02 July 27, 2002 - ObserverXtra

JULY 27, 2002 • NEWS • WOOLWICH OBSERVER 1 

www.woolwichobserver.com SATURDAY, JULY 27, 2002 VOL 7, NO. 30 $1 

WELCOME TO… Powerful winds caused this damage on Northfield Dr. south of Conestogo, bending the sign and 

removing part of a silo’s roof. 

NEIL de BOER 

FIND ANOTHER WAY This tree blocked access to Northside Dr. in St. Jacobs for almost an hour until township and 

regional road crews could remove it. 

HUGO RODRIGUES 

NEIL de BOER 


IT FELL THAT WAY Damage such as this tree pictured left caused residents to ensure emergency response workers 

knew where any downed trees might lie. Capt. Bruce Good and firefighter Maynard Weber are pictured at right 

listening to the directions of a resident of Northside Dr. in St. Jacobs. 

Fast, furious 

storm takes 

villagers by 

surprise 

St. Jacobs and Conestogo take 

brunt of severe thunderstorm cell; 

downs trees, knocks out power, 

flattens crops, makes a mess 

By By Hugo Hugo Rodrigues 

Rodrigues 

OBSERVER STAFF 

Although officials hesitate to call it a tornado, 

the storm that moved through Woolwich 

Township on Monday had many of the same 

effects, toppling trees and downing hydro 

wires across much of St. Jacobs and Conestogo. 

Environment Canada has determined that, on July 21 

at approximately 1 p.m., a severe thunderstorm cell 

moved through portions of the Conestogo River valley 

and up into part of the Grand River valley toward 

Winterbourne, causing the most extensive damage in St. 

Jacobs and just south of Conestogo. 

Areas of St. Jacobs where damage was significant 

included Northside and Queensway drives – although it 

was hard to walk on almost any street in the town without 

seeing debris or downed trees. 

Shannon Charter, who lives at 91 Northside Dr., was not 

home when the storm hit, but certainly took some damage 

to her house, where three mature trees were toppled – 

one coming to rest against her living room window and 

the other two being uprooted on the south side of her 

house and grazing the siding there. 

“I had the afternoon off from work and was coming back 

from the gym and all of a sudden I’m going ‘what the 

heck?’ It wasn’t that bad on the highway, it just came down 

hard and the winds were high but I didn’t expect anything 

to be this damaging. I was kind of surprised when I came 

up the turn [at Northside Dr. and Sawmill Rd.] and 

couldn’t come to my house because it was all blocked 

there. I made my way around and that’s when I noticed it 

was all down,” said Charter of the tornado-like damage. 

“It’s too bad, they were mature trees; why they hit those 

ones who knows? … You don’t know.” 

Senior climatologist David Phillips hesitated to use the 

word ‘tornado’ when describing what happened because 

the data he has been able analyze to this point doesn’t 

show the telltale signs. A severe thunderstorm warning 

(SEE STORM PAGE 4)

2 WOOLWICH OBSERVER • NEWS • JULY 27, 2002 

Failed bid to stop raceway move costs $86,000 

Elora residents ordered to pay portion of legal costs for township, county 

By By By Steve Steve Kannon Kannon 

Kannon 


A 

group of Elora 

residents who 

fought the move 

of the Elmira Raceway to 

their community is 

placing one last bet that 

Centre Wellington 

Township will let them 

slide on thousands of 

dollars in legal bills. 

A provincial assessor 

ruled July 22 that the 

Centre Wellington 

Citizens’ Coalition (CWCC) 

must pay $86,000 to offset 

the legal fees amassed by 

the township and 

Wellington County in two 

court battles. The costs 

stem from cases heard in 

Superior Court and the 

Ontario Court of Appeal as 

the citizens’ group 

attempted to overturn 

township council’s March, 

2000 decision to welcome 

the raceway and its 200 slot 

machines. 

The 109 members of the 

coalition are on the hook 

for the full $86,040. 

CWCC representative 

Harry Panjer said July 24 

the decision came as a 

surprise to the group. 

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will ask them to waive the 

fees, he added. 

“That was obviously a 

big shock to us to see a 

cost settlement that big. 

We had expected a significantly 

lower figure. We’re 

really disappointed that 

council even chased us for 

costs. We were surprised 

at that.” 

Panjer said the members 

were acting in the best interests 

of the community 

and should not be penalized 

for making use of 

their democratic rights. 

“They have every right to 

ask us for $86,000 plus interest, 

based on the court 

decision. But even though 

it’s legally right, we don’t 

think it’s morally right for 

them to be doing this because 

of the chilling effect 

it has on the whole process 

of democracy. 

“Our position is that 

citizens should be free and 

able to express their objections 

to the actions of 

their elected officials. If 

there’s a threat of going 

after costs, that will inhibit 

citizens from actually 

doing something like 

this.” 

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Although he would not 

comment on the details of 

the decision pending the 

appeal period, Centre 

Wellington Mayor George 

Pinkney said the coalition 

brought the fees on themselves. 

Not satisfied with an 

Ontario Municipal Board 

hearing that found council 

acted properly when it approved 

the zoning for the 

new raceway site, the coalition 

took the issue to the 

courts and is liable for the 

consequences, he added. 

“Because there’s still an 

opportunity for reconsideration 

of this award, I 

won’t have any specific 

comments to make,” 

Pinkney said July 23. “The 

general comment being, 

of course, that the taxpayers 

and residents of Centre 

Wellington had an opportunity 

to have 

council’s decision of 

March 30, 2000 reviewed 

by the OMB. The OMB 

dealt with the planning 

issues, the zoning, official 

plan and so on – no costs 

were assessed to any taxpayers 

for this process.” 

While the OMB costs 

were covered by the developer 

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costs were borne by the 

township and the county 

themselves. 

The two levels of government 

had sought to recoup 

$113,999 in expenses 

from the coalition. 

“These were additional 

costs incurred by the 

township to defend accusations 

by the Centre 

Wellington Citizens’ Coalition 

that we had not 

acted in a proper manner,” 

he said. “I think it’s important 

that we defend that 

and I think it’s unusual 

that for a Superior Court 

to have to deal with these 

items.” 

Panjer said Pinkney’s 

comments reflect 

council’s “vindictiveness” 

for the group’s challenge 

of its decision. 

“Clearly, what that says 

to us is that he is chasing 

us for costs because we 

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took them to court. It 

seems to me that, if they 

use this as a threat, in the 

future when someone objects, 

then someone will 

not likely take them to 

court,” said Panjer. “Vindictiveness 

is not an appropriate 

response here.” 

Despite the township’s 

position, he added, the 

coalition still believes it 

acted properly throughout 

the process that has lasted 

more than two years. 

“We did this with our 

heads held high. We did it 

fairly and honestly. We 

truly felt that the process 

that they followed on Mar. 

29 [2000] did not meet the 

minimal standards of the 

law. And the courts said 

we were wrong - fair 

enough. We were wrong; it 

did meet the minimum 

standards, but it certainly 

didn’t meet the standard 

to which we would expect 

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initial tests on a dead crow found 

in the region indicate signs of the 

deadly West Nile virus. 

Further tests by the federal 

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findings. In most cases tests 

confirm the initial findings. 

The region has submitted over 30 

birds for testing in 2002. To date, 

seven Ontario health units have 

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of council. It met the minimum 

standard required 

under law – that’s a D- in 

my books.” 

Since the assessor’s decision 

was announced, the 

coalition has been receiving 

increased support 

from the community, said 

Panjer, noting that the decision 

makes each CWCC 

member individually legally 

responsible for the 

entire $86,000 unless the 

township waives the fees. 

“If they don’t, we have 

no choice. We have to pay 

up. If they want to pursue 

us for costs, we’ve got legal 

advice that they will 

put a writ on all of our 

properties, all of our 

houses. They can go after 

our wages, the salaries of 

each and every member 

until the entire $86,000 is 

paid off. 

“That’s a pretty scary 

prospect.” 

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Consultant to temper 

negotiations between 

council and CCB’s 

Wellesley council will hire the services 

of a local mediator to help negotiate the 

future organization and responsibilities of 

the township’s community centre boards. 

Bob Foulds of HarVAN Consulting in New 

Hamburg will oversea a workshop 

designed to rework the bylaw pertaining 

to the responsibilities and duties of the 

areas five community centre boards. 

The decision was made following Mayor 

Doug Bergman’s concerns that some 

board members were usurping council. 

The proposal to hire Foulds was made 

during a committee meeting on July 23 

and will not be ratified until the next 

council meeting on Aug. 6. 

School sale confirmed 

The sale of the old Heidelberg school 

property to the St. Clements Bible 

Fellowship was confirmed on July 14. 

Congregation member Paul Hoffman 

said plans for the building’s renovation or 

any further construction won’t be decided 

upon until the fall, although the school will 

be used as is in the coming weeks for the 

church’s vacation bible school. 

The school had been for sale since it was 

closed over a year ago. 

CCB in St. Clements 

gets a new chair 

A new chair has been selected to head up 

the St. Clements’ Community Centre Board. 

St. Clements resident, Peter Straus 

replaces former chair Richard Brick. 

The volunteer position is responsible for 

overseeing and raising money for local 

recreation facilities and events. 

Lantz out, Batabyal 

still in Hamilton 

The condition of the two passengers 

taken to the Hamilton General Hospital on 

July 9 continues to improve. 

Matt Lantz was discharged from the 

hospital on July 23, while Taposhi 

Batabyal remains in a general ward and is 

still listed in fair condition. 

Staff Sgt. Scott Diefenbaker said that 

investigators met July 24 with crown 

attorneys in Kitchener in an attempt to 

determine the appropriate charges for the 

three-vehicle accident, which occurred on 

Arthur St. S. south of Elmira. He said that 

an announcement in regards to these 

charges should be made sometime within 

the next week. 

Wellesley to discuss 

nurse practitioner 

The first meeting between provincial and 

local health officials to discuss the 

appointment of a nurse practitioner in 

Wellesley Township will be held on 

September 9, 2002 at 7 p.m. 

The chief nurse and director of 

programming at the policy branch of the 

Ministry of Health Mary Beth Valentine will 

meet with the district health council and 

local health officials to decide how and 

when a nurse practitioner will be 

integrated into the township. 

As a severely under serviced community, 

Wellesley is one of 20 communities 

earmarked to receive a practitioner. 

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King of the board 

Breslau boy takes third at national youth chess tournament 


CHECK Justin McDonald recreated the last move that forced his opponent to forfeit in Justin’s last game at the chess tournament he attended in 

Montreal July 9 – 12. The move put Justin into third place overall, making him eligible to attend the world championship in November. 


Rodrigues 

Rodrigues 


While others his 

age were pawns 

to the excitement 

of a second week 

off from school, 11-year-old 

Justin McDonald was working 

hard in front of a chessboard 

in Montreal at the 

Canadian Youth 

Chess Championship. 

McDonald, who 

lives in Breslau 

and will be attending 

Grade 6 

at William G. 

Davis Senior PS 

in Cambridge 

come September, 

ended up placing third in 

his under-12 age group at the 

tournament, held at McGill 

University from July 9-12. In 

an interesting twist of fate, his 

third place finish was decided 

on points since the secondplace 

boy forfeited the game he 

played against McDonald but 

ended up ahead of McDonald 

by only half a point. 

“Sometimes you can draw,” 

said McDonald, explaining the 

situation where both chess 

players agree to end the game 

without a decided winner. 

Justin experienced 

this during the tournament, 

which gave 

him the 

half-point 

he needed 

to advance.Ultimately, 

however, 

the draw placed 

him behind the second-place 

finisher, who had 

clear wins or losses throughout 

the whole tournament. 

The third-place showing in 

Montreal giave McDonald the 

right to attend the World Youth 

Chess Championship taking 

place on the island of Crete in 

Greece later on this year. The 

McDonalds haven’t decided if 

that trip’s a go yet, although 

Justin’s enthusiasm to go at 

this point could carry them 

there regardless of the fact 

that only the first-place player 

from each age category gets 

their airfare and accommodation 

paid, said Justin’s father, 

Patrick McDonald. 

“We’re going to have to talk 

about it because Justin will 

have to commit, so that if we 

are going to go then he’s going 

to have to do a bit more work 

on it,” said Patrick, alluding to 

Justin perhaps undertaking 

some fundraising or approaching 

some local business to help 

the family defray the travel 

costs. The trip, however, could 

be the next step for Justin and 

his chess-playing travel. 

Father and son figured that 

over the last few years Justin’s 

chess has taken him to 11 cities 

in Ontario ranging from Ottawa 

in the east to Parry Sound 

in north and as far west as 

Hanover. Justin has also travelled 

to New Brunswick for last 

year’s championship, as well 

as to the U.S. 

Of course he also plays a lot 

of chess in the K-W area, 

where international federation 

master Hans Jung is currently 

coaching him. Under his 

tutelage, Justin has been able 

to achieve a score of 1,708 in 

the chess world, where scores 

are based on a regulated system. 

“It’s [based on] how well you 

do against other players because 

other players have ratings,” 

explained Justin. “And 

if you win against other players 

who are ranked higher 

than you go up a lot of points 

and he goes down. If you win 

(SEE CHESS PAGE 7)


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THE BIGGER THEY ARE… Damage was also high on Isabella St., where this tree on Milo 

Shantz’s property was knocked over by a good gust of wind. 

Storm packs punch 

(CONTINUED FROM COVER) 

was issued on Monday, 

however, based on some 

of the criteria being met 

to issue this highest of 

summertime weather 

warnings, explained 

Phillips. 

Once the storm ended, 

the reaction to the damage 

started as the 

township’s emergency action 

team kicked into 

gear to assess the damage 

and plan the appropriate 

response, which happened 

in what township 

chief administrative officer 

Peter Simmons 

called a textbook manner. 

Firefighters from the St. 

Jacobs area were among 

the first to respond, with 

Woolwich Fire Chief Earl 

Wideman and district 

chief Clare Weber directing 

their trucks to assess 

damage on St. Jacobs 

streets shortly after 1 p.m. 

Wideman then made the 

call to the remaining 

members of the township 

emergency control group, 

mayor Bill Strauss, 

Simmons, operations 

manager Rod Kruger and 

Sgt. Merv Knechtel at the 

Elmira detachment of the 

regional police. This 

group of people arrived at 

the fire hall shortly before 

1:30 p.m. and examined the 

information from 

firefighters and some police 

already on scene. 

Since the damage was confined 

to portions of the 

township the response fell 

under the ‘local incident’ 

definition, said Simmons, 

which meant that repair 

and cleanup coordination 

be handled by the township 

in conjunction with 

affected services, in this 

case mainly Waterloo 

North Hydro but also Bell 

Canada and Rogers Cable 

who then send out their 

own crews. 

“The crews are sent out 

and they of course then 

do their own assessment 

of the damage. They are 

the technical experts. I’ll 

use Waterloo North Hy- 

dro as the example, they 

have to assess the damage 

to their infrastructure 

and then set about their 

own damage containment 

procedures and then the 

associated cleanup,” explained 

Simmons. “That’s 

done with the full coordination 

of the fire chief 

and the onsite police representative… 

it was obviously 

a significant deal to 

St. Jacobs so having the 

right bodies there immediately 

was crucial and 

they were there 

promptly.” 

In fact, hydro crews 

were already nearby 

working on other projects 

when the storm came 

through, said Waterloo 

North Hydro spokesperson 

John Janzen. 

“The timing for us was 

not ideal because it’s summertime 

so we have people 

taking vacation and so on. 

At the same time it’s also 

one of the busiest times 

for our crews for construction 

and all that sort of 

work,” he noted. “We did 

a bit of scrambling but really 

we were very pleased 

with the response when we 

had to call a few people 

in,” said Janzen. 

“Conestogo itself was 

back on by about 7 p.m., St. 

Jacobs about an hour later. 

For the most part, our customers 

were back on that 

we could get back on. We 

did have some crews that 

did worked right through 

the night until about 6:30 

a.m. answering miscellaneous 

calls for blown fuses 

and things of that nature.” 

Other services that took 

damage also report that repairs 

are complete at this 

stage. Rogers Cable had six 

technicians working in the 

area repairing cable line 

hook-ups damaged by 

fallen trees and rain. Bell 

Canada reported that 

there were no major outages 

in phone service as a 

result of the storm, only 

individual phone lines 

that have also been repaired. 

The storm caused a minor 

upswing in insurance 

claims from the region as 

well, with customers calling 

in to their local broker 

or general claims line to 

both report damage and 

verify whether specific 

damage was covered by 

their policy. 

“A lot of times out of 

these storms we do get 

calls like ‘is this covered,’ 

sort of thing. Under any 

standard property insurance 

policy, wind damage 

and all lightning and that 

sort of thing is insured,” 

said Allen Morrison of 

The Co-operators in 

Elmira, adding that tree 

damage isn’t always covered 

depending on how it 

happened. 

“That can be kind of a 

grey area, because if it’s 

a situation where if a tree 

is blown over and hits 

your house, hits the 

neighbour’s car, that sort 

of thing, it may come under 

your liability. But if a 

tree falls down and it is 

determined that it is 

caused by wind [but] it 

didn’t cause any type of 

damage, in most cases it’s 

up to the home owner or 

the property owner to 

clean it up.” 

That’s what Charter 

may need to do with some 

of her downed trees on 

Northside Drive, although 

she said she would try and 

claim damage from all 

three downed trees. Although 

two of them came 

to rest away from the 

house they did cause paint 

damage to the siding of 

her house, while the third, 

which fell in front of her 

living room, caused similar 

damage. 

She’s not too worried 

though, and is confident 

that things will work 

themselves out regardless. 

“It’s okay though, insurance 

pays for it. We’ll get 

them to come in and take 

it down. I’m just glad nobody 

got hurt, especially 

the kids.”

What makes 

a storm a 

tornado? 

The storm that swept 

through the 

township on July 21 

had many residents 

thinking a tornado had 

touched down in St. Jacobs 

and Conestogo, something 

that Environment Canada 

has not confirmed. 

The wind and rain, 

described by some residents 

as a “white sheet” that 

enveloped trees and bushes 

and uprooted many of them 

in the process was actually 

what senior climatologist 

David Phillips calls a 

‘severe thunderstorm.’ 

Determining what the 

disturbance was is largely 

based on eye witness 

accounts and the 

examination of data after 

the fact, when specific 

criteria are used to determine 

which label is most 

appropriate. For a severe 

thunderstorm, explained 

Phillips, three main criteria 

are used. 

“One, winds have to be 

about 90 km/h, gusts that 

would produce some very 

damaging kinds of 

situations. You get hail 

that was maybe golf ball 

size, maybe an inch-and-ahalf 

or greater. Or you 

could have very heavy 

rain, say 50 mm in less 

than three hours,” said 

Phillips. “All of those 

would be severe criteria, 

which would prompt an 

issuing of a severe 

thunderstorm warning. 

Implied in that is the 

possibility that tornados 

could be embedded. We 

would not issue a tornado 

warning unless we 

actually saw it. 

“Now all of that is to say 

that in a severe 

thunderstorm—and there 

were severe thunderstorm 

warnings in the St. Jacobs, 

Guelph, and Kitchener-Waterloo-Cambridge 

area— 

you can get events. You can 

get happenings within severe 

thunderstorms that 

can give you the damage of 

a tornado, but not the twisting 

of the tornado. In other 

words, the downburst 

winds, the cold air coming 

straight down from the 

upper air, inside that 

[downburst] you can have 

both air rising and both air 

falling, and as the air 

descends – and there were 

some very significant 

temperature changes that 

took place because the cold 

air is very heavy, very 

dense, very thick – and 

when it gets moving down, 

it can move with a 

tremendous force that can 

uproot trees… They can 

certainly give you the same 

damage that a weak tornado 

could deliver,” he added. 

Phillips was careful to say 

that regardless of what the 

storm was called it does 

nothing to diminish the 

overall damage, and that 

making the differentiation 

often relies on examining 

the patterns in which the 

damage was caused. 

Tornados tend to produce 

erratic patterns of damage, 

whereas the up to 100 km/ 

hr blasts of wind seen in a 

severe thunderstorm would 

cause a more regular 

pattern of damage. Only 

after the storm can this 

distinction be made as it has 

been in Woolwich in 

observations of the 

orientation of fallen trees – 

mostly towards the west – 

and in looking at flattened 

crops, which were all bent 

in the same direction 

regardless of the field’s 

location in the storm’s path. 

To further complicate 

the matter Phillips said 

there were several reports 

of funnel clouds in the 

area, which he described 

as “a twisting, rotating 

cloud that doesn’t touch 

the ground. There’s often 

no damage from them.” 

If a tornado had hit the 

area it wouldn’t be that 

uncommon though added 

Phillips, who said that in 

any typical year there are 

about 25 tornadoes in 

southwestern Ontario, 

still only 10 per cent of the 

total number of storms 

classified as severe 

thunderstorms. 

As further evidence 

Phillips said of 

approximately 100,000 

severe thunderstorms in 

North America only 1,000 

make it to tornado status – 

both scientifically and 

symbolically. 

“It almost becomes more 

of a status symbol to be hit 

by a tornado and people 

will get so irate with 

Environment Canada and 

say ‘what do you mean it 

wasn’t a tornado? I mean 

it was, I saw it,’” said 

Phillips. “When you have 

that air flying, always out 

of the top layer of clouds 

right down to the ground, 

when the air hits the 

ground and then it also 

squirts along – and you’ve 

got the motion of the storm 

too – it can be a pretty 

violent wind that can be 

well over 100 km/h.” 

Regardless of 

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More testing required for 

proposed grain elevator 

Company looking for best fit at Shantz Station farm, 

By By By Steve Steve Kannon Kannon 

Kannon 


Plans to build a grain 

elevator near 

Breslau have been 

pushed back while the 

company attempts to 

address government and 

neighbourhood concerns 

about the operation, says a 

representative for Parrish 

& Heimbecker Ltd. 

Robert Bryson, director 

of eastern Canadian grain 

operations, said this week 

extra tests are underway to 

solidify the company’s 

request for rezoning of a 

95-acre site at 1855 Shantz 

Station Rd. Having 

brought the issue to 

Woolwich council in May, 

Parrish & Heimbecker had 

originally targeted an 

August date for returning 

to council. September or 

October now seems more 

likely, he said. 

“We’re trying to do a little 

extra homework on the 

sidelines to make sure there 

are no surprises or no issues 

that we’ve left,” he said July 

24. “We’re impatient always, 

but it’s best to make sure 

that we don’t miss anything 

in advance because you 

certainly have to live with 

the neighbours for a long 

time.” 

Feedback from the 

various levels of 

government—township, 

Region of Waterloo, 

provincial Ministry of 

By By Joanne Joanne Peach 

Peach 


Kingwood residents 

opposing a 

rezoning application 

to accommodate the 

construction of a new 

Faith Mennonite Church 

celebrated following the 

decision of the applicant 

to withdraw the request. 

Acting on behalf the 

church, Larry Jantzi 

withdrew his application 

for a zone application on 

July 10 following the advisement 

of Susan Duke, 

the owner of the property 

and also the chief administrative 

officer for 

Wellesley Township. 

Jantzi was unwilling to 

comment on Duke’s decision 

to withdraw her of- 

neighbours oppose rezoning bid 

Environment—and from 

neighbours show noise 

and traffic issues top the 

list of concerns, added 

Bryson. 

“Last week, we decided 

to send the noise 

consultant out to western 

Canada to take the exact 

readings of the exact same 

grain terminal – we have 

several of these out west. 

The terminals [there] are 

built by the same 

contractor and they’re 

built exactly the same, so 

we thought ‘to be exactly 

sure on the noise, why 

don’t we go to where one of 

these is operating and redo 

all of the tests?” 

The Winnipeg-based 

agricultural company, 

with some 60 locations 

across Canada and the 

northern U.S., is looking to 

set to build a grain 

terminal on the property 

adjacent the Canadian National 

railway line. The 

farm was recently purchased 

by CNR. The plan 

calls for grain to be delivered 

to the facility by train. 

Trucks would then take 

the grain to regional clients. 

Potential increases in 

truck traffic prompted 

nearby resident Witek 

Majewski to suggest 

Parrish & Heimbecker 

look elsewhere for a place 

to set up shop. 

“From our standpoint, 

the biggest problem is that 

they will open the road to 

big transport trucks. Right 

now, it’s closed to that sort 

of transportation,” he said 

this week. 

“If somebody wants to 

live close to the 401, he 

chooses a site close to the 

401. If somebody wants to 

live in the quiet 

countryside – we all made 

the decision to buy 

properties [here] 

considering that the road 

was not really open to the 

heavy traffic. 

“We’re not [simply] 

opposed to change. Times 

are changing. The 

countryside is changing. 

That’s unavoidable – you 

have to live with it. But as 

far as this particular thing 

is considered, there is a 

simple question: why don’t 

they want to locate it in 

one of the industrial 

parks, where these things 

belong?” 

Neigbours in the little 

hamlet on Shatz Station 

Road, just south of Hwy. 7, 

are largely opposed to the 

rezoning application, said 

Majewski. 

“As far as the neighbours 

are concerned, nobody is 

happy about this thing 

happening.” 

Woolwich Township 

planner Jeremy Vink said 

he is looking at all of the 

concerns raised by 

neighbours at the public 

meeting in May. 

“The big issue is going to 

be the noise study. That 

seems to be the one that’s 

the most controversial 

issue, the one that will get 

some response from the 

ministry. They just started 

looking at the noise study 

this week,” he said July 25. 

Staff expects to come 

back to council with a 

report and 

recommendation on the 

rezoning bid by September 

at the earliest, he added. 

“We’re still awaiting 

feedback and answers to 

some of the questions – 

until that’s finalized, 

nothing is said and done 

yet.” 

Current plans for the site 

call for the construction of 

the elevators, the 

installation of two new 

railway sidings where 50 

railcars would sit waiting 

for unloading or pickup, 

and establishing a new 

road connecting the 

property to Shantz Station 

Road. 

The owners, working 

with the Region of 

Waterloo, would also look at 

improvements to the 

railway overpass. Lowering 

the road would give more 

clearance for trucks. The 

region would like to widen 

the route as well. 

The grain elevator, with 

a capacity of 10,000 tonnes, 

would handle mostly 

wheat, inbound from other 

parts of the country and 

outbound Ontario wheat. 

Faith Mennonite Church 

looking for a new home 

A Kingwood rezoning application to build a new church is 

abandoned following opposition from the neighbourhood 

fer to sell the property to 

the church, although he 

suspected it was due to 

the opposition of 

neighbours. “It seemed 

that people didn’t really 

want to have a church in 

their backyard and felt 

strongly about it and 

that’s fine.” 

Duke declared a conflict 

of interest when the matter 

came to council on 

June 25. Regional planner 

Kevin Eby filled Duke’s 

responsibilities as director 

of planning. 

Duke was unwilling to 

comment on her decision. 

“I continue to stand behind 

the fact that I declared 

a conflict of interest 

and have no intention 

of making any comments,” 

said Duke. 

During the June 25 

meeting several residents 

complained that 

the proposed development 

on the five-acre parcel 

of land bordering 

Deborah Glaister Line 

and Chalmers-Forrest 

Road in Kingwood would 

compromise the quality 

of their rural lifestyle. 

Since the meeting, Eby 

received a petition signed 

Fire destroys KWLT building 

A fire July 19 ravaged the 

Kitchener-Waterloo Little Theatre 

(KWLT) building at 9 Princess St. 

E. in Waterloo. The fire 

consumed most of the upper 

floor, causing significant damage 

to the rest of the building. No 

one was injured. 

Representatives said the theatre 

company would continue running 

at full force. The group is actively 

seeking alternate locations for 

by nine residents opposing 

the development. 

According to Jantzi, the 

church is still looking for 

a suitable location. 

“Kingwood was very 

central for the people of 

the congregation, we felt 

that it was the ideal location 

[to] put up a building 

cemetery and perhaps a 

ball diamond,” said 

Jantzi. 

both performances and 

rehearsals for the upcoming 

productions of William 

Seebring’s The Geldings at the 

end of August and the October 

One Act Play Weekend. 

The group is currently 

investigating its insurance 

coverage. It is clear, however, 

that considerable fundraising will 

be required to construct a new 

performance space.

By By Steve Steve Kannon Kannon 

Kannon 


Sewage treatment 

facilities in 

Woolwich Township 

have been added to the 

electrical utility’s 

“critical-customer list” 

following a mishap that 

saw one million litres of 

raw sewage dumped into 

the Grand River earlier 

this month. 

Waterloo North Hydro 

made the move as its first 

step to avoid a replay of the 

accident that saw a work 

crew sever an 

underground power line to 

the south pumping station 

in Elmira. Workers also 

cut the telephone line that 

would normally warn 

township employees of the 

power failure. With both 

systems out, the pumping 

station shut down and allowed 

bypass waste to flow 

into the Canagagigue 

Creek for 19 hours July 11 

and 12. 

Along with the township, 

the utility was ordered last 

week by the provincial 

Ministry of Environment 

to formulate a plant to 

avoid a repetition of the 

(CONTINUED FROM PAGE 3) 

against someone lower 

rated than you then you 

don’t win as many 

points because he was 

an easier player.” 

According to the chess 

federation’s constitution, 

Justin’s score 

places him squarely in 

the Category II class of 

players, not that far 

from being rated a mas- 


Hydro adds sewage facilities to “critical customer” list 

Move aims to prevent circumstances that led to spill; MOE to investigate further 

By By Joanne Joanne Joanne Peach 

Peach 


events that caused the 

spill. 

“We’re to come up with a 

protocol to prevent 

occurrences such as this 

from happening down the 

road and to train our staff 

in accordance with that,” 

spokesman John Janzen 

said this week. 

“We will be adding the 

wastewater treatment 

plants, as well as the 

[pumping] stations to our 

critical-customer list,” he 

added. Inclusion on the list 

means township staff will 

be consulted before any 

work is done near 

municipal facilities. 

The lines were cut as 

workers attempted to 

install an anchor for a new 

hydro pole, said Janzen. 

Hydro crews were 

relocating services as part 

of the major 

reconstruction work on 

Arthur Street at the south 

end of Elmira. 

The error left the utility 

somewhat embarrassed 

given its “call before you 

dig” campaign designed to 

help others avoid such 

occurrences, he admitted. 

Waterloo North Hydro is 

more interested in 

preventing a reoccurrence 

than assessing blame on 

individuals, he added. 

“There are some issues 

regarding getting service 

locates done. In this case, 

the damage actually 

occurred on customer 

property, in which case, 

technically, it’s up to the 

customer to obtain locates. 

But there’s probably some 

question as to whether or 

not we followed our own 

protocol in terms of 

asking the customer if 

they had locates.” 

Janzen said the utility 

welcomed the directive 

from the MOE. 

“It’s a potentially very 

serious issue. From our 

perspective, we are eager 

to prevent it from 

happening again.” 

MOE environmental 

officer Phil Shewen said 

this week the issue goes 

beyond any 

embarrassment the utility 

may have felt, adding the 

order he wrote essentially 

tackled the “call before you 

dig” scenario. 

“Everyone jokes about 

that. As funny as it is, 

that’s not exactly the way 

the order was written, but 

Wellesley wants 

money paid for 

interest back 

Mayor Doug Bergman ask the province 

to get its chequebook out 

Wellesley mayor 

Doug Bergman 

met with the 

Ministry of Municipal 

Affairs and Housing to 

ask the province to be 

fair and repay interest 

payments forgiven in 

other townships. 

Bergman, supported by 

Waterloo-Wellington 

MPP Ted Arnott, met 

with Associate Minister 

Brian Coburn in Toronto 

on July 10 to air his concerns 

regarding a 

$29,176 interest bill. Unlike 

most municipalities 

in the region, Wellesley 

paid the outstanding interest 

on a school board 

payment on Aug. 8, 2000. 

“We were one of the 

municipalities that was 

advised by our (former) 

TELL US HOW 

YOU REALLY FEEL! 

clerk Gord Ludington to 

pay the interest because 

it would keep going up 

and up and he felt that 

the province might roll 

back our Community Reinvestment 

Funding if 

we didn’t make that interest 

payment, so we 

made the payment in 

good faith and now the 

government has forgiven 

the other municipalities. 

So we are asking for it 

back,” said Bergman. 

Most municipalities 

agree that the interest 

payment was down to the 

province’s decision to revamp 

the municipal tax 

structure in 1998 – creating 

a situation whereby 

townships found it “virtually 

impossible” to collect 

taxes in time to 

settle school board payments, 

said John Hacking, 

treasurer of Wilmot 

Township. 

According to Hacking 

the province agreed to 

pay the interest payments 

owed to school 

boards for March and 

June but requested that 

municipalities pay the 

bill by Aug. 31, 1998. 

Most townships were 

unable to make that payment 

due to the on-going 

billing problems, said 

Hacking. “They couldn’t 

pay the province back in 

time.” 

When the province demanded 

payment, the 

majority of the municipalities 

in the region refused 

to pay citing the 

government as the original 

cause of the delay. 

Since then, the province 

has acknowledged its 

mistake and chosen to 

forgive most of the interest 

payments. 

Write a letter to the Editor. 

Your opinion counts. 

that’s really the gist of it,” 

he said. “It calls on them 

to look at means of preventing 

a similar incident 

from happening again.” 

Both hydro and 

Woolwich are expected to 

act quickly to meet the 

MOE’s demands, added 

Shewen. 

“They’re going to have to 

demonstrate compliance.” 

Woolwich’s chief 

administrative officer, 

Peter Simmons, said the 

township is prepared to 

meet all of ministry’s 

requirements. 

“Our engineering 

department is already 

working closely with the 

ministry to develop a plan. 

We have until Aug. 8 to 

come up with a report. We 

have to implement the 

recommendations by Oct. 

8,” he said. 

“The order from the 

ministry is not 

unreasonable. We take 

incidents of this nature 

very seriously. Even 

without an order from the 

ministry, township staff 

would conduct an 

assessment and 

evaluation of the incident 

and prepare 

recommendations for 

appropriate corrective 

measures.” 

The township expects to 

hire a consultant to develop 

a plan to provide a 

backup to its backups or 

other remedies for 

monitoring Elmira’s three 

pumping stations, which 

direct waste to the sewage 

treatment plant. 

Meanwhile, MOE 

reports on the spill have 

been sent to ministry’s 

Investigations and 

Enforcement branch in 

Hamilton. 

Supervisor Bill Shields 

said July 24 an investigator 

would be assigned to the 

case this week to 

determine if charges 

would be laid as a result of 

the spill. 

Chess by the numbers 

ter at 2,200 points but 

likely still quite a ways 

from Gary Kasparov, the 

current world champion 

who is rated at 2,800 

points. 

At the end of the day 

though scores and tournaments 

and game after 

game just reinforce the 

fact that despite his unusual 

choice of recreation, 

Justin can explain 

his joy for the game just 

like any other child his 

age explains their appreciation 

for their 

favourite activity. 

“It’s about meeting 

people, making friends 

and having friends,” 

said Justin, adding that 

many of his current 

friends were met while 

moving pawns across 

the chessboard.

8 WOOLWICH OBSERVER • OPINION&LETTERS • JULY 27, 2002 

OPINION&LETTERS 

The voice of reason. The voice of Woolwich & Wellesley. 

LAURELS 

LAURELS 

&LEMONS LEMONS 

The foundation 

of democracy 

Journalists, who spend an inordinate amount of 

time at meetings of all sorts, have a sore spot 

for in-camera sessions – we do not like getting 

the boot and we suspect the worst of what goes 

on behind those closed doors. 

There are undoubtedly plenty of good reasons for 

elected officials to meet in private, away from the eyes 

and ears of the people they ostensibly represent. 

Personnel and legal matters, for instance, are sometimes 

confidential matters of no direct interest to the public. 

By and large, however, journalists everywhere 

struggle with political infrastructures seemingly 

dedicated to keeping the public in the dark. Openness 

is an anathema to many in the political ranks, elected 

officials and administrators alike, who seek to keep 

information to themselves. This sad reality has 

spawned organized efforts by public groups, including 

journalists, to make government more transparent – 

see, for instance, Open Government Canada, a freedom 

of information coalition. 

Of course, such obfuscation is more clearly evident 

in larger governments (and, in keeping with current 

trends, larger businesses whose executives have a 

vested interest in hiding the truth). This is not to say 

that local governments are bastions of openness. Given 

their size and relatively lighter agendas, however, there 

are fewer opportunities to impose blackouts on the 

press and, by extension, their readers. 

Transparency is crucial to ensuring that elected 

representatives are politically accountable, an ideal 

check on power. Access to information is the 

cornerstone of democratic development. 

Even when there is nothing to hide—the refusal to 

divulge information is not always associated with a 

cover-up—public officials tend to be stingy with the 

facts. This may be a proclivity for erring on the side of 

caution; newspapers, this one included, would have 

governments lean toward the other, more open side. 

Recent events have shown the perils of doing 

otherwise. 

Democracy on trial? 

Although they made the wrong decision in 

opposing the Elmira Raceway’s move to Elora, 

the citizens’ group there should not be 

penalized for challenging the decision of Centre 

Wellington council. 

The Centre Wellington Citizens’ Coalition (CWCC) 

learned this week they must pay the township and 

Wellington County more than $86,000 to offset legal 

costs incurred in cases heard in Superior Court and 

the Ontario Court of Appeal. 

CWCC had claimed the process that saw council approve 

the raceway’s move was flawed. The courts disagreed. 

The group was misguided in its attempts to block the 

move. For one thing, members backed the wrong horse 

– council was vindicated. Secondly, the establishment 

of the Grand River Raceway and its 200 slot machines 

will put millions of dollars into local coffers 

(Woolwich’s loss is Elora’s gain). But no one should 

argue the group was not acting in the public interest. 

Its actions were not frivolous; members thought they 

were acting in good faith. They should not take another 

financial hit simply because they chose to test the 

democratic system. 

Despite getting their backs up over allegations of 

wrongdoing, Centre Wellington councillors should take 

the moral victory and waive the $86,000 in courtawarded 

costs. 

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Taking the fun out 

of sports started 

with big business 

To the Editor, 

Sports is a joke and the 

joke is on us, the ones who 

pay a king’s ransom to be 

bitten by those we feed. 

If it isn’t Ted Williams’ 

offspring fighting over the 

disposition of his stonecold 

body, it’s Pat Quinn 

telling the truth about the 

insane free agent market, 

only to be fined by the 

NHL. 

It’s laughable too to see 

the disdain the players 

have for the fans, no more 

clearly demonstrated than 

in the All Star game where 

play was suspended in the 

11th., as if it mattered 

anyway. Stir in the fact 

that some of the cream 

turned sour opting to skip 

the event altogether and 

you have a recipe for a 

strike by the faithful, not 

the players. 

QUES- 

QUES- 

TION? 

TION? 

OF OF THE 

THE 

WEEK 

WEEK 

What impact did 

the storm have 

on your life? 

PUBLISHER - Joe Merlihan (Ext. 107) 

EDITOR - Steve Kannon (Ext. 103) 

REPORTERS 

Joanne Peach (Ext. 102) 

Hugo Rodrigues (Ext. 101) 

PRODUCTION MANAGER 

Pat Merlihan (Ext. 105) 

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 

Credit the 30,000 Blue 

Jays’ fans who took it on 

the lam after the 1994 

strike leaving the dome to 

scratch for 20,000 , when 

tickets were once as scarce 

as a world series winner 

outside the Big Apple, 

When you consider that, 

for the price of a ticket to 

see the buds play at the 

hangar, you can cure three 

kids of leprosy, about $35 a 

treatment, you realize the 

profanity of our obsession 

with sports, a collection of 

spoiled brats who believe 

they’re worth every cent 

and more. 

Then again, let’s not 

blame the players when all 

along the culprits are the 

owners who’ve been 

desperate to throw the 

green around in hopes of 

buying a championship. 

What does it mean when 

the Yankees take it all, 

except that Buy George, 

Steinbrenner opened Fort 

Knox to skim off the cream 

WILL JAMIESON 

“Little more yard work … 

cleaning up the leaves 

and taking down the 

broken branches...” 

SALES MANAGER 

Donna Rudy (Ext. 104) 

SALES/RECEPTION 

Karen Trick (Ext. 100) 

PRODUCTION ASSISTANT 

Scott Arnold (Ext. 105) 

from the other MLB 

teams. 

It makes one misty-eyed 

for the good old days of the 

hot stove, Foster Hewitt 

and a mere half dozen 

when Foster covered the 

Leafs’ game in Beantown 

from his Toronto studio 

thanks to a telephone link. 

The likes of Beliveau, 

Mahovolich and Howe 

played the game because 

they loved it, earning in a 

career what a journeyman 

player banks in less than 

a year today. 

Then again, let’s not 

blame the owners for the 

players’ obscene incomes; 

let’s blame the fans who 

persist in paying everincreasing 

ticket prices to 

see their team pick their 

pocket. 

Sports once was a sport, 

became a business and 

now is a crime fleecing the 

hooked. 

Jim Newton 

New Dundee, ON 

HEATHER GREGORY 

“All the trees behind my house 

came down but the wind was 

blowing the other way so they 

didn’t fall on the house.” 

ANDREA HORST 

“I got to go home from 

work because we lost all 

our power.” 

CANADIAN SCMALTZ 

Fans of ol’ time Canadiana 

may be happy to hear the CBC 

is looking at bringing back the 

Beachcombers (‘72-’91). A 

movie is in the works. A new 

cast will revive the west coast 

landmark of Molly’s Reach. 

THE BIG BLOW 

It wasn’t the drought relief 

farmers, or anyone else for 

that matter, was looking for - 

- unsettled weather brought 

damaging winds to Woolwich 

this week. On the upside, 

emergency plans went well. 

Liberals set their 

price at a loonie 

To the Editor, 

Liberal Riding 

Association’s reducing 

membership fees for their 

party from $10 to $1 seems 

an appropriate course. It is 

a fair valuation of 

representation provided 

by Liberal Members of 

Parliament. 

Rather than using the 

power of a House of 

Commons Committee to 

thoroughly question those 

involved in handing out 

lucrative federal 

sponsorship contracts to 

friendly ad agencies, they 

accept statements from the 

two witnesses called that 

breaking rules were 

justified, refuse to call 

more and, calling the 

meeting of the committee 

a “waste of time,” shut it 

down. 

More concerned about 

the numbers of discounted 

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because of the power 

going out.” 

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Taking it “easy” in the middle-aged market 

It seems like every 

town or city has a 

radio station that 

promotes itself as “easy 

listening.” This is a 

euphemism for “old 

people’s music.” Any 

phrase that starts with the 

word “easy” is generally 

aimed at the middle-aged 

market. Easy living, easy 

payments, easy chair. The 

only exception is “easy 

women,” which is geared 

to a younger crowd. The 

reason that the word 

“easy” is so irresistible to 

those of us higher mileage 

types is that we’ve 

experienced enough 

“difficult” in so many 

areas of our lives that 

we’re not looking for 

another challenge. And 

there’s an implication that 

your other choices are not 

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RED GREEN QUOTE OF THE WEEK 

"Age is a very high price to pay for maturity." 

Why are we surprised by financial turmoil? 

If your RRSPs are 

performing like mine, 

then we’ve just taken 

care of that labour shortage 

that Statistics Canada 

was warning about last 

week; most of us will need 

to keep working until age 

85 just to put food on the 

table. Until a year ago, 

many people seemed to 

believe that the stock 

market only went up; now 

it appears that the market 

may never go up again. 

How did this happen? 

Let’s start by examining 

the role of the media in 

creating the bubble that 

was bound to burst. In a 

chapter of the book “Just 

Making Change” (entitled 

“The fix is in. Big 

time”), journalist Bruce 

Rogers accurately predicted 

that “the bias of 

the media could burn the 

unwary. Business interests 

have helped define 

the newspaper and serious 

journalism for centuries, 

and most business 

journalism in radio and 

television is uncritical 

cheerleading.” 

Now, RRSPs and private 

pension plans are taking 

the biggest hit as stocks 

spiral down the toilet – 

and the hand on the toilet 

handle is none other than 

good old-fashioned corporate 

greed (something 

which we apparently 

didn’t mind so much, as 

long as our mutual funds 

were going up). Think 

how much worse the situation 

could have been if 

the Canadian Alliance 

nearly as pleasant. If Exhibit 

A is an easy chair, 

then Exhibit B must be a 

hard chair. And doesn’t 

easy living sound more 

appealing than hard 

living? Even with the radio 

station comparison, the 

one with the music you 

like is called “easy 

listening.” The others are 

“difficult listening,” 

believe me. Especially on a 

Saturday morning coming 

out of my neighbour’s 

son’s van at full volume. I 

am definitely not on Easy 

Street. 

TENURE 

You can generally figure 

out how good an idea is by 

how long it lasts. A 

hundred years later, we’re 

still talking on phones and 

driving cars, while 

dirigibles and bomb 

had got what they have 

long advocated: the complete 

privatization of the 

Canada Pension Plan. 

Imagine what would have 

happened if these funds 

were invested in the stock 

market, along with your 

RRSP. 

NDP labour critic Pat 

Martin has called for immediate 

government action 

in response to the financial 

crisis. In particular, 

he asked the Prime 

Minister to “raise the 

standard of auditing practices 

in financial reporting,” 

to impose regulations 

to prohibit auditors 

from providing other financial 

services to the 

companies they audit, and 

to remove the firm Arthur 

Andersen, implicated in 

the Enron and Worldcom 

collapses, immediately as 

auditors for the Bank of 

Canada. 

It’s highly unlikely that 

Chretien will even do the 

tentative posturing being 

practiced on this issue by 

“Dubya.” That’s because, 

more than any other federal 

party, his Liberals 

rely on major corporations 

for funding. 

With a leadership review 

underway and individual 

party members 

jumping off his bandwagon, 

he’ll be even more 

reliant on the Power Corporations, 

the BCEs, and 

the Bombardiers of the 

country for support. He 

won’t pass a law prohibiting 

the federal government 

from doing business 

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shelters have fallen off the 

radar. This creates an 

opportunity for you to feel 

good about something and, 

if you’re around my age, 

that doesn’t happen often. 

So take a look at your life 

and see if you can find 

anything that’s lasted for a 

while. Maybe it’s a tool or 

a radio or a car or a hat. 

The longer you’ve had it, 

the better the idea to get it 

was in the first place. If 

you’ve lived in the same 

house for more than five 

years, take credit for a 

good idea, rather than 

blame your inability to sell 

it based on the fact that you 

paid too much for it in the 

first place. It even works on 

a personal level. Any 

marriage that’s lasted 

more than 20 years must 

have been a good idea. 

MYOPINION 

BY SCOTT PIATKOWSKI 

with companies convicted 

of fraud. He won’t require 

auditors to maintain their 

independence from the 

companies that they are 

supposed to be policing. 

He certainly won’t ban 

corporate contributions to 

political parties. In other 

words, don’t expect much 

help from Ottawa on this 

one, folks. 

Since we’re largely on 

our own in trying to make 

the best of the financial 

morass, freelance journalist 

Harvey Schachter suggests 

that we read “Financial 

Shenanigans” by 

Howard Schilit. In last 

Friday’s Globe, Schachter 

notes that the book “reminds 

us that accounting 

sleight-of-hand is not a recent 

phenomenon. 

(Schilit) presents a long 

list of well-known companies 

that in the past 15 

years resorted to questionable, 

though not necessarily 

fraudulent accounting… 

But the message 

is clear: This isn’t 

new and it isn’t going to go 

away easily, because as his 

book shows, accounting 

NORTH OF40 

BY RED GREEN 

Look at yourself and how 

long you’ve lasted. Your 

parents may have not 

thought you were such a 

good idea away back when, 

but every time you 

celebrate another 

birthday, you prove them 

more and more wrong. 

THINGS THAT GO 

FASTER 

They say that most 

things slow down as you 

get older. Well here are a 

can be flexible and when 

companies hit tough times 

— individually or collectively 

— some will be 

tempted to disguise it by 

using the most favourable 

accounting interpretation 

possible.” According to 

Schilit, companies cheat 

because “(1) it pays to do 

it, (2) it’s easy to do, and (3) 

it’s unlikely you will get 

caught… Even when they 

are caught, the penalty is 

often too little, too late.” 

Vermont Representative 

Bernie Sanders (the only 

self-declared socialist in 

the U.S. Congress) points 

out that the financial meltdown 

is “not just about ac- 

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few that go faster: 

• Your energy. 

• Your patience. 

• Your trick knee. 

• A long weekend. 

• Spicy food. 

FOUR ON THE FLOOR 

We went up to a friend’s 

cottage this past weekend, 

and my wife did all the 

driving. It works better 

that way. She’s a little 

better driver than I am, but 

I’m a way better passenger 

than she is. I was looking 

out the window at the 

other cars, and quite often 

the cars contained two 

couples. So I would try to 

guess whether the couples 

were double-dating or 

whether they were just two 

married couples going 

counting.” He argues that 

“the American people 

have a much better understanding 

than members of 

the Bush administration 

or members of Congress 

that this is not just about 

a few bad rules or a few 

bad apples. This is about 

how corporations do business 

in America today, and 

about what members of 

Congress who take immense 

amounts of corporate 

money to finance 

their campaigns allow 

those corporations to get 

away with. 

Sure, corporations and 

their accountants have 

taken advantage of loop- 

somewhere together. I 

think I got pretty good at 

it. My first observation 

was that if it was daylight 

outside, they’re probably 

married. If the men are in 

the front seat, they’re also 

married. If the men are in 

the back seat, they’re long 

married. If everybody’s in 

the back seat, they’re 

dating. If the men are 

doing the talking, they’re 

dating. If the women are 

doing the talking, they’re 

married. If nobody’s doing 

the talking, they’re long 

married. If they’re all 

giggling and laughing and 

having a great party, 

they’re either dating or 

married, just not to each 

other. 

holes and lax regulations to 

inflate their earnings statements, 

and sure they have 

used their campaign contributions 

to make sure 

that the loopholes stay 

open and that the regulators 

let them get away with 

murder. But if you close 

the loopholes and increase 

the level of oversight, that 

is not going to usher in a 

new era of corporate responsibility. 

If all that 

comes out of this are a few 

accounting reforms — necessary 

as they may be — 

most Americans are going 

to say, rightly, that the corporations 

were let off the 

hook again.” 

THE VIEW FROM HERE by S. Arnold 

“WELL, AT LEAST WE FINALLY GOT SOME RAIN.” 

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Spend a day at the beach 

By mid-July there is 

often a lull where 

farming operations 

are concerned, just after 

the first hay crop has been 

stacked in the mow or in 

long rows of white ‘tubes’ 

along the edge of the field. 

This time period is rather 

brief but if we plan 

carefully we may be able to 

do something for fun rather 

than out of necessity. 

The levels of both the 

farm pond and the goldfish 

pond have somehow 

decreased. I can easily fill 

the goldfish pond with the 

garden hose, but to do this 

in the farm pond would be 

about as useless as the fifth 

teat on a cow’s udder. So 

during the lull I decided to 

go to a real beach with real 

sand and waves, and no 

bullfrogs to bellow their 

bass voices as soon as they 

realized my intrusion. 

Armed with sunscreen, a 

large umbrella, 

sunglasses, towel, a cooler 

full of iced tea, a ‘beach’ 

chair and a good book, I 

packed these items in the 

back of my pickup and 

early in the morning, 

headed for Sauble Beach. 

When I arrived, I was the 

only human amongst 

thousands of squawking 

seagulls who were flying 

overhead or running in the 

waves, digging for food 

scraps. I selected my spot 

on the beach and waited 

for the sun to make its way 

up into the sky. 

You may have noticed 

that a farmer on the beach 

LETTER 

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memberships they can sell 

to back their choice for 

Prime Minister, they 

seemingly have no 

concern civil servants are 

justifying breaking every 

rule in the book, they 

accept without question 

MYSIDE 

OF THEDAM 

BY ALLEN D. MARTIN 

sticks out like a beached 

whale, although the 

colours differ. From 

working long hours in the 

sun, farmers tend to have 

an excellent tan on the 

back of the neck between 

the baseball cap line to the 

spot were the T-shirt 

begins. The other day 

when I went to town for a 

part for the baler, I met 

some tourists, each one 

with a camera around the 

necks. As they snapped 

pictures of me I heard one 

youngster ask,” Momma is 

that a ‘red-neck?” 

Perhaps it was a good 

thing that he didn’t notice 

my hands. When handling 

bales, I wear a pair of 

durable gloves with the 

fingers cut off so the twine 

won’t cut my palms. This 

results in tanned fingers 

on white hands. And since 

I don’t wear socks in the 

summertime, my tan goes 

from ankle to knee. 

Looking me over I decided 

I might as well have 

printed “FARMER” on my 

forehead with a marker. 

As people began to arrive 

in droves, I noticed many 

very good tans on the 

beach in contrast to my 

thighs and upper body 

which were stark white in 

comparison to my knees 

and forearms which were 

a dark bronze. 

In order to disguise 

myself a bit I decided to 

wear my baseball cap as I 

headed for the water. No 

one seemed to notice me as 

I headed for the water. Just 

as I reached it, a sudden 

wave struck me full in the 

face, whipping off my 

baseball cap, washing it 

out of sight. 

About an hour later, I felt 

cooled enough to return to 

my beach chair and sip 

some cold iced tea. The 

water had rinsed away 

most of my problems along 

with the dirt from under 

my fingernails. As I 

reached for my book, a 

slim lady with a perfectly 

tanned body came towards 

me. “Think I found your 

hat, sir,” she said, 

producing a soiled mass of 

straw. I noticed it was not 

mine as it didn’t have the 

International crest on it. 

Instead the words, 

“Farmers Do it in the Hay,” 

leaped out at me. I had 

been found out. 

From my side of the 

dam, I decided to spend my 

Sunday afternoons 

tanning the parts of my 

body that aren’t normally 

tanned on the farm, to save 

me some embarrassment 

the next time I go to 

Sauble. 

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the end justifies the means 

and pay no attention to 

editorials stating that 

until they “can prove that 

sponsorship money is well 

spent, the government’s 

internal housecleaning 

will look suspiciously like 

a case of the fox guarding 

the henhouse.” 

As Liberals their 

concentration on who will 

emerge as their leader is 

justified. As Members of 

Parliament charged with 

representing the interests 

of all Canadians, it is not. 

Joe Hueglin 

Niagara Falls 

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ARE ALWAYS WELCOME. 

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12 12 12 WOOLWICH OBSERVER • OBSERVERFEATURE • JULY 27, 2002 

By 

Joanne 

Peach 


How much is too 

much when politicians 

take their meetings 

behind closed doors? 

The openness of local government and its 

commitment to the democratic process 

continues to be a bone of contention for 

public watchdogs seeking more 

government accountability. Organizations 

looking for greater transparency in local government 

say Ontario’s new municipal act will give more power 

to municipal councils. The act comes in to affect in 

January 2003. 

“Municipalities are given the 

flexibility and latitude in certain 

areas to conduct affairs as they 

see fit, without the province 

serving as a babysitter,” 

reported the Ontario 

Community Newspaper 

Association (OCNA) in response 

to the proposed legislation, Bill 

111. 

That raises serious concerns 

about the future of democracy in 

local government, said Don 

Lamont, executive director of 

the OCNA. Lamont fears the new 

act will allow municipal 

governments to follow an 

existing trend toward 

conducting public business 

behind closed doors. 

“The basic premise behind 

democracy is that it’s 

Sec 55, subsection (5) 

“A meeting or part of a meeting may be 

closed to the public if the subject matter 

being considered is: 

A 

B personal 

transparent and it occurs in the 

open so that every citizen can 

participate and that every 

citizen understands the issues – 

that leads to an informed 

citizenry and that’s a critical 

ingredient of democracy,” said 

Lamont. 

As the conduit for local news 

and information, local media, in 

particular, are finding it 

increasingly difficult to obtain 

public information from 

municipal governments. 

The issue of government 

accountability came to the 

forefront in this area recently 

when Wellesley council opted to 

bypass a by-election option, on 

the premise of saving money, in 

favour of conducting a council 

election to replace former 

the security of the property of the 

municipality or local board. 

matters about an identifiable 

individual, including municipal or local 

board employees.

councillor Paul Schweitzer. 

While the decision was legal under the 

municipal act, the process of how 

council reached that decision is 

questionable. By their own admission, 

Wellesley council discussed the issue 

and made its decision in a closed 

meeting without publicly announcing 

its intentions until it placed an 

advertisement in a low-circulation 

newspaper just two business days prior 

to the election. As such, the public could 

only sit back and observe a process that 

had already been predetermined. 

Wellesley council is not an isolated 

case though; journalists across Ontario 

have experienced similar difficulty 

obtaining information reserved 

exclusively for closed meetings. 

Earlier this year, reporter Bill Dunphy 

of the Hamilton Spectator learned that 

his local council met with developers in 

secret to discuss negotiations with 

developers trying to avoid city-planning 

regulations. 

“This is not city-owned land, this is a 

very ordinary zoning battle and our 

council is devising its negotiating 

position in secret,” said Dunphy. 

Alfred Romann of the Sentinel Review 

in Woodstock faced a similar problem 

after learning that the police services 

board on his beat opted to hold back its 

budget figures and hold a public 

committee meeting behind closed doors. 

In its report to the province, the OCNA 

specifically highlighted the tendency of 

municipal governments to enter incamera 

meetings (closed to the public) 

to avoid public scrutiny. “Community 

newspapers already see too much abuse 

of in-camera meetings with no 

consequences.” 

Some councils use the in-camera 

clause more than others do. Wellesley 

council, for example, opted to enter into 

a closed discussion during approximately 

70 per cent of its meetings from 

July, 2001 through June, 2002. That’s disproportionately 

high compared to other 

C 

D 

a proposed or pending acquisition of land 

for municipal or local board purposes 

labour relations or employee negotiations. 

councils. So far this year, approximately 

52 per cent of Mapleton 

Township’s meetings have been 

closed, 55 per cent in Guelph-Eramosa 

Township, 54 per cent in North 

Dumfries Township and 30 per cent in 

Woolwich Township. 

“Certainly from my knowledge of 

how most councils operate that seems 

to be outside the normal pattern for 

council,” said Robert Williams, 

political science professor at the 

University of Waterloo, in reference to 

the number of closed meetings held at 

Wellesley council. 

“These (in-camera meetings) are 

only for extraordinary purposes and 

only in these seven areas that are 

spelled out in the bill,” said Williams. 

“It’s (the municipal act) basically 

saying everything happens in public 

unless there is some very specific 

reason not to. You meet in public 

unless a case can be made otherwise,” 

he added. 

Woolwich Township’s chief 

administration officer (CAO), Peter 

Simmons, echoed those sentiments. 

“They (councils) are very much 

restricted as to what can be discussed 

in-camera. If related issues 

(pertaining to the seven clauses in the 

act) don’t surface, there’s not a huge 

need for those meetings,” said 

Simmons. 

Yet Wellesley council is confident its 

closed meetings are justified. 

According to Mayor Doug Bergman 

most of the reasons for closed sessions 

have centred on personnel and legal 

issues. 

“We’re doing a lot of land deals right 

now and we’re doing a lot of employee 

relations and things like that and 

that’s the reason for all the in-camera 

discussions,” said Bergman. 

“We’ve had no end of reasons for 

having caucus meetings … it has been 

excessive in the last little while, 

probably since this council has been 

E 

F 

in power,” added Wellesley CAO Susan 

Duke. 

According to the Ministry of 

Municipal Affairs and Housing, under 

the current municipal act, councils are 

essentially their own watchdogs when 

it comes to deciding when a closed 

meeting is appropriate. 

“They (council) will have to have 

satisfied themselves that they have met 

the provisions of section 55, ” said 

Peter John Sidebottom, policy adviser 

to the ministry. 

The municipal act sites seven 

exceptions in section 55 when incamera 

meetings are deemed 

appropriate: Matters regarding 

security and property issues, personal 

matters about an identifiable 

individual, acquisition of land, labour 

relations, legal matters, receiving legal 

advice and a matter which council has 

authorized under another act. 

The act states that the “general 

nature” of closed meetings should be 

made public, said Williams. 

“Before a closed session they should 

be stating that fact and indicating the 

general nature of the matter to be 

discussed.” These declarations are 

often open to interpretation. Generic 

terms such as “personnel” and “legal,” 

often cited by council as the reason for 

an in-camera discussion, can mean a 

variety of different things. 

According to Mapleton CAO Patty 

Sinnamon, discussion surrounding an 

election process should be public. “I 

would think that would be an open 

process because you’re not talking 

about an individual specifically,” said 

Sinnamon in reference to clause b of 

the act (personal matters about an 

identifiable individual...) 

But the Ministry of Municipal 

Affairs and Housing says council may 

use other clauses in the act to justify a 

closed session. “If they (council) have 

their solicitor advising them on what 

the legal options are then maybe the 

litigation or potential litigation. Including matters before 

administrative tribunals. affecting the municipality or local board. 

the receiving of advice that is subject to solicitor-client 

privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose. 

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receiving of advice that is subject to 

solicitor-client privilege” clause 

(section 55,5,f), applies,” said 

Sidebottom. 

The degree to which municipal 

government is required to divulge the 

content of closed meetings has been a 

concern of citizens and public 

watchdogs for some time. 

“The provincial government should 

clearly mandate municipal councils to 

specify as much as possible about the 

topic to be discussed in-camera,” said 

the OCNA. “For example, when 

discussing the acquisition of land, go 

to the next level and say we are 

discussing the acquisition of land – for 

a new municipal building. 

“Additional clarification and 

information will enable the public to 

satisfy itself about the appropriateness 

of council’s decision to hold meetings 

behind closed doors,” the OCNA report 

suggested. 

But the provincial government has 

been reluctant to take action. The new 

municipal act remains, in reference to 

in-camera meetings, essentially the 

same as the current act. Sarnia- 

Lambton MPP Caroline Di Cocco’s 

private member’s bill (Bill 95: Ethics 

and transparency in public Matters 

Act) aimed at providing more 

accountability in municipal and 

provincial governments was recently 

defeated, just one step away from its 

third and final reading. 

As representatives of the community, 

local government is accountable to its 

constituents. Transparency in 

government plays a crucial role by 

allowing the public to make informed 

decisions when it comes time for them 

to exercise their franchise, said 

Lamont. “If they (public) know what’s 

transpiring then they can elect 

themselves good government.” 

“Wasn’t it Churchill who said, ‘we get 

the government we deserve,’” 

concluded Lamont. 

G 

a matter in respect of which a 

council, board, committee or 

other body has authorized a 

meeting to be closed under 

another act.

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SPORTS&LEISURE 

Dragons swoop over Laurel Creek 

Smooth waters the order of the day at fifth annual ediiton of Elmira Kiwanis Club’s Dragon Boat Festival 


Rodrigues 

Rodrigues 


Facing competition 

from other events 

and expecting a 

lower financial 

outcome than last year 

didn’t stop the Elmira 

Kiwanis from holding 

their own at the 5 th annual 

Waterloo Region Dragon 

Boat Festival on July 20. 

“Probably the traffic 

numbers were down 

slightly, [but] I think there 

was a lot of competition on 

Saturday given the 

Ontario Summer Games 

and the Cambridge 

Highland Games. I think 

that we certainly held our 

own against them… teams 

were good, everybody had 

a good day and I think that 

bodes well for next year so 

we’re looking forward to 

going on from here,” said 

Kiwanis Club of Elmira 

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Area youth win medals at summer games 


Rodrigues 


For many local 

athletes the Ontario 

Summer Games 

was the closest they’ll ever 

get to an Olympic medal 

podium – but 12 young 

athletes got a taste of that 

feeling last week when 

they medalled in their 

sports. 

Leading the pack at the 

games held from July 18 – 

21 was the gold-medal 

Niagara Region Under-19 

women’s rugby team, 

where three players from 

the Elmira District 

Secondary School (EDSS) 

women’s rugby team 

played in key positions – 

with Krista Kraemer 

scoring the winning try in 

the game. 

The girls were invited to 

The other day I was 

in town for the 

purpose of 

enhancing my live bait 

collection when I noticed a 

young family discussing 

the purchase of their first 

tackle box. Well, actually, 

the wife was discussing. 

The husband and boy just 

stood there listening, 

dumb-founded and caught 

up in the spirit of equality. 

Mother, who obviously 

didn’t put the right amount 

of priority on fishing, 

strongly recommended a 

tiny one-tray affair better 

suited towards storing 

beads than fishing tackle. 

It was sleek, colour 

coordinated, affordable, 

made great use of space, 

easily carried and 

ultimately practical. No 

wonder it had remained on 

the shelf for so long. From 

my vantage point down the 

aisle, I watched in horror 

as her timid husband 

stumbled, trying to gently 

persuade her of the folly of 

this purchase. 

“What’s wrong with it?” 

she responded, far too 

firmly. Quite frankly, it was 

embarrassing. Her poor 

spouse was being asked to 

resort to logic when 

explaining a matter of the 

heart. 

Now, normally I’m not 

heroic, but I realized that 

if I didn’t act and didn’t act 

fast, a poor little boy would 

be scarred for life. And so 

would his young son too. 

“Where are you going to 

store your son’s educational 

reading material?” I piped 

up, knowing instinctively 

that no mother in the world 

could resist an opportunity 

to continue the torment of 

educating her offspring 

even long after the school 

Young women dominate in field sports at games held in K-W 

play on the team by their 

EDSS coach Heather 

Seiling, who was one of 

two coaches for the 

summer games team. The 

final match went Sunday 

to the Niagara team in a 3- 

0 match against Toronto. 

“It’s fantastic because 

you’re bringing a group of 

girls together who haven’t 

really played before but 

because their level of play 

is so good they’re able to 

come together as a team,” 

explained Seiling. “We 

were really impressed 

with what we had out on 

the field. We had girls from 

this area – from the EDSS 

team – but then there were 

girls from Hamilton and 

Stony Creek and the 

Niagara area.” 

The task of coming 

together in such a short 

time span and winning the 

THE-NOT-SO-GREAT 

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system had given up for the 

year. 

“Oh,” she blushed, “I 

hadn’t thought of that.” 

A quick conversation 

summed up the situation. 

The woman had never 

fished a day in her life but, 

naturally, assumed to 

know more about it than 

her husband. And, by the 

way she kept changing the 

term fisherman to angler, 

I knew I was dealing with 

a card-carrying feminist. 

Dear God, it was worse 

than I imagined. As drops 

of sweat beaded on my 

ample forehead, I searched 

for the right words. 

“It’s a common mistake 

that men and women 

usually make equally,” I 

stuttered insincerely. “ But 

what would a fishing trip 

be without the chance to 

teach a boy respect for 

women’s issues, political 

correctness and genderneutral 

phrases?” 

“You are right,” she 

smiled as she walked down 

the aisle for a larger tackle 

box. 

“Thanks, man,” blurted 

out her young husband. 

I patted him on the 

shoulder. Yet, though the 

battle was won, the war 

was clearly not over. She 

returned with a tackle box 

that, though larger, was 

still far too easily carried. 

gold resulted in friendships 

though, something 

that the players expressed 

in interviews after 

the games 

ended July 

21. 

“ W e 

shared 

s o 

much 

stuff 

a n d 

we get 

along 

so well 

and it’s 

different in 

rugby than 

any other sport 

that I’ve played. Everybody 

just gets along so well 

and we had good laughs 

and we just connect on a 

different level than I ever 

have in any other sport,” 

said fly-half Anne 

Saving tackle boxes 

“The bottom 

compartment will hold the 

entire Gloria Steinem 

collection!” she exclaimed 

happily. 

“Thank Goddess,” I said, 

“but what about the tackle 

needed to catch those male 

fish that exploit their 

female counterparts?” 

“Exploit?” she said 

reddening. 

“What else would you 

call abdicating all parental 

responsibility after the 

young are born? Look, just 

because they’re lower 

forms of life doesn’t give 

them the right to be 

chauvinists, right? While 

she tends to the nest, he’s 

out there frolicking with 

younger, better-looking 

spawners at the gravel 

bar.” 

Furious, she rushed over 

to the Cadillac of tackle 

boxes and promptly threw 

out her back muscles 

trying to move it. Had she 

stopped to read the 

cautionary signage, she 

would have put on the 

accompanying weightlifting 

trusses as 

suggested. And the wheels 

were a dead giveaway. 

Before any further 

damage was caused, her 

husband quickly came to a 

gallant rescue — of the 

tackle box. The way he 

easily carried it down 

towards the cashier was 

my first indication that he 

did indeed have a 

backbone. “Bass pro 

circuit 1984,” he winked. 

Just then, she limped 

towards him, winced and 

said, “Just so you know, 

anything you can do I can 

do just as well.” 

“Of course,” he smiled. 

“Now pay for this, would 

you?” 

Hatherton. “I don’t know 

of one person whose 

played rugby and said they 

haven’t liked it… 

that experience 

with 

the girls 

a n d 

then 

getting 

to 

know 

them 

over a 

couple 

o f 

weeks to 

see how 

much alike 

we are and how 

different we are as well.” 

Just the experience of 

being at the games made a 

difference for many local 

participants – athletes and 

coaches – who had never 

participated in an event of 

this magnitude before. 

“There were more people 

than I expected, more 

sports involved, more 

people, more athletes than 

I’d originally thought. I 

was just kind of surprised 

with how many athletes 

are actually involved with 

the whole Ontario 

Summer Games,” added 

Hatherton, who was 

echoed by her teammate 

Chrissie Schill in 

describing her entrance at 

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“It felt really cool 

because this is probably 

the closest to the Olympics 

that I’ll ever get. It’s not the 

same feeling that an 

athlete would go through 

walking into the opening 

ceremonies at the 

Olympics, but that’s 

almost how I felt,” said 

Schill. “You’re so excited 

about it and everybody’s 

watching you walking in – 

it’s just a really neat 

feeling.” 

With about 2,000 tickets 

sold for the ceremonies it 

truly did bring the same 

reaction to women’s field 

lacrosse silver medallist 

Robin Taves – who at 11 

years of age was also one 

of the youngest players at 

the games. 

“It was exciting. I was 

nervous at first but then 

once I was out there I was 

just there and it wasn’t 

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that there was around 2,000 

tickets sold so the thought 

of that many people kind 

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“…There was the 2,000 

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then there was probably 

quite a few people 

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was walking along I was on 

the inner side, so the 

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Corin Metzger, Elmira 

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Strip Loin Steaks 

Fresh 

$2.59 

Deli Sliced 

/LB 

$5.19 /LB 

$5.99 /LB 

Whole 

$3.39 /LB 

5lb Box ..............$12.99 /EA 

10lb Box ............$21.99 /EA 

Success makes recruiting easier 

(CONTINUED FROM PAGE 14) able to make it to the conso- starting to refine their tech- or some runoff for regional said that due to softer cor- years. 

had gathered a group of lation finals in their respecnique and get their timing teams and then have them porate support than last “Financially it probably 

friends for this year’s tive divisions, where the down so they’re going to be compete against the best of year he wasn’t expecting is not [a success] – I don’t 

event after they had Junk Boat placed fourth and right up there with the the out-of-towners as well.” this would be a record- think we matched last year 

shown interest last year. the Komodo Dragons sixth. best,” said Dowling. “That’s Planning for next year breaking year. A complica- which was just a phenom- 

As well, this year’s suc- Making it that far is a good what we like to see. You’ll has already started, as tion-free day of competienal year – but I think in 

cess has already made re- example and testament to probably see more empha- wrap up from the day on tion was reward enough terms of the logistics and 

cruiting for next year’s the increasing ability of losis next year on recognizing July 20 continues. Final fig- however, particularly after the way things came off, we 

races easier. 

cal teams to compete, ex- teams from the region – we ures were not available as trying to accomplish just couldn’t ask for a whole lot 

“It was something to be plained Dowling – some- may do a separate division of press time, but Dowling that over the past four more…” 

proud of, for sure. Funnily 

enough, different people I’d 

asked this year that had declined 

said next year for 

thing that may be recognized 

in next year’s festival. 

“I think you see now that 

you have some teams 

sure they want to come. So within the region and even 

I’m thinking there might be within Woolwich Township 

two boats next year if that that have been at it long 

still weighs out properly,” enough, and they’re prac- 

said Dechard. 

tising and they’re serious 

Both other teams were enough that they’re really 

Seasoned, All Beef or “New” Bacon 

Strong competition at games 

(CONTINUED FROM PAGE 17) played the same team be- 

Cable continued to be at 

some of the events 

throughout the weekend, 

highlighting the strong 

level of competition at 

the games. In the gold 

medal matches that both 

the rugby and lacrosse 

teams played Sunday, the 

opponents were tough 

and overall play strong. 

“The final was probably 

the most challenging 

definitely because 

both teams were really 

wanting it badly. We had 

fore… because we just 

both wanted it and it 

was Toronto and they 

have a lot drive too,” explained 

Hatherton of the 

rugby final. 

Taves’ team faced off 

for a second time against 

the Kawartha team in 

their gold medal match, 

which she described as 

the toughest of the tournament. 

“The first game that 

we played them we tied 

them 5 – 5, I think. The 

second game was the 

gold medal game and 

they beat us in that game 

– it was quite a tough 

match,” she explained. 

“They’re a quick team. 

They’re quick-handed 

and they’re really quick 

at running. They had 

some good players and 

actually I think that 

some of the girls… 

couldn’t go to the first 

game that we played 

them so we didn’t know 

the first couple girls that 

joined in that one game.” 

There is opportunity 

for repeat performances 

or vindication for many 

of the local athletes, 

who will still be young 

enough to play at the 

next summer games, to 

be held in London in 

2004. 

“I just thought it was a 

really great experience – 

really fulfilling. If anybody 

else has the chance 

to go out – not necessarily 

for rugby but for anything 

– it’s a very good 

experience,” said Schill.

CLASSIFIEDADS 

The best place to buy it, sell it, trade it, find a job or announce it. 

JULY 27, 2002 • CLASSIFIEDADS • WOOLWICH OBSERVER 19 

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HELP HELP W WWANTED 

W ANTED HELP HELP W WWANTED 




W ANTED 

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W ANTED 

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W ANTED 

Nutrite-Hydr 

Nutrite-Hydro Nutrite-Hydr 

Nutrite-Hydr o Agri Agri is is is a a par part par t of 

of 

the the the global global Norsk Norsk Hydr Hydro Hydr Hydr o family family. family 

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to 

the the hor horticultural-agricultural 

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markets markets in in Canada. Canada. 

Canada. 

We require a highly versatile 

individual for our Elmira facility 

to assume various inventory and 

administrative responsibilities. 

You possess accounting skills 

gained through community 

college level education in business 

administration, materials management, 

or equivalent experience. 

You are a skilled communicator 

with computer competence in 

spreadsheets and word processing. 

PIANO PIANO SER SERVICES 

SER SERVICES 

VICES 

BAUMAN 

PIANO 

SERVICE 

•Tuning 

Repair 

Rebuilding 

JAMES R. BAUMAN 

Craftsman Member O.G.P.T. Inc 

ST. JACOBS 

664-2917 

CRANE CRANE SER SERVICES 

SER VICES AUTOMOTIVE 

AUTOMOTIVE AUTOMOTIVE 

REP REPAIRS REP AIRS 

LA LAWN LA WN CARE CARE / / LANDSCAPING 

LANDSCAPING 

ORTLIEB 

CRANE 

& Equipment Ltd. 

• 12.5 ton BoomTruck 

30 ton Mobile Crane 

698-2263 

24 Hour Service 

7 Days A Week 

We will ask you to perform various 

functions including inventory 

control, production reporting, order 

entry, accounts payable, and 

other administrative tasks. 

We value drive, initiative and ingenuity 

and will reward you with 

a comprehensive compensations 

package. 

Qualified applicants should 

direct resume to: 

Duane Brubacher 

Office Manager 

Nutrite Hydro Agri 

P.O. Box 160 

Elmira, Ontario 

N3B 2Z6 

Fax: (519) 669-8971 

COOK 

Wanted 

A person with cooking experience is required for a 

Residential Care facility in this municipality. Hours 

of operation are daily shifts of 8 hours between 

7:30 am and 7:30 pm. 

Apply to: Box #400 

Woolwich Observer 

20-B Arthur St. North 


N3B 1Z9 

giving a summary of your experience & expectations. 

AUTOMOTIVE 

AUTOMOTIVE 

CREDIT 

PROBLEMS? 

NEED A CAR? 

Contact 

STOP 23 

AUTO SALES LTD. 

Listowel 

519 291-5757 

HELP HELP WANTED 

WANTED 

Bag Truck Driver - Linwood Mill 

- To deliver bags of feed. Hours 

of work: Monday to Friday approximately 

7 am - 5:00 pm; 

some Saturday work required. 

Must have a valid DZ license. 

Applications to Jones Feed Mills 

- 1024 Alfred St., Linwood, N0B 

2A0 Attn: Jeff or call (519) 698- 

2082. 

General carpenter needed for 

residential construction. Experience 

is an asset. Fax resume 

to 669-4072. 


W ANTED 

Legal Secretary/Receptionist 

required. Forward or fax 

resume to: Cynthia Rudovsky 

Law Office, 9 Church St. W., 

Elmira, ON., N3B 1E3 or fax 

669-4349. 

Find the help you need in Observer 

Classifeds. Advertising 

that works for YOU. 

Part - time work available on 

local poultry farm. Apply in person 

to #2 William St. Elmira. 

We are a 

.com company 

That specializes in the sale and service of high 

tech Farm Equipment. We require a: 

Sales / Customer Service Rep. 

This is a chance to join a highly respected 

dealership. Winners of the coveted CASEIH 

Dealer Certification Award for 6 years. 

We Offer: 

Pleasant working surroundings. 

Excellent pay package, 

training and benefit package. 

We Require: 

Hardworking, self-disciplined person to able 

to work in a fast paced team environment 

and also willing to commit 100% to our 

customer satisfaction program. 

Please drop off a resume to 

Marlin Stoltz or Terry Bowman, 

Stoltz Sales & Service 

P.O. Box 235 

6805 Line 86 West 


N3B 2Z6 

e-mail: mstoltz@stoltzsales.ca 

1-519-669-1561 

Visit our Web Site at http://www.case3.com 

Case III and Case Credit are registered trademarks of Case Corporation. 

AUTO 

CLINIC 

669-7652 

21 Industrial Dr. Elmira 

A TRADITION OF LEADERSHIP 

CABINET MAKERS 

Required for busy woodworking shop. 

Experience with cabinets and trim an 

asset. Willing to train ambitious candidate. 

Send Resume or apply in person to: 

Mantels Plus 

96 Rankin Street, Suite 102, 

THE 

GAS FIREPLACE 

FACTORY 


W WANTED 

ANTED 

Wanted, Young Aggressive 

Driver to deliver products in 

Southwestern Ontario. This is a 

20 - 30 hrs per week position 

but could develop into full time. 

Must have clean driving record 

and knowledge of the area. 

Please fax resume to 519-669- 

3354 

Willing Plus Staffing is now 

hiring for DC Foods. Long - 

term, temporary position in 

Waterloo. Food production/ 

packaging, sanitation - day and 

midnight shifts. Call Willing Plus 

Staffing 1-800-817-6952. 

Waterloo, Ontario, 

N2V 1V9 

Fax: 746-3551 

FOR FOR SALE 

SALE 

1987 General 14" x 72" mobile 

home, with 8' x 37' third bedroom 

and mudroom addition, 

located in West Montrose to be 

removed by purchaser. Newer 

roof, 3 entrances, open concept 

kitchen, living room area recently 

decorated. Lots of storage 

closets, and cupboards. 

Electric forced air heat, dual 

plumbing. Call 699-9370 for 

further information. All offers 

considered. 

Bike, BMX Haro Cosmo. 3 piece 

crank, Haro II knee saving bars. 

Double wall rims. Paid $900; 

asking $600 o.b.o. 699-1106. 

REPAIRS TO: 

Trailers, 5th Wheels, 

Hard Tops, Motor 

Homes, Truck Campers, 

Snowmobiles 

& Small Engines 

15 PARK ST. E., ELMIRA 

(519) 669-3595 

Truck Driver / Mechanic 

We are expanding again. 

We require a mechanic for our Elmira Store. 

We will look at various levels of experience. 

Please bring resumé to: 

ATTN: Marlin Stoltz 

6805 Line 86 West, 

Elmira 

or Call (519) 669-1561 

Visit our Web Site at http://www.case3.com 

Case III and Case Credit are registered trademarks of Case Corporation. 

Caregiving Centre - Elmira 

Leisureworld Inc. is an operator of long-term 

facilities across Ontario. 

Families have given our Elmira centre the 

Highest rating in overall satisfaction and service. 

We are seeking dedicated individuals for the 

position of part time day or evening 

Interested candidates please submit a resume to: 

Leisureworld Elmira 

120 Barnswallow Drive 

Elmira, Ontario N3B 2Y9 

Attn: Director of Nursing 

fax 519.669.0928 

e-mail: ndunbar@leisureworld.ca 

TOPSOIL 

Lawn Ornaments Decorative Stone 

Screened Mixed Gravel Sand 

Cedar Mulch Pine Mulch Coloured Mulch 

Lawn Furniture Cement Ornaments 

Complete Pond Supplies 

884-6441 

Paving & Landscaping 

Registered Practical Nurse 

FOR FOR SALE 

SALE 

Chinchilla Cages for sale. Call 

519-848-3202. 

Crib, “Little Folks”, white, 

wooden, with mattress. Matching 

change table. Great condition. 

$150. Call 664-2807. 

Dishwasher, Black, Maytag, 

runs well. Little noisy. $50. Call 

699-4203. 

Drill, 18 Volt cordless. New in box. 

Never used. $90. Call 648-9474. 

Game, Playstation, system, 1 

game (Shark), controller. $50. 

Call 669-4172. 

Game, XBOX Microsoft. Console, 

1 controller and 3 games. 

Halo, Project Gothman and 

Amped. $400. Call 664-3603. 

Guitar, Headphone amp. Tom 

Scholtz soloist, effects. $40. Call 

664-2075. 

Kitchen Cabinets. Counters, 

double sink, mahogany finish, 

suits cottage. $400 o.b.o. 656- 

2290. 

Ladder, 6 ft. Aluminum step. 

Excellent condition. $30. 656- 

1050. 

Lawnmower, gas, push. Briggs 

& Stratton. $35. Call 699-6121. 

A TRADITION OF LEADERSHIP 

FOR FOR SALE 

SALE 

Lockers, Bone white, $40 per 

door. Call 669-8336. 

Maytag Dishwasher for parts. 

Good motor, racks, hoses. 699- 

5023. 

Mens and Ladies standard bicycles, 

electric wok and dehumidifier. 

Call after 2:00 p.m. 

885-2609. 

Queen Size Bed. Heritage 

Deluxe. One year old. $450. 

699-6106. 

Screen Doors. One wooden, 

oranamental, new, 791/2 x 353/ 

4. Also heavy duty aluminum 

screen door, 801/2 x 343/4, 

$150 for both. Call 656-2867. 

Small Safe. On wheels, 17 x 14 

x 24 inches. $50. Please call 

699-6121. 

Sofa and Chair. Sklar Peppler. 

Blue and beige with floral pattern. 

New condition. $600 o.b.o. 

Phone 291-5531. 

Stepmaster Weider Pro8WS, 5 

function electronic. $50. Call 

656-2144. 

Stereo, Technics 200 watt. 

Dual cassette, 60 capacity CD. 

Like new. $800. Call 699-6106. 

Weber & King St. N., Waterloo, ON 

St. Clements 699-4550

20 20 WOOLWICH OBSERVER • CLASSIFIEDADS • JULY 27, 2002 

AUCTIONDIRECTORY 

Gray’s Auction Service 

Inc., 

Harriston, Ont. 

(519) 338-3722 

Every Friday 10:00am to 

8:00pm, Saturday 

9:00am to 4:00pm – At 

Gray’s Auction Centre, 1 

mile west of Harriston. 

Liquidation consists of: 

Lawn Mowers; Bikes; 

Patio Umbrellas; Patio 

Table & Chair Set; 

Scooters; Qn Mattress 

Sets; Royal Dolton’s; 

Pictures; Mirrors; 

Watches; Lamps; Swar 

Crystal; Cookware; Lg. 

Quantity of New Kid’s 

and Adults Clothes; 

Puppets; Candy; 

Consumer Goods; 

Bedding; Canister Sets; 

Paper Products; Toys; 

Books; Plus Many Other 

Items. TERMS: Cash, 

Interac, VISA, and MC. 

Gerber Auctions Ltd. 

Crosshill, Ont. 

(519) 699-4451 

Saturday, July 27 at 

11:00 a.m. – Clearing 

auction sale of 

machinery, household 

effects, antiques and 

misc. items to be held at 

Lot 1, Con. 14, Centre 

GLASS GLASS & & MIRROR 

MIRROR 

ACORN CORN GLASS GLASS 

GLASS 

& & & MIRROR MIRROR L LLTD. 

L TD. 

Glass Glass and and Mirror Mirror cut cut to to size 

size 

Plexi Plexi and and L LLexan 

L exan cut cut to to size 

size 

Screen Screen and and Storm Storm R RRepairs 

RR 

epairs epairs 

Sealed Sealed Units 

Units 

Replacement eplacement W WWindows 

W indows 

GU GUARANTEED GU ARANTEED COMPETITIVE COMPETITIVE PRICES 

PRICES 

1600 1600 KING KING ST ST. ST . N., N., Unit Unit 17, 

17, 

ST ST. ST . JA JA JACOBS JA JA COBS 664-1210 

664-1210 

DECORA DECORATING 

DECORA TING 

Wallpaper window covering 

Faux Finishes Service 

Colour Consulting 

In Home advice 

5 Church St. E., Elmira 

669-4310 

DECORA DECORATING 

DECORA TING 

SINCE 

1961 

Read’ Read’s Read’ 

Decorating 

Decorating 

WE’VE MOVED 

Now, get all your home 

decorating needs at our 

new location. 

Visit us at 

27 Arthur St. S. 

669-3658 

CONSTRUCTION 

CONSTRUCTION 

• Concrete removal & replacement 

• Siding work up to 66’ high 

Wellington (Nichol Twp.) 

on County Rd. 17, 

approx. 2 miles east of 

Alma for Jim and Shirley 

Leybourne. 

Wednesday, August 7 at 

3:00 p.m. – Twilight 

Auction Sale of household 

effects, antiques and 

misc. items, to be held at 

57 Traynor Ave. (behind 

Fairview Mall) for the 

Estate of the late Elmer 

Stemmler. 

Wednesday, August 14 at 

3:00 p.m. – Twilight 

Auction Sale of household 

effects, antiques, and 

misc. items, to be held at 

39 Alma St. North (corner 

of Alma and Omar) in 

Guelph for Wilbert 

Schuett. 

Friday, August 16 at 3:00 

p.m. - Twilight Auction 

Sale of household effects, 

and misc. items, to be 

held at 3937 Weimer 

Line, in Bamberg for Peter 

and Gina Gorenc. 

Saturday, August 17 at 

11:00 a.m. – C.A.S. of 

household effects, 

antiques, and misc. items, 

to be held at 3728 

Lobsinger Line (west side 

of St. Clements) for Jean 

Farwell. 

PLUMBING 

PLUMBING 

YOUR 

PLUMBING 

& HEATING 

SPECIALISTS! 

669-3362 

669-3362 

669-7607 

669-7607 

C.J. 

C.J. 

BRUBACHER BRUBACHER L LLTD. 

L TD. 

19 First St. E., Elmira 

General Contracting specializing in: 

•Pole Structures 

•Remodeling & restoration 

Marty Trapp RR#1 Elmira Ph. (519)846-9066 

fax: 519-846-9319 

CONSTRUCTION 

CONSTRUCTION 

CRESSMAN 

CONSTRUCTION 

SINCE 1978 

ELMIRA LTD. 

• Roofing 

• Siding 

• Additions 

• Renovations 

Ron Cressman 

669-8610 

CARPET CARPET CARPET CLEANING 

CLEANING 

COMPLETE 

COMPLETE 

CARPET ARPET ARPET C CCARE 

CC 

ARE ARE 

669-7607 Elmira’s #1 Choice For Over 30 Years 

“You can stand on our reputation!” 

Wet or Dry Cleaning 

Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning on Location 

Area Rug Cleaning Drop-off & Pick up Service 

Water Damage Restoration Certified 

Pet deodorization 

FOR FOR SALE 

SALE 

Tonneau Cover - Came off full 

size Dodge Pick Up, Metallic 

Grey, $500.00 o.b.o. includes all 

hardware. Dodge Rim - 23575 

R15 VIVA, Brand New, $75.00 

o.b.o. Blue Metal Bunk Bed - 

Double on bottom, single on 

top, $100.00 o.b.o. Call 669- 

2464. 

Washer, Inglis, 12 cycle Super 

Capacity plus, 2 years old. Excellent 

condition. $500. 699- 

5106. 

Wanted: Your ads in Observer 

Classifieds. Call 669-5790 x106 

for details. 

REAL REAL EST ESTATE EST TE 

In Minto Twp. excellent 96 acre 

beef farm, 85 acre workable, 

systemically tiled, 5 acres hardwood 

bush, large spring fed 

pond. 60 X 60 Bank Barn loose 

housing. New 60 X 120 ft. beef 

barn with feed lot with attached 

20 X 20 insulated heated workshop. 

9 year old solid brick bungalow. 

4 bedrooms, 3 bath, finished 

basement with office, rec 

room and large cold cellar. Old 

buildings in very good state of 

repair. Price for quick sale 

$399,000. Call (519)338-5457. 

AUTOMOTIVE 

AUTOMOTIVE 

AUTOMOTIVE 

1986 Oldsmobile 88, Burgundy 

colour. Good condition. Asking 

$1000. Call 669-3482. 

1994 Voyager SE. 7 passenger 

3.3L, V-6, Auto and more. 

Voisin’s, Elmira. 669-2831. 

ELECTROL 

ELECTROLYSIS 

ELECTROL YSIS 

ELECTR ELECTROL 

ELECTR OL OLYYSIS OL SIS 

CLINIC 

CLINIC 

permanent hair 

removal 

Call for an 

appointment 

Tuesday - Friday 

Marjorie Plein C.E. 

53 Duke St., Elmira 

669-3924 

669-3924 

WINDOW WINDOW WINDOW TREA TREA TREATMENTS 

TREA TREA TMENTS 

Come In & See 

Our New Stock 

Country Gifts 

and Collectables 

Teddy Bears, Dolls, 

and Victorian Accessories 

26 Arthur Street South, 

Elmira 669-8309 

669-7607 

r_mcnall@hotmail.com 

AUTOMOTIVE 

AUTOMOTIVE 

1996 Ford Windstar G.L. 3.8L - 

6, Cyl, Auto, Air, Quad Seats and 

more. 132,000 kms, Voisin’s, 

Elmira 669-2831. 

1996 Grand Caravan L.E. V-6, 

Quads and more. 114,000 kms. 

Voisin’s, Elmira. 669-2831. 

1998 Concorde LX1 6 cyl. 

Leather, Moon Roof Slider and 

more. 65,000 kms. Voisin’s 

Elmira. 669-2831. 

1998 Ford F 150 XLT 4 W/D 

Flareside, Club Cab, 4.6L, V-8, 

Automatic and more. Voisin’s 

Elmira 669-2831. 

1998 Intrepid E.S. 6 cyl. auto, 

air, sport wheels and more 

85,000 kms, Voisin’s Elmira 

669-2831. 

1999 Ram 1500, 4X4 Pickup 

5.2 L, Auto, Air, 53,000 kms. 

Call Voisin’s, Elmira. 669-2831. 

2000 Chrysler Intrepid, great 

value, most options, Voisin’s, 

Elmira 669-2831. 

2000 Ram Van 2500 V8, Auto, 

Air and more, 78,500 kms. 

Voisins, Elmira, 669-2831. 

Truck Part chrome exhaust 

stack. 4 in. x 43in. long. $10. 

343-3178. 

PIONEER 

Big & Small 

GET GET A A LL 

LOAD LL 

AD OF OF THIS 

THIS 

Serving KW for over 20 Years 

AGRICUL AGRICULTURAL 

AGRICUL AGRICULTURAL 

TURAL 

HAY & 

STRAW 

FOR SALE 

Paul Paul Metzger Metzger 519-698-1021 

FLOWERS FLOWERS FLOWERS / / / GIFTS 

GIFTS 

The he 

WANTED 

WANTED 

Cupboards, Tables, restorable 

furniture, glass, china, paintings, 

nostalgia, unusual smalls, 

farm goodies. 25 years exp. 

Some hand finishing available. 

Call (519) 843-2777. 

Window indow B BBox 

B ox 

Flow Flower Flow Flower 

er & 

Gift ift Shop 

Shop 

Amanda Jewitt-Dyck, Owner 

12 Arthur St., S. ELMIRA 

669-1313 

AUTOMOTIVE 

AUTOMOTIVE 

Thompson 

Thompson’s 

Thompson ’s 

Auto Auto T TTech 

T ech Inc. 

Inc. 

Providing the latest technology 

to repair your vehicle with 

accuracy and confidence. 

21 HOWARD AVE., ELMIRA 

(Behind the old Trylon Building) 

669-4400 

FARM FARM & & RURAL 

RURAL 

Custom Big Square Baling. Hay, 

straw or balage and wrapping 

available. Bill Close (519)638- 

3829 

Need Contract Hog Feeders. 

$15 per hog. No sorting or shipping. 

Paid monthly. All in all out. 

One day fill. 110 day cycle. 

Weekly support. Call 519-669- 

3737 or 519-502-5027. 

SKILLED SKILLED TRADES 

TRADES 

Cooper’s Furniture Stripping: 

Specializing in Hand Stripping, 

Refinishing, Repairing. Dinning 

Room Sets, Rockers, Chairs, 

Antiques. Highest Quality Workmanship. 

Spring Special 10% 

Off. Pick-Up/Delivery. Free Estimates. 

579-1475 

WORK WORK WANTED 

WANTED 

Jim Charles serving the 

Mennonite Community 669- 

8765 or 572-4812 (cell). 

AUTOMOTIVE 

AUTOMOTIVE 

AT RUDOW’S 

CARSTAR COLLISION 

CENTRE 

Call 

669-4981 


REMEMBER - We Sell Cars 

ENTERPRISES 

LANDSCAPING LANDSCAPING / / TOPSOIL TOPSOIL 

TOPSOIL 

Car Rental 

TOP SOIL 

888-9992 

650 Weber St. N., Waterloo 

Corner of Benjamin & Weber 

BULK LANDSCAPING DEPOT 

Topsoil & Mixes 

Retaining Walls & Flagstone 

Waterfall Rockery 

LA LAWN LA WN IRRIGA IRRIGATION 

IRRIGA TION 

ON THE GREEN 

Irrigation 

Residential • Commer 

CHILD CHILD CARE 

CARE 

CHILD CARE NEEDED For the 

school year, West Montrose. 2 

children; 1 child full days and 1 

child half days. Our home or 

yours. Receipts given and references 

required. 669-1029. 

TRAINING/LESSONS 



Guitar Lessons By Barb Weber.12 

years teaching experience. 

Evening and daytime lessons 

available. All ages welcomed. 

Call 664-2579. 

PETS 

PETS 

Black Lab/German Shepherd 

cross pups. 8 weeks. Mom 

great with our 3 kids. Chocolate 

brown with tan markings. $30. 

519-343-3396 

Place your Classified ad in 

Woolwich & Wellesley’s most 

decorated weekly news source. 

Call 669-5790 x106 for details. 

AUTOMOTIVE 

AUTOMOTIVE 

RUDOW’S CARSTAR 

COLLISION CENTRE 

•Air Miles Log 

•24 hr. Accident Assistance 

1-800-CARSTAR 

669-3373 


esidential • Commer Commercial Commer cial • • Design Design • • Installation Installation • • Ser Service Ser vice 

An automatic sprinkler system is no longer a luxury. 

It’s an absolute necessity - Save time, money and water. 

(Seasonal pool, pond and garden water line installation) 

37 7 Mill Mill St., St., St., Elmira, Elmira, N3B N3B 2K5 2K5 • • Ph: Ph: 669-5148 • • Fx: Fx: 669-32 669-32 669-3244 669-32 669-32 

Various 

sizes & 

rates 

BEAUTY 

BEAUTY 

SELF SELF STORAGE 

STORAGE 

CLEAN • DRY • SECURE 

Call 

669-4964 

100 SOUTH FIELD DRIVE, ELMIRA 

PEST PEST CONTROL 

CONTROL 

GARAGE 

SALES 

Garage Sale: Saturday July 

27, 6 Walker St., Elmira. 8 

am.- 12. Patio table and umbrella, 

12' x 3' pool with all accessories, 

assorted books and 

toys, box fan. 

Huge Moving Sale. Furniture, 

household, miscellaneous, 

bedroom suite, dining room 

suite, buffet, hutch, loveseat 

and much more! Sat. Aug. 3 

and Mon. Aug. 5th, 8 a.m. - 3 

p.m. Rain or shine! 

Advertise your Garage Sale 

here. Call 669-5790 x106 for 

details or to place your ad. 

Yard Sale - Saturday, July 27, 

9:00 a.m. Wide variety of 

household items, plus folk art 

supplies, paints, books, wood 

pieces, etc. 13 Young St. 

Downtown St. Jacobs. 

AUTOMOTIVE 

AUTOMOTIVE 

Body Maintenance 

AT RUDOW’S 

CARSTAR 

COLLISION CENTRE 

Call 

669-3373 


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5:50 a.m. Staff at Willow 

Brae Pallets on Bast Pl. near 

St. Jacobs reported that 

sometime overnight their 

front door had been kicked 

open. Nothing appeared to be 

taken. 

6:45 a.m. Staff at De-On Supply, 

also on Bast Pl. near St. 

Jacobs, reported their front 

door had been apparently 

kicked in and that a small 

amount of cash was taken. 

10:30 a.m. Police recovered 

a cube van from the Crompton 

Corp. parking lot on Union St. 

in Elmira. The van had been 

reported stolen from an address 

on Marsland Dr. in Waterloo 

within the previous 24 

hours. There are no suspects. 

11:30 a.m. Police were 

called to Maryhill Rd. in 

Woolwich Twp. where a 

resident saw a suspicious 

maroon van parked in their 

neighbour’s driveway 

conducting what seemed like 

illegal activity. The van had left 

by the time police arrived at 

the scene, but they were able 

to trace the licence plate 

number provided by the 

neighbour to a Cambridge 

address. Officers with the 

Cambridge detachment 

stopped the van and arrested 

its driver, a 33-year-old 

Cambridge resident. The 

investigation continues since 

the articles stolen from 

Maryhill Rd were not the ones 

found in the van at the time of 

arrest. Items in the van at that time 

were later determined to be from 

a different break and enter which 

had occurred on Line 86. Charges 

are pending. 

6:00 p.m. Police were called to 

the parking lot of the Stone Crock 

restaurant on King St. N. in St. 

Jacobs, where a car has been 

broken into. Taken from the car 

were a CD player and a Nokia cell 

phone. 

9:15 p.m. Police were called by 

a resident of Arthur St. S. in 

Elmira, who reported that while 

their vehicle was parked behind the 

LCBO on Church St. W., someone 

forced their way into their vehicle 

in an attempt to steal it. Police 

have no suspects. 


11:15 a.m. Staff at the WS Feeds 

mill located at 1800 Sawmill Rd. 

in Conestogo reported the theft of 

89 orange-coloured skids taken 

sometime overnight. The skids are 

valued at almost $1,800. Police 


12:15 p.m. An Elmira residents 

reported the loss of their licence 

plate, number S25995. 

2:15 p.m. A resident of Jigs 

Hollow reported that they were the 

victim of the theft of their digital 

satellite terminal activation card. 

The investigation continues as 

there is a 14-year-old suspect and 

charges are pending. 

4:50 p.m. Police found an 

abandoned men’s Supercycle 

bicycle at Victoria Glen Park on 

Victoria Glen Dr. in Elmira. It can 

be claimed at the Elmira detachment. 

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Woolwich Township provides water and sewer services to residential 

and business owners and tenants. That service has a cost, and to 

keep costs to a minimum the Township adopted a new policy 

concerning unpaid water and sewer accounts. 

Basically, the policy provides for the termination (shutting off) 

of water and sewer services if accounts are not paid after 90 

days. 

You should already have received your water and sewer bill with 

an insert describing the 4-stage process we will follow to help users 

limit interest charges and service interruption action on unpaid 

accounts. 

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10:30 a.m. The theft of a green 

Raleigh bicycle was reported from 

the Waterloo-Oxford Co-Op on 

Church St. W. in Elmira. Police 


12:45 p.m. Staff at Rudow’s 

Carstar on First St. E. in Elmira 

reported an overnight break and 

enter. A rear window had been 

forced and a black four-door 1993 

Oldsmobile Cutlass, with the 

licence plate AMJC 731, was 

stolen. See 10 a.m. incident on 

July 21 for more information. 

1:30 p.m. Police responded to a 

reported assault on Jesse Pl. 

outside of Floradale. As a result 

of police intervention, a male resident 

of Drayton was charged with 

assault and later released from 

police custody. 

1:45 p.m. A green ladies’ 

mountain bicycle was recovered 

near the rear entrance to 

Dreisinger Funeral Home on 

Arthur St. S. in Elmira. It can be 

claimed at the Elmira 

detachment. 

5:15 p.m. A two-vehicle collision 

occurred on Sawmill Rd. east of 

Arthur St. S. near St. Jacobs. A 

Mississauga resident was 

travelling eastbound on Sawmill 

Rd. when she was forced to slow 

for traffic. Her actions went 

unnoticed by a West Montrose 

resident, resulting in a minor 

collision. Damage to the vehicles 

was minor. There were no reported 

injuries and no charges were laid. 


11:30 a.m. Police received a report 

from a resident of Woolwich 

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St. N. in Waterloo who had lost a 

ladies’ black wallet at the Farmers’ 

Market in Waterloo earlier that 

morning. The wallet contained 

some identification as well as 

credit cards that have since been 

cancelled. 

2:30 p.m. A charge of ‘careless 

driving’ was laid against a male 

Elmira resident after he was 

witnessed driving on First St. W. 

in Elmira in an unsafe and erratic 

manner. Witnesses reported that 

he had been speeding and 

swerving all over the roadway. 

3:00 p.m. Several reports were 

received of a vehicle containing 

four people driving in a dangerous 

fashion on Northfield Dr. toward 

the village of Conestogo. 

Witnesses reported that the 

vehicle was speeding and passing 

in an unsafe manner, forcing other 

vehicles to swerve off the road to 

avoid a collision. Using its licence 

plate number, police traced the 

vehicle to a Waterloo address, 

where the investigating officer 

warned the driver regarding their 

behaviour. The owner assured 

police the appropriate actions 

would be taken to restrict their 

children’s access to the vehicle as 

a result of this incident. 


10:00 a.m. The vehicle described 

in the incident at 12:45 p.m. on 

July 19 was recovered by police 

at Bolender Park in Elmira. No 

arrests were made. 

4:15 p.m. Staff at Lions Park in 

Elmira reported vandalism to park 

structures, consisting of some 

damage to picnic tables and the 

grandstand. An unsuccessful 

attempt was also made to enter the 

fenced batting cage. Police have 

stepped up their patrols of the area 

in response to this incident. There 

are no suspects. 

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8:00 p.m. A resident of Killdeer 

Rd. in Elmira reported that 

sometime over the weekend 

someone had used a paint sprayer 

to paint the fence and grass in their 

backyard blue. Cleanup costs were 

around $150. Police have no 

suspects. 

8:30 p.m. A resident of Sunset 

Dr. in St. Clements reported that 

while they were away for weekend, 

a vehicle parked at their location 

was scratched all over one side. 

Repair costs were around $200. 

Police have no suspects. 


1:30 p.m. Police were called to 

respond to dangerous conditions 

at several locations in St. Jacobs 

as a result of the severe thunderstorm 

cell that passed through 

the area shortly before 1 p.m. 

Four detachment 3A officers and 

one officer from detachment 3 in 

Waterloo were dispatched to assist 

hydro crews and firefighters 

with scene management at several 

locations were debris and 

fallen wires made travel unsafe as 

well as traffic control at the intersection 

of Sawmill Rd. and Arthur 

St. S. The detachment 3A sergeant 

also responded as a member 

of the township emergency 

control group to the St. Jacobs 

fire hall. 

3:00 p.m. Police responded to a 

Church St. E. address in Elmira 

where the complainant found a 50lb 

propane tank sitting on sidewalk 

in front of their house. The tank 

bears no identifying features or 

labels, and is currently in storage 

at the Elmira detachment. 

5:45 p.m. A two-vehicle collision 

occurred on Northfield Dr. E. 

close to New Jerusalem Rd. The 

lead vehicle being driven by an 

Elmira resident was slowing for 

oncoming traffic when it was hit 

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from behind by a vehicle being 

driven by a Kitchener resident. 

The Elmira resident was taken 

to Grand River Hospital for 

treatment of non-life-threatening 

injuries and later released. 

The Kitchener resident was 

charged with ‘careless driving.’ 

An occupant of the Kitchener 

resident’s vehicle was charged 

with not wearing a seatbelt. 

11:30 p.m. A small red car 

forced another vehicle driven by 

an area resident into the guardrail 

on Katherine St. near Sawmill 

Rd. Several posts and reflective 

signs were damaged in 

the process, which were replaced 

by the region. The driver 

of the car that was forced off 

the road was not injured, and 

police are still searching for the 

red car involved. 


7:45 a.m. Staff at Kiwanis 

Transit, located at the corner of 

South and Snyder avenues in 

Elmira reported an overnight 

break and enter. A ground-level 

window was smashed and a 

moderate amount of cash 

taken. Police recovered some 

articles for identification and 

the investigation continues. 

8:40 a.m. Staff at the Mennonite 

Credit Union on Church St. 

W. in Elmira recovered a counterfeit 

$20 bill, serial number 

AWD9784943. It has been sent 

to the fraud branch for processing. 

9:45 a.m. Staff at Advanced 

Tower Ltd. on Floradale Rd. reported 

that sometime between 

July 16 and 17 the lock was 

broken on their diesel tank and 

an undisclosed amount of reddyed 

diesel fuel (for farm use 

only) was stolen from the tank. 

Police have no suspects. 

Corporate Services Department 

Township of Woolwich 

UPDATE FROM THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT 

All non-capped class tax bills for 2002 were mailed on July 12th. 

The tax due dates are August 16 and October 18. 

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your information only.

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By By Joanne Joanne Peach 

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On route to the 

east coast, a 

father and son 

team rode into 

Elmira July 14 to take time 

out from their cross- 

Canada diabetes tour and 

to meet with local officials 

from the Canadian 

Diabetes Association. 

Mark Winegarden and 

his 13-year-old son Adam 

began the diabetes DMC 

tour 2002 from Victoria on 

May 1 and plan to complete 

the journey Sept. 14 in 

Musgrove Harbour, Newfoundland 

— the site 

where insulin co-discoverer 

Fredrick Banting died 

in a plane crash. 

The aim of the tour is to 

raise awareness of the 

seriousness of diabetes; 

one of the leading causes 

of death by disease in 

Canada, said Winegarden, 

founder of the Winegarden 

Diabetes Foundation Inc. 

“The DMC tour is the 

largest public awareness 

campaign for diabetes in 

Canada’s history,” said 

Winegarden. 

Exemplifying the 

importance of three basic 

tenets: diagnosis, managing 

and curing (DMC), 

Winegarden plans to 

demystify the disease during 

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Diabetes tour stops in Elmira 

Father and son cycling across Canada to raise funds for diabetes research 

JOANNE PEACH 

RIDING HIGH Mark Winegarden and his son Adam take time out from their cross Canada bicycle tour for a bite to eat and 

a visit with Lion Club supporter Bert Martin and John Prno, director of emergency medical services for the Waterloo Region. 

his speaking engagements 

throughout the tour. 

“I hope to illustrate how 

serious it is to friends and 

family of people with 

diabetes. That includes not 

pushing that extra piece of 

pie to people who are 

trying to manage their 

sugar levels,” he smiled. 

Winegarden was forced 

to make a lifestyle change 

in 1998 after being diagnosed 

with Type 2 diabetes. 

“I was overweight and 

did little exercise and I was 

always thirsty.” As a paramedic, 

it wasn’t very difficult 

for Winegarden to diagnose 

his problem. But 

that’s not the case for 

many people who can have 

the disease for several 

years before they are diag- 

The landscape is changing 

The dry weather is 

not making life 

happy for formers, 

but had allowed 

construction at the Trim 

Masters plant to get well 

underway. The facility on 

Elmira’s South Field 

Drive changes its 

skeletal form daily. 

The U.S.-based firm is 

building a 194,000square-foot 

plant in the 

new industrial 

subdivision. 

A joint venture of 

Johnson Controls, Araco 

Corporation and Toyota 

Tsusho America, Trim 

Masters will employ 150 

people building seating 

and interior door panels 

for Toyota’s Cambridge 

plant. The components 

will be used in the new 

Lexus line there, the first 

time the luxury cars will 

be manufactured in 

North America. 

The company is 

expected to invest US$28 

million in the new 

venture, with marks its 

first foray into Canada. 

Trim Masters employees 

more than 3,500 in the US 

and Mexico. 

Trim Masters president 

Kiyoshi Imaizumi said 

the new Canadian 

company will be known 

as Trim Masters Limited 

Partnership. The new 

plant is expected to begin 

production in the fall of 

2003. The hiring process 

could start as early as 

October. 

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Winegarden. 

Early diagnosis is really 

important because it 

prevents much more 

serious symptoms which 

may involve blindness, the 

loss of limbs or even death, 

he added. 

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more than enough exercise 

right now, but he says it’s 

easy to slip back into the 

old lifestyle. “I’ve had 

several relapses,” said 

Winegarden. That’s why 

it’s important that the 

foundation promotes the 

importance of maintaining 

a healthy lifestyle.” 

That includes taking 

time out for a rest at Val 

Clarke’s horse farm on 

Reid Woods Drive in 

Elmira. On July 14, the 

team, local paramedics 

and members of the local 

Lions Club convened to 

enjoy a barbecue courtesy 

of Clarke, who is the 

president of the Ontario 

Diabetes Association and 

Susan Taylor, regional 

director of the Canadian 

Diabetes Association. 

Throughout the tour, 

Winegarden is hoping to 

raise $1 per Canadian. The 

money will be raised from 

various sponsors and 

donations and will go 

toward funding diabetes 

research. The foundation 

aims to offer financial 

contributions and support 

to the restoration of the 

Banting Homestead in 

Alliston Ontario, the 

Banting Museum diabetes 

education centre, John P. 

Robarts Research Institute 

and groundbreaking research 

at the University of 

Alberta. 

Part of the monies will 

go toward local diabetes 

initiatives including 

summer camps for 

children with the disease. 

Eight million Canadian 

have diabetes. Seventy 

thousand of those people 

live in the Waterloo, 

Wellington and Dufferin 

area. 

JOANNE PEACH

AGRICULTURE’S ROLE NEEDS STRENGTHENING IN NEW TOURISM VISION 

Cuisine is OK, but there’s no 

food without farming 

Lately, my in-basket’s 

been brimming 

with food-related 

initiatives, some of which 

directly affect our region 

and may very well shape 

the way it develops. But I 

can’t help wondering: 

where will this food be 

grown? The question begs 

for a deeper understanding 

of rural-urban interdependency, 

a topic that’s 

in need of a lot more attention 

by government, 

industry and universities. 

Here’s what happening. 

The Canadian Tourism 

Commission is launching a 

strategy to promote what it 

calls cuisine tourism (www. 

canadatourism.com). 

“Canada’s tourism industry 

will deliver world-class 

cultural and leisure experiences 

year-round, while 

preserving and sharing 

Canada’s clean, safe and 

natural environments,” 

says the initiative’s mission 

statement. “The industry 

will be guided by the values 

of respect, integrity and 

empathy.” 

That’s all fine, and it’s 

long overdue – Elora’s 

Anita Stewart, Canada’s 

original culinary activist, 

has been pounding 

the table for this effort 

for at least 10 years. She’s 

not on the commission’s 

organizing task force, 

but some of her pals are, 

and I hope they have the 

wisdom to consult her 

and give credit where 

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credit is due. 

However, there’s absolutely 

no mention of agriculture 

in the mission. 

How can you have cuisine 

tourism without agriculture? 

With some federal 

money behind it, our region 

will grow to become 

even more of a hotbed for 

cuisine tourism than it already 

is. But unless the 

powers-that-be recognize 

there’s no regional food 

without the regional agriculture 

that grows the 

food, the whole process 

falls apart. Even the cuisine 

tourism vision – 

“Canada will be the premier 

four-season destination 

to connect with nature 

and to experience diverse 

cultures and communities” 

– doesn’t recognize 

that many “cuisine” 

communities are fuelled 

by the agriculture that reflects 

cultural diversity. 

Isn’t this obvious? 

To be fair, the term 

agri-tourism appears 

later in the cuisine 

tourism’s promotional 

literature. But it’s not at 

its foundation, and that’s 

cause for concern. 

Here’s something else 

on the horizon. In early 

October, Cuisine Canada 

(www.cuisinecanada.ca) 

– the pro-Canada culinary 

organization 

Stewart helped launch in 

1995 – is staging what it 

calls Northern Bounty V 

in Guelph. It’s a dyna- 

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mite weekend-long conference 

all about Canadian 

food and beverages, 

and along with pre-conference 

tours focused on 

wine and organic agriculture, 

it will bring a 

great deal of focus to our 

entire region. 

One of the highlights 

will be a “Young Lions’ 

Heritage Dinner” at One 

Stone Road in Guelph, 

where fledgling Canadian 

chefs will go directly 

to growers and local 

markets for ingredients 

they’ll showcase in 

what will undoubtedly be 

an amazing culinary experience. 

There’s also a University 

of Guelph “food successes” 

lunch planned, 

built on the university’s 

rich food inventory (a 

compilation of foods and 

commodities developed 

in researchers’ fields and 

laboratories over nearly 

a century), which 

Stewart helped cobble together 

two years ago. 

Cuisine Canada understands 

the agriculture 

connection. Without pro- 

ducers to grow local 

products, and patronage 

of local markets, regional 

cuisine is sunk. 

And without it, cuisine 

tourism has no foundation. 

Academics and administrators 

are trying to 

help us understand how 

a rural-urban interface 

will look in the future, 

and find “smart growth” 

ways to smooth the 

bumps that are already 

well surfaced. How do 

you reconcile mushrooming 

growth – as evidenced, 

for example, by 

the 11 per cent population 

rise over the past six 

years in Waterloo and 

Guelph – with the need to 

maintain land for regional 

agriculture and 

cuisine tourism? How do 

you prevent a land-use 

battleground from developing? 

The U.S. is grappling 

with the issue too. At an 

agricultural outlook conference 

earlier this year, 

two professors from the 

very rural state of Iowa 

said we need to look at 

agriculture as a common 

denominator. Public demand 

for high-quality, 

identity preserved food 

is rising and agriculture 

can make a strong case 

for its role in meeting 

consumers’ needs. Agriculture 

keeps speaking 

for itself – now, it’s time 

for its partners to speak 

about it, just as loud. 


WE’RE GREAT The Pylons take a moment to catch their breath after winning their first-round game in the Woolwich 

Community Services Youth Drop-in Centre’s ball hockey tournament held July 25 at the Elmira Arena. Pictured from 

left are Justin Linseman, Max Schneider, Joel Yaeger and Nick Monk. Tournament organizer explained that each team 

plays two games, after which the top two teams advance to the final. The $10 entry fee also included a BBQ where 

parents were invited to come and see the centre where their kids can whittle away their summer hours. 

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New England 

& Cape Cod 

August 6 - 11, 2002 

“If you’re fond of sand dunes 

and salty air...you’ll fall in love 

with old Cape Cod.” 

Includes: Whale watching, Newport 

Mansions, lobster dinner, a guided 

tour of the historic city of Boston and 

countless historic sites & landmarks. 

Moosonee & 

Ontario North 

August 15 - 19, 2002 

Includes: Polar Bear Express & 

James Bay Wilderness Cruise. 

Whether you go for the bird 

watching, to see “Where the 

North Begins,” you’ll have a 

vacation to remember. 

Mystery Tour? 

August 21- 22, 2002 

Here’s a tour for the 

adventurous!! 

Your 2 days will be filled with 

Mystery & Susprises! 

National Quartet 

Convention 2002 

September 11-15, 2002 

Includes: 3 evenings of Southern 

Gospel Music and Star of 

Louisville Luncheon Cruise. 

Agawa Canyon 

Mackinac Island & 

Frankenmouth 

September 19-22, 2002 

Cruise beautiful Georgian Bay on 

the Chi-Cheemaun - Algoma 

Central Railway to Agawa Canyon 

- Carriage tour of Mackinac 

Island, Famous Buffet Luncheon 

at the luxurious Grand Hotel and 

so much more! 

Finger Lakes Fall 

Colour Tour 

Including: Letchworth 

State Park & Watkins Glen 

October 8-10, 2002 

The Finger Lakes - Another 

world, just around the corner. 

This region is one of the most 

popular destinations for fall 

colour in the nation. Experience 

the natural beauty of the 

Letchworth State Park often 

called “The Grand Canyon of the 

East.” Our two nights lodging will 

be at the Ramada Inn Lakefront 

set on the shores of beautiful 

Seneca Lake. 

New York City 

Fall Colour Special 

including: Poconos & Lake George 

October 16-20, 2002 

Marvel at the architectural 

beauty of the buildings both old 

and new. What better time of 

year than the fall to take this 

tour when waves of vibrant 

colour spread across the 

forested hillsides of New York 

& New Jersey. 

Includes: boat cruise on Lake 

George & so much more. 

Upcoming Day Tours 

Grand River 

Cruise & Iroquois 

Dancers 

Tuesday August 27, 2002 

Join us for a 2 hour cruise 

featuring a sumptuous 3course 

roast beef lunch. A 

strolling musician will 

delight us while we flow on 

the scenic waters of the 

Historic Grand River. 

Toronto City 

Tour & Cruise 

Wednesday August 14, 2002 

Tour the majestic estate of Sir 

Henry Pellatt at Casa Loma, 

after your tour be ready for 

lunch, prepared for you at the 

Castle. We will then be joined 

by a step-on-guide for an 

informative tour of this 

dynamic city. This day also 

includes a cruise on the turnof-the-century 

steam ship, the 

“Oriole.” 

Pirates of Penzance 

Tuesday August 20, 2002 

You’ll love this laugh-filled 

songfest full of zany puns 

and good natured fun. 

Branson, Ozark 

Mountain Christmas 

Special 

November 22-29, 2002 

Nestled among the deep Valley 

of the rugged countryside is 

one of the most popular areas 

for Country Music. Be 

entertained by many of the Star 

Performers like Shoji Tabuchi, 

Lawrence Welk show, the 

Duttons and so much more. 

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Saturday, November 23, 2002 

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Sunday September 22, 2002 

Fall Colour Tour 

Severn River Boat 

Cruise 

Monday September 30, 2002 

& Tuesday, October 1, 2002 

Everyone looks forward to a 

beautiful Fall Colour Tour, 

which includes one of the 

prettiest cruises in Ontario. 

Lake Muskoka 

Cruise 

Bracebridge & 

Fall Colour Tour 

2 Buses - 

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Wednesday October 2, 2002 

Includes: luncheon on The Lady 

Muskoka, Dorset Tower scenic 

lookout point and more! 

Lion King 

Saturday November 9, 2002 

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through middle age, then 

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machines and lines may 

camouflage. 

Other telltale acoustic 

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Robert Krauss, et al., that 

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and weight about as 

accurately as others could 

from a photo. 

Q. Ye Scrabble(R) 

savants, know what the 

following letter pairs 

have in common? aa ae 

ai ay ee fa fy gu io oe oi 

oo oy po ti yu zo... 

A. Right, they’re just a 

handful of the 100+ 2-letter 

words—along with ad ah 

am an as at etc.—in the 

board game’s official wordlists, 

published by 

Chambers, says “The 

Cambridge Encyclopedia of 

the English Language.” 

Few players can say what 

they all mean, which of 

course is no bar to using 

these brief word linkers or 

REGIONBULLETIN 


Waterloo Regional Library TD “Read Around the 

World” reading club presents “Remarkable Russia” 

at the Elmira Library from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. For 

more information call Angie 575-4590. 

August 1 

Elmira Lions Summer Band Concert – Pork Chop 

Review Thursday August 1 st , 2002 - 7:00 to 8:30 

p.m. in Gore Park in Elmira. Concert is FREE 


World” reading club presents “ Journey to Japan” 

at the Bloomingdale Library August 1 from 1:45 to 

2:30 p.m. and the St. Jacobs Library August 1 from 

3:30 to 4:15 p.m. For more information call Angie 

at 575-4590. 

August 3 

Free Folk Music Festival! Civic holiday weekend, 

Saturday, August 3 (noon until midnight), the Mill 

Race Festival of Traditional Folk Music celebrates its 

10 th anniversary, at Mill Race Park along Water 

Street, Cambridge. Numerous bands such as The 

Dixie Fliers, the Gypsy Jive Band, dancers, children’s 

performers and much more. Rain or shine. 

August 6 


World” reading club presents “Kangaroos and 

Didgeridoos” at Elmira Library August 6 from 10:30 

to 11:30 a.m. For more information call Angie 575- 

4590. 

July 25 - 27 

Putting It Together Productions 

Grease 

8:00 p.m., also 2:00 July 27 

River Run Centre 

519.763.3000 

Aug. 14 - 17 

Rod Beattie in WINGFIELD’S 

PROGRESS 

8:00 p.m. (also 2:00 p.m. 

Thurs. & Sat.) 

Theatre On The Grand 

519.787.1981 

STRANGE&TRUE 

BY BILL & RICH SONES 

offshoot new- directionals 

for nabbing more points. 

If you’re ever scrabbling 

in earnest, with a 4-slot 

beckoning and a Q begging 

for use, keep in mind aqua, 

qadi, qats, quat, quep, quod, 

quop and suqs, plus at least 

10 more before this little 

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much as a Quip. 

Q. Numbers puzzle 

from the ‘Net: What was 

the first day ever with 

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August 7 

“Just 4 Kids” August 7, 2002 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. 

-kids ages 4 - 6 and August 14, 2002 6:30 – 8:00 

p.m. –kids ages 7 – 10, hosted by the Epilepsy 

Waterloo Wellington at the Calvary Memorial 

United Church 91 Gruhn Street. This event is held 

to have fun and unite children who deal with 

epilepsy in their everyday lives. For more 

information or to register call (519) 745-2112. 

August 8 


World” reading club presents “Kangaroos and 

Didgeridoos” at the Bloomingdale Library August 

8 from 1:45 to 2:30 p.m. and the St. Jacobs 

Library August 8 from 3:30 to 4:15 p.m. For more 

information call Angie at 575-4590. 

August 9 

Cancer Support Group: Has cnacer touched you 

or a family member? Find out what support is 

available at WCHC through partnership with Hope 

Spring. Call Lorraine at 664-3794 ext. 229 for 

information on the September meeting. 

August 11 

Please join us aboard the “River Gambler” on 

Sunday August 11 for a sunset cruise of Toronto’s 

spectacular waterfront. Proceeds of the event go 

to the Child Witness Centre. Tickets are $60.00 

($75.00 with bus transportation). The ship will 

board at 4:30 p.m. and return to dock at 9:00 

p.m. For more information call 744-0904. 

Aug. 14 - 17 

JM Drama presents 

Wallis, A Musical Drama about 

The Duchess of Windsor 

8:00 p.m. 

The Registry Theatre 

519.578.1570 or 1.800.265.8977 

seven even numerals in 

its date, assuming our 1/ 

1/2001 system? 

A. A retired math teacher 

answered this as 2/20/2000 

on the Mathforum.org site, 

then was challenged by 

someone saying 0 is not an 

even number. How could it 

be, the person asked, since 

if you try dividing 0 by 2, you 

get a result of 0, which is 

neither a positive nor a 

negative integer? 

But integers can be 

positive, negative or zero, 

with the even numbers being 

..., -6, -4, -2, 0, 2, 4, 6, ... So 

there’s no problem on that 

score. Only if you stick with 

natural number quotients 

would 0 be ruled out—1, 2, 3, 

etc. Here you get into 

definitions. But an even 

number is defined simply as 

one that is divisible by 2, with 

eyeGO = $5 Who says culture is a status thing? 

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an integer as a quotient. And 

0 certainly fits this. It follows 

that zero is even, and that 2/ 

20/2000 nicely cracks the 

puzzle. 

Yet it’s always surprising 

how much people are 

bothered by calling zero 

even, says Penn State 

mathematician George 

Andrews, who recalls a time 

of gas rationing in 

Australia. Cars with licence 

numbers ending in an even 

digit could get gas on Mon., 

Wed., or Fri., an odd digit on 

Tues., Thurs. or Sat. Then 

someone in the New South 

Wales parliament asserted 

this meant plates ending in 

zero could never get gas, 

because “zero is neither odd 

nor even. So the NSW 

parliament ruled that for 

purposes of gas rationing, 

zero is an even number!” 

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It’s time to call your 

Welcome Wagon Hostess. 

She will bring 

congratulations and gifts 

for the family and the 

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Elmira & Surrounding area. If you are not long 

distance to Elmira , you are welcome to a visit. 

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CREEPINESS AT THE LIBRARY 

HOW DOES IT FEEL? (Above) Brandon Brutzki smiles as 

Charlotte the tarantula gets comfortable on his face. 

Brandon was given the chance to become better acquainted 

with the spider as part of the Creepy Creatures 

program brought to the Elmira Public Library on July 19 

by the Guelph Lake Nature Centre. 

CREEPY (Right) Kyle Arsenault was 

the lucky volunteer who got to demonstrate 

the appropriate ways to stand 

while letting Julius Squeezer the ball 

python get to know you. The snake 

was at the Elmira Public Library on July 

19 as part of the Creepy Creatures 

program delivered by the Guelph Lake 

Nature Centre. 

JULY 27, 2002 • TOWN&COUNTRY • WOOLWICH OBSERVER 25 

25 

PHOTOS:HUGO RODRIGUES


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ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR Waterloo Concert Band conductor David Knarr does his thing on July 15 at the Heritage 

House Nursing Home on Eby Street in St. Jacobs. Knarr said the concert at this home is a yearly event, held in conjunction 

with the home’s strawberry social. 

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The master suite is at the rear of the house with a view of the garden. 

It includes a spacious ensuite and a walk-in closet. A second bedroom/ 

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The double garage has access to the house through the laundry 

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The exterior is finished in stucco and stone with pillars flanking the 

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ONTARIOLIVESTOCKREPORT 

TUESDAY, JULY 25, 2002 

Fed cows sold $1 to $2 easier. Veal sold $2 lower. Horses sold 

lower. Sheep and lambs sold barely steady. 

Receipts in cattle were 154 head. Fed cows 51 to 64.50 with 

sales to 69. Veal calves, over 600lbs 77 to 94 with sales to 125; 

under 600lbs 75 to 95 with sales to 120. 

Receipts in horses were 54 head. 1000lbs and over 41 to 119; 

800 to 1000lbs 29 to 117. Ponies and lights 36 to 69. 

Receipts in sheep and lambs were 653 head. Under 50lbs 95 to 

135; 51 to 80lbs 90 to 125; over 80lbs 90 to 110. Sheep 35 to 95. 

Receipts in goats were 43 head. Kid goats 120 to 132.50. Goats 

75 to 110. 

THURSDAY, JULY 25, 2002 

Fed steers and heifers traded at steady prices. Holstein steers 

sold steady. Fed cows sold steady. Veal sold steady with earlier 

weeks decline. Feeder cattle sold at steady prices. Dairy cattle 

sold under pressure. 

Receipts in cattle were 1701 head. Fed steers, large frame 98 to 

106 with sales to 119.50; medium frame 92 to 98. Holstein steers 

86 to 88 with sales to 94. Fed heifers, large frame 94 to 100 with 

sales to 108; medium frame 90 to 94. Fed cows 51 to 65. 

Replacement cattle, steers over 800lbs 100 to 111 with sales to 

118; 600 to 800lbs 110 to 115 with sales to 125; 400 to 600lbs 

115 to 125 with sales to 149. Heifers over 700lbs 95 to 105 with 

sales to 112; 500 to 700lbs 105 to 115 with sales to 128. Veal 

calves, over 600lbs 70 to 80 with sales to 97.50; under 600lbs 70 

to 76.50 with sales to 88. Bob calves 100 to 380. Dairy cattle, 

milk cows 1000 to 3025. Springer cows and heifers 950 to 2700. 

Open dairy heifers 1000 to 1900. 

Receipts in pigs were 367 head. Replacement pigs, under 40lbs 

37 to 44; 41 to 50lbs 29 to 30; 61 to 70lbs 44.50 to 47.50. Sows 

25 to 29. Boars 15 to 36. 

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DEATH 

NOTICES 

CLEMMER, Cleason M. – 

Peacefully, on Saturday, July 20, 

2002, at Listowel Memorial 

Hospital, Cleason M Clemmer, 

age 79 years, of Newton. 

HIEBERT, Daniel “Dan” – 

Suddenly, on Friday, July 19, 

2002, at his residence, Dan 

Hiebert, age 43 years, of 

Elmira. Dan was the owner 

operator of Elmira Taxi for 14 

years. 

HOWLETT, Dan C. – Suddenly 

on Saturday, July 20, 2002, at 

KW Health Centre of Grand 

River Hospital, Dan C. Howlett, 

in his 57 th year, of Elmira. 

MARTIN, Ellen L. – 

Peacefully, at home in 

Floradale, on Wednesday, July 

24, 2002, Ellen L. Martin in her 

53 rd year, formerly of Yatton. 

YOUNG, Dr. Donald F. – 

Peacefully, went to be with his 

Lord, on Tuesday, July 23, 2002, 

surrounded by his loving family 

at Columbia Forest Care 

Centre, Waterloo. Dr. Donald F. 

Young in his 93 rd year, of 

Waterloo, formerly of St. 

Jacobs. 

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JULY 27, 2002 • TOWN&COUNTRY • WOOLWICH OBSERVER 27 

27 

A MANITOBA 

MENNONITE ADVENTURE 

Vacationing in Steinbach, Manitoba, Ron Hackett and 

his wife took the Observer along on their trip. Standing 

in the Mennonite Heritage Village, a replica of the 

windmill built by early settlers can be seen in the 

background. Enjoying their trip between July 13 and 

16, the Hacketts remembered to bring the essentials. 

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28 28 28 WOOLWICH OBSERVER • BACKPAGE • JULY 27, 2002 


THE CHRYSLER 2002 

SUMMER CLEAROUT 

WARRANTY 

Our biggest Chrysler sales event of the year! 

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Kilometers limited to 81,600; charge of $0.15/km for excess kilometers. * 0% purchase financing on selected 2002 Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep vehicles up to 36-months. Example: $20,000/$30,000 

@ 0% APR/36-month term; monthly payment is $555.55/$833.33. Cost of borrowing is $0. Total obligation is $20,000/$30,000. 0% purchase financing on most 2002 Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep vehicles up to 48-months. Example: $30,000/$40,000 

@ 0% APR/48-month term; monthly payment is $625.00/$833.33. Cost of borrowing is $0. Total obligation is $30,000/$40,000. 0% purchase financing on all 2002 Chrysler Neon models up to 60-months. Example: $20,000 @ 0% APR/60-month 

term; monthly payment is $333.33. Cost of borrowing is $0. Total obligation is $20,000. The effective interest rate, taking into account the $1,500 - $3,000 savings that consumers who choose the 0% financing will forgo varies depending on 

amount financed, term of agreement and amount of factory to retailer incentives. Example: $20,000 @ 0% APR/36-month term, taking into account the $3,000 savings consumers who choose the 0% financing will forgo is 8.4%, and the 

effective cost of borrowing is $3,000. *** No payments for up to 6-months on all 2002 Chrysler Neon models. See retailer for details. ** No payments for 90 days on selected vehicles. See retailer for details. † Based on $1,500 - $3,000 factory to 

retailer incentives deducted from MSRP. Actual savings will vary depending on price negotiated. ∆ Graduate Rebate applies as follows: $500 cash allowance on leased vehicles, $750 cash allowance on Neon purchase; $1,000 cash allowance 

on purchase of vehicles excluding Neon; offer applies to all vehicles excluding Dodge Viper and Chrysler Prowler. Some conditions apply. See retailer for complete details and conditions. ‡ Warranty valid for 5 years or 100,000km, whichever 

comes first. Some conditions apply. See retailer for details. ® Jeep is a registered trademark of DaimlerChrysler Corporation used under license by DaimlerChrysler Canada Inc.; a wholly owned subsidiary of DaimlerChrysler Corporation.

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