Ski season at odds with the weather
When the skiers hit the slopes in T-shirts, it’s a good sign the ski season is winding down.
Chicopee Ski and Summer Resort wraps up the winter season on Sunday. Dwayne Orth, marketing manager at Chicopee, said he won’t have final numbers tabulated until next week, but it’s been a good season for the resort Read more
Green thumbs get put to the test
On Tuesday, the sandy floor of an equipment shed at Elmira Farm Service was dotted with small oases of greenery, as high school students from the Upper Grand and Waterloo Regional school boards took part in a regional horticulture competition.
The students had five hours to build a small functional landscape following drawings and using pavers, wall stone and plants before being judged by industry professionals. The competition is a Read more
A stitch in time, time after time
The winter Bill Cassel was nine, he got sick and wasn’t allowed to leave the house for three months. “If you think you’re going to sit around and drive me crazy, you can think again,” his mother told him. “When you get back outside, you’re going to need socks, so you may as well learn to knit.” Read more
Sledge team looking for hockey hat trick
After watching the men’s and women’s hockey teams win gold, Canada’s sledge team is eager to hit the ice for the Paralympic Games.
The sledge team won gold in 2006 in Turin, Italy, and is looking to claim the top of the podium on home ice Read more
Finding empowerment in powering down
A penny saved is a penny earned, the old adage says. Likewise, the cheapest energy is the energy you don’t use.
That’s the philosophy behind the demand response programs introduced by the Ontario Power Authority. Demand response works by having major power users reduce their electricity consumption at certain times when called upon by the OPA. That allows the OPA to avoid straining Read more
Mild weather expected to get the sap flowing
This year’s tree tapping ceremony held Feb. 26 produced numb fingers instead of sap, but the warm weather forecasted for this weekend should get the sweet stuff flowing.
Todd Leuty, agroforestry specialist for the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, said he heard reports of small sap flows Feb. 20 and 21 before a winter air mass moved in and dumped several inches of snow on Waterloo Region Read more
Kings pull even in first round of playoffs
After ending the regular season on a sour note and dropping their opening playoff game, the Elmira Sugar Kings needed to win Wednesday night and they did so decisively, shutting out the Listowel Cyclones 4-0.
The Kings clamped down on Listowel’s offence, allowing only 22 shots while firing 43 of their own. They also locked out the Cyclones on the power play, denying the visitors any goals on Read more
St. Clements squad headed to provincials
Every time the St. Clements U16 ringette team steps on the ice, the players and parents on the opposing team have the same reaction:
“They’re so small, but look at them skate!”
The team moved up to U16 this season, so many of their players are young to begin with. Read more
Company specializes in hurry-up landscaping
Ruth and Rick Boyd are running out of room to take in orphans.
The Boyds own Arrow Tree, a business that specializes in planting and transplanting large trees. Their half-acre property in Orton, north of Guelph, is planted with a number of trees that clients have removed to make space for a pool, deck or addition to the house.
“We don’t like to just throw them out,” Rick explained. “It’s pointless to cut a tree if you don’t have to.” Read more
Pedestrian killed in traffic accident
A pedestrian was struck and killed in Wellesley Township around 7:55 p.m. Feb. 25.
Samuel Martin, 34, was walking westbound along William Hastings Line near Manser Road when he was struck by an eastbound Ford pickup truck driven by a 39-year-old Wellesley man.
Emergency services responded, but the pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police do not believe that speed or alcohol were factors in the collision. No charges have been laid, but police are still investigating.
Anyone with information on the collision is asked to contact the Traffic Services Branch at 519-650-8500, ext 8516 or ext. 8629.
