Kings net first win at new home arena

The Elmira Sugar Kings christened their new rink with their first win on home ice last Sunday, downing the Kitchener Dutchmen 5-2.

After allowing a pair of goals in the first period, the Kings dominated play through the next two frames, outshooting the Dutchies nearly two to one.

“It’s certainly nice to reestablish the winning tradition on home ice,” said head coach Geoff Haddaway after the game. …Read more

From Elmira to Nashville

Nashville is a city with a big country music scene. Elmira is a country town with a little piece of Nashville taking shape.

In the basement of 5 Pheasant Dr., Debbie Farrelly is standing in an isolation booth, the insulated walls so close she can’t extend her arms. She’s singing one of her own songs, laying down a basic guide track for her backing musicians to study and learn. This is a first for her: she dreamed of recording years ago, but never got around to it …Read more

One Book, one encounter with the author

It isn’t often that you get the chance to come face to face with your favourite author, or the person who penned a story that truly gripped you. Oftentimes readers will get engrossed in a novel, but never put a face to the storyteller, or get to thank him or her for the experience.

Elmira’s Mary Austin got to do just that recently, meeting Lawrence Hill, author of The Book of Negroes. That novel is Waterloo Region’s One Book selection this year …Read more

Heidelberg Fun Day (Photo Gallery)

After several years of foul weather, organizers of the Heidelberg Fun Day felt they deserved the beautiful sunshine Sept. 19. The bubble machine was an instant magnet for the kids, including Cadence Knight .  …Read more

Public input to help determine issue

Public input is the last stage of Woolwich’s study into the need for municipal water and sewer services in Breslau. The process started two years ago when wells ran dry at dozens of homes in the village core.

At the time, residents blamed grading and drainage activities at the nearby Riverland subdivision for causing shallow wells to stop recharging. Many still hold the developer, Empire Communities, responsible …Read more

Heidelberg woman to carry Olympic torch in relay

For nine people in the Kitchener-Waterloo-Woolwich area, a 300-metre jog through the cold air on Dec. 27 might be their shot at the proverbial 15 minutes of fame … well, perhaps a minute or so.

Pamela James, a Heidelberg resident for the past six years, has been chosen alongside eight other people in the area to carry the Olympic torch when it travels through the Kitchener-Waterloo area just …Read more

Woolwich backs call for EI reform

Add Woolwich Township to the list of organizations calling for reform to Canada’s Employment Insurance program. Councillors this week endorsed changes set out by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, the national body representing the country’s local governments.

The FCM resolution supported by council ask the federal government to make more unemployed workers eligible for EI by reducing the number of work hours required to qualify; …Read more

Wellesley council approves splash pad project for centre

Mother Nature may have turned the entire township into a splash zone this summer, but next year there’ll be an official option at the Wellesley Community Centre, as township council this week approved construction of a splash pad.

The new splash park is to be a zero-depth spray and splash area, including a 40-by-60-foot concrete pad with eight or nine water features. The facility would hold no standing water and would no …Read more

Township seeking concession operator for Wellesley Arena

If you’re feeling peckish while taking in some hockey at the Wellesley Arena, you can expect to see some new faces behind the counter at the concession stand in the next couple of weeks. The longtime provider of the service, the Wellesley Board of Trade, says it can no longer make a go of it …Read more

Lancers field a strong team this season

Coming off a strong season last year, and a win at last week’s exhibition game in Owen Sound, the EDSS senior football program had high hopes for the new season that starts this week.

Managing to pummel the Owen Sound team 29-14, the senior Lancers are in good shape, with a crop of new strong players added to the team …Read more