Playoff run ends
A gutsy, spirited playoff run came to an end Wednesday night when the Elmira Sugar Kings were eliminated by the Brantford Golden Eagles in Game 6 of their semi-final series.
The disappointment was evident, but the Kings could leave the ice with their heads held high, having given the defending champions a run for their money …Read more
Tri-ing one on for size
Billed as both healthy and community-building, a new event will be rolled out for this year’s celebration of Healthy Communities Month in Woolwich.
Residents aged three and up are being encouraged to “Try a Tri” next month, a ‘tri’ in this case being a mini-triathlon. In this type of event, participants are put to the challenge of swimming, cycling and running (or walking) for an afternoon as part of the April activities planned by Woolwich Healthy Communities. …Read more
Ken Dryden takes to the ice at the WMC
Montreal Canadiens legend and Hall of Fame goaltender Ken Dryden signs autographs during a public skate at the Dan Snyder Memorial Arena Mar. 19. Dryden, the Liberal MP for the Toronto riding of York Centre, was in Elmira to support the Kitchener-Conestoga Federal Liberal Riding Association, meeting with local candidate Teresa Huegle (inset).
Albrecht defends use of mail-outs
The federal Liberals are taking aim at the mass-mailed flyers that fill up mailboxes and recycling bins, but Kitchener-Conestoga MP Harold Albrecht believes they serve a valuable purpose.
MPs can send out four newsletters per year, called “householders,” to every household in the riding. Additional mailings can only be sent to 10 per cent of households in the riding, and are dubbed …Read more
Woolwich has no veto on biogas
Woolwich has reservations about plans for a biogas facility in Elmira, but can do little more than send comments to the province. Under the new Green Energy Act, municipalities have no say in the review of alternative energy projects.
That change of events left councillors somewhat frustrated Tuesday night as they discussed a list of …Read more
OLEX exotic animal debate set to continue next week
First they went forward. This week they went back a few steps. Expect another direction Monday as councillors debate the merits of an unusual animal auction held at the Ontario Livestock Exchange in St. Jacobs.
Having last month assured the operator the auction could continue as it had, councillors this week …Read more
ATM card-skimming attempt foiled
Equipment used for stealing ATM card information was discovered last Saturday evening at the TD Canada Trust branch in Elmira.
Police were contacted by a man who noticed something suspicious while visiting the bank Mar. 20.
A representative from the bank later contacted police to report the discovery of cameras that had been set …Read more
Safety-Kleen expansion wins Woolwich council approval
In approving an expansion at the Safety-Kleen plant this week, Woolwich council was not prepared to write the Breslau company a blank cheque. The township plans to keep a close eye on the site-approval process when the project moves to the construction phase.
Councillors meeting Tuesday night passed the official plan amendment and zone change necessary for the …Read more
Steak-ing a claim on the BBQ season
We were thinking that we should keep cooking on our “Spring” kick, even though the weather really does not feel like it yet. We have hung up our winter jackets and replaced them with spring coats. It might be a bit much to sport our shorts and hold a beer coolie in the backyard to barbeque but we can take a beautiful steak and pan sear it indoors. Put some beer in a cooler, invite over some friends and enjoy this Red Wine Marinated Top Sirloin and wait for the warm weather to come around! …Read more
Feeling stressed or anxious?
It happens to us all. Someone at work, someone at home, an impatient driver on the road or that annoying situation that just won’t go away and is taking its toll on your body, affecting your sleep, your family time and your performance at work – and you know it! But what can you do? Let me enlighten you …Read more
