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02 | 01 | 2014VOLUME 19 | ISSUE 05

BOARD PONDERS CLOSURE OF ST. CLEMENT SCHOOL

A department with no major changes in the offing – Woolwich recently went through a spate of recreation spending – there’s no need to drop $60,000 to plot a course for the next five years, councillors decided last week. The proposed spending for a consultant was axed from the $4.3-million recreation and facili-ties budget.

Some of the savings from drop-ping the recreation master plan are likely to be channelled into a security system at the Woolwich Memorial Centre, where vandal-ism January 1 caused $100,000 in damage.

Coun. Mark Bauman, noting he’s always wary of spending money on consultants, led the charge on eliminating the rec. master plan, saying he would not support the department’s budget with that item in place.

He suggested the money would be better spent on something tangible like, say, a soccer field.

“I’d rather spend it on grass on the ground, rather than a paper study.”

Some 80 per cent of the money

Young Elmira rockers revel in competition winStained Glass Army now gets chance to showcase their music to a much wider audience

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ELENA MAYSTRUK

Stained Glass Army bandmates Trevor Bowman (bass), Mitchell McCloy (guitar), Kyle Wilton (vocals) and Carter Leis (drums) steamrolled the competition in a series of Toronto shows at the Virgin Mobile Mod Club. Last weekend, a win earned them prizes that includes recording time in a Quebec studio. [ELENA MAYSTRUK / THE OBSERVER]

A still-unexplained invite to take part in a competition in Toronto has netted Elmira band Stained Glass Army a chance to showcase their music to a wider audience.

The bandmates – lead singer Kyle Wilton, bassist Trevor Bowman, drummer Carter Leis and guitarist Mitchell McCloy – ended up winning the Landmark Events competition held last weekend at Toronto’s Mod Club.

Stained Glass Army (SGA) couldn’t believe their luck when

an invitation of a lifetime came out of the blue late last summer.

“Oh, it was a huge deal. We were contacted late summer, the guy asked us to play in this pre-liminary round at the Mod Club and we made it past that and we played again on the weekend and we won. It was a big deal,” said Wilton.

A win against several Ontario bands and artists after several competitions culminated in last weekend’s show and dropped global distribution, a non-exclu-sive licensing contract and public-ity campaign into the band’s lap.

SGA will travel to Quebec in the spring for a showcase concert, sending their material and press kit to a major or indie record label of choice. In addition, the boys will rub shoulders with Glen Robinson – a producer/engineer who’s worked with a long list of artists, from Keith Richards to the Beach Boys, The Ramones to Dave Grohl – during 36 hours of recording time.

Though the schoolmates have played a number of shows around Waterloo Region – appearing regularly at the Central Tavern in Elmira – the competition offered

the first chance to play in To-ronto. Now, they’ll be travelling farther still.

“We played a few shows, a few competitions, but none like that, never in Toronto either," said Mc-Cloy.

Landmark Events is an artist development organization that runs shows for emerging talent in Montreal, Ottawa, Quebec City, Kingston and Toronto with the goal of helping emerging artists of all creeds make it to the charts.

How the band got invited is

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was to come from the town-ship’s development charges fund, reserves generated by fees from developers earmarked for future mu-nicipal needs related to growth. Director of Finance Richard Petherick noted the money could be redi-rected to the use proposed by Bauman or a similar project, as long as the work was related to develop-ment-related growth.

Bauman’s fellow council-lors were onside, voting down the plan 4-0. Mayor

Todd Cowan, chairing the January 23 budget session, was the only one to push for the spending.

Councillors were unani-mous, however, in the need for an alarm system at the WMC. None was in place at the time of the break-in, allowing the perpetrators unchecked access to the $23-million facility.

Recreation and facilities director Karen Makela said initial estimates put the cost of installing an alarm system at about $15,000, plus $250 per month in monitoring fees. Adding

video surveillance would bump the price tag by $20,000 to $25,000, prov-ing the ability to identify perpetrators and offering risk-management benefits, such as potential liabilities around accidents, a plus on the insurance side.

Petherick noted a se-curity system “will have a positive impact on our premiums.”

A firm plan for boosting securing measures at the WMC will be discussed by council prior to approval of the final 2014 budget, expected to be passed on

March 4.One project not likely to

make it onto the list this year is a skate park pro-posed for Elmira. While council has been support-ive of the idea, offering up space in Bristow Park, there were no takers when Ruby Weber, appearing on behalf of Skate Elmira, requested the township to contribute $100,000.

“I know that you’ve come into a bit of a windfall this year,” she said of an extra $372,000 expected from the township’s ownership stake in Waterloo North

Hydro. “Think about our youth and their needs as well.”

Coun. Allan Poffenroth indicated he would be in favour of contributing some money, but was not prepared to come up with a dollar amount at this juncture.

For his part, Coun. Mark Bauman was reluctant to commit funding without more details, noting the township has spent mil-lions in the last few years on rec. facilities, and has a long list of neglected roads, bridges and similar infra-

structure projects.He also rejected charac-

terizing the hydro money as a windfall, calling it a return on an investment similar to other financial investments made by the township.

“I am not prepared to add recreation dollars for a small interest group.”

The skate park is ex-pected to cost $500,000, with most of the money to be raised by the public. The group currently has about $75,000, with the main fun-draising campaign yet to be launched, said Weber.

still a bit of a mystery. Bowman, Leis and McCloy were in practice when they received an e-mail from organizers.

“It was just us three and we were watching a video and we saw the email and were like ‘uuuuum,’ ” said Bowman of the surprise.

“You were supposed to apply and send in a clip of your music or something like that, but we actually got contacted. We’re not exactly sure how,” Wilton said.

Despite the demands of school, extracurricular interests and families, the music plays a big part in all four of their lives, but that’s fine because the craft also encompasses the people closest to the band.

“Band is family for us as well. We all love each

other’s parents, we all know them. We do put in a lot of time before and after school,” said Wilton.

McCloy chimed in, “We all have four families, basically.”

The strong support comes from not only fami-lies but also friends. SGA sold more than 100 tickets

at the Mod Club as local fans streamed in to see the boys play.

“At that point it was just a dream that we would even make it to the finals let alone win and get to go to Montreal and play. Now I guess that dream kind of came true,” Wilton said.

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BAND: Eager to make the most of the opportunity

The boys head to Quebec in April for recording time with the pros, with their work sent to a record label of their choice. [ELENA MAYSTRUK / THE OBSERVER]

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A temporary sidewalk is in the works for a pedes-trian-unfriendly stretch of Elmira’s Barnswallow Drive. Woolwich council-lors were swayed by a pair of delegates who appeared at last week’s budget meet-ing, ultimately deciding to allocate $15,000 towards the project.

The focus will be on pro-viding a walkway alongside the road between Aspen Crescent and Brookmead Street, an interim measure ahead of a planned recon-struction of Barnswallow Drive in 2018.

While that project will include a proper sidewalk covering the now-disjoint-ed route between First and Church streets, the residents who appeared at council January 23 were not prepared to wait an-other four years.

“One day there will be

Elmira’s Barnswallow Drive to get a temporary sidewalk, council decides

STEVE KANNON a serious accident on this road,” said Carol Jongerius. “We can’t wait until 2018 for anything to be done.

“It needs a solution this summer before something very preventable happens.”

She suggested something temporary like asphalt or even a wooden boardwalk be used as a stopgap mea-sure.

Muscovey Drive resident Brendan Lowther said the lack of contiguous side-walks posed a safety haz-ard, particularly to families out with young kids.

Councillors agreed with that assessment, though the nature of the solution has yet to be determined.

Dan Kennaley, the town-ship’s director of engineer-ing and planning, noted that a full reconstruction slated for 2018 means any work done this year would be a “throwaway cost.” He estimated the cost of a paved walkway at $30,000

or a stone-dust trail at $20,000-$25,000, suggest-ing pedestrians make use with alternative, albeit somewhat winding routes to find sidewalks in the neighbourhood.

Existing drainage issues and the need for a proper gravel base is what elevates the cost of even a tempo-rary pathway, he explained.

Calling those cost esti-mates “exorbitant,” Coun. Mark Bauman said the township should look at options for about $15,000 – “I’m not prepared to spend a lot of money.”

He proposed concentrat-ing on the gap between Aspen Crescent and Brook-mead Street – “It’s the missing link.”

Pointing out there’s no money available in the 2014 budget to cover even the reduced amount, Ken-naley said the cost could be covered by drawing on reserve funds.

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Leading the way at $1.7 million is a plan to recon-struct Mill Street in Elmira and another $1.5 million to repair bridges and culverts. The latter group includes two Floradale Road bridges and repairs to culverts on Bisch Street and Florapine Road. As well, another $202,000 is needed for unscheduled repairs to a culvert on Durst Road.

“We have to do some-thing about it immedi-ately,” director of engi-neering and planning Dan Kennaley told councillors meeting in a special budget session January 23, noting the culvert showed sudden signs of failing.

Also on tap this year is $350,000 for streetlights, as Waterloo North Hydro makes major upgrades to its network in the town-

ship.Road-paving projects

are budgeted at $678,000 in 2014. Sidewalk repairs and construction ring in at $130,000, including new walkways near Breslau Public School.

In the discussion of side-walks, Coun. Bonnie Bry-ant pointed out the poor state of those in Blooming-dale, prompting manager of engineering Richard Sigurdson to note replace-ments will be part of a re-gional project in 2016.

In the recreation depart-ment, work on the exterior of the Woolwich Town-ship Arena in St. Jacobs ($160,000) and renovations at the Breslau Community Centre ($136,000) lead the list at just shy of $400,000 in spending on property maintenance. In Breslau, the money will be used to make the former Riverland subdivision sales office suitable for use as a public building, director of recre-ation and facilities Karen Makela told councillors.

Deemed unfit for us-ers after December’s ice-storm, many still-closed GRCA trails and parks are just as dangerous for well-meaning volunteers eager to clean up and get them reopened, the agency says.

“While the sentiment is admirable, it’s also mis-guided. It could actually result in making condi-tions more dangerous for people entering our prop-erties,” said Dave Schultz, Grand River Conservation Authority spokesman.

Several volunteer call-ers had to be turned away as the cleanup job is more than can be handled by the average person.

“As we have said since the storm, the biggest chal-lenge is not the stuff lying on the ground. By far, the bigger threat is above: the broken and damaged branches and trees that are just waiting to fall dur-ing the next big wind, or under the weight of the next ice- or snowstorm,” he said in an open letter to the public in response to the inquiries.

The damage was devas-tating to extensive swaths of conservation areas stew-arded by the GRCA, with

Three years since its foundation, Trees for Wool-wich, the volunteer orga-nization that aims to plant 23,000 trees in the township by 2016, could use a growth spurt. Coming off a difficult 2013 that brought two ice-storms and the emerald ash borer (a beetle that preys on ash trees), the group is now focused on adapting to a changing climate.

“It creates a certain sense of urgency in our initia-

Weather dishes a setback to tree-planting effortsBut Trees for Woolwich will continue to do its thing, mindful of the need to adjust to the changing climate

WILL SLOAN tive, there’s no question,” said Inga Rinne, chair of Trees for Woolwich. “After that storm in December I thought, ‘Oh man, that’s a year’s planting down the pipes.’”

Since 2011, the group has planted more than 9,000 trees in the township, and as 2014 begins, the chal-lenge will be to keep up the momentum despite the damage.

“My concern, frankly, is that people might say, ‘Oh, it’s not worth planting trees

– some storm comes along and blows them down and makes a mess,’” said Rinne. But while extreme weather will pose challenges, they’re problems that can be over-come.

“It’s an issue of species choice and location,” Rinne explained. “Native trees do better in these extreme weather events. My obser-vation in the ice-storm is that the evergreens did a lot better than the deciduous trees.”

Strategically planted oak,

cedar, spruce, hemlock, and white pines will be on the agenda this year.

As in previous years, Trees for Woolwich will seek help form the community. John Mathers, volunteer with the organization, will once again work with local schools to grow species in the tree nursery in Elmira’s industrial district. Four hundred of the trees grown in the nursery last year have been planted throughout the township, and Mathers hopes to raise the number to

1,000 by year’s end.The environmental

ideal for tree coverage in the Grand River watershed is 30 per cent; currently, Wool-wich’s tree cover stands at 14 per cent. If you’ve driven through the whiteouts on country roads, you might have lamented the farm-ing forefathers who had the bright idea to cut down most of the trees in the townships.

“If you look around at the amount of agricultural land we have, we have very

few trees,” said Mathers. “Climate change angle is very real, and trees have a moderating impact on greenhouses gases, and it’s one of the solutions that can be put in place."

He added, “It’s not be-yond the reach of anybody. They can take a handful of trees and plant them in their backyard.”

Trees for Woolwich, part of Woolwich Healthy Communities, is soliciting volunteers at www.healthy-woolwich.org.

Mill Street reconstruction heads list of capital projects for 2014

GRCA taking go-slow approach to ice-storm cleanup of parks and trails

Woolwich council approves $7-million budget that will also see bridge repairs, rec. facility upgrades

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The first order of busi-ness was to take care of access points and roads, Schultz explained. He

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“The GRCA has made a deliberate decision to leave the stuff on the ground, to deter people from entering the properties, until we have had a chance to deal with the dangers overhead. To reinforce the message, we have posted ‘No Tres-passing’ signs.”

Cottage areas (more than 750 rental homes and cot-tages are located on GRCA

property) that owners and renters might try to access were a priority as well. Most of the work requires bucket trucks and heavy equipment and experts accustomed to working in high, dangerous places.

“It can be difficult, and work that requires a fair amount of training and in some cases certification and equipment use. We

While several GRCA activities are a go, some conservation areas and trailways are closed until cleanup crews get around to dealing with dangerous hanging debris caused by December’s ice-storm. [WILL SLOAN / THE OBSERVER]

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Noting the poor state of the Heidelberg park field house, Coun. Julie-Anne Herteis asked why a re-placement wasn’t in the budget until 2015, where a figure of $230,000 has been penciled in.

Makela said the recre-ation association in the village needs time to find its one-third of the cost, the formula applied to other community projects such as the new commu-nity centres in Breslau and Maryhill.

Also discussed was ap-proaching Wellesley to help finance the project, as the community straddles

the border between the two townships. Wellesley has been contributing about $1,200 a year to the opera-tion of the facility.

Coun. Mark Bauman, noting the neighbouring township’s hesitation in initial dialogues, suggested residents should approach Wellesley officials to move the process along.

“Municipal councils should support the com-munity,” he said.

All told, capital spend-ing for 2014 will require $1.2 million from the tax levy, representing the gap between $7.1 million in spending and $5.9 million in capital revenue, largely drawn from reserve funds.

appreciate what people are doing but it’s something we have to get our experts doing,” he said on Tuesday.

Schultz cites past inci-dents to drive his point home:

“Do an internet search for 'killed by falling branch' and check out the results: a baby in Central Park, a man cleaning up storm debris in Hawaii, a woman strolling through a park in London, a camper in Arizona. In 2004, a 10-year-old boy on a school outing was killed by a falling tree at the Royal Botanical Gardens in Burl-ington.”

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CLEANUP: Professional effort needed due to dangers posedFROM | 3 While some parks and

winter activities are open to the public – Shade’s Mills Conservation Area in Cambridge for ice fishing, cross country skiing and snowshoeing; Belwood Lake Conservation Area in Fergus for ice fishing; Laurel Creek Conserva-tion Area in Waterloo for snowshoeing and skiing – the rest of the trails are currently closed according to updates on the GRCA website.

“In reality, it would be better to leave some of the non-emergency work until spring, when it can be done more quickly, effi-ciently and safely,” Schultz said.

A New Year’s Eve fun-draiser organized by the Wellesley and District Optimist Club that ended up losing money got some relief this week from town-ship council, which agreed to waive most of the $394 rental fee for the Wellesley Community Centre on a one-time-only basis.

The party put on by the Wellesley College Club, an Optimist affiliate for fel-low youth, failed to draw enough visitors, Optimist president Wayne Kneisel told Wellesley councillors meeting on Tuesday. The event was organized as a fundraiser for a proposed

Council gives Optimists a break on fees in wake of loss at fundraising event

youth drop-in centre.Kneisel attributed the

club’s losses to the weather on New Year’s Eve, as well as a free house party that was easier on the wallets of those who originally planned to attend the Optimists event that had a $10 cover fee.

“There was poor weather that night and I think it shows that the economy is pretty weak. A last-minute house party was also the issue. Many of our youth have recently been laid off, I think money is a concern and basically the party was free and our event was not,” he explained.

The Optimists lost ap-proximately $1,200 on the hall rental, costs for food

and drinks, and security that night. This would eat into the budget for future events planned for Welles-ley’s youth, Kneisel argued, as any profits from the event would have been re-cycled into the community.

“There is a need for a drop-in centre, especially with the amount of kids in Wellesley. There are a lot of kids that are going to be teenagers in the next three or four years; I think it would be good to have a facility like that in Welles-ley to give the kids some more things to do and get them engaged in different activities in town.”

Councillors were con-cerned waiving the fee

would invite similar re-quests from other organi-zations when events don’t go as planned.

“My concern with this is that we are opening our-selves up for if Linwood’s New Year’s Eve party doesn’t go [well], if the St. Clement’s Valentine’s Day doesn’t work, how many more times are we going to do this in good faith? And assuming we do that, do we do it once for every service group out there?” asked Coun. Shelley Wagner.

Kneisel agreed a sug-gestion from Coun. Herb Heher to pay a smaller fee of $50 to cover the rental hall’s hydro costs would be reasonable.

“We have to be really careful because when we rent out these arenas, we are booking them and we have a possibility of taking money away by not allow-ing anybody else to book. I would go along with it this time as an exception – we have to think about the fact that all of this money goes back into the community,” Neher said.

The College Club left the facility in good condition, said director of facilities Brad Voisin, noting a re-duced fee was reasonable.

“They cleaned up very, very well. My janito-rial staff went in and just touched up … they used very little paper towels and soap and stuff, very mini-mal. Fifty dollars I think would be fair.”

CCC LAUNCHES NEW PROGRAM

Adeline Horst (centre, front) is a local recipient of Community Care Concepts’ new program, and Janessa Bauman (centre left) visits elderly Woolwich residents in need of support. The program is made possible through funding from the Waterloo-Wellington Local Health Integration Network. Left to right: son Clare Horst; CCC outreach coordinator Karla Frey; Bauman; Adeline Horst; exercise coordinator Laura Becotte; daughter Barbara Rossado. [WILL SLOAN / THE OBSERVER]

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Wellesley on pace for 1.48% tax increase

Some minor cuts were made this week as Wellesley council continues to work on its 2014 budget. The goal is a 1.48 per cent tax increase.

A total budget increase of $299,630 and a tax increase of $132,528 after growth translates into a levy increase of $57,081 or 1.48 per cent over 2013, explained township treasurer Theresa Bisch.

The update was welcomed by

councillors meeting Tuesday night.“Everybody did an excellent job.

I think what’s important is that it’s not always about the percentage. We have to look at what we are working with to start out with. The bottom line is that on an average regional residential current value of 1.4 per cent, really that’s $12.68 a year; $1.06 a month. That’s the bottom line, that’s what the taxpayer is looking at and I think that’s very reasonable because we know that costs go up,” said Coun. Herb Neher.

Councillors approved several altera-tions to the proposed 2014 budget made on January 9 and 16.

The township is aiming for budget approval February 14.

Parking changes proposed for St. Clements

Several parking spots in St. Clements may be axed as a safety measure by the Region of Waterloo. Area residents' comments will be taken into account as the results of a survey will be looked at starting today (Saturday) after staff finished collecting input on Friday to include in a future report to regional council.

The issue is not a new one in the village, where the region reported greater than normal collision rates at the main intersection and residents unsuccessfully pushed for a traffic light last October.

“We will not be recommending a traffic signal at that junction,” said Region of Waterloo spokesman Mike Jones.

He said the report on parking changes must be passed by the planning and works committee before coming before regional council on March 19 for approval. Following that the new parking rules could be in place in mid- to late-March.

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11:14 AM | A Dodge Ram pickup truck sustained extensive damage to its front end following a weather-related collision on at Steffler and Listowel roads in Woolwich Township. The 33-year-old male driver was not injured or charged, but the road was closed while the vehicle was removed. The winch on the responding tow truck broke and police had to wait for a second tow to arrive.

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7:00 AM | A two-vehicle collision between a black Chevrolet pickup truck and white Pontiac Grand Prix on Church Street East at Duke Street in Elmira resulted in minor injuries. A 55-year-old Guelph man was charged with ‘careless driving.’

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11:14 AM | A woman sustained minor injuries and was

bound vehicle is stopped, and half the collisions came from eastbound truck drivers waiving southbound drivers through.

The St. Clements parking changes survey can be found on the Wellesley Township website (www.wellesley.ca). Two aerial photos show the intersection detailing current condition and proposed changes. Three parking closest to the west side of the intersection on Lobsinger Line would be removed, along with one on the east side and the no-parking sign along that roadway would be moved 33 metres to the east.

Elmira woman dies after being struck by car while walking on Arthur Street last Sunday nightThirty-five-year-old Miriam Bauman of El-mira died shortly after she was hit by a car on Arthur Street North just south of Reid Woods Drive in Elmira on January 26.

She had been walk-ing southbound on the shoulder of Arthur Street at about 8:15 p.m. when she was struck by a 2002 Honda Accord travelling in the same direction.

The driver of the Honda, Kitchener resident Scott

Albert Richards, 40, was charged with ‘dangerous driving.’ He was uninjured in the collision.

Bauman was treated by emergency responders on scene but succumbed to her injuries.  Police have notified the family and the Waterloo Regional Police Service Traffic Services Branch continues to inves-tigate the incident.  Anyone with information is asked to call 519-650-8500, ext. 8856 or email traffic@wrps.on.ca.

temporarily trapped in her car following a rollover at Katherine Street North and Maryhill Road in Woolwich Township. She was driv-ing a green Sunfire southbound on Katherine Street and lost control on icy roads, entering the ditch. There were no charges.

12:46 PM | A transport truck and white SUV collided at Line 86 and Manser Road in Wellesley Township, causing a hydro pole to snap and a subsequent a power outage in Linwood that lasted several hours. Minor injuries were reported as a result of the collision. The SUV was northbound on Man-ser Road and drove past a stop sign into the path of the transport truck. The driver of the SUV was charged.

1:19 PM | One driver suffered minor injuries following a two-vehicle, weather-related collision at Erb Street West and Wilmot Line in Waterloo. No charges were laid.

2:18 PM | A silver Toyota Matrix and a blue Chevrolet pickup collided at Hessen Strasse and Willow Way roads in Wellesley Township. Both vehicles were travelling westbound on Hessen Strasse Road when one vehicle hit a snowdrift and came to rest at the side of the road. A second vehicle behind hit the same drift and struck the first vehicle.

2:24 PM | A driver lost control in drifting snow near 300 St. Charles St. W. in Woolwich Township. There were no injuries or charges.

7:32 PM | While travelling in the 3300 block of Chilligo Road south of Breslau, a driver lost control and struck a hydro pole. No one was injured.

11:19 PM | There were no injuries in a two-vehicle collision at Chilligo and Rider roads in Woolwich Township. A Kitchener man in a Hyundai travelling northbound on Rider Road was struck by a southbound Jeep whose driver had lost control after hitting a snowdrift, subsequently entering the north-bound lane. No charges were laid.

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10:40 AM | A ‘careless driving’ charge was laid against a driver who caused a collision between a snowplow and another car in the 1900 block of Lobsinger Line in Woolwich Township. A beige Honda SUV tried to overtake a Chevrolet Cobalt, causing a regional snowplow to lose control and hit the Cobalt. No one was injured.

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6:00 AM | A 24-year-old Kitchener man was charged with ‘careless driving’ after crashing a black Nissan Pathfinder into a pole on Sawmill Road near Snyder’s Flats Road in Bloomingdale. Icy road conditions were a factor in the collision.

5:00 PM | A man crashed his 2001 Chrysler minivan into a tree at Sawmill Road and McAllister Lane in Woolwich Township. Road con-ditions were extremely bad at the time, police reported. No one was injured or charged. A snowplow operator called in the incident.

5:45 PM | A woman drove her black Chevy Cruz into a snowbank at Listowel and Steffler roads in

Woolwich Township. There were no injuries, minor damage to the vehicle and no charges.

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7:00 AM | A multi-vehicle collision at Line 86 and Chalmers Forrest Road in Wellesley Township led to property damage but no injuries. Visibility was down to a few feet ahead in some areas on Line 86 between Wallenstein and Listowel.

8:00 AM | Extremely poor weather conditions led police to close Line 86 between Wallenstein and Listowel.  Drivers were forced to choose alternate routes and exercise extra caution while travelling on rural roads due to sudden whiteout conditions and the accumulation of blowing and drifting snow. Drivers were advised to carry communications devices and emergency kits in the event they require assistance. Several residents and drivers in the Wallenstein and Listowel areas reported difficult driving conditions that morning. The roadway was reopened in the early afternoon to regular traffic.

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12:40 AM | A fire fully en-gulfed a home on Huron Road near Haysville Road in Wilmot Township, causing extensive damage. Wilmot firefighters were called to 3643 Huron Rd. by a neighbour, as the owner was not present while the house was undergoing renovations at the time. No one was injured. The Ontario Fire Marshal is investigating the cause.

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ATTEMPTS TO ELIMINATE JUNK food from menus and encourage kids to walk or bike to school may be too little, too late, according to a new report looking at childhood obesity rates.

The U.S. study, published this week in the New England Journal of Medicine, found that children with weight prob-lems at age 5, kindergarten students, are likely to continue down that road.

More than 12 per cent of children enter kindergarten obese. Those already overweight at that age – 14 per cent of kids – are four times more likely than normal weight chil-dren to become obese by the eighth grade.

Between ages 5 and 14, nearly 12 per cent of children de-veloped obesity – 10 per cent of girls and nearly 14 per cent of boys.

Nearly half of kids who started kindergarten overweight became obese teens. Overweight five-year-olds were four times as likely as normal-weight children to become obese (32 per cent vs. 8 per cent).

Led by Solveig A. Cunningham, an assistant professor at Emory University in Atlanta, the research team analyzed data on children in the U.S. kindergarten class of 1998-1999, using some 7,700 kids involved in a long-term study. With appropriate survey adjustments the data sample represents all U.S. children enrolled in kindergarten during that time (approximately 3.8 million).

"Our findings uncovered several important points by examining incidence over time," says Cunningham. “We have evidence that certain factors established before birth and during the first five years are important. Obesity-pre-vention efforts focused on children who are overweight by five-years-old, may be a way to target children susceptible to becoming obese later in life.”

In other words, it’s best to start early when it comes to preventing obesity, and all the health problems that come with it.

Concerned about obesity and falling fitness levels, au-thorities have been encouraging kids to walk, bike or blade to school. In Waterloo Region, the public health department promotes the practice, and planners pay more attention to safe school routes. Fewer than half of Canadian children now walk to school, and the figure drops to 10 per cent in the United States; 26.8 per cent of Ontario students sur-veyed said they would like to ride their bicycle to school, but only 3.5 per cent do; two out of three Canadian children do not meet average physical activity guidelines to achieve op-timum growth and development; more than 25 per cent of Canadian and American children and youth are overweight.

Efforts in the schools are commendable, but this week’s study indicates parents will have to do more even before they send their kids off to school. The consequences of not doing so? Another U.S. study points out the risks. Childhood obesity can have a harmful effect on the body in a variety of ways. Obese children are more likely to have high blood pressure and high cholesterol, which are risk factors for cardiovascular disease; increased risk of impaired glucose tolerance, insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes; breathing problems, such as sleep apnea, and asthma; joint problems and musculoskeletal discomfort; fatty liver disease, gall-stones, and gastro-esophageal reflux (i.e., heartburn).

As well, obese children and adolescents have a greater risk of social and psychological problems, such as discrimi-nation and poor self-esteem, which can continue into adult-hood.

Not a pretty picture. And, a month after the start of the new year, perhaps an incentive to revisit a resolution or two.

The battle against childhood obesity starts early on

It has taken a little lon-ger than it did after the 1848 revolutions in Europe, but on the third anniver-sary of the Egyptian revo-lution we can definitely say that the “Arab Spring” is finished. The popu-lar, mostly non-violent revolutions that tried to overthrow the single-party dictatorships and absolute monarchies of the Arab world had their moments of glory, but the party is over and the bosses are back.

People in the Middle East hate having their triumphs and tragedies treated as a second-hand version of European history, but the parallels with Europe in 1848 are hard to resist. The Arab tyrants had been in power for just as long, the revolutions were fuelled by the same mixture of democratic idealism and frustrated nationalism, and once again the trigger for the revolutions (if you had to highlight just one factor) was soaring food prices.

The Arab Spring is over, but perhaps not its goalsIn many places the

Arab revolutionaries had startlingly quick suc-cesses at first – Tunisia, Egypt, Yemen – just like the French, German, and Italian revolutionaries did in Europe’s “Springtime of the Peoples.” For a time it looked like everything would change. Then came the counter-revolutions and it all fell apart, leaving only a few countries per-manently changed for the better – like Denmark then, or Tunisia in today’s Arab world.

The disheartening paral-lels are particularly strong between Egypt, by far the biggest country in the Arab world, and France, which was Europe’s most impor-tant and populous country in 1848. In both cases, the revolutions at first brought free media, civil rights and free elections, but also a great deal of social turmoil and disorientation.

In both France and Egypt the newly enfranchised masses then elected presi-dents whose backgrounds alarmed much of the popu-lation: a nephew of Napo-leon in one case, a leader of the Muslim Brotherhood in the other. And here the sto-

ries diverge for a time – but the ending, alas, does not.

In France, President Louis Napoleon launched a coup against his own presi-dency, and re-emerged in 1852 as Emperor Napoleon III. It had been a turbulent few years, and by then a large majority of the French were willing to vote for him because he repre-sented authority, stability and tradition. They threw away their own democracy.

In Egypt last year, the army allied itself with former revolutionaries to overthrow the elected president, Mohamed Morsi – and within a few months, after an election which will genuinely represent the wish of most Egyptians to trade their new democracy for authority, stability and tradition, Field Marshal Abdel Fatah al-Sisi will duly assume the presiden-cy. The counter-revolution is as popular in Egypt now as it was in France then.

And if you fear that this analogy is really relevant, then here’s the worst of it. After the defeat of the 1848 revolutions, there were no further democratic revolutions in Europe for 20 years. If that timetable

were also to apply to the Arab world, then the next round of democratic revo-lutions would only be due around 2035. But it prob-ably doesn’t apply.

There is one key differ-ence between the Euro-pean revolutions of 1848 and the Arab revolutions of 2011. The 1848 revolutions were violent explosions of popular anger that suc-ceeded in hours or days, while those of 2010-11 were largely non-violent, more calculated struggles that took much longer to win. Non-violent revolutions give millions of people time to think about why they are taking these risks and what they hope to get out of it.

They may still lose fo-cus, take wrong turns, even throw all their gains away. Mistakes are human, and so is failure. But once people have participated in a non-violent revolu-tion they are permanently politicized, and in the long run they are quite likely to remember what they came for.

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Surveillance schemes a sham, serve only to foster a police state

Are you prepared to a) See people die to protect your privacy? b) See others lose their civil rights? c) Live in a surveillance state?

The right answer is a).Better that people die

than we lose our liberties and right to privacy, both now under attack by the corporate state, whose agents claim internet snooping, phone tapping and video cameras every-where will make us safer. Without such measures, they argue, we’ll be overrun by terrorists and criminals.

Funny thing is, they can’t prove it.

What we do know, how-ever, is that the technology has been abused to our det-riment, and will continue to be used to make every-one’s lives worse.

Better in those circum-stances that we deal with the occasional terrorist incident – that’s the wider we of humanity, not Cana-dians, for the most part.

Really, the justifications

used for massive surveil-lance, including the meta-data widely collected by the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) as revealed by Edward Snowden, amount to no more than fear mongering. It’s done nothing to make us safer, or thwart one terrorist plot, as U.S. officials have reluc-tantly admitted.

An analysis of 225 terror-ism cases inside the U.S. since 9/11, released January 13, concluded that the bulk collection of phone records by the NSA “has had no discernible impact on pre-venting acts of terrorism.”

As The Guardian has reported, under question-ing the NSA admits only one prosecution has relied on the use of call data, and that wasn’t a terror-ist plot. Instead, a Somali cab driver in San Diego was deemed to have sent some money back home to a group judged to be a terrorist organization, tak-ing part in the civil war in that country. The man and three others had raised $8,500 and sent it to Soma-lia in what the FBI admit-ted came as a result of a political or perhaps even

tribal affiliation, not moti-vated by terrorism.

“This single successful prosecution, under a vague criminal statute, which stopped a few thousand dollars from reaching one side in a local conflict in the Horn of Africa, is the sole success story for the NSA bulk domestic surveil-lance program,” the paper reports.

Author and investiga-tive journalist Glenn Gre-enwald, who first broke stories of NSA surveillance with information from Snowden, has the same take on the situation, call-ing on President Barack Obama to scale back the electronic surveillance.

“(Obama’s) own White House panel, as well as a federal court judge ... both said there is zero evidence – zero – that this meta-data program is actually effective in stopping any terrorist plots,” he said on CNN last month, criticiz-ing Obama for suggesting Americans may regret weakening the NSA’s power if something terrible hap-pens.

“This is just fear monger-ing. If you’re a leader, you

don’t govern in fear.”Fear, unfortunately, is

used continually to strip us of our rights and to justify massive amounts of spend-ing on the military and po-lice. Those seeking power and taxpayers’ dollars – lots and lots of dollars – have no interest in chang-ing the status quo, even if it’s all built on lies.

We’re unlikely to see the attacks on our privacy scaled back in the short-term, but Ontario Informa-tion and Privacy Commis-sioner Ann Cavoukian is proposing some modest controls.

Presenting at a sympo-sium this week in conjunc-tion with International Privacy Day, she promoted the concept of privacy-pro-tective surveillance, using encryption to ensure data collected is only reviewed as necessary, with judicial oversight.

She calls for greater transparency and account-ability from the federal government and the Com-munications Security Establishment Canada (CSEC).

“Edward Snowden’s brave sacrifices have re-

vealed that we all face sig-nificant dangers associated with unchecked state pow-er,” Cavoukian argues. “Our silence is unacceptable as we are now vulnerable to both indiscriminate data collection and warrantless surveillance. The federal government needs to re-spond by ensuring that CSEC’s surveillance powers are transparent and ac-countable so that our right to privacy remains pro-tected. We can, and indeed, must have both privacy and security.

“Without privacy you cannot have freedom. What freedom means is you’re free. Your stuff’s not captured for potential use down the road, and linking back to you, and finding out what you were doing when and who you are con-nected to.”

How much is your pri-vacy worth to you? Your liberty? Your fundamental rights? The answers may vary, but it’s a safe bet that you value these things more highly than does the government, which is why measures such as those proposed by Cavoukian are so important.

Along with a plethora of unnecessary and expensive law-and-order measures the federal government is quietly preparing to erode your civil liberties in its omnibus bill, C-13, the spawn of C-30 (remember the bumbling Vic Toews, Stephen Harper’s hand-picked point man on strip-ping Canadians of their rights?).

Harper has shown he cares not for your rights, nor for your money – he’s prepared to trample the former, and squander the latter in the name of his priorities.

Oh, this is all couched in the language of increased safety, drawing heavily on terrorism rhetoric. This government is not the first to take authoritarian steps – that’s been going on for decades – but it certainly has been eager to take advantage of the post-9/11 frenzy, joining the U.S., UK and other nominal de-mocracies in clawing back hard-won rights.

Many governments in the West have been quick to foster a culture of fear,

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Hang out with friends, probably about five or ten people.

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"Violent revolutionary struggles succeed in overthrowing an oppressive regime only 30 per cent of the time ..." Gwynne Dyer | 6

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THE MONITOR VERBATIM THIS WEEK IN HISTORY

NATIONAL VIEW DYER: Non-violent revolutions have a better chance of workingFROM | 6

» Statistics Canada

Gene Sharp as the world authority on non-violent revolutions is Erica Cher-noweth, a young American academic who co-wrote the study “Why Civil Resis-tance Works: The Strategic Logic of Non-Violent Con-flict” with diplomat Maria Stephan. A lot of their book is about why non-violent revolution succeeds or fails, but most interesting of all are their statistics about how often it suc-ceeds.

Their headline statistic is that violent revolutionary struggles succeed in over-throwing an oppressive regime only 30 per cent of the time, whereas non-violent campaigns succeed almost 60 per cent of the time. By that standard, the Arab world is certainly under-performing.

There have been only

two relative successes among the Arab countries, Tunisia and Morocco (where the change came so quickly that hardly any-body noticed). There were two no-score draws: Yemen and Jordan. And there were three abject failures: Bahrain, Egypt and Syria, the latter ending up in a full-scale civil war. (Libya doesn’t count, as it was a violent revolution with large foreign participation right from the start.) So far, not so good.

But the most relevant statistic from Chernoweth and Stephan’s work for the future of the Arab world is this: “Holding all other variables constant, the av-erage country with a failed non-violent campaign has over a 35 per cent chance of becoming a democracy five years after a conflict’s end.” The game isn’t over yet.

Canadian households spent an average of $56,279 on goods and services in 2012, up 2.0% from 2011. Spending on shelter accounted for the largest share of this total at 28.1%, followed by transportation (19.9%) and food (13.8%). Couples with children had the highest average spending on goods and services ($80,056) of all household types. One-person households headed by a senior aged 65 years or older had the lowest average spending ($27,546).

» Federal Liberal leader Justin Trudeau this week dismissed 32 senators from the party caucus, cutting the partisan ties between the two houses.

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Plans for a 184-home subdivision in Wellesley Village were unveiled at a council meeting January 28. The Mill Creek Meadows project called for 116 single-family homes, 42 semi-detached houses and 26 mult-family units.

allowing them to impose laws that would have been unthinkable before 9/11 and to spend vast sums of money on military, police and security programs that have enriched the coffers of a few at everyone else’s expense.

KANNON: Dystopic future looking more likely all the timeFROM | 7 With each new measure

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Examining the compete levels through three-game swingKings show their stuff as team put to the test in victories over Guelph and Cambridge, OT loss to Kitchener

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GALEA | 11

SKATE PARK | 12

Community getting on board Wellesley skate park proposalELENA MAYSTRUK

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Getting wind of what ice fishing is really about

If you ever wondered why you never see super-models ice fishing, the answer is the wind. When you weigh less than a leaf of lettuce, there’s too much risk of being blown away. Plus, the wind is hell on their hair.

Wind is a fact of life dur-ing the ice fishing season, however, and there are two distinct strategies in deal-ing with it. The one you choose is generally deter-mined by the number of times you were dropped on your head as a child.

The first strategy – avoid-ing the wind entirely – is for genius-types and there-fore rarely practiced by the ice fishing fraternity. This can be done by setting up behind topography, such as points, huge friends or is-lands, that block the wind. Consider yourself smarter still if you do this and fish from inside a heated ice hut – and smarter still if you simply remain at home and watch others do it on some fishing channel.

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STEVE GALEA

Sometimes it’s the little things that make a difference. What made the Elmira Sugar Kings’ 3-2 shootout win against the Guelph Hurricanes on Jan-uary 25 different from their more decisive 6-3 victory over the Cambridge Winter Hawks the next day? And how did they compare to Tuesday’s 4-3 overtime loss to the Kitchener Dutch-men? Head coach Jeff Flanagan noted that effort levels have a lot to do with the intangibles.

“They play in the Slee-man Centre,” said Flanagan of the Hurricanes, “so it’s very big and there aren’t always a lot of people there. No one in our league can fill a 5,000-seat arena, so it’s tough to get motivated and there’s not a lot of energy. You have to create that yourself.”

Sure enough, the Satur-day game was relatively un-eventful. Adam Brubacher (assisted by David Savery and Brad Kobryn) was first on the board at 14:27, and Guelph countered with two goals in the second period. Justin Cooke (Matt Hard-ing, Steve Jakiela) tied it for the Kings at 14:39, and nei-ther team managed a goal in the third period. The Kings finally eked out a 3-2

Despite opposition from a few quarters, the majority of residents are onboard with current plans for a skate park and sports pad behind the Wellesley Community Centre, says the head of the recreation service board.

“The majority of the community wants the skate park by the splash park and the [multi-use sports pad]

down by the tennis courts,” Janek Jagiellowicz told township councillors meet-ing this week, citing results from the latest open house on January 15.

Board members want to move the proposed 3,600-square-foot skate site further into the tree line, awaiting permission from the Grand River Con-servation Authority. If the request is approved, an-other meeting will be held

to move the plans further along.

“The nice thing is they [the residents] realized it’s a permanent structure but equipment can be over time brought in and taken away as things develop.”

Jagiellowicz said there is enough funding to start the skate park and sports pad projects, adding additional federal funding might be an option.

In November, the Welles-

ley ABC Festival and some residents expressed con-cerns the township may be trying to cram too many uses onto the site behind the community centre. As well, there were worries about the proximity of younger kids to older teens as both use the splash pad and skate park facilities.

The latest meeting worked to get all parties on board with plans, Jagiello-wicz said.

“The community is in fa-vour, and the nice thing is, the [Wellesley-North East-hope Fall Fair] board, the splash park and the Lions Club, which were the main groups concerned when the first digging happened, are on board, supportive and realize the situation.”

Coun. Jim Olender said a trail accessing the skate park from the nearby soccer fields might be a good idea, as suggested by Wellesley

resident Daniel Bisch. “That would allow hand-

icapped people to get down and allow mothers with [strollers] to get down there because right now there’s no direct way down,” he said.

The meeting was well attended, with some resi-dents raising concerns over possible noise issues with the skate park, however.

win in the shootout.“We weren’t 100 per

cent happy with how we played,” Flanagan admit-ted. “We had lots of chanc-es, didn’t score, and it went to a shootout and the guys we really depend on to score goals scored goals. We’ve struggled in the shootout, so it was nice to see our guys get ‘er done.”

By contrast, Sunday’s home game against Cam-bridge saw the team bring “100 per cent effort,” says Flanagan. The Winter Hawks drew first blood at 7:04, but Savery (Kobryn) was right behind with a goal 27 seconds later.

Cambridge scored again early in the second period, but Elmira dominated the rest of the game: Kobryn (Craig Johnson, Adam Campagnolo) at 14:21; Brubacher (Campagnolo, Savery) at 14:48); Kobryn 27 seconds into the third; Jakiela (Alex Mutton, Hard-ing) at 8:40; and Mitch Wright (Brubacher, Savery) at 17:43.

In the midst of the on-slaught, the Hawks scored one more goal at 10:37 in the third, but couldn’t stop the Kings’ momentum, even as the chemistry between the teams grew tenser.

Mitch Klie (top) and Brad Kobryn go to the net as the Kings faced the Cambridge Winter Hawks on Sunday. Elmira won the home game 6-3. [WILL SLOAN / THE OBSERVER]KINGS | 11

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Professional hockey players make it seem so easy – shooting, skating, keeping proper balance, even tying their laces. Mas-tering concepts like these can be as challenging for a young player as scoring a hat trick for the more expe-rienced hockey hero.

The Paradise Lake Club’s second annual pond hock-ey tournament on February 8-9 will give up-and-com-ing Gretzkys at the Novice and Atom levels a chance to hone their skills in a relaxed environment. The round-robin tournament will have kids play each other four-on-four.

“We just wanted to get kids outdoors and active,” said Stefanie Feth, orga-nizer of the event from K-W YMCA camps. “They’re playing on a team of four-on-four, so they learn co-operation, teamwork, com-

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munication skills, and just having a good time.

“We’ve opened it up to everyone,” she added. “We sent it out to the lo-cal hockey leagues, and if they’re interested they can come down, and if they don’t play in a league, they can play too.”

What should aspiring hockey players be focusing on at this age? For Rob Wa-ters, president of Woolwich Minor Hockey, it all comes down to one basic concept.

“Novice and Atom and down, it should all be about skill: skill development, skill development, skill de-velopment. We don’t really ask our coaches to focus much on systems at a young age; just get the systems so you can excel in hockey.”

He continued, “When they develop into six- and seven-year-old hockey play-ers, you’re expanding the skill-set to stick handling, skating while carrying the

puck, and shooting. That all comes with practice. At the young age, I think it all breaks down to getting the proper stride and tech-nique. As they get stronger, their skill-set will advance.”

All of which has practi-cal applications for later in life, Waters added.

“The things you learn in hockey you can take to oth-er parts of your life. Team-work, the worth ethic, dedi-cation, and just interacting with people and working as a team – all those things apply to your career. I think that’s why a lot of people who play hockey are suc-cessful in business.”

The Paradise Lake Club Pond Hockey tournament takes places February 8-9, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., with ages 7-9 on Saturday and 9-11 on Sunday. Cost is $25 per person or $125 per team. To register, contact Stefanie Feth at 519-742-8750, or visit www.kwycamps.ca.

OUT POLICING THE TRAILS

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The other strategy is for those people who were not well endowed with the gift of IQ – that being, ignore the wind and hope that the shivering you do will im-part a special action to the lure you are jigging.

Needless to say, a friend and I started fishing this way on Wednesday after-noon in gale-force winds.

My friend had brought a portable ice hut that was huge – in hindsight, ap-

proximately the size of a para-sail – but we hadn’t bothered setting it up be-cause our brains were not fully frozen yet.

So we shivered and jigged for lake trout while the hut and accompany-ing heater remained in the sled, all cozy and warm.

Somewhere during hour three of a brain freeze mar-athon, my fishing buddy came up with a thought. He said, “Why don’t we try to set up the portable ice

hut?”When a question like this

is asked between heavy gusts of wind, you have to consider only one factor: whose hut is it?

If it’s not yours, you say “Sure. Let’s try.”

Which is why I smiled and said, “Sure. Let’s try.”

My friend is new to ice fishing, so I’m not sure if he understood that in the mysterious language of ice anglers this translates to, “It’s not my portable ice

fishing hut, so don’t expect me to go chasing it all over the lake when the wind picks it up and carries it off towards Oz.”

Whether he understood or not, he just nodded and answered with: “You think the wind will carry it away?”

To which I replied with, “Absolutely not.”

Every ice angler knows that this means, “Are you kidding? It’s going to get away on you, but at least

watching you grab the guy lines and para-sail across the ice will be entertaining and perhaps inspire a story that we can laugh about after the night terrors have finally stopped being an issue for you.”

As you can see, my thoughts on the matter were fairly clear. So imag-ine my surprise when, a few minutes later, my friend seemed a little upset by the ensuing events.

At times like this, it pays

to reach out and be sup-portive, so I said, “Look on the bright side: your snowmobile suit can be dry-cleaned and you made a beautiful, textbook land-ing.”

Despite this, the drive home was a quiet one – punctuated only by a little whimpering whenever a gust of wind buffeted the truck.

You know, I can hardly wait for the night terrors to end.

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“One thing we’ve been working on with our play-ers all year is, if your life is in danger, if someone is threatening violence to-wards you, you stick up for yourself. But if not, if it’s verbal or just a good, hard hockey play, you’ve got to learn to keep your emo-tions on an even keel.”

Flanagan continued, “Early on in the season, we had a lot of issues with controlling our emotions,

so if anything happened on the ice between play-ers, maybe a player would take a bad penalty. So we’ve been working a lot on it; the guys did a pretty good job tonight of that. There were a couple of good fights, and nobody got hurt.”

It was a different story on January 28, when the Kings went to Kitchener to play the first-place Dutchmen. Elmira got off to a strong start, with a pair of goals by Zac Coulter at 1:44 and 10:11 in the first period,

but Kitchener matched them in the second, and scored again in the third. Craig Johnson (Campag-nolo, Wright) was able to tie the game at 14:30, but the Elmira boys lost 2:50 in overtime.

“It’s one of those intan-gibles,” said Flanagan after the game. “We’re playing Kitchener, who are a good team, and we were up 2-0 early. Sometimes you score some quick goals and it feels like things are go-ing to go pretty easy; then

Kitchener turned it up.”He concluded, “It’s really

a game of mistakes. If you don’t mind your P’s and Q’s and do all the little things correctly, they have the ability to take those mis-takes and turn them into goals.

The Kings will meet the Stratford Cullitons on home ice tomorrow (Sun-day) for a pre-Superbowl matinee at 2 p.m. After that, they’ll be in Brantford on February 6 to play the 99ers.

Twice last weekend, the Wellesley Applejacks took on the first-place team in Midwestern Junior C. Twice, the Paris Mounties won, claiming a 7-2 score on January 24 and 7-4 on January 26.

With just two more games in the regular sea-son, it was a test of Welles-ley’s playoff readiness.

“The bottom line this weekend is, we played four out of the six periods against the top-place team dead even with them,” said head coach Rob Way. “For two out of those six periods, we took some penalties and they scored a bunch of goals.”

While Way sees improve-ment in the team since the rocky early games, disci-pline remains a problem they’ll have to address in the postseason.

“We’ve talked about this all year: In order to win in our league, you cannot take penalties against the good teams. Their power plays are too good, and if they score two or three power play goals on you, you’re going to lose the game.”

Jacks learn something in losses to league-leading ParisWellesley wraps up the regular season with pair of home games this weekend before heading into playoffs

WILL SLOAN The home-and-home weekend kicked off in Wellesley on Friday, where neither team was able to score during the first period. That changed dra-matically in the second, when the Jacks took four penalties and the Mounties scored four goals. The Paris dominance continued with two goals early in the third period. While Blake Heth-erington (assist: Luke Rose, Cal Jefferies) and Rose scored for the Jacks at 7:42 and 11:11, another Mounties goal at 15:21 widened the rivals’ lead to 7-2.

Wellesley outshot Paris 15-14 and 15-11 in the first and third periods, but faced a 23-shot barrage in the second.

Paris also took an early lead on home ice Sunday, scoring at 17:44 in the first period, then 5:25 and 5:35 in the second. The Jacks briefly managed to tie things up in the second pe-riod, with goals by Devon Wagner (Reid Denstedt, Hetherington) at 6:30, Alex Stoody (Brett MacDonald, Chris Beauchesne) 7:11, and Rose (MacDonald, Stoody) at 7:46.

But Paris capped the period with two goals,

and bookended the third period with points at 1:09 and 18:35 (the latter on an empty net), with Sean McEwan’s third period goal for Wellesley (assisted by Wagner and Denstedt) in between at 8:48. The final score was 7-4 for Paris.

“They have one of the best power plays in the league,” said Way. “Sun-day’s game, we ended up scoring as many power play goals as they did. With

special teams, we ended up even, but if we had taken fewer penalties and still scored on our power plays, we could have won the game.

“For four of the six pe-riods, I loved the compete level of the team. It didn’t show up in the score.”

Way anticipates the Jacks’ first-round op-ponents will be the Nor-wich Merchants (which, at fourth place, rank just

ahead of Wellesley), who they faced recently in back-to-back games. This will be an opportunity to test the team’s mettle, Way said.

“Just like they were tak-ing notes, we were taking notes. We know how their power play works, how their forecheck works, and for the next two weeks, we’re putting systems in place to be successful.”

He added, “I’m not guar-anteeing a win, but if we

can play like we’re capable of, we can be very competi-tive against Norwich. And there’s no reason why we shouldn’t be able to win the series if we play like we’re capable.”

Before the playoffs, the Jacks have two games this weekend on home ice, taking on the Burford Bull-dogs Friday and the Delhi Travellers the following evening. Both games begin at 7:30 p.m.

KINGS: Disciplined hockey is a key goal for team, says coachFROM | 9

Applejack Reid Denstedt sweeps at the puck in front of the Paris Mounties’ net on January 24. The Wellesley boys fell twice to the first-place team last weekend as the season winds down. [WILL SLOAN / THE OBSERVER]

The Kings have tried to stay calm under pressure, says head coach Jeff Flanagan. [WILL SLOAN / THE OBSERVER]

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WOOLWICH WILDCATS

Novice: TYKE SELECTJan 25 vs. DundasWoolwich: 3 Dundas: 2Goals: Michael Gear x2, Nathan MartinAssists: Michael Gear

Novice: AEJan 23 vs. New HamburgWoolwich: 1 New Hamburg: 2Goals: Ben WilkieAssists: Daniel Grant, Austin SchnarrJan 25 vs. MiltonWoolwich: 0 Milton: 5Jan 26 vs. Fort ErieWoolwich: 4 Fort Erie: 3Goals: Parker Alles x3, Daniel KochutAssists: Haiden Idzik x2, Mitchell Walker, Jackson Smith, Sam Hacock

Novice: LL #1Jan 24 vs. ParisWoolwich: 3 Paris: 1Goals: Nathan Martin x2, Tyson BaumanAssists: David Taylor, Ethan Gilbert

Atom: MAJOR AAJan 23 vs. Stoney CreekWoolwich: 1 Stoney Creek: 2

THE SCORE

Goals: Tyler MartinJan 26 vs. Garden CityWoolwich: 3 Garden City: 1Goals: Kyler Austin, Cameron Leonard x2Assists: Andrew Weber, Ethan Birmingham, Kyler Austin, AJ Mitchell

Atom: MINOR AJan 26 vs. MiltonWoolwich: 1 Milton: 0Goals: Liam EveleighAssists: Lucas Carson, Reid BurkholderShutout: Colin BrayJan 29 vs. Halton HillsWoolwich: 4 Halton Hills: 1Goals: Liam Eveleigh x3, Reid BurkholderAssists: Lucas Carson x3, Tyler Brezynskie, Zack Bender

Atom: LL #1Jan 28 vs. EmbroWoolwich: 7 Embro: 3Goals: Mac Benham x3, Logan Frey, Ryan Shantz, Nolan Williamson, Braxten BreenAssists: Cody Kroetsch x2, Mac Benham x2, Logan Frey, Ryan Shantz

Atom: LL #4Jan 25 vs. LL #1LL4: 2 LL1: 0Goals: Josh Moore, Ben Fretz

Assists: Andrew BuehlerShutout: Jordan WangJan 26 vs. BeverleyWoolwich: 6 Beverly: 0Goals: Ben Fretz x4, Matthew Yorke, Cole BrubacherAssists: Josh Moore, Andrew Buehler, Cole Brubacher, Tristan Kraemer, Malcolm SagerShutout: Jordan Wang

PeeWee: MAJOR AAJan 17 vs. AncasterWoolwich: 1 Ancaster: 3Goals: Nolan HislopAssists: Lukas Shantz, Josh MartinJan 18 vs. FlamboroughWoolwich: 2 Flamborough: 1Goals: Bart Sherrer, Kieffer BeardAssists: Josh Martin x2, Griffen Rollins x2Jan 19 vs. AncasterWoolwich: 0 Ancaster: 3Jan 22 vs. CaledonWoolwich: 3 Caledon: 0Goals: Ethan Young, Bart Sherrer x2Assists: Nolan Hislop x2, Lukas Shantz, Griffen Rollins, Josh Martin, Kurtis HooverShutout: Bryce DettweilerJan 25 vs. OakvilleWoolwich: 0 Oakville: 3

PeeWee: AEJan 26 vs. OrangevilleWoolwich: 4 Orangeville: 1Goals: Hunter Schmitt x2, Travis Weber, Zac PickardAssists: Mackenzie Willms, Tyler Horst, Jackson Hale, Ryan Belanger

PeeWee: LL #3Jan 26 vs. New HamburgWoolwich: 2 New Hamburg: 2Goals: Jacob Cornwall,

Matt GreeneAssists: Colton Williams

Bantam: MINOR AJan 18 vs. MiltonWoolwich: 9 Milton: 2Goals: Jesse Sterling x4, Nolan Mclaughlin, Chase Mooder, Sammy Huber, Evan Gowing, Cade SchausAssists: Riley Runstedler, Brad Hale, Evan Gowing x3, Cole Altman x3, Cade Schaus, Jesse SterlingJan 19 vs. HespelerWoolwich: 7 Hespeler: 2Goals: Jesse Sterling x3, Riley Runstedler x2, Cole AltmanAssists: Jesse Sterling x2, Nolan Mclaughlin, Riley Runstedler, Austin Flaherty, Cade Schaus, Cole AltmanJan 25 vs. OakvilleWoolwich: 6 Oakville: 1Goals: Jordan Lee, Nolan Mclaughlin, Cade Schaus, Cole Altman, Sammy Huber, Chase MooderAssists: Cade Schaus x2, Nick Ravelle, Nolan Mclaughlin, Chase Mooder x2, Evan Gowing x2, Chase Mooder

Bantam: AEJan 25 vs. DundasWoolwich: 13 Dundas: 3

Goals: Earl Schwartz, Mathew Uhrig x3, Devin Williams, Justin Uhrig, Garrett Reitzel, Nick Campagnolo x3, Benton Weber x3Assists: Nick Campagnolo, Garrett Reitzel x2, Benton Weber x2, Mathew Uhrig, Kyle Bruder x3, Devin Williams, Matthew MacDonald, Bruce Martin, Riley Weigel, Earl Schwartz

Midget: MAJOR AJan 24 vs. HespelerWoolwich: 7 Hespeler: 2Goals: Nicholas Pavanel, Tyler Seguin, Matthew Leger, Timothy Shuh, Matthew Lair, Alex Uttley, Cole LenaersAssists: Grant Kernick x2, Jason Dunbar x2, Matthew Lair x2, Cole Conlin x2, Tyler Seguin, Nicholas Pavanel

HOCKEY TOURNAMENTS

Atom: LL #2Woolwich Cup – Jan 17-19Game 1 vs. WaterlooWoolwich: 2 Waterloo: 0Goals: Ryan Curtis, Jamie ReichardShutout: John KilgourGame 2 vs. BeverlyWoolwich: 2 Beverly: 2

Goals: Rowan Spencer, Corbin SchmidtGame 3 vs. DresdenWoolwich: 2 Dresden: 1Goals: Ryan Curtis, Gavin WrightGame 4 vs. LL #3LL2: 1 LL3: 2Goals: Corbin Schmidt

WOOLWICH WILD

Novice: LL #1Jan 26 vs. AyrWoolwich: 3 Ayr: 0Goals: Claire Jacklin x2, Kaitlyn HyattAssists: Tiana BenderShutout: Alison Martin

Novice: BJan 25 vs. Twin CentreWoolwich: 0 Twin Centre: 0Shutout: Gwyneth Martin

Atom: BBJan 27 vs. AncasterWoolwich: 4 Ancaster: 0Goals: Haylee x2, Carly, CharliesAssists: Maddy x2, Sydney, Larissa, Julia, Carly, Delaney K., JoceyShutout: Bethany

PeeWee: BBJan 26 vs. StratfordWoolwich: 0 Stratford: 0Shutout: Jenna LandryJan 27 vs. WilmotWoolwich: 2 Wilmot: 2Goals: Jenna Duimering, Alana BaumanAssists: Jade Lipczynskie x2, Delaney Douglas, Alana Bauman

Bantam: BJan 22 vs. MilvertonWoolwich: 4 Milverton: 5Goals: Mikayla Weber x2, Dana Schaffner, Victoria WeberAssists: Mikayla Weber, Briana Kuchma, Abby Ziegler, Caitlin Pickard x2Jan 26 vs. StratfordWoolwich: 1 Stratford: 0Goals: Mikayla WeberAssists: Leah BaumanShutout: Hannah Bettke

Midget: BBJan 26 vs. South HuronWoolwich: 3 South Huron: 1Goals: Claire Hanley, Megan Lair, Cassandra TuffnailAssists: Cassandra Tuffnail, Tori Martin

TWIN CENTRE HERICANES

Intermediate: LLJan 26 vs. StratfordTwin Centre: 2 Stratford: 1Goals: Jessica Dunbar, Shannon JewittAssists: Natasha Runstedler, Ali HergottJan 27 vs. WaterlooTwin Centre: 2 Waterloo: 1Goals: Jaide Shantz, Shannon LorentzAssists: Holly Lorentz

Bantam: BBJan 25 vs. WaterlooTwin Centre: 1 Waterloo: 0Goal: Leah SebbenShutout: Nicole HendershotJan 26 vs. KitchenerTwin Centre: 1 Kitchener: 1Goals: Deanna Mainland

PEEWEE SQUAD SWEEPS TO GOLD IN ORILLIA

The team going undefeated in five games, the Orillia championship was decided in Twin Centre’s favour in an overtime thriller where the PeeWee Rep team won gold. Front row: Jeff Jantzi (coach), Sadie Diebold, Taylor Hartung, Caitlin Livingston, Laura Martin, Kylie Zacharczuk, Emily Whitney. Back row: Mark Diebold (coach), Tyana Bruns, Briony Jantzi, Sheila Lebold (trainer), Val Wolf, Nikki Beam, Marissa Lebold, Kira Schneider, Olivia Bolender, Chris Martin (coach), Blythe Bender, Jayna MacDonald, Lee Zacharczuk (coach), Abby Wolf. [SUBMITTED]

Currently, Wellesley’s skate park consists of a wooden half pipe and rails.

“Some of the skaters said cement is actually going to be quieter than wood.”

Mayor Ross Kelterborn suggested looking at a below-ground setup to help with the noise, similar to a facility in Waterloo where the park is located in a bowl-like pit below ground

level. With the community centre grounds filling up, the township may have to acquire more parkland in the future, he added.

“In my humble opinion that seems to be a great thing: Number one, it’s quiet. Had you talked about another type of skate park like the one I’m talking about at another location?”

Olender interjected: “[The skaters] want a pad.

They don’t want the bowl. They don’t want this. They want something in Welles-ley that they can actually go on. If they want to go to the bowl they’ll go to Waterloo, they will be transient from that standpoint. What they want is a pad in Wellesley that they can use.”

Coun. Herb Neher asked for visual renderings of the exact layouts of new addi-tions prior to the final pro-posal coming to council.

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When new farm animal diseases rear their heads, one of the first questions asked is how they were dis-covered. Overwhelmingly, in Ontario the sleuth turns out to be a rural veterinar-ian, trained at the Univer-sity of Guelph, summoned by the farm’s concerned owner or operator.

Although our society is becoming much more urbanized, rural veterinar-ians play a critical role. In Ontario, the Ontario Vet-erinary College and its sup-porters train and educate large animal veterinarians, and encourage students to consider rural practice.

These practices have been on high alert over the past two weeks in Ontario,

Rural vets play crucial role in society’s health

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Wellington-Waterloo Community Futures Development Corporation’s general manager Rick Whittaker (left) and Ross Shantz, who represents Woolwich for the organization, in downtown Elmira where rural businesses thrive. [ELENA MAYSTRUK / THE OBSERVER]

It’s been called Wa-terloo-Wellington’s best-kept secret, but not one to be kept from busi-nesses. The Wellington-Waterloo Community Futures Development Cor-poration (WWCFDC) is a business aid to be shared if rural businesses are to thrive, say members as their organization moves into its second decade.

“If you have people liv-ing here and they all leave the community to work in urban areas and they do all their shopping there, then pretty soon the downtowns of small communities end up going away. The more people, the more industry you can have here, both for tax reasons and for employment, and the more people you can keep in your community the more vibrant your community is going to be,” said Rick Whittaker, WWCFDC gen-eral manager.

With a mandate of bet-tering economic develop-ment in rural communi-ties, the local branch of the

Ontario-wide initiative was launched in 2002-2003. Now there are 10 board members and 15 mentors (all volunteers) working with businesses in Water-loo Region’s four town-

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“There are three main pillars of our business. One is working with munici-palities and not-for-profits

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Fortunately, PED doesn’t affect humans. It is not what’s called a zoonotic disease, the kind that can be passed from animals to humans.

Still, diseases such as this send alarm bells ringing.

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Started as a transitional aid for farmers moving from traditional agricul-ture to business about 25 years ago, the Community Futures Development Cor-poration (CFDC) creates mentoring programs and lends funds for new or existing ventures (for start-ups, expansion or stabili-zation plans) of medium and small businesses with the hope of creating jobs in the rural areas. The Water-loo-Wellington branch is

Health Act. PED certainly qualifies as

serious. The virus, which is unusually contagious and infectious, started in the U.S. and has killed more than one million pigs there. It’s particularly lethal to piglets 2-5 days old. In just a matter of days, it can wipe out all of a barn’s young animals. Amy Cronin, chair of Ontario Pork, says the industry could face $45 million in losses this year if PED gets out of hand.

Once a veterinarian spots trouble and notifies the province, officials are dispatched to take samples of the affected animals,

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Over its first 10 years, WWCFDC made loans to 206 businesses in 10 years, 38 in 2013 alone. This year that overall number has already grown to about 220, said Whittaker.

A total of $12.53 million has been invested in busi-nesses by the local organi-zation, $2.3 million in 2013.

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Rural veterinarians work with others in the system to help accurately define the problem. About one-third

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“What we are really look-ing for is somebody who

of Ontario’s veterinarians work in mixed or large ani-mal practices. More than 400 are employed by in-dustry and government.

Veterinarians need top-notch training to help make swift and effective diag-noses. In livestock barns or any type of confined housing where animals are in close quarters, epidemic-type situations can take hold rapidly. Veterinarians, working in conjunction with farmers, can spot problems.

One way the Ontario Vet-erinary College helps bud-ding veterinarians recog-nize trouble on the farm is

has the idea and the ability to put it in place and usu-ally entrepreneurs have invested all of their money into getting a business or an idea to a certain point and don’t have anything left – that’s when we come in and help them to grow.”

To date, the WWCFDC has assisted 2,837 busi-nesses through counsel-ling (490 last year) and helped to create 1,960 jobs in its operating area. On average, a CFDC branch loan is $51,817. So far busi-nesses are keeping up, as $7.5 million has been repaid to date and aver-age loan loss has been at a steady six per cent over 10 years. All payments go back into the program’s initiatives.

Looking forward, the mentorship and training are just as important as the funding side of the organi-zation, said board member Ross Shantz, who repre-sents Woolwich.

“It may not be a loan that we are offering. I mean we are not compet-ing with banks, that’s not the purpose at all. But, we are there to provide a men-

through field placements. For example, the college’s Bovine Education Trust offers veterinary students real-life skills and experi-ence through clinical prac-tice placements and extra-curricular activities, such as attending conferences and specialized training programs.

The trust received a shot in the arm in December with a $450,000 gift from the estate of Ontario dairy farmer Bruce Reynolds, who wanted to encourage young veterinarians to take up rural practice.

More than an aside to this PED situation is the

toring service. There are many mentoring services that people here in our townships can take part in and I don’t think they know about this.”

The group averages about 20 business coach-ing session per month, for which rural businesses are eligible. Those sessions include education on key aspects of websites, time management, small-busi-ness legalities, sales and marketing and financial advice. Mentoring is free for loan clients, otherwise a small fee applies for the services.

Some past mentors in-clude businessman Larry Martin, who played a key role in developing eco-nomic activity in St. Ja-cobs before passing away last year at the age of 63.

Along with contributing to job growth one of the WWCFDC’s tasks includes providing resources for non-profits and munici-palities. The organization helped Wellington County to complete its first eco-nomic strategic plan and helped it achieve an AA credit rating.

fact that 2014 is the Inter-national Year of Family Farming. The year is hardly 30 days old, and yet already some family farms in On-tario are being hit between the eyes. Make no mistake about it – PED is a local farm, local food matter. They could well be in for a rough ride.

Rural veterinarians are among the many individu-als in the support chain that keep family farms go-ing, through good times and bad. In the pork pro-duction business, which is overwhelmingly a family-run sector, these are very challenging days.

The CFDC also partners with the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario) created to sup-port economic growth in the province. The govern-ment’s Economic Action Plan of 2013 proposed to provide $920 million over five years to renew FedDev Ontario which participates in initiatives like helping small and medium-sized manufacturers compete in a global economy.

Countrywide, the CFDC loaned more than $57 mil-lion to businesses in 2011 and $55 million in 2012, helping to create a total of 12,737 jobs in that two-year period. Locally, as more entrepreneurs get wind of the programs, both men think the organization has room to grow.

“As many people that need to use [the programs] should use it. We’ve often been called the best kept secret. If we can get the word out that we’re there and willing and able to provide business services, whether it’s a loan or not, that’s important,” Whit-taker said.

ROBERTS: Rural veterinarians play a key role in the agricultural support chain

WWCFDC: Providing a helping hand for businesses looking to succeed in a rural environment

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THE ARTSON STAGE / LIVE MUSIC

Playin’ the music that comes naturallyHaving toured with Stompin’ Tom, Al Widmeyer knows a thing or two about pleasing an audience

WILL SLOAN

“I drove a guy who was playing music with him to a motel, and he was sitting there,” says Al Widmeyer of a fateful 2005 meeting. “We got talking, and he knew people I knew. I recorded on his label back in the late ‘70s.”

Stompin’ Tom Connors knew Widmeyer’s work – a Canadian bluegrass vet-eran, he was a member of the legendary Dixie Flyers and has opened for George Jones, Conway Twitty, and some guy named Johnny Cash. “He knew I played the dobro, and people don’t play the dobro. So he asked me, ‘Did you ever think about going back on the road?’ I said, ‘Give me a call.’”

From 2006 to the last tour in 2011, Widmeyer travelled the country with Canada’s most beloved country singer, and in 2013, he was a pallbearer at the legend’s funeral. When Widmeyer performs with Lynn Russwurm and Bob Tremblay on February 9 as part of the Two Plus Who, he’ll be commemorating what would have been Stompin’ Tom’s 78th birth-day. Today, a Christmas card from the Connor fam-ily hangs proudly in Wid-meyer’s Kitchener home.

“You’re not only going out as a player – you’re also going out as a fan. It was also a show to me, and to see the reaction from the fans is incredible,” he said of performing with Stompin’ Tom.

In a situation like that, did he ever feel the pres-sure of having to live up to expectations?

“No, because he made everybody feel comfort-able. He just wanted to make you feel like, ‘We’re going to go out there and have a good time, and we’re going to show these folks we’re having a good time.’ And usually that’s what happened. He gave me a lot of freedom.”

Stompin’ Tom (who on earth called him simply “Connors”?) was the kind of performer who united a crowd: Even if you didn’t like country music, you almost certainly liked the guy who sang “The Good Old Hockey Game.” On stage and in interviews, he gave the impression that what you saw was what you got.

“He was down to earth,” Widmeyer remembers. “When we were on the road, we never stayed in fancy-schmancy hotels. We stayed in the workin’ man’s motels, and we ate at nor-mal people’s places. In the truck we had a barbecue, so if we had a day or two off, we’d play croquet and drink beer and have a barbecue.”

And we all remember the national mourning period that followed his death in March 2013, with memo-rial services that attracted the likes of Adrienne Clarkson and Ken Dryden. “Of course, they wheeled the coffin in, because he wouldn’t want to miss the party,” laughs Widmeyer. Today, “We remain very

Al Widmeyer made his name as a member of the Dixie Flyers, Canada’s longest-running bluegrass band. He’s performing at the WMC February 9, what would have been Stompin’ Tom’s 78th birthday. [WILL SLOAN / THE OBSERVER]

close to the family.”For Widmeyer, the Two

Plus Who keeps the torch burning for traditional country and bluegrass, in a time when it has become less prominent in the mainstream.

“The new radio stations have seemed to forget the old guys. They’ve forgot-ten the Johnny Cashes and Stompin’ Toms and Merle Haggards and all those guys, because it’s old. They want the young people, I guess to sell CDs or mer-chandise. … But there’s still them people out there who listen to them records.

“There’s still that cult following – and it’s grow-ing. It seems there was a pile of festivals in the ‘70s and ‘80s, then there was less and less and less. But all of a sudden in the last 15 years… there’s more fes-tivals.”

With a fragmented media landscape, and with classic country and bluegrass ac-cessible online, Widmeyer has enjoyed a flurry of recent activity. Like his famous collaborator, he still feels the music in his blood.

“It was seeing my father and my grandfather sitting around, playing music in the kitchen. And when we moved to the city, my dad met friends who would sit around and play, and… I had to do it too.”

Widmeyer will perform with the Two Plus Who on February 9 at the Woolwich Memorial Centre. The show begins at 2 p.m., and tickets are $5 at the door.

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Applicants must hold a minimum G2 license, be able to work with minimal supervision, have good customer relation skills, and be willing to be on-call for emergency service on a rotating schedule with other team members.

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LUNCH BOOTH TERMS; Cash, Interac, Visa, M.C. NOTE: Clothes will be sold in large lots, list subject to additions & deletions. Viewing from 4:00 P.M. day of sale. Owner or auctioneer not responsible for accidents day of sale. Any announcement given verbally day of sale take precedence over written ads.

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Human Resources ManagerWallenstein, Ontario

Company Information

Wallenstein Feed & Supply Ltd. is an animal nutrition company operating three feed mills in Wallenstein and one premix plant in Monkton, Ontario. We have 180 employees. WFS is the largest feed manufacturer in Ontario, specializing in poultry, swine, and dairy markets. Our goal is to help our customers to succeed in their farming operations by providing nutritional expertise and sales support. We are growing quickly with major expansion projects planned over the next few years. We need to attract great people to build our organization and to support our growth.

Job Description

To manage all the HR functions within our company including: payroll, benefits, compensation, recruiting and onboarding, safety, communications, training and education.

Major Responsibilities

• Manageandleadfullcyclerecruitingandtheorientationand onboarding of new employees

• Liaise with employees regarding general HR relatedmatters, working to quickly answer questions and/or resolve any employee concerns or HR issues

• Workcollaborativelywithsupervisorstoensurepropertraining is provided

• Managethepayrollsystemtoensureaccuratebi-weeklypay cycle

• Oversee and manage the time and attendance of thehourly workforce

• Benefitplanmanagementandadministration–becomea subject matter expert to provide assistance for employee questions

• Providecoachingtoemployeesonbuildingasuccessfulcareer path and provide information about available education opportunities

• Provideeffectivecommunicationtoouremployees• Maintainuptodateandaccurateemployeefiles• Assurethatoursafetyprogramisoperatingeffectively• Maintain current knowledge of regulatory labour and

environment and assure company compliance• Developandenhanceourinternaltrainingprograms

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or HR Manager capacity • Provensupervisoryskills• Strong computer capabilities including expertise in

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• Starting salary of $60,000 to $75,000 depending onqualifications

• Fullhealthbenefits• Annualbonus• Companycontributionof5%ofsalarytoyourpension

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or via email to recruiting@wfs.ca.

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CROSS BRED PUPPIES for sale. Collie/Shepherd/Heeler cross. $20.00 each. If inter-ested please call 519-664-1574. No Sunday calls please.

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ALL WOMEN 12+ come out and experience open rehearsal night with the Chord Spinners women’s barbershop chorus. Refreshments will be served. Monday, February 10, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. St. James Lutheran Church, basement, 1407 King St. North St. Jacobs.

BAG TRUCK DRIVER (Linwood Mill)

To deliver bags of feed. Hours of work: Monday to Friday approximately 7 am - 5 pm; some Saturday work required. Must have a valid DZ license and a good driving record.

Applications to Jones Feed Mills - 1024 Alfred St, Linwood, N0B 2A0 ATTN: Tom or Ryan, or email tom@jfm.ca or ryanfrede@jfm.ca

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NEW HEAVY DUTYMUNICIPAL MOTORGRADER TENDER

SEALED TENDERS, clearly marked as to contents shall be received by the under-signed, until 2:00 p.m., on Friday February 7th, 2014 at which time tenders will be opened.

for the supply of One New Heavy Duty Municipal Motor Grader with snow plow and snow wing installed ready for operation–Horsepower 250 (Minimum), Operating weight (without attachments) not less than 16,783 kg. (37,000 lbs.)

Tender forms and speci�cations may be obtained at the address below:

Kevin BeggsGeneral Manager of Community Services

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VOLUNTEER COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVE REQUIREDThe Township of Woolwich is looking for 1 community representative to serve as a member of the Waterloo Regional Aeronautical Noise Management Committee. The purpose of this Committee is provide a forum for community stakeholders to meet with Waterloo Regional Airport staff and other aviation representatives to meet and discuss issues relating to mitigation of aircraft noise in the community.

Total membership of the Committee includes 19 members representing the airport, local residents and local aviation businesses and users. In accordance with the Committee’s Terms of Reference, the Township of Woolwich’s membership on this Committee is to consist of one elected official and one community representative. A community representative that was previously appointed to this committee has resigned and the Township has been asked by the Regional Municipality of Waterloo to fill the vacancy. A community representative from the Breslau area is preferred but not mandatory.

Meetings of the Committee will be held in the boardroom located in the Terminal Building at the Region of Waterloo International Airport. The term of the Committee will be concurrent with the term of Council and meetings are normally scheduled at 5:00 p.m. pm on the first Thursday of March, June, September and December. Members will serve on the Committee until November 30, 2014.

If you are interested in applying for this volunteer opportunity and would like more information, please contact Acting Clerk Val Hummel at 519-669-6005 or vhummel@woolwich.ca. If you wish to apply, the Terms of Reference and an application form are available on the Township’s website at www.woolwich.ca under Careers/ Volunteer Opportunities and can be filled out and submitted by Friday February 7th, 2014, to Ms. Hummel at:

Township of WoolwichCouncil and Information Services Department

24 Church Street West, P.O. Box 158, Elmira, ON N3B 2Z6Fax: (519) 669-1820; Email: vhummel@woolwich.ca

We thank all applicants and advise that only candidates to be interviewed will be contacted. Personal information submitted is collected under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and will only be used for the purposes of determining eligibility for this competition.

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GromederThe family of the late John. E. Gromeder

would like to thank their friends, relatives and neighbours for the many acts of

kindness, expressions of sympathy, floral tributes and donations!

Thank you also, to all those who voiced words of condolences & sympathy in passing in & around town during our

recent loss.

The visits during John’s illness and the food and help with the snow after John’s

death were most appreciated.

A special thanks to Nurse Jane, PSW Linda and their team who allowed John to be at

home during his palliative time.

Mary, Laura, Linda & Chris

Howard R. Brown

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We can only treasure the memoriesOf days that used to be.

July 19, 1918 - February 3, 2013In loving memory of a dear husband, father,

grandfather, and great grandfather.

Lovingly remembered by wife Mary and sons: Dave, Doug, Clyde, Keith, Robert, Howard Jr., and families.

Lindsay Whyte

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February 5, 2013

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BAUMAN, MIRIAM | Suddenly, as a result of an accident on Sunday, January 26, 2014, at the age of 35 years.

BEGGS, IRENE AUDREY | Passed away on Sunday January 26, 2014 at her home in Ethel. She was born 67 years ago in Wellesley.

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LIVING HEREHERITAGE / SCHOOL CONSOLIDATION

Nothing says ‘welcome home’ like the familiar smells of cooking com-ing from your kitchen. We warm our soul this time of year with comforts of savoury foods. Extra time indoors gives us a chance to nest and think more about what’s for dinner, and we often turn to brais-ing, crock pots and full-fla-voured dishes of goodness.

The French use a variety of techniques to evolve a simple stock into a layered, full-bodied dish. It does require time and effort, but let’s face it, minus-30 wind chills and mountainous snowdrifts aren’t all that appealing to many right now. Enjoy the time inside, keep the cosy blankets close by and try to keep in mind that spring is not that far away – we’ll be busy in the garden once again.

I can’t believe how many indoor projects that we have been putting off. Since it has been so cold and the weather has been unfavourable for driving, we have got a lot done. Feeling caught up, I’ve been enjoying time with many impromptu snuggles from my special people, Mackenzie and Aiden.

Use the extra time indoors on something savoury

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WILL SLOAN

CLOSURE | 27

Would St. Clements be the same without St. Clem-ent Catholic School? It’s far from a certainty, but trust-ees at the Waterloo Catholic District School Board are keeping the option on the table.

At a meeting Monday night, trustees voted to ask the Ministry of Educa-tion if they could consider shutting down the rural school. The trustees have already considered closing St. Agatha Catholic School in Wilmot due to declin-ing student numbers (102 enrolled) and pricey repairs ($2 million).

The first incarnation of Roman Catholic Second-ary School #11 was a log cabin built in 1837, used both for classes and church meetings. When a separate church was built on the property in 1840, the facil-ity became a school full-time, and a more formal-ized separate school was established in 1855, despite some controversy. “It was thought that the combined cost of church dues and school taxes would be too hard to bear,” wrote An-nette Oudejans in her book The Separate Schools of Wellesley Township.

When enrolment rose at the turn of the twentieth century, a two-storey struc-ture was built in 1904, and

St. Clements the latest township community to face the closure of school with deep historical roots

electricity followed in 1935. The present structure was built in 1958, and serves close to 200 students, who also learn from parish staff at the neighbouring St. Cle-ments Church.

“It is still a heavily Cath-olic population [in St. Cle-ments], and the school has been very important to the community,” said Oudejans in an interview. Oudejans, whose children attended the school, added that, “I think it would be better to save the school the way it is, but I have no idea how much money they would save.”

“I really can’t speak to the trustees, but we have a wonderful school here,” said Principal Al Simoes. “We have a great commu-nity, great students, great families.”

One problem facing the school is the estimated $4 million in repairs. Wool-wich/Wellesley/Wilmot trustee Frank Johnson notes that the Ministry of Education will authorize a new facility if construction costs equal repairing the existing building, although it’s uncertain if that would be the case with St. Clem-ent.

Some trustees speculated that relocating the school in the higher-populated Wellesley Village could make Catholic education accessible to students now enrolled in Wellesley PS. But trustee Janek Jagiel-lowicz argued that the village’s heavy Mennonite population would be less conducive than St. Cle-ments, where the school shares property with a Catholic church.

“Students would have to be bused to Wellesley, and I think Wellesley is a very poor choice for the stu-dents of St. Clements. That

is mostly a Protestant com-munity,” said Oudejans.

If a decision is made, it will come from the accom-modation review commit-tee, a group made up of community members in addition to the trustees.

“Closing a school is a re-ally emotional decision,” said Johnson. “You have to deal with the history of that school, not only in terms of an academic history but also an emotional history or even a familial history. There are lots of cases, par-ticularly in rural schools,

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Trustees at the Waterloo Catholic District School Board have already targeted St. Agatha School for closure. On Monday, they voted to ask the Ministry of Education if St. Clement could be considered as well. [WILL SLOAN / THE OBSERVER]

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JANUARY 31

WOOLWICH COMMUNITY LIONS IS hosting a new funraiser - Trivia Challenge - Lions Hall, Elmira, 7 p.m. (doors open 6:30 p.m.). Prizes, cash bar, snacks. You and 7 of your smartest friends can challenge other teams - winning teams will receive a cash prize sponsored by Elmira Pet Products. Limited space available. For more information please email wclctrivia@gmail.com or call Marnie 519-210-0252.

FEBRUARY 6

THE LIONS CLUB OF Elmira 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 519-572-2669.

FEBRUARY 12

SENIORS COMMUNITY DINING AT noon (doors open at 11:30 a.m.). Calvary United Church, 48 Hawkesville Rd., St. Jacobs. Cost: $11. Community Care Concepts invites you to join us for a hot noonday meal, fellowship and entertainment. Call 519-664-1900 for more information.

WATERLOO RURAL WOMEN WINTER mini-conference held at Wallenstein Bible Chapel, Wallenstein. Guest speakers include: Tim Blackwell, OMAF; Krista Cressman Buck, Steckle Heritage Homestead; Celie Diebold, 2013 Queen of the Furrow; Sharon Grose, former Queen of the Furrow; Dana Thatcher from Thatcher Farms, Ontario’s leading young farmers for 2013. To register call by Feb. 10. 519-664-3794, ext. 237, www.waterlooruralwomen.org.

FEBRUARY 13

NEW HORIZONS WELCOMES ALL zoomers, boomers and seniors. Enjoy coffee or tea and a delicious snack. Speaker: Roberta Hickey from Out of the Cold. Donations of socks and warm underwear would be appreciated for those attending. Be inspired and socialize; $2 per person; 10-11:30 a.m. at the Maryhill Community Centre. For more information call Joan Haid at 519-648-2742 or email at jehaid@explorenet.ca.

THE LIONS CLUB OF Elmira 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 519-572-2669.

FEBRUARY 14

COMMUNITY CAN DINE TRINITY United Church Elmira, 6-7:30 pm. Turkey shepherd’s pie. Pay what you can at the door. All welcome.

FEBRUARY 18

ALL TOGETHER TUESDAYS AT Gale Presbyterian Elmira. Come out between 7 and 8.30 with your kids or grand kids JK to Grade 6 for a bible story, a crafty activity, a game in the fellowship hall and a snack. For information, call Lisa 519-669-2852 or email lisa.galepresbyterian@gmail.com Please bring indoor shoes and a water bottle.

FEBRUARY 19

SENIORS LUNCH AT NOON (doors open at 11:30 a.m.). Wellesley Community Centre 1000 Mapleleaf St., Wellesley. Cost $6. Join us for a noonday light lunch

and fellowship. Call Community Care Concepts at 519-664-1900 or toll free: 1-855-664-1900 for more information.

FEBRUARY 20

THE LIONS CLUB OF Elmira 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 519-572-2669.

FEBRUARY 21

MOVIE NIGHT AT GALE Presbyterian Church. Come out and watch a movie at 7 p.m. in our Fellowship Hall. Tuck shop of snacks for sale opens at 6.30 p.m. Call Lisa at 519-669-2852 or email lisa.galepresbyterian@gmail.com.

FEBRUARY 24

SENIORS LUNCH CLUB AT noon (doors open at 11:30 a.m.). Woolwich Memorial Centre, 24 Snyder Ave. S., Elmira (community room). Cost $6. Join us for a noonday light lunch and fellowship. Call Community Care Concepts at 519-664-1900 for more information.

FEBRUARY 26

SENIORS COMMUNITY DINING AT noon (doors open at 11:30 a.m.). Linwood Community Centre, 5279 Ament Line, Linwood. Cost: $11. Community Care Concepts invites you to join us for a hot noonday meal, fellowship and entertainment. Call 519-664-1900 or toll free: 1-855-664-1900 for more information.

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Q. He was 82 when he died of complications from a stroke and heart attack, on the very day in 2002 that he was in-ducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame, having already been enshrined in the Auto-motive Hall of Fame. To a curious world, his family offered assurances that “Yes, he had used it every time.” Used what?A. Hired by Volvo as its first safety engineer in 1958, Swedish engineer Nils Bohlin took barely a year to devise, engineer and test a double-strap, triple-anchor seatbelt, cited as one of

the eight most important patents of the century, says editor and contributor Randy Alfred in the book “Mad Science.” “It was simple and ef-ficient.” It restrained the upper body and could be buckled securely with one hand while keeping the buckle away from the passenger’s soft abdomen. Previous auto seat belts hadn’t restrained the upper body and often even caused internal injuries in high-speed crashes.

The three-point belt started saving lives almost immediately, with numbers now exceeding a million! And as the Bohlin family assured the world after his death, “He had buckled up every time!”Q. What is “viscosity”

and what’s a simple way to see this physical prop-erty at play at a backyard picnic?A. Viscosity is a measure of how easily or with dif-ficulty a fluid can flow. For example, cold molasses has high viscosity and flows sluggishly, whereas water has low viscosity and flows freely, explains Jearl Walker in “The Flying Circus of Physics.” Ketchup (catsup) is a fluid whose viscosity depends on how it is made to flow. If it’s left undisturbed for a while, it has a high viscos-ity making it difficult to pour from a bottle with a narrow opening. However, if it is shaken or stirred for a few seconds, its viscosity noticeably drops as por-tions of the fluid slide over

other portions, probably untangling some of the interlocking long-chain molecules.

At a picnic, you might notice this effect when trying to pour ketchup on your hamburger, only to discover that someone else had just shaken the con-tainer -- and now you end up with more ketchup than hamburger on the plate.Let’s hope it’s only a few swear words that go flying and not something a whole lot more substantial.Q. Is it possible that America’s “National Game” could have been invented somewhere else?A. Actually, scholar David Block has discovered proof that “base ball” (two words) was being played

in England in 1755 and was mentioned in English books as early as the 1740s, answers Dorothy Seymour Mills in “Chasing Baseball: Our Obsession with Its His-tory, Numbers, People and Places.” The earliest evidence of play in the U.S. points to the 1790s, although an English book mentioning the game of base ball came into print in the U.S. in the 1740s.

This discovery has startled scholars of the game. Although they knew that the English were play-ing base ball very early, they couldn’t be sure the English created the game, since for centuries people around the world have en-joyed a game uncommonly similar to it, including the Germans, the Russians and

the Finns. In fact, simple sketches show ancient Ma-yans, Greeks and Egyptians playing some version of an older stick-and-ball game.

Furthermore, games like baseball, hopscotch and others may boast even more ancient origins, prehistoric rather than his-toric. “So the modern game of baseball that Americans like to consider their own creation may have truly primitive ancestry in spiri-tual and religious rites. It could have evolved from there into the polite social game played in eighteenth-century England.”

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He continued, “It’s not necessarily to the building, per se, but the institution and the memories.

“You have to consider that people have a lot of emotional attachment to the schools where they grew up,” said Johnson. However, “If you say, ‘Well,

people have a lot of memo-ries of this place so you have to keep it open,’ that doesn’t make a lot of sense

when you have the oppor-tunity to perhaps create a better learning environ-ment for more students.”

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Join the Woolwich Community HealthCentre (WCHC) Board of Directors

Are you interested in the health of our rural community? Do you have knowledge or skills that you would like to contribute to building a healthier Woolwich, Wellesley and north Wilmot Townships? If so, then consider joining the Board of the Woolwich Community Health Centre!

Ontario’s health system is in the midst of exciting changes and challenges. As a significant local health agency, WCHC has a solid history of working with many multi-sector partners in shaping the future health and wellbeing of citizens, families and communities in rural Waterloo Region. Our strong, dedicated, skills-based Board of Directors plays a critical role in decision-making that impacts the current and future health of our rural community.

WCHC’s Nominating Committee is recruiting Board nominees for the 2014-15 year, our 25th year of operations. Board members reflect the community that WCHC serves:• Residents from across the WCHC catchment area: • All of Woolwich Township and Wellesley Township • Parts of Perth County: area bordered to the north by Perth

Line 72, to the east by Perth Road 116, to the south by Perth Road 119, and to the west by Perth Road 121, and the area bordered to the north by Perth Line 56, to the east by Perth Road 103, to the south by Perth Line 43, and to the west by Perth Road 107

• Part of Wilmot Township: the area bordered to the north by Gerber Road (12), to the east by Wilmot Line, to the south by Snyder’s Road/Christner Road, including all Baden and Peters-burg addresses, and to the west by Wilmot-Easthope Road.

• Catchment-area residents with work or volunteer experiences in areas such as health and community services, business, farming, financial management, facilities management, organization and board development, patient safety, or quality of healthcare.

• Catchment-area residents who are representative of, or work with, the priority populations that WCHC serves at its St. Jacobs, Wellesley and Linwood sites: Families with young children (0-6), Seniors (60+) and their caregivers, Rural and farming families, and Youth (14-19 years of age).

Board members do not have to be clients of the health centre. However, for 2014-15, the Board has a specific interest in recruiting new directors who have used the health centre’s programs and services. The following areas of knowledge or experience would be considered an asset: patient safety, quality, and farming issues. All Board members must be able to attend regular Board meetings on the 4th Monday evening of every month from September to June, and take part in one other Board committee.

Please call Heather at (519) 664-3534, ext. 239 to receive a Board application package. Applica-tions are due by Friday, March 28, 2014. All interested applicants will be required to attend a pre-orientation session which will be set for early April. For further information, please contact Denise Squire, Executive Director, at (519) 664-3794.

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The field house in Hei-delberg Community Park is looking worse for wear. Now, Wellesley Township is being asked to foot a third of the bill to construct a small building in place of the crumbling white struc-ture.

“Two years ago one of our members leaned against the wall and the wall moved, so we know that it has to be done,” said Bev Baechler, executive assistant at the Township of Woolwich and former association president, told councillors meeting Tues-day.

A proposal for the project was brought to Woolwich council in October.

“We have old plumbing, … the equipment room is in sad shape: the electrical boxes all over, and as the committee changes people don’t know what all of the boxes are for. There’s no storage for keeping things safe,” Baechler said of the deficiencies.

A new facility would be an equipment room and field house, with the pos-sibility of a meeting room for small events. In the past 24 years the recreation association has been mak-ing changes and additions to the community park through fundraising, not

Wellesley asked to support new rec. facility in Heidelberg parkRec. association wants the township to contribute to replacement of field house on Woolwich side of the line

ELENA MAYSTRUK township funds, Baechler noted.

The association wants to have accessible washrooms this time around.

“Right now our [build-ing] has an issue with accessibility because it has steps to get in, a small hallway, and you can’t ma-neuver a wheelchair into the washrooms.”

A preliminary draw-ing, rendered by a board member, was presented to Wellesley councillors, though designs for the project are still pending.

“What we are asking for is that you give us some consideration to help us with the replacement.”

The plan is to split the cost of the project evenly between the recreation association and the two townships which share a border in Heidelberg. Ap-proximately $25,000 has been raised so far with the hope for future corporate sponsorship and other fundraising. In keeping with Woolwich’s policy for community contribution to new facilities, construction of a replacement build-ing won’t start until the association collects their third of the funds. So far the recreation association believes the total cost may amount to $210,000 though formal estimates are still to come.

The park property is owned by the Township of Woolwich but was pur-chased as a three-way split between Wellesley, Wool-wich and the Heidelberg community. Wellesley also contributed to playground restoration on Woolwich property in 2002. Baechler noted Woolwich’s park is the only nearby green space for Heidelberg’s Wellesley residents.

“It’s been told to us sev-eral times that we have St. Clements just down the road; we are not looking for an arena, we are not looking for a community centre. But we want a safe place for our children to be able to go and play at a park,” she said.

“I’m thankful you are not asking for 2014 because I’m looking at this year and our capital expenditures are going to be pretty much all maintenance, some things that have been put off due to funding. The reserves are small reserves right now, we’ll need a year or two to build those up again,” said director of fa-cilities Brad Voisin.

“For us to say we will contribute one third … of what?” asked Coun. Jim Olender, adding that the next step would be for the recreation association to come up with a more con-crete price for the project.

Adjoining a parish church, St. Clement School serves the town’s sizable Catholic population. [WILL SLOAN / THE OBSERVER]

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