Hydro breaks ground on new Woolwich facility
Construction of Waterloo North Hydro’s new service centre is officially underway after a groundbreaking ceremony held on the site Wednesday morning.
The new facility is located on Country Squire Road in Woolwich Township, just north of the Waterloo boundary. Half of the 104,000-square-foot facility will house administration offices, while the other half will be used for storage and maintenance of vehicles and equipment Read more
Aquaducks finally get to play host
For the past few years, the Elmira Aquaducks have been the perpetual guests – always the hosted, never the hosts. The shabby old Elmira pool was simply too small to hold all the competitors and their parents, so all of their meets were on the road.
That changes today (July 24) when the club hosts the semi-finals of the South Western Ontario Regional Read more
Clouds obscure solar power
Changes to Ontario’s solar energy incentive program have applicants and manufacturers crying foul. In October 2009, hoping to stimulate investment in green energy, the province unveiled the micro feed-in tariff program (microFIT). Farmers, homeowners and small business owners could install small solar arrays (under 10 kilowatts) and sell the power to the Ontario Power Authority at a price that was guaranteed for 20 years Read more
Concert supports Haitian efforts
Six months after the earthquake that flattened Haiti, the reconstruction work goes on, as does the effort to raise money for it. On Friday night, Canadian Idol finalist Shane Wiebe and his wife Angela perform a concert to benefit the Foundation for International Development Assistance.
The Waterloo charitable organization supports agriculture in Haiti through co-operatives. FIDA also operates Wall’s International Guest House in Port-au-Prince, which hosts tourists, mission teams and Read more
Just gotta dance
Kira McDermid would like to teach the world to dance. Hoping to one day open her own dance studio, she’s taking her first steps in that direction by starting a dance camp in Wellesley.
“I’ve had a really good experience with dance, and I want to share that with children in the community,” McDermid said.
McDermid, 17, has been dancing since she was eight at the Carousel Dance Centre in Waterloo. She started with one class a week and now takes as many classes as she can fit into her schedule, in ballet, modern jazz Read more
Kings’ roster to see large turnover
The Elmira Sugar Kings have some significant roster spaces to fill but that doesn’t mean they won’t be competitive next season, according to head coach Geoff Haddaway.
The Kings have lost a number of players from last season’s team, some expected and some unexpected. Three players have signed with other clubs, and two more have tryouts with OHL teams. The coaching staff also knew they would be without veterans Jeff Zippel and Michael Therrien, who graduated out of Read more
A royal visit (Photo Gallery)
Having been met my local politicians upon landing at the Region of Waterloo International Airport in Breslau Monday, Her Majesty The Queen was whisked to Waterloo for a tour of Reasearch in Motion.
Wellesley gauging interest in permanent skate park
In 2004, Linwood residents Ron and Cindy Weber took a chance and bought 200 acres of property in the Muskoka area. Their dream was to create a place for kids to visit, get back to nature, learn from each other and have some fun – goals which they have now achieved with their Christian faith-based charitable organization, Crane Lake Discovery Camp, which has just started its busiest season yet Read more
Bee health is all the buzz
If you’ve never given much thought to bees beyond waving them away from your drink, consider this: every third mouthful of food you eat comes from crops pollinated by bees.
That’s why it was so alarming when in 2006, bees began dying off in large numbers. In the United States, the culprit was Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD), believed to be a combination of factors, including parasites, viruses, bacteria, poor nutrition and pesticides. In Canada, winter Read more
Renovations planned for Wellesley council chambers
Renovations to the Wellesley council chambers, budgeted to cost $79,000, started this week in Crosshill.
Built in 1854, the former township hall is the oldest continually-used municipal building in the Region of Waterloo. The exterior of the building is the original stone, while the interior, with its brown paneling and green tile floor, is vintage 1970s Read more
