http://observerxtra.com/2 Woolwich | Wellesley | Elmira | St. Jocobs Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:37:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Recreational facilities and projects in Woolwich and Wellesley townships will get nearly $1.9 million in funding from the federal and provincial governments under the Recreation Infrastructure Canada program. Kitchener-Conestoga MP Harold Albrecht and his provincial counterpart, MPP Leeanna Pendergast, were at the Wellesley administration building Tuesday to announce funding for Wellesley, ... http://observerxtra.com/2/featured/townships-garner-funds-for-recreation-projects/ The Woolwich Summer Playground is going green. Those are the words of Adrienne Schmidt, supervisor of this year’s summer playground. Along with having fun and keep them busy, the leaders will be trying to raise a little environmental awareness in the children. “It just seems so common around our society these days, ... http://observerxtra.com/2/featured/playground-fun-goes-green/ Construction is set to start next week on a $2.7-million upgrade to the Conestogo Dam near Glen Allan in Mapleton Township. The work involves upgrades to the stilling basin, which calms the water as it surges through the dam gates. The stilling basin can currently handle flows of 700 cubic metres ... http://observerxtra.com/2/news/conestogo-dam-gets-2-7m-makeover/ Where Waterloo Region is hiking the development charges for new homes, Woolwich Township is proposing to drop its fees by about 20 per cent. For fully serviced lots in Woolwich’s urban areas, the new charges adopted by councillors Tuesday night see levies fall to $4,395 from the current $5,474. In Breslau, ... http://observerxtra.com/2/news/woolwich-lowers-charges-on-home-builds/ New sidewalks are in the works for stretches of roads in four Woolwich settlements this summer, part of a $169,000 plan approved this week by Woolwich council. Conestogo will see the most work, including a new walkway on the south side of Sawmill Road between Northfield Drive and Evening Star Lane, ... http://observerxtra.com/2/news/council-approves-sidewalk-projects/ Going into a summer hiatus, Woolwich council had wintry weather in mind, making a few adjustments to the sidewalk snow-clearing bylaw first adopted in 2006. At Tuesday’s meeting, the language of the bylaw was made more specific, indicating that clearing of snow does not necessarily require removal down to the concrete, ... http://observerxtra.com/2/news/never-too-soon-to-plan-for-winter%e2%80%99s-worst/ School’s out. Parents of younger children are certainly aware of the fact: many will have had to make alternative arrangements for childcare. Some may be grumbling about that. You’ll probably see kids placed into structured programs, such as day camps and bible schools. All-day recreational activities abound. Let’s hope, however, that ... http://observerxtra.com/2/news/summer%e2%80%99s-the-time-for-kids-to-really-connect-to-nature/ A long-vacant piece of industrial land in Elmira moved closer to development with Woolwich council’s approval Tuesday night of a subdivision agreement. The deal with 2144183 Ontario Ltd. creates three new industrial lots on land surrounding the former Glenoit building on Howard Avenue, one of which is slated to house a ... http://observerxtra.com/2/news/agreement-sets-stage-for-industrial-infilling-at-elmira-site/ Michael Latta cheered when teammate and friend Taylor Beck was selected by the Nashville Predators in the third round of the NHL draft last weekend. Two picks later, it was his turn to celebrate as the Predators chose him too. The whole family – Michael, his parents Gary and Liz and ... http://observerxtra.com/2/sports/local-prospect-picked-in-nhl-draft/ The next time you’re picking up a dozen roses, why not add a dozen cookies as well? Michelle Baerg, owner of the Window Box Florist is adding a bakery in the space next to her flower shop. The Bake Shoppe will offer cookies, muffins and other baked treats, as well as ... http://observerxtra.com/2/business/adding-some-sugar-and-spice/