12 March 3, 2012 - ObserverXtra

THE OBSERVER | SATURDAY, MARCH 3, 2012
Closing in on the
sap festival
With the sap soon to flow, Woolwich
council last week agreed to its long
list of road closures for the 2012 Elmira
Maple Syrup Festival. On Mar. 31, from
1 a.m. to 8 p.m., most of downtown
Elmira will be closed to vehicular traffic:
portions of Wyatt Street, James Street,
Hampton Street, Park Avenue, South
Street, Walker Street, Dunke Street, and
Mill Street. Although under regional
control, Arthur Street will also be closed
for the duration of the festival.
The festival will also have an impact
Police blotter buggy destroyed in collision WitH PicKuP
fEBRUARY 22
8:45 Am | Police were called
to a hit-and-run in the parking lot of
the Elmira Donuts & Deli on Church
Street West. A 2007 Toyota driven by
a 26-year-old North York man struck
a 2003 Mercury owned by an Elora
man. The Toyota drove away but not
before witnesses managed to record
the license plate number, allowing
police to track down the man. Minor
damages were sustained by both
vehicles.
11:30 Pm | A 28-year-old
Elmira woman contacted police
after she when into labour at her
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on the municipal parking lots on Mill
and Wyatt streets, as well as on the
lots at the Woolwich Memorial Centre
and Lions Hall.
Wind to blame
for power outage
As many as 200,000 people were
affected by a disruption in Waterloo
North Hydro service on Wednesday
afternoon.
Around 2:30 p.m. winds damaged a
high-voltage Hydro One transmission
line outside of Orangeville that
supplies Waterloo North Hydro and
southern Wellington County. The
Police seeking help with theft
from Elmira convenience store
A theft occurred at the Elmira Mini Mart on Oriole
Parkway about 9 p.m. on Feb. 25.
Two teenage boys entered the store, asked for a case of
pop and, when the clerk went to the back of the store, one
of the teens grabbed a pumpkin Hookah off the counter
valued at $35 and fled.
The boys are described as white, 16 year olds, one wearing
a black-and-white checkered hoodie with a medium
build and brown hair. The other wore a black hoodie, was
slim in build and had brown hair. Police ask anyone with
information to contact the Elmira detachment.
residence on Duke Street. When police
arrived they found the woman
and her baby boy. An ambulance
arrived shortly after to help along
with the woman’s midwife. Both
mother and baby are fine.
fEBRUARY 23
8:00 Am | A tractor-trailer
operated by a Waterloo man was
slowing down for traffic at the
roundabout in St. Jacobs when a
silver 2004 Acura pulled along side
the truck. The driver of the truck did
not see the car and hit the vehicle
when it merged into the lane. No
charges were laid and no injuries
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subsequent disruption in service saw
outages impact residents of Arthur,
Fergus, Breslau, St. Jacobs, Elmira and
Guelph.
Power was eventually restored
to almost all customers by 9 p.m.
Wednesday night, and a Hydro One
spokesperson said its crews were
able to reroute power around the
damaged line.
Airport gets noise
bylaw exemption
There will be a little more noise
coming out of the Region of Waterloo
International Airport this spring. Just
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how much, and for how long remains
to be seen.
Planning for all contingencies, the
airport last week got a exemption from
Woolwich’s noise bylaw to allow for
construction work to proceed 24/7 if
needed to complete the reconstruction
of runway 08-26 and the installation of
new guard lights.
Much of the works is expected to
take place between Apr. 23 and May
12.
Whether or not the work needs to
go around the clock will depend on
the progress made by construction
crews, which can be dependent on
the weather, said Frank Kosa, the
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region’s senior project manager
assigned to the work in Breslau.
FaithLife supports
counselling centre
Woolwich Counselling Centre was
the recipient last week of $1,000 from
FaithLife Financial.
Elmira resident Hugh Weltz presented
the cheque to Mary Wilhelm, the
centre’s executive director.
“On behalf of FaithLife Financial, we
are most pleased to assist in the very
worthwhile work done here in our
community,” said Weltz during the
presentation.
No one was injured when a runaway horse pulling its buggy run into the path of a pickup truck travelling on Arthur Street north of Elmira
on Feb. 24. The horse was also unharmed, making its way back to its owner after the collision. [joe merlihan / the observer]
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A team from St. Teresa elementary
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were reported. The car sustained
serious damage.
12:00 Pm | A farmer
contacted police about the theft
of diesel fuel from his property on
Ament Line. Unknown suspects
pumped $50 of fuel from the
farm’s tanks. Police are continuing
to investigate.
1:30 Pm | Owners of the
Community Care Concepts building
on South Street in Elmira contacted
police about a break-and-enter. An
unknown suspect tried to pry open
the front door of the building and
damaged the weather stripping. The
suspect did not gain access to the
building. The investigation continues.
5:55 Pm | A 36-year-old
Kitchener woman was pulled
over after driving 133km/h along
William Hastings Line, near Manser
Road, where the speed limit is 80
km/h. The woman was charged
with ‘race motor vehicle’ and had
her license suspended for seven
days. The 2000 Dodge Caravan
she was operating at the time was
seized by police.
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