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06 | 09 | 2012VOLUME 17 | ISSUE 26

Wage freeze an uphill battle at Woolwich Township

Snowbirds Take Flight!Without provincial legislation, municipalities are stuck with a system that works against austerity, says CAO

STEVE KANNON

A recent 4.75-per-cent, three-year wage increase for unionized workers at Wellesley Township is likely to be a factor in Woolwich negotiations later this year, making a wage freeze less likely.

The provincial government simply hasn’t given municipalities the tools to deal with ever-growing payroll costs, says

the township’s chief administrative officer.“If the McGuinty government wanted to

implement across-all-of-the-public-sector wage freezes, the question is why did they not look at legislating wage freezes?” asked David Brenneman, noting voluntary mea-sures are not likely to succeed.

In the absence of such legislation, mu-nicipalities are stuck with the regular collective bargaining process, including mediation and arbitration, he added.

Those processes have not been favour-able to cash-strapped municipalities, typi-cally awarding settlements well above the province’s professed zero per cent. Case in point, this week’s decision to give Toronto Transit Commission workers two per cent raises in each of the next three years.

In a system that uses other municipali-ties as the benchmark, rather than private-sector wages that are stagnant or falling, settlements elsewhere are bound to have

an impact on what happens in Woolwich, said Brenneman. The township won’t be-gin negotiations with its outside workers, members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees, until the fall.

In April, Wellesley agreed to a three-year deal, retroactive to Jan. 1, that provides for a 1.5 per cent wage increase this year, 1.5 in 2013 and 1.75 in 2014 for its 12 unionized

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The fourth annual Waterloo Air Show took to the skies on June 2-3, featuring a performance by the Canadian Forces Snowbirds. Among those enjoying the action was Sophia Couto, 4, of Cambridge, who plays with an inflatable toy plane during the show. See page 2 for more photos. [COLIN DEWAR / THE OBSERVER]

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17th annual farm safety day set for SaturdayMembers of the Canadian Forces SkyHawk parachute team show off their skills at the Waterloo Air Show held last weekend. (Bottom left) Ainsley Brenner, 4, covers her ears during the CF-18 demonstration. A vintage TCA plane was on the tarmac for visitors to get a closer look and Captain Patrick “Paco” Gobeil waves to visitors as he taxis a CF-18 along the runway. [colin dewar / the observer]

Helen Martin, along with her husband Dennis, is hosting this year’s Waterloo Rural Women’s annual farm safety day today (Saturday). [submitted]

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Accidents on the farm can happen in the blink of an eye, causing injuries and even death. It is with that message in mind that the Waterloo Rural Women are holding their 17th an-nual farm safety day today (Saturday).

This year, the safety day will be held at the farm of Dennis and Helen Martin just east of Winterbourne.

“The day is designed for children that live on the farm or visit often, and realizing when they go there that there are lots of things that could be haz-ardous,” said Heidi Wag-ner, a rural community health worker at Wool-wich Community Health Centre, one of the event’s sponsors.

Children aged four to 12 are invited to the event, where they will visit eight different safety stations ranging from large ma-chine safety with Stoltz Farm Equipment of Elmi-

ra, to silo gas and manure gas safety, electrical safe-ty, large animal safety, and fire and chemical safety.

“Some are related spe-cifically to farms, while others are related to gen-eral safety around the home,” explained Wagner.

Every year they orga-nize the safety day to take place at a real farm in one of the four rural town-ships as they have found it makes for a better learn-ing environment than in a classroom or gymnasium setting, said Wagner.

“That’s where the ac-tual work takes place, so we have animals, we have machinery, we have ma-nure, we have all that kind of stuff right there,” she noted.

Numbers have waned in recent years (they’re expecting between 60 and 70 this year) which they aren’t sure is the result of busier families, or a drop in the number of farm kids in the region. The children are broken up into two

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groups – four to six year-olds, and seven to 12 year-olds – because the two age groups tend to have different learning styles. The younger children have more hands-on activities, while the older children have more involved and intense demonstrations as they’re actually beginning to work on the farm.

While they try not to scare the kids too much, the presentations can get quite real as they avoid sugar-coating the dangers that can be posed to them on the farm.

“We like to have a bit of shock,” said Wagner. “We’ve had one demon-strator take a frozen hot dog and stick it into a moving machine part to simulate your thumb or your finger, and just how your finger can get cut off.”

Aside from learning more about farm safety themselves, organizers hope children will take the lessons they learn home

with them and correct any unsafe behaviour they might see from their par-ents or anyone else work-ing on the farm.

“It’s hard to teach an old dog new tricks, but we’re

hoping that the young dogs will relay the safety messages to their parents and tell them what they learned.”

The farm safety day runs from 9 a.m. to 1:30

p.m. with a pizza lunch available, and entry is just $5. Registration for the day is now closed, but for more information visit www.waterlooruralwom-en.org.

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Mixed-use cluster project to continue in Wellesley

Expanded Art Round the Pond set for June 16in Wellesley

Wellesley'sauditorsgive books a clean bill of health

Ten years on, no negatives have emerged in zoning aimed at boosting employment opportunities for Mennonite community

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Building on the suc-cess of last year’s Art Round the Pond, organiz-ers have decided to add a few changes to this years line up including encour-aging local students to take part in the seventh-annual show set for June 16.

This year the event should be bigger than ever, with more than 30 artists, artisans and vendors from all over the province set-ting up booths around the pond for the day.

“We have more emerging artists this year and more students from both ele-mentary as well as second-ary taking part. We have really tried to reach out to the schools this year let-ting them know about the event well in advance so the students would know to save some art,” said Jean Horne member of the organizing committee.

Since the event takes place outside it is weather dependent on whether or not it draws in the crowds.

“The artists come rain or shine but that doesn’t mean we will get the visitors. The bigger crowds only come if it is a prefect

For the second year in a row the Township of Wellesley has been pre-sented with a clean bill of health from an auditor’s report, which came in two and half weeks ahead of time.

Having spent some of its reserves on infrastructure projects to take advan-tage of stimulus funding over the last few years, the township remains in good shape with net fi-nancial assets increasing by $568,000 from $8, 925, 000 to $9,494,000, say the auditors of the township’s books.

“Last year the net assets to the townships debit were 3-to-1 and this year it has gone up to 4.3- to-1 which is a very positive thing,” Peter Graham told council-lors meeting June 4.

Two items that contrib-uted to the growth were the investment in Waterloo North Hydro and paying down some long-term debt, explained the accountant with Graham Mathew Part-ners and Associates.

“Last year the net in-vestment from Waterloo North Hydro went up to $460,000. Over the last six years that investment has

day,” said Horne. “The artists come prepared for any kind of weather situation because they are use to outdoor shows and know anything can hap-pen when it comes to the weather.”

Two years ago the event was held in the Welles-ley arena because of wet weather but that loses the whole ambiance of the event and organizers will not allow the show to go inside again, said Horne.

One of the participating artists this year will be Al-len Ryan, a local artist who designs sculptures and jewelry from glass. Work-ing as an artist for 52 years all his work is hand made and original including the method of production cre-ated in his studio.

Starting with the glass he makes he then fires free hand silver to draw with and enamels them.

“The shape of the final glass suggests the silver work, the silver work on the glass suggests the colour of enamel,” said Ryan inside his Conestogo studio.

“The biggest problem for artists is that they don’t understand it takes half The 31st annual Kiwanis Lobsterfest was held in Elmira on May 26, offering up fresh east coast lobster and prime rib to some 500 hungry

people. Left, Jim Schwindt and Murray Haight helped prepare the lobsters by cracking their claws and shells, while Nick Weber (right) loaded and unloaded lobsters into their cooking pots. [james jackson / the observer]

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A pilot project launched a decade ago to permit a mix of resi-dential, commercial and agricultural uses in an area of Wellesley Township will continue, council decided at a standing-room-only meeting June 4.

Some 40 residents came

out to hear township plan-ner Sarah Peck discuss the rural mixed-use/agricul-tural cluster policy review, which found no negatives with the so-called cluster project on Powell Road north of Posey Line.

The pilot project was ap-proved in 2002, designed to assist with the housing and employment needs

of the rural residents who rely on horse-drawn vehi-cles as their sole means of transportation. The cluster is a grouping of seven lots where each can have a residence, a building for a “dry industrial use” and non-commercial limited agricultural uses.

With council’s approval the cluster will remain part

of the township’s Official Plan and may be subjected to change in future re-views.

Over the course of the last year staff collected information about the cluster, including a land-owner survey where prop-erty owners of the cluster where asked questions about the viability of the

cluster. Property owners within

the cluster all responded that they were able to operate a sustainable and economically viable busi-nesses.

“A few of the owners did mention that the employee limit (no more than five) can be restrictive during high demand periods, but

they are able to farm out the extra work to others in the community during those peak times,” Peck told council.

The township’s chief building officer conducted pre-planned visits to each property on the cluster to ensure compliance with

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employees.That agreement was

made in the shadow of aus-terity, said Will McLaugh-lin, Wellesley’s executive director of operations.

“We were able to get it to remain at three years, which was probably a good thing considering all that has happened since. It’s funny because when we started negotiations, the at-mosphere out there was one thing, and by the time this was passed at council the atmosphere was McGuinty and his zero per cent, and all that stuff was gaining momentum,” he said of the province’s call for public-sector wage freezes.

“We’re happy as a com-munity, and the union fellows understand as well that there is a big push for austerity out there. They listen to the radio and watch the TV the same as everyone else. It was quite

your life to sell things and artists need to do shows or have some sort of sale venue. Shows like this are a big help especially for those younger artists – 99.9 per cent of all art-ists are people just having fun.”

Art Round the Pond is open to all artists of origi-nal, handmade arts and crafts, including painting, sculpting, jewelry, pho-tography, carving, pottery, weaving, blown glass, stained glass, and textiles.

Work made from com-mercially pre-fabricated kits or mass-produced goods will not be accepted.

This year organizers have created different events where visitors can make their own art and take it home with them.

For younger children there will be a chalk rock artist stall where the kids can draw on flat pieces of rock with sidewalk chalk.

Teenagers will have a chance to create a cloth flower where they manipu-late a piece of wire around cloth to form flowers plus

there will be button mak-ing using magazine pho-tos and flower pounding where participants use plants or flowers and crush them with a hammer be-tween two pieces of fabric creating watercolour like art work.

“People can see art, buy art and make their own art at the show,” said Horne.

Art Round the Pond is open to the public and runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Wellesley Village on June 16. For more informa-tion visit www.artround-thepond.ca.

reasonable negotiating with them.”

Under the new contract, this year the lowest wage for a labourer is $19.68 an hour. For a plow truck operator, it’s $23.56.

In Woolwich, the terms of the current three-year contract, which expires at year’s end, sets the average wage at $23.87 an hour. That deal saw workers get three-per-cent more each year, a combination of cost-of-living increases and market adjustments.

Brenneman, noting the township would not be ne-gotiating in the media, said he would not discuss its position prior to talks get-ting underway.

“The township does ap-preciate that, ultimately, it’s our job to negotiate fiscally responsible agreements,” he said, recognizing that wages, salaries and benefits are a significant part of the budget, representing about half of its operating costs.

As for the non-unionized staff, about two-thirds of the 63 full-time employees, their salary increases have of late been tied to the hikes in the union contracts. Over the last three years, that meant 1.5 per cent a year, reflecting the cost-of-living increases in the union deal, not the market top-ups, he explained.

While councillors are not involved in contract negotia-tions, they ultimately must ratify any deal, and are also responsible for the entire payroll budget, Brenneman added. This year, for in-stance, the township has allotted $6.05 million for staffing costs, covering its 63 full-time staff members and 304 part-timers, including firefighters. That number is up 26.4 per cent over the past five years, with staff costs at $4.8 million in 2008.

Thus far, council has not indicated any plans for aus-terity, approving two new staff positions in 2012.

gone up $1,750,000. The return on investment was about 8.29 per cent and the dividend has tripled to $125,000 for 2012,” said Graham.

The township also paid down $110,000 in debt to get the net asset figure up and had $247,000 in new assessment.

“To me this number indicates that all the plan-ning that we have done has come to fruition fi-nancially and everybody in the township had a part

in making that happen. I have to say I am surprised that this is the case as I was not expecting these kinds of numbers,” said Mayor Ross Kelterborn. “I am very pleased with this total pic-ture.”

In the last four years the township has invested almost $13 million in in-frastructure but has only borrowed $380,000 to do it: $300,000 for the new town-ship building and $80,000 for the Linwood ball park.

“That is incredible. That is like buying a car for $13,000 and only borrow-

ing $380 from the bank to do it,” said Graham. “Not many municipalities can boast such figures.”

With the township pay-ing its debentures, it will be debt-free in 2019 if the township does not borrow anymore over the next seven years.

“The debt is being cleaned up pretty quickly.”

The over all financial health of the township is very strong, said Graham.

Over the last year to-tal reserves have gone up to $3,614,000 from $2,847,000.

Allen Ryan of Conestogo will be one of 30 artist, artisans and vendors at the annual Art Round the Pond held in Wellesley next weekend. [colin dewar / the observer]Notice of Public Information Centre

PROPOSED REGION OF WATERLOOSIGN BY-LAW

The Region of Waterloo will be holding a public information centre to introduce a draft Regional By-law respecting signs on Regional roads. The proposed Sign By-law addresses all types of unoffi cial signs on Regional roads including election signs, business accessory signs, farm accessory signs, mailbox accessory signs, open house signs and poster signs. The proposed Sign By-law establishes requirements for unoffi cial signs including:

• Location and placement; • Size, shape, construction and content; • Impacts to the function of the road; • Number of signs and timing of placement; and • Sign removal.

Staff are also proposing an amendment to the Region’s Tourism and Essential Services Signing Policy to allow tourism signage on Regional roads for agri-toursim activities.

When: Tuesday, June 17, 2008, drop in 4:00 - 8:00 p.m.Place: Regional Administration Headquarters (lobby) 150 Frederick Street, Kitchener

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An Elmira man pleaded guilty to impaired driving causing the death of his friend, Elmira resident Miles Hamilton, in a Kitch-ener courtroom last week.

The teen was sentenced under the Youth Criminal Justice Act to 18 months: 12 of those months will be served in an open-custody youth detention facility and six months under com-munity supervision.

Justice Margaret Wool-cott also ordered the teen to perform 100 hours of community service and he is prohibited from

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6:40 am | A 65-year-old Cambridge man driving a 2008 Ford hit a Freight Line Transport Truck driven by a 54-year-old Simcoe man while circling the roundabout on Arthur Street and Sawmill Road near St. Jacobs. The Ford sustained significant damage. There were no charges and no injuries were reported.

11:10 am | A steer being loaded off a truck at the Ontario Livestock Exchange backed into a 72-year-old Ayton man, who fell over and possibly fractured his leg. The man was taken to the hospital and the Ministry of Labour was notified.

4:20 Pm | A 64-year-old Elmira woman driving a gold Mercedes through the roundabout on Arthur Street and Sawmill Road near St. Jacobs hit a tractor trailer

driving for the next three years. The driver cannot be named as he was a 17 years old at the time of the incident.

Hamilton, 18, died Oct. 22, 2010 while travelling as a passenger in a black Dodge pickup truck that collided with a white Chev-rolet pickup truck in a pri-vate driveway on Barnswal-low Drive in Elmira before bursting into flames. Ham-ilton, the only passenger in the vehicle, suffered fatal injuries in the crash and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Tender award to see new paint on St. Clements arena

Wellesley council approved re-painting the entire exterior of the St. Clements arena at a meeting held on Monday.

Over the years the centre has become very weathered and requires a re-coating in order to protect the block and metal of the structure. The township had agreed to set $12,000 aside for the work before obtaining quotes.

Wellesley Township received its newest pumper/tanker courtesy of Asphodel Fire Trucks Ltd. in Norwood. The 11,000-litre truck is a 2013 International and cost $232,000. It was unveiled at the May 29 council meeting. [james jackson / the observer]

Three bids were received, with John H. Stryker obtaining the work with the lowest bid of $9,548.50 to complete the re-paint job. Stryker had previously done work for the Wellesley arena and council is confident that his work will prove to be a good investment.

Region votes to distribute $311K in grants

Regional council this week approved its 2012 grants to community orga-nizations. A total of $311,000 will be

Elmira teen pleads guilty in collision that killed Miles Hamilton

hauling cattle. The car suffered sig-nificant damage. No charges were laid and no injuries were reported.

7:00 Pm | A 52-year-old man hammered a nail through his foot with a nail gun while working on a deck with a friend on Flanders Road in Breslau. The man was taken to the hospital, where the nail was removed.

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2:20 am | Police received a call about the door handles at the chick hatchery on Riverside Drive in Elmira being tampered with. A wit-ness saw a man, described as six feet tall, with a slim build wearing a black hoodie and gray track pants with a wire hanging from his ear, leaving the scene. The suspect was gone prior to the police arriving on the scene.

8:00 am | Police have

received numerous calls about vandals cutting down trees on the trail behind the WMC in Elmira. Po-lice are asking for people to come forward with any information to help with this case.

3:00 Pm | A 46-year-old woman driving through the roundabout near St. Jacobs was hit by a 41-year-old Walkerton man operating a transport truck. Minor damages to both vehicles was reported. No one was injured and no charges were laid.

9:10 Pm | A garbage bin caught on fire at Way-Mar Inc. in Hawkesville. Fire officials believe urethane in the bin caught on fire. No damage was reported.

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3:20 am | A 21-year-old Winterbourne man was hit by a Jeep when he jumped out of the vehicle on Maryhill Road near

Crowsfoot Road. The man was taken to Guelph General Hospital with a minor head injury. Damage to the Jeep was estimated at $800.

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1:15 am | Police charged two Wellesley men, aged 22 and 23, for racing along Kressler Road near Benjamin Road. Both vehicles were seized and a seven-day license suspension was given to both men.

2:00 Pm | Police were contacted about a break-and-enter at a residence on Beaverdale Road. The suspects entered the house through the garage door. A small amount of money and a 60” 3D television were reported missing.

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8:30 am | Lumber total-ing $600 was stolen from Blue Sky Fence and Deck on Howard Place. Some 104 pieces of lumber measuring 2X6 and in eight foot

lengths were taken. The investiga-tion continues.

9:00 am | A remote-controlled helicopter was turned into the Elmira police detachment after it crash-landed in the front yard of a residence on Porchlight Drive in Elmira. The toy is blue and white with the words Digital Helicopter 8005 written on it. The rightful owner can pick it up at the detachment.

5:30 Pm | A 27-year-old Listowel woman operating a motorcycle hit the rear end of a blue Caravan on King Street North in St. Jacobs. The woman was charged with ‘careless driving.’ Both vehicles sustained minor damage and the motorcyclist had bruised wrists.

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7:30 am | Police received a call about a break-and-enter at Stone Crock Restaurant in St.

Jacobs. The suspects entered the restaurant and opened a safe and removed a small amount of money. A white garbage bin was taken as well.

8:45 am | Graffiti on the back of St. Boniface School in Maryhill was reported to police.

12 Pm | A young boy reported his red BMX bike with silver rims stolen from an Elmira public school.

5:40 Pm | A 13-year-old boy accidentally shot a pellet from a air soft pistol into the window of a residence on Flamingo Drive. The boy has been spoken to about safety of firearms.

6:00 Pm | A 20-year-old Alma woman was walking along a trail near Floradale when she was approached by a man who began to ask her personal questions. The woman tried to avoid the man but he was persistent but never touched the woman. He is described as 5’7”, 40 years old, slim build, dark graying hair, wearing sunglasses, jeans and a black shirt. The woman did manage to leave the trail and the man did not follow.

7:15 Pm | A break-and-enter was reported at a residence on Floradale Road. Witnesses say they saw a bald, 40-year-old man wear-ing shorts leave the house and get into a small grey or beige Toyota. The investigation continues.

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12:00 Pm | Police officers on bike patrol carried out a blitz at the Elmira District Secondary School dur-ing the lunch period looking for drug activity. One 15-year-old student was arrested for possession.


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Public event to discuss biogas plan ahead of mediation

Looking to rally public support in its fight against a biogas facility planned

for Elmira, the Bio-Fuels Citizens Committee will hold a public event at Bolender Park in Elmira on June 11, starting at 7:30 p.m.

The purpose of the event is to raise awareness prior to a mediation session that will begin two days later. The project applicant, Woolwich Bio-En, and the BFCC have agreed to sit down with a mediator prior to hearing the actual appeal in mid-August. The meetings will work to resolve at least some of the outstanding issues associ-ated with the proposed facility.

At the information event, there will be an opportunity to review the terms

of the Renewable Energy Approval, to discuss it, and to ask questions.

CORRECTIONA photo in last week’s edition

incorrectly identified St. Teresa student Austin Whittom and his father Todd. The Observer regrets the error.

CLARIFICATIONThere will be two performances

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Local residents are encouraged to attend to learn more about the steps taken to address all inconveniences to local residents and businesses as well as the new preventative measures insti-tuted by the company.

Information will be displayed around the room for residents to review throughout the event. Chemtura representatives will be onsite to answer all your questions and address any remaining concerns.

Residents are encouraged to come by anytime between 5:00 P.M. – 7:30 P.M

Light refreshments will be served.

Date: Tuesday June 19th, 2012

Location: Elmira Lions Club Hall, 40 South Street West, Elmira, Ontario

More changes for Robert Cooke TruckingcolIN dewaR

Just two years after joining Ground Force, an environmental site reme-diation company, Rob-ert Cooke Trucking has purchased the assets of Chameleon Environmen-tal and will be rebranding both the Chameleon and the Robert Cooke bin divi-sion as RCT BINS.

The acquisition will be a brand-name change only, as customers should ex-pect the same level of ser-vice, said Jeremy Michel, sales and manufacturing manager with Robert Cooke Trucking.

Originally an Elmira-based, family-run opera-tion, Robert Cooke Truck-ing provided bins for waste disposal to millwrights and other manufactur-ing companies for over 20 years before joining Ground Force.

The newly branded RCT BINS is a Kitchener-owned roll-off disposal container company which is a Minis-try of Environment (MOE) licensed carrier for stan-dard waste disposal with the capabilities of trans-porting and disposing con-taminated soil, spill clean-up materials, industrial

waste, bulk asbestos and liquid hazardous waste.

With the additional as-sets from Chameleon the company will be adding a variety of new equipment, including four roll-off trucks, 77 disposal bins and a wood transfer sta-tion to the growing busi-ness.

“This is a great fit for our company as it increas-es the number of trucks and bins. It also gives us

the wood transfer facility where people can dispose of their wood,” said Mi-chel.

The combined fleet of RCT BINS now includes six roll-off trucks and over 150 disposal bins of various sizes to meet the demands of the Township of Woolwich, and the cit-ies of Kitchener, Waterloo, Guelph, and Cambridge.

Chameleon Environ-mental began in 2009 as

a one-truck bin disposal company owned by Blake Schmitt. The main focus of company was recycling and reusing waste to re-duce the volume of waste heading to the landfill, which made it a perfect fit into the larger environ-mental clean-up umbrella.

Over the last three years he grew his business to include the wood transfer station, trucks and bins as well as growing his area of

service to include residen-tial, commercial, construc-tion and industrial sectors throughout the region.

“The business was expanding fast and this purchase just made sense for me and my team,” said Schmitt.

Schmitt will be staying on with RCT BINS taking over as the business man-ager and overseeing the day to day operations.

“The addition of Chame-

leon’s small hook trucks will allow RCT BINS to of-fer an even greater range of services to our custom-ers, including the residen-tial bin rental market,” said Michel. “Up until now we have only had the large scale roll-off trucks and often times it is hard to get into the small residential areas because of the low lines but with the small hook trucks we are able to service everywhere in the region.”

Over the last few years Robert Cooke Trucking has made numerous ad-ditions to its own service, including an advanced tracking and routing soft-ware program giving their clients reliable informa-tion about the arrival of their rental bin and their budget. The company has also purchased new equip-ment including a float, dump truck and roll-off trailer.

“This purchase has made our company better as we have increased our fleet, increased our clien-tele and we can now show the public the rebranding of the bin division that includes both the Chame-leon and Robert Cooke trucks,” said Michel.

Robert Cooke Trucking has purchased Chameleon Environmental and will be re-branding their bin division as RCT BINS. [colin dewar / the observer]


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Environmental testing was also performed by WESA Group both in 2001 and 2011 on the ground-water, surface water and well water and found no discernible impact on any water source across the site.

Peck also reported that no formal complaints regarding traffic flow, vis-ibility and maintenance on Powell Road during the 10-year time span have been received by the township.

Before the meeting the township had not received any formal complaints from the citizens of the

township about the clus-ter.

During the question pe-riod numerous concerned citizens spoke about their apprehension with having a cluster in the township and what it meant for fu-ture clusters.

At this time, however, the township is not consid-ering additional clusters.

“We have had no formal applications at this time for another cluster,” said Su-san Duke, Wellesley’s chief administrative officer. “We are not reviewing even the concept of another (clus-ter); this is just a policy review of the existing (clus-ter). This meeting does not mean their will be another (cluster) in the township.”

KIcKIN' It INto hIGh GeaR foR KaNdIs

Kandis Braid (top) had her face painted like a butterfly while Mitchell Krasovec (right) tried his hand at some fishing at the Kickin’ It for Kandis fundraiser on May 25. The event raised more than $8,300 for juvenile diabetes research, and included some silent auction prizes (above). [james jackson / the observer]

Wendy Richardson (left) and Gillian Nagy are working on putting together an anniversary cookbook to mark the 160th anniversary of the Wellesley-North Easthope Agricultural Society in 2013. [james jackson / the observer]

Cooking up something special for ag. society's160th anniversary eventWellesley North-Easthope Agricultural Society looking for recipes to compile a cookbook of local fare

James JacKsoN

As part of their 160th anniversary next year, the Wellesley North-Easthope Agricultural Society is calling for submissions of recipes for an anniversary cookbook.

As far as organizers can tell, it’s the first cookbook of its type in the town-ship’s long history.

“I’m sure it’s been done by different churches and other groups, but we’re re-ally aiming for a township-wide one,” said Wendy Richardson.

Richardson, along with Gillian Nagy, has just started work on the project and said it was born out of necessity. When Nagy had a friend from Scotland visit earlier this year, they want-ed to bring home a cook-book to share all the reci-pes that used maple syrup, apples, and other food that the region is known for, yet they couldn’t find any.

So the pair brought the idea for the book to the fair board and got the green light to pursue it. They’re hoping for some 200 reci-pes, ranging from appetiz-ers and desserts to soups, sauces and side dishes, and covering a wide range of generations, from mod-ern twists on old favourites to tried-and-true recipes that have been passed down through the genera-tions, and they are aim-ing the book at “everyday

cooks.”“Some old Mennonite

recipes would be wonder-ful. We’re looking for some heritage, but some new ones as well,” said Rich-ardson.

“I personally like ones that use a cake mix as a base, and you build upon them.”

While it is still in the planning stages, they ex-pect the book to sell for be-tween $12 and $15 dollars, and it will be ready in time for their anniversary cel-ebration next year. A por-tion of all the proceeds will also benefit the Children’s Summer Literacy Program at the three regional librar-ies in the township, as well as the Agricultural Society.

Anyone interested in participating can offer

as many recipes as they would like, and submis-sions are due by June 30 in order to give the women time to proof-read and organize the recipes, then send them off to the printer.

Submission forms can be found throughout the township, including Pym’s Village Market and The Schmidtsville Restaurant in Wellesley, Len’s Mill Store in Hawkesville, The Corner Store in Linwood, Foodland in St. Clements, Stemmlers Meats in Heidelberg, the Welles-ley Township offices in Crosshill, and the regional libraries in Wellesley, Lin-wood and St. Clements.

You can also email Rich-ardson directly, [email protected].

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No oNe is respoNsible for the injustice of what happened to Jessie Sansone, to no one’s surprise.

After an internal review, Waterloo Regional Police this week came to the conclusion that, with a few tweaks, they would do it all over again.

The Kitchener man was handcuffed, strip-searched and told he was being charged with illegal possession of a firearm after his four-year-old daughter drew a pic-ture of a handgun. Overreaction by the child’s teacher and the school set off a chain of events that would be laughable if so much – from common sense to civil rights – weren’t at stake.

One thing we can count on is that this is going to cost us a lot of money. It already has if you measure the staff time and expenses racked up in the wrong that was done, from the school itself through the police process. Yet to come are legal bills and costly reviews of existing policies. Then there’s the issue of compensation.

It would be nice to think the costs would be extracted directly from those involved – payroll deductions, per-haps, or commensurate cuts to budgets – but that’s so much wishful thinking. The money will come from tax-payers rather than from any of those involved.

In the bigger picture, this issue is about accountabil-ity, taking responsibility for poor decisions and actions. This kind of thing should never happen again, with the police, school boards and social agencies forced to implement policies that would ensure that’s the case ... or else.

It’s the “or else” that’s missing in governmental and public circles these days.

Take the G8/G20 fiasco, as another example. There, too, there’s been little real accountability for what was a massive violation of civil rights and the public trust. From the Harper government waste and outright theft of taxpayers’ money right through draconian police-state activities, the entire process was a fiasco. But who has suffered an “or else” for the outright failure? Have any members of cabinet been fired, let alone faced criminal charges as ought to be the case? Have any of the police brass been sacked, stripped of their pay-cheques and pensions? Of course not. Until that’s the case, there is no real accountability for what happened.

The same is true of every major decision by govern-ments. From free trade agreements that cripple the middle class for the benefit of the few to megaprojects that go wrong, flushing away millions and even billions of dollars, there’s no real punishment that follows poor or even criminal decisions (see eHealth, ORNGE and events such as the Olympics).

As we’ve noted before, it’s this kind of framework that’s missing from the light rail transit debate in Wa-terloo Region. There’s been no mention of consequenc-es should the project fail, which is an almost absolute certainty. Who is penalized when the $818 million price tag, which already excludes a multitude of essentially hidden costs, is exceeded? When ridership numbers fall well short of projections? When traffic congestion grows worse due to the routing? Who aside from the taxpayer, that is? History tells us no one will be fired, no one will forfeit their pensions as even token compensation, no one will face an investigation. But without those checks and balances, the system is neither fair nor democratic.

Nothing will change, however, while those who gov-ern make the rules to serve themselves.

No accountability without penalties for official failures

What if China, flush with its new wealth, opened its doors to mass immigration? It would make sense from an eco-nomic and social point of view, because its one-child-per-family policy has pro-duced a young generation far smaller than the one that now does most of the work. China’s population is “ageing” (i.e. its average age is going up) faster than any other country in his-tory, and it could certainly do with some more young people.

If it had an immigra-tion policy like that of the United States, it could fill all the gaping holes in the workforce that will open up when the present adult generation retires, and there would be enough people working and paying taxes to support that older generation in its “golden years”. Otherwise, there will be barely one worker for each retiree, and their post-retirement years will be far from golden.

Immigration changing the face of the United StatesSo let’s suppose China

opens the gates. (Stay with me on this.) The immi-grants would come, from all over the world. Prob-ably most would be from south and south-east Asia (India, Pakistan, Burma, Indonesia, the Philippines), but plenty of Russians would come too. So would Arabs from the slums of Cairo, and Congolese from the slums of Kinshasa, and Mexicans fleeing the bloody war on drugs.

There would be young Europeans coming too, fleeing the 25 to 50 per cent youth unemployment rates of Spain, Italy and Greece. Some Americans would also come, like for-mer automobile workers from Rust-Belt states hop-ing that their skills would find employment in what is now the world’s biggest car-maker. China’s politics wouldn’t deter them; they have already tried being free and poor, and some of them would be willing to trade.

They would all come, and China would be trans-formed. In fifty or sixty years it would be one of the world’s most diverse soci-eties. Almost all the new

immigrants would learn to speak some Chinese, of course, but their children would be fluent in the lan-guage. Indeed, they would think of themselves as Chinese, even though their skins were white, brown or black and their religions Muslim, Christian, Bud-dhist or Hindu.

Some tens of millions of them would already have intermarried with ethnic Chinese, if only because there are tens of millions of young Chinese men who will otherwise remain un-married. (The Chinese have been killing too many of their baby girls.) And ev-erybody would live more or less happily ever after.

I know. It’s never going to happen, because the Chi-nese would never let it hap-pen. But that’s precisely the point. The Americans have let it happen. Why?

I’m not saying it is a bad thing. Personally, I like it. But it is an extraordinary thing. Sixty years ago the United States was a coun-try whose population was overwhelmingly of white European descent. The only really big minority was the black and mixed-race descendants of Afri-

can slaves, who accounted for about one-eighth of the population. And then the United States opened the gates very wide.

Last month the U.S. Cen-sus Bureau revealed that non-white births in the country narrowly exceeded the number of births to white Americans for the first time. There are some curious kinks in the statis-tics, such as the fact that Spanish-speaking whites are not counted as white, but the message is clear: the next adult generation in the United States will not be majority white.

So why did the last two generations of Americans, who were still mostly of European descent, let it happen? Did they welcome and encourage it, as a good thing for the country’s future? Or were they just asleep at the wheel?

Some Americans certain-ly did encourage it, arguing that turning the United States into a microcosm of the whole world was fulfill-ing its destiny, and that the sheer diversity of its future population would give it a huge competitive advan-

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Anti-union sentiment sees us throwing out the baby with the bathwater

The hate for public sector unions is palpable in the wake of the Governor Scott Walker’s re-election in a recall vote. There’s a lesson to be learned in what’s happened in Wisconsin, as well as this week’s vote in a pair of Cali-fornia cities.

In Wisconsin, Walker instituted a well-publicized campaign following his 2010 election, stripping public sector unions of col-lective bargaining rights and instituting right-to-work measures, which saw union membership drop by more than 50 per cent. Opponents, making use of the state’s recall provisions, were able to force another election, which Walker won handily, increasing his margin of victory.

Also this week, voters in San Diego and San Jose overwhelmingly supported cuts to pensions of city employees as a way to save money.

The clear message is that

voters have had enough of what they see as civil servant entitlement. It’s a message Dalton McGuinty should be taking to heart as he tackles a deficit largely fueled by over-inflated wages and salaries.

But it’s also a lesson in the dangers of polarized politics. And the dangers of monetizing democracy: the U.S., in particular, has an electoral process that is all about special interests – mostly corporations – buy-ing the vote.

The attack on unions is a double-edged sword, reel-ing in government budgets at the cost of further ero-sion of the middle class. Unions have been their own worst enemies, both in the private and public sec-tors. But even as real in-comes in the private sector decline, along with union membership, the public sector has continued to prosper, much more in this country even than in the U.S. That’s not sustainable, but the fact has eluded public sector workers. The reality crashing down on them south of the border is only now starting to show itself here.

Many of us, however, are reveling in a certain amount of schadenfreude over the plight of union workers. Unions have a poor reputation, and we take some delight in watch-ing them falter.

At the heart of this senti-ment is our jealousy of oth-ers taking in more money and benefits even though we see them as less deserv-ing. This is especially true of government employees, often tarred as under-worked and overpaid at the expense of productive workers.

The recession has been hammering the manufac-turing sector, traditionally the heart of unionism. In-stead of sympathy, we’re seeing attacks on the unions themselves, kicking them when they’re down. While much of the criti-cism is valid, history shows us that we’re cutting our own throats by doing away with what unions represent because the organizations have become corrupt, self-serving and out of touch with today’s workplace.

The fact is, though, that you can thank the labour movement, and unions in

particular, for many of the employee benefits we enjoy today, including a five-day workweek, holidays, vaca-tion time, benefits, pen-sion, and safety measures. Much of what was gained by long struggle is being clawed back now, with nary a whimper for a large segment of the population that stands to lose.

What’s at stake is summed up nicely in a report released this week by the Canadian Labour Market and Skills Research Network.

Entitled Canadian In-equality: Recent Develop-ments and Policy Options and compiled by University of British Columbia aca-demics, the report quanti-fies the growing income gap at the heart of the re-cent Occupy rallies, global-ization protests and similar grassroots movements. It puts numbers to talk of the 1%: an annual income of $230,000 is needed to make the cut, with some 275,000 Canadians qualify-ing for that label (one per

cent of 27.5 million adults in the country).

That group has an aver-age income of $450,000, significantly higher than the average working in-come of $36,000. As with other studies, this one shows the gap is widening, resulting in a “polariza-tion” of the workforce as fewer jobs pay middle-class wages and greater number of workers at the lower end of the scale and more concentration in the upper reaches.

Researchers documented this “hollowing out” of the workforce between 1980 and 2005, coinciding with the Reagan/Thatcher era of globalization and attacks on the middle class. In the context of the unions, the declining economic for-tunes of those on the lower end of the spectrum – a growing number – have been worse in the U.S. and the UK, for instance, than in countries where union membership has remained stronger, such as Canada and Germany.

Those findings jibe well with an historical perspec-tive that showed what we now take for granted as the middle class emerged following the Second World War, as the economy expanded, union mem-bership was at its highest levels (mostly in the private sector) and tax rates were in the range – as much as 80 and 90 per cent – that are simply beyond worst nightmares of today’s fervent corporate-tax-cut believers.

The correlation is no coincidence. As much as the pendulum has swung too far in favour of public sector unions – which should have been curtailed from the start, as they run contrary to the public good – the gains during the heyday of private sec-tor unions will continue to slip away as long as we for-get that those opposed to progressive changes in the past – hey, what’s wrong with child labour? – are the same ones opposed to civil society today.

Do you think young people today face a tougher future?

It is going to be harder for young people, especially when it comes to finding jobs. So many older people are taking the part-time jobs away from students.

» Devin Fitzgerald

Yes. I think younger people will have a tougher time finding jobs.

» Quade Hunter-Rhodes

Yes. It is very difficult to get a decent education and when you get a degree you still end up working at a minimum wage job.

» Tyler Payson

They definitely do.

» Gerry Capling

I think they certainly do.

» Andre Fellows

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tage in the world. But there were not many people who made that argument, and there is actually little evi-dence to show that ethnic diversity makes a country more competitive.

Nor did this immense change happen while the old white population was just not paying attention. There were debates about immigration policy all the time, there was plenty of information about where the current immigration policy was leading, and Americans simply let it happen.

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Maybe the last two gen-erations of Americans were a lot less racist than many people – including many Americans – thought. Or perhaps they were all silently aware that only 500 years ago, none of the births in North America were white.

Canadians use 9-15 billion plastic shopping bags every year, part of some 1 trillion worldwide. In Canada, that number amounts to 17,000 to 29,000 bags per minute. Plastic bags are made from non-renewable resources: 8.7 plastic shopping bags contain enough embodied petroleum energy to drive a car 1 km. The average plastic bag is used for five minutes to carry your purchases home, yet these single use plastic bags can take up to 1,000 years to break down.

» Toronto Mayor Rob Ford expects legal action after council votes not only to support his removal of a $0.05 bag fee but for an outright ban on single-use plastic bags by Jan. 1, 2013.

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SPORTSkids fitness/ new program

Getting an early start on yogaNew program at the WMC introduces kids to the traditional exercise for mind and body

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National title for Conestogo gymnast

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gYmnast | 13

gYmnastics/title

Pedal power 800 strong coming to a road near youjames jackson

Gymnasts Sydney Townsend was in Regina, Saskatchewan two weeks ago challenging 1,000 other gymnasts as she competed at the 2012 Cana-dian National Gymnastics Championships.

After her first day, Townsend was sitting tied for second after falling on bars. Never one to give up she managed to overcome her first-day fault and the 12-year-old from Cones-togo brought home three gold medals including the All Around competition, earning her the title of 2012 Canadian National All-Around Champion.

Townsend also went on to win gold for her floor ex-ercise, making her the 2012 Canadian National Floor Champion.

As part of the competi-tion Townsend competed as one of a six member team representing Ontario in the team competition between provinces where Ontario won the gold medal. Ontario managed to best the British Colum-bia silver medalists by seven points and bronze medalists, Quebec, by 13 points.

Townsend said her goal now is to be added to the Canadian National team and to represent Canada internationally.

The third-annual Tour de Waterloo will once again hit the roads on June 24 in support of the Grand River Hospital Foundation cancer care programs and KW Counselling Services.

The Tour is an Ontario Cycling Association-sanc-tioned Gran Fondo event, meaning it will be chip-timed, and it is geared to

Yoga is touted as a lifelong exercise, one that can be carried on well into the golden years. And one that can be enjoyed earlier on, as is the case with the new yoga for kids program launched this week at the Woolwich Memorial Centre in Elmira.

The program is designed to ground children and connect them with their inner self, creating a more powerful and confident individual.

Instructor Christina Schill said the classes are

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Yoga Instructor Christina Schill is teaching a new yoga program for children aged 7 to 12 at the Woolwich Memorial Centre every Tuesday evening throughout the summer. [colin dewar / the observer]

not the traditional yoga classes, but the children will learn the asanas or poses.

“It becomes more play-ful and I am bringing that playful aspect to what can be considered a very serious practice,” she ex-plained.

The program began as an offshoot of a day program held at the centre where staff asked Schill if she could develop anything for children over the sum-mer and she jumped at the chance.

“Yoga is important be-cause it is such a way of

balancing kids out in this hectic world. Everything is so fast paced, high paced, high strung, and kids have more stress than we would like to admit that they do at this age. Yoga is something where they can take time to con-nect everything from the mind, the body and down to the spirit.”

The class for 7 to 12 year olds has been opened up as a drop-in class and this fall the centre will be holding a class for young children to learn the art of yoga.

“We are hoping that par-ents take a look at what we

are doing here and with the drop-in class people are welcome to come and take part and see if they like it and bring their child for a class to see if they are inter-ested.”

Older children are en-couraged to come to the regular yoga classes as they are much more developed.

Children may not fully understand all the benefits of the practice of yoga, but Schill believes deep inside the benefits are beginning to grow with their first steps into art.

“There are many sides of meditation and our first

thoughts are one sits qui-etly and closes their eyes not thinking or talking but that is just one very small section of meditation. It can be done while walking even talking and I let the children know all about this.”

Schill is hoping to de-velop a life long pursuit of yoga in her students and will be discussing not only the physical but mental advantages of performing yoga with the children.

“I am looking to take it further with the kids and

all kinds of roadies – from racers and serious cyclists, to weekend road warriors and recreational riders alike.

“It is a mass start with everyone, but we keep the racers at the front and the recreational riders near the back,” said race chairper-son Malcolm Steven.

Racers are also encour-aged to collect donations for the cause, with the top

fundraisers given the op-portunity to wear special yellow jerseys in recogni-tion their efforts.

“In total we’ve raised $23,000 for the hospital foundation, and we’re real-ly hoping this year we can really improve on that.”

The race began back in 2010 with just 132 riders, a number that more than tripled last year with 402 participants, and organiz-

ers are hoping for another similar jump in participa-tion this year, with up to 800 expected to show up. This year BlackBerry has even signed on as a major sponsor of the race and will have their own team en-tered as well.

“Road cycling has really become a very popular sport. We say it’s kind of

tour | 13Upwards of 800 racers are expected for the upcoming Tour de Waterloo to benefit Grand River Hospital and KW Counselling Services. [submitted]

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learning that winning formRunner visits Breslau PS

Wesley Korir, local athlete and winner of the 2012 Boston Marathon, was at Breslau Public School on June 4. He spoke to the students about the benefits of running, how as a youngster he ran several kilometres to and from school, how he values school and encouraged everyone to take advantage of the opportunity to get an education. He also went out and did a few laps with the Breslau Public School running club. Mrs. Gibson and the students enjoyed the opportunity to run with Wesley.

Breslau Public School’s running club will be sending 38 students to participate in the Classic Mile later this month at Galt Collegiate Institute. This event and Korir’s visit to Breslau is sponsored by Run for Life, coordinated by Theresa Edmonson.

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The Canadian championships were the last competition of the gymnastic sea-son. When competi-tions start again in the fall, Townsend will be competing in the Ju-nior National category for girls between the ages 13 and 15.

Townsend trains at Revolution Gymnas-tics Club in Waterloo.

NAME VAULT BARS FLOOR BEAM OVERALL

Hannah Simpson 5th 2nd 8th 3rd 5th

Cameryn Goodall 5th 7th 4th 4th 6th

Kelly Schwindt 6th 2nd 8th 7th 6th

Shawntana Atkinson 1st 2nd 2nd 3rd 2nd

Grace McBay 5th 3rd 4th 4th 5th

Julia Ersil 5th 6th 6th 6th 7th

Sarah Wideman 4th 5th 9th 8th 8th

Morgan Hanley 1st 2nd 7th 7th 6th

McKenna Heibein 8th 8th 3rd 8th 8th

Taylor Ropp 7th 8th 6th 8th 8th

Sylvia Horst 2nd 2nd 3rd 1st 1st

Allyson McIntee 3rd 4th 1st 4th 4th

Kayla Frey 2nd 3rd 2ndh 6th 5th

Natalie Mayer 6th 3rd 4th 6th` 5th

Abby Hanley 2nd 2nd 1st 7th 4th

Jennifer Brubacher 1st 4th 3rd 2nd 1st

Robin Porter 3rd 3rd 7th 4th 5th

the new golf,” said Steven, adding that participants really like to give back to their community by using their bikes.

Racers will bike distanc-es of 130 km, 70 km and 40 km for charity, and a map will be provided to par-ticipants along with phone numbers should support be required. All three routes make heavy use of Welles-ley Township roads, and police will also be control-ling intersections along the route to ensure rider safety.

Safety is the operative word, as Steven said riders are still cognizant of the death of Waterloo cyclist Barrie Conrod last month near Hawkesville. The short and medium-length routes will even pass by the site of Conrod’s death, where a ghost bike was erected in his honour in a ceremony one week after his passing.

“It was a very moving event for the whole com-munity, and it was a sad accident,” said Steven. The race will observe a moment of silence in honour of

Conrod and all other cy-clists who have been killed or injured while out riding.

“I do think because this is the first big local cycling event since the tragedy, we’ll do something for him and other cyclists killed or impacted by this, and I think a moment of silence is really appropriate.”

The early bird registra-tion deadline for the race has been extended to June 10. For more information and an exact map of all three routes, visit www.cyclewaterloo.com/tour-de-waterloo.

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gymnast: Three national gold medals

Sydney Townsend became the 2012 Canadian National All Around Champion at the Canadian National Gymnastics Championships held in Regina. [observer file photo]

Wheelchair basketball team readies for London

For the first time in the program’s history, the Canadian Senior Women’s National Wheelchair Basketball team gathered in Winnipeg on Monday in preparation for the London 2012

Strong results for gymnasts in LondonThe ladies artistic gymnastics team

from the Woolwich Gymnastics Club travelled to London last weekend to compete in the Forest City Emerald Cup meet. The team faced some tough competition from all over the province, and even a team from Nunavut, and they posted some great results includ-ing a number of personal bests.

The following gymnasts represented

the club well, but due to their ages, their rankings are not published: Julia Code, Madelyn Halsted, Kara Dietrich, Brianna Bettridge and Trinity Barnes.

The rest of the teams results are posted in the table below.

The team does not have much time to relax as they now prepare to travel to Newmarket this weekend to compete in the Marilyn Hayes Classic.

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6-9 Woolwich Junior South BaseballMay 30 vs ElmiraSouth Woolwich: 17 Elmira: 14

8-10 Woolwich Junior Baseball #1June 4 Woolwich #1 vs S. Woolwich #4S Woolwich #4: 9 Woolwich #1: 2June 6 Elmira vs Wellesley #1

Elmira: 7 Wellesley: 3

10-14 South Woolwich Senior BaseballMay 31 #3 vs #5#3 Leprechauns: 13 #5 Buzz: 4May 31 #2 vs #6

#2 Bulldogs: 18 #6 Eliminators: 2

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Wolfpack Boys L6June 5 vs FergusFergus: 2 Woolwich: 1Goals: Drew Cowan

Paralympic Games.The 14 women named to the

preliminary roster in January will be participating in mental and physical preparation, as well as team-building exercises. Elmira’s Katie Harnock is one of those women vying for the final 12 roster positions, which will be announced later this summer.

The team qualified for the Paralympics following a silver medal performance at the Parapan American

Games held in Guadalajara, Mexico from Nov. 13-19.

If Harnock does make the Paralympic squad, it’ll be her second time representing her country at the games following a disappointing fifth-place finish in 2008 in Beijing. She also won gold at the World Championships in 2006 and now has a pair of silver medals from the Parapan Games, but is looking to add a Paralympic medal to that total.

Boston Marathon winner Wesley Korir is joined by students Katie Geisel, Matthew Boland and Laina Stewart. [submitted]


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Finding just the right thing to say in order to seal the deal

I spent most of last week at the National Fish and Wildlife Conservation Con-gress in Ottawa. There, I listened as scores of people from around the globe addressed issues that per-tained to fish, wildlife and its sustainable use. Along with world renowned sci-entists and representatives of conservation organiza-tions, there were provin-cial, state and federal min-isters of natural resources and environmental agen-cies. Heck, even the Prime

Minister stopped by to let us know where his govern-ment stands.

Don’t get me wrong; all these presentations were quite interesting.

But it was the young woman outside wearing the seal suit that left the greatest impression.

We watched as she walked in front of the hotel lobby with duffel bag in hand. One minute she was a young woman, perhaps 20 or so, and the next, thanks to the magic of cheap costumes, a baby seal. But not just any baby seal – no, she was one who carried a placard denounc-ing the PM and the seal hunt.

Whether you agree with her or not is irrelevant. The point is that her costume left a lasting impression. While she was wearing it, you couldn’t truly dislike her.

That’s why if I was man-aging the Prime Minister, I would insist that he dressed up just like her for any major speaking event.

OK, not exactly like her. After all, that seal suit is too soft and fuzzy for a card carrying Conservative. But, I ask you, what would be wrong with him dressing up as a black bear?

All I know is that, had the PM dressed like this, he would have held my undi-vided attention during his

entire speech. Especially, if at one part, he got his head stuck in a big jar of honey.

Look, I know it’s uncon-ventional. But that seal suit did wonders for that young woman’s cause.

Without it, she would have been just another protesting university-aged kid – and God knows there were already enough of them parading through Ottawa.

The suit made her stand out from the crowd. It made you actually read the message.

Just once I want my poli-ticians to have that level of commitment.

If anything, this incident leads me to believe that

young protesters with their pots and pans and cute fish and animal suits are onto something big. They seem to understand that we live in a very distracted world, where a quick view of someone doing something silly resonates longer than a politician telling a crowd what he knows they want to hear.

Maybe I’m just a little jaded about politics these days. Perhaps all the mes-sages, wrapped in cello-phane and platitudes, are starting to sound too much the same to these middle-aged ears.

Whatever the reason, that young woman – who is crazy, courageous or both

– is at least honest and un-complicated. It’s very easy to see where she would lead us. All you need do is look at the suit.

And, though I disagree with her fundamentally, I must admit that it is refreshing to see the pas-sion and zeal of youth. As an aside, that seal suit even got a few of the younger guys curious about the woman who wore it.

One wondered if it would be a good idea to ask her out – given the fact that their politics were on oppo-site sides of the spectrum.

I replied yes – so long as he didn’t suggest they go clubbing.

for seniors it’s all fun and games this week

Above, Fran Daniels (left) and Gillian Edmondson participate in contract bridge at the WMC in Elmira. Right, a very active Eli Martin who is 107 years old plays a game of crokinole at Chateau Gardens. [colin dewar / the observer]

The 55+ Invitational Games are being held in Elmira from June 4 to 12. Neil Carlyle, 76, from Puslinch competes in the 100 M breast stroke at the WMC pool clocking in a time of 2:07:48. [colin dewar / the observer]


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when I discuss the mind with them I am referring to their thoughts and medita-tions. Their bodies have the physical work out of the actual practice and we have the spirit which is connected to their breath and when you take all of that and bring it together you get a well rounded con-fident child.”

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yoga: Getting an introduction to the practice“It is so important, kids

are our future, they need to become confident and

strong individuals within themselves especially with the way this world is now.”

lancers fall in slo-pitch quarter-finals

Emily Schuurmans is safe at first base after hitting a single.

Emily O’Conner pitches during the second inning against GRCI.

The EDSS girls’ slo-pitch team faced off against Resurrection Catholic Secondary School and Grand River Collegiate Institute during the WCSSAA girls slo-pitch playoffs held at RIM Park on Monday. The lady Lancers lost their first game against RCSS 10-5 but would defeat GRCI 5-4 before losing in the quarter-finals against St. Mary’s by a score of 9-4. Left, Natassha Runsteadler takes a swing at bat during the game against GRCI.

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VentureFood For thought/ owen robertsNew busiNess / a differeNt directioN

Let them eat cake ... and lots of it

The changing face of agriculture is seen clearly in two federal funding initia-tives announced over the past week in disparate parts of the country (not ours), totalling several million dol-lars.

The initiatives, involving studies at the University of Saskatchewan in greenhouse gas emissions from agri-culture and a new organic research centre in Quebec, show how global pressure and public concerns have in-fluenced agricultural policy in Ottawa.

The first, a $3.4-million grant to the University of Saskatchewan, is a three-part venture that covers sev-eral aspects of greenhouse gas emissions. These include ways agroforestry (planting crops and trees together) can mitigate greenhouse gas.

As an aside, the University of Guelph was a pioneer in agroforestry research dat-ing back some 25 years ago. It maintains its position globally through research programs with developing nations, and locally, with a very visible agroforestry pro-gram that can be seen on the south side of Victoria Road, between Stone Road and the river.

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“When we go out for din-ner my husband always comments that I never finish my plate,” said the 31-year-old while standing in the front of her bakery, located at 3692 Nafziger Rd.

“I always save room.”Brownridge opened her

shop, Frosting on Top, last September just in time for the Apple Butter and Cheese Festival after a year of hard work getting the store ready.

After leaving her job as a police officer in London, the Baden resident moved to Wellesley with her hus-band, Jason, who is one of the owners of the Milver-ton-Wellesley Veterinary Clinic.

Having served five years on the force, it was time for a change of pace and she had a desire to stay home and raise a family, and she said that her family and friends prefer her new job over her old one.

“It keeps me home at night,” she said.

Brownridge’s love for baking dates back to when she got her first Easy Bake oven as a child for Christ-mas, but she got her start baking cakes profession-

ally back in 2004 when her brother asked her to make his wedding cake, and her interest in the idea for her own business grew from there.

She took a three-week course at the Klara John-son School of Confec-tionery and Pastry Art in Cambridge, and has taken several more since then.

She has also learned a lot through trial-and-error, and when it comes to baking, there aren’t many people around her complaining.

“That’s what family is for, right? Practice on them,” she said with a laugh.

The couple moved to Wellesley in September of 2010 when Brownridge was three months pregnant with their first child, and they were hoping to have the shop up and running by January, but delays pushed the opening back and after their daughter Eloise was born in March, they didn’t get the shop open until this past Sep-tember.

“You don’t realize when you get into doing renova-tions how long things can actually take.”

Formerly the home of Parkside Hair Salon and situated beside the parking lot for Wellesley Pond, the couple did all the renova-tions to the 600-square-foot shop themselves, from removing one of the walls

to refinishing the floors. The two large windows at the front entrance provide lots of natural light, and when combined with the pink décor throughout, it is very bright and inviting space.

“I had to go with pink,

it’s my favourite colour,” said Brownridge, who even has a couple of streaks of pink in her dark hair.

The store specializes in custom cakes, cupcakes, cake pops, and cookies for

Colleen Brownridge is the owner of Frosting on Top in Wellesley Village, a shop that offers custom cakes, cupcakes and cookies in a wide range of varieties and flavours. [james jackson / the observer]

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Anyway, the timing for this new federally research initiative is purposeful. Internationally, Ottawa has been criticized for years for not supporting research into climate change, even though, as another aside, it does indeed fund some highly visible efforts such as the Chair in Global Environ-mental Change, also at the University of Guelph.

But last week, the world was on Canada’s doorstep when the 30-country Global Research Alliance on Agri-cultural Greenhouse Gases met in Saskatoon, home of the University of Saskatch-ewan. Canada is beginning its duties for one year as chair of the alliance, an international network that brings together developed and developing countries to find ways to grow more food and nurture more climate-resilient agriculture production systems, without increasing greenhouse gas.

That made the $3.4-million grant announcement timely, indeed.

Ottawa says through the alliance, new mitigation technologies and beneficial management practices will be made available to farm-ers worldwide. Combine that with all the initiatives underway at Guelph, and it makes somewhat of a case for climate change concern ... at least in agriculture.

And on another frontier, Ottawa made strides last week in silencing critics who say it’s concerned only with large, modern farms when it chipped in $2 million-ish for what’s called the Platform for Innovation in Organic Agriculture. This venture, worth a total of $13.1 million (mostly coming from the Quebec government), will see a multi-purpose research centre built and the machin-ery and scientific equipment purchased to conduct or-ganic research.

A news release from Ot-

tawa noted this project will address “the research and development needs expressed by over 30 organi-zations involved in organic agriculture.” It will be used for what Ottawa says is find-ing solutions to technical or agronomic problems, and improving the competitive-ness of Quebec companies operating in this industry sector.

Hopefully this new knowledge, like that to be generated in Saskatchewan, can be shared with other Canadian farmers. Despite organic agriculture’s profile and apparent public inter-est, the sector itself is com-paratively small and doesn’t generate much research funding. The new Quebec facility is called a platform, which in research suggests it will create knowledge that can be used as a platform for greater findings. Maybe one place they can be shared, as yet another aside, is at the University of Guelph organic

conference, Canada’s largest and longest running organic event. As well, Canada al-ready has a national organic research centre, at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College, as well as a research chair

there in organic agriculture, I suspect they’d like to have access to the Quebec re-search, too.

Ottawa can certainly use this new funding to show its support of emerging agri-

cultural problems and sec-tors. But it can also point to well-established initiatives that show Canada isn’t just jumping on an environmen-tal bandwagon – despite ap-pearances to the contrary.

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steady, and she says she makes between three and eight cakes a week for customers in Wellesley, Baden, New Hamburg and Waterloo.

There is really no limit to the number of people she can serve, she just needs enough notice to get all of the work done.

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Lynn Russwurm’s CD release party – and the kickoff of the concert series in Gore Park – may have been cancelled last Sun-day, but chances are you’ll hear some of his new tunes throughout the summer as he joins the performers on the bandstand.

A tireless musician, songwriter, producer and record collector, Russ-wurm’s new album, Singing My Songs, presents 20 of the more than 600 songs he’s written over more than six decades in the music business.

For his latest release, the Floradale resident picked the tunes he wanted to highlight and that best matched his vocal range – “My voice has changed over the years,” he laughed.

On Singing My Songs, the octogenarian is joined by a lineup of musicians he’s worked with over the years, including Bob Tremblay, Doug Dietrich, Grant Hey-wood, Gerry Smith, Lance Russwurm and Guylaine Basque.

“I got all the musicians that I wanted on it,” he said of the new album.

Russwurm spent almost a year and a half on the project, getting it just right.

“I’m really happy with this CD. I want to get the songs out there, so this is way to do it,” he said of a process he’s been involved with for decades.

Russwurm grew up listening to his father’s

collection of old 78s and started playing guitar when his was in his teens. At 19, he moved from the fam-ily farm near Hanover to Kitchener, where he got a job at B.F. Goodrich. He formed his first band, the Pine River Troubadors, and played the local bar circuit.

At 21, he had his own pro-gram on a Kitchener radio station.

In 1985, Russwurm re-tired from B.F. Goodrich and devoted his attention to music full-time. Along with songwriting and play-ing guitar and bass, he col-lects and sells rare country

albums. The two upstairs rooms of his house on Flo-radale Road are stacked floor to ceiling with shelves and crates of old 78s, some 6,000 of them. Never one to use a computer to keep things organized, Russ-wurm simply relies on his memory when cataloging

all 30,000 albums scattered throughout his house, a barn and storage unit.

He’s sold records through the mail, at market booths and tent sales of his own, attempting to prune down the collection over the years.

He’s also produced compilations of country music out of his collection for a company in England. The last 78 record was produced in 1959, so all of that music is now part of the public domain. As well, the 14 albums he produced in the late 1980s that were released on cassette were remastered for CD.

In addition to those re-cordings, Russwurm has had a hand in producing albums for others. He re-mains as active as ever, in-cluding acting as organizer of the Sunday Night Show-case concerts in Elmira’s Gore Park.

While weather cancelled the release party, Russ-wurn will be joining acts as they perform over the summer, so some of those newly-recorded tunes will be heard in Gore Park. He’ll be profiling a few of them when he takes a larger role in the Jimmy Phair concert on June 24, for instance.

Russwurm’s creation, the summer concert series has grown in popularity with both audiences and per-formers: he has no problem filling the schedule, which expands again this year.

“They all enjoy playing here,” he said of the musi-cians. “The people are re-

ally receptive.“We have a winning com-

bination.”The goal for each of the

concerts this summer is to get people out to enjoy live shows, music at its most infectious.

The showcase series runs Sunday evenings, 7-9 p.m., in Gore Park.

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> June 24: Jimmy Phair

> July 1: Grass Tax

> July 8: Crossover Junction reunion

> July 15: Grant Carson Band

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> Aug. 12: Burie Family

> Aug. 19: Paul Weber Family Band

> Aug. 26: Doug DeBoer & Hard Ryde

> Sept: 2: TBA

Lynn Russwurm, who just launched his latest album, is a tireless promoter of country, bluegrass and gospel music, all of which are featured in the summer concert series that begins in earnest Sunday in Elmira’s Gore Park. [OBSERVER filE phOtO]

Lynn Russwurm’s latest offering is a 20-track collection of his own tunes, appropriately titled Singing My Songs.

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Kitchener - Whether you are starting out or ready to retire, this cheerful bungalow has everything you desire. The fresh decor will have you feeling right at home the moment you walk-in the front door. Just steps from Breithaupt Park & trails, schools, public transportation and all amenities. Updates include carpeting in basement (May 2012), Furnace (2004), Roof (2007), all windows replaced, updated electrical - 125 Amp, freshly painted. MLS Call Bill or Alli direct.

$275,500$275,500LOOK NO FURTHER!

Pilkington - The best of both worlds is yours with this country home nestled on a tree-lined acre lot backing onto beautiful green space. Just minutes from Elmira, Guelph and K-W, this 3 bedroom home offers an open concept kitchen and living room, finished basement, 3 season screened sunroom at rear, large front porch and a large double plus garage with a workshop area. MLS Call Bill or Alli direct

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Elmira - Outstanding value for this 1800sqft custom built 1 owner raised bungalow. Fin’d basement incl: Rec rm w/wd burning fp, 3pc bath, bdrm, den/office or 5th bdrm possibility & lr workshop. Open living rm w/hardwd flr. Convenient main flr laundry. Separate dining rm w/walk out to yard. Fabulous big backyard complete w/interlock patio, hot tub & cute shed great for your family or entertaining! MLS Call Paul direct.

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$359,000$359,000

Elmira - Quiet crt. All new windows, new roof May '12, mostly new flooring. 5 bedroon potential. Finished recroom. Gorgeous yard! MLS Call Paul direct.

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Elmira - This home is equipped for 2 families! Front and side entrances, separate garages, separate laundry rooms, separate bathrooms, living rooms and 2 huge kitchens. Fantastic opportunity for large family/families complete with 7 bedrooms. Perfect for the hobbiest 3 car garage & detached 4 car garage/workshop. Large yard 87x250ft over looking farm land just steps to golf course. MLS Call Paul or Alli direct.

2 FOR 1$799,000$799,000

Elmira - This well maintained 1 1/2 storey single detached home features main floor bedroom, bathroom & laundry, A/C, all appliances and a 16ft x 24ft detached garage/workshop. Ample space is yours with the main floor addition and added basement. MLS Call Bill or Alli direct.

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Elmira - Located in a desirable neighbourhood, this 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom, open concept semi with a fully fenced yard is just what you are looking for. Inclusive of all appliances, backyard shed and A/C. Side yard overlooks green space with children's playground. MLS Call Alli or Paul direct

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Waterloo - Move into this desirable Lakeshore North location. This is a perfect family home in a quiet, mature and friendly neighbourhood, close to schools, farmers market, shopping centre, and just minutes to the expressway. Spacious 5 level side split. MLS Call Bill or Alli direct

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Waterloo - 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom condo features fabulous sunroom, 2 fireplaces, ensuite, and large walk-in closet in master. The big living room/dining room is equipped with a lovely built in sidebar. Bright dinette surrounded by windows. Convenient underground parking. Automatic membership to Willowells Club. MLS Call Paul Direct

$299,000$299,000FANTASTIC CONDO!

Drayton - Luxurious, custom built home loc’d in quiet area. 3100sqft + huge fin’d bsmnt. Spacious kit designed w/cooking & entertaining in mind! Unique & exceptional home, spacious but still makes you feel right at home. Beautiful sun rm w/hot tub overlooking fabulous private yrd w/gazebo, pond & waterfall, beautifully gardens. Stamped concrete drive & lg patio w/retractable awning. MLS Call Alli or Paul direct.

LUXURIOUS$539,000$539,000

Elmira - Perfect for empty nesters! Don’t miss out on this semi detached raised bungalow. Complete with main floor laundry, 4 piece ensuite and open concept eat-in kitchen and living room. All the conveniences on one floor. The small yard will be easy to care for! The large garage is 17.5ft x 20ft, perfect for storage and still have room for a vehicle. Located close to downtown, walking distance to library, restaurants and banks. MLS Call Paul direct.

MATURE AREA$299,900$299,900

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ESCAPE THE CITY MINUTES FROM KW. A/C, 40x20 inground pool & entertainment pergola for the family mins from Wloo! 4+1BR, 30x18 det. heated shop, dbl heated drive thru garage, triple driveway, private oasis w 2BR+fam rm above attached garage, Lg recrm, kitchen+BR in bsmt, storage/indoor workshops w’ walkup to garage. 1/3 acre, fully fenced yard, perennial gardens/mature trees. Too many updates to list incl renovated oak kitchen&granite in bath. 2 gas fireplaces. Hardwood, ceramic, jacuzzi tub, french doors, sliders $429,900 MLS 1225356

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BEAUTIFUL 3 ACRE COUNTRY PROPERTY - 2 storey 4 bedroom house with wrap around porch, and large partially covered deck. Large kitchen w/island and separate eating area. Built in stove top/oven. Family room has a unique oak fireplace/propane heated. Large main floor laundry. Heated ceramic flooring on main floor level. Finished basement consisting of rec room, pool table/games room. Central air/vac. Large double car attached garage and large 3 bay shop. THE COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF THIS PROPERTY, CAN BE VIEWED ONLINE AT COMFREE.COM/326822. OFFERS ACCEPTED $1,100,000

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BONNIE BRUBACHERBroker of Record

SHANNA ROZEMABroker.

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699,900 ELMIRA. 3.74 acres sprawling bungalow in a rural setting; 4 bedrooms 5 baths, landscaped yard with mature trees, cabana, patio and deck. Lots of room for family get togethers; 38 x 24’ shop. Minutes from Waterloo. MLS

INGROUND POOL

$594,000. One of the hard to find mature quiet areas of town. Unique architectural designed ranch bungalow offers 1883 sq ft, 2+ bedroom, updated baths. Bump out dinette/studio overlooks yard and entertaining patio. Mainfloor laundry. Fully finished basement. Triple+ interlock drive and oversized double garage. MLS

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$374,900 PALMERSTON. Wonderful 3 bedroom 12 year bungalow. Hardwood and ceramic floors, oak kitchen, walkout to deck, attached double car garage plus detached double garage/shop! Partially finished basement with walk-up to the garage. Beautiful private setting on paved road….mins to Palmerston and Harriston. NEW MLS

1 ACRE COUNTRY PROPERTY

$279,000 DRAYTON. Inviting foyer open to the main floor offering a new maple kitchen with walkout to deck & 144’ yard, spacious living room, 4 large bedrooms (2 up & 2 down), renovated 5 pc bathroom with ensuite privilege, great lower level rec room & 3 piece bathroom. Double interlock driveway and attached garage. MLS

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$195,000 DRAYTON. This very spacious home is located in a quiet village setting. The large lot backs onto green space and features 3 bedrooms and 2 baths, deck and back yard with lots of space. NEW MLS

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BUNGALOW!Great location central to schools, parks, Rec Centre and 10 minute walk to down town. Three bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, great room with addition, finished basement, triple wide paved drive, great for camper or motor home. MLS $322,900. Call Bert to View.

OPEN HOUSE SUN JUNE 10 2-4PM | 117 ARTHUR ST. S., ELMIRA

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Bonnie Brubacher, Broker of Record is pleased to welcome back Jason Shantz to our professional team of Realtors.

Jason has had several years of experience working in this industry. Jason’s approach in working with Buyers and Sellers has definitely been critiqued with his added Real Estate education and training. This has provided an opportunity for coaching and working in the field with other professionals. His strong background in construction has proven to be an asset in knowledge and hands on experience.

Please join me in welcoming Jason Shantz to our firm, where our technology, professionalism and commitment will ensure continued success to Jason’s Real Estate Career.

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Spectacular older home in Elmira's most sought after location for older homes. Completely refurbished. New bathrooms, �oors, kitchen, windows. Newly pointed exterior brick, new wiring, plumbing & heating. Carpet free with C/air & c/vac. This is a must see property. Call Mildred or Len Frey MLS 1221850.

30 Adam Brown St., Moorefield - $214,000

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All Brick Bungalow on a large lot. Extra large garden shed. Has 2 bathrooms. One in basement. 3 bedrooms on main �oor. Lots of room to �nish a play area/recroom in the basement for the children. Don't miss out come see this great starter home for small family. MLS#1221989 Call Len or Mildred Frey.

Investment property B-311 Bluevale St. N - $269,000Semi in Lincoln heights area with 2 legal units. Documenta-tion available. Lower unit is vacant. Upper unit is rented. Opportunity for single person to live in basement unit and have a great income to pay o� the mortgage quickly. NEW MLS 1225217 & 1225218 call Mildred or Len Frey to view.

7361 Sideroad 12 Mapleton Twp - $569,000Lovely bungalow with breakfast counter between eat-in area and work area of Birch Kitchen. Contrasting counter top very impressive. Highgrade laminate in Lr/Br . Porcelain Tile �oor in kitchen. Large windows in basement gives lots of light to recroom and games room Property is just under 4 acres with heated workshop 25X40. Great for hobbyist. NEW MLS 1225283 & 1225281 Call Mildred or Len Frey to view.

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Great family home. Full 4 level backsplit semi approx. 1700 sq ft finished. 4 bedroom, family room, open concept kitchen, dining, and living room, new 3 pce bath on lower level, rec rm, and a very nice yard. Roof,windows, doors, all newer. S.S. appliances included. Don't miss this one. $ 235,900. MLS

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Located in Drayton on a quiet street. Single family with lots of living space. Finished basement with in floor heating. Nice yard. Large eat in kitchen. 3 bedrooms. Possible to rent out basement with separate walk out entrance. Needs your finishing touches. $ 224,900. MLS

Just ListedGreat family home outside Drayton, boasting something for everyone. Quiet Scenic Dr., 4 spacious bedrooms, rec room, large kitchen & dining area open to living room, spectacular sunsets out the back yard, walkout to patio, huge double garage and extra parking. Nicely treed. Loaded with value! $ 359,000. MLS

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Great country lot with privacy and great views over the country side yet close to town. Just outside Glen Allan. Come see the potential. 3 bedroom, great room with gas fireplace, huge 4 plus car garage. $ 717,000. MLS

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Building sense of community in BreslauJAMES JACKSON

Breslau is set to be-come a very busy place to-day (Saturday) as the com-munity hosts its annual Family Fun Day.

A full slate of activities are planned, including a community-wide garage sale from 8 a.m. to noon, family activities like a bouncy castle and chil-dren’s entertainer Erik Traplin from 2-5 p.m., and a steak barbecue at the pa-vilion starting at 5:30 p.m.

The event is now in its fourth or fifth year, ac-cording to the president of the Breslau Recreation Association that organizes the day of fun, and it is a way for the group to give

back to the residents of the growing community.

“Because the rec. as-sociation is a charity, any funds that we have we like to give back to the com-munity and give them something fun,” said Lisa Nadon.

It’s also a way of combin-ing the area’s three tradi-tional community days – a steak fry, a family fun day, and the community garage sale – into one event.

“This is the second year where we’re combining everything into one big day, and it’s nice to get ev-eryone out.”

The garage sale will be in driveways across Breslau, and any leftover items can be donated to the Cana-

dian Diabetes Association if participants wish, and a truck will be at the com-munity centre between noon and 2 p.m.

The day and all the events are free, save for the steak dinner which will cost $12 for adults or $5 for children interested in hot dogs instead. It will also be a licensed event, and Nadon expects somewhere between 100 and 200 peo-ple to attend.

“It’s hard to tell now because Empire (Commu-nities) keeps growing so fast, on any given day you really have no idea how many people are here,” she said of the new subdivi-sion in the south end of the village.

They’ve also managed to include all of the local churches as well as the newly-formed Breslau Li-ons club, giving the event a true community feeling.

“We’re trying to get ev-eryone in the community involved,” Nadon said.

Thanks to the new com-munity centre on Andover Drive, which was complet-ed about two years ago, the event can be run rain or shine and it makes it more convenient for organizers.

“We can squeeze every-one into the centre if we have to.”

The rec. centre is located at 100 Andover Dr., just west of Woolwich Street. For more information visit www.breslau.org.

A GRAND ADVENTURE FOR BRESLAU PS STUDENTS

More than 50 canoes carried some 150 people down the Grand River as Breslau Public School held its first Grand River family evening and barbecue on June 5. Left, Danielle Courtney, age 7 (centre) gives paddling orders to Janina Szczepanowski and Amanda Roberts as they travel down the Grand. [SUBMITTED]

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Gale Presbyterian Church Yard Sale: On Friday, June 15th from 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. and Saturday, June 16th from 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. at our new loca-tion (corner of Barnswallow Dr. and Church St. in Elmira). Household and garden items, furniture, stacking chairs, toys, games, books and much more.

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BEAUPRE, RONALD | It is with profound sadness, but also deep gratitude for a life well lived, that we announce the passing of Ron Beaupre, at Grand River Health Centre on Sunday, June 3, 2012, surrounded by his family, age 67 years. Beloved husband of Patricia of St. Clements. Loving father of Shawn Beaupre of St. Clements, Sheri Bender and her husband Vaughn of Conestogo and Chad Beaupre and his wife Jennifer of Waterloo. Deeply missed by his grand-children Hannah, Emma, Maxwell, Jack, Paige, and James, and siblings Kenneth Beaupre and his wife Theresa, Joanne Knorr and her husband Gerald and Lucille Bordman, all of Waterloo. Predeceased by parents Aloyisius (“Ollie”) and Agnes Beaupre (nee Forwell). Known by long-time friends and teammates as “Fuddy”, Ron was a lifelong resident of the St. Clements’ community, recently retiring from 30 years of his electrical contracting business, R-W Electric. He was a well-regarded businessman and treated his colleagues and clients with the utmost respect. Ron was an avid sportsman and loved the game of hockey where he established valued life-time friendships. He started his hockey career as a Waterloo Siskin and completed it as a St. Clements “Old Saint”. He was an integral part of creating and building the St. Clements Minor Hockey Association, honoured for his long service as a board member, convenor and coach. He was a hockey and ringette Dad throughout. Within the community of St. Clements, Ron was very involved with parks committees, local fundraisers and social events including the annual Santa Claus Parade. Ron’s second home was the family cottage at Bayfield which he built with great care and where lasting memories have been made. Ron cherished his grandchildren very much and loved to support their sports, music, dance, and theatre activities. He took tremendous pride in all their accomplishments and always had time for each. You will be forever in our hearts, Grandpa. Services were held on Thursday, June 7, 2012 at St. Clements RC Church followed by interment at St. Clements RC Cemetery.

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Friday June 15, 20128:00pm - 1:00am Lions Hall - Elmira Games, Raffle Prizes, 50/50 Draw, DJ, Late lunch provided. Tickets - $10 available in advance and at the door.

Happy 60th Anniversary Henry & Edna Shantz

Congratulations from your children and grandchildren. You are cordially invited to an Open House on Sunday June 17, 2012 2-4 pm at St. Jacobs Mennonite Church. Your friendship is their cherished gift, no other is required.

Happy 90th BirthdayAgnes

Wishing you the very best birthday.We all love you very much xoxoLove Don, Nancy, Tinus, Sheri, Taylor, Natalie, Dean, Maggie, and Spencer.

Abigail Catherine Mei Kim

Karen and Kent are pleased to announce the safe arrival of their daughter Abigail Catherine Mei Kim on March 6 2012, a sister for Benjamin and Andrew. Proud and priviledged grandparents are Rick and the late Angie Yip, and George and Helen Grainger.

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BUTCHART, ELAINE | Passed away peacefully in her sleep, at Leisureworld Care Giving Centre, Elmira, on June 4, 2012 after a lengthy battle with cancer. At the age of 77.

EWING, HELEN LOUISE (NEE ERB) | Passed away after a short illness at the Georgian Bay General Hospital, Penetanguishene, with her family at her side, on Thursday, May 31, 2012 at the age of 69, of Coldwater and formerly of Port Elgin and Kitchener. Local relative is her sister Wilma Good of Wellesley.

GAWRON, ANNA | The family of Anna Gawron are heartbroken to announce that she has left this earth on Thursday, May 31, 2012 at the Grand River Hospital, Kitchener. Anna resided at RR #1, Wellesley, where she farmed together with her late husband Jan for over 50 years.

WEAVER, ROY E. | Passed away peacefully at St. Mary’s Hospital on Monday, June 4, 2012, age 78 years. Local relatives are his sisters Ruth (Eli) Burkhart of Floradale and Reta (Frank) Weber of Elmira,

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LIVING HERECOMMUNITY SPIRIT / DEALING WITH TRAGEDY

Young girl’s plight touches many lives

So what is compote? Compote consists of fruit which has been stewed or cooked in syrup. Its history dates back to 17th century France where it was com-monly served as dessert. Ontario strawberries are coming into season – this dish is a great appetizer to share with family and friends for any occasion. Serve it with homemade crustinis, crackers or baguette alongside your favorite glass of wine or cocktail.

When making the com-pote you can substitute the riesling wine with ice wine, which is also fantastic. Be sure to add a splash of wine to the compote prior to serving just to enhance the presence of your cho-sen wine. Water can also be used instead of wine if desired.

Compote can be served hot or cold, has a great shelf life and can be used for many different applications such add-ing to turkey sandwich with havarti or spooned over ice cream. I like to use double crème brie but others may prefer camembert or a goat brie instead. Impress your guests by spreading some roasted garlic on the crustini, cracker or ba-guette before adding the ooey- gooey filo wrapped brie and compote. Finish with a sprinkle of toasted chopped walnuts.

For timing, you can preheat your oven at 325 °F and start with roasting your garlic; you can then bake your crustinis while the garlic is cooking fol-lowed by baking your filo wrapped brie. Compote can be done ahead of time and reheated or served cold.

Strawberry season is on; try your hand at compote

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JAMES JACKSON

News of the tragic acci-dent involving Lydia Herrle has spread across Waterloo Region and beyond as fam-ily, friends and strangers have sent their well-wishes to the family of the 13-year-old St. Agatha girl.

Herrle was hit by a recy-cling truck on May 17 as she was stepping off her school bus on Erb’s Road in front of her house, and has been in a coma at the intensive care unit at Sick Kids Hos-pital in Toronto ever since.

The truck, which is oper-ated by Plein Disposal of Elmira, crashed into the rear of the bus on the right side and swerved along the side of the bus before strik-ing Herrle. She was thrown several meters and suffered massive internal injuries, including bleeding in her brain and several broken ribs. She was airlifted to Sick Kids and placed in a medically-induced coma.

Police say the cause of the accident is still under investigation, and the bus’s stop sign was extended and the stop lights were activated just prior to the collision.

From the Herrle’s home-town to Wellesley, Elmira and Conestogo, lime-green ribbons have sprung up on fence posts, trees and mail boxes as a sign of solidarity for the family as they try to cope.

The family has also been using their business twitter account, @HerrlesMarket, to update their more than 4,000 followers on her con-dition. There is also infor-mation and well-wishes posted under the hashtag #PrayforLydia.

“This green ribbon cam-paign has snowballed and they’ve gotten tweets and texts from Manitoba, from Vancouver, from Hawaii,” said Herrle’s great-aunt Anne Fay, who lives in Conestogo.

She has distributed some 50 ribbons in the vil-lage and a few in Elmira, which also has a connec-tion to the family as Her-

Still in a coma after school bus collision, Lydia Herrle sparks green ribbon campaign

green bracelets with the words “Stay Strong Lydia” on them to help the family.

Last week the family even received an email from a complete stranger in Sydney, Australia who had found their blog on another website. The email urged the family to stay strong and to believe in a miracle, should it take two or 40 days to come.

A trust fund has been setup for Herrle at TD Canada Trust in New Ham-burg, and any funds col-lected that aren’t needed for her medical care, will

be donated to Free the Children, as Herrle was an active participant in the Me to We program started by the Free the Children foun-dation in Toronto.

“The community re-sponse has been phenom-enal,” said Fay. “Her family has a very strong faith, and I’ve been praying for Lydia as much as anyone else.”

The family received some good news on Sun-day when doctors removed her breathing tube, and she has been breathing well on her own and has been responsive to touch.

Although she remains in a coma, she has been cleared to leave the intensive care unit of the hospital once space opens up for her on the fifth floor.

Doctors have not offered any timelines as to when she might recover, but her familyhas a blog with updates on her condition, along with their own feel-ings and prayers at www.prayforlydia2012.blogspot.ca.

Above all else, Fay said the family and everyone close to Herrle has felt so powerless, and she hopes that the communities in and around Waterloo Re-gion will continue to show support for her great niece, who she said is “near and dear” to her heart.

“It can just be a positive thought or sending their well-wishes in whatever form.

“Whether you tweet it or think it, it’s appreciated.”

rle’s grandparents live in town. Her family, which owns and operates Herrle’s Country Farm Market in St. Agatha, also does a lot of business at the Elmira Pro-duce Auction.

Fay said that the rib-bons, the idea of a couple of Herrle’s classmates, are her great-niece’s favourite colour and are a way for people to show that they are praying for her and thinking positive thoughts for a speedy recovery.

In the weeks that have followed her classmates at Baden Public School have held a barbecue, and a float adorned with the banner “Stay Strong” appeared in the New Dundee Victoria Day parade.

Kitchener-Conestoga MP Harold Albrecht made a statement in Parliament on Monday asking for Canadians to pray for her recovery, and a neighbour’s son has also started selling

CHEF’S TABLE/ RYAN TERRY, FLOW CATERING

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Green ribbons like this one in Elmira have popped up across Waterloo Region in support of the Herrle family of St. Agatha, whose daughter Lydia (inset) was hit by a recycling truck on May 17 and remains in a coma. [JAMES JACKSON / THE OBSERVER]

Updates on Lydia’s recovery available online at www.prayforlydia2012.blogspot.ca.

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JUNE 8

St. Teresa of Avila 23rd Annual Garden Party, 19 Flamingo Dr., Elmira. Community BBQ in hall, 5-8 p.m. Games for adults & children (includes raffle, clowns, bouncies etc). Ends with giant fireworks display at 9:30 p.m. No advance tickets. For more information call 519-669-3387.

JUNE 9

Crane Lake Discovery Camp (CLDC) is hosting a fun day (fundraiser) at the St. Clements Park. Bouncy castle, horse rides, face painting, and a dutch oven cook off. CLDC is a wilderness summer camp for youth boys from ages 12-17. They learn about team work, value, and respect while they explore the wilderness, fish, swim and learn about construction. Tickets available at the door.

Waterloo Rural Women’s Farm Children’s Safety Day. 9 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. at Dennis & Helen Martin farm, Winterbourne. Pizza lunch. For more information 519-664-3794, ext. 237.

Family Fun Day in Breslau! Community Garage Sale from 8 a.m. – 12 p.m. Following garage sale come to the Breslau Community Centre from 2-5 p.m. for Breslau’s Annual Family Fun Day. Free entertainment, bouncy castles, carnival games and more! Steak barbeque at 5:30 p.m. a the Pavillion in the park. Adults are $12; hotdog dinner for kids $5.

JUNE 12

Wellesley Health Education, Digestive Disorders: Looking After Your Gut, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Most of us

like to eat; however, this pleasure can sometimes turn into digestive difficulties. Attend this education session and learn about common digestive complaints and what to do to avoid them. Also learn about the changes that happen to our digestive system as we age. This free session will be held at Pond View Retirement Community, 1 Pond View Dr., Wellesley. For more information call Karla at Wellesley Township Community Health Centre 519-656-9025, ext 224.

JUNE 14

Weekly Bingo 7 p.m. at Elmira Lions Hall, 40 South St., Elmira. All proceeds go to support the many projects of the Lions Club of Elmira. For more information call 519-500-1434.

JUNE 16

Art Round The Pond, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. in Wellesley. Visual artists and various fine craftspeople will be showcasing their talents at this one-day original art exhibition and sale. Local musicians will also be featured as well as a silent auction and more. For more information www.artroundthepond.ca .

Hawaiian Dinner at 6 p.m.; $8 per person. Elmira Legion, 11 First St. E., downstairs. Everyone welcome.

JUNE 17

Father’s Day Hungrymans Breakfast with Red Knights (Chapter 18). Serving from 8:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. All You can eat. Adults $6; 6-10 yrs $3; 5 & under free. Ham, sausage, fried or scrambles eggs, pancakes, home fries, beans, toast & jam, coffee, tea and juice. Held at the Royal Canadian Legion, First St., Elmira.

Eduard Klassen 7 p.m. Come hear this wonderful “Harpist from Heaven and his fantastic life story. Travel with him and his Paraguayan Folk Harp from the South American Jungles of Paraguay to Canada. Waterloo North Presbyterian Church. Free-will offering. For more information 519-888-7870.

JUNE 18

Get Ready for Breastfeeding Success! 6:30-8:30 p.m. This class will teach you: how to make enough milk, how to breastfeed comfortably and where to find support if you need it. This class is facilitated by Registered Dietitian, Robin Hicken and will be held at Woolwich Community Health Centre, 10 Parkside Dr., St. Jacobs. For more information on this free class, call 519-664-3794.

Elmira & District Horticultural Society – Demo with Master Gardener Mary Ann Gihuly: “making your own hypertufa planters;” 7:30 p.m. Trinity United Church Elmira. New members welcome.

Seniors Lunch Club at noon (doors open at 11:30). Woolwich Memorial Arena, 24 Snyder Ave. S., Elmira. Cost $6. Join us for a noon day light lunch and fellowship. Call Community Care Concepts at 519-669-3023 for more information.

JUNE 19

Tips and Tools for Controlling your High Blood Pressure, 6-8 p.m. Join this class and explore how salt intake, portion sizes and weight management can impact your blood pressure. This free class is facilitated by Registered Dietitian, Tiffany Krahn and will be held at Woolwich Community Health Centre, 10 Parkside Dr., St. Jacobs. For more information call 519-664-3794.

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CHEF’S TABLE: Strawberry season upon usFROM | 28

Strawberry Riesling Compote:4 cups fresh strawberries, diced1 cup riesling or ice wine (or water)1 cup icing sugar

1 cinnamon stick

On medium-low heat, add 3 cups of strawber-ries with wine, sugar and cinnamon stick to small bottom heavy saucepan. Simmer until consistency is thick (about 20 minutes);

Add remainder of straw-berries and add additional sugar if desired;

Finish with a splash of wine before serving.

Homemade Crustinis1 baguette, thinly slicedExtra virgin olive oilDried oregano

Salt & pepper

Place baguette pieces on baking sheet, brush with

oil, lightly dust with oreg-ano, sprinkle with salt and pepper; Bake at 325 °F for 6-8 minutes and set aside.

Roasted Garlic

Slice whole bulb of garlic in half and drizzle each half with extra virgin olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Place halves back on top of each other and wrap in tinfoil;

Place in preheated oven at 325 °F for 40 minutes or until golden brown;

Once cooled, open tin-foil, squeeze out cloves into small dish or keep in bulbs for visual appeal to serve.

Filo Wrapped Baked Brie1 medium sized wheel of Brie, cut into quarters1 package or filo pastry1/2-pound of unsalted butter, melted

Place one sheet of filo pastry on a cutting board or sanitized surface and brush with butter. Do this two more times, adding sheet of filo and butter, sheet of filo then butter. Place brie on top of filo and butter pile and wrap with filo;

Repeat process for re-maining 3 pieces of brie;

Place all four bundles on baking sheet with parch-ment paper (non-stick bak-ing sheet also works) and bake for 8-10 minutes at 325 or until golden brown.

ABOUT THE AUTHORChef Ryan Terry owns FLOW Cafe & Catering in Elmira. The Red Seal chef also owns and operates The Pizzeria in Grand Bend. More information can be found at his website, www. flowcatering.ca.

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

WEIRDNOTES

OBSERVER CROSSWORD PUZZLERSUDOKU

How did scientists go about taking pictures of the human brain in mid-dream?

Q. How did scientists go about taking pic-tures of the human brain in mid-dream?

A. First they located subjects capable of lucid dreaming, the rare ability to realize it’s only a dream, says Laura Sanders in “Sci-ence News” magazine. “By all objective mea-sures, the person is dead to the world,”explains Munich psychiatrist and study co-author Michael

Czisch. “Most muscles are paralyzed and the eyes are doing the quick jitters that characterize REM, a vivid dreaming phase of sleep. But at the same time, the lucid dreamer knows he is dreaming and can con-trol the scenes.” Czisch and his team worked out “ready” eye signals for the dreamers to send while sleeping in the fMRI machine--a challenge due to the noise involved. Six expe-rienced lucid dreamers were asked to squeeze their left hands and then their right hands repeat-edly in a dream and also to move their eyes back and forth as they did so.

When the team saw these eye movements, they knew the dreamers were about to do the dream hand squeezes, but out of the six, only one man-aged the entire sequence. “When the dreamer squeezed his right hand, the left side of his brain’s sensorimotor cortex had increased activity,” and vice versa, Sanders reports. “To get real insight into a complete dream plot is a bit science fic-tion,” says Czisch. “But improving methods might lead to a deeper understanding of how the brain weaves emo-tions, memories and thoughts into dreams.”

Q. Could your dead body last “forever” en-tombed or encased in plastic (polymers)?

A. Forever is a very long time, so maybe we should just talk about a body staying intact for centuries, answers the University of Arizona’s Kenneth V. Iserson, M.D., author of “Death to Dust: What Happens to Dead Bodies.” Simply entomb-ing or encasing a body won’t do anything but keep the decay within the container and stop critters from getting to the corpse. Bodies decay from the inside out with, of course, a little help from insects (or sea life

if the body is in water). Generally the body’s own chemicals and bacteria do most of the decompo-sition. Aside from some unusual situations in which bodies naturally mummify, the best way to preserve a body at normal temperature is to inject it very carefully with large amounts of formaldehyde or other embalming fluid. The only corpses prepared this way are those used for anatomical dissection at medical and dental schools. A safer alterna-tive now being used is to inject the bodies with plastics, which many veterinary schools are

doing to teach animal anatomy. “The human bodies -- which can be seen in the ghoulish dis-plays traveling the world -- last, as far as we can tell, ‘forever,’” Iserson adds. Cryopreservation can also be used, but then “you must trust that the company will not go bankrupt and let your body thaw -- as has hap-pened repeatedly.”

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61. Ballpark figure62. Matterhorn, e.g.63. “The Planets” composer64. “_______” Society70. Guys71. “___ Brockovich”72. Bon ___73. Science involving space capsules81. A pint, maybe82. Barbaric83. Long-term jobs84. “20,000 Leagues” harpooner ___ Land85. Doesn’t ignore86. Burdensome

DOWN1. Pandowdy, e.g.2. Bank offering, for short3. Guy Fawkes Day mo.4. Charlotte-to-Raleigh dir.5. “Help!”6. “As You Like It” setting7. Concealed8. Anatomical dividers9. Cool, once10. “___ we having fun yet?”

11. A skirt, gathered waistband12. Affirmatives13. Being attentive14. Old style15. Kind of penguin20. Black gold24. The basic unit of money in Suriname25. Romance, e.g.26. Abbr. after a name27. 30-day mo.28. Big ___ Conference29. “A rat!”30. Heroin, slangily31. Dam35. ___-American36. “Fantasy Island” prop37. Car accessory38. Bother39. Arthur Godfrey played it42. “... or ___!”44. A criminal carrying a gun45. “How ___ Has the Banshee Cried” (Thomas Moore poem)46. Video maker, for short47. Branch

48. Every day49. Long, long time50. Medical advice, often54. Dustin “_____”55. Halo56. Artificially formal57. “Is that ___?”58. 007, for one59. Not just “a”60. “Baloney!”62. Gather on the surface, chemically65. An unlicensed dealer in illegal drugs66. Sew up eyelids of hawks67. Crumb68. Kid’s name69. Member of the Quechuan people74. Nod, maybe75. E or G, e.g.76. Anger77. Always, in verse78. “The Matrix” hero79. French vineyard80. Cousin of -trix

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From June 20-24, 2012, Waterloo Region will welcome the world to the inaugural

Manulife Financial LPGA Classic. As an international leader in financial services,

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