12 October 6, 2012 - ObserverXtra

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ELENA MAYSTRUK 

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POLITICS AT PLAY IN E. COLI-TAINTED BEEF ISSUE 

Wellesley urged 

to support 

wastewater 

improvement 

measures 

THE GRAND RIVER IS becoming 

cleaner, but Wellesley council’s support 

for a new regional wastewater 

master plan will speed the process 

along, says a representative of the 

body charged with overseeing the 

watershed. 

Laurie Minshall, the Grand River 

Conservation Authority’s director of 

water management, was in council 

chambers Monday night to provide 

an update on the organization’s water 

management plan, which is meant to 

improve water quality in the watershed 

through a partnership with surrounding 

municipalities. 

“This is a voluntary, joint plan … 

It’s a case of putting our minds together 

around the best ways to get 

what we need. It’s a proactive plan for 

a healthy watershed,” she explained 

to councillors. 

Under the Lake Erie Management 

Plan, she explained, the rehabilitation 

of the Grand River is a bi-national 

priority as the river contributes ten 

per cent of the drainage to Lake Erie 

and is the largest contributor of phosphorus 

to the lake’s eastern basin. 

“That’s part of the reason at this 

present time, [the initiative for] the 

partnership to put together a joint 

plan is quite strong,” she said. 

“The goals of the plan this time 

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COLIN DEWAR 

DESPITE THE DOWN- 

TURN IN the economy 

over the last four years 

homes in both Woolwich 

and Wellesley townships 

have gained value. 

Wellesley’s housing 

values are up 11.14 per 

cent, while Woolwich has 

seen an increase of 10.5 

per cent since 2008. 

In Wellesley homeowners 

will see the assessed 

value of their property 

increase by an average of 

2.47 per cent in 2013 while 

Woolwich will see an 

increase of 2.24 per cent, 

according to new figures 

from the Municipal Property 

Assessment Corporation 

(MPAC). 

The increase in Wellesley 

can be attributed to 

the 26.05 per cent increase 

in condominiums 

in the township as well as 

an 8.7 per cent increase 

in semi-detached homes 

over the last four years. 

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TAX LEVELS / MPAC ASSESSMENT 

Property values 

on the rise in 

the townships 

New MPAC assessment figures 

show increases despite economic 

downturn, slowing housing market 

“Residential property 

values have increased by 

an average of approximately 

15.3 per cent in 

Waterloo Region since 

2008 when the last assessment 

update was 

delivered,” said Jon Hebden, 

municipal relations 

representative in MPAC’s 

Kitchener office. “The 

entire region has seen an 

increase including the 

townships.” 

Farmland in Wellesley 

has increased in value by 

approximately 45.23 per 

cent. With the four-year 

phase-in, property owners 

will see an average 

increase of approximately 

11.27 per cent. In Woolwich 

farmland has increased 

to 33.56. 

The three major cities 

in the region saw uneven 

increases with Waterloo 

housing values increasing 

to 17.8 per cent, Kitchener 

is at 17.4 per cent and 

Cambridge only increased 

WATERSHED | 9 

The Woolwich Fire Department held an open house last Saturday at its new Breslau fire station. Among those enjoying the 

festivities were (from front to back)Kevin McLarty, Ethan Luong, Rhiannon and Zoe Eyre, along with Sparky the fire dog. 

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NEW RECRUITS TO THE 

Wellesley Fire Department 

were rubbing shoulders 

with the township’s veterans 

during the firefighter 

recognition ceremony 

Monday night in council 

chambers. 

Twelve of the 13 new firefighters 

now serving at stations 

in Wellesley, Linwood 

and St. Clements were 

present, as were five of the 

six longtime firefighters 

who were honoured for 

their years of service. 

“We will recognize our 

new recruits and, for the 

first time in Wellesley 

Township, we have a number 

of certified firefighters,” 

said township fire 

chief Andrew Lillico before 

calling recipients up to the 

front of the room. 

After congratulating 

the young recruits, Lillico 

called on Larry Bisch of 

Wellesley station and Capt. 

Darryl Green of St. Clements 

station to receive medals 

for 20 years of service. 

“We’re lucky if we get 

five or six years because 

people and the demographics 

change so much 

in the community. For 

you guys to serve 20 years, 

that a pretty long service 

and we’re proud to have 

you. The Maltese Cross is 

the symbol on this medal 

and it represents gallantry, 

loyalty, dexterity, observation, 

tact and sympathy: 

wear these medals proudly, 

you’ve earned them,” Lillico 

said. 

St. Clements district 

chief Dennis Ertel and firefighter 

David Futher received 

medals for 25 years 

of service back in June but 

were also honoured at the 

ceremony. 

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The Essex Terminal Railway locomotive No. 9 has been fully restored and can be seen travelling through the region, including stops in St. Jacobs and Elmira in the month of October. [WILHELM NASSAU / SUBMITTED] 

Old steam locomotive back 

A PIECE OF RAILWAY history 

will be back in service 

this weekend. 

Essex Terminal Railway 

No. 9 will return to the rails 

this fall after undergoing a 

restoration and will travel 

between Waterloo and St. 

Jacobs in October along the 

Waterloo Central Railway. 

Over the past few weekends 

the locomotive performed 

test runs through 

the region and could be 

seen travelling into Elmira. 

The steam engine was 

built by the Montreal Locomotive 

Works in 1923, 

spending its operating life 

working on the Essex Terminal 

Railway in Windsor. 

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on the rails again this weekend 

COLIN DEWAR 

replaced by diesel engines. 

The train was dismantled 

and stored in pieces until 

it was rebuilt and restored 

from scratch by a fiercely 

dedicated group of volunteers 

from the Southern 

Ontario Locomotive Restoration 

Society (SOLRS), 

a charity operating out of 

St. Jacobs, who spent hundreds 

of hours rebuilding 

the locomotive. 

On Nov. 11, 2011, Locomotive 

No. 9 passed a 

milestone on its restoration 

journey with the completion 

of the required boiler 

repairs. The Technical 

Standards Safety Authority 

tested and passed the 

boiler meeting accepted 

criteria. 

“We have received ap- 

The No. 9 lets out some steam during a test run on Sept. 29. 

[JESSIE MCLAUGHLIN / SUBMITTED] 

proval from Transport Canada 

to operate the steam 

locomotive. It’s a pressure 

vessel on wheels and had 

to meet a whole separate 

array of requirements and 

rules above and beyond 

what a diesel train does,” 

said Peter McGough, general 

manager of the railway 

During the course of the 

restoration SOLRS had to 

purchase special raw materials 

to manufacture new 

custom parts and they had 

to invent and make special 

tools to complete the 

process. The throttle was 

removed and repaired as 

part of the recertification 

process. 

“As you can imagine 

there were hardly any parts 

and very few tools we could 

find to help rebuild a train 

of this vintage,” said Mc- 

Gough. 

To operate a steam engine 

the train must have 

coal shoveled into its fire 

box. This in turn heats the 

water in the boiler and 

the steam under pressure 

powers the pistons which 

makes it move. 

“A lot of people have never 

seen this kind of train 

in service. This locomotive 

may be one of two or 

three operating in eastern 

Canada,” said McGough. 

“It’s quite rare.” 

The train will be travelling 

to the Farmer’s Market 

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to 11.7 per cent. 

The region is slightly 

lower than the provincial 

housing values of 18.5 per 

cent. That increase can be 

attributed to an increased 

housing market in the 

Greater Toronto Area and 

Ottawa and a mining boom 

in Northern Ontario that 

increased high home prices, 

helping to lift Ontario’s 

average. 

Southern Ontario suffered 

because of the manufacturing 

downturn which 

caused unemployment and 

lowered incomes dampening 

housing increases. 

An increase in assessment 

does not necessarily 

mean an increase in property 

taxes. 

If the assessed value of a 

home has increased by the 

same percentage as the average 

in the municipality, 

there may not be an increase 

in the property taxes 

paid by property owners. 

MPAC is a not-for-profit 

corporation funded by 

all Ontario municipalities. 

MPAC is responsible 

for administering a uniform, 

province-wide 

property assessment 

system based on current 

values. The organization 

provides the preparation of 

annual assessment rolls for 

use by municipalities and 

the province to calculate 

property taxes and education 

taxes. 

Property owners can 

check the accuracy of their 


Regional Police take reporting minor incidents online 

COLIN DEWAR 

THE WATERLOO REGION- 

AL POLICE Service (WRPS) 

is making it easier to report 

minor crimes by going online. 

Residents of the Waterloo 

Region will be able to 

report crimes such as property 

damage, theft from vehicles, 

theft under $5,000 

and loss of property by 

visiting the police website 

at www.wrps.on.ca starting 

on October 29. 

“We are living in more of 

an on-line community now 

than we ever have, people 

are more accustomed to 

using the internet and websites 

as a means to communicating 

and we want to be 

part of that process to provide 

a service to the com- 

munity,” said Olaf Heinzel, 

Public Affairs Coordinator 

with the WRPS. 

Residents will have an 

opportunity to report information 

by following 

a series of steps that the 

on-line form will take them 

through. 

“It is the equivalent of 

doing an on-line form as 

oppose to calling a person 

and then giving the information 

over the phone,” 

said Heinzel. 

It is expected that some 

200 on-line reports will 

be made a month. The 

reports will be reviewed 

by a police officer making 

sure they are accurate and 

if any follow up needs to 

happen, the WRPS on-line 

report states. Each report 

will be given an occur- 

rence number to track the 

incident. 

“We see it as a way of 

creating additional efficiencies 

within our service 

as we try and find efficient 

ways to get information 

from the community and 

also at the same time make 

it more convenient for 

members of the community,” 

said Heinzel. 

The service will be assessed 

every three months 

to measure its popularity 

and likelihood for expanding 

it to include other 

crimes, the report said. It is 

expected that the program 

will be used by residents 

between the ages of 19 and 

45 as they are already using 

forms of social media to 

contact police. 

The success of the cam- 

paign will be measured by 

evaluating the quantity of 

on-line reports, hits to the 

on-line reporting section of 

the WRPS website, quan- 

MPAC: Every assessment can be reviewed 

FROM | COVER 

tity of tweets and retweets 

through Twitter and the 

general public knowledge 

of the on-line reporting 

option. 

A LOVELY DAY FOR A FESTIVAL 

The choice of the on-line 

program will be offered 

to people when they call 

police for assistance or to 

report crimes. 

The streets of Wellesley Village were abuzz Sept. 29 for the annual Apple Butter and Cheese Festival. Top, Keenan Sleep buys some of 

Wellesley’s apple cider. From left, Vander Joseph, 2, rides a pony at the fair with his father Billy. Ebony Sweatman, and Sean and Liam 

Baldwin checked out the festival’s pumpkins. Jaelyn Jones, 7, Miley, 7, and Laney Robertson, 4, Danielle 7, and Taylor Hughes, 9 show off 

their balloons. [ELENA MAYSTRUK / THE OBSERVER] 

assessment at www.aboutmyproperty.ca. 

If property 

owners believe their assessment 

is not correct, they 

have the option of filing a 

request for reconsideration 

and MPAC will review their 

assessment free of charge. 

Comparison of Woolwich and Wellesley Townships and 

the Region of Waterloo 

Region of 

Waterloo 

Wellesley Woolwich 

2013 

Single-family 

dwellings 

3.63 2.21 2.19 

Since 2008 14.72 9.79 9.84 

2013 Link homes 3.21 N/A 2.04 

Since 2008 12.84 N/A 8.16 

2013 Town homes 4.25 N/A 0.66 

Since 2008 17.13 N/A 4.67 

2013 

Semi-detached 

homes 

4.07 1.92 1.41 

Since 2008 16.56 8.70 8.89 

2013 Condo 3.71 6.51 1.32 

Since 2008 15.94 26.05 5.54 

2013 Residential 3.69 2.47 2.24 

Since 2008 15.32 11.14 10.50 

2013 Farmland 9.38 11.27 8.39 

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Albrecht 

recognized 

for suicide- 

prevention efforts 

Kitchener-Conestoga MP Harold 

Albrecht was honoured last weekend 

with a President’s Commendation by 

the Canadian Psychiatric Association 

for his work in Suicide Prevention. He 

shared the honour with the Kajouji 

family. 

In 2008, 18-year-old Carleton 

University student Nadia Kajouji com- 

POLICE BLOTTER 

ON OCTOBER 20 FROM 10 

a.m. until noon, the Waterloo 

Region Children’s Safety 

Village will be hosting 

a Halloween in the Village 

safety event. The event is 

open to the public, with the 

village providing Halloween 

safety training to the 

children who attend. 

Children will have an opportunity 

to participate in 

a variety of games, activities 

and crafts, all with the 

SEPTEMBER 28 

4:50 PM | A dark blue Ford 

Focus was trying to overtake a 

black Nissan on Victoria Street 

near Breslau but was unable to 

complete the pass. When the cars 

stopped at a red light the passenger 

from the Ford got out of the car 

he physically attacked the driver 

of the Nissan, causing his nose to 

bleed and breaking his glasses. The 

assailant is described as white, 20 

years old with short hair wearing a 

green sweat shirt. The investigation 

is ongoing. 

mitted suicide after she was encouraged 

to do so over the Internet. In response, 

Albrecht penned bill M388 which sought 

to amend the Criminal Code to prevent 

predators from exploiting vulnerable 

Canadians online and encouraging 

suicide. 

That bill was passed unanimously 

on Nov. 18, 2009 and the response 

that Albrecht received from the public 

encouraged him to pursue the issue 

further. 

This summer the federal government 

moved one step closer to making 

Albrecht’s strategy against suicide a 

reality establishing a national strategy 

Police using safety village for 

Halloween safety event 

Halloween flair including 

pumpkin bowling. 

Participants will then 

trick or treat through the 

27 miniature buildings 

that make up the Village. 

Admission is just $5 per 

child. Each child will receive 

a reflective safety 

Halloween bag for trick or 

treating. All proceeds from 

the event will go to support 

the Waterloo Region Children’s 

Safety Village. 

SEPTEMBER 30 

8:45 PM | A 30-year-old 

Kitchener woman driving on William 

Hastings Line, west of Manser 

Road, rear-ended a horse-drawn 

buggy. It’s believed the horse 

broke loose after the buggy was 

struck by a vehicle. The driver of 

the buggy suffered a minor head 

injury. Damage to the buggy is 

estimated at $5,000. The horse had 

to be put down. The investigation 

into the collision continues. The 

woman was charged with ‘drive 

while suspended’ at the scene. 

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In his acceptance, Albrecht said he felt 

the significance of his work on suicide 

prevention paled compared to the 

giants working in communities across 

Canada to prevent suicide and promote 

positive mental health. 

Home sales down 

in September 

There were a total of 442 home sales 

through the Multiple Listing System of 

the Kitchener-Waterloo Association of 

Realtors in September compared to 

504 during the same period in 2011, a 

OCTOBER 1 

8:30 AM | A teacher discovered 

a portable at Park Manor 

Public School in Elmira was broken 

into and baking flour, eggs and 

donuts were thrown around inside, 

causing a large mess. The suspects 

entered through a window. The 

investigation continues. 

OCTOBER 2 

10:00 AM | A black and silver 

Huffy Thunder boy’s mountain bike 

was found on Snyder Avenue. The 

rightful owner can claim the bike at 

the Elmira police detachment. 

11:35 AM | A John Mahood 

Public School student had their 

backpack stolen outside the 

Birdland Plaza in Elmira. The contents 

of the bag ,including books, 

clothing and school supplies, were 

found in the bushes of Gibson Park 


Wallenstein man driving a farming 

truck was charged with ‘careless 

driving’ after he struck a guardrail 

on Manser Road. Fuel from the 

truck leaked out, forcing police to 

close the road until it was cleaned 

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decrease of 12.3 per cent. 

Year-to-date, 4,939 homes were sold 

compared to 4,991 during the same 

period in 2011. 

Although the number of homes sold 

decreased compared to last year the 

average sale price for single family 

detached properties increased 4.7 per 

cent to $347,666, condominiums 8.3 

per cent to $223,941, townhomes 4 per 

cent to $262,174 and semis 1.7 per cent 

to $238,834. 

“While sales have slowed the last 

couple of months it has not been the 

dramatic shift we’ve seen in other 

regions,” said KWAR president Sara Hill. 

3:00 PM | Copper cable was 

reported stolen from a business on 

Union Street near Wyatt Street in 

Elmira. The cable was in a transport 

trailer box. The suspects stole $648 

worth but not before they caused 

$2,400 worth of damage to welding 

machines. 


Kitchener woman was charged 

with ‘careless driving’ after she 

drove her 2009 Nissan into the back 

of a 31-year-old Kitchener woman 

operating a 2003 Honda who then 

hit a 36-year-old Kitchener woman 

driving a 2009 Dodge van who had 

stopped to let a pedestrian cross at 

Bridge Street and Tyson Drive. No 

injuries were reported. Severe to 

minor damage was sustained to all 

three vehicles. 

OCTOBER 3 

7:00 AM | A 45-year-old 

Waterloo man lost control of his 

Toyota when an animal ran across 

his path on Floradale Road near 

Church Street in Elmira, subsequently 

forcing him to swerve and 

hit a post. No charges were laid. No 

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Observing Organizations in Sustainable 

Waterloo Region’s Regional Carbon 

Initiative (RCI), bringing the number of 

local organizations taking the lead on 

environmental sustainability to 50. 

The RCI is Sustainable Waterloo 

Region's flagship program, plugging 

local organizations into a community 

of support for greenhouse gas (GHG) 

emission reductions. RCI membership 

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6 | NEWS 

2013 CITIZEN APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, 

ADVISORY COMMITTEES & SPECIAL PURPOSE BODIES 

Each year the Regional Municipality of Waterloo advertises for applications from the public and appoints citizens to various Boards, Commissions, 

Advisory Committees and other Special Purpose Bodies required for a particular year(s) or Council term of office. These appointments give 

citizens of this Region, from a variety of backgrounds, an opportunity to volunteer and become actively engaged as a member of a Board, 

Commission, Advisory Committee or other Special Purpose Body. 

Interested citizens and incumbent members are invited to apply for appointment to any of the following: 

ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE (ATAC) 

Three persons are required for a four-year term ending December 31, 2016; where possible, the preference will be given to applicants 

from the four (4) rural Area Municipalities. The Active Transportation Advisory Committee will serve as a forum for the public to raise their 

viewpoints on particular active transportation issues and to advise Regional Council and staff on cycling and pedestrian issues. Residents with 

skills and demonstrated expertise in cycling and pedestrian areas of concern are encouraged to apply. 

ECOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE (EEAC) 

Five persons required for a three-year term ending December 31, 2015. Persons with knowledge, interest, professional and/or technical 

qualifications in environmental issues related to such disciplines and policy areas as biology, ecology, hydrology, forestry, agriculture, 

environmental law/policy, wildlife management and urban/rural planning. 

HERITAGE PLANNING ADVISORY COMMITTEE (HPAC) 

Three persons required for a three-year term ending December 31, 2015. The Heritage Planning Advisory Committee (HPAC) advises 

on Regional heritage issues and policies, in accordance with the Regional Official Plan. The Committee also assists the Region in promoting 

Regional heritage and in increasing public understanding of heritage issues. 

KISSING BRIDGE TRAILWAY ADVISORY BOARD 

One person required for a three-year term ending December 31, 2015. Persons who are non-farm landowners in proximity to the Kissing 

Bridge Trailway in any of the communities in which the Trailway is located are encouraged to apply. The Trailway Advisory Board advises the 

County of Wellington and Regional Council on the development and management of the Trailway. 

LAUREL CREEK HEADWATERS ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE LANDSCAPE PUBLIC LIAISON COMMITTEE (LCHESLPLC) 

Two persons required for a three-year term ending December 31, 2015. Persons residing or owning property in the 

Laurel Creek Headwaters Environmentally Sensitive Landscape in the Townships of Wellesley, Wilmot or Woolwich or the City 

of Waterloo are invited to apply. The Laurel Creek Headwaters Environmentally Sensitive Landscape Public Liaison Committee 

serves as a community-based forum to monitor, discuss and provide periodic advice to the Region on how best to implement 

the objectives of the Regional Planning Policies for the Laurel Creek Headwaters Environmentally Sensitive Landscape 

PUBLIC ART ADVISORY COMMITTEE (PAAC) 

One person required for a three-year term ending December 31, 2015. The successful applicant will have demonstrated an appreciation, 

understanding and commitment to the development of Public Art and must be citizens of the Region of Waterloo. The Public Art Advisory 

Committee administers Public Art Policies and Procedures for the Region including the development and recommendations of policies for 

selection, acquisition, display, retention, maintenance, storage and de-accessioning of public art for Regional facilities. The goal of The Advisory 

Committee provides input and information to assist Regional staff on a variety of matters that affect Waterloo Region Housing. This committee 

will also provide guidance and assistance on recommendations that may originate from tenants, staff, or community members. It would 

be beneficial for community representatives to have a demonstrated knowledge in areas such as community housing programs, property 

management and community development. 

Persons interested in serving on the aforementioned Committees must file an application with the Regional Clerk prior to 4:30 p.m. on Friday, 

October 19, 2012. The generic Application form and the Terms of Reference for the listed Committees are available on the Region’s website 

or by contacting the Regional Clerk’s office. 

To view the application and the Terms of Reference for the various committees on the Region’s website: 

•Go to www.regionofwaterloo.ca 

•Select the “Regional Government” pull-down menu 

•Select “Agendas/Minutes” 

•Select “Advisory Committees” 

•Scroll down page for “2013 Citizen Appointments” 

This information may also be obtained from the office of the Regional Clerk by contacting Stevie Natolochny at 519-575-4450 or by emailing 

snatolochny@regionofwaterloo.ca. 

Advertised vacancies on a particular Committee may be filled by incumbents whose terms have expired and, therefore, the number of actual 

vacancies may differ from the number of advertised vacancies. All applicants will receive written notification about the outcome of their 

application. It is expected that all appointments will be finalized and approved by Regional Council no later than December 31, 2012. 

Kris Fletcher 

Director, Council & Administrative Services / Regional Clerk 

150 Frederick Street, 2nd Floor 

Kitchener, Ontario N2G 4J3 

Personal information is collected under the authority of the Municipal Act and will be used to determine suitability for appointment. Questions 

regarding the collection of personal information should be referred to Stevie Natolochny at 519-575-4450, Office of the Regional Clerk. 


Departments gearing up 

for Fire Prevention Week 

COLIN DEWAR 

THE WOOLWICH AND 

WELLESLEY township 

fire stations are preparing 

for Fire Prevention Week, 

which will take place from 

Oct. 7 to Oct. 13. 

The theme for this year’s 

week is Have Two Ways 

Out. 

Despite the fact that 

there are fewer fire losses 

reported in Canada, eight 

Canadians die from fire 

every week. Most of these 

fires are preventable and 

are usually caused by careless 

behaviour. During the 

week, fire departments 

across the region will promote 

public awareness to 

the dangers of fire and how 

to protect oneself from fire. 

The following week the 

Township of Wellesley 

Fire Department is hosting 

a live fire training tour 

on Oct. 20 and 21 at the 

Wellesley municipal office 

located at 4639 Lobsinger 

Line north of St. Clements. 

The objective of the event 

is to provide hands-on 

training on various firefighter 

skills using Dräger 

equipment, said Wendy 

Smith, administrative assistant 

at the fire department. 

The Wellesley Fire Department 

will provide firefighting 

trainers and will 

provide certification to all 

firefighters who participate 

in the training. The event 

is offered to volunteer fire 

departments where this 

kind of training is not readily 

available. 

Over the two days, 56 

firefighters will be taking 

courses in flashover training, 

exterior vertical propane 

tank fire, fire extinguisher 

training, confined 

spaces and search and 

rescue exercises. 

“The firemen will have 

a lot to do and will learn 

quite a lot especially how 

to deal with certain things 

that can arise during a 

fire,” said Smith. “During 

the flashover training for 

instance the firefighters 

will learn how to deal with 

that occurrence and better 

protect themselves.” 

Flashover is one of the 

most-feared occurrences 

among firefighters. They 

are taught to recognize rollovers 

and flashovers and 

avoid backdrafts. 

A flashover is the simultaneous 

ignition of an 

exposed material in an enclosed 

area. It occurs when 

the majority of the exposed 

surfaces in a space is heated 

to its hottest temperature 

and emits flammable 

gases. Flashovers normally 

occur at 500°C. 

“A flashover is when 

there is a fire that is as hot 

as it can get and when a 

fire is at its hottest level it 

looks as if it has gone out 

and then there is a huge 

flash and that occurs when 

oxygen comes in contact 

with it. The firefighters 

will be creating that kind 

of atmosphere and will be 

observing and learning 

nozzle techniques to delay 

the flashover,” said Smith. 

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SPORTS DAY IN WOOLWICH 

Woolwich marked Sports 

Day on Sept. 9 with a variety 

of activities. Top, Sugar 

Kings Adam Brubacher, 

Brady Campbell, Brodie 

Whitehead and Matt Schiek 

used pumpkins for target 

practice. Left, Sam Domzella, 

9, recruited students for 

karate classes during 

Sports Day at the Woolwich 

Memorial Centre. 

[ELENA MAYSTRUK/THE OBSERVER] 

The public school board 

is looking for a well-qualified 

candidate to fill the role of 

Waterloo/Wilmot Trustee 

Anyone over the age of 18 and who resides in the Region of Waterloo may apply. 

An application form can be downloaded from www.wrdsb.ca, or picked up at 

the Education Centre, 51 Ardelt Avenue, Kitchener. 

The completed application form and required documentation may be faxed, 

emailed or delivered to the Education Centre, 51 Ardelt Avenue, Kitchener, 

no later than 4:00pm, Friday, October 19, 2012. Late submissions will not 

be accepted. 

Questions may be directed to Jayne Herring, Manager of Corporate Services 

at 519 570 0003 x4336 or via email to jayne_herring@wrdsb.on.ca. 

We thank all applicants for their interest. Only candidates selected for an 

interview will be contacted. 

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Education Centre 51 Ardelt Avenue Kitchener ON N2C 2R5 

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IT'S ALL FUN AND GAMES FOR FIRST ELMIRA CUB PACK 

NEWS | 7 

WCS bowl-a-thon supports family violence prevention 


BOWLING ENTHUSIASTS 

WILL HAVE a chance to 

show off their skills while 

fundraising for a cause 

when Woolwich Community 

Services is rolling out 

its 19th annual bowl-a-thon 

on Oct. 13. 

The event, which supports 

WCS’ family violence 

prevention program, takes 

place at Elmira Bowl from 1 

p.m. to 4 p.m. 

“All proceeds raised during 

that day go towards our 

public education compo- 

nent of the program,” said 

WCS communications resource 

coordinator Leigh- 

Anne Quinn. 

Participants can pick up 

pledge sheets at the WCS 

office on 73 Arthur St. S 

and must raise a minimum 

of $50 through their team, 

while a team from a service 

club or business must 

raise a minimum of $100 in 

order to participate in the 

event, Quinn explained. 

On the day of the event 

teams will consist of five 

to seven people competing 

for the highest score as 

well as top pledges. Quinn 

said the funds will be going 

towards a specific aspect 

of the violence prevention 

program geared towards 

supporting students in the 

community. 

“We have a staff person 

who actually heads into 

schools and chats with 

both elementary and high 

school students about 

healthy relationships and 

preventative measures to 

prevent violence in their 

lives,” she explained. 

Last year’s bowl-a-thon 

yielded $5,143 in pledge 

money for the violence 

prevention program. 

Quinn said the event is a 

significant fundraiser for 

the WCS. 

“This particular event, as 

well as our golf tournament 

is the two big fundraisers 

for the family violence 

prevention program,” she 

explained. “So it definitely 

is a significant contributor 

in terms of what we do for 

fundraising events.” 

Everyone participating 

in the event receives a 

ballot for a chance to win 

prizes. 

First Elmira Cub Pack campers are (left to right): Daniel Vereyken, Shawn Wilson, Zach Vale, Gavin McLean, Lynden 

Blanchet, Cameron Hof, Dylan Leis, Monique Bertrand, Connor Maxwell, Xander Strauss, Victoria Wilson, Alex Keefe, 

Wade Ogram, Eric Lee, Max Campbell, Ethan Dodds, Monika Abbott in background. [MIKE VALE /SUBMITTED] 

Elmira Cubs participated in their first camp of the year at Camp Bel in Dorchester Sept 28-30. A multitude of events kept campers busy all weekend. Tallest tower constructors were Max 

Campbell, Monique Bertrand, Xander Strauss, Ethan Dodds, Dylan Leis, Gavin McLean, Phillippe Bertand. Climbing, phonebooth stuffing and water rockets were all part of the fun.

8 | NEWS 

Firefighters from Linwood, Wellesley and St. Clements stations received diplomas and honourary awards in a ceremony in Wellesley council chambers Monday night. 

[ELENA MAYSTRUK / THE OBSERVER] 

Conestogo Wind Power Partnership 

(CWPP) 

FIRST NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING #1 

To be held by Conestogo Wind Power Partnership regarding the 

Conestogo Wind Energy Centre 

Renewable Energy Approval 

Notice of Public Meeting 

s. 15(1)(a)(b) Ontario Regulation 359/09 

Project Name: Conestogo Wind Energy Centre 

Project Location: Townships of North Perth, and Perth East, Perth County & 

Township of Wellesley, Regional Municipality of Waterloo 

Dated at: The Township of Wellesley, October 6, 2012 

Conestogo Wind Power Partnership (CWWP) is working to engage in a renewable energy project which will require the 

issuance of a Renewable Energy Approval (REA). The proposed wind farm project would be located in the Townships of North 

Perth and Perth East. The proponents have been awarded a 69 MW contract for the sale of electricity from wind power with the 

Ontario Power Authority (OPA) through the Province’s Feed-in-Tariff (FIT) program (enabled by the Green Energy and Green 

Economy Act). The distribution of this notice of public meeting, as well as the project itself, are subject to the provisions of the 

Environmental Protection Act (Act) Part V.0.1 and Ontario Regulation 359/09 (Regulation). The REA process replaces 

approvals formerly required under the Environmental Assessment Act, Planning Act, and Environmental Protection Act. This 

notice is being distributed in accordance with section 15 of the Regulation prior to an application being submitted and assessed 

for completeness by the Ministry of the Environment. 

Meeting Information: 

In June 2012 CWPP held its’ first round of Public information Centres for the Conestogo Wind Energy Centre that is to be 

located in the Township of North Perth and Township of Perth East. At that time studies were being undertaken to determine the 

routing for the proposed power line to connect the project to the provincial grid. A PIC#1 is being held to present the proposed 

power line routing and the location of the project substation within the Township of Wellesley. It is noted that the power line 

will be a low voltage line and the preference is to bury the lines within municipal road rights-of-way. 

At this information session you will be able to view information on the power connection lines and substation for the project, 

ask questions and provide comments directly to the proponent. 

Township of Wellesley (PIC) 

DATE: 

TIME: 

PLACE: 

Wednesday November 7, 2012 

6 pm – 8 pm 

St. Clements Community Centre and Arena 

1 Green Street, St. Clements 

Project Description: 

Pursuant to the Act and Regulation, the facility, in respect of which this project is to be engaged in, is a wind energy project and 

is rated as a Class 4 Wind Facility. If approved, the proposed wind farm project would have a total name plate capacity up to 69 

MW. The project location is outlined in the map below. The wind farm would be located entirely within the Townships of North 

Perth and Perth East with a 

project substation located in the 

Township of Wellesley. 

Gotham Wind Farm Project Location 

Documents for Public 

Inspection: 

A Draft Project Description 

Report has been prepared and 

provides details on the project, 

including information on wind 

energy and associated project 

components and activities. This 

report will be made available 

for public inspection on Friday 

October 5, 2012 at the 

Township of Wellesley 

municipal office (4639 

Lobsinger Line, RR #1, St. 

Clements). It is also currently 

available for public inspection 

at the Listowel, Atwood and 

Monkton Libraries, and the 

Township of East Perth and 

Municipality of North Perth municipal offices. The draft Project Description Report will also be available for review at the 

upcoming Public Information Centre. 

Project Contacts and Information: 

To learn more about the project proposal and upcoming public information session, or to provide comments in writing please 

contact: 

James J. Murphy, Director, Business Development 

Invenergy Wind Canada ULC 

120 Front Street East, Suite 201 

Toronto, ON M5A 4L9 

P: (416) 901-9463 

Email: jmurphy2@invenergyllc.com 

Rebecca Crump, REA Project Coordinator 

Dillon Consulting Limited 

130 Dufferin Avenue, Suite 1400 

London, ON N6A 5R2 

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FIREFIGHTERS: There's 

plenty of praise to pass around 

FROM | 3 

The last honouree of the 

night was Capt. Mike Nissen 

of St. Clements station, 

who is soon to retire after 

more than 35 years of service 

as a firefighter. He was 

presented with a red firefighter’s 

helmet and a bar 

from the province – a stripe 

worn on a formal uniform 

to represent his 35 years of 

service. 

“Although the Fire Marshal’s 

office doesn’t have 

a formal presentation for 

this I think they should recognize 

it: it’s a significant 

milestone,” Lillico said of 

Nissen. “Mike has served 

on the fire advisory committee 

… there’s sometimes 

hard decisions to make. We 

can’t always be popular in 

all of the choices we make. 

It’s a leadership role and 

you’ve done a great job,” 

Lillico added. 

Graduates of the Ontario 

Fire College volunteer fire 

course module A received 

their certificates in the 

presence of their families 

and Wellesley council 

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THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE: 

“Meet at 2 First St. W., Elmira (Emmanuel EM Church) 

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members. 

The Module A course 

teaches a number of skills 

necessary for the job in the 

categories of search and 

rescue, ladders, ventilation, 

firefighter survival, 

firefighter safety and key 

components of chemistry 

and combustion among 

other skills. Six out of the 

group received a second 

certificate for completing 

Module B; additional 

training in key aspects of 

module A as well as areas 

of communications. 

Linwood firefighter 

Catherine Steckley was 

also presented with a certificate 

after successfully 

completing the pre-service 

firefighter education and 

training program offered 

at Conestoga College. The 

912-hour program reflects 

standards established by 

the Ontario Association of 

Fire Chiefs and provides 

students in the program 

with entry-level knowledge 

for becoming firefighters 

through a series 

of in-class labs and field 

experience. 

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WATERSHED: Quality of drinking water makes new plan a high priority, says GRCA 

FROM | COVER 

around are to secure future 

water supplies, to reduce 

flood damage potential, 

to improve water quality, 

while accommodating 

growth in population and 

sustainable agriculture … 

and make the watershed 

more resilient so it can 

cope better with climate 

change,” Minshall explained 

before addressing 

the role Wellesley council 

can take in support of the 

initiative. 

Waterloo Region’s investment 

in the upgrades to the 

Kitchener-Waterloo [water 

treatment] plants that have 

started under construc- 

and to St. Jacobs Oct. 6 and 

13. There will be a special 

excursion from Waterloo to 

Elmira on Oct. 8 departing 

from Waterloo at 1:30 p.m. 

Fares cost $15 for children 

over the age of two and $25 

for adults. 

The Elmira excursion 

will depart Waterloo at 

IT'S OFFICIAL! 

tion now will over the next 

five years result in the very 

measurable improvement 

in the Grand River quality, 

she told councillors, even 

considering the population 

growth over the next 20 

years. 

“One of the things that 

you can do as a council, as 

part of this plan, is to encourage 

Waterloo Region in 

the implementation of its 

wastewater master plan,” 

she explained, as in the 

summer months half of the 

nutrients in the watershed 

come from wastewater 

treatment plants in the 

cities. 

“A second thing that you 

can do is support the im- 

Kate Meissner with mother Kelly enjoying the official opening of the Kate’s Kause 

playground Sept. 29 at Elmira’s Gibson Park. Kate watches as Hailey Brown, 5, zooms down 

a slide during the event. [ELENA MAYSTRUK/THE OBSERVER] 

TRAIN: All aboard No. 9 

FROM | 3 

1:30 p.m. Boarding will 

begin approximately 

15 minutes prior to the 

scheduled departure. The 

train trip will last between 

two and three hours and 

will include one pass on 

the southbound journey 

for photography. 

For more information 

visit the website www.waterloocentralrailway.com. 

plementation of the Rural 

Water Quality Plan.” 

Minshall said working 

with farmers is essential 

because in the spring almost 

all of the nutrients 

are coming from non-point 

sources resulting from land 

runoff. 

Councillors seemed on 

board with the plan, with 

PUBLIC NOTICE 

THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF WELLESLEY 

NEWS | 9 

TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Wellesley will hold a Public 

Meeting on the 16 th day of October, 2012 at 6:45 p.m. in the Council Chambers at 4805 William 

Hastings Line, Crosshill, Ontario, to consider amendments to Zoning By-law 28/2006 as amended of 

the Township of Wellesley, pursuant to the provisions of Section 34 of the Planning Act, RSO 1990, 

c.P.13, as amended. 

The Township of Wellesley has received an application for the consideration of a Zoning By-law 

amendment to amend the permitted uses on the property known as 2827 Hutchison Rd., which is the 

subject of a lot line adjustment application (Application B6/12). 

The Applicant (owner of 2827 Hutchison Rd.) is proposing to sell a total of 1.14 acres to be merged 

with the property at 1045 Ayrshire Lane. 

The property at 2827 Hutchison Rd. is currently zoned A1 – General Agricultural. The property at 

1045 Ayrshire Lane is zoned A1-89 – which includes the following site-specific provisions and 

regulations in addition to those associated with the A1 zone: 

Additional Permitted Uses 

Assembly and surface coating of wooden parts for wagons and other farm related 

wooden items, 

Plastic molding and metal fabricating (A2/01) 

Maximum Floor Area 

449.6 m² (4,840 ft²) 

The owner of 1045 Ayrshire Lane has requested that the land which is proposed to be merged with his 

property be re-zoned to include the site-specific provisions associated with the A1-89 zone. That will 

mean that the property owner will be permitted to engage in the site-specific uses associated with A1- 

89 on the land to be merged with the subject property. However, the property owner will not be 

permitted to increase the total floor area of his industrial building beyond a maximum of 4,840 sq. ft. 

Should the property owner want to expand the floor area of his industrial building, a further Planning 

Act application would be required. 

Legal non-conforming lot area and frontage will also be addressed. 

A 

Mayor Ross Kelterborn emphasizing 

the township’s 

ongoing support for efforts 

put forth by the GRCA. 

Though a water management 

plan has been in the 

works for more than 75 

years, Minshall identified 

the plan update as a priority 

for the organization 

and affected municipali- 

B 

C 

TOWNSHIP OF WELLESLEY 

PUBLIC NOTICE 

Additional information relating to the proposed application is 

available for inspection during regular business hours at the 

Municipal Offices, Township of Wellesley. 

Information requests may also be submitted to 

Sarah Peck, Junior Planner: 

speck@wellesley.ca 

4639 Lobsinger Line, St. Clements, ON N0B 2M0 

PH: 519.699.4611 FX: 519.699.4540 

Dated at the Township of Wellesley this 

24 th day of September, 2012 

ties as the deadline for its 

completion in early 2013 

approaches. 

“Water quality has been 

improving for decades and 

has progressed from being 

an open sewer to an asset 

that is appreciated in communities. 

It still has a way 

to go,” she said. 

The GRCA will be hold- 

ing three information 

meetings this winter regarding 

the new plan. One 

meeting will be to update 

the municipalities, the 

other two meetings will be 

held for a broader audience 

regarding the effects 

of nutrients and climate 

change on the Grand River 

watershed. 

Any persons may attend the public 

meeting and make written and/or 

verbal representation either in 

support of or in opposition to the 

proposed amendment. 

i. If a person or public body does not 

make oral submissions at a public 

meeting or make written submissions 

to the Township of Wellesley before 

the by-law is passed, the person or 

public body is not entitled to appeal 

the decision of the Council of The 

Corporation of the Township of 

Wellesley to the Ontario Municipal 

Board. 

ii. If a person or public body does not 

make oral submissions at a public 

meeting, or make written 

submissions to the Township of 

Wellesley before the by-law is 

passed, 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 do so.

10 | COMMENT 

COMMENT 

OUR VIEW / EDITORIAL 

Politics certainly 

at play in handling 

of E. coli issue 

THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT APPEARS 

to have learned nothing from the listeriosis 

outbreak four years ago, as many of the same 

mistakes are apparent in the investigation of 

Alberta beef tainted with the E. coli bacteria. 

The Conservatives may accuse the opposition 

of playing politics in criticizing the response, 

but the points are valid: the inspection system 

has holes and the reaction could have been 

more timely. 

Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz, chastised for slow action 

and some insensitive remarks during the listeriosis crisis 

that killed 22 people, was not Johnny on the spot again 

this time. More importantly, the initial reports that have 

emerged show recent cuts – and more are slated for next 

year – at the Canadian Food Inspection Agency may not 

have been a wise course of action. 

The issue first arose Sept. 4 when the CFIA first detected 

E. coli in products produced from an Alberta facility supplied 

by XL Foods Inc. That same day, the CFIA was notified 

by the United States Department of Agriculture of a positive 

E. coli sample in beef trimmings from XL Foods Inc. An investigation 

led to some products produced on August 24, 27, 

28, 29 and September 5 being recalled to protect Canadian 

consumers. 

The detection of E. coli in slaughter facilities is not uncommon, 

according to the CFIA. Plants, which are often 

self-regulated, are expected to have adequate measures in 

place to monitor higher than normal detection rates and 

modify control measures accordingly. That analysis wasn’t 

carried out consistently at the facility in question, says the 

agency. 

Under the circumstances, the CFIA temporarily suspended 

the company’s licence to operate the facility. 

Those steps may tackle the immediate threat of that batch 

of tainted meat, but the hard work is just beginning: determining 

what went wrong and how to avoid a reoccurrence. 

Realistically, problems are going to occur: inspectors can’t 

be everywhere at once. This case was relatively mild, unlike 

the listeriosis outbreak and the BSE crisis five years earlier, 

but indicates we need to do better. We certainly want to 

avoid fatalities. 

As basic needs go, there are few things as essential to us 

as the food we eat. In Canada, a developed nation blessed 

with abundance, we take food for granted. From plucking 

items off of supermarkets shelves to eating out at a variety 

of restaurants, we often don’t think twice about what we’re 

eating. 

That’s changing, however, as Canadians become more 

health conscious. And a variety of scares – BSE, contaminated 

ingredients from China, listeriosis – have expedited 

that change. It’s why we have even higher expectations that 

our government will act in our best interests. Cuts to the 

CFIA aren’t encouraging. The same is true of foot-dragging 

over food labelling and controls on imports from countries 

with questionable practices. 

The CFIA maintains that it operates from a science-based 

framework, with consumer safety as its priority. Governments, 

however, can be counted on to put politics and 

ideology ahead of such considerations. It’s for that reason 

that opposition parties – certainly looking to score political 

points – have every right to take the Conservatives to task 

for their handling of the portfolio. 

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WORLD 

AFFAIRS 

“DOUBLE TAP” IS WHAT 

mobsters do when they put 

somebody down. One bullet 

in the heart, one in the 

head. That way they stay 

down. It’s practically standard 

operating procedure 

among hitmen. 

Then there’s a different, 

nastier kind of “double 

tap.” Suppose you live in 

some hill village in western 

Pakistan, and one of the 

families nearby has a boy 

fighting with the Taliban 

who has come home for 

a visit, bringing several 

friends with him. It’s worrisome, 

because you are 

always hearing American 

drones overhead – and sure 

enough, one day there is a 

terrifying explosion and his 

house is destroyed. 

What do you do now? 

There was a whole extended 

family living in 

that house: children, old 

folks, a cousin or two. Some 

of them are probably still 

alive under the rubble, perhaps 

badly injured. Do you 

rush over and help to dig 

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The double tap and other moral quandaries 

Predator or Reaper drone 

(lovely names) will wait 

until all the neighbours 

have gathered round, and 

then launch a second Hellfire 

missile onto the site. 

Double tap. 

“These strikes are becoming 

much more common,” 

Mirza Shahbad 

Akbar, a Pakistani lawyer 

who represents the victims 

of drone strikes, told a London 

newspaper recently. 

“In the past it used to be 

a one-off, now and then. 

Now almost every other attack 

is a double tap. There 

is no justification for it.” 

Stanford University’s 

International Human 

Rights and Conflict Resolution 

Clinic and New York 

University School of Law’s 

Global Justice Clinic have 

just released a report, 

based on nine months of 

research and 130 interviews, 

which concludes 

that barely two per cent of 

the victims of U.S. drone 

strikes were known militants. 

That’s not to say that 

everybody else killed or injured 

was an innocent civilian, 

but these are definitely 

not “surgical” strikes. 

The best estimate of the 

number of people killed 

in U.S. drone strikes over 

the past eight years comes 

from the Bureau of Investigative 

Journalism: between 

2,532 and 3,251 dead in Pakistan, 

Yemen and Somalia. 

Of those, between 475 and 

879 deaths were civilian 

non-combatants who just 

happened to be nearby 

when the Hellfire hit – 

often because they were 

trying to rescue survivors 

from an earlier strike. 

The Stanford/New York 

University study, entitled 

“Living Under Drones,” 

describes the Bureau of 

Investigative Journalism’s 

database as “far more reliable 

than other aggregating 

sources,” based on a far 

wider range of sources than 

other comparable studies. 

And of course there are no 

official numbers. The U.S. 

government doesn’t even 

try to count the casualties. 

Washington doesn’t formally 

admit that the Central 

Intelligence Agency is 

running a remote-control 

assassination program at 

all, because it is legally a 

very doubtful area. At the 

same time, it strives to reassure 

the American public 

that there is almost no 

“collateral damage”: that 

practically all the victims 

are “bad guys.” Including 

the 175 children who, according 

to the Bureau’s 

numbers, have been killed 

in the strikes. 

Let’s be honest here: 

children always get killed 

in air strikes. When you explode 

10 kg (20 lbs) of high 

explosives on a single target 

(the standard Hellfire 

load), there can be nothing 

surgical about it. The really 

questionable aspects of the 

CIA’s drone program lie 

elsewhere. 

First, is it legal to make 

air attacks in a country that 

you are not at war with? 

Second, can you distinguish 

sufficiently between 

“militants” and civilians 

living in the same area? 

And, above all, why are you 

making double-tap attacks? 

The legal question is 

particularly problematic 

in Pakistan, where 

the government has not 

authorized the United 

States to carry out attacks. 

Islamabad tacitly accepts 

them, but sometimes 

public opinion forces it 

to respond vigorously, as 

when an American missile 

killed 24 Pakistani soldiers 

last year. That blunder also 

highlights the difficulty 

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others start using U.S. tactics? 

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of distinguishing between 

“militants” and civilians 

through the lens of a remote-controlled 

camera. 

It’s the double-tap attacks 

that are truly shameful. 

Do the controllers really 

think that the people 

rushing to rescue the 

survivors of a first strike 

are all “militants” too? 

Or are they just trying to 

deter people from helping 

those who were wounded 

in the first strike? That is 

certainly the effect of the 

policy: villagers now often 

leave the injured survivors 

of an attack in agony for 

hours before going to help 

them, for fear of becoming 

victims too. 

There’s no point in telling 

the military and their 

masters that this tactic is 

counterproductive, generating 

more new “militants” 

than it kills. The bureaucratic 

machine doesn’t 

respond to such subtle ar- 

We care about 

guments. There’s probably 

no point in talking about 

the moral problem of killing 

innocent people either. 

But the fact that some 50 

countries now have drones 

should inspire a little reflection 

about this unwritten 

change in the rules of 

engagement. 

The latest proud possessor 

of these weapons 

is Iran, which has just 

unveiled a new drone with 

a range of 2,000 km (1,300 

mi), capable of flying over 

most of the Middle East. 

If it is really copied from 

the U.S. drone that Iran 

captured last year, then it 

has major air-to-ground 

capabilities. So what if it 

starts using those capabilities 

over, say, Syria, 

against the rebels that the 

Syrian government calls 

“terrorists”? 

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it would). What’s sauce for 

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HOCKEY/ JUNIOR B 

Kings drop three in a row 

Coach hopes young players will learn 

from their mistakes, realize they’re 

no longer in the minor hockey system 


THREE SUCCESSIVE 

LOSSES HAVE dropped 

the Elmira Sugar Kings to 

.500, ending a 4-1 start to 

the young season. 

The losing streak puts 

the team in fourth place 

in the Midwestern Conference 

standings, as the 

week was not kind to the 

Kings. The team followed 

up a 9-2 pasting by Cambridge 

Sept. 29 with a 2-0 

loss to Brampton Sunday 

on home ice and a 3-2 decision 

against Kitchener 

Tuesday night. 

Coach Dean DeSilva will 

be looking for more from 

his young players after 

the experience of the past 

week. 

“It was [a tough game] 

because we didn’t play 

our game. We sat back; 

our game has to be with 

our speed and our forecheck,” 

DeSilva said after 

the game on Sunday. “If 

we don’t have a forecheck 

we sit back. If we have a 

good forecheck and use 

our speed we can do much 

better.” 

Speed and defensive 

play have worked wonders 

for the young team, elevating 

it to second place with 

a record of 4-1 coming 

out of the gate. The team 

dropped to fourth, but De 

Silva said rankings don’t 

matter at this point: what 

matters to the coach is 

getting the boys back to a 

playing style that work. 

“We had success early 

in the year, now we’re sitting 

back and waiting for 

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Both losses over the 

weekend can be attributed 

to what he calls the “minor 

hockey mentality” of the 

players. 

“Our minor hockey mentality 

– because of so many 

young players – kicks 

in and we’re not a good 

team,” he said, explaining 

that many of the players 

are not used to playing at a 

more elevated level yet. 

“Things that they did at 

minor hockey as less experienced 

players, like stickchecking, 

cheating in our 

zone, things like that that 

you just can’t do at our 

level and they’ve done that 

the last two games now 

and we’ve lost both games 

because of it.” 

DeSilva said his team 

“sat back and waited for 

things to happen,” on 

Sunday after playing a disappointing 

game against 

Cambridge, which the 

coach could only describe 

as “ugly.” 

The Sugar Kings were 

going steady in first period. 

The two teams were 

neck and neck, tied with 

two goals each. 

The game suddenly 

changed direction in second 

period when the Winter 

Hawks put four past 

netminder Hayden Neuman. 

Cambridge would 

continue to rain punishment 

on the Kings, scoring 

three more and shutting 

down the visitors’ offence. 

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FOOTBALL/ EDSS 

EDSS 

football 

program 

makes move 

to A-division 

Junior boys win, 

seniors take 

loss in seasonopening 

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against Eastwood 

Collegiate Rebels 


THE MOVE TO A-DIVISION 

football has both the junior 

and senior squads on new 

ground as EDSS starts the 

season. The coaches see 

plenty of work to be done. 

The junior boys kept 

Eastwood Collegiate off the 

board Sept. 28 on their way 

to a 25-0 victory over the 

Rebels. The senior Lancers 

were not as lucky, playing 

a gruelling back-and-forth 

game before finally succumbing 

to a 73-50 loss. 

“We came out very 

strong,” said senior’s coach 

Steve Karn of the first quarter, 

after which Eastwood 

picked up the pace. 

The day’s prospects 

seemed hopeful for the 

senior squad when Mitch 

Kernick, one of the season’s 

key players, snatched the 

ball and, avoiding a Rebel 

charge, made a beeline 

for the end zone, scoring 

a touchdown just minutes 

into the game. 

EDSS would go on to 

make it 14-0 before the 

Rebels got on the board 

with a touchdown of their 

own before the half was 

over. 

FOOTBALL | 14 

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14 | SPORTS 

THE SCORE 

WOOLWICH 

PEEWEE AE 

HOCKEY 

Sat. Sept. 15 

Exhibition 

Woolwich: 3 Acton: 1 

Goals: Riley Shantz, Kyle 

Bruder., Riley Shantz 

Assists: Ben Lenaers, 

Matthew MacDonald, Bruce 

Martin, Kyle Bruder 

Mon. Sept. 17 

Exhibition 

Woolwich: 2 New Hamburg: 

1 

Goals: Cade Schaus 

Assists: Riley Shantz, Kyle 

Deyell 

Wed. Sept. 19 

Exhibition 

Woolwich : 7 Acton: 0 

Goals: Owen Lucier, Kyle 

Bruder, Cade Schaus, 

Matthew MacDonald, Devin 

Williams, Owen Lucier, Kyle 

Bruder. Shut-Out Mathew 

Tukalj & Cal Schell 

Assists: Kyle Bruder, 

Matthew MacDonald, Ben 

Lenaers, Mathew Turkalj, 

Devin Williams, Bruce 

Martin, Cade Schaus, Kyle 

Bruder, Kyle Deyell, Justin 

Uhrig 

Sat. Sept. 22 

League 

Woolwich: 7 Acton: 1 

Goals: Devin Williams, Cade 

Schaus, Devin Williams, 

Riley Shantz, Matthew 

MacDonald, John Wang and 

Devin Williams 

Assists: Kyle Bruder, John 

Wang, Cade Schaus, Riley 

Shantz and Justin Uhrig 

Sun. Sept. 23 

League 

Woolwich: 1 Oakville: 4 

Goal: Kyle Bruder 

Assists: Cade Schaus 


FOOTBALL: Move to A-division sees strong turnout from students eager to join the program 

EDSS’s Noah Taylor tries to steer clear of a tackle by Rebel opposition during the junior boys’ football game Sept. 28. The Lancers won 25-0. [ELENA MAYSTRUK / THE OBSERVER/ 

FROM | 13 

“Some guys were already 

getting tired in the second 

quarter – conditioning and 

things like that sometimes 

come into play. We just 

need to cut out the little 

mistakes and that seems to 

be haunting us. When were 

driving and driving and 

then we fumble or throw an 

interception or just give up 

a big play. We have to cut 

that out,” Karn said after the 

game. 

During a postgame talk 

with the team, the coach 

emphasized the importance 

of commitment to the game. 

The team has been struggling 

with practice schedules, 

Karn explained. He 

believes this is part of the 

reason the team is not doing 

as well as they could be this 

season. 

“We need guys with a little 

more commitment in the 

practice department. We do 

that and I think we can cut 

those mistakes out and be 

successful. It’s harder today 

because suddenly kids have 

jobs, they’re trying to save 

money for university and 

it’s sometimes harder to get 

the full commitment from 

everybody.” 

Both senior and junior 

boys beat out most of the 

competition last year, coming 

in second at the end 

of the season just behind 

Eastwood Collegiate. That 

success saw the teams move 

up to the A-division, it turn 

attracting more interest 

from students. 

“The tryouts [were] fantastic. 

We had close to 60 

kids trying out. We’ve got 

about a quarter of the boys 

in the school trying out and 

it’s a pretty high participation 

rate,” said junior boys 

coach John Swatridge. 

His team had a slow start 

in last week’s game, but defended 

their territory fiercely 

while gradually racking 

up points against the Rebels. 

Swatridge was happy 

with the efforts of his team 

but knows the completion 

this year will be neck and 

neck for the young players. 

“From what we can tell 

there are only a couple of 

teams that are really dominant 

this year. Every game 

is going to be a pretty good 

battle. I don’t anticipate us 

holding everyone to zero but 

I do think that the team will 

get better. We’ve got a lot 

of Grade 9s so I think we’ll 

prove a lot between now and 

the end of the season. 

Scholarship to U.S. university makes her hoop dreams come true 

COLIN DEWAR 

THE COUNTLESS HOURS 

OF practice over the last 10 

years has finally paid off for 

Conestogo’s Alex Klein. 

The 17-year-old high 

school senior from Waterloo 

Collegiate has verbally committed 

to a full basketball 

scholarship to become a 

Bulldog at Bryant University 

in Rhode Island. 

The 6’2” power player is 

a force to be reckoned with 

on the court. Her aggressive 

and physical approach 

to the sport is what made 

university scouts from down 

south take notice. 

Securing her future for 

the next four years is a huge 

weight off Klein’s shoulders. 

“It has been nerve-wracking 

but now that it is over 

I’m getting excited. I was 

stressed about it but now I 

know where I am going I can 

just concentrate on that,” 

said Klein. 

Klein was never content 

to only play high school 

ball and has been a part of 

the rep Kitchener-Waterloo 

Lightning Juel (junior elite) 

team for the last two years 

under the watchful eye of 

head coach Bob Urosevic, 

who has helped guide her to 

reach her full potential on 

the court. 

This year she will be a 

part of the newly formed 

Tri-county squad in the 

Juel league, a sort of all-star 

team made up of the best 

local basketball talent. 

Klein is the first to praise 

her coaches for their hard 

work, drills and discipline 

leading her to accomplish a 

goal she has had since she 

was a grade school student. 

“It has been a dream of 

mine to go to the States and 

play basketball since I was 

little and now that it is happening 

it is very exciting 

and overwhelming,” she 

said. “My coaches have been 

tough so I know I can handle 

the coach at Bryant. She is 

one tough cookie.” 

Playing basketball since 

Grade 3, Klein says it is the 

competitiveness of the game 

that keeps her going. 

Alex Klein has verbally committed to attend Bryant University next year on a basketball scholarship. [COLIN DEWAR / THE OBSERVER] 

When it came to decide 

which school to attend 

next year, Klein was courting 

three schools from the 

States: Iona University in 

New York, Stetson University 

in Florida and Bryant 

University in Rhode Island. 

During a visit to Bryant 

she fell in love with the 

campus and felt the school 

would be a perfect place to 

call home for four years. 

Plus it was close enough to 

her family that she could 

come back when she needed 

to recharge. 

“I’m not much of a city 

girl; I just really like the 

campus at Bryant. I loved 

everything about the school, 

it just clicked with me.” 

She plans to study business 

and might possibly 

major in marketing but that 

is still open, she said. 

On one of her visits to the 

college she had a chance to 

watch a practice and feels 

confident that she will be 

able to play well with the 

mostly American squad. 

“I feel I’ll be able to keep 

up with them. I know I have 

the skills to be out on that 

court. I met most of the 

team and just fell in love 

with them and can’t wait until 

I am part of the team. I’m 

sure I will have fun there.” 

Klein will be a part of the 

2013-2014 team.


NOT SO GREAT OUTDOORSMAN / STEVE GALEA 

Making a compelling case for white line fever 

OPEN 

COUNTRY 

LONG AGO, WHEN I was a 

pre-teen, I held skunks in 

very high regard. And, not 

to brag, but during those 

formative years when soap, 

water and I were essentially 

estranged, skunks showed 

me a great deal of respect 

too. 

Needless to say, this 

raised my cachet with my 

peers. 

You see, in those innocent 

days, skunks were the 

pre-teen boy’s version of a 

unicorn – one of those magi- 

cal creatures we wished we 

could tame and possibly 

ride. Their allure was obvious. 

Less attainable than frogs 

or garter snakes and the 

only valid reason for getting 

yourself covered in tomato 

juice – which, if you did it 

right, made you look like 

you had just been gored by 

a bull – owning a skunk was 

every normal boy’s dream. 

In hindsight, it’s a good 

thing I never did. Otherwise, 

sisters, their friends, classrooms 

and teacher’s lounges 

would have never smelled 

the same. And, success that 

early in life, probably would 

have gone to my head. 

Giving a 10-year-old boy 

dominion over a skunk 

would have been incredibly 

dangerous too – unless, of 

course, you took the time 

and great effort required 

to de-scent it. Then, there 

would have just been the 

skunk to deal with. 

I’ll be honest though. 

Even now I can’t help but 

feel a little sad whenever I 

see a road-killed skunk. 

After all, it is such a senseless 

loss. And, for once, you 

can’t even blame malicious 

drivers. Pre-teens aside, 

there is no creature on the 

face of the earth that would 

opt for deliberate contact 

with a skunk. No other animal 

causes so much panic at 

the moment of impact. 

In fact, they are among 

the least desirable animals 

you’d ever want to hit with 

your car – somewhere between 

a grizzly with a tooth 

ache and a rogue elephant 

with hemorrhoids. 

Heck, even other skunks 

wish they could avoid 

skunks. 

You have to feel sorry for 

them for this and other reasons 

too. 

First off, skunks aren’t 

exactly endowed with 

traits promoting popularity. 

That’s no big surprise. 

They smell like the second 

week of deer camp, dress 

like Snoop Dog going to the 

Oscars and, if television is 

to be believed, have cheesy, 

inexplicable French accents 

– that last characteristic being 

the saddest of all. 

Unluckier still, when 

walking on our asphaltcovered 

roads, they do a 

fairly passable imitation of 

the centre line. This more 

than anything explains their 

roadside survival rate. 

In fact, the only thing 

they have going for them is 

the ability to repel others by 

waving their butts threateningly 

in their general 

direction. And, as anyone 

who has ever attended deer 

camp knows, this is not 

even all that unique a skill. 

Even so, for the thinking 

outdoorsman, a skunk is 

still an integral part of the 

SPORTS | 15 

natural world. 

Merely uttering the word, 

while walking on a dark 

trail, is enough to help you 

gauge the reflexes and physical 

fitness of a potential 

hunting partner. Or, at least, 

cast some doubt over where 

that god-awful smell is coming 

from. And it’s a poor 

outdoors story that doesn’t 

eventually get around to 

mentioning skunks or bears. 

Most importantly, however, 

is that as long as there are 

skunks around, you know 

there is always at least one 

thing out there that smells 

worse than you. 

Unless, of course, you 

happen to be a pre-teen 

boy … 

Event aims to promote participation in women’s hockey 

KINGS: “A good butt-kicking will go a long way for us in February” 

FROM | 13 

COLIN DEWAR 

NEXT WEEKEND THE IN- 

TERNATIONAL Ice Hockey 

Federation (IIHF) in conjunction 

with the Ontario 

Women’s Hockey Association 

(OWHA) is hosting 

the second annual World 

Female Hockey Day at RIM 

Park in Waterloo. 

The day will also be a 

fundraiser for the Canadian 

Breast Cancer Foundation 

to help build awareness 

and support towards a 

cure for the disease. 

The IIHF World Female 

Hockey Day Marathon and 

fundraiser has two objectives, 

build awareness for 

Though Sugar Kings lost 

big, the team was actively 

on the offence, more so 

than in their next game 

against Brampton, according 

to De Silva. 

“If you only have four 

shots after two periods 

that means you’re sitting 

back,” he said of the penalty-filled 

game against the 

Bombers Sunday night. 

Both teams were held off 

the board in the first period 

as Brampton outshot 

Elmira 12-8. While shots 

were 9-9 in the second, it 

was the visitors that potted 

the lone goal. Elmira 

poured it on in the third 

– the shot tally was 20-7 – 

but couldn’t find the back 

of the net, and giving up 

another goal to find themselves 

down 2-0 when time 

ran out. 

“We played desperation 

hockey in the last period. 

They started to forecheck 

and we started creating 

turnovers. Too little, too 

late: you gotta score to 

have any chance of win- 

female hockey in the community 

and raise funds to 

help find a cure for breast 

cancer. 

“It is an opportunity for 

girls of every age to try and 

experience ice hockey at all 

levels,” said Robert Hennig, 

president of the Waterloo 

Girls Minor Hockey 

Association. 

The hockey marathon 

starts at 7 a.m. and run 

to 10 p.m. as local girl’s 

house leagues and rep 

hockey teams play a series 

of games called “Play for 

Pink.” 

Canadian Olympians 

and gold medalists Cheryl 

Pounder and Becky Keller 

ning,” DeSilva said of the 

last-minute scramble. 

The Kings tried to redeem 

themselves in Tuesday’s 

game against Kitchener 

with a much more 

defensive approach, but 

came up on the short end 

of a 3-2 final. 

Elmira actively attacked 

Kitchener’s net, after the 

opposition scored the two 

first goals in the second. 

The Kings retaliated with a 

goal off the stick of Clayton 

Greer, followed by a goal in 

third by Brady Campbell. 

With the score tied at 

2-2, the Dutchmen notched 

one with just minutes to 

go in the third to seal the 

deal. 

Though his team took 

a beating in the last few 

games, DeSilva hopes the 

lesson is clear. 

“We’ll work on some 

things in practice. We’ll 

show them some things 

on video. It’s September 

so I’m not worried. A good 

butt-kicking will go a long 

way for us in February 

when we learn from those 

mistakes.” 

of Team Canada will be 

hosting learn to play hockey 

starting at 10 a.m. and 

will be followed at noon 

with a Provincial Women’s 

Hockey League game between 

the K-W Rangers and 

the Whitby Jr. Wolves. 

“The skate with the 

Olympians is really designed 

for young players 

to come out and skate with 

them and learn to play 

and see how fun it is,” said 

Hennig. “Female hockey is 

one of the fastest growing 

sports in the world.” 

The day will be filled 

with great hockey games as 

the Toronto Varsity Blues 

take on the Waterloo War- 

riors at Pillar Arena which 

will be followed by a Canadian 

Women’s Hockey 

League game as Brampton 

faces the Toronto Furies at 

5 p.m. 

The fundraiser portion 

of the event will be through 

the Iced Pink Program. 

Every dollar raised through 

the Hockey Marathon 

event will be donated to 

breast cancer. Donation 

activities will be setup 

throughout the day and all 

revenue and fundraising 

generated by the event will 

be donated. 

Organizers are expecting 

more than 800 on-ice participants 

and some 1,200 

Sugar King defenceman Clayton Greer earned a penalty for battling with a Brampton 

Bomber during second period. [ELENA MAYSTRUK / THE OBSERVER] 

spectators. 

Last year’s event was 

held at the Kitchener Auditorium 

and was a huge 

success. 

“Because of how well we 

did last year we decided to 

expand it this year as there 

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is some real opportunity 

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hockey and we wanted to 

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this year.” 

There is no cost to attend 

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(east off Victoria St. 1-800-608-5205 

5 blocks south of King St.) School 519-578-3640 

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48 Arthur St. S. 

Elmira 

519-669-8799 

www.brauns.com 

405 Nyberg St., Kitchener 519-579-2453 

51 Woodlawn Rd. W., Guelph 226-706-2498 

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Braun’s is BICYCLES continues to maintain a full range of hockey 

equipment in Elmira plus new and used skates, featuring a complete 

range of protective equipment, sticks & blades, hockey accessories, 

jerseys, toques, and more. They carry the respected brands you 

know and trust. Skate sharpening and repairs are available, and 

former owner Patrick Kyte still manages the store in Elmira. 

Earlier this year, the Braun Family moved their flagship store from 

Scott Street in downtown Kitchener to their all-new location at 405 

Nyberg Street, located just off Ottawa Street South between 

Courtland Ave. and Charles Street. 

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cruisers, comfort bikes and specialty bikes like tandem or recumbent 

bikes, folding, electric assist, triathlon and multi-speed bikes, 

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wheeled trailer-cycles so kids can pedal, too. You can expect high 

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Braun’s is BICYCLES also carries a complete line of bicycle 

apparel,helmets, car carrying systems, parts and accessories galore. 

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provide expert repairs, tune-ups and accessory installations. 

Ask about the “Club Tread” customer loyalty reward program for 

even greater value! 

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425 University Ave. E., Waterloo 519-569-7930 

(unit 9A-University Downs Plaza, at Bridge St.) 

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consultants at KW Vac Solutions. 

Beam built-in vacuum systems are 

designed for greater convenience. You 

don’t have to lug a heavy power unit around 

with you. Simply plug Beam’s lightweight 

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located away from living areas; this creates a quieter environment 

and also eliminates the re-circulation of dust, germs and allergens. 

KW Vac Solutions is a factory authorized service and warranty 

depot for BEAM by Electrolux 

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portable vacuums from Eureka, Electrolux, Sanitaire, Samsung, 

Riccar, and Panasonic. 

By shopping at a vacuum cleaner specialty store like KW Vac 

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greater system performance over a longer life span giving true value 

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air of better vacuum cleaners helps eliminate the spread of dust and 

allergens, helping your family to live healthier and breath easier. 

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VENTURE 

NEW BUSINESS / THE SKY’S THE LIMIT 

Taking their passion to new heights 

Avid hang gliders Ryan Wood and 

Mark Dowsett now offering lessons 

through Instinct Windsports 


DISPELLING PRECONCEP- 

TIONS ABOUT A sport stereotypically 

reserved for 

adrenaline junkies, instructors 

at Instinct Windsports 

want to teach everyday 

people to fly. 

Ryan Wood and Mark 

Dowsett are the co-owners 

of a hang gliding business 

operated out of various 

locations around Woolwich 

Township. Though they offer 

recreational use of their 

gliders to customers, the 

two prefer to think of the 

endeavour as a school for 

ordinary people interested 

in learning the sport. 

“The sport is typically 

seen as something for thrill 

seekers or seen as kind of 

like hippies jumping off of 

cliffs in self-made gliders, 

so there’s a lot of misconception 

about it – and there 

wasn’t a lot of opportunity 

in the area,” Wood 

explained in an interview 

at his home in Breslau. 

“We wanted to facilitate a 

chance for people to experience 

a really freeing form 

of flight.” 

Instinct Windsports is 

run on a part-time basis, 

with instructors holding 

flying classes over the 

weekend while continuing 

separate full-time careers 

during the week. 

Dowsett is an in-class instructor 

while Wood works 

with customers as a flying 

instructor and a tandem 

pilot. 

Wood felt a connection 

to flying from a young age. 

Having received a pilot’s 

license in his early youth, 

he soon felt that flying 

planes was becoming too 

expensive and changed 

his mind about perusing 

a career as a commercial 

pilot. His passion for flying 

remained, however, and he 

searched for an alternative. 

“I still wanted to fly; I 

was just interested in the 

experience and the feeling 

of flight. I thought hang 

gliding might be a cheap 

way to do that,” he said of 

how he first discovered the 

sport more than a decade 

ago. 

Hang gliding can provide 

people with a less expensive 

way to experience the 

sensation of flying on their 

own, Wood explained. 

“Once I tried [hang gliding] 

it was most like the 

type of flying that you do in 

your dreams. It’s the most 

bird like. You’re just there 

with the wing strapped to 

your back and it’s just your 

basic body movements that 

cause control. It feels really 

natural and it feels very 

much like it’s your own 

wing and you’re the one doing 

the flying. ” 

He explains there aren’t 

too many opportunities 

for people to try the sport 

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GLIDE | 18 

VENTURE | 17 

FOOD FOR THOUGHT/ 

OWEN ROBERTS 

Consumer misconceptions 

dog agriculture, 

says report 

THANKSGIVING IS UPON 

US – and how appropriate 

that a new report would 

declare food to be one of 

humans’ most frequent 

desires. 

Indeed, the latest Agricultural 

Communications 

Documentation Center 

News reports that a German 

study of 200 adults 

showed food to be near the 

top of the desire heap. 

Although it wasn’t the 

strongest desire (sleep beat 

it), in the German report 

at least, it ranked right 

up there with the likes 

of leisure time, spending 

money and sex. 

Maybe desire is a big 

reason why we’re so passionate 

about food – other 

than the fact that we need 

it, we crave it. 

Similar findings have 

surfaced in Canada. This 

week, Guelph-based Farmers 

Feed Cities, an agriculture 

awareness organization, 

released a new report 

suggesting Canadians are 

likewise fired up about 

food. The report, dubbed 

the Informed Food Philosophy 

Study, showed 97 per 

cent of Canadians say food 

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Co-owner of Instinct Windsports Ryan Wood sees hang gliding as a sport for everyone. [ELENA MAYSTRUK / THE OBSERVER] 

locally and Instinct Windsports 

might be able to fill 

that void for interested 

customers. 

The two instructors start 

new recruits off by teaching 

them how to control 

the movements of the glider 

using their body weight. 

They use a practice stand 

constructed from the triangular 

frame of the glider 

located underneath the 

wings. The frame is raised 

slightly off the ground and 

the student hangs inside of 

it in order to learn how to 

shift their body weight. 

It’s something you learn 

by doing, so you can’t just 

instruct a person verbally. 

Because the controls are 

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simple body motions, it’s a 

matter of getting the muscle 

memory programmed. 

“It’s about programming 

their brain and their 

muscles to the correct motions,” 

Wood explained. 

The best way to get 

people into the air for the 

first time is to let them fly 

alone, he said. Tandem 

flights are reserved for rec- 

reational purposes as the 

experience is more about 

enjoyment than learning. 

During a tandem flight customers 

are usually exhilarated 

but they rarely come 

back for lessons because 

they lose confidence in being 

able to control the glider 

on their own, he added. 

With single flights, on the 

other hand, the customerreturn 

rate for lessons is 

more than 50 per cent. 

“Our whole philosophy is 

to have a gradual progression: 

we don’t want people 

to feel like they have to go 

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choices – local, organic, 

imported, free run, conventional 

and genetically 

modified, among them – 

are important to them. 

The report’s release 

coincided with Ontario 

Agriculture Week. And 

its findings bode well for 

efforts by farmers, food 

processors and groups 

such as Farmers Feed Cities 

to educate consumers, 

says Jenny Van Rooy, the 

organization’s campaign 

coordinator. 

“We’re excited to see Canadians 

of all ages are taking 

an interest in the food 

they eat,” she says. “With 

Ontario Agriculture Week 

underway and Thanksgiving 

around the corner, 

there’s no better time to 

understand food’s journey 

from farm to fork.” 

Some of the awareness 

study’s findings underline 

how consumer choices are 

evolving. For example, it 

says, more Canadians are 

now interested in buying 

local (86 per cent) than 

organic (29 per cent). 

You might think that figure 

is a product of the fact 

that Ontario organic producers 

can’t meet demand, 

and consumers know it, so 

they’re leaning more towards 

local food than organic. 

But it’s not, according 

to the study. Around 

half of the respondents 

said they didn’t know most 

organic food – about 70 

per cent, according to the 

province – is imported. 

Van Rooy says consumers 

have many misconceptions 

about their food, 

a revelation no doubt 

prompting Farmers Feed 

Cities to headline its news 

release about the report 

“Study finds not all food 

choices are based on fact.” 

For example, more than 

four out five consumers 

who buy free-run eggs 

(that is, from chickens 

raised in a confined space 

indoors) think they’re buying 

free-range eggs, from 

chickens raised outdoors. 

They’re not. 

As well, almost 70 per 

cent of survey participants 

believe livestock have 

high levels of artificial 

hormones, antibiotics or 

vaccines. That perception 

is not fact-based, says the 

report. “In reality, high 

levels never reach consumers,” 

it says. “Like people, 

animals only receive 

antibiotics or vaccines 

when they are sick. The 

[Canadian Food Inspection 

Agency] outlines a strict 

flushing period, testing for 

any traces prior to sale.” 

The report was written prior 

to the recent bacterial 

contamination of beef in 

Alberta; anything livestock 

related touches a nerve in 

the farm sector right now. 

Even though contamination 

and animal health 

products are far removed, 

this week they’re all in the 

same witches’ brew. 

And here’s yet another 

misconception, this one 

chronic: even though it’s 

been part of Canadian 

agriculture for nearly 20 


ROBERTS: For consumers, the subject of food is loaded with confusion ... sometimes deliberately 

GLIDE: Even the area’s flat terrain provides 

opportunities to get a bird’s eye view of things 

FROM | 17 

with a really big glider that 

is custom-built for people’s 

first-time flights. It’s really 

big, and it flies really slow. 

It’s really stable and it allows 

us to fly people just a 

few feet off the ground and 

allows them to get a feel for 

how the glider controls,” 

said Wood. 

Though most people 

are comfortable with basic 

controls after the first 

lesson, hang gliding is an 

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Knox Presbyterian Church 

50 Erb Street West, Waterloo 

5 p.m. to 8 p.m. 

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art that can take time and 

dedication to master. 

“You get into the sport 

because it becomes addicting 

in a way in terms 

of the challenge. It’s not 

just a matter of going up 

and gliding down but 

you’re seeking out the rising 

updrafts called thermals 

and trying to stay 

in them. It’s almost like 

three-dimensional surfing.” 

Instructors also teach 

students how to stay safe, 

learn to assess danger 

while flying and the proper 

inspection of equipment. 

“It is such a free sport; 

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STEVE KANNON 

DON ROSS NEVER SET out 

to be the guy sitting under 

the lights up on stage, guitar 

in hand. Next Friday 

night, he’ll be doing just 

that at the Registry Theatre, 

just as he’s done many 

times before at many venues 

over the years. 

Up there, however, is 

where he’s wowed audiences 

and critics alike with his 

multi-layered compositions 

and intricate fingerstyle 

method of playing the guitar. 

Just past 50, Ross has 

been a legendary figure in 

guitar circles for decades, 

the result of playing since 

the age of 8. He grew up 

with music all round his 

Montreal home. His Scots 

father, an operatically 

trained singer, played classical 

music on the stereo 

and occasionally played 

the bagpipes. Ross began 

to teach himself the piano, 

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He eventually studied 

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on guitar but rather on 

composition, electronic 

music, and sound recording. 

Upon graduating, 

he had visions of being a 

composer of orchestral 

and electronic music or 

film scores – he certainly 

had no delusions of playing 

solo guitar for a living. 

What changed his mind 

was seeing the success of 

musicians like Michael 

Hedges, Steve Reich and 

Keith Jarrett, player/composers 

who followed their 

musical intuitions wherever 

they led and who fell 

more into the category of 

“artist” rather than “guitarist” 

or “pianist.” 

“I wanted to write music 

at a young age – not necessarily 

for the guitar, but the 

guitar is convenient and 

it’s transportable. I play the 

piano, but that’s not so portable,” 

he laughed down the 

line from Montreal, where 

he recently returned to live 

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To this day, he is still the 

only player to have won the 

competition twice. 

The music industry has 

changed dramatically in 

the intervening 15 years, 

but Ross continues to go 

full tilt. 

“I don’t have a backup 

plan. I’ve always wanted to 

be a musician,” he said. “All 

I can really do is keep making 

music and keep doing 

shows.” 

Influenced early on by 

the likes of Led Zeppelin 

and Cream and, later, the 

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picked up the fingerstyle 

technique. He’s collaborated 

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He latest disc, Upright & 

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can expect from his show 

in Kitchener Oct. 12. 

“It’ll be one of those 

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Don Ross and his guitars 

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PETS 

SAVE $5-$10 OFF our 1st bag 

of Dog or Cat food! PLUS free 

bag credits transferrable 

from other stores. Creature 

Comfort Pet Emporium, 1553 

King St. N. St Jacobs. Open 

7 days/week. 519-664-3366. 

www.creaturecomfort.ca 

WANTED 

WANTED - COMMITTED 

Female Hockey Goalie, free 

to play. 8:30 p.m. Monday 

night in St. Jacobs, beginners 

welcome. Call 519-580-1478 

or email jodin15@hotmail. 

com for more info. 

More classifieds on 

pages 25 & 26. 

RENTALS 

2 BEDROOM UNIT available 

immediately. 14 Spring St. 

Drayton. 1st floor unit with all 

appliances. Call Mildred Frey 

direct at 519-741-6970. 

BRIGHT, SPACIOUS, 

1-BEDROOM apartment on 

first floor in quiet building. 

Ideal for non-smoking mature 

tenant. Close to downtown. 

Phone 519-669-3423.


REAL ESTATE LISTINGS 

THIS WEEKS FEATURE PROPERTIES! 

FARM SERVICES 

1-877-669-0700 

Solid Gold Realty (II) 

Ltd., Brokerage 

Independently Owned and Operated 

3 Arthur St. S., Elmira | 519-669-5426 

$500.00 donation will be 

made to WCS WCS Family Violence 

Prevention Program Program with every 

home bought or sold by by Paul, 

Alli or Bill in Woolwich. 

Alli Bauman 

SALES REPRESENTATIVE 

CALL DIRECT 

519-577-6248 

519-577-6248 

www.elmiraandareahomes.com 

Bill Norris 

SALES REPRESENTATIVE 

CALL DIRECT 

519-588-1348 

519-588-1348 

www.elmiraandareahomes.com 

OUTSTANDING AGENTS. 

OUTSTANDING RESULTS. 

CHOPPING CORN STALKS? 

TUESDAY 

Save Time & Money @ TOTAL RENTALS 

Windrow & Shred 40’ into ONE. 

Pick up less stones 

with no raking 

WITH THE NEW 

Loftness windrow 

crop shredder 20’ Draper 

side discharge 

NEW NEW LISTING 

LISTING 

$379,900 

PERFECTION! CHARISMATIC! RARE! 

Elmira - Century home boasting original 

woodwork and hardwood throughout, 9ft 

ceilings, and pocket doors. spacious main bath 

and bedrooms with bonus room off master. 

Fully finished attic with skylights and gas 

fireplace. Within walking distance to all 

amenities. Detached workshop. MLS 1241191 

Call Alli or Paul direct. 

$265,000 

RARE FIND!! 

Elmira - A perfect family home located on a mature 

treed lot complete with shed and detached garage. 

This 2 storey, 3 bedroom home features a finished rec 

room, separate dining room, and main floor family 

room with sliders to large wrap around deck. New 

main floor and rec room windows excluding living 

room. All appliances included with the exception of 

freezer. MLS 1237778. Call Alli or Paul direct. 

$279,000 $279, 9, 9,000 , 000 

LARGE WORKSHOP 

Heidelberg - Bungalow with lg Workshop. This 

home is complete with 4 Bedrooms, plus office, living 

room, family room and finished basement. The bright 

living room is open to dinning room and kitchen. 

Unfinished walk up attic. Located on large lot featuring 

detached 17ft x 18ft, insulated, heated workshop, 

fantastic gazebo and 10ft x 20ft shed. MLS 1234999. 

Call Alli or Paul direct. 

$399,900 $399, 9, 9,90 , 900 

IMPRESSIVE 

ELMIRA - 3bdrm, 2baths birdland bungalow 

backing onto farmland on a family oriented st. From 

the welcoming eat-in kit, to the oversized LR, to the 

gorgeous master w/walkout , this home is bright & 

spacious. Add in the huge unfinished basement, 

beautiful covered patio & well-kept yrd complete 

w/shed, this home is everything you are looking for! 

MLS 1231378. Call Alli or Paul direct! 

$379,000 

BACKING ONTO GREEN SPACE! 

Elmira - Backing onto Green space! This fantastic 

home was built with family in mind! Huge kitchen 

with breakfast bar and walk out to large deck over 

looking green space. Office just off kitchen with side 

door to deck. Finished recroom with laminate floors 

and ample storage space. Large master bedroom 

complete with 2 walk-in closets and ensuite. MLS 

1234126. Call Alli or Paul direct. 

$319,000 $319, 9, 9,00 , 000 

PERFECT FOR A YOUNG FAMILY! 

Elmira - Don’t miss this modern home featuring 

warm, neutral décor throughout and rich ceramic 

tile. Bright living room, open to dinette with slider to 

spacious fenced yard. Finished basement could be 

used for rec room or very large bedroom just off the 

fabulous 4 piece bathroom complete with corner 

tub. Appliances included. MLS 1232147. Call Alli or 

Paul direct. 

NEW NEW PRICE 

PRICE 

$218,500 $218,50 ,50 , 0 

CLASSIFIED | 25 

EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY! 

Elmira - This semi is only steps to downtown! 

Fantastic hardwood floors, high ceilings, original built 

in cupboards and trim provide charm and character. 

Bright spacious kitchen with walkout to sun porch. 

Featuring; large front porch, carpet free, 3 bedrooms, 

living room, family room and lots of parking. MLS 

1237444. Call Alli or Paul direct. 

$575,000 

$265,000 $299,000 

$369,000 

FABULOUS BUNGALOW 

OUTSTANDING BUNGALOW 

Elmira - Only 2 years old! Backing onto greenbelt. 

Many upgrades throughout. Open concept mf 

w/hardwood & ceramic throughout. Gas fireplace 

in great room w/cathedral ceiling. Lg master w/5pc 

ens incl corner whirpool bath. MF 

laundry/mudroom. Finished basement includes: 2 

bdrms, 4pc bath & lg rec rm. Sunroom walk-out to 

deck & interlock patio over-loogin yard & 

greenspace. MLS 1237430. Call Alli or Paul direct. 

$359,000 

Waterloo - Surrounded by beautifully landscaped yard. Excellent 

opportunity for seniors or family. Lg 4 car concrete driveway leading 

to tandem garage. Lg island in bright kit overlooking dr w/walkout to 

lg deck featuring retractable awning & view of yard. Rec rm w/wood 

fp & walkout to patio. Close to all amenities, downtown & 

expressway.. MLS 1234685 Call Alli or Paul direct. 

RENTALS 

BUNGALOW IN ELMIRA. 3 Bedroom with 

finished basement. Available Nov. 1st. 

$1500.00 monthly plus utilities. Call 

Mildred Frey 519-669-1544 or cell 519-741- 

6368. 

ELMIRA - 1 bedroom, newly renovated 

building. Smaller unit but very nice. $660 

+ utilities. Avail. Nov. 1. 519-669-2212. 

NEW PRICE 

5+ BEDROOM HOME 

Waterloo - within walking distance to Universities, 

RIM and other Tech companies. This home could be 

an Investment property, residence or both! Just 

steps away from bus stop. Multiple driveways for 

parking. Separate entrance. Roof 2012. MLS 

1237590. Call Bill or Alli direct. 

RENTALS 

$347,000 

EXECUTIVE WILLOWELLS CONDO!! 

Waterloo - Bright 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom condo 

featuring large living/dining room with built-in 

sidebar, separate dinette, 2 fireplaces and beautiful 

sunroom. Large master bedroom with 3 pc ensuite 

and walk-in closet. Underground parking and 

membership to Willowells Club included. MLS 

1237578. Call Alli or Paul direct. 

$299,900 $299, 9, 9,90 , 900 

YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS THIS! 

Elmira - Brand new semi detached raised bungalow. 

Complete with main floor laundry, 4 piece ensuite, open 

concept eat-in kitchen and living room with French door walk 

out to deck. All the conveniences on one floor. The large garage 

is perfect for storage and have room for a vehicle. Located 

close to downtown, walking distance to library, restaurants 

and banks. MLS 1234444. Call Alli or Paul direct. 

$769,000 $76 76 7 9, 9,00 , 000 

EQUIPPED FOR 2 FAMILIES!! 

Elmira - This home is equipped for 2 families! Front and side 

entrances, separate garages, separate laundry rooms, 

separate bathrooms, living rooms and 2 huge kitchens. 

Fantastic opportunity for large family/families complete with 

7 bedrooms. Perfect for the hobbiest 3 car garage & 

detached 4 car garage/workshop. Large yard 87x250ft over 

looking farm land just steps to golf course. MLS 1225049. Call 

Alli or Paul direct. 

POTENTIAL DUPLEX 

Waterloo - Close to universities and downtown, this very well kept, cheerful 

century home boasts original charm with many modern twists! Original hardwood 

floors, brigh airy kitchens and a huge finished walk up attic with closet are just a few. 

Walkout to fenced yard from back family room. Ample parking, lots of storage, 

appliances included. MLS 1234099 Call Alli or Paul direct. 

ROOM FOR RENT in a family home. 

Shared kitchen, livingroom, family room, 

fireplace, laundry. $500/mth inclusive. 

Parking. Avail. Nov. 1. 519-884-3713. 

COMM/INDUSTRIAL 

FOR RENT 

ELMIRA STORE 1560 sq. ft. plus unfinished 

basement with shelving - front & rear 

entrances, move in condition. $1175.00/ 

mth plus utilities and taxes. Suitable for 

retail or office. Phone Allan 519-669-8074 

or Paul 519-669-8582. Email allanpoffenroth@gmail.com 

CONTINUED 

ON PG 26



Elmira Real Estate Services 

Independently Owned & Operated, Brokerage 

90 Earl Martin Dr., Unit 1, Elmira N3B 3L4 

519-669-3192 

NEW BRICK BUNAGLOW 

Elmira@royallepage.ca | www.royallepage.ca/elmira 

Bonnie Brubacher Shanna Rozema Jason Shantz 

Broker of Record 

$342,735 ELMIRA 

Attractive cream kitchen with 

dark island, hardwood and 

ceramic, gas fireplace, open 

concept main floor, master 

bedroom ensuite, main floor 

laundry, walkout. MLS A 

MUST SEE. 

MARYHILL 25 ACRES 

$839,000 NEW PRICE 

Private setting of mature trees 

and rolling lands; 3 bedrooms, 

walk-out basement; small 2 

storey barn/workshop; 

inground pool. A MUST SEE. 

MLS 

OPEN HOUSE SAT. OCT. 13 & SUN. OCT. 14 @ 2-4 P.M. 

70 CENTRE ST. ELMIRA 

Mature treed large corner lot, centrally located close to all amenities. Spacious 3 

bedroom brick bungalow, extensively renovated. Open concept living/dining room 

and kitchen. Custom cabinetry, granite trim, hardwood flooring, california wood 

shutters throughout are just a few of the many updated features. Hi efficiency Gas, 

A/C, 2 gas fireplaces, fully renov. Rec Room with wet bar and extra 3-piece tiled 

bathroom, new roof. Move in ready, a must see! Call 519-669-2667. Comfree.com 

#343609. 

CLASSIFIEDS 

CONTINUED 

FROM PG 25 

COMM/INDUSTRIAL 

FOR RENT 

FOR RENT - For Not For Profit Woolwich 

Township organization or charity. Older 3 

bedroom house about 1300 sq. ft. known 

as Kiwanis house. Plenty of parking, has 

central air. Rent will include all utilities and 

maintenance. Monthly rent negotiable. 

Located near Elmira Memorial Centre 

(arena & pool) KIWANIS HOUSE could share 

with other “not for profit” group or charity. 

Email allanpoffenroth@gmail.com 

TRADES & SERVICES 

CUSTOM GARDEN PLOWING. Small tractor 

so I can get into small gardens. Call Garald 

Gingrich 519-669-2043 or cell 519-503-5641. 

LOST & FOUND 

LOST - OPAL Teardrop pendant on gold 

chain very sentimental. Sunday, September 

16th between St. Teresa of Avila 

Church, No Frills Elmira and St. Jacobs. 

Please call 519-504-8891. 

COMING EVENTS 

CHRISTIAN LIGHT EDUCATION will conduct 

an inspirational workshop, Saturday, 

October 20 at Countryside Mennonite 

Fellowship, in Hawkesville, from 8:30 a.m. 

- 8:15 p.m. Applicable to Christian schools 

and homeschools. Everyone welcome on 

a donation basis. Call Joey Shantz at 519- 

807-0799. 

PRICE $349,000 

AUCTION 

Broker 

Police, Municipal, Bankruptcy, Fleets & Others 

Breslau Airport Road Auction Complex 

5100 Fountain St., North, Breslau (Kitchener) 

Sat Oct 13 th 9:30am 

2010 Altima 3.5 SR 

6 - 08/10 Crown Victoria’s 

6 - 2008 Chev Impala 

2008 Ford Fusion SE 

2007 Charger SE 

2007 Civic Hybrid 

2007 Grand Caravan 

2006 Malibu LTZ 

2006 Uplander LT 

2004 Tarus SE 

2004 Mercedes 500 E 

2004 Freestar SE 

2003 Lincoln T/C CARTIER 

2 - 03/05 Caravan SE’s 

2003 Odyssey Wgn 

97 Trans Am WS-6 

Monthly PUBLIC Vehicle 

AUCTION 

to be held at 

2008 Ranger FX4 4x4 

2008 Taurus X 

2006 Expedition Eddie Bauer 

2006 Saturn VUE AWD 

2005 Honda Element 

2005 Trailblazer 4x4 

2003 Escape XLT 4x4 

2001 Durango SLT 4x4 

3 - 04/05 Safari Cargo Vans 

3 - 03/05 GMC 2500HD Pickups 

2003 Ford E350 Club Wgn 

2001 GMC 3500HD Diesel Stk 

2001 Dodge RAM 1500 Pickup 

2000 Ford F150XL 4x4 Pickup 

2000 Dodge DAKOTA Club 

95 IHC 4900 TA Diesel 26’ Van 

JCB 530B 4x4 Tele-Forklift | Komatsu Propane Forklift 

www.mrjutzi.ca - Website is updated daily as vehicles arrive! 

PARTIAL LIST ONLY!!! 

No Buyer’s Premium! 

VIEWING: Friday Oct 12 th, 2012, 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm 

TERMS: $500.00 Deposit on Each Vehicle, or as announced 

M.R. Jutzi & Co 

PROFESSIONALS IN THE ORDERLY LIQUIDATION AND APPRAISALS OF COMMERCIAL, 

INDUSTRIAL, CONSTRUCTION, MUNICIPAL EQUIPMENT & VEHICLES 

5100 FOUNTAIN ST. NORTH, BRESLAU, ONTARIO, N0B 1M0 

www.mrjutzi.ca 519-648-2111 

COMING EVENTS 

GOT THE WINTER Blues? Join us for Euchre Nights at 

the Waterloo Rod & Gun Club. Oct. 12, Nov. 2, 16, 30 

through to May. Admission $9. For more information 

call Henry 519-746-7953. 

Broker 

When you buy or sell your home with us, 

part of our commission supports women’s 

shelters & violence prevention programs. 

WOW! ALMOST 1/2 ACRE 

$319,900 ST.CLEMENTS 

Wonderful property backing onto 

farmland, great detached shop with 

hydro, lovely 4 level backsplit with 

oversized attached garage, 3 bdrms, 

2 bathrooms, main floor laundry, 

bright dinette with walkout to deck, 

spacious main floor living room, 

walkout off the main floor family 

room to deck. MLS 

NEWER BACKSPLIT 

$288,000 | DRAYTON 

Impressive home, open 

concept with cathedral 

ceilings, eat-in kitchen with 

garden door to patio, 

separate dining area, 3 

bdrms, 2 bathrooms, cozy 

recreation room, unfinished 

lower 4th level awaits your 

creativity. MLS 

Dorinda Orser, Sales Representative 

Unit# 15C 370 Highland Road West 

Kitchener, Ontario Canada N2M 5J9 

Office: 519-745-7000 

Direct: 519-574-1559 

$199,900 - RETIREMENT LIVING IN A SMALL TOWN 

AUCTION 

less than 30 minutes from KW. 

Spacious condo with walkout 

to interlocking stone patio and 

cedar screened gazebo. Beautifully 

well maintained with 

updated flooring throughout 

and neutral tones. Convenient 

main floor laundry. Lots of storage. 

Detached garage. Pavillion 

for family use. MLS 1234274 

FALL MINIATURE 

HORSE SALE 

AT GRAY’S AUCTION CENTRE, 

5737 Hwy # 23, CORNER HWYS 23 & 87, 1 MI. 

W. OF HARRISTON, ONT. CANADA. 

SATURDAY OCT. 13, AT 10:30 A.M. 

SALE CONSISTS OF: 60 AMHA & Or 

AMHR "A" & "B" Registered Horses. Mini 

Carts; Mini Wagons; single and team 

harness, and working carts. For more 

information contact GRAY'S AUCTION 

SERVICE INC. @ 519-338-3722. 

TERMS: Cash, Cheque, Visa, MasterCard 

with proper I.D. Owner or auctioneer not 

responsible for accidents day of sale. 

Any announcements given verbally day 

of sale take precedence over written ads. 

AUCTIONEERS: 

GRAY’S AUCTION SERVICE INC., 

HARRISTON | (519) 338-3722 

LICENSED & BONDED 

GARAGE SALE 

CLEARING GARAGE SALE – Sat. Oct. 6, 2507 Kressler 

Rd. Heidelberg. 9a.m. Carpets, desks, dining table 

and 6 upholstered chairs, worth while household 

items and tools, drill press . 519-699-4800. 

SELL 

YOUR 

STUFF 

HERE 

BROKERAGE 

45 Arthur St. S., 

Elmira 

Office: 

519-669-2772 

$259,900 

$474,900 

$314,000 

Don’t miss this chance to 

enjoy sunrises and sunsets. 

Within 40 minutes of KW or 

Guelph. High speed internet 

is available with fibre optic. 

MLS 


BRAD MARTIN 

Broker of Record, 

MVA Residential 

Res: 519.669.1068 

R.W. THUR 

REAL ESTATE LTD. 

JULIE 

HECKENDORN 

Broker 

Res: 519.669.8629 

AFFORDABLE single family home 

w/addition. Lovely great room 

w/cathedral ceiling. Huge rec. rm. 

w/lots of lge. windows. Spacious D.A. 

Main flr. laundry & master bdrm. 

Newer siding, windows & doors. MLS 

www.ThurRealEstate.com 

GREAT 

CORNER 

LOT IN 

BIRDLAND!!! 

$289,000 

This 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom 2 storey home is perfect 

whether you are staring out or looking to downsize. 

Features include upper level loft, hardwood and ceramic 

throughout kitchen and dining room, unspoiled basement 

and fully fenced yard with shed. Appliances included. MLS 

COUNTRY LOT .5 ACRE | $73,500 

BUILD TO SUIT 

TRACEY 

WILLIAMS 

Sales Rep. 

Cell: 519.505.0627 

PARK-LIKE back yard backs to 

open space. Large D.A w/walkout to 

huge deck, patio & covered porch. 

Hdwd. flr. Main flr. office. 3 gas 

fireplaces. Private master ‘suite’ & 

lavish ensuite bath. Fin. bsmt 

w/walkup to dble garage. MLS 

DUPLEX POTENTIAL -well 

maintained older home. Carpet free 

main level. 2 kitchens. 2 driveways. 

Separate entrances. 3 season 

$289,000 

sunroom. Main flr. laundry. Newer 

roof & furnace. Garage. Private back 

yard. MLS 

BOTH LEVELS have been 

renovated in this bungalow located 

close to downtown. Kitchen, 

windows, furnace & cac, 2 bathrms. 

Rec. rm. w/gas fireplace, doors & 

trim. Open concept in main living 

area. Walkup from bsmt. to dble. 

garage. MLS 

$899,000 

COUNTRY ACREAGE - Enjoy the view 

of farmland and the large pond from several 

rooms in this custom built home. It has all 

the extras you’d expect & more! Gourmet 

kitchen. Hdwd. & ceramics. Numerous 

walkouts. Totally fin. WALKOUT bsmt. w/2 

bdrms. office area, rec. room 3 pc. bath & 

games rm. Professionally landscaped.MLS



NEW PRICE! 

NEW PRICE! 

NEW PRICE! 

Your referrals are appreciated! 

Bert Martin 

BROKER 

Remax Solid Gold Realty (II) Ltd., Brokerage 

Independently Owned and Operated 

DIRECT: 519-572-2669 3 Arthur St. S. Elmira 

OFFICE: 519-669-5426 

www.remaxsolidgold.biz 

EMAIL: bert@remaxsolidgold.biz 

FREE Market Evaluation 

www.OBSERVERXTRA.com 

CLASSIC CAPE COD 

On 1/4 acre lot with mature perennial 

gardens. This home offers a "Hanover" 

kitchen with centre island, 4 bedrooms, 3 

bathrooms, formal dining, living room 

w/wood fireplace, family room w/gas 

fireplace, nice stone patio & deck with 

pergola overlooking the rear yard & pool. 

MLS. $374,900. 

SIDE SPLIT 

On a wooded lot offers a custom 

"Alderwood" kitchen with a walkout to the 

deck, living room with gas fireplace, family 

room with a walkout to the patio, 3 

bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, finished rec 

room. Newly paved double drive with 

space for an RV. MLS. $364,900 

BEAUTIFULLY DESIGNED 

and detailed master bedroom and ensuite 

is the main feature of this 4 bedroom, 4 

bathroom home situated on a large 

mature lot backing to green space. The 

main floor offers large principle rooms 

with hardwood and crown mouldings. 

Walkout to large deck, patio and spacious 

rear yard. MLS. $474,900. 

COMMERCIAL 

LEASE SPACE 

Commercial space for lease in busy 

plaza only 15 minutes to K-W. Office 

space from 144 s/f to 2400 s/f. Zoning 

allows numerous uses. Lots of parking. 

MLS. 

REALTY LTD., BROKERAGE 

INDEPENDENTLY OWNED & OPERATED 

17 Church St. W., Elmira 

Phone: 519-669-1544 

Fax: 519-669-5119 

FOR RENT. 

Millbank 

Len & Mildred Frey 

Wendy Taylor 

Mary Lou Murray 

Dale Keller 


Bill Cassel 

Sales Representative & Broker 

Broker/Manager 

Sales Representative 



mildred@thefreyteam.com wendy.taylor1@rogers.blackberry.net marylou@mmrealestate.ca dale@kellersellsrealestate.com sandcasselkids3@gmail.com 

L Cell: 519-741-6369 

M Cell: 519-741-6368 

$329,000 Millbank. Stately 

Victorian red brick with original 

gingerbread trim, some stained 

glass, original woodwork, updated 

windows, wiring, plumbing, etc. 

Finished rec room, walk up attic for 

potential use as family, games, 

office, whatever.Large lot backing 

onto greenspace. Must see! MLS 

Call Dale to view. 

Wellesley 

$396,500. Stunning 3 bdrm 

home with numerous 

upgrades. Fully fenced and 

landscaped yard. Finished 

office with separate entrance 

on lower level. Must be seen! 

MLS. Call Dale to view. 

Country All Around 

$528,500. 7280 Wellington 

Rd 12. Beautifully 

landscaped with a nice stand of 

trees. All brick quality construction 

with a fully finished basement and 

loads of features. Bright and 

spacious would lend itself to a 

granny suite or a large family. 

Walk down from garage. Flexible 

closing. MLS. Call Dale to view. 

For Lease - St. Clements 

3200 sq. ft available 

Lots of parking. High traffic 

exposure and visibility. Can be 

divided. Great character 

building for retail or 

professional services. Call 

Dale to view. 

519-669-1544 519-669-1544 Cell: 519-500-1865 Cell: 519-505-3111 

Elmira | 17 Park Ave. | New Price 

$379,900 This 2-storey home includes a 

gourmet kitchen with custom maple 

cupboards and a breakfast bar with 3 stools. 

The huge dining room is adjacent to the 

kitchen and opens into a large living room 

with large stained glass window. This home 

has lots of old time charm and character. 

Take the time. Come to our open house. 

MLS 1221850 Call Mildred Frey to view. 

Elmira | 10 Martin’s Lane | New Listing 

$354,900 Huge older home with in-law 

set up M 1 zoning (light industrial) Inlaw 

allows as a mortgage helper. Some updates 

are New wiring, 200 amp, new plumbing, 

New on demand water heater, new kitchen 

in the main unit, 3 bathrooms, Some new 

windows & floors. More work in progress to 

be finished by the buyer. To view call Mildred 

or Len Frey. 

Mapleton Twp | $199,900 

WITH REAL INVESTMENT YOU WILL SEE A REAL RETURN. MAKE THIS SPACE 

YOUR NEW HOME. ADVERTISE WITH US TODAY. 

Concession 12-Lot 18 10 

acres ready to build your dream home 

along with out buildings. The lot is 

level and is in a good production area 

for market gardeners. On a paved 

road with traffic. Perfect for a roadside 

stand. For more information call 

Mildred Or Len Frey. MLS1237449 

Restaurant for Sale 

$259,900 Restaurant business 

and property located a short 30 

minutes from Elmira. Licensed for 

over 100 patrons. Well known buffet 

weekends or special occasions. Great 

for young entrepreneur. MLS Call 

Mildred Frey to view.


OBSERVER SERVICE DIRECTORY 

TIRE 

WHERE TIRES 

ARE A 

SPECIALTY, 

NOT A SIDE LINE. 

Farm • Auto • Truck 

Industrial 

On-The-Farm Service 

35 Howard Ave., Elmira 

519-669-3232 

Complete Collision Service 

MUSIC-LOVER GIFT ALERT! 

COUNTRY 

HIGH 

SCHOOL 

BANDS 

MUSIC TRANSFERS FROM LPs, 

45s, 78s, CASSETTES TO CD 

Your favourite albums get a whole new life 

on CD after we clean up 

the clicks, pops and surface noise. 

MORE INFO | 519.669.0541 

EMAIL: vinylp2cd@gmail.com 

Reimer 

Hyperbarics of Canada 

Established 2000 

F. David Reimer 

UNDER PRESSURE TO HEAL 

Safe, effective and proven for 13 + UHMS 

(Undersea Hyperbaric Medical Society) Approved indications: 

● Crush Injury 

● Air or Gas Embolism 

● Enhancement in Healing of Wounds ● Thermal Burns 

● Necrotyzing Soft Tissue Infections ● Acute Traumatc Ischemias 

● Intracranial Abscess 

● Exceptional Blood Loss 

● Clostridal Myosistis and Myonecrosis ● Decompression Sickness 

● Crush Injury. Compartment Syndrome ● Carbon Monoxide Poisoning 

● Skin Grafts and Flaps 

● Delayed Radiation Injury 

+ Many More 

www.reimerhbot.com 

For more information call: 

519-669-0220 

56 Howard Ave. Unit 2, Elmira, ON, N3B 2E1 

AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES 

GENERAL SERVICES 

60’s / 70’s 

ROCK 

GOSPEL 

CLEAN • DRY • SECURE 

Call 

Various 

sizes & rates 

519-669-4964 

100 SOUTH FIELD DRIVE, ELMIRA 

BICYCLE SALES & REPAIRS 

PROFESSIONAL BIKE MECHANIC ON STAFF 

Buy your bike from us 

and get a FREE annual 

inspection! 

$ 20 

PARTS EXTRA 


101 Bonnie Crescent, 

Elmira, ON N3B 3G2 

519.669.8330 

Providing the latest technology 

to repair your vehicle with 

accuracy and confidence. Accredited Test 

& Repair Facility 

24 Hour 

Accident 

Assistance 

1-800-CARSTAR 

21 Industrial Dr. 

Elmira 

Call Us At 

FAX: 519.669.3210 

519-669-3373 

AFTER HOURS 

519.669.8917 

• Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning on Location 

• Area Rug Cleaning Drop-off / Pick up Service 

• Bleached out Carpet Spot Repair 

RECOGNIZE OUTSTANDING EFFORT! 

TROPHIES | CUPS | PLAQUES | MEDALLIONS 

RIBBONS | NAME TAGS | NAME PLATES 

DOOR PLATES | CUSTOM ENGRAVING 

QUICK LOCAL SERVICE | 245 Labrador Dr., Waterloo 

www.UniTwin.com | 519.886.2102 

THOMPSON’S 

Auto Tech Inc. 

519-669-4400 

30 ORIOLE PKWY. E., ELMIRA 

www.thompsonsauto.ca 

• Janitorial 

• Carpet Repair & Re-Installation 

• Pet deodorization • Floor Stripping 

ROB McNALL 519-669-7607 LONG DISTANCE? CALL 1-866-669-7607 

WE’RE AT YOUR 

SERVICE. 

We specialize in getting 

the word out. Advertise 

your business services 

here. Get weekly exposure 

with fantastic results. Call 

us at 519.669.5790. 

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519.669.5313 

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MUNICIPAL | REGIONAL PUBLIC NOTICES 

CONESTOGO FIRE 

DEPARTMENT TO HOST 

OPEN HOUSE AND BBQ 

SPARKY SAYS, “PLAN 

YOUR ESCAPE TODAY”! 

The Township of Woolwich Fire Department - 

Breslau Fire Station is proud to announce our 

open house and BBQ on: 

Date: October 10, 2012 

Time: 6 pm -9 pm 

Place: Conestogo Fire Department 

Address: 1869 Sawmill Rd, Conestogo 

We would like to formally invite you to participate 

in our fun filled community event. “Our primary 

goal is to create awareness and educate our 

community about fire safety”, stated Kelly 

Condon, Chief Fire Prevention for the Township 

of Woolwich. We will be conducting fire safety 

lessons and firefighter challenges for children 

of all ages. Come tour our hall and have your 

photos taken with our fire trucks. We will be 

having a BBQ. There is no cost for the BBQ but 

donations are appreciated. 

Please come join us. For more information, 

please contact Fire Prevention Officer Doug Bray 

at 519-664-3316. 

BRESLAU FIRE 

DEPARTMENT SAYS, 

“THANK YOU 

LOCAL BUSINESS”! 

September 29, 2012 -The Township of Woolwich 

Fire Department, Station #6 - Breslau Fire Department, 

would like to thank everyone for their support 

at our second annual Fire Safety Day and BBQ and 

open house. 

We would like to take this opportunity to thank 

you for assisting the Breslau Fire Department 

with our fundraising open house on September 

29, 2012. Our open house was a great success! 

Your donations and support directly contributed 

to the success of our fundraising event. 

A great big thank you goes out to the following 

businesses: 

Laser Quest, Casey’s, Bobby O’Briens, Home Fit Exercise, 

Oscar’s, Tim Hortons, Any Time Fitness, Canadian 

Tire, Costco, Tufx-Fort and Studio So Lara. 

We appreciated support and are very thankful to 

the local businesses and our community. 

Gratefully yours in fire safety, 

Jeff Myers, Fire Prevention Officer 

Eline Kamphuis, Fire Prevention Officer 

The Breslau Fire Department 

519-231-3100 

COMMITTEE OF ADJUSTMENT 

NOTICE OF HEARING 

On October 22, 2012 at 5:30 p.m. the Committee will meet to consider 

the following applications. All persons interested in the applications 

may attend and may contact Nancy Thompson regarding meeting 

details or visit the Township Webpage – News and Events – Current 

Public Notices. 

The Committee will also consider submissions for or against the 

applications if submitted to the Township of Woolwich no later than 

5:00 p.m. on October 16, 2012. Submissions can be forwarded to 

Jeremy Vink at the address noted at the top of this page, by email 

jvink@woolwich.ca or by fax 519-669-4669. 

Minor Variance A11/2012 – John S. Martin, 3533 Hemlock Hill Drive 

The applicant is requesting the following: 

• reduce the required Minimum Distance Separation from: 

• 27 metres to approximately 20 metres to the nearest road 

allowance to permit the construction of a new dairy barn; and 

• 27 metres to approximately 10 metres to the nearest 

road allowance to permit the construction of a new covered 

manure storage area and runoff tank; and 

• reduce the required building line setback measured to the centre 

line of the road from 23 metres to approximately 22 metres to permit 

the construction of a new covered manure storage area and runoff 

tank. 

The 24 ha property is zoned Agricultural and contains a single 

detached dwelling, horse barn and driving sheds. The applicant has 

received permits to demolish the existing barns and rebuild the heifer 

barn, and requires the above noted minor variance to construct the 

new dairy barn and manure storage area. 

Minor Variance A12/2012 – 793335 Ontario Limited (Conestoga 

Meat Packers), 313 Menno Street 

Conestoga Meat Packers is an abattoir and meat packing facility 

which consists of a 7,011 sq. m. ground floor plant area and a 933 sq. 

m. ground floor office area. The Zoning By-law restricts the operation 

to a maximum ground floor area of 7,100 sq. m. plant operation area 

and 1,200 sq m office area which currently leaves a residual plant 

area of 89 sq. m. The applicant is proposing to expand the plant area 

with a new addition to the rear of the existing building to include a 

954 sq. m. cooler/storage area and a 422 sq. m. maintenance area. 

The addition proposes to utilize the existing residual plant area of 89 

sq. m. and will require an additional plant area of 1,287 sq. m. 

Therefore, the applicant is requesting permission to increase the 

permitted maximum ground floor area to a total ground floor area of 

approximately 9,587 sq. m. (comprising 8,387 sq. m. plant operation 

area and 1,200 sq. m. office area). The 41 ha property is zoned 

Agricultural with site specific provisions permitting an abattoir and 

meat packing facility. The property contains the existing Conestoga 

Meat Packers operation, single detached dwelling and accessory shed. 

Consent B16/2012 – Paradigm (Elmira) Homes Limited, 29 

Riverside Drive East, Elmira 

The applicant is requesting permission to sever the property in order 

to permit the construction of a new semi-detached dwelling. The 

parcel to be retained will have a lot frontage of approximately 10.05 

metres and a lot area of approximately 382 square metres. The parcel 

to be severed will have a lot frontage of approximately 10.05 metres 

and a lot area of approximately 366 square metres. The property is 

zoned Residential Mixed High Density (R-5) and contains a single 

detached dwelling which is proposed to be demolished. 


WMC SWIM AND SKATE 

Monday October 8th Thanksgiving 

Public Swim and Lane Swim 10:00am -3:00pm 

Parent and Tot Skate 9:30-10:30am 

Family Shinny $7 10:30-11:30am 

For Families and Children 14 and Under 

Children must be accompanied by a skating adult* 

Noon Hour Skate 12:00-1:00pm 

Adult Shinny $7 1:30-2:30 pm 

All shinny players must wear CSA approved equipment 

(Including head and facial protection) 

Twoonie Skate 2:30-4:30 pm 

No Sticks Allowed 

THE SECOND 

INSTALLMENT OF 

2012 FINAL PROPERTY 

TAXES IS DUE 

FRIDAY OCTOBER 12, 2012 

SUPPLEMENTARY/OMIT TAX DUE DATE: 

OCTOBER 26, 2012 

NEWLY CONSTRUCTED BUILDING ALERT: If you have 

been paying taxes on land only, you may be subject 

to a Supplementary Tax Bill later this year. 

DIDN’T RECEIVE A BILL? Non-receipt of a tax bill 

does not waive your obligation to pay and you may 

incur a penalty. If you did not receive a bill, contact 

the Tax Collector as soon as possible at (519) 669- 

6016. 

Marion Pollard, CMTC (A) 

Manager of Revenue/Tax Collector 

LEAF 

DISPOSAL 

Yard waste curbside pick up is 

offered by the Regional Municipality 

of Waterloo through garbage and 

recycling collection. 

Please do not rake your leaves 

on the road, there is no pick up 

service for this. 

There is a fine of $125 for 

depositing any debris or refuse on 

Township Roads.


LANCERS BEAT EASTWOOD 

The EDSS girls’ senior basketball team defeated the visiting Eastwood Collegiate 29-26 

Tuesday afternoon. Top, EDSS player Tessa Charnuski tries to make her way around 

an opponent. Above, Julia Frey works her way through a pack of Eastwood players. 

[COLIN DEWAR /THE OBSERVER] 

MUNICIPAL | REGIONAL PUBLIC NOTICES 

NOTICE OF WATERMAIN 

FLUSHING OPERATION 

The Township of Woolwich will be engaging in a watermain flushing program in Breslau, 

Conestogo, Maryhill and West Montrose from Tuesday October 9, 2012 to Friday October 

12, 2012 between 7:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. 

The anticipated watermain flushing schedule is as follows: 

Tuesday October 9th – Breslau 

Wednesday October 10th Morning – Conestogo 

Wednesday October 10th Afternoon – Maryhill 

Thursday October 11th – Heidelberg 

Friday October 12th – West Montrose 

DEATH NOTICES 

BANKS, BLANCHE M. (CLEMENT) | Beloved 

wife and best friend of Larry Sr., 

passed away on September 26, 2012 at 

the Georgian Manor, Penetanguishene. 

Local relative is her brother Norm 

Clement of Elmira. 

BECKER, SHIRLEY AGNES (GOLBECK) | 

Passed away suddenly on Saturday, 

September 29, 2012 at her residence 

RR 1, Alma, at the age of 80 years. 

CURD, WILLIAM JOSEPH | 1927-2012 

Passed away on September 29, 2012 

at University Hospital, London, at 

the age of 85. Local relatives are his 

daughter Maureen (Laverne) Hergott 

of Linwood. 

HORST, EDNA (SCHALLHORN) | Died 

peacefully at her home in Wallenstein 

on Friday, September 28, 2012, in her 

92nd year. 

SPICER, JERROLD “JERRY” | Formerly 

of Drumbo, passed away at Brucelea 

Haven in Walkerton on Tuesday, 

September 25, 2012. He was 82. Local 

relatives are his sister-in-law Helen 

Brick (Joe) of St. Clements. 

VOISIN, ELINOR J. | It is with great 

sorrow that we announce the sudden 

passing of our dear mom and nana, 

eleven days after the death of her 

dear husband Ronald, on Sunday, 

September 30, 2012 at Victoria Place 

Retirement Residence. The former 

Elinor Jean Howlett, aged 81 years. 

Local relatives are sister-in-laws Rita 

Schill of Elmira and Marie Wagner of 

St. Clements. 

Watermain flushing is performed at this time of low water usage to minimize its 

impact on water service. Please refrain from using excessive amounts of water during 

this time period (i.e. doing laundry, using the dishwasher, etc.) 

The flushing process may cause discoloured water and a reduction in pressure. It 

should be noted that both of these conditions are temporary and not harmful. If 

discolouration occurs, open a cold, hard water tap in the basement until the water 

runs clear before resuming regular consumption. In some situations this may take 5 

to 10 minutes. 

If, however, either of these conditions persist, please contact Cynthia Lean at 519- 

669-6041 or 519-664-2613 ext. 6041 

The Township of Woolwich appreciates your patience as we work to improve the quality 

of drinking water throughout the Township. 

FAMILY ALBUM 

ANNIVERSARY 

Bill & Mary Haffner 

Congratulations on your 

50th Wedding Anniversary! 

Love your children and grandchildren 

October 6th 1962 to 2012 

STAG AND DOE 

Stag -N-Doeberfest 

for 

Catrina Gunn & Mike Clark 

Saturday October 6th, 2012, 

9:00pm to 1:00am at the Linwood 

Community Centre (5279 Ament 

Line, Linwood) DJ, PRIZES AND 

OKTOBERFEST FOOD $10/per ticket 

Bus pick up and drop off at the 

Central Tavern in Elmira *Remember 

your Oktoberfest swag* 

BIRTHDAYS, 

ANNIVERSARIES, 

MARRIAGE & 

BIRTH NOTICES, 

STAG & DOE. 

SHARE IT ALL! 

OBSERVER PUZZLE SOLUTIONS 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CROSSWORD PUZZLER 


BIRTHDAY 

Happy 65th 

Birthday Papa! 

(Ross Arbuckle) 

Love Andrew, Michael & Mason 

OBITUARY 

Beard, Ronald 

It is with great sorrow that we announce 

the sudden passing of our 

beloved father, grandfather, brother, 

uncle and friend, Ronald Eugene 

Beard, on October 2, 2012 at the age 

of 72 in Owen Sound. Beloved husband 

and best friend to Pat for 46 

years. Cherished father to his sons, 

Gerry (Tammy) and Kurt, and to his 

daughter, Christine Laaber (Sean). 

Proud and playful grandfather to his 

grandsons, Kieffer and Logan Beard, 

Joshua Beard and Calvin Laaber. Ron 

will be sadly missed by his sister, Bessy 

Herman, his brother George (Mary), 

his sisters-in-law Doreen Beard, Doris 

Beard and Mary (John Cranston) and 

his many nieces and nephews as well as 

his dear friends, Steve Adair, Ken and 

Fran Gannett and John and Reata Byl. 

Predeceased by his parents, Violet and 

George, and his brothers, Bill and Percy. 

Cremation has taken place. A private 

family funeral service will be held in 

Corinth, Ontario. As an expression of 

sympathy, donations may be made to 

the Lions Club Sight Program, an organization 

that sponsored Ron’s surgery 

to restore his eyesight when he was 18, 

and the Cardiac Fitness Association in 

Breslau, who helped Ron give us many 

extra years. Arrangements can be made 

through Dreisinger Funeral Home, Elmira 

(519-669-2207). Special thank you 

to Dr. J P Schaman for his many years 

of dedicated care and support. 

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THE CHALLENGE

32 | LIVING HERE 

LIVING HERE 

SKATE PARK / YOUTHFUL ENTHUSIASM 

Youths’ efforts are gathering 

momentum in the community 

Their calls for a skateboard park in Elmira resonating with others, moving the project along 


ALTHOUGH STILL IN THE 

planning stages, Kyle 

Wilton’s vision for a skateboard 

park in Elmira has 

come a long way since he 

first pitched the idea to 

Woolwich council in April 

2011. 

“I’ve been skateboarding 

for five years now. 

Two summers ago we 

went basically everywhere 

and people just kicked us 

out every time. We have 

nowhere to skate. Even 

at the arena they kicked 

us out, so we literally had 

the streets. I just thought 

something had to happen 

about that,” said Wilton 

this week. 

The Elmira youth is now 

the official spokesperson 

for a cause steadily gaining 

support after a group 

of older Elmira residents 

jumped on board to advocate 

for a place in the 

town where skateboarders 

will be welcome. 

Twenty-four-year-old 

David Paisley of Elmira 

offered Wilton his services 

as a campaign manager 

for the project along with 

Conestoga College public 

relations student Zack 

Barriage, who oversees the 

project’s social media and 

public relations activities. 

The two have gathered 

a number of adults to help 

with the effort. Among 

them is Robin Hansford, 

owner of the Robin’s Nest 

Café in Elmira, who says 

adult support of the cause 

is essential. 

“What we’re seeing now 

is a lot of interest. All of 

the splintered groups 

need to come together 

and form a master plan. 

We need a public committee 

and that’s what I think 

David is trying to do,” 

Hansford said, adding 

that she has spoken informally 

about the project 

with local organizations 

and businesses. 

“[Wilton]just needed 

some more community 

support and some more 

people involved to make it 

happen, so a couple of us 

friends got together and 

we had connections with 

companies and organizations; 

stuff we knew would 

help,” said Paisley, who 

designed a Facebook page 

and website for the cause. 

There are at least six 

young adults currently 

working on the campaign 

and numerous kids and 

skate enthusiasts keeping 

in touch through social 

media. 

Last year, councillors 

were open to the idea of a 

skate park but admitted 

that the project would require 

a large sum of community-raised 

funds. 

Township director of 

recreation and facilities 

Karen Makela, says many 

steps need to be taken in 

order to narrow down a 

specific location for the 

park. 

Once the township can 

find a local organization 

to take the lead on fun- 

SKATE PARK | 35 

Auto Care Tip of the Week 

Brake fluid is often overlooked as a safety item in vehicles! 

It can accumulate moisture which contaminates the fluid and 

deteriorates the brake components. A brake fluid flush is 

recommended every 3 years or 60,000kms. 

- GARY MARTIN 

Fifteen-year-old Kyle Wilton (middle) is at the center of movement to build a skate park in Elmira. His efforts are supported by some of his 

fellow skaters: Nathan Bowman, 13, Jakob Nafzinger, 13 and Greyden Kitsmetry, 12. [ELENA MAYSTRUK / THE OBSERVER/ 

20 Oriole Parkway E., Elmira, ON N3B 0A5 

Tel: (519) 669-1082 Fax: (519) 669-3084 

info@leroysautocare.net 

www.leroysautocare.net 

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CHEF’S TABLE/ 

DIERRE AND 

JACQUELINE 

Everbody’s 

got something 

to be thankful 

for ... and a 

reason to 

enjoy turkey 

RECIPE 

NOTES 

THIS WEEKEND WE GIVE 

thanks. Thank you to a 

community that helped 

build a park and for the 

family who took the time 

to make it happen. The 

beautiful maple trees 

changing color, lining our 

streets, as we walk our kids 

to our wonderful schools. 

The chance to spend time 

with our family and be 

thankful for the moments 

that create memories. 

For lots of families, 

Thanksgiving means a 

big turkey with all the fixings: 

stuffing, gravy and 

a full day of cooking. Not 

all families are able to 

celebrate together. Distance 

and work can make 

Thanksgiving dinner more 

intimate and quiet, but 

that doesn’t mean you 

can’t have your seasonal 

turkey fix. The turkey 

farmer would argue that 

we should eat turkey more 

often. It is a lean tasty cut 

of meat raised locally for 

us to enjoy. Many butchers 

and grocers sell just turkey 

breast or legs. 

This recipe is designed 

for the couple or small 

family. The turkey breast 

on its own requires little 

time to cook. Buy a meat 

CHEF’S TABLE| 34


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RRSPs, RESPs, RRIFs, LIFs and Annuities. 

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Do you have a new Baby? 

It’s time to call your 

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3435 Broadway St. 

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COMMUNITY EVENTS CALENDAR E-MAIL: ads@woolwichobserver.com 

OCTOBER 5 

COME JOIN US AT the Annual Euchre. St. Martin C.W.L. of 

Drayton will host this community euchre event at the 

St. Martin Parish, 12 Union St., Drayton. The doors open 

at 7 p.m.; euchre starts at 8 p.m. Euchre and lunch are 

$5 per person. Penny table, 50/50 draw. 

OCTOBER 10 

SENIORS COMMUNITY DINING AT noon (doors open at 

11:30 a.m.) Calvary United Church, 48 Hawkesville Rd., 

St. Jacobs. Cost $11. Community Care Concepts invites 

you to join us for a hot non day meal, fellowship and 

entertainment. Call 519-664-1900 for more information. 

OCTOBER 11 

NEW HORIZONS’ IS A group for zoomers, boomers and 

seniors. Ron Brohman, Marjorie Zinger and Germaine 

Bader – the History of Maryhill and Community and 

the Maryhill Historical Society. Get informed, socialize 

and have fun; 10-11:30 a.m. at the Maryhill Community 

Centre, 58 Charles St. E., Maryhill. Admission $2 per 

person. For more information call Joan Haid 519-648- 

2742 or email jehaid@xplornet.ca. 

OCTOBER 15 

ELMIRA & DISTRICT HORTICULTURAL Society: “Your 

End-of-Season Checklist: fall cleanup & bulbs” with 

Kate Owens of St. Jacobs Country Gardens; 7:30 p.m. at 

Trinity United Church, Elmira. New Member Welcome. 

SENIORS LUNCH CLUB AT noon (doors open at 11:30 

a.m.) at Woolwich Memorial Centre, 24 Snyder Ave. S., 

Elmira (community room). Cost $6. Join us for a noon 

SUBMIT AN EVENT The Events Calendar is reserved for Non-profit local community events that are offered free to the 

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PLACES OF FAITH | A DIRECTORY OF LOCAL HOUSES OF WORSHIP 

St. Teresa 

Catholic Church 

No God, No Hope; Know God, Know Hope! 

Celebrate Eucharist with us 

Mass times are: 

Sat. 5pm & Sun. 9am & 11:15am 

19 Flamingo Dr., Elmira • 519-669-3387 

Trinity United Church, Elmira 

“Our mission is to love, learn & live by Christ’s teachings” 

Sunday Worship: 10:30 am am 

Sunday Sunday School School during during Worship Worship 

Minister: Minister: Rev. Rev. Dave Dave Jagger Jagger 

21 Arthur St. N., Elmira • 519-669-5560 

www.wondercafe.ca 

18 Mockingbird Dr., Elmira • 519-669-1459 

www.elmiracommunity.org 

A Warm 

Welcome 

to all! 

SERIES: 1 

October 7th 

How to prepare 

for a miracle 

SERIES: BUILDING A GREAT LIFE 

SUNDAYS @ 10:30AM Services at Park Manor School 

day light lunch and fellowship. Call Community Care 

Concepts at 519-664-1900 for more information. 

OCTOBER 16 

SMALL BUSINESS WORKSHOP: 10 Steps to Starting Your 

Own Business – 7-8 p.m. Join us at the Elmira Branch 

for a small business workshop! This popular workshop 

is run by Roy Weber of the Small Business Centre. It’s 

a great event to attend if you are thinking of starting 

your own business. Admission is free with advance 

registration or $5 at the door. The event will take place 

at the library located at 65 Arthur St. S. in Elmira. For 

more information, call the Elmira Branch Library at 519- 

669-5477 or elmlib@regionofwaterloo.ca. 

WCS YOUTH CENTRE IS getting crafty. Today we will 

be starting our Quotes on Canvas Craft and we will 

continue working on them all week. Come out and 

enjoy a game of soccer, leaving the YC at 6:50 p.m. and 

going to the EDSS small gym. For more information 

contact Catherine or Anna at (519) 669-3539. 

OCTOBER 17 

SENIORS LUNCH CLUB, WELLESLEY Community Centre, 

1000 Mapleleaf St. Wellesley at noon (doors open at 

11:30 a.m.) Cost $6. Join us for a noon day light lunch 

and fellowship. Call Community Care Concepts at 519- 

664-1900 for more information. 

WCS YOUTH CENTRE IS getting ready for cold weather 

by going on a Fall Shopping Trip. Make sure to have 

your permission form and maybe some spending 

money ready. We are leaving the YC at 6:30 p.m. For 

more information contact Catherine or Anna at (519) 

669-3539 

47 Arthur St., S. Elmira • 519-669-3153 

www.thejunctionelmira.com 

BE IN THE KNOW. 

Everyone wants to know what’s 

going on in the community, and 

everyone wants to be in the know. 

Advertise here. 

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-The Junction- 

Sunday School 9:30am 

Worship Service 10:45am 

Sunday School at 9:30am 

Service at 10:30am 

Rev. Paul Snow 

REACH WITH LOVE. TEACH THE TRUTH. SEND IN POWER. 

290 Arthur St. South, Elmira • 519-669-3973 

www.ElmiraAssembly.com (Across from Tim Horton’s) 

Sunday, Oct. 7th, 2012 

9:15 & 11:00 AM 

“Joseph: From 

Slave to Deputy 

Pharoah” 

200 Barnswallow Dr., Elmira • 519-669-1296 

www.woodsidechurch.ca 

OCTOBER 18 

DRAYTON UNITED CHURCH TURKEY SUPPER from 

5-7pm. P.M.D. Community Centre, Drayton, Ontario. 

Tickets at the door. Adults $14.00, Children 10 & under 

$5.00, Preschoolers free. 

WCS YOUTH CENTRE IS going ice skating. Bring your 

skates, a helmet and some cozy clothes and join us 

3:30 p.m. For more information contact Catherine or 

Anna at (519) 669-3539. 

OCTOBER 19 

PROGRESSIVE EUCHRE CARD PARTY – 7:30 p.m. at St. 

Teresa of Avila Church Hall, Elmira. Doors open at 7 p.m. 

Admission $6. Tables will be set aside for the guests 

who wish to bring their own games to play. Door prizes 

and light lunch served. Everyone welcome! Sponsored 

by St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Women’s League. 

WCS YOUTH CENTRE IS going swimming. Join us as we 

go swimming at Waterloo Swimplex, just bring your 

permission form and $5. We are leaving the YC at 7:30 

p.m. For more information contact Catherine or Anna 

at (519) 669-3539. 

OCTOBER 20 

THE LADIES AUXILIARY OF Twin Oaks, 1360 Maryhill Rd. 

Maryhill invite you to their annual Autumn Tea and 

Bazaar 1-4 p.m. Main Draw: Queen-size quilt, painting, 

shopping cart, answering set, dinner set and surprises. 

Draw held 3:30 p.m. Gift table draw, tea room, bake 

table, crafts, white elephant table. All proceeds will 

benefit the residents of Twin Oaks. 

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HEARING 

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10:30am to 12:00 noon 

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STRANGE BUT TRUE / BILL & RICH SONES PH.D. 

WEIRD 

NOTES 


DNA makes an excellent way to store information, but not any time soon 

Q. Why might a highschool 

kid earning good 

grades suddenly fail to 

turn in his assignments 

on time? And how does 

the word “tardigrade” fit 

in here? 

A. As an A student among 

classmates getting mostly 

Cs and Bs, John G. of 

Laguna Woods, California 

felt he stood out too much 

from his peers, reports Anu 

Garg in “Another Word a 

Day.” So he began turning 

in his weekly theme papers 

a day late, prompting his 

teacher to assign him two 

SUDOKU 

HOW TO PLAY: Fill in the grid 

so that every row, every column 

and every 3x3 box contains the 

numbers 1 through 9 only once. 

Each 3x3 box is outlined with a 

darker line. We have got you 

started with a few numbers 

already placed in the boxes. 

SOLUTION: on page 17 

grades, putting the “tardigrade” 

above a line and the 

“earned grade” beneath it. 

Since only the tardigrade 

was reported, his As fell to 

Bs and his Bs to Cs. 

Presumably unbeknownst 

to John’s teacher, 

“tardigrade” (TAR-digrayd) 

means “any of 

various tiny, slow-moving 

invertebrates of the phylum 

Tardigrada.” The term 

is from the Latin “tardigradus” 

(slow-moving), for 

“tardus” (slow) + “gradus” 

(stepping). Also from the 

same root are “retard” and 

“tardy.” 

Q. Your own DNA is one 

of the most dense and 

stable media for storing 

information. So why not 

use DNA molecules to 

store computer files? 

A. Actually, George 

Church and colleagues of 

the Wyss Institute at Harvard 

University encoded a 

53,400-word book, 11 images 

and a JavaScript program 

into single-stranded 

DNA, beating the previous 

record set in 2010, says 

Douglas Heaven in “New 

Scientist” magazine. 

They used DNA bases A 

or C and G or T to encode 

either a binary zero or 

binary one. In principle, 

these four letters could 

encode two bits of information 

per nucleotide, providing 

an information storage 

density per gram of 455 

billion gigabytes -- roughly 

the capacity of 100 billion 

DVDs! (It takes about 28 

grams to equal an ounce.) 

Given this enormous 

storage density and the 

CHEF’S TABLE: Turkey dinner doesn’t have to 

be a big production, as in preparing some for two 

FROM | 32 depending on how big 

thermometer if you aren’t 

sure: it takes the guesswork 

out of cooking meats 

and allows you to serve a 

tender turkey dinner. 

Proscuittowrapped 

turkey breast 

5 tbsp Dijon 

3 tbsp maple syrup 

3 sprigs thyme, chopped 

3 leaves sage, chopped 

2 cloves garlic 

10 slices prosciutto 

Combine Dijon, syrup, 

chopped herbs, garlic into 

a paste, smear on the turkey 

breast; 

Lay prosciutto slices or 

bacon on a cellophane 4 

across (smaller or larger 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

your turkey breast is) in 2 

rows overlapping slightly 

for prosciutto; 

Lay the breast on the 

prosciutto, use the cellophane 

to roll the prosciutto 

over the turkey breast 

and around. Pull the cellophane 

away as you roll; 

Place in pan and bake 

in oven at 400F until fully 

cooked. Allow the breast 

to rest and cut into medallions, 

serve with cranberry 

relish. 

Fresh 

Cranberry 

Apple Relish 

1 honey crisp apple diced 

(I like the skin on but you 

can remove) 

1 Anjou pear, diced skin 

on 

3 tbsp diced red onion 

1/4 cup of dried cranberries 

1/2 orange, juiced 

1 tsp ginger, grated 

1 tsp tamarind paste 

2 tbsp Bauman’s cinnamon 

honey 

2 tbsp olive oil 

Cracked black pepper to 

taste 

Place all ingredients into 

bowl and toss, allow the 

juices to soften the cranberries 

and serve with the 

turkey breast. 

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WWW.OBSERVERXTRA.COM 

THE CHALLENGE 

fact that DNA is stable for 

thousands of years, it may 

be an attractive archival 

medium for computers of 

the future. 

But currently there is no 

fast and inexpensive way to 

read out the data, so don’t 

expect commercial applications 

anytime soon. 

Q. What’s the scoop on 

dogs wearing collars? 

A. Some 5,000 years 

ago, according to ancient 

Egyptian artifacts and 

wall paintings, dogs wore 

leather collars during training 

for hunting or guarding, 

sometimes labeled 

with names like “the brave 

one” or “the useless one,” 

reports “ScienceIllustrated. 

Com” magazine. 

The Greeks and Romans 

also used collars, but more 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

for protecting the throats 

of guard dogs from wolves 

and other predators. 

During the Middle Ages 

and the Renaissance, small 

dogs became popular as 

lap dogs, serving as status 

symbols for the European 

nobility who adorned their 

pets with gem-studded 

silver and gold collars. 

As the middle class grew 

during the Renaissance, 

more people could afford to 

have dogs, and the demand 

for cheap leather collars 

increased. 

Q. When would 23:59:59 

be followed by 23:59:60 

instead of the expected 

00:00:00? 

A. When “a leap second” 

needs to be added so that 

the astronomical time 

-- based on the Earth’s rota- 

OBSERVER CROSSWORD PUZZLER 

ACROSS 

1. Make a splashing sound 

6. Shut off 

13. Cloak-and-dagger org. 

16. 4:1, e.g. 

17. Ace 

18. Gentle utterance, to call 

someone’s attention 

19. Reflect on one’s own 

thoughts 

21. “Tarzan” extra 

22. Consumes 

23. “Yadda, yadda, yadda” 

24. Imaginary place that’s 

perfect 

25. Kind of band 

29. Existing only in the 

imagination 

32. Polyhedron having six 

plane faces 

34. “At Seventeen” singer 

Janis 

35. “A Prayer for ___ 

Meany” 

36. ___ v. Wade 

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tion -- matches the time 

kept by atomic clocks, as 

reported in “ScienceIllustrated.Com” 

magazine. 

In 1972, Greenwich 

(mean) Time was replaced 

by Coordinated Universal 

Time (UTC) based on 

atomic clocks. Currently, 

throughout the world some 

400 such clocks keep track 

of UTC, the international 

time standard. 

“In 2011, an atomic clock 

in London’s National 

Physical Laboratory was 

designated the most accurate 

in the world, off by 

just one second every 138 

million years.” 

ABOUT THE AUTHORS 

Bill a journalist, Rich holds a doctorate 

in physics. Together the 

brothers bring you “Strange But 

True.” Send your questions to 

strangetrue@compuserve.com 

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37. Matterhorn, e.g. 

38. Absorbed, as a cost 

40. Band booking 

42. Deviation 

44. Schuss, e.g. 

45. Acquire 

46. The most important 

dish of a meal 

51. “Baloney!” 

52. Long, long time 

53. ___ constrictor 

54. “___ alive!” 

55. “___ moment” 

57. Chop finely 

59. A chip, maybe 

60. ___ Today 

61. “Fantasy Island” prop 

62. “Gee whiz!” 

DOWN 

1. Mr., abroad 

2. PC linkup 

3. His “4” was retired 

4. “Dear” one 

5. A disorderly outburst or 

tumult 

6. Easy dupes 

7. “The Three Faces of ___” 

8. “O tempora! O mores!” 

orator 

9. Brass; formerly used for 

church utensils 

10. Ancient city NW of 

Carthage 

11. Family head 

12. .0000001 joule 

13. Committee head 

14. Not politic 

15. Change, as the Constitution 

20. More rational 

24. “My boy” 

25. “Look here!” 

26. “What’s ___?” 

27. Person skilled in 

exegesis 

28. Bouncing off the walls 

29. Gloomy, in poetry 

30. Exploits 

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31. Yellowstone sight 

33. Senior member 

37. ___ Minor 

38. Barley beards 

39. Charlotte-to-Raleigh dir. 

41. “Fancy that!” 

43. Fly catcher 

46. Ace 

47. An arm of the Mediterranean 

Sea 

48. Engage in 

49. To a very great extent 

or degree 

50. 100 at equal 1 kip in Laos 

56. Not just “a” 

57. Stems of beans 

58. One may be taken to 

the cleaners 

SOLUTION: on page 31


SKATE PARK: 

Community 

support is 

essential if 

project is to see 

the light of day 

FROM | 32 

draising for the project, 

officials will inform the 

public and start to assess 

various pieces of land as 

possible candidates for 

the skate park. 

The project will be 

funded by the community, 

similar to what was done 

with the the Kate’s Kause 

playground in Gibson 

Park. 

Paisley admits gathering 

close to $250,000 will 

be difficult, but hopes to 

use students’ connections 

to their schools during 

fundraisers. Organizers 

are also hoping to apply 

for grants and donations 

such as the Aviva Community 

Fund that donates 

$1 million to community 

projects every year. 

“We realized that there 

was some stuff in the 

works, but [Wilton] just 

needed some more community 

support to make 

$ 

Wilton and other supporters of the project have brought a number of adults the community on board with the idea. 

[ELENA MAYSTRUK / THE OBSERVER/ 

it happen. A couple of us 

friends got together and 

we had connections with 

businesses and organizations; 

stuff we knew would 

help,” said Paisley. 

“It’s always been the 

dream to have a skate park 

in Elmira but we never 

had the motivation to do 

anything like Kyle has 

– that was sweet to see,” 

Barriage said. 

The initiative to build 

the park is still young yet 

organizers hope it can be 

something everyone in 

Elmira can enjoy. 

“Our vision for this is a 

community park, so more 

than just a skate park. 

We want this to be nicely 

landscaped, an attractive 

addition to the town and 

kind of turn an empty plot 

of land into something to 

Looking for votes. Their website www. 

skateelmira.com links to the voting page. 

be proud of,” Paisley said. 

For more information 

on the project visit www. 

skateelmira.com. 

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