be obtained. Assuming we get a better understanding to these questions, and see solutions, my bias is to be in support of the facility.

Gravel pits: Y/N. I believe that gravel pits are going to be approved as the local demand for gravel warrants. The most important job at hand is to ensure that any approvals have conditions that minimize impacts on the community.

Communication between the residents and the gravel applicants can be fostered, so long as the Township is seen as being a facilitator and not an obstacle by either side.

Cost cutting at WMC: Y/N. We need to examine both the cost and revenue at the WMC. How can we increase revenuesbut not at the expense of minor sports organizations who contribute so much to our community. Can the concession area be expanded to have more food and drink, and be a profit centre? Is the advertising generating what it should? On the expense side, I would look to neighbouring communities with similar facilities and compare budgets.

Where are we doing well, where can we improve?

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WARD 3

WARD 3

Sales Resides: Maryhill

Mechanical design technologist Resides: Maryhill

Bonnie Bryant, 55

1. What prompted you to run for public office?

I have been watching the issues and felt it was time to act, and get involved.

2. What changes would you like to see upon taking office?

More input from the public; public forums on major issues.

3. What do you bring to the table that makes you the ideal choice for the position?

Volunteer experience, including 10

years work with the OSPCA and three years on the organization’s provincial board of directors.

4. What are the major issues in Woolwich just now?

Gravel pits, increased taxes, biogas.

5. If you were on council today and had to vote on these issues, which way would you cast your ballot?

On biogas and gravel pits, the public is saying no to these issues and as their representative I would say no.

Biogas: Y/N. No Gravel pits: Y/N. No Cost cutting at WMC: Y/N. Yes

WARD 3

Murray Martin

Public works, City of Kitchener Resides: Conestogo

1. What prompted you to run for public office?

I’ve been on council for 16 years, and most of the time I’ve enjoyed it. I like to give something back to a community that has been good to me.

2. What changes would you like to see upon taking office?

I would like to see staff deal with reports and issues in a timely manner – some things drag on too long. For instance, tenders need to be out early in the spring if work is to be done that year. We are doing better.

3. What do you bring to the table that makes you the ideal choice for the position?

Sixteen years of experience.

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Born and raised in Woolwich.

Only member of council with a rural background: raised on a farm, and understand our rural residents.

4. What are the major issues in Woolwich just now?

Gravel pit applications. Biogas.

Growth and traffic. Keeping our roads and bridges in good repair.

5. If you were on council today and had to vote on these issues, which way would you cast your ballot?

Biogas: Y/N. No. Wrong location.

Gravel pits: Y/N. This is still under review, so we cannot comment. But I am the only one on council/running for election that lives near the proposed pits. I share most of the concerns.

Cost cutting at WMC: Y/N. Yes. We need to deliver good programs and services to the community.

Doug Nichols, 60

environmental heritage.

1. What prompted you to run for public office?

4. What are the major issues in Woolwich just now?

I want to support the people of our township with new ideas to fix old problems and promote new opportunities.

The gravel pits. I will not sit on the fence on this issue. All resident farmers have equal rights in maximizing their equity just as every village resident. I will respect those rights but those rights do not include flawed expert reports. I believe the province also has a flawed reclaimed farmland policy in this regard and our rights to uncontaminated groundwater maybe at stake. Staff will provide unbiased and neutral expert reports so that I as an elected councillor of Ward 3 can vote my conscience on each request for rezoning.

2. What changes would you like to see upon taking office?

As part of the new council, I would immediately start working on the unsustainable costs, wage and tax approaches of old and work towards replacing each with a workable procedure, the goal to produce a sustainable zero tax- increase policy.

The region and township are entering a new era if we want to embrace it.

The old opportunities have stagnated and growth has only been in housing and the service sector. The emerging markets are sputtering but have potential. I am talking about biodiesel and biogas in conjunction with greenhouse-grown produce. I believe it is a good fit for both our rural community and our commercial industry. If elected I will have staff look into these possible opportunities.

5. If you were on council today and had to vote on these issues, which way would you cast your ballot?

Biogas: Y/N. Council can only provide recommendations to the province on the biogas plant.

3. What do you bring to the table that makes you the ideal choice for the position?

Gravel pits: Y/N. There are three gravel pits to be voted on and each has its own issues. The one common denominator in all three pits is the effect on reclaimed farmland and its possible affects on groundwater. We are dealing with a lot of acreage along the river.

As your new councillor, I bring to the table the ideas and the will to work towards a sustainable zero tax-increase policy. I want to put old unsustainable methods behind us. I will promote village and rural initiatives that do not impact our

Cost cutting at WMC: Y/N. I support cost cutting measures at the WMC and will promote a cost-saving ledger where all types of savings are recorded and measured to promote a mentality of cost savings both large and small.

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BUSINESS

It’s all in the family

E & F Sauder Sales and Service celebrates 35 years with open house this weekened James Jackson

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lot has changed for E & F Sauder Sales and Service Ltd. since they first opened their doors in Wallenstein 35 years ago, but one thing will always remain the same: “Honesty is number one for sure.

Trust in people means a lot,” says Elo Sauder.

It’s an idea shared by his wife Florence as well.

“The most important thing is honesty,” she said.

The importance of that mantra is a testament to their ongoing success as a family business. The Sauders sell chainsaws and other logging equipment, lawn and garden equipment and also do repairs on small engines; they are celebrating 35 years in business with an open house celebration today (Saturday) from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

That ethic has also worn off on their oldest son, Darrell.

“The key is to always remember that we want to treat our customers as I would like to be treated,” he explained.

“Somebody can come to our business and they know we’re not there to rip them off, and that we’re giving them a fair deal, and that we’re not fixing

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THEY'VE COME A LONG WAY Elo and Florence Sauder have seen business grow dramatically since founding E & F Sauder Sales and Service 35 years ago. The couple's oldest son, Darrell, is gradually taking over the day-to-day operations. something that doesn’t have to be fixed.”

E&F Sauder has rather humble roots. The building was originally property of the Wallenstein General Store across the road. When the owner was looking to sell both properties back in 1975, Elo and Florence purchased one of the lots on Herrgott Road in September of that year.

When they first opened their doors for

business, they only had a small portion of their current 5,000 square feet of space, and much of it was taken up by old rabbit cages. Florence recalls they only had a few chain saws for sale then, and admits to being at a little worried about being able to feed their five children if the company struggled.

“I can remember the hopeless feeling of ‘we can open the doors, but if nobody comes, we

won’t have any bread for our children.’”

But the family persevered – “Life is a challenge and that’s what we enjoy,” she said – and they have seen their business and their family prosper since they first opened in 1975.

Florence gave birth to two more children. And now Darrell has a family with five children of his own. Elo and Florence built the second

floor to their shop in 1980, moved from their home in Macton and built a house in Wallenstein in 1983. In the beginning, Elo did all the sales and all the mechanical work, while Florence did all the office work, but now they employ six full-time mechanics. Their shop has also grown from around 1,000 sq. ft. to about 5,000, and they deal with some of the biggest names in the

outdoor equipment industry, including Stihl and Husqvarna. They also repair snowmobiles and four-wheelers during the slower times of the year, as well.

Their industry itself has also changed enormously.

Computer chips have replaced the oldfashioned screw driver method of adjusting the carburetor on a chainsaw, and new fuels – including ethanol – and new emissions requirements mean new challenges which the industry has never faced before, and which Elo could probably never have anticipated when he first started out.

Darrell said he has to attend classes every year to stay abreast of the new technology, or he risks falling behind.

Despite those changes, though, the company remains true to its family roots. Darrell is preparing to take over the company from his father, and has no major changes in mind.

“I’m very focused on what Mom and Dad have built all these years; to service the community and to be a business that can be trusted and honoured.

Bigger isn’t always better, because then the

> SEE SAUDER ON PG. 20

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» Saturday, October 23, 2010

Rural communities must control their own food agenda A

n online contest called Do Something Great is getting underway across Ontario, and while it doesn’t pay the winners a lot of money, it could spark inventiveness in rural communities where “There’s nothing to do here” complaints are commonly heard.

The contest, sponsored by the Steps to Leadership program (www.stepstoleadership.ca), asks rural Ontarians what they can do to make their community an even better place to live, work and play.

If they come up with a winning idea, they and a not-for-profit or charitable organization of their choice each get $200.

The contest closes Dec. 6, and I’m looking forward to hearing about the entries and learning about the winner’s ideas. Ideally the champ

Food For Thought Owen Roberts will offer something creative that can be adopted or adapted by others.

The organizers hope the contest will spark creative thought and discussion about elements that make each rural community special and distinct.

Maybe there’s some commonality that can be harvested even in communities’ individuality.

I’m not entering, but I have a suggestion that rural Ontario can have for free: Try to figure out ways to capitalize on the local food movement, for the betterment of your

Sauder: Their hard work pays off > CONTINUED FROM PG. 19

fine details get missed.”

But Elo doesn’t plan on leaving any time soon.

“You might say I’m slowly going to phase out and give him more responsibilities as time goes on,” Elo said with a smile.

“He will probably tinker in here as long as he has his health,” Florence added of her 65-year-old husband.

It’s been a busy 35 years for the

Sauder family – “a lot of hard work with many, many hours,” notes Florence – and they want to take the opportunity this weekend to thank their loyal customers and the community for their support.

“It’s been a blessing. It’s been wonderful to work together as husband and wife, and a real blessing to have our son follow our footsteps,” said Florence. “I know when we leave here, it will be in good hands.”

communities.

Interest in local food has arrived in a tidal wave and it’s engulfing the agri-food sector like nothing before it.

In surveys, consumers say en masse they’re looking for local food sources, and claim they’re eager to spend money on it.

To date, local foods’ most identifiable sources have been farmers’ markets and roadside stands. They’re growing in numbers, and they’ll continue to be a hotbed for rural Ontarians to connect with urban consumers who want to experience the country and its bounty.

But what else is possible?

I’m hoping ideas come forward that help rural Ontario rally to take control of the local food agenda. It’s inevitable someone or something will lead the charge, which is already happening in the U.S., thanks to retail giant Walmart.

Last week Walmart, which in the U.S. sells more food than any other chain, announced a mass production plan for local food. It’s positioned as a sustainability program, in which the company will ask suppliers to quantify the water, energy, fertilizer and pesticide they use per unit of food produced.

But the crux of it is profitability based on local food. Walmart has pledged to double its sale of locally sourced produce, and increase its purchase of select U.S. crops.

The same announcement hasn’t yet been made for Canada, where Walmart is still staking its claim in groceries. But the major players here can hear Walmart’s footsteps getting closer all the time. I suspect if the local food program works in the U.S., it will be here eventually.

But the company’s up to something more. Walmart says that by the end of 2015, in emerging markets, it will help one million small- and mid-sized farmers gain access to markets by selling $1 billion in food sourced from them. The company says it will provide training to one million farmers and farm workers in such areas as crop selection and sustainable farming practices. And it will increase the income of the small and medium farmers it sources by up to 15 per cent.

This is worth noting. If Walmart takes control of emerging markets, the only exporters who will sell into them, if at all, will be Walmart approved. And those are likely to be the cheapest suppliers, given the company’s low-price approach.

Observers have long said underdeveloped countries need to improve their domestic food supplies themselves. But I doubt if anyone dreamed Walmart would be leading the agenda.

Will it take control here, too? Maybe not, if rural Ontarians do it first.

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» Saturday, October 23, 2010

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LIVING HERE

Kate’s the Kause of it all

Warming up the key to pain-free workouts

Elmira family plans series of fundraisers after daughter diagnosed with rare Angelman Syndrome

s you step through the front door of Kelly Meissner’s Elmira home, you are greeted with the welcoming sounds of laughter and big smiles from her two children, Jamieson, 3 and Kate, 16 months. After a brief hello, Jamieson dashes off and Kate stays in her mom’s arms. Kate is a vibrant, happy girl with a big smile. At first introduction, some may not even notice that she is different. She sits up, rolls over and laughs a lot – all things a 16-month-old should do. But as she gets older, the differences between her and her brother and other kids her age will become more and more obvious.

Kate was recently diagnosed with Angelman Syndrome, a very rare neurogenetic disorder affecting one in 15,000 people, characterized by a severe global developmental delay. People with AS, or “Angels” as they are sometimes called, can have little or no verbal skills, poor gross and fine motor skills, and possible seizure and sleep disorders. HowevVolumes October Ad:Layout 1 05/10/10 er, Angels do have a unique

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a lot and now I have been told that I can only look six months in advance because we don’t know what’s going to happen.”

In the meantime, the Meissners are just enjoying the time that they have with Kate and making the best of their situation.

They have established an organization, Kate’s Kause, in their daughter’s honour with the goal of raising money to build an accessible playground in Woolwich. Her family and supporters want to create a park where kids of all abilities can play together.

any people do day-to-day functions with knee, shoulder, or back problems. In fact, you are in the minority if you are pain free.

When it comes to exercise, don’t let these aches and pains hold you back. You can still have a fun and effective workout despite these limitations.

You may wonder if it is even possible to perform a decent workout, one that will burn substantial calories or enable you to build enough muscle to reach your goals. Yes! But there are some guidelines to adhere to if you want to do it pain free.

Perform a proper warm-up.

Warm muscles will operate better because they are more flexible, allow for greater range of motion in the joints and put out more strength and power because of the increased blood flow to the area.

However, there is more to a warm-up than just that. A warmup needs to be specific. Most people when they get to the gym hop on a stationary bike or a treadmill for five or 10 minutes and then get right into a weightlifting routine.

> SEE ANGELS ON PG. 23

> SEE FITNESS ON PG.24

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characteristic – they have a happy, pleasant demeanor with a wonderful smile and contagious laughter. This is certainly true of Kate.

When Kate was born, Kelly, who has a masters degree in neuroscience from McMaster University, noticed that her baby girl seemed to be moving her arms and legs sporadically.

“When the nurses helped me change her, I noticed she had a lot of limb movement,” explained Kelly. “The nurses told me she was going to be a mover, but I thought the movement suggested something neurological.”

Then, when Kate was four months old, her routine involved going to sleep at 8 p.m.

She would wake at midnight for a feed and then not go back to sleep for four hours.

By December, that wakeful stretch was from midnight to 7 a.m.

“I knew something was different,” said Kelly of the confusing time before Kate’s diagnosis. “She certainly wasn’t hitting the milestones like my Jamieson did. She couldn’t sit, crawl, or stand.”

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FOr All tHE KidS Sixteen-month-old Kate Meissner has been diagnosed with Angelman Syndrome. Mom Kelly has launched Kate’s Kause to help raise money for a playground for kids with special needs. nosed her with Angelman Syndrom and after extensive therapy at a Waterloo clinic she can now stand with assistance, roll over all on her own, and she’ll take a few steps when prompted to. But for the Meissners the future is uncertain, and there are still many questions about how severe Kate’s prognosis will be. Typically, children with the disorder will walk between the ages of three and six if they are to walk at all and most need 24-hour care for their entire life.

“It’s been hard for me because I am very much a planner,” said Kelly. “I used to think in big chunks of time and look to the future

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» Saturday, October 23, 2010

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originally from Cincinnati, who recently joined Riverchase Studio.

Her work ranges from traditionalist to minimalist, focusing on rural landscapes, abstract art and portraiture. After this tour, she will be preparing for a solo show at The Button Factory in Waterloo in January. As a collective, the members of Riverchase inspire and encourage each other.

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a superstar among the group.

According to Helen and Brenda, she wins awards for everything she creates. The work that hangs behind Helen is entitled “Swept Downstream” and won the Curator’s Choice Award at the Homer Watson Gallery in 2009. The win entitles her to a solo show of her work this January.

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>>The Kissing Bridge Trail Studio

Tour is in its eighth year, but only the second year for Riverchase. The tour features 13 different studios, giving the public a behind-the-scenes

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look at where local art is made and an opportunity to talk to the artists who make it. Last year Riverchase had about 300 visitors over the twoday event. They’d be happy with a similar result this year.

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been well-used, and has great sentimental meaning for her. It used to belong to Cole Bowman, a renowned Canadian artist best known for his oil paintings of Waterloo County and northern

landscapes. He died Oct. 27, 2003.

Helen studied under Bowman in his downtown Elmira studio for 15 years, learning contrasting and blending techniques she continues to use today. Helen remembers how encouraging he was, like a coach.

The brushes and stand next to the easel were also Cole’s.

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winning artist who works in watercolour and printmaking.

This print called “After Glow” was inspired by the extinguishing of the Olympic flame at the end of the games this past winter.

7) quilt >>Brenda’s quilt is called “Twisted Log, Wacky Star.” Created five years ago, it was one of her first. The pattern was designed by Pix Martin and machine quilted by Lynn Bradley.

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>>Brenda’s White sewing machine

was bought in 1974 to make clothes for her son. She’s just putting the finishing touches on Dawn Labelle’s Fibre Art piece, getting it ready to show this weekend. Brenda says a fibre art piece like this would take

about 10 hours to create.

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Cauliflower makes a nice soup

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he Italian’s have a saying: take good quality ingredients and do your best not to screw them up!

Well, this is certainly the case for this week’s recipe. After reading Paul Bertolli’s book, Cooking

By Hand, we were influenced by the way he treated every ingredient with the utmost simplicity (watch for our preChristmas cookbook review next week).

As we have been saying each and every week, we live in a region with an abundance of fantastic local ingredients and each month we are given the “gift” of new and exciting produce. The best time to make the following soup (or any soup for that matter) is when you see the product at the farmers’ market, or even a roadside farm stall. As far as cauliflower goes, you will still be able to find it in the next week or two. Enjoy this soup and truly reminisce about the last days of summer.

An interesting point about this soup is that it relies on the pectin in the cauliflower to give it that creamy consistency without the addition of cream or butter. The soup is simple in its ingredients yet surprisingly full of flavour and its velvety texture keeps you wanting more. Garnish this soup with an aged cheddar, bacon or pancetta, croutons, crispy capers or even freshly

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Market Soup: Cauliflower Puree The simplicity of this soup lies in using the freshest cauliflower and letting the flavours speak for themselves >>3 tbsp olive oil >>1 medium onion, thinly sliced >>1lb cauliflower head, very fresh,

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Add the remaining 4-1/2 cups of water and bring to a low simmer; cook a further 20 minutes; Blend soup with a hand blender or in batches in a blender until really smooth; return to pot and let stand for 10-20 minutes. At this time it will thicken slightly and flavours will meld; Re-heat soup, thinning with 1/4 to 1/2 cup of hot water if necessary; Serve hot, drizzled with extra virgin olive oil and fresh ground black pepper.

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Warm the olive oil in a pot and sweat the onion over low heat, without letting

it brown, about 10 minutes; Add the cauliflower, salt to taste and only half-cup of the water; increase heat to medium-high and cover the pot with a lid. Cook for 15 minutes or until tender;

Jody O’Malley are both Red Seal certified chefs. Together they run the company YouCanCook2, specializing in interactive dinner parties. You can also find them cooking at Entertaining Elements in St. Jacobs,where they hold private dinners for eight people. To contact the chefs, visit their website www. youcancook2.com.

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Angels: Christmas cards the first project > CONTINUED FROM PG. 21 These parks are more expensive than typical children’s playgrounds because of the special turf used on the ground.

“It’s a great surface for walkers or wheelchairs or kids with braces,” said Kelly of the intended playground. “There’s a whole gamut of kids out there who could really benefit from this park – not just kids with special needs. It can be used by kids who are just learning to walk or kids who are still crawling; because the surface is so soft, it won’t ruin their little hands and feet.”

The Meissner family considered donating the money from Kate’s Kause to neurological research, but ultimately decided that they wanted to do something for the families who are going through the same experience

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To raise money for the playground, the family is planning to hold a silent auction in December, a golf tournament next spring, a walk-a-thon, and a bottle drive among others. The first fundraising project is the sale of Christmas cards specially designed for Kate’s Kause. The sale of the cards will go directly to fund this project and they sell for $30 for packs of 25. You can purchase the cards at www.kateskause.com or by emailing info@ greenapplephotography.ca.

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45. A rare astrological aspect where three planets form a Y 46. ___ power 47. Beasts of burden 48. ___ generis 49. Type of acid associated with some arthritis and diabetes 51. Campus military org.

52. Netting 53. A city in the Asian part of Russia 54. Drone, e.g.

55. Be in session 57. Crumb 58. Atlanta-based station 59. Unsophisticated sort 60. Data 64. â&#x20AC;&#x153;American ___â&#x20AC;?

65. A jointly owned commercial enterprise that produces and distributes goods 66. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dearâ&#x20AC;? one 67. One of the two main branches of orthodox Islam 71. Blood group system in human blood transfusion 74. Dairy farm sound 77. African antelope 78. Popular complimentry service with hotel stay 84. Battery contents 85. Order to attack, with â&#x20AC;&#x153;onâ&#x20AC;?

86. Payola 87. Dish with seasoned rice 89. Cried 91. Sprite 92. Britâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Baloney!â&#x20AC;?

96. Easiest way 100. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Once ___ a time...â&#x20AC;?

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101. Brand, in a way 102. Angling equipment 103. Gibson, e.g.

104. Chap 105. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Is that ___?â&#x20AC;?

106. Cast out 107. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a snap

dOWN 1. Gym equipment 2. Common term from East Asia / India for â&#x20AC;&#x153;helperâ&#x20AC;?

3. Type of fictional lizard in the Harry Potter books 4. Breakfast cereal 5. Painting 6. Relieved 7. Riding the Rails 8. Beat badly 9. Addition 10. The song â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sam and ___â&#x20AC;? by George and Ira Gershwin from Girl Crazy 11. Celtic underworld god

12. Song and dance, e.g.

13. â&#x20AC;&#x153;___, humbug!â&#x20AC;?

14. Bluish purple 15. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Little ___â&#x20AC;?

16. Princes, e.g.

17. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Star Trekâ&#x20AC;? rank: Abbr.

21. An enzyme produced to splits proteins into peptones 24. â&#x20AC;&#x153;___ Spaceboyâ&#x20AC;? song by David Bowie 25. Alternative name for the body of a human being 26. Sinuous dance 32. Aloof 33. â&#x20AC;&#x153;How ___ Has the Banshee Criedâ&#x20AC;? (Thomas Moore poem) 34. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rocksâ&#x20AC;?

35. Astringent 36. Pink, as a steak 37. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Get ___!â&#x20AC;?

38. Ontario 39. A song by War from the album â&#x20AC;&#x153;Why Canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t We Be Friends?â&#x20AC;?

40. __-wagon

41. Chemical cousin 42. Beginning 43. Short cut 50. Personal property 51. Engineering technology of unthinking functioning machines 55. Kind of apartment 56. Natural 59. A type of computer architecture that has relatively few computer instructions 61. A wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface 62. Source 63. Sonata, e.g.

67. Shows disdain 68. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If only ___ listened ...â&#x20AC;?

69. Directed or bound inward 70. Expresses position, location, or point in time 71. Some 72. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Monty Pythonâ&#x20AC;? airer 73. clause representing alternatives 74. Emotionally charged term used

to refer to extreme radicals 75. Approves 76. Amiss 79. Ability 80. The United Nations agency concerned with civil aviation 81. Dangerous biters 82. Armour plate that protects the chest 83. Secure 87. Snowman prop 88. Knowing, as a secret 89. Prosperity 90. Benjamin Disraeli, e.g.

91. _____ Noel 93. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m ___ you!â&#x20AC;?

94. Sean Connery, for one 95. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My ___!â&#x20AC;?

96. Big galoot 97. Grassland 98. Persian, e.g.

99. Bug

Fitness: Proper warm-up will reduce injuries > CONTINUED FROM PG. 21

How is riding a stationary bike or walking on a treadmill a proper warm-up for performing chest presses, back rows, or squats? This type of warm-up isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t wrong per se, however itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s incomplete.

Some light cardio is necessary to heat the body up but you also need to include some warm-up sets to your weightlifting regimen. This will prepare the body for the workload physically and mentally.

A good warm-up primes the nervous system pathways to the muscles, improving coordination and prepping the muscles for

heavier, more intense exercise.

Dynamic stretching.

Any movement that mimics the range of motion that your program will include such as arm swings, leg swings, side bends, high knees, hamstring curls and the like would be recommended. Static stretching should not be part of your warm-up.

Perfect your technique.

Knee problems when squatting occur when you do it incorrectly. A common mistake when performing a squat is relaxing the knee joint at the bottom position. Keep muscles flexed throughout

the entire exercise.

Other reasons include muscle imbalances and inflexibility. If you cannot perform a full squat, than a variation should be used until you strengthen the supporting muscle groups.

Some variations to the squat are to perform a box squat (you can use a chair instead). Holding dumbbells or a barbell on the shoulders lower down into a squat position until contact is made on the chair or box and then rise up to standing position. Another variation is to perform a split squat (you may be more familiar with the term static lunge).

Include 10 minutes of flexibility training into your routine. If you want to exercise pain-free then improving your flexibility is a must.

Slow static stretching after a workout will reduce muscle soreness. Even more so, having tight muscles can put extra strain on the joint and may even pull things out of place, for example the kneecap.

This can cause knee pain while performing squats.

Follow these simple rules and you will avoid any unnecessary additional pain. Because letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s face it, a good workout brings sufficient pain of its own.

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» Saturday, October 23, 2010

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forward Josh MacDonald (#11) skates into the Waterloo zone on Saturday night, while Andrew Smith (#24) and Jarred parent (#8) prepare to back him up. It was a good night for the Elmira players, who glided to an 8-0 victory.

James Jackson

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he Elmira Sugar Kings emerged from a tough weekend with four of a possible six points, putting an end to a three-game slide and showing their coach what they're made of.

They lost their opening game of the weekend Oct. 15 on the road against the Listowel Cyclones by a score of 6-3

before bouncing back to win a pair at home Saturday and Sunday.

Even the Friday night game has its positives, as the team was in it for much of the night before the wheels came off in the third.

Still, coach Geoff Haddaway was blunt about his team’s performance after the game.

“We just didn’t compete hard enough, especially along the walls,” he said. “We didn’t

take care of the puck, win lines, get pucks in deep, and play the way we need to play to be successful.”

The loss was the Kings’ third in a row, their longest losing skid since a five-game streak from Feb. 16 to Feb. 28 to end last season.

“I challenged them,” said Haddaway about the threegame losing streak. “I said ‘guys we’re going to find out about the character of our

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» JAMES JACKSON

Kings post pair of solid wins to halt losing skid Team picks up four points in tough weekend that sees three games in as many nights

team tomorrow (Saturday) night. We’ve lost three in a row. We need to execute the game plan.’ And we did.”

The Kings returned to the ice less than 24 hours later in a match at home against the Waterloo Siskins. Having a game the next night really helped the team bounce back and forget about their poor performance, he said.

The Kings played perhaps their most complete game of

Jacks open at home with back-to-back wins James Jackson

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t’s taken them a month to get there, but home ice seems to agree with the Wellesley Applejacks this season.

After playing the first three games of their 2010/ 2011 schedule on the road, the Jacks opened their home portion of the schedule last weekend with back-to-back victories over the Hagersville Hawks, and the Port Dover Sailors.

The original home-opener scheduled for Oct. 9 had been scrapped due to bad ice.

“It feels like months ago that we started training camp,” said head coach Kevin Fitzpatrick. “It was pretty frustrating for everybody.”

The Jacks opened with a dominant 6-1 performance over the slumping Hagersville Hawks. They skated hard from the get-go, and hit everything in sight. It was a welcome turn of events for the coach, whose team had

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NO PLACE LIKE HOME Jacks forward Justin Milne (#22) crosses the

Hagersville blueline on during game action Oct. 15 against the Hagersville Hawks’ gerritt Bettencourt. Wellesley dominated by a 6-1 margin. last played back on Oct. 1, a of the campaign just 4:30 into the game. Skating down 7-4 loss to Delhi.

“I was a little nervous after the middle of the ice, he unthe layoff, but we came out leashed a wicked wrist shot hard and I think we caught into the top corner. Ben Ahier them off guard with our and Rob Hinschberger colspeed in the first period, and lected the assists.

Hagersville tied it up a little they were playing catch-up less than four minutes later all game.”

Justin Roeder opened the with some hard work down scoring with his third goal low. The Hawks were in the

Wellesley zone for almost an entire minute with the Jacks unable to clear it, and David Watson made them pay at 8:08 by shoveling the puck past a sprawling Kurt Martin.

The tie was short-lived, however when Shawn Fitzpatrick potted his third goal of the season at 11:18 of the first. Corey Way and Michael Forster drew the assists. The shots at the end of the first period were close, 12-11 in favour of Wellesley.

To start the second period, the Hawks made a change in goal, with Dylan Appleby playing the remainder of the game instead of starter Jordan Ironside.

The second period opened much like the first, with the Jacks using their speed to win one-on-one battles for the puck and win races for loose pucks.

Eric Parr showed off that speed with an unassisted shorthanded goal at 14:24 by putting a nice deke move on

the season by beating the Siskins 8-0, a welcome sight for the coach and his staff.

“We hadn’t had a 60-minute effort for a while, and the best thing about a loss is to play right away and get back at it.”

Brad Kraus opened the scoring 11:50 into the first period with his fifth of the year, a shorthanded goal assisted

by Shane Smith. Kraus took

> SEE KINGS ON pg. 27

the goalie and tucking it past his left pad.

For the rest of the game, the Jacks forechecked ferociously and used their speed to cause turnovers and wreak havoc in the Hawks’ end.

Defenceman Stephen Lewtas, who was tremendous all night leading the attack from the blue line and hustling back to break up plays, scored his first goal of the season at 19:15 on a nifty pass from Mitch Metzger behind the net, wristing it top corner. Kevin Howorth picking up the other assist.

Hinschberger and Howorth closed out the scoring in the third period, with assists to Ahier, Josh Herd, and Bobby Gray. The final shots for the game were 36-30 in favour of Hagersville, and Kurt Martin collected the win with 35 saves.

“The big thing for us was Kurt Martin finally came

> SEE JACKS ON pg. 28

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» Saturday, October 23, 2010

Don't have a cow when it's time for some bull

R

ight now, hundreds of hunters are scouring the north woods of Ontario in hopes of doing battle with a majestic moose. They’re also hoping that they win that battle. This is key, since losing a battle with a moose can be infinitely more painful than losing to, say, a cottontail rabbit. Especially if the rut is on.

I know it seems like such a cutand-dried proposition – the hunter and his high-powered rifle or modern bow versus the unarmed, unsuspecting moose. And, I suppose, if it were merely a gunfight, most times the hunter would win.

But the thing that many nonhunters fail to consider is that the moose has the full extent of the law on its side. And since we are talking about Canadian fish and game laws, the moose can clearly expect leniency. Maybe even a pardon.

How so? Well, to begin with, the

Not-So-Great Outdoorsman Steve Galea hunters in question are not allowed to shoot just any moose. No, they need to have the right moose in their sights. If the hunter has a bull tag, for instance, it needs to be a bull moose. If the hunter has a cow tag, it must clearly be a cow moose. If they have neither of those adult tags, they can only take a calf moose. Those are the gawky ones hiding behind the cows or staying just out of sight.

Again, all this sounds very simple. But the reality is this; the mere act of owning a bull tag somehow ups the odds – by as much as 17,000

per cent – of seeing cows only. Then again, if you merely possess a cow tag, you will, quite naturally, only see bulls – and huge ones at that.

Oh, and if you just have a calf tag in your wallet, which is the bare minimum when you buy a moose licence in Ontario, you’ll see a veritable parade of bulls and cows throughout the hunt. Lastly, if your group is lucky enough to possess all three types of tags, you’ll see deer – these, by the way, are the ones you won’t see during the deer season. This is the way of the universe.

Moose seem to know this too. That bull that sauntered into the meadow a mere 30 yards away; the one that flexed his muscles and let the sun glisten off of his massive rack?

Well, he tested the air for a palpable sense of frustration and determined that you only had a cow tag. Talk to any moose hunter and you’ll hear at

least one story like this.

Yet it’s no big deal. Even though the tag system seems to be stacked heavily in favour of the game, we hunters don’t mind all that much.

After all, most of us are there for the challenge and the opportunity to once again be out in the big woods. And let’s not forget the fun and camaraderie of camp. Bringing home a bit of moose meat is the bonus.

Yet there are some moose hunters who, through luck or good management, get a moose each and every season. Figuring who they are takes time and a discerning eye too.

That’s because, on first blush, a lot of moose hunters will act like they are experts.

The acid test, however, is the meat. A good moose hunter will always have a freezer full of the stuff.

The rest are merely full of bull.

Shutout: Janessa pretorius

goals: Isiah Katsube x2, Mitchell Lee, Kyler Austin (Brett Allen, Spencer Young)

SCORECARD WOOLWICH MINOR ATOM A - BOYS

OCT. 15 Woolwich 4, Hespeler 1 goals: Josh Martin x2, Ethan Young, Austin Cousineau (Brody Waters, Jake Code, Eli Baldin) OCT. 17 Woolwich 3, Oakville 2 goals: Austin Cousineau, Brody Waters, griffen Rollins (Eli Baldin, Mackenzie Willms, Ethan Young, Josh Martin, Sam Davidson) WOOLWICH MAJOR PEEWEE - BOYS

OCT. 9 Woolwich 4, Brampton 2 goals: Brant McLaughlin, Mathieu Fife, garrett Schultz, Blake Doerbecker (Connor Runstedler, Tyler Moser, Danyal Rennie, Mathieu Fife) OCT. 10 Hespler 2, Woolwich 1 goals: Jacob Uridil (Brant McLaughlin, Blake Doerbecker) OCT. 17 Caledon 3, Woolwich 2 goals: Connor Bauman, Kelby Martin (Connor godd, Liam Dickson, Tyler Moser, Brant McLaughlin) WOOLWICH ATOM C - GIRLS

OCT. 16 Woolwich 1, Stratford 1 goals: Nicole Snyder (Zoe peev, Abigail Burkholder) WOOLWICH BANTAM BB - GIRLS

OCT. 16 Woolwich 1, London 1 goals: Rebecca Luis (Landis Saunders) OCT. 18 Waterloo 2, Woolwich 1 goals: Claire Hanley (Rebecca Luis, gillian Olsthoorn) WOOLWICH BANTAM LL - GIRLS

OCT. 16 Woolwich 3, Wilmot 0 goals: Emily Schuurmans x2, Leslie Quinn (Erin graham x2, Alise Fife, Lize Schuurmans, Emily Schuurmans) Shutout: Carissa Truax TWIN CENTRE NOVICE LL 3 - BOYS

OCT 16 Twin Centre LL3 11, Ayr 6 goals: Jacob Thompson x 5 Dylan Hehn x3 Nathan Brideau, Jack Wolf, Sam Donsig (Nathan Brideau x4, Jack Wolf x2, Dylan Hehn x2, Jacob Thompson x2, Johnathan gervais, Hayden Martin) WOOLWICH MINOR PEEWEE A - BOYS

OCT 17TH, 2010 Woolwich 6, guelph 2

goals: Owen Read, Ryan Kieswetter, Jonah Boehm, Tyson Bender, Mitch Waters, Jacob Uridil (Isaac Frey x3, Jacob Uridil x2, Cameron Rose x2, Ryan Kieswetter, Mitch Waters) WOOLWICH BANTAM MINOR A - BOYS

OCT. 9 Oakville 4, Woolwich 3 goals: Matthew Leger x2, Jason gamble (grant Kernick, Luke Brown, Nathan Schlupp and Alex Uttley) OCT. 13 Woolwich 6, Caledon 0 goals: Harrison Clifford x2, Troy Nechanicky x2, Connor peirson, Alex Uttley (Adam Jokic x2, Connor peirson, grant Kernick, Alex Uttley, Luke Brown) Shutout: Carson Kyte OCT 19/10 Woolwich 3, Burlington 1 goals: Matthew Leger x2, grant Kernick (Harrison Clifford, Matthew Leger, grant Kernick) WOOLWICH NOVICE TYKE SELECT - BOYS

TWIN CENTRE NOVICE LL 1 - BOYS

OCT. 16 Twin Centre LL1 13, Woolwich #2 4 goals: Zach Lipczynski x6, Alex Kaufman x3, Michael Hayes x2, Aidan Lipczynski, Tyler Zyta (Aidan Lipczynski x4, Zach Lipczynski, Tyler Zyta, Devon Lee, Alex Erb, Josh Carere, Will Edwards, Michael Hayes) WOOLWICH NOVICE LL 3 - BOYS

OCT 16 Woolwich 6, paris 4 goals: Nathan Curtis x3, Cameron Martin x3 (Cole Seabrook, Jackson Dumart, Ben Martin, parker Merilhan) TWIN CENTRE MIDGET LL 1 - GIRLS

OCT. 13 Hericanes 1, Stratford Dominion 0 goals: Brittany Wagner (Becky Cornwall) Shutout: Lindsay Dietrich WOOLWICH BANTAM AE - BOYS

OCT 16/10 Woolwich 11, Dundas 1 goals: Tyler Martin x3, Cole Slade x3, Nolan Steringa x2, Owen Lee, gavin Roemer, Kody Lewis (Colton Schmitt, gavin Roemer, Tyler Brezynskie, AJ Mitchell, Brett Moser) OCT 17/10 Woolwich 9, Centre Wellington 1 goals: Tyler Martin x2, Nolan Steringa x2, Tyler Brezynskie x2, gavin Roemer, Jake McDonald, Cole Slade (gavin Roemer x2, Tyler Brezynskie x2, Ethan Birmingham x2, Kody Lewis x2, Brett Moser x2, Colton Schmitt, AJ Mitchell, Tyler Martin, Weston Bradley, Nolan Steringa, Cole Slade)

OCT. 12 Woolwich 3, Ancaster 2 goals: Connor peirson x3 (Owen griffiths x2 Tristen White x2) OCTOBER 16 Woolwich 5, Ancaster 2 goals: Owen griffiths x2, Colton Williams x2, Tanner Horst (Connor peirson x2, Colin Hartwick, Spencer Inglis, Nigel Baldin, Cameron Ferrante )

WOOLWICH NOVICE LL 1 - BOYS

OCT. 16 Woolwich 9, paris 2 goals: Devin Williams x4, Hayden Fretz x2, Owen HillRing, Kyle gingrich, Sullivan Keen (Sullivan Keen)

OCT 16 Woolwich 8, Beverly 7 goals: Matthew Fleischmann x2, Tanner Mann x2, Mac Benham, Miles Dikun, Danny Soehner Benjamin Witmer (Logan Beard, William Carter, Tanner Mann, Danny Soehner)

WOOLWICH PEEWEE AE - BOYS

OCTOBER 16 Woolwich 3, Acton 2 goals: Aaron Weigel, Nathan Schwarz, gareth Rowland (Alex Taylor, Benton Weber, Nick Kieswetter, Cameron Brown)

BANTAM MAJOR A - BOYS

OCTOBER 16, 2010 Brampton 6, Woolwich 2 goals: Bo Uridil Alex White (Alex White, Adrian gilles) OCTOBER 15, 2010 guelph 3, Woolwich 0 goals: Eg. John Doe x3, Jane Doe (Eg. John Doe, Jane Doe x5) TWIN CENTRE ATOM B - BOYS

OCT. 16 Hericanes 3, Markham/ Stouffville 0 goals: Madelyn Jantzi x2, Sadie Diebold (Kate Seip x2, Sadie Diebold)

WOOLWICH ATOM LL 2 - BOYS

WOOLWICH ATOM LL - GIRLS

OCTOBER 17TH, 2010 Woolwich Wild 8, Wilmot 3 goals: Claire Robertson x3, gracie Durrer, paighton Uridil, Holly Faries, Brianna Fleming, Sydney Dettweiler (gracie Durrer x3, Sydney Dettweiler x2, Larissa Musselman, Brianna Fleming) WOOLWICH NOVICE MAJOR A - BOYS

OCTOBER 16 Woolwich 3, Centre Wellington 1 goals: Isiah Katsube x2, Brett Allen (Spencer Young x3, Brett Allen x2, Isiah Katsube) OCTOBER 17 Woolwich 4, Burlington 1

TWIN CENTRE MIDGET LL 1 - GIRLS

OCTOBER 18 Hericanes 4, grand River Mustangs #2 0 goals: Sarah Van Allen, Janessa Heywood (x3) (Jessica Dunbar (x2), Sarah Miltenburg, Brittany Wagner, Holly Lorentz) WOOLWICH ATOM AE - BOYS

OCTOBER 15 Woolwich 3, Arthur 3 goals: Noah Scurry, Kieffer Beard, Ben Lenaers (Kieffer Beard x2, Noah Scurry x2, Luke Haugerud x2) OCTOBER 16 Woolwich 4, Acton 5 goals: Luke Haugerud, Riley Shantz, Justin Uhrig, Jackson Hale (Jackson Hale, Kyle Bruder, Riley Shantz) WOOLWICH PEEWEE AE - BOYS

OCTOBER 18 Woolwich 2, Erin Hills 1 goals: Cameron Brown, Jake Lewis (gareth Rowland x2, Alex Taylor, Jake Lewis)

BANTAM MINOR A – BOYS TOURNAMENT

OCT. 15 Woolwich 4, Oshawa 1 goals: Matthew Leger, Adam Jokic, Harrison Clifford, Alex Uttley (grant Kernick, greg Huber, Matthew leger, Troy Nechanicky, Jason gamble) OCT. 16 Woolwich 7, West London 0 goals: Harrison Cifford x2, Alex Uttley, Matthew Leger x2, grant Kernick, Jason gamble (grant Kernick, Matthew Leger, Adam Jokic, greg Huber, Luke Brown, Harrison Clifford) OCT. 16 Woolwich 4, Stratford 3 goals: Harrison Clifford, Matthew Leger, Cole Lenaers, Jason gamble (grant Kernick, greg Huber, Harrison Clifford) OCT. 17 Woolwich 5, Centre Wellington 3 goals: Troy Nechanicky x2, Harrison Clifford, Alex Uttley, grant Kernick (Matthew Leger, grant Kernick, Alex Uttley, Cole Lenaers, Jason gamble, Harrison Clifford) OCT. 17 Woolwich 4, Oshawa 2 goals: Jason gamble x2, Alex Uttley, Matthew Leger (Alex Uttley, Adam Jokic x2, grant Kernick) WOOLWICH NOVICE LL NOVICE 1 - BOYS OCT. 18 Woolwich 6, paris LL #2 4 goals: Ben Witmer x3, Tanner Mann Miles, Dikun Evan Roth

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» Saturday, October 23, 2010

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Kings: New winning streak now stands at three

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advantage of a turnover at the Kings’ blueline by the Siskin defence and managed to fight off both players as he skated in alone and shoveled the puck through the legs of Siskins’ goalie Justis Husak while falling to the ice. It was the team’s second shorthanded goal of the season.

Elmira outshot Waterloo by a slim margin, 12-10, but one of the turning points of the game came a few minutes after Kraus had scored. Waterloo’s Mitch Facey broke in alone against Matthew Smith, who made a tremendous save with his left pad to keep the score 1-0. Smith posted 27 saves for the shutout.

“It’s a different hockey game if that goes in,” said Haddaway of the save in the first. “That’s what we expect from Matt and Nick [Horrigan], and that’s one of our strengths. We have two good goalies. Matt was able to step up in that instance and make a big save for us and allow us to continue working to score a couple goals for him.”

And score they did.

Elmira potted five straight goals in the second period to put a strangle-hold on the game.

Josh Woolley scored 1:24 into the period on a nice tip on a shot from Jonathan Rizzo that went through the legs of the Siskin goalie.

Josh MacDonald scored at 3:31 on a bit of a lucky bounce. Andrew Smith shot a rolling puck from along the halfboards, and the Waterloo keeper couldn’t handle the rebound, which MacDonald tucked into the open side of the net to put the Kings up 3-0.

It was his fourth of the year. Cass Frey picked up the other assist on the goal.

MacDonald would add to that total less than five minutes later on the rush by cutting into the centre of the ice from the right wing, making a nice move on the goalie, and tucking it past the keeper’s right pad.

Brady Campbell scored the team’s second shorthanded goal of the night at 10:23, assisted by Kraus and Lukas Baleshta. Devon Wagner rounded out the scoring at 19:12 of the pe-

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> CONTINUED FROM pg. 25

FINISHING TOUCH Josh MacDonald settles the puck in the Siskin crease just ahead of his second goal of the night Oct. 16. riod, assisted by Kraus and Jarred Parent. The Kings dominated the period, outshooting the Siskins 24-9.

Parent scored at 5:04 of the third on a tipped point shot from Shane Smith, and Smith also scored on the powerplay with a nice wrist shot into the top corner at 17:03 of the third from Kraus and Parent.

Haddaway was happy with the way his team bounced back from their performance the previous night.

“It was nice to see them respond with the effort on Saturday against a team in Waterloo that were hot; they had won three or four in a row and came in feeling good about themselves. I thought, as the game wore on, we took advantage of our opportunities.”

That momentum carried on into their final game of the weekend on Sunday night against the Brantford Golden Eagles, who fell 7-3.

“When you’re the twotime defending champion, everyone is ready.

They beat us out [in last year’s playoffs] and went on to win the championship, so that’s a pretty easy game to get ready for.”

The Kings opened the game with a dominant performance in the third, outshooting the Eagles 24-7, but couldn’t find the back of the net.

Baleshta probably had the best chance of the period when Spencer MacCormack spotted him alone in the high slot and made a perfect pass, but Baleshta fired it high.

Another great opportunity came with 5:00 left in the first when after a quick faceoff win by the Kings, the puck sat inches away from the Eagles’ goal line and the left post, but no King could bang it home.

Kraus finally broke through early in the second with his sixth of the year at 1:05, assisted by Josh Woolley and Wade Pfeffer.

Brantford managed to tie it up at 9:23 on the powerplay, but Brady Campbell restored the one-goal lead at 11:59 with his seventh of the year.

In the third period, the Kings continued to dominate all areas of the ice, and scored four goals in a span of 4:31; Woolley at 4:23

from Kraus and Clayton Greer, MacDonald at 5:05 from Parent and Andrew Smith, Campbell with his second of the night and team-leading eight of the year at 6:54 from Baleshta and MacCormack, and Corey Way at 8:54 from Colton Wolfe-Sabo and Devon Wagner.

Brantford scored two late goals at 10:13 and 17:55, but by then the game was out of reach.

Parent finished the scoring at 19:10 by crashing the net, from Wagner and Wolfe-Sabo.

The coach rolled all four lines very affectively and was happy with the entire team’s performance against Brantford, and pointed out some of the little things that often go unnoticed to many fans.

“I thought Sunday was probably our most complete effort in terms of getting contributions from everybody. We went out there and got great contributions, finishing checks and working pucks down deep.”

On the road Wednesday night, Elmira posted a 6-4 victory over the LaSalle Vipers, extending the latest streak to three wins.

The Kings next game is tomorrow night (Sunday) at home against the Owen Sound Grey’s. The puck drops at 7 p.m.

HALLOWEEN SPECIAL Sat. Oct. 30th, 3pm to 10pm $10/person includes; 2 games

Facial hair all the rage for the Kings next month Katie Edmonds If you look closely this month, you may notice a bit of a change in the faces of the Elmira Sugar Kings … and it’s not the beginnings of a playoff beard. The team members, led by assistant coach Kyle Campbell, are growing (or attempting to grow, in some cases) their very best moustaches, as part of the campaign for prostate cancer awareness, dubbed ‘Movember.’

The purpose of Movember is to challenge men to change their appearance and the face of men’s health by growing a moustache.

The rules are simple.

Men start “Movember 1st” clean-shaven and then grow a moustache for the entire month.

“Movember is a great way to get people talking about men’s health and prostate cancer specifically” said Campbell, organizer of the local campaign.

“In addition to raising awareness about screenings and that kind of thing, the guys get to have a bit of fun.”

The idea for Movember was sparked in 2003 by a group of men in Melbourne, Australia.

The plan was simple – to bring the moustache

back in style and do something for men’s health. No money was raised in 2003, but the men behind the idea realized the potential a moustache had in generating conversations about men’s health and inspired by the women around them and all they had done for breast cancer, the group set their goal on creating a global men’s health movement.

In 2004 the campaign evolved and focused on raising awareness and funds for cancer and 432 men joined the movement that year. Between them they raised $55,000 for the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia – the single largest donation they had ever received. The Movember moustache has continued to grow year after year, expanding to Canada, the U.S., UK, New Zealand, Ireland, Spain, South Africa, the Netherlands and Finland.

In 2009, global participation of self-proclaimed ‘Mo Bros’ and ‘Mo Sistas’ climbed to 255,755, with more than one million donors raising $47 million for Movember’s global beneficiary partners. Last year, Canada’s cam-

> SEE MOVEMBER ON pg. 29

SUNDAY

October 24, 2010 Dan Snyder Memorial Arena at 7:00 PM

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Jacks: It's home sweet home as Wellesley rounds into form > CONTINUED FROM pg. 25 back and played,” explained Fitzpatrick about his goaltender.

“He’s been injured since the latter part of June, and I thought he had a great game in goal.”

Another bright spot on the night was the Jacks’ special-teams.

They went one for three on the powerplay, and killed off all 12 of their penalties, including a 5-on-3 to start the third period where they limited the Hawks to one shot on goal.

“I think Hagersville have one of the better power plays in the league, and to kill off 12 penalties and a 5-on-3. If you get good goaltending and get good special teams, you should win, and we did.”

The Jacks were dangerous on the penalty kill all night, highlighted by that shorthanded goal

by Parr, but other Jacks had great scoring chances as well, including Way and Lewtas.

The next night the Jacks faced off against

the winless Port Dover Sailors in their second head-to-head match of the young season. The Jacks won the first game handily by a score of 10-2 back on Sept. 26, and looked poised to repeat the drubbing on Saturday night.

Ahier opened the scoring at 4:31 of the first, assisted by Roeder and Hinschberger. The Jacks would strike again just a few moments later, when Way scored from Lewtas.

Their quick start was soon erased, however,

when the Jacks got into penalty trouble. The Sailors’ Nigel McRae cut the deficit to one with a powerplay goal at 10:44 of the first.

Mitch Metzger restored the two-goal lead at 14:17 from Josh Herd, but the Sailors kept coming and Garrett Bolle scored on the powerplay, making it a 3-2 game at the end of the first.

“We got off to a good start, and then took five straight penalties,” said Fitzpatrick. “All bad, all

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great,” Fitzpatrick said of Kerst. “I think the difference was […] he just got exhausted and hit the wall in the second period and in the third. We just kept coming at them and coming at them. Quite frankly they deserved a better fate than 9-3.”

The win pushed the Jacks record to 3-2, and after a slow start to the season appear to be putting it all together. Their penalty kill is ranked fifth in the league at 85.71 per cent, and their powerplay is ranked third, at 20.83 per cent.

Although the season is still young, Fitzpatrick is confident.

“I don’t think there’s a really weak team in our league. Anybody on any given night can win.

There seems to be a lot of buzz in town around the team, and hopefully more people will come out.”

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lazy penalties. I think we thought ‘well we’re going to blow these guys out again,’ and they came back.”

Port Dover drew even at 8:48 of the second period before Lewtas put the Jacks up for good with his second goal in two nights at 18:57, assisted by Parr and Matt Aspden.

The third period, however, marked a dramatic turnaround for the Jacks. They scored five goals in the frame, led by a pair of goals from Justin Milne. Lewtas and Ahier also potted their second goal of the game each, and Spencer Aspden rounded out the scoring at 18:06.

Fitzpatrick credits his entire team for the impressive third period turnaround. He says that their strong play all night and willingness to shoot – they ended up with 54 shots – simply wore out Port Dover goalie James Kerst.

“The kid played

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Movember: Kings find themselves in a hairy situation ... for a good cause

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paign was the second largest in the world behind Australia, with 35,156 participants coming together to raise $7.8 million for Prostate Cancer Canada.

The funds raised through Movember’s Canadian campaign funds research that will lead to better screening tests and treatment options and to run support services for men surviving prostate cancer. Over the past few years, the moustache has al-

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> CONTINUED FROM pg. 27

UPPER LIP SERVICE The Elmira Sugar Kings, including Jarred parent, Spencer McCormack and Nick Horrigan, putting some tape to another use for the time being, will be letting their moustaches grow in for the month of “Movember."

most become the ribbon for men’s health.

In addition to the team’s playparticipation, the ers are inviting men from throughout the community to participate by growing their own moustache.

The winners of both the players contest and the fan’s contest will be decided by members of the Kings’ booster club.

To participate, men can register at any of the Elmira home games. The winner (who must be at the final

Kings home game in November) will be given a prize for the ‘Best Fan Moustache’ for his creative, artistic, or interesting moustache. To sponsor the Kings or to donate to an individual player, visit www.movember.com and search for the Sugar Kings’ sponsorship page.

“The contest doesn’t officially start until November first, but I have already started trying to grow my moustache,” said Campbell with a laugh. “It’s not pretty.”

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ENTERTAINMENT

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» Saturday, October 23, 2010

His message is as clear as a Bell

PHOTOS

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Juno Award-winning singer-songwriter to perform at Floradale Mennonite Church

Katie Edmonds

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n a world where death and destruction fill the headlines of newspapers, Christian entertainer Steve Bell hopes to put a little lightness in the hearts of the members of his audience with his acoustic show next month; the Juno-winning singersongwriter will be performing Nov. 6 at the Floradale Mennonite Church.

“It’s a very lighthearted, warm-fuzzy kind of evening,” said Bell. “Throughout the night I will be telling some stories and singing some songs; connecting with the audience the way I know how to.”

Currently working on his 16th album, Bell has music in his veins, coming from a music-making family. His mother is a talented piano player and his father was a preacher who went on to become a prison chaplain. The Winnipeg-native learned the basics of guitar when he visited his father at the prison and was taught by the inmates.

“It was a very interesting way to start out, but the experience was incredible,” said Bell. “The dedication

that was put into teaching me was unbelievable.”

In the late 1980s, deep in the midst of a significant spiritual re-awakening (and a career crisis), Bell’s music underwent a transformation when he realized that his passion for crafting artful songs was incomplete without a profound connection to his Christian faith. This realization produced a wave of songs like the ones he plans to perform during his upcoming visit to Woolwich.

“My family had a gospel band when I was younger – my faith is integral to my music and I hope that comes through when I perform.”

Following this discovery, Bell’s musical accomplishments developed even further when he partnered with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra.

“It wasn’t on anybody’s radar that I would be doing concerts with orchestras or recording an album with the symphony,” said Bell. “When the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra contacted my office to ask if we would consider doing a concert with them, I was a little stunned. My first thought was that perhaps they didn’t know what kind

FOUND HIS SOUND Immersed in music as a child, Steve Bell's musical direction took a turn during a spiritual awakening two decades ago. He hasn't looked back since, as his career took off, including work with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra. Now compiling his 16th album, the singer-songwriter is set to perform in Floradale Nov. 6. of music I did. As it turned out, they were familiar with my music, and following the recommendation of some of the orchestra members they had concluded that doing a concert together would be a good idea.”

Once he got over the initial surprise of being asked to do a collaborative project, work began on setting his

songs to orchestral settings and six months later he performed the world premiere of those 13 songs with the WSO. As it turned out, the collaboration was a good one.

The Manitoba Centennial Concert Hall was sold out, the concert received excellent reviews, and before the night was over plans were

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being formed for a series of Christmas concerts with the WSO the following year.

The surprise invitation from the WSO led to an orchestral album (Steve Bell – Symphony Sessions) and an initial 13-engagement tour with major Canadian symphony orchestras in 2007. Since that time Bell has continued to perform concerts with various orchestras, both within and beyond Canada; this will be his first visit to Woolwich Township.

“I am really looking forward to meeting this community. There is something amazing about coming together as a group and being entertained. It brings people together and I love the opportunity to do that.”

Tickets for the show are $15 and are available at Floradle Mennonite Church (519-669-2861), The Gospel Lighthouse in Waterloo, Mennonite Savings and Credit Union in Elmira, or online from Bell's website, www.stevebell.com.

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AUCTION SALE OF CONSUMER GOODS AT K&K LIQUIDATION AND AUCTION LTD.,

Journeyman Electrician Commercial, industrial and residential experience required. Valid driver’s licence required.

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FOR SALE

> B l o o m i n g d a l e > Hillcrest Home Baking

Mennonite Church has an immediate opening for Church Secretary. this person will be responsible for he church bulletin, weekly newsletter, processing incoming and outgoing mail and filing. experience in a computerized office environment, specifically using Microsoft Word and excel is desired.

Approx. 12 - 15 hrs per week. interviewing will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. interested persons should email bmchurch@bmchurch. net or call the church office at 519-745-2411.

> Help

Wanted: Elmira based furniture finishing shop looking for a part time truck driver. Some heavy lifting involved. 2-3 day as a week.

Fax resume to: 519-669-8820 or call 519-669-3143.

> Mar-Dale Transport (1985) Ltd. Full time AZ livestock driver.

Clean abstract. Local/long distance.

Conact neil 519-669-3392.

WORK WANTED

> Cleaning

Lady.

Thorough and responsible.

Call elaine at 519-669-9506.

FOR SALE

> Bunkbeds! New! All solid wood, golden honey pine. twin/twin $360; twin/ double $460.

Custom mattresses twin $89; double $139. total prices, delivered.

226-749-3584.

Fall Sale oct. 19-30. Closed Sun. & Mon. 519-669-1381, Floradale. 10% off all fabrics, hosiery, tablecloths, jumbo tea towels, books, quilt batts, all underwear. Grocery Specials: Green Gain Peas, 2.39 pkg $36.75 case, Robin Hood flour, 2.5kg, all purpose, cake & pastry, whole wheat $4.19; Hershey Chipits - all kinds, 225g - 350g $2.77; Hershey Semi Sweet Chipits 1kg $7.49; Crisco Shortening 454 g $2.29; Becel Margarine 454g, reg. & light $2.99; Mazola Corn & Canola oil 2.84L $7.79; dole Pineapple, sliced, crushed & tidbits .98; nescafe Rich Coffee 200g $6.99; Frosted Flakes 300g $2.89; Froot Loops 275g $2.89; Miracle Whip 890ml, reg., fat free, calorie wise $4.99; Campbells Cream of Mushroom soup .99; Barbecue Sauce, reg. sweet n sour, chicken n rib 455ml, $1.29; Sunlight dish detergent 950ml $2.35; Gain Liquid laundry detergent 32 use $7.89; Fleecy 1.6L $5.99; Scotties Kleenex 144’s 150’s .99; Compliments toilet tissue - 12 double roll - $7.99; ice Cream Syrup, 428ml - choc. strawberry, carmel $3.29; ice cream - CHAPMAnS original $2.49, Premium $3.59.

their 5th annual fall sale, oct.

25 - 30. open every day that week, 9-6. 519-595-4344.

> HOCKEY PLAYERS! Practice shooting, skating and stick handling on synthetic ice. on sale now. no HSt with this ad. Call 1-87-SKATE-365 > Honda Pressure Washer, gas, 11hp, 3500 psi, $500. Honda pump, 5.5hp w/gear reduction, $300. 519-886-7538. > Mattress/Boxspring,

new, never used, still in sealed bag. Sacrifice $195. delivery available. 519-6358737.

> Passport Photos, Gun licences etc. $10. Brian’s Photo, 57 Arthur St. S., elmira. 519-210-0608.

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LUNCH BOOTH TERMS: Cash, Interac, Visa, M.C. NOTE: Clothes will be sold in large lots, list subject to additions & deletions. Viewing from 4:00P.M. day of sale. Owners or auctioneers not responsible for accidents day of sale.

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PETS

> Free To Good Home: our

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> MEGAMUTTS

dog training, Fall Classes group session or private, starting october 26, 6 weeks - $140.00. www.megamutts. com. or 519-669-8167.

Saturday October 30, 2010

Oct 30th 9am

Sale Times:

• 8:00 am - Country Market and Silent Auction • 8:30 General Auction • 12:00 Noon sharp - Quilt Auction

AUCTION SALE LISTINGS QUILTS: This year’s collection features beautiful quilt patterns such as Boston Commons, Four Sisters, Trip Around the World, Handkerchief Star, Kristie’s Garden, Applique Poppy, Log Cabin Star, Irish Chain, Amish Mariner Star, Double Wedding, Grandma’s Fan, Scrappy Star, Lone Star plus many more quilts, wall hangings and hooked rugs.

NEW AND USED FARM EQUIPMENT: New 11 L Tires on 6 bolt rim, Sump pump, New 3’ x 4’ ATV Trailer, 66” Rotary cutter and more.

NEW FURNITURE: Oak Extension Table (seats 22), Folding clothes dryers, Cedar chest, Wormy maple chairs, Oak flower stands, Oak hutch and buffet, Oak chairs, Cedar patio table, Rustic barn board end tables, Hat racks, Oak curio cabinet and more.

SILENT AUCTION: Good selection of gift certificates for Livestock Bedding, Seed corn and Alfalfa seed, Soybean oil to name just a few. Many household items.

MISC.: Misc. lumber, Pine siding, Maple, Apple and Spruce trees, Stainless steel mailboxes, Fuel conditioner, Wooden step ladder, New windows, Stainless steel wash pan.

For the Collector: 1909 Perkins Model Engine. This working replica engine was built by a local machinist to 1/7 scale with 1 1/2 “ bore, 2 stroke, spoked crowned pulley and spark with coil and battery. It has been redonated from our 2008 auction.

Partial List Only. Many more items arriving at publishing time.

NOTE: Plan to attend for a great country day with 7 Auctioneers. Three sale rings selling at the same time. Quality merchandise, great food, hundreds of pies, rosettes, bread and tasty baked goods.

COMMUNITy NIghT: Preview the auction Friday October 29th – 6:00 to 8:30. Food, entertainment, a children’s auction and silent auction. Fun for the whole family!

Ring#2 @ 9:30 Computers * Atlas Metal lathe * Generators * drill Press Golf Equipment * Torch Set * Tool Box Sets * Gas Mini Bike Sporting Goods * Electronics * Jewelry/Watches * etc

ALL ARTICLES DONATED • Lunch provided on premises.

All proceeds to Elmira District Community Living

Partial List ONLY!!!!!

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FARM EQUIPMENT

FIREWOOD

Riverdale Poultry Express, Church Street - 2km west of Elmira

Ring#1 @ 9am 400 + Mtn, Racing, Hybrid, BMX Bikes Giant * Ironhorse * Trek * Raleigh * Schwinn * CCM * Next K2 * diamondback * KHS * Huffy * Norco *laser * GT Specialized * Supercycle * Sportek * Triumph * Nakamura * etc

Household effects including furniture.

Fri. oct. 29, 12 – 8 p.m. and Sat. oct. 30, 8a .m. – 5p.m. 9 South St. e., elmira. new and used items. Cash only, rain or shine. don’t Miss this!!!!

inch $850; Jd 3-14 drag plow $950; ni, 1 row, picker $750; Snapper heads, nH, 2, row $850; iH 2 row $1250. dan Seifried, Harriston. 519-3382688.

37th Annual Charity Quilt Auction Sale

MONDAY OCTOBER 25, AT 5:30P.M.

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PLACING A CLASSIFIED AD | Classified ads can be obtained in person, by phone, fax or email from Monday to Thursday 8:30am-5pm or Friday 8:30am-4pm. All classified ads are prepaid. Deadline is WEDNESDAYS by 4pm.

AUTOMOTIVE

> 2002

Chev Astro.

208,000 kms, 2 new tires, snow tires included. excellent condition. Asking $4400 o.b.o. Call 519-742-7402, leave message.

RENTALS

> 2 Bedrooms main floor

only of house. 1200 sq. ft.

Washer, dryer, fridge, stove, parking, garage, water/sewer included. Available dec. 1. $1050/mth. Call 519-7416548.

> Apartment for Rent.

27 Robb St., Moorefield.

2 bedroom, fridge and stove included. Laundry in building. no pets. $725 + utilities. First & last month.

Available dec. 1, 2010. 519291-2590 or 519-291-4453, leave message.

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RENTALS

> Farm

Machinery Shed near elmira w/ heated workshop for rent.

Agricultural purposes only.

519-590-1297.

> For Rent - spacious 2 bedroom apartment in century home. Laundry hookup and utilities included. Available mid november. $830.00. Please call 519-669-0648. > Upstairs Office Space

- 3 rooms available from $450 per month depending on size. includes heat & hydro. Main floor in an active real estate office. Call Mildred Frey, 519-669-1544.

> Elmira – 2 Bedroom for rent. no smoking. $850/ month. References required.

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REAL ESTATE

> Floradale - Century home, large lot backing onto parkland. 5 bdrm 1 bath. upgrades include roof, windows, siding, kitchen, gas furnace, a/c. $310,000.00 Call Brian 519-572-8481. > Quaint Older Home on

stunning river view property in quiet village of Hawkesville. three plus bedrooms, one and half bathrooms. Call 519-699-6176.

COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE

> For Lease: 1350 sq ft industrial eLMiRA. Front office, Bay 22’ ceiling, 2nd floor mezzanine. 12 x 12 overhead door, in floor heating, a/c .

South end of town in newer building. Call Clare Brubacher 519-748-7399.

TRADES & SERVICES

> CRD Accounting Services - income tax (e-File) Services. Small business accounting, payroll & gov/t filings. Chuck downs, 95 Aspen Cr., elmira. 519-6691498, cell 519-569-1744. > Try

Bowen Therapy for treatment of pain and numerous health conditions. daytime hours now available!

Contact Kevin Bartley, Certified Bowenwork Practitioner. 519669-0112, elmira.

> Welcome

To Grant’s Hands On Therapy.

Gentle touch or deep muscle treatments, excellent for recent injuries or long term ailments.

Call 519-577-3251. Grant Brubacher, Certified deep Muscle therapist.GA

COMING EVENTS

> Conestogo Fire Station Breakfast Fundraiser. it’s that time of year again, all you can eat! october 23, 7 a.m.

11 a.m. at the Conestogo Fire Hall. Adults $7; children 3-12 yrs $3; children under 3 free.

COMPUTERS

COMPUTERS - LAPTOPS

Sales and Service

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GARAGE SALES

> 7273 Fourth line, RR2, Wallenstein Saturday, october 30 at 8am, rain or shine. infant & children clothing and accessories, cradle, rocking chair, high chair, stroller, toys, work bench and more. items in good condition.

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GARAGE SALES

> Chateau Gardens Elmira, 8 Snyder Ave., n. Garage Sale. thursday, october 28, 12 noon - 8 p.m. > Entire Household effects including furniture.

Fri. oct. 29, 12 – 8 p.m. and Sat. oct. 30, 8a .m. – 5p.m.

9 South St. e., elmira. new & used items. Cash only, rain or shine. don’t Miss this!!!!

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» Saturday, October 23, 2010

2010 MUNICIPAL ELECTION

NOTICE OF COMPLETE APPLICATION AND PUBLIC MEETING

Election Day is October 25, 2010 between 10:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. You are entitled to vote for Mayor, Regional Chair, Municipal Councillors and French Public School Board Trustee. Some residents are also eligible to vote for the Fluoridation Question.

Tuesday November 16, 2010, 7:00 p.m.

Township Council Chambers 24 Church Street West, Elmira Regarding the following Applications

BRING YOUR VOTER NOTIFICATION CARD TO THE POLL. Voter Identifi cation Requirements Voters voting at a voting place must show ID prior to obtaining a ballot.

Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation – Zone Change 9/2010 and Marvin Weber – Zone Change 11/2010 Take Notice that in accordance with the Planning Act, R.S.O., 1990, as amended, the Township of Woolwich has received complete applications for the above noted Zone Change applications for proposed Zoning By-law Amendments as detailed below. Please be advised that Notice of a Complete Application does not indicate whether the municipality is in support of, or in opposition to the proposals. That determination will be made at a later date.

Each of the following options is prescribed as the proof of identity and residence that a person may present for the purposes of subparagraph 52 (1) 1 ii of the Municipal Elections Act: Option 1: An original copy of a document, if the document shows the person’s name, qualifying address and signature. (example: Ontario Driver’s license or Ontario Health Card (photo card)

The Township of Woolwich will hold a Public Meeting, under Section 34 of the Planning Act, to consider the following Zone Change application. No decisions will be made at this meeting; its purpose is to provide additional information to the public and agencies and to receive comments and information from them.

Option 2: An original copy of a document, if the document shows the person’s name and signature, presented together with an original copy of another document, if the document shows the person’s name and qualifying address. (example: Canadian Passport and Property Tax Assessment Notice or Certifi cate of Canadian Citizenship and a utility bill for hydro, water, gas, telephone or cable TV)

The Township has received a Zone Change application from Van Harten Surveying Inc, for the vacant property located on Spitzig Road (immediately north of 1058 Spitzig Road – Woodland Christian High School) and described as German Company Tract Part Lot 107, Peter Horning Tract Part Lot 3 (see Map 1). The property is designated Rural Land Use and Restricted Land Use Area in the Township Official Plan and is zoned Agricultural (A). The 22 hectare property is currently vacant.

Family Friendly Voting Locations Please note that children are welcome to accompany you at the Township’s poll locations.

Poll Locations Monday, October 25, 2010, 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. (polls open to the public) Ward 1, Poll 1: Ward 1, Poll 2: Ward 1, Poll 3: Ward 2, Poll 1: Ward 2, Poll 2: Ward 3, Poll 1: Ward 3, Poll 2: Ward 3, Poll 3:

Township of Woolwich - Lobby - 24 Church Street West, Elmira Woolwich Memorial Centre - Community Room - 24 Snyder Avenue South, Elmira Woolwich Memorial Centre - Community Room - 24 Snyder Avenue South, Elmira Floradale Fire Hall - Training Room - 50 Florapine Road, Floradale Woolwich Township Community Centre - 31 Parkside Drive, St. Jacobs Conestogo Public School, Gymnasium - 1948 Sawmill Road, Conestogo Maryhill Community Centre - 58 Charles Street East, Maryhill Breslau Community Centre - 200 Woolwich Street S., Breslau

THE TOWNSHIP OF WOOLWICH Requires a

CONTRACT FULL-TIME ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT (December 1, 2010 – December 31, 2011) Full details about this exciting opportunity are available at www.woolwich.ca.

To apply, submit a cover letter and resume by mail, fax or e-mail by 4 pm on Friday, November 5, 2010 to: Ms. A. Levean, Human Resources Division, Township of Woolwich, 24 Church Street West, P.O. Box 158, Elmira, ON N3B 2Z6; Fax: (519) 669-1820; Email: alevean@woolwich.ca We thank all applicants and advise that only candidates to be interviewed will be contacted. Personal information submitted is collected under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and will only be used for the purposes of determining eligibility for this competition.

NOTICE TO RESIDENTS LEAF DISPOSAL

Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation – Zone Change 9/2010

The purpose of the application is to amend the Agricultural zoning with a sitespecific provision: • to allow for an institutional use on approximately a 1.0 hectare portion of the property to allow for the expansion of Woodland Christian High School; and • to recognize the reduced parcel size of approximately 21 hectares for the proposed retained lands.

The effect of the Zone Change application will facilitate the severance of approximately 1.0 hectares from the Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation lands and convey it as a lot addition to the property to the south at 1058 Spitzig Road – Woodland Christian High School.

Marvin Weber – Zone Change 11/2010 The Township has received a Zone Change application from Marvin Weber for the property located on Durst Road (immediately east of 1210 Durst Road) and described as German Company Tract Part Lot 12, 58R-681 Part 3 (see Map 2). The property is designated Rural Land Use and Restricted Land Use Area in the Township Official Plan and is zoned Agricultural (A). The 28.8 hectare property is currently farmed and contains a driving shed.

The purpose of the application is to amend the Agricultural zoning with a site-specific provision to allow for a farm-related contractor’s yard on approximately a 0.5 hectare (1.25 acre) portion of the property.

Please Note: APPEALS: Zoning Amendment If a person or public body that files an appeal of a decision of the Council of the Township of Woolwich in respect of the proposed zoning by-laws does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the Council of the Township of Woolwich before the proposed zoning by-law amendments are passed: a) the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision of the Township of Woolwich to the Ontario Municipal Board; and b) the person or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before the Ontario Municipal Board unless, in the opinion of the Board, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party.

NOTIFICATION: If you wish to be notified of additional Township public meetings or Township staff reports regarding these applications you must make a written request to Engineering and Planning Services at the Township of Woolwich at the address shown at the top of this page.

If you cannot attend the meeting, you can express your concerns/comments about the proposed change in writing to the Township of Woolwich. Any comments received on or before November 9, 2010 (Note that this date is before the public meeting) will be included in a report prepared by Engineering and Planning Services and presented at the Public Meeting. Any comments received after the Public Meeting, but prior to Council making a decision on the applications, will also be considered.

The personal information accompanying your submission is being collected under the authority of the Planning Act and may form part of the public record which may be released to the public. Questions about this collection should be directed to the Records and Freedom of Information Officer at 519-669-6005 or 519-664-2613 ext. 6005.

MORE INFORMATION: The public may view planning documents and background material relating to this application at the Township of Woolwich, Engineering and Planning Services Department between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, or on the Township website at www.woolwich.ca.

Yard waste curbside pick up is now offered by the Regional Municipality of Waterloo.

For yard waste collection days in your area please refer to the collection calendar; contact the Region of Waterloo at 519-883-5100 or visit their webpage at www.region.waterloo.on.ca/waste

Questions or written submissions may be directed to: Township of Woolwich Engineering and Planning Services Department Box 158 24 Church Street West Elmira, Ontario, N3B 2Z6

Please do not rake your leaves on the road, as there is no pick up for this and they end up clogging the sewer drains. There is a fine of $125 for depositing any debris or refuse on Township Roads.

Telephone: 519-669-1647 / 519-664-2613 Dated at the Township of Woolwich this 23rd day of October, 2010.

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» Saturday, October 23, 2010

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REAL ESTATE

www.homeswithpaul.ca

OPEN HOUSE Sat & Sun 2-4 194 Brookmead St., Elmira

30 day closing available. 4 bdrms, 4 baths, eat-in kit equip'd w/pantry. Hardwood through out mf. Cathedral ceiling in master and very lg w-in closet.

Upper flr laundry. Finished basement. MLS Call Paul direct.

Paul Martin SALES REPRESENTATIVE

CALL DIRECT

519-503-9533

$431,900

ONLINE www.homeswithpaul.ca

$189,000

$379,000

FANTASTIC STARTER

Incl appliances, prperty taxes under $1600/yr. Attractive townhome very well taken care of. Lg master w/w-in closet.

Living rm fp, finished rec rm.

Close to down town. MLS Call Paul direct.

$234,500

BROKERAGE Independently Owned and Operated

R.W. THUR REAL ESTATE LTD. 45 ARTHUR ST. S., ELMIRA

519-669-2772

BRAD MARTIN Broker of Record MVA Residential

Res: 519-669-1068

JULIE HECKENDORN Broker Res: 519-669-8629

TRACEY WILLIAMS Sales Rep. Cell: 519-505-0627

oPen HouSe | Sun oCt 24, 2-4PM 34 CEDAR WAXWING DR., ElmIRA

4 BEDROOM BEAUTY Fabulous family home. Bright eat in kit, open to lg FR. Gleaming hardwod flrs in DR and LR. Main flr laundry. Backing onto greenspace & walkway. MLS Call Paul direct.

PERFECT FOR LARGE FAMILY!

$799,000

EXCELLENT NEIGHBOURHOOD! Spacious 3 +2 bdrm, 2 bath home. Eat-in kit abundant w/cupboards, open to FR. Wood fp, Sep DR, Lg LR, fin'd basement. MLS Call Paul direct..

$369,000

This semi is larger than you think, approx 1500sqft. 3 bdrms, 2 baths big kit, sep dr. many updates. MLS Call Paul direct.

Independently Owned and Operated 180 Weber St. S., Waterloo

EMAIL paul@remaxsolidgold.biz

192 Porchlight Dr., Elmira

GREAT BUY!

Solid Gold Realty (II) Ltd., Brokerage

OFFICE OFFICE 519-888-7110

OPEN HOUSE Sun. 2-4

OPEN HOUSE Sat. 2-4 32 Church St. East, Elmira

HOME HOME 519-669-3074

2075 SQ. FT. STUNNING HOME!

519-669-1544 24hrs

17 Church St. W., Elmira www.thefreyteam.com

THE FREY TEAM

Len Frey

Mildred Frey

SALES REPRESENTATIVE

BROKER MANAGER

mildred@thefreyteam.com

3 Erb St. Elmira - $639,000

Or inlaw set up. Stunning home loc'd on lg lot backing onto farmland. 5200sqft of finished living space. 3car garage and detached 4car garage/workshop.

A must see! MLS Call Paul direct.

INCREDIBLE LOCATION

25 84 0F FT TL X OT

For all the property details visit

On this large lot backing onto farmland, just steps to Elmira Golf course.

$229,000

BUYING OR SELLING?

You’ve come to the right place to find a home.

Presently a retirement home operating as pilgrims provident. 8 tenants & manager in apartment. Large veranda on Main Floor. Blacony upstairs.

Covered Parking. Natural light windows.

MLS Call Mildred Frey to view.

good value-updated windows, furnace, cac, & shingles. Refaced cabinetry. Renovated bathroom.

Main flr. sittling room. Rec. rm, 4th bdrm. office & 3 pc. in lower level.

MlS $264,900.

30 Queen St. Elmira - $299,900

WeSt MontroSe – Large lot w/ walkout bsmt. backs to greenspace.Open concept. Cherry kitchen. Lovely great rm.

Main flr. master bdrm. Fin. lower level. All the extras you’d expect! MlS $629,900.

loCation! 72’x165’ private lot.

Furnace & CAC (2004). Extra-deep garage. Walkout to patio. Fin. rec. rm., games rm. & 2 pc. Long driveway.

MlS $299,000.

Well kept, older 2 storey home with huge double garage. Knotty pine eat-in kitchen, all new windows and railings. Wood floors throughout, close to downtown. MLS. Call Mildred Frey.

33 MillELMIRA St. Elmira $199,000 - $199,000 Great starter 3 bedroom home with main floor master bedroom.

Hardwood in dinning rm. and oak laminate in family rm. Sliders to deck and backyard. MLS. To view call Len Frey.

CountrY living - outside Alma. .72 of an acre. Immaculate 3 bdrm.

Huge kitchen w/walkout. Walkup from garage. Detached insulated workshop.

MlS $439,900.

Mature lot. Laminate & ceramic on main flr. Gas fireplace. Some replacement windows. Main flr. laundry & 3 pc. Garage. MlS $264,900

PRICE REDUCED $390,000

MOOREFIELD | Almost 5 acres warehouses, lumber yard with retail store. Approx. 1/2 of yard is paved.

Loading dock, repair shop w/ air lines. Great for retail + large storage area required for business. Selling land and building only. MLS Call Len Frey.

PRICE REDUCED - DRAYTON $149,900 Yatton - country property w/ updated kitchen w/island, windows, doors and shingles. Upper level family room. 4+ bdrms. Main flr. laundry. MlS $419,900.

Quiet street in HEIDELBERG. Main flr. fam. rm. overlooks park-like yard. Lots of hdwd. flrs. Fin. rec. rm. 2 baths. Furnace (07) Updated windows. MlS $345,000

www.thurrealestate.com

Great commercial lot 135’X225’ with services on site LOCATION LOCATION LOCATION | allowing for many uses, located across from Grocery Store, Medical Centre and Library. MLS Call Len Frey 519-669-1544

MACTON $259,000 Ideal for country store w/ home or gas bar. Hightraffic corner. MLS. Call Mildred Frey.

IN PRINT | ONLINE | IN PICTURES | IN DEPTH

TEL: 519.669.5790

EMAIL: info@observerxtra.com

LEON MARTIN

Solid Gold Realty (II) Ltd., Brokerage | Independently Owned and Operated

COUNTRY LOTS .5 acre don’t miss this chance to enjoy sunrises and sunsets. Within 40 minutes KW, or Guelph. High speed internet is available with fibre optic. Starting at $66,000 MLS

3 bedroom country bungalow with high speed internet available open concept. Master ensuite, main floor laundry, large 2 car garage, new ready to move in. Hobby shop allowed. $319,900 MLS Great property on the edge of town, approx. 21 acres workable, the rest is wooded with a large portion of maple trees, 1.9 acres is inside an industrial designated area. 50 acres total. $524,900 MLS Two storey 3 bed and 3 bath room home on a half acre lot, open concept, high speed fibre optic internet available. $317, 900 MLS 3 Bedroom back split. 1 1/2 bath, open concept with eat in kitchen & dining room with fireplace, semi finished basement, private lot, scenic view of Conestoga River Valley, in the friendly village of Glen Allan. $289,000 MLS ADDRESS: 4-B Arthur St. S., ELMIRA • EMAIL: leonmartin@remax.net DIRECT: 519-503-2753 • OFFICE: 519-669-5426

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REAL ESTATE

ELMIRA REAL ESTATE Independently Owned & Operated, Brokerage SERVICES

519-669-3192 90 Earl Martin Dr., Unit 1, Elmira N3B 3L4 Solid Gold Realty (II) Ltd., Brokerage

» Saturday, October 23, 2010

Lucid dreaming may allow you to improve some of your skills

Independently Owned and Operated

4B Arthur St. S. Elmira • www.remaxsolidgold.biz OFFICE: 519-669-5426

DIRECT: 519-572-2669 EMAIL: bert@remaxsolidgold.biz

BONNIE BRUBACHER Broker of Record

SHANNA ROZEMA Broker.

DARREN ROMKEY Sales Rep.

LAURIE LANGDON Sales Rep.

DALE KELLER Sales Rep.

THIS WEEK'S FEATURE PROPERTIES

BERT MARTIN, BROKER

GREAT STARTER

VISIT MODEL HOME

OPEN HOUSE - SUNDAY 2-4PM

Property offers three bedrooms, eat-in kitchen with sliders to large deck, french doors separating dining & living rooms, sun room, main floor laundry. MLS $144,900.

22 ROBERTA STREET

PRICES STARTING AT $299,900 - $400,000+

Paradigm Elmira Homes Offers Bungalows and 2 Storey Plans in Elmira Raceway Estates. Gas fireplace, HRV, ceramics, ensuite baths are standard features. EXCL

OFFICE SPACE for lease in busy plaza only 10 minutes from Waterloo. 3 to 4 offices, reception area, conference room, waiting room and bathroom. Lots of parking space.

OPEN HOUSE - SATURDAY 1-3PM 27 RIVER RUN ROAD UNIQUE MULTI LEVEL BUNGALOW

Your referrals are appreciated!

$369,900 DRAYTON | Custom built; quality

features of hardwood and ceramic floors, fenced yard; great kitchen; built in lighted china cabinet in dining area. MLS

LOOKING FOR

PARADIGM ELMIRA HOMES

$312,900.

New 1580 sq ft 4 Bedrooms, ensuite, fireplace in mainfloor great room.

Extra deep garage. 30 day possession now available. EXCL

THE PERFECT HOME?

INDUSTRIAL BUILDING LOT

$109,000 DRAYTON | Ideal 2 acre lot zoned

M1 (industrial) for automotive, building supply, professional, mill, storage, repair and many more uses. MLS.

Find local open house locations listed here every Saturday.

4 BEDROOM BUNGALOW

$209,900 PALMERSTON | Beautiful 2006 oak kitchen with walkout to deck and fenced yard, large shed; great lot with some mature trees.

NEW MLS

Paul & David Samis Sales Representatives

Brokerage

YOU WILL BE IMPRESSED

PHONE...519-745-7000 | DIRECT...519-502-0547

$309,900 ELMIRA | Stunning 2010 maple

kitchen with butcher block island/breakfast bar; natural quartz stone backsplash; abundance of cabinets. Deck, fenced yard backing to walking trail. NEW MLS

#L38 HIGHLAND RD W. Kitchener $1,200,000 - Do not miss this opportunity to

develop commercial uses in a growing area. Excellent development opportunity. Servicing is available, makes this a viable development option. Contact listing agent for information on servicing, zoning and development capacity. Plan for an investment in a expanding area.

COUNTRY SETTING

$334,900 GLEN ALLAN | Beautiful bungalow

with full walkout basement; 8 sliders upper and lower to balconies, deck & patio. Hardwood and ceramic flooring. Private yard. NEW MLS

7360 SIDEROAD 12, Mapleton Twp $599,000 - Private and quiet hobby farm. Enjoy the

tranquility of country living while still close to city amenities.This property features a large century home with a lovely wrap-around deck, in-ground pool, ja cuzzi, large family room, large country kitchen and 3 bedrooms. The home is heated with wood, oil or electric. Small 2 bay shed and 2 storey barn with horse stalls. Fenced.

ATTENTION: HOBBISTS

$395,000 ELMIRA | .44 acre lot on edge of

Elmira, featuring a large country kitchen, gas fireplace in bright rec room. Note extra shop/ garage for your hobbies! Quick possession available. MLS

7502 SIDEROAD 7-E, Kenilworth Well $219,500 - Consider the endless possibilities of this

unique property on Hwy 6. Continue with a bed and breakfast and antique business and operate from home.

This 1924 home has upgraded plumbing & hydro, UV syst em, new submersible pump and more. A two storey barn with parking at the rear of the property provides storage, a separate kitchen, bathroom and bedrm at the front offers the potential of a duplex.

www.paulanddavidrealtors.com

Watch your business

GROW

Strange But True

MONIQUE BRUBACHER Sales Rep.

MARTIN GROVE VILLAGE

$74,000 | Great park near St. Jacobs/Waterloo,

year round living, 2 bdrms plus a den, 4 piece bath, bright living rm., spacious kitchen and dining area, high eff gas furnace/05, newer laminate, some newer windows. MLS

Elmira@royallepage.ca | www.royallepage.ca/elmira

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Door Hangers Business Cards Brochures

Flyers Postcards And More

Bill & Rich Sones

Q. A.

How might you be awake and asleep at the same time?

By waking up in your dreams, which is how researchers describe “lucid dreaming,” where the dreamer becomes aware it’s only a dream even as the dream unfolds, says New Scientist magazine.

It appears that lucid dreamers’ brains are in a penumbral state between waking and sleeping, affording opportunities for the study of consciousness. Perhaps confronting our demons in lucid dreams could help us overcome phobias; further, practicing a motor task in a dream, such as dancing or playing an instrument, may hone skills for the waking world. The lucid dream amounts to a sort of secondary consciousness -- not only aware of events but aware that we are aware -- a quality thought to be unique to humans, says journalist Jessica Hamzelou.

Yet how can a researcher be sure someone is having a lucid dream? Ursula Voss at the University of Frankfurt in Germany trained a group of students to signal while asleep and dreaming, by moving their eyes in a pre-agreed pattern, measurable with an electro-oculograph.

“It takes a great effort to make these eye movements,” explains Voss, “because normally in such a dream the person doesn’t want to communicate with the outside world.”

After weeks of reality checking -- “Am I awake or asleep?” -- Hamzelou herself one Easter weekend finally had her first lucid dream. “It lasted all of a few seconds, and I was merely able to consciously twirl on the spot, but I woke up excited and happy.”

Q

. How many digits of “pi” can you remember from high school math?

Certainly nowhere near Akira Haraguchi’s stunning achievement.

A.

The retired Japanese engineer set a world record in 2006 by memorizing and reciting 100,000 digits of “pi,” which expresses the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter, or 3.14159..., says Clifford Pickover in The Math Book.

Perhaps ancient peoples observed that for every revolution of a cartwheel, a cart moves forward about THREE times the diameter of the wheel. The famous symbol for pi probably stemmed from the first letter of the Greek word for “periphery.” Pi’s digits never end nor has anyone detected an orderly pattern in their arrangement. Interestingly, “the speed with which a computer can compute pi is a measure of its computational ability, and today we know more than a trillion digits of pi.”

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FAMILY ALBUM STAG & DOE

BIRTHDAY

STAG N’ DOE

BIRTHDAY

BIRTHDAY

Happy 7th Birthday Megan!

Ruth (Brubacher) Josephs is turning 65 on Saturday October 30th

Happy 70 Birthday th

Carol Schneider

Saturday, October 30th, 2010 8:00p.m. - 1:00a.m.

St. Jacobs Community Centre 31 Parkside Dr. St. Jacobs

Tickets $10/person - Available at the door Prize for best Costume Music - Food - Door prizes - Games - 50/50

GRADUATION

Congratulations

Janna Brubacher Greco

Family and Friends are invited to celebrate this special day with Carol at an Open House on

She is the daughter of Urias and Sarah Brubacher Her children are throwing a:

Saturday November 6, 2010

from 2-4p.m. at St. James Lutheran Church (entrance off Wyatt St. W.) 60 Arthur St. S. Elmira Your presence is my gift

Bear hugs from Mom & Dad, Gramma & Grandpa, Gramma & Papa

all are welcome to stop by.

Please join us!

FAMILY ALBUM

IN MEMORIAM

IN MEMORIAM

CASSEL, Edmund J.

Celebrate your family & friends

CLEMMER, Jeff

In loving memory of Jeff who was killed 10 years ago October 24, 2000.

With a Family Album Ad!

Our hearts still ache with sadness, our secret tears will still flow, for what it meant to lose you, no one will ever know. In a quiet country graveyard where the gentle breezes blow, lies one we love so dearly and lost ten years ago. To your resting place we visit and place flowers there with care, but no one knows the heartaches when we turn and leave you there.

There will always be heartache and often a silent tear and lots of precious memories of the days when you were here. We'll hold you deep within our hearts and there you will remain, to walk with us throughout our lives, until we meet again.

In loving memory of a dear husband, father, and grandfather who passed away October 27, 2000.

Parents - Bruce and Sue, Husband Mark, & brother Josh congratulate you on your October 28th graduation from the University of Western Ontario with your Masters of Clinical Science. We wish you all the best in your new career working for Juliane Shantz at the Ear & Hearing Clinic in Kitchener and the Palmerston Clinic.

We know you'll be an amazing audiologist!

Tea Party from 2-4pm at Woodside Bible Fellowship Church on Oct 30th and

Gone are the days we used to share, but in our hearts you are always there.

The gates of memory will never close, we miss you more than anyone knows.

With tender love and deep regret, we who love you will never forget.

Lovingly remembered by Hilda and family

Call and place your ad today!

519.669.5790

FAMILY ALBUM Continued on PG. 38

Love you always Don & Betty and family

PLACES OF FAITH

HEARING ASSISTED

St. Teresa Catholic Church

No God, No Hope; Know God, Know Hope!

Celebrate Eucharist with us Mass times are:

Sat. 5pm, Sun. 9am and 11:15am

19 Flamingo Dr., Elmira • 519-669-3387

Calvary United St. Jacobs

Wheelchair accessible • Nursery Care provided • Hearing Assisted

48 Hawkesville Rd. • 519-664-2311

ELMIRA

Minister: Rev. Dave Jagger Sunday Worship: 10:55am

Sundays - 9:45 am Family Worship Service 11:00 am Sunday School for all ages

Visit our website at: www.wondercafe.ca 21 Arthur St., North • Church Office 519-669-5560 “Our mission is to love, learn and live by Christ’s teachings”

1151 Snyder’s Flat Rd., Bloomingdale • 519-745-2411 www.bloomingdalemennonite.com

- Oct 24 - What on Earth Am I Here for?

Church

SUNDAYS @ 10:30AM 5 First St., Elmira • 519-669-1459 Services at John Mahood www.elmiracommunity.org Public School

9:15 and 11:00 AM

“What’s Your Story?”

200 Barnswallow Dr., Elmira • 519-669-1296 Check out our website www.woodsidechurch.ca

@ 11:00 am Daniel 2:31-49 Doug Barnes

Discovering God Together

519-669-2319 | www.wbconline.ca 4522 Herrgott Road, Wallenstein

“Making Faith Live” Sunday Worship 9:30 am - 10:30am

2 First St., Elmira • 519-669-5030

Gale

Sunday, October 24, 2010

SUNDAY SCHOOL

Sun Oct 24th

Upbeat Family Worship & Sunday School 10:00 am

Bloomingdale Mennonite Church

Trinity United Church Sunday School During Worship

Welcome to

NURSERY PROVIDED

WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE

Summer Worship 10:30am Sunday School during service

Minister: Rev. Dr. Linda Bell

Presbyterian www.galepresbyterian.com Church 2 Cross St., Elmira • 519-669-2852

Office Hours: M-TH 9-Noon & 1-3 • E galepresbychurch@golden.net

St. Paul’s Lutheran Church

10:30am Worship Service 9:15am Sunday School Pastor: Richard A. Frey www.stpaulselmira.com

27 Mill St., Elmira • 519-669-2593

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Phone: 519-669-1188 Fax: 519-669-9369 27 Brookemead, St, Elmira kdetweiler@rogers.com

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“A GOOD JOB DONE EVERY TIME”

Skilled craftsmanship. Quality materials.

CONSTRUCTION STARTS HERE.

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IN MEMORIAM

Carpet Care

25 Industrial Dr., Elmira, On.

www.freybc.com OCTOBER 22

In loving memory of Our son and brother Garry Sept.26, 1952 - Oct.22, 2008

Cardlock Fuel Management

Grandson and nephew Shawn June 19, 1979 - Aug. 10, 2010 Your spirit is always with us Our love for you will never fade Happy memories ever cherished Love Mom, Dad, Anne & family

COMMERCIAL 24 CARDLOCK FUEL DEPOT HOUR MATERIAL HANDLING & PROCESSING SYSTEMS

Shawn Dechert

Jan 30, 1965 - Oct 26, 2009

• Design • Installation • Custom Fabrication

MILLWRIGHTS LTD.

519.669.5105

P.O. BOX 247, ROUTE 1, ELMIRA

24-HOUR EMERGENCY SERVICE

TOTAL HOME ENERGY SYSTEMS

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YOUR OIL, PROPANE, NATURAL GAS AND AIR CONDITIONING EXPERTS

Love Barb sons Nathan, Kyle & Clinton and The rest of the Family

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519.664.2008

DEATH NOTICES Arthur E. – At Heritage House, St. Jacobs, on Sunday, october 17, 2010, in his 92nd year.

> HOFFER, Erma I. (nee

Devitt) – Pacefully and surrounded by her family at St. Jacobs Place on Sunday, october 17, 2010.

> H.u.G.S. Program, 9:15-11:15 a.m. topic:

House Full of treasures. Mary trottier form the early Years Centre will have ideas on creating toys. Woolwich Community Health Centre, 519-664-3794.

OCTOBER 23 Knights of Columbus dinner and Comedy Show hosted by Maryhill and Preston K of C at the Preston K of C Hall.

Starts at 6:30. tickets are $30. includes chicken breast and ham dinner, followed by stand-up comedy. Call Mike Runstedler at 519-648-3394.

>

the Ladies Auxiliary of twin oaks of Maryhill, 1360 Maryhill Rd. invite you to their Autumn Leaves tea and Bazaar, 1-4 p.m. Main draw: queen-size quilt, money tree, tool kit, breakfast at the Maryhill inn, wall hanging, surprises! tea room, gift draws, bake table, white elephant table and more! Come one, come all and enjoy a pleasant fall afternoon in Maryhill. All proceeds benefit the residents of twin oaks.

OCTOBER 24

> 160th

Anniversary Concert Series at St. James Lutheran Church, 60 Arthur St. S., elmira. 3 p.m. the Gloryland Chorus.

Free-will offering, handicap accessible, refreshments will be served following concert.

For more information call 519-669-5591.

OCTOBER 25

> nutrition and Your Baby: three seminars being offered. topics include prenatal nutrition, 6:30-8:30 p.m.; breastfeeding, nov.

22, 6:30-8:30 p.m.; starting solids, nov. 29, 1-3 p.m. For more information call 519-6643794. Woolwich Community Health Centre.

OCTOBER 26

> Woolwich Seniors trail Walk, 1 p.m. Meet at the Woolwich observer parking lot. All seniors 55+ welcome.

> MARTIN,

Louisa (Mrs. Nelson S.) – on tuesday, october 19, 2010 at her residence. Louisa (Bauman) Martin, age 94 years, of RR1, Linwood.

> MARTIN, Salome (Horst) – Passed away peacefully at Country View Retirement Residence, on Sunday, october 17, 2010 at the age of 89 years.

Everything that’s fit to print...

Plus a whole lot www.

> euchre Card Party to be held at 7:30 p.m. at St. teresa of Avila Church Hall, 19 Flamingo dr., elmira. Admission $6. there will be cash prizes, door prizes and lunch served. everyone welcome! Sponsored by the Catholic Women’s League.

>

IN MEMORIAM

SANYO CANADIAN

MACHINE WORKS INCORPORATED

33 Industrial Dr., Elmira 519.669.1591

NANCY KOEBEL

Bus: 519.895.2044 ext. 217 Home: 519.747.4388

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519-699-4641

Cell: 519.581.7868

Truck & Trailer Maintenance

FREE CONSULTATION Bus.:519.669.2632

3435 Broadway St. Hawkesville

T. 519.669.2033

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DENTURE Allen Morrison Insurance Inc.

West Montrose, ON COLLEEN

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» Saturday, October 23, 2010

OCTOBER 27

> Rocks Aren’t Clocks! Lecture: 7-9 p.m.,

at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 27 Mill St., elmira. Presented by geologist, hydrogeologist & kartstololgist, dr. eml Silvestru of Creation Ministries international. Refreshments at intermission, free, a free-will offering will be taken. For more information call 519-6692593.

OCTOBER 28

> drayton united Church turkey Supper from 5-7 p.m. P.M.d. Community Centre, drayton, ontario. tickets at the door. Adults $12; children 10 and under $5; preschoolers free. > take Charge – Learn to Manage osteoarthritis; 1- 4 p.m. this free class is being offered by the Arthritis Society at the Woolwich Community Health Centre. For more information call the Arthritis Society at 519743-4141, ext. 101.

> Motivational Speaker, Alvin Law, a thalidomide child, will talk on Alvin’s 5 laws of life, 7:30 p.m., Gale Presbyterian Church. tickets $10 from the church office 519-669-2852. Refreshments to follow.

OCTOBER 29

> Rib

dinner, 6 p.m., Royal Canadian Legion, 11 First St. e., elmira; $8.

OCTOBER 30

> Annual Sauerkraut Supper at the Linwood Recreational Complex, 5279 Ament Line, Linwood, sponsored by St Peter’s Lutheran Church. doors open at 5 p.m. dinner at 5:30 p.m. tickets: adults $14; children 6-12 $7 and under 5 free.

For tickets or more information call 519698-2019 or 519-698-2523.

OCTOBER 31

> Faith Like Potatoes movie. Based on the inspiring true story of Anus Buchan. Join us for a different kind of hallowed evening, 7 p.m., Waterloo north Presbyterian Church, 400 northfield dr. W. Free-will offering, wheelchair accessible.

For more information 519-888-7870.

NOVEMBER 4

> Renee Kruisselbrink Solo Piano Recital 12 p.m. at Maureen Forrester Recital Hall, Wilfrid Laurier university, 75 university Ave., W., Waterloo. Free admission.

NOVEMBER 5

> Marriage

Workshop Weekend, King Hotel, Palmerston. For all denominations and ages, internationally recognized. Find out more about this wonderful weekend getaway for two, reboot your marriage.

For information call 519-669-8667 or marriageencounter.org.

> Youth dance, grades 5-8, held at the St. Jacob’s Community Hall. 7-10 p.m.

Halloween theme, costumes encouraged but not required. Parents must accompany their youth to the door. Sponsored by the St. Jacobs Lions & optimist Clubs.

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NOVEMBER 6

> tea & Bake Sale, 1-3 p.m. Royal Canadian Legion Ladies Auxiliary, 11 First St. e., elmira. > Steve Bell Concert at Floradale Mennonite Church, 22 Florapine Rd., Floradale. tickets $15, available a the church 519-669-2861, the Gospel Lighthouse, Waterloo, and Mennonite Savings & Credit union, elmira.

21 INDUSTRIAL DR. ELMIRA

519-669-2884

NOVEMBER 13

> Christmas Bazaar at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, Linwood from 9 a.m.

– noon; door prizes, baking, crafts and product displays. everyone welcome. > Christmas Craft and Bake Sale, 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. Many vendors offering unique items, such as Christian books, jewelry, scapbooking, knitting and wood working. Homemade baked items. Lunch of homemade soup and sandwiches available. Free admission. Messiah Lutheran Church, 700 Glen Forrest Blvd., near northfield and Weber, Waterloo. 519884-3849.

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Wise customers read the fine print: ±, †† The New Fall Colours offers apply to retail deliveries of selected new and unused models purchased on or after October 13, 2010 from participating retailers. Retailer order/trade may be necessary. Offers subject to change and may be extended without notice. See participating retailer for complete details and conditions. ±Variable Prime Rate financing up to 84 months is offered on approved credit on most new 2010 and 2011 vehicles to qualified retail customers through TD Financing Services and Royal Bank of Canada. Bi-weekly payments shown are based on 84 month terms. Variable rate shown is based on TD and RBC Prime Rate and fluctuates accordingly. Payments and financing term may increase or decrease with rate fluctuations. RBC offer not open to Quebec dealers. TD offer is not open to residents of Newfoundland and Labrador, Yukon, Nunavut and Northwest Territories. Some conditions apply. See participating retailer for complete details. ††Customer Choice Financing for 36-, 48- and 60-month terms on approved credit through TD Financing Services and Ally Credit Canada is available at participating dealerships to qualified retail customers on most new 2010 Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge and Ram models (except Grand Caravan Cargo Van and Ram Chassis Cab) and select 2011 Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge and Ram models. The following terms apply to TD Financing Services contracts. (Different contract terms apply to Ally Credit Canada offers. See your retailer for complete details.) Vehicles are financed over a 36-, 48- or 60-month term with payments amortized over a term of up to 96 months and the pre-determined residual balance payable at the end of the contract. At contract’s end, customers have the choice of returning their vehicle through a Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge, Ram dealership with no further obligations (except payment of a $199 return fee and excess wear and tear, mileage and similar charges), financing the remaining balance for the rest of the amortization period at then-current standard rates or paying the residual balance in full. Some conditions apply. Customer Choice Financing offered by TD in Quebec is subject to different terms and conditions. All advertised Customer Choice Financing offers are TD offers. Example: 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo (26E) with a Purchase Price of $38,799 financed at 2.99% APR over 60 months with payments amortized over 80 months equals 130 bi-weekly payments of $248 and one final payment of $10,355 for a cost of borrowing of $3,763 and a total obligation of $42,561.58. Taxes, licence, insurance, registration, excess mileage and wear and tear charges, any dealer administration fees and other applicable fees and charges not included. Retailers may sell for less. See participating retailers for complete details. ∞Loyalty Bonus Cash is offered on most 2010/2011 models (with the exception of 2010/2011 Ram 1500 Regular Cab 4x2, 2010/2011 Dodge Caliber SE, 2010/2011 Jeep Compass and Patriot 4x2, 2010/2011 Jeep Wrangler Sport, 2010 Dodge Journey SE, 2010 Dodge Grand Caravan CVP and Cargo Chrysler Group Grou LLC. Van (C/V)) and is deducted from the negotiated price after taxes. Eligible customers include those with Gold Key Lease maturity dates between November 1, 2010 and January 3, 2011. Some conditions apply. See your retailer for complete details. ®SIRIUS and the dog logo are registered trademarks of SIRIUS Satellite Radio Inc. ®Jeep is a registered trademark of Chrysler Group LLC. Customer Choice Financing is a trademark of Chrysler

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