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EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY NOVEMBER
Woodside Park home to Kitchener’s first outdoor synthetic turf fields
BY HELEN HALL
A
wet spring, like the one we had this
year, won’t stop play at Kitchener’s
two newest soccer fields.
The synthetic turf fields being installed
at Woodside Park will be ready for
players from the time the snow melts
until it returns. It can rain all it wants
during the spring, summer and fall and it
won’t affect the condition of the field.
“You’re working on an an impeccable,
perfect field at all times,” said Kitchener
Soccer Club General Manager Tim Hart.
The Kitchener Soccer Club is a nonprofit organization that provides
houseleague and rep soccer programs for
6,000 children between 3 and 21 years.
Having the opportunity to play on
synthetic turf will lengthen the soccer
season for local players.
Woodside Park, which is located near
the corner of Highland Road West and
Queen’s Blvd., previously had one
natural grass soccer field and a softball
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UNDER CONSTRUCTION
The softball diamond and the natural grass soccer field are gone, and Woodside Park is being
regraded in preparation for the installation of two synthetic turf soccer fields. Kitchener Soccer
Club Program Co-ordinator Danielle Byers (left) and Program Manager Tammy Scurr are eager for
the new fields to be completed.
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Construction of St. Anne
Catholic School gym delayed
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t appears the new gym at St.
Anne Catholic School in
Kitchener will not be completed
by the beginning of 2012.
Construction is about one and
a half months behind schedule.
To date, the Waterloo Catholic
District School Board has been
unable to obtain full site plan
approval for the project from the
City of Kitchener.
“There are conditions that
have to be met prior to approval
being given and they have not
been fully met,” said city planner
Kelly Lanka.
The board has received Site
Plan Approval in principal,
however, she said the school
board is working to satisfy the
conditions and the city is now
reviewing the construction plans
with possible full site plan
approval by next week.
Lanka said the city tried to help
speed the process for the school
board by splitting the permit
allowing contractors to proceed
with demolition of the old gym.
A new 3,300-square-foot gym
was scheduled for completion by
December 31, 2011 and was
supposed to have been ready for
use by the time students returned
after the Christmas break.
It is part of a $2-million project
at the school, located at 250 East
Ave., which also includes
improvements to the parking lot
at the front of the school and
some internal renewal work.
“I’m astounded at the delay.
This is not a new a new project,”
said St. Anne parent Deanne
Koller.
“The permits should have been
in place and everything ready to
go at the end of the school year.
I’m frustrated. We have known
for over a year that this project
was going ahead. I just don’t
understand why this has
happened,” Koller said.
Koller said she contacted the
school board and was told by
Assistant Construction Coordinator Jeffrey Merkus that
due to legal issues with the
tenders, the job was not awarded
to a contractor until July 5. The
full building permit could not be
applied for before site plan
approval is given and when the
board applied for the building
permit, it was denied due to site
plan approval delays.
Koller said that she was told
that if full site plan approval is
received in the next few weeks,
the full building permit for the
project would then be released,
but obtaining that permit could
take until the first week in
September.
Koller said she was told by
Merkus that the contractor has
been working inside the building
preparing the old gym for
demolition and that the board
would like the demolition done
before students return for the
new school year in September so
there are no safety risks to the
children.
“They only have a few weeks to
accomplish the demolition and I
hope they get it done because I
wouldn’t want my kids there
when that was going on,” Koller
said.
“We are working as fast as
municipal regulations will let us.
Work has been ongoing inside the
school for some time in prep for
the demolition and start of
construction. Unfortunately, folks
don't see wrecking balls and dust
and thus don't think anything is
happening, said John Shewchuk,
WCDSB
Chief
Managing
Officer.
“The project is proceeding and
the community will be very
pleased with the end result. The
process is moving right now as fast
as regulations will allow to ensure
a safe and well-constructed
outcome,” Shewchuk said.
School board construction
managers could not be reached
for comment.
For several years, parents at
St. Anne school lobbied both
the local Waterloo Catholic
District School Board and the
province to replace the current
gym that is not accessible to
students who use wheelchairs
and is not large enough to house
the whole student population.
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John Cooper retires after 30 years with Kitchener athletics department
BY HELEN HALL
Cooper will now have more
time to pursue sports he enjoys
Jafterohn
30 years of helping Kitchener
residents pursue their athletic
dreams.
Cooper was the Co-ordinator
of Athletics at the City of
Kitchener until he retired on July
29, 2011. He spent 30 years
working at the city, and nine
years before that working in
Etobicoke, Halton Hills and
Brampton.
His job was to work with
individuals and groups to help
their local sports clubs run and
remain sustainable. He also
helped develop indoor and
outdoor sports facilities for the
city and co-ordinate the annual
Kitchener Athletic Awards.
“I really enjoyed working with
the volunteers and helping them
achieve their goals,” Cooper said.
And Cooper has worked with
hundreds of volunteers in 30 years
with Kitchener minor sports.
Sheilah Thompson was a
member of the Kitchener Minor
Girls Softball Association board
for 10 years and worked closely
with Cooper.
“John was very dependable
and reliable. Whenever we
needed his help or some
information, he was quick to get
back to us,” Thompson said.
“If we needed him to attend a
meeting, he would be there.”
Cooper has participated (at his
own expense) in a number of
conferences and symposiums
around the world about the
benefits of minor sport and hopes
to continue to do this in his
retirement.
After his last day of work, he
and his wife Janice flew to
Scotland where he was speaking
at a conference on Health and
Wellbeing for Children and
Youth, prior to the 2011
International Children’s Games in
Lanarkshire.
His topic was Yes I Can Play
Sports and described sport
activities in Waterloo Region for
and
youth
with
children
disabilities, including the KW
Track and Field Fasttrack
program, Track 3 Skiing, Nordic
Skiing, Pride Stables and Karate.
He relayed information on how
the programs got started, how
they operate, where they practice
and other information that would
help coaches who want to start
athletic programs for youth with
disabilities.
He also hopes to return to
Japan next year where he has
attended symposiums previously
in 2003 and 2006 and made many
friends.
“I’ve
had
some
very
exceptional experiences,” he said
of his time working in minor
sports. He’s been to the Ontario
Games five times and worked
with
the
Winter
Special
Olympics.
Here at home, Cooper intends
to stay involved with some of the
minor sports groups he has
worked with in the past.
He will also have more time to
enjoy the sports he loves, such as
cycling and skiing.
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special interest are the heritage tomatoes
which come in orange and yellow colours. An
orange or yellow tomato seems odd yet biting
into it gives the same reward as a regular red
field tomato.
Ever wondered about any other vegetables
and their original colour? On a recent visit to
a few English heritage sites, a quiz about
carrots caught my eye.
What was the colour of our original edible
garden carrot? If you guessed purple, you are
right.
Carrots of a purple, yellow or red root were
grown in Afghanistan before 900 A.D. In the
1100’s, the carrot came to Spain by route of
Turkey, the Middle East and North Africa.
Not only did the carrot provide food, it was
also used for medicinal purposes.
When the carrot came to England and the
Netherlands or the Low Countries around the
1500’s, its colour was purple.
So how did our sweet carrot become
orange? Blame it on the Dutch botanists.
Folklore tells it this way. Dutch botanists bred
an orange carrot in the 1600’s to honour the
Dutch King William of Orange of the Royal
House of Orange. In this way the Dutch gave
thanks to King William I as a tribute to him
for gaining Dutch independence from Spain.
No doubt, the Dutch botanists worked on
cross-breeding the carrot’s colour. Known for
their studies of all varieties of plant
development, Dutch botanists probably did
create an orange carrot. Paying tribute to the
House of Orange with a hybrid orange carrot
makes for an interesting history tale.
Next time you pick up a carrot, make sure
you salute the House of Orange. Myth or
reality? Did the Dutch botanists actually pay
tribute to the House of Orange by creating an
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Kitchener in Bloom
Each year the City of Kitchener
encourages local residents and
businesses to take pride in their
community by beautifying their
yards. The program is intended to
foster civic pride, encourage
environmental responsibility and
raise community involvement.
Individual yards are nominated
for awards of recognition by
Canada Post letter carriers.
The annual program is made up
of three components:
Residential front-yard awards:
Recognizes residents who turn
their front yards into a charming
haven, filled with gardens and
greenery.
All
nominated
properties receive a certificate
recognizing their contribution to
making the city beautiful.
recognition
Environmental
awards: Recognizes those who
practise environmental solutions
while maintaining beautiful lawns
and gardens. Winning methods
include the use of drought
resistant plant material and native
plant species; compliance with
watering restrictions and the
pesticide bylaw.
Business awards: Honours
businesses
that
make
a
contribution to the city's visual
appeal through the beauty of their
property. Businesses can be
nominated in three categories:
Large-scale, small-scale and
multi-residential.
This year’s residential
nominees are:
61 Agnes Street
55 Ahrens Street West
687 Avondale Avenue
789 Avondale Avenue
81 Borden Avenue North
89 Cedarwoods Crescent
90 Church Street
11 Courtland Avenue East
65 Devonglen Drive
35 Dodge Drive
1052 Doon Village Road
40 Earl Street
50 Earl Street
192 Edwin Street
36 Ellen Street East
514 Ephraim Street
65 Farrier Drive
26 Forest Glen Court
50 Forest Glen Crescent
87 Forest Glen Crescent
50 Forest Hill Drive
444 Franklin Street North
1 Golden Terrace Court
306 Greenbrook Drive
34 Helena Feasby Street
79 Hohner Avenue
262 Huck Crescent
35 Irvin Street
18 Janet Court
84 Kensington Avenue
193 Lakeside Drive
39 Liberty Avenue
163 Louisa Street
87 Markwood Drive
66 Marl Meadow Drive
2 Master Court
50 Matthew Street
11 Mill View Street
100 Moore Avenue
7 Nelson Avenue
31 Nine Pines Road
141 Old Carriage Drive
1285 Ottawa Street South
181 Park Street
24 Pequenat Avenue
174 Pleasant Avenue
49 Robertson Crescent
127 Rush Meadow Street
579 Rush Meadow Crescent
10 Sandwell Court
121 Shea Crescent
88 Stirling Avenue South
34 Sydney Street North
214 The Country Way
20 The Crestway
18 Thornridge Crescent
79 Trafalgar Avenue
257 Weber Street East
63 West Avenue
103 Wexford Crescent
139 Wood Street
Business nominees will be
finalized in the next few weeks.
The Kitchener in Bloom finale
will be held September 15 at the
Victoria Park Pavillion.
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Proud to be independently owned and family operated since 1946
New Passport To Play Contest promotes area museums
I
t is hoped that a new regional
Passport To Play program will
help promote local museums and
cultural attractions to visitors.
Passport to Play, run by the
Region
of
Waterloo,
in
partnership with the Waterloo
Regional Tourism Marketing
Corporation and the Waterloo
Region Record Community
Partnerships Program will begin
late this summer and run until
June 1, 2012.
To play, visitors obtain a
passport from one of the
participating attractions or
download a passport from
PassportToPlay.ca. During a visit
to a participating attraction the
visitor can have their Passport To
Play stamped.
When visitors have collected
four stamps they can hand in the
passport at any of the
participating locations to be
entered in a draw for prizes that
include a BlackBerry, dinner
packages for local restaurants,
overnight accommodations in
local hotels, and participating
museum prize packs.
Passport To Play also offers an
admission discount to all
participating museums and
cultural attractions. Patrons must
present their passport to gain the
discount where applicable on the
cost of admission.
“Waterloo Regional Tourism
Marketing Corporation supports
this tremendous collaboration of
heritage attraction partners in
their creative ‘Passport to Play’
initiative. This is a perfect
example of bundling experiences
for tourists to extend their stay,
cross-promote and increase
traffic at other similar attractions
and encourage repeat visitation
to our area. The longer a tourist
stays in our area, the greater the
economic return," said Tracey
Desjardins, General Manager of
the Waterloo Regional Tourism
Marketing Corporation.
The
local
participating
museums and cultural attractions
are:
Cambridge
Butterfly
Conservatory, Castle Kilbride,
City of Waterloo Museum,
Homer Watson House &
Gallery, Joseph Schneider Haus,
The Mennonite Story and
Historic Mill Museums, THE
MUSEUM, Waterloo Region
Museum and Woodside National
Historic Site.
For more information about
the Passport To Play program,
and to see the list of prizes, visit
www.PassportToPlay.ca.
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Ongoing Registration: 2-4 Years Old
Toddler Program: 18 months - 2 1/2 years
Low student to teacher ratio
Providing a challenging and
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Preston Scout house alumni band hosting invitational band tattoo
BY JENNIFER LEPPEK
T
he Preston Scout House
Alumni Band will host an
evening of outdoor music at
University Stadium in Waterloo
on Saturday, August 20th, 2011
at 7:00pm.
This year’s Tattoo will pay
tribute to the individuals who
teach, arrange, support and
direct all marching musical
organizations - past and present
Bandmasters and Drum Majors
from around Ontario.
Preston Scout House Band
was formed in 1938 as an
activity to interest the boys of
the 1st Preston Scout troop.
The Band went on to become
one of the most celebrated
marching bands in Canadian
history, travelling across the
NE U.S. and Canada, building
a solid reputation for the band
and the community.
Preston Scout House Band
disbanded in the late 1960’s but
re-formed as the Scout House
Alumni Band in 1998.
The Alumni Band now boasts
over 100 marching members
with the average age of 62.
Scout House promises a
phenomenal
evening
of
entertainment starting with the
Panwaves Steelband from
Cambridge who will perform a
special welcome.
The 1812 Naval Reenactors
‘HMS Ferret’ Cannon Crew
will appear.
A variety of music will be
played by the following bands:
Twin City Harmonizers Barbershop Chorale, Optimist Alumni
Drum & Bugle Corps, United
Alumni Senior Drum & Bugle
Corps, Les Diplomates du
Quebec Alumni Drum and Bugle
Animal Crackers Pet Shop
Quality Pets & Supplies
STORE HOURS:
Monday to Wednesday 10am - 6pm
Thursday & Friday 10am - 8pm
Saturday 10am - 6pm
385 Frederick St. (Frederick Mall)
519-578-1471
Corps, and Guelph Pipe Band.
Also appearing will be
Oktoberfest Parade favourites
Burlington Teen Tour Band,
Philippine Heritage Band, and,
of course, Preston Scout House
Alumni Band.
Tickets purchased at the
event are: General Admission
$15.00; Seniors (65+) &
Children
(9-12)
$10.00;
Children 8 and under are Free.
Save $5.00 by purchasing
tickets in advance at the Centre
in the Square Box Office, at
www.centre-square.com or by
phone at 519-578-1570 or 1-800265-8977.
For more information about
the Tattoo or about Preston
Scout House Alumni Band, visit
www.scouthousetattoo.com or
www.scouthouseband.com.
Photo taken at last year's invitational Tattoo.
Waterloo Air Show Aug. 20 and 21
T
he roar of Canada’s fighter
jets the CF-18 Hornet and
the U.S. Air force’s F-16
Fighting Falcon will join the
Canadian Forces Snowbirds on
August 20th and 21st at the 3rd
annual Waterloo Air Show at
the Region of Waterloo
International Airport.
These acts will be joined by
the
Canadian
Forces
SkyHawks Parachute Team.
The show’s line-up also
includes three acts in an aerial
comedy routing including Kent
Pietsch landing his plane on an
RV, Mike Wiskus the 2002 U.S
National Aerobatic champion,
three planes form the Canadian
Harvard Aircraft Association
in Tillsonburg, a WWII fighter,
a
1960s
Czechoslovakian
military jet trainer, the retired
Canadian
military
T-33
Thunderbird, which is now
housed at the local airport.
This year's ground display
will also be the biggest to date,
with additional aircraft parked
for the weekend allowing
people to see them up close,
speak to the pilots, take photos,
and sometimes climb aboard.
There
will
also
be
educational ground displays, a
kids
amusement
area,
interactive family activities,
performer autographs, food, a
beer garden and more.
Gates open 10am - 5pm. Air
Show runs 1-4pm at the Region
of Waterloo International
Airport, 4881 Fountain Street
North, Breslau.
Admission is $20 for adults
(discounted advanced purchase
prices also available), children
under 10 free, seniors (65+) and
veterans free. Tickets can be
purchased
online
at
www.waterlooairshow.com. $5
off-site parking, with free
shuttle buses to the show. For
more
information
visit
www.waterlooairshow.com or
call 519-465-0780.
Woodside Park
real grass - and it never needs to
be cut. Being able to play on it
in the rain means less cancelled
games and less re-scheduling.
The two fields will be
international FIFA sized, and
will include lighting for night
games.
Ashley DeWitt, the City of
Kitchener’s project manager for
the Woodside Park renovation,
said the fields were approved in
this year’s budget at a cost of
$1.6-million.
DeWitt said Kitchener has
one other artificial turf field,
but it is located inside a
building at Budd Park on
Homer Watson Boulevard.
DeWitt said the city is
improving the lighting at
Woodside Park so the new
lights will shine “more directly
on the field” and will be less
noticable outside the park.
This is another improvement
as Kitchener currently only has
two other outdoor lit fields,
located at Centennial Stadium
and Budd Park.
Hart said synthetic turf
“looks like grass” but has small
rubber pellets down in the
blades of the grass. These
pellets help with drainage and
keeping the field level.
He said synthetic turf is
groomed every month or two
with a “rotating brush on the
back of a tractor” that evens
out the pellets.
In addition to soccer, the
fields can be used for other
outdoor sports, such as field
lacrosse or flag football.
While the fields are currently
just piles of dirt, Hart can
hardly wait for them to be
completed.
“We’re looking forward to
getting on them before the end
of this year,” he said.
...continued from cover
diamond. Both those have been
removed and the property is
being regraded for the new
synthetic turf fields, which
should be in place by
November.
Hart said his organization is
thrilled that the City of
Kitchener has decided to install
its first outdoor synthetic turf
fields this year.
“We’re very much in support
of this. It’s a big thing for us,”
Hart said.
Synthetic turf can be used for
many more hours than natural
grass because the synthetic
grass does not wear down like
2nd Car-Free Sunday event cancelled in Kitchener
BY CARRIE DEBRONE
I
n a 6-3 vote, Kitchener councilors
decided to cancel a second
Square-to-Square Car-free Sunday
event that was supposed to happen
in September after only about 1,500
people came to the first Car-free
Sunday event held July 17.
On July 17, King Street was
closed to traffic from Central
Street in Waterloo to Gaukel
Street in Kitchener. One lane of
the street between Victoria and
Union streets was reserved for
pedestrians and cyclists.
Based on the numbers of
people who came to London,
Ontario’s first car-free event,
organizers had hoped about
10,000 people would attend the
Kitchener event.
Although there was positive
feedback from the participants
and vendors who set up along
the closed section of the street,
the city’s first car-free event had
stiff competition from the
weather as the day was very hot
with high humidity and from
two other popular events
running the same day – the
Ribfest and Craft Beer show in
Victoria Park and the Sunlife
Financial Uptown Waterloo
Jazz Festival.
The event cost the city almost
$11,000, including $5,000 for
policing at traffic barricades.
Councillors will take a second
look at possibly holding it again
and closing a shorter portion of
King Street when they consider
the city’s 2012 budget.
Local candidates set for election
A
s the summer winds down,
politicians are starting to
look at this fall’s provincial
election on Thursday, October 6.
In Kitchener-Centre, Liberal
incumbent John Milloy will be
running
against
Dave
MacDonald
for
the
Conservatives and Cameron
Dearlove
for
the
New
Democratic Party.
In
Kitchener-Conestoga,
Liberal incumbent Leeanna
Pendergast will face Michael
Harris of the Conservatives and
Mark Cairns for the NDP.
In Kitchener-Waterloo, Conservative incumbent Elizabeth
Witmer will run against Liberal
Eric Davis and NDP Isabel
Cisterna.
New Photo ID Card available
P
eople who don’t drive may
now apply for a new photo
identification card.
The new governmentissued ID is available at 21
Service Ontario offices across
the province, including the
1151 Victoria Street, North,
Kitchener location. It will be
available
at
all
ServiceOntario
locations
next year.
It is hoped that the card will
make it easier for the more
than 1.5-million Ontarians aged
16 years and over who do not
have a driver’s licence to open
a bank account, make travel
arrangements or participate in
other activities that require
official ID. It mirrors the same
security features as the driver’s
licence to help prevent fraud
and identity theft.
“We are helping make life
easier for people who do not
have a driver’s licence and
need an official form of
government ID to access
services,” said John Milloy,
MPP Kitchener Centre.
To apply for a photo card
you need to be an Ontario
resident 16 years and over,
and provide original identity
documents with your legal
name, date of birth and
signature. The photo card costs
$35 and is valid for five years.
For more information call 1800-387-3445 or TTY toll-free
1-800-268-7090.
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he City of Kitchener will
T
host its second seminar on
coping with pet loss this
September, after a wellreceived initial workshop in
June.
“It’s an area that we just
really felt there was a need,”
said Lorelei Eckel-Braun,
manager of cemeteries for the
City of Kitchener. When the
idea was first introduced she
said, “there seemed to be quite
a bit of buzz.”
Dianne Bauer, licensed
funeral director and funeral
celebrant,
facilitated
the
workshop. While she had never
dealt directly with pet loss
before, she said it wasn’t very
different from her previous
experiences.
“It’s within the dimension of
human grief and loss and
mourning,” said Bauer.
The workshop took place at
Williamsburg Dedication Centre
and included information about
grief, how to cope with grief and
ideas for honouring pets.
Lorelei Eckel-Braun, manager of
cemeteries for the City of Kitchener
Participants also had the
opportunity to share stories
about their pet, and to take part
in a ceremony, where candles
were lit in memory of the pets.
Eckel-Braun
said
the
ceremony brought forth many
tears.
“When you’re journeying
with grief it’s not always easy,
and sometimes it does involve
tears but sometimes tears can
help,” she said.
Both Eckel-Braun and Bauer
said the feedback from
participants was overwhelmingly
positive. People especially
appreciated the opportunity to
talk about their pets with others,
and the one suggestion they
received is to provide more time
for sharing, said Bauer.The
coming workshop will allott an
extra half hour for that purpose.
Pamela Frey, who lost her
dog Lucy in May, attended the
workshop in June.
“It gave me confirmation that
it’s okay to grieve, and ways to
do that,” said Frey of the
seminar. Adding that she felt "a
sense of community with others
who have lost."
The next seminar will take
place on September 15. Any
questions or to RSVP to the
workshop, please call the
cemeteries office at 519-741-2880.
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Pet grieving seminar set for Sept. 15
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New picnic shelter officially opened at Woodside National Historic Site
BY CARRIE DEBRONE
A
new picnic shelter with
exterior
washrooms
recently completed at Woodside
National Historic Site in
Kitchener is now ready for use.
Described as “one of the
pillars of the local tourism
industry” the Woodside site is
located at 528 Wellington St.
North in Kitchener. The
location houses a fully restored
1890s Victorian-style house and
surrounding garden. The house
is the boyhood home of William
Lyon Mackenzie King who
became Canada’s longestserving Prime Minister.
The grounds around the
home attempt to re-create the
landscape of that period with a
woodland trail system and an
1880’s garden.
“This new facility will help host
a new generation of Canadians,”
Kitchener-Waterloo Member of
Parliament Peter Braid said of
the new picnic shelter and
accessible washrooms.
“Our parks and historical sites
are important for tourism and the
Government officials gathered June 26 to officially cut the ribbon opening the new picnic shelter recently completed
at the Woodside National Historic Site in Kitchener. From left: Parka (Parks Canada's mascot), Kitchener-Conestoga MP
Harold Albrecht, Kitchener Centre MP Stephen Woodworth, Winmar Construction representative Darrin Drake and
Kitchener-Waterloo MP Peter Braid.
local economy,” he said as local
government
representatives
gathered to officially cut the
ribbon and open the new shelter
at a ceremony at Woodside on
July 26.
The $410,000 project, which
began in October 2010, was
funded
through
Canada’s
Economic Action Plan, which
targeted tourism because it is
recognized as a sector of
significant economic opportunity
for Canada.
In 2007, tourism contributed
about $28.6-billion to the
Canadian
economy
and
employed 653,400 Canadians.
The plan has set aside $374million for improvements of
facilities and protection of
Canada’s national parks and
historic sites.
Constructed by Winmar of
Guelph, the new picnic shelter
and washrooms were completed
at the end of February 2011.
“This area is dotted with
underground springs and the
land sits on a bog,” said Winmar
representative Darrin Drake,
explaining that this lead to a
fairly large excavation for the
structure.
The cedar structure with
cedar shake roof also features
sono-tube skylights.
“I used to come here as a kid
so it’s kind of neat that I got to
come and do this project,”
Drake said.
The Woodside National
Historic Site hosts about 19,500
visitors each year, including
many school children.
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COMMUNITY CENTRE Feature
The sixth in a Kitchener Citizen feature series on Kitchener’s community centres
Stanley Park Community Centre
BY CARRIE DEBRONE
M
ore than 20 years ago, the
Stanley Park Community
Centre was just an idea. Situated
at the edge of some of Kitchener’s
well-established neighbourhoods
(Stanley Park and Rosemount)
and close to the fast-growing areas
of Chicopee, Grand River, and
Lackner the centre was opened in
September, 2005.
In a unique partnership
between the city, the Stanley
Park Community Association
(SPCA) and the Waterloo
Catholic District School Board,
the $4.4-million centre was
constructed as an attachment to
St. Daniel Separate School, at
505 Franklin St. N. in Kitchener.
It was the city’s first centre with
a triple gymnasium.
The striking all-glass reception
area/lobby is the centre’s most
prominent exterior architectural
feature, while the interior
The Stanley Park Community Centre opened in 2005.
reception area houses offices for
both the facility administrators
and
the
Stanley
Park
Community Association.
Inside,
there
is
a
childcare/preschool room, dance
classroom with shock absorbent
flooring, and two meeting
rooms. There are also several
public washrooms, kitchenettes
and storage areas as well as the
large gym, which has a large
kitchen and adjacent bar area
Many children enjoy the summer programs run at the community centre. Proud
to show off the craft they made in one of the centre's 3 to 5-year-old summer
programs are: from left, Haiden Wagner, Taylor Weber, Katelynne Cherrey and
Ethan Linlofer.
with sliding window that opens
to an outdoor patio.
Discussion about the need for
a community centre began many
years before as the voluteer-run
SPCA struggled to provide
fitness and general interest
programs for the local fastgrowing population by using
limited space at Lyle Hallman
Pool and area schools.
The community association
now offers a wide array of over
45 different types of programs
each session and serves more
than 13 per cent of the city’s
population. Its programs for
children, adults and seniors and
have made the centre one of the
most-used in Kitchener.
In 2010, there were more than
33,000 visits to the centre for
programs and about 10,500
visits for rentals or private
functions such as large group
meetings or weddings.
The centre primarily serves
residents from the surrounding
residential neighbourhoods of
Rosemount, Heritage Park,
Lackner,
Stanley
Park,
Idlewood, and Grand River
North and South.
“It’s really been a wonderful
partnership with the Catholic
Stanley Park Community Centre staff are busy running well-attended summer programs at the centre. From left: front,
Adrienne South, District Facilitator Abbie Grafstein, back, Jessica McQuiggin, Jane LaPierre, Rob Bruce, Wynne Ollerenshaw,
Emily Hawthorne.
School Board. The school is
able to have a large gym
available for special programs
and events and we are able to
use the gym for community
programs,” District Facilitator
Abbie Grafstein said of the
unique centre.
“We serve all ages from
mom’s with babies to seniors.
Everyone is welcome to come
here,” Grafstein said.
“It really feels like the hub of
the community where people
can come to make connections
and meet and greet,” Grafstein
said of the centre, adding that,
as in all parts of Waterloo
Region, the local population it
serves has become increasingly
diverse.
The centre also provides
space for the YMCA to run a
weekly “Conversation Circle”
where people new to Canada
come to practice speaking
English. Project Read also
operates a program at the centre
and from time to time hosts
Child Health Fairs and flu
clinics, which are put on by the
Waterloo Region Health Unit.
The centre also displays
community information on its
numerous bulletin boards, hosts
an annual art show exhibiting
drawings by Sunnyside School
students, operates a book
lending library and provides two
public access computers.
SPCA
President
Sue
Reinhart, who served as
program chair for four years
before becoming president, said
she has enjoyed volunteering
with the association.
“I’ve made some lovely
friendships
through
volunteering here. It’s a great
way to meet new people of
different ages and different
cultures. I feel passionate that so
much hard work is done by
these volunteers,” she said.
“We are always looking for
new ideas for programs and we
welcome all suggestions,” she
said.
Currently the fall line up of
programs includes a variety of
children’s preschool programs
that include making a craft,
story time and fitness.
For youth aged 3 – 12, there is
gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics
for girls, ballet, jazz, Irish and
hip hop dance classes, dodge
ball, floor hockey, soccer,
basketball, karate and Tai Kwan
Do, cartooning, multi-media
classes and cooking classes.
Guitar
and
songwriting
classes are offered for older
teens as well as co-ed volleyball,
which is new this year.
Adult programs include
cooking, volleyball, guitar,
basketball, dodge ball, country
line dancing, Spanish lessons
and workshops on flower
arranging
and
preparing
appetizers as well as a variety of
fitness classes such as Zumba,
Pilates, Yoga and senior fitness
classes.
The SPCA is also planning a
Halloween Fun and Movie
Night on Friday, October 28
from 6 – 9pm. Cost is $1 per
person with all proceeds going
to the local food bank. Adults
must accompany children. To
register call the centre at 519741-2504 or stop by the centre’s
front desk.
Reinhart said the summer is
likely the busiest time for the
SPCA as its volunteer board
lines up fall programs, hires
instructors,
arranges
for
instructor orientations, and
prepares a newsletter listing its
programs and schedules.
This summer has been busier
than usual with SPCA board
members also reviewing the
association’s bylaws looking to
formally include some local
neighbourhoods in its service
area and to reduce its number of
board members from 22 to 10.
Anyone
interested
in
becoming a board member with
the Stanley Park Community
Association
can
visit
www.stanleyparkcommunityass
ociation.webs.com or call the
centre at 519-741-2504.
The centre is open
from 9am – 9pm
Monday to Friday and
Saturday mornings for
programs. Registration
for fall programs will
be held Thursday,
September 8 from 7 to
8pm at the centre.
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11
2011 Freedom Ride to end MS to be held Aug. 27
BY CARRIE DEBRONE
S
tarted last year by John
Emrich and his wife Rose,
who has had multiple sclerosis
for ten years, organizers of this
year’s Freedom Ride to End
MS are gearing up with a goal
of raising $60,000 for the local
chapter of the MS Society of
Canada.
This year’s ride is presented
by Freedom 55 Financial.
“We are proud to be the lead
sponsor of this event, “ said
Freedom 55 Regional Director
John Cleminson.
“This is an excellent
organization to partner with.
We want to give back to the
communities where we live and
work,” he said.
During the ride launch
August 11 at Bingemans, 29year-old Alexander MacNabb
said he was “confused and
terrified” by the symptoms of
vision loss and a numb feeling
in his hands that became so
overpowering that he could not
continue studying to be an
electrician. He had moved to
Kitchener in 2003 from Chalk
River to attend Conestoga
College, and he said he felt
alone as he struggled to find the
cause of the first symptoms of
the disease.
At first he dismissed them.
He stopped smoking, thinking
that was the cause. Then he
went to an eye doctor thinking
he needed glasses. After many
tests, he was eventually
diagnosed with MS at the age
of 27.
Not knowing where to turn
he found the local chapter of
the Multiple Sclerosis Society
of Canada – an organization he
described as his “saviour.”
“They gave me so much
support. I want to express my
heartfelt thanks. Three cheers
for the MS Society of Waterloo
Region,” MacNabb said.
“I sat down with the client
services coordinator and we
planned strategies to help me
deal with the stress and anxiety,
how to talk about the disease
with other people, and they
gave me lots of unbiased
information about it. I tried to
find things on the internet
myself, but if was very hard,”
said MacNabb.
But
more
than
that,
MacNabb said the local MS
office, at 35 Belmont Ave. West
in Kitchener is a “central hub”
that has helped connect him to
others struggling with the
disease, especially those he has
met through the MS Society’s
men’s backyard barbecue.
Currently, the local MS
chapter has about 400 members.
Chair of the MS Board,
Sharon Giles, said she is grateful
for the support of participants in
last year’s fundraiser.
“There’s such a generosity of
spirit in this community and
I’m grateful to live here. Their
gifts help to make the lives of
people with MS and their
families a little easier,” she said.
Kitchener Mayor Carl Zehr,
whose wife’s father and brother
both had MS, said he has seen
the devastating affects of this
disease first hand.
“It’s a health issue we have to
deal with as a community. I
think there is a sense of caring
in this community and I’m
always really pleased to see the
amount of support.
It’s
heartwarming to see the
number of people who want to
help their neighbours,” Zehr
said of the event.
Last year, 125 motorcycle
riders participated raising over
$44,000. All proceeds from the
event go to the local chapter to
pay for equipment including
stair chairs, power wheel chairs,
scooters and bed lifts as well as
to provide therapy programs
and services for local people
with MS.
In recent months, a new, but
untested treatment for multiple
sclerosis has become a national
controversy. The treatment,
based on the belief that the
disease is caused by poor
circulation or Chronic Cerebral
Spinal Venus Insufficiency
(CCSVI), was recently approved
by the government for clinical
trials to determine if opening
veins to increase circulation can
help MS patients. Before it was
approved for clinical trials, many
people with MS jumped at the
chance to try the treatment, some
travelling to other countries to
have the controversial surgery
performed.
Emrich, who’s wife Rose had
the treatment done last April in
Germany, said unfortunately it
appears not to have worked for
her.
“People want to hear the
good news stuff and the media
jumps on people who seem to
Organizers for the 2011 Freedom Ride to End MS to be held August 27 hope to raise $60,000 for the
local MS Chapter. From left: front, co-chai John Emrich, Peter Diebel, Rosalyn Horne, back Kevin Mills,
Susan St.John, and co-chair Michael Brewitt
be helped by the treatment but
there are a lot more people
who it doesn’t work for that
you don’t hear about, but those
stories don’t sell newspapers,”
Emrich said.
Emrich also said the publicity
around the new treatment hurt
the local MS Society.
“We were perceived as the
bad guys because we wouldn’t
get behind the CCSVI
treatment. But it’s not a proven
treatment and it hadn’t been
tested so we couldn’t promote
it,” he said.
MS is one of the most
common diseases of the central
nervous system. It is not known
what causes it but it is believed
to be an autoimmune disease,
in which the body turns against
itself by mistaking normal cells
for intruders. Symptoms vary
widely but include blurred
vision, weak limbs, tingling
sensations, unsteadiness and
fatigue. For some people, MS is
characterized by periods of
relapse and remission while for
others it has a progressive
pattern. For everyone it can
make life unpredictable. Over
time, with repeated attacks
damage accumulates, leading
to permanent nerve damage
and loss of neurological
function.
* * *
This year’s ride will be held
August 27. Beginning at
Bingemans at 8am, riders will
leave at 9:15am travelling a
150km scenic route along
portions of the Grand River
through several local towns,
across the river and past a
number of historical sites. For
more information, to donate or
to register as a participant visit
www.FreedomRideToEndMS.com
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Kitchener councillor Vrbanovic starts term as FCM president with visit to Haiti
BY CARRIE DEBRONE
K
itchener councilor Berry
Vrbanovic knows that no one
organization could ever solve all
the challenges facing Haiti, but he
also knows that as the newly
elected president of the Federation
of Canadian Municipalities (FCM)
he and the FCM must try to help.
The FCM has about 2,000
municipal
members
across
Canada and provides a united
voice to negotiate with the federal
government on behalf of local
governments.
Haiti, the small Caribbean
country of about 11,000-square
miles that occupies the western
portion of the island of
Hispaniola that it shares with the
Dominican
Republic,
is
The Jean Marie Vincent camp is located
on a former Haitian air force airfield
which is a partially contaminated site
that is strewn with aircraft wreckage some of which has been converted into
temporary shelters.
continuing to deal with the
devastating aftermath of the
January 2010 earthquake, which
destroyed much of the country’s
infrastructure.
In one of his first official visits
as FCM president, Vrbanovic
visited Haiti July 9 to 14 on a
political mission with three goals:
to launch FCM projects, to sign
formal partnership agreements to
work in the Les Palmes region
and to visit the FMC’s various
field offices and the projects
underway, and to meet with
national organizers and Haiti’s
minister of the Interior about
plans for reconstruction.
While there, Vrbanovic visited
two of the more than 1,000 camps
set up for displaced people in
Port-au-Prince.
The first, with over 50,000
people living there, was located
on a former military base.
“It was basically a shanty town
with make shift shelters made of
scrap metal and some people
living in old aircraft parts. It was
scattered with contaminated soil.
It was frustrating and sad to see
the poor conditions they were
living in. You could see the
sadness in their eyes,” he said.
The second camp, however,
offered its residents newly
constructed, well-built permanent
shelters built with FMC funds.
“There was such a huge
difference in the attitude of the
people in these shelters. They
were equally as poor as those in
the first camp that we saw, but
giving them a good home gave
them hope and a positive attitude.
I was on an emotional
Unfortunately, we
couldn’t fit everyone
in the picture.
FCM President Berry Vrbanovic, UMQ President Eric Forest and Montreal Mayor
Gerald Tremblay being toured through the Jean Marie Vincent Camp by UN
MINUSTAH Police members form Canada.
rollercoaster. In the morning I
was faced with sadness and
hopelessness
and
in
the
afternoon the outlook was much
more positive and there was
hope. It was such a rewarding
and interesting experience,”
Vrbanovic said.
The FCM is also helping with
park rehabilitation, building
athletic fields, constructing a bus
terminal, vendor huts and a new
municipal office and buildings in
Haiti.
Funding capital projects in
disaster-stricken areas of the
world is just part of the FCM’s
outreach work.
It has also worked to develop
the skills of government officials
in about 30 countries in the 25
years.
To build the capacity of foreign
countries, the FCM attempts to
take
Canadian
municipal
expertise and teach government
representatives
in
foreign
countries to develop their project
management and communication
skills by showing them some of
the successes Canada has had
with its projects. It is hoped that
The scantily assembled temporary
shelters cover this former airforce
base as far as the eye can see.
the skills the FCM representatives
pass on will help the foreign
country move their own projects
forward.
During his year as president
and
the
FCM’s
principal
spokesperson, Vrbanovic will also
be working to administer the
organization’s $550-million Green
Municipal Fund began during the
Chretien era. The FCM has
approved funding from the fund
to 70 green projects across
Canada this year.
He will also be trying to raise
awareness of municipal issues
such as low voter turnout during
elections and lobbying the federal
government on behalf of
municipalities to address the lack
of funding for municipal
infrastructure and to develop a
plan for after the current funding
ends in 2014.
In the fall the FCM will begin
consultations with police and
public safety organizations across
Canada to discuss how the current
policing model needs to change
for the future.
Vrbanovic will also be working
on an immigration report that will
look at the impact of immigration
in local communities and what is
needed in the future to fund
community programs for new
immigrants.
Vrbanovic considers the single
greatest achievement of FCM to
be its negotiation with the Martin
Liberal government, which
resulted
in
the
federal
government’s transfer of the GST
and gas tax.
“That’s fundamentally changed
the
relationship
between
municipalities and the federal
government. It showed there is a
role for the federal government to
play in municipalities,” he said.
Vrbanovic treasurers his work
with the FCM.
“You can see how much your
efforts are appreciated when you
are in countries that need help. It
also reminds us how to think
creatively when we come back to
Canada. Solutions don’t always
need money. When you see how
other people think and how hard
they have to work to make things
happen, it challenges your
thinking when you come home,”
he said.
“It’s great to be able to take
what you do here locally and
apply
it
nationally
and
internationally. We do some
things really well here in
Kitchener. The FCM allows you
to see the big picture,” he said.
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At the official ribbon cutting to open McLennan Park, from left: Riley Roach, Regional Councillor Tom Galloway, MPP Leeanna Pendergast,
MP Harold Albrecht, Kitchener City Councillor Kelly Galloway and Sahara Ali.
McLENNAN PARK
Old landfill becomes Kitchener’s gem
BY HELEN HALL
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he Galloway family has had a
long
association
with
McLennan Park.
Regional Councillor Tom
Galloway has lived on nearby
Radcliffe Drive for 34 years.
“From the top of the toboggan
hill you can see my house,” he
said as he brought greetings from
the Region of Waterloo at the
grand opening of the Ottawa
Street South park on August 13.
The park cost $6-million to
complete.
The Galloways tobogganed
down the hill as children, and two
of them, Michael and Kelly, went
on to become city councillors in
the neighbourhood. Kelly is
currently the councillor for Ward
5 and chair of the city’s
Community and Infrastructure
Services Committee. Paul Singh is
the councillor in Ward 6 where
the park sits.
Tom said that, over the years,
there have been a number of
proposals for the former landfill,
including a nine-hole golf course
and a snow tube park. He said he
is pleased that it became a public
park open to everyone.
“This site is for the people of
the community,” he said. “It is a
gem to be developed just as it has
been.”
There is something for
everyone at the park.
Named after former Kitchener
mayor Sid McLennan, the site sat
empty for many years.
Plans for a public park
including a toboggan hill, walking
trails, leash-free dog park,
children’s playground, skateboard
park, bike park, a picnic shelter, a
children’s splash pad and
basketball and beach volleyball
courts came together and were
completed in two phases.
Kitchener paid $3-million to
complete phase one, which
includes the toboggan hill, bike
park and dog park.
Construction of the second
phase happened more quickly
than expected thanks to grants of
$1-million from both the federal
and provincial governments. The
City of Kitchener’s cost for phase
two was $1-million.
The site also has parking and
washroom facilities. In front of
the washrooms there is a new
piece of public art called
“Moments” by Gerry Houghton.
It is a 5-metre tall aluminum
sculpture of four figures - a cyclist,
a skateboarder, a walker, and an
ice skater - to celebrate the spirit
of recreation at McLennan Park.
The site was a landfill until
1976, when it was closed by the
Region of Waterloo. The region
has leased the site to the City of
Kitchener for 49 years for a
dollar.
There are two entrances to the
park, one off Ottawa Street South
and one off Block Line Road.
The weather was good and lots of people came to the Grand Opening
celebrations at McLennan Park on August 13. There are lots of activities for kids
at the park including a playground, bike park, skateboard park, beach volleyball
and basketball courts.
Hailey loves
full-day kindergarten.
Two year old Maya Santos was working
on the sand digger in the playground.
Almost as much as her
parents do.
NORTH AMERICA’S FIRST FULL-DAY KINDERGARTEN
SAVES PARENTS UP TO $6500 IN CHILD CARE.
Source: Ministry of Education, 2011.
McLennan Park is also home to
Kitchener’s newest public art called
“Moments.”
The Water Wagon even provided
drinks fordog park users like Boomer.
Ethan Luelo, left, took on his dad
Mike at the basketball shoot.
John Milloy, MPP
Community SPORTS
HERITAGE GREENS HOSTS NATIONAL BLIND LAWN BOWLING CHAMPIONSHIP
SUPER BOWL
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the National Lawn Bowling
Championship of the Blind
Bowls Association of Canada
hosted by Heritage Greens
Lawn Bowling Club in
Kitchener July 25 to 30.
While most of the sighted
world wonders at how the sport
is accomplished by blind
people, Heritage Greens Club
members and blind bowlers
Vivian Berkeley, Norm Green
and Carrie Speers have been
quietly honing their skills,
developing their reputation as
solid competitors and, in the
wake of their victories, bringing
recognition and publicity to the
local club.
Based on their individual
vision loss, blind bowlers
compete in four divisions –
Norm Green (throwing the bowl), a member of Kitchener’s Heritage Greens
Lawn Bowling Club won a gold medal in the Men’s B2 division at the National
Lawn Bowling Championship of the Blind Bowls Association of Canada hosted
by the local club July 25 to 30.
from B1, the division for totally
blind competitors, to B4, the
division for those with partial
vision loss. Those with a large
amount of vision loss, or who
are totally blind, usually have
coaches who help direct their
bowls by standing behind them
and giving verbal instructions.
These dedicated coaches play
a significant role in the lives of
the blind competitors becoming
their mentor, friends and
support system especially when
they compete at international
events.
Some bowlers with partial
vision loss also play against
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Completely blind since 1988,
Berkeley who is also the
president of the Blind Bowls
Association of Canada took the
gold medal in the Ladies’ B1
division at the 2011 nationals in
Kitchener.
In May, Berkeley and her
coach Jean McCon, returned
from the International Blind
Bowls for All Disabilities
competition in South Africa
with a silver medal. Berkeley
has participated in 15 world
and international competitions
wining many medals including
a gold medal at the worlds in
Australia in 2002, silver in
Atlanta in 1996, and a bronze at
the Commonwealth Games in
England in 2002.
Green, took gold in the
men’s’ B2 division, and Speers
won the bronze in the Ladies’
B2 division.
“It’s taken us a very long time
to get recognized, but I do feel
that I have had a part in
bringing recognition to the club
and to the sport of blind
bowling. I help to take care of
things at the club and I’m very
involved in fundraising for
international competitions,”
Berkeley said.
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Greens
Lawn
Bowling Club president Truitje
Wagner agrees the club’s blind
bowlers
have
played
a
significant role in raising the
profile of club.
Ironically, she says, “We have
become more visible because of
them.”
“We’ve always had a group of
very active and very competitive
blind bowlers here who are
involved
in
international
competition and that does
attract attention to our club,”
Wagner said.
“Our mission is that we offer
bowling to people of all
abilities and all levels. Heritage
Greens has embraced that
mission,” she said, adding that
a group of more than 30 club
members with a variety of
mental and physical challenges
plays every week at the club
and
many
competently
challenge other club bowlers.
During the first years that she
attempted the sport and while
she was a member of another
club, Berkeley said she would
frequently hear comments from
people who did not accept
blind bowlers.
“They’d say, Why don’t you
bowl with your own kind?” she
said, adding that attitudes are
generally very different these
days.
“This year I think we really
made our mark, especially with
hosting the nationals here.
Quite frankly it’s hard to ignore
us – we’re bringing home
medals,” Berkeley said.
Results of the
National B.B.A.C.
competition
are as follows:
B1 LADIES
Vivian Berkeley,
Ontario – Gold
Helen Kilgore,
Alberta – Silver
B2 LADIES
Heather Hannett,
Alberta – Gold
Shirley Cole,
British Columbia – Silver
Carrie Speers,
Ontario – Bronze
B4 LADIES
Nel DeBruyn,
Ontario – Gold
B1 MEN
Randy Fred,
British Columbia – Gold
Binh Vo,
Manitoba – Silver
Richard Lee,
Quebec – Bronze
B2 MEN
Norm Green,
Ontario – Gold
Robert Smith,
Alberta – Silver
B3 MEN
Al Hanet,
British Columbia – Gold
B4 MEN
Robert White,
New Brunswick – Gold
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Fall Registration
Thurs. September 8
7:00pm – 8:00pm
Late Registration
Fri. September 9
9:30am – 10:30am
1:30pm – 2:30pm
2011 Grand River Bass Derby 1st place winner is Chris Prince who won $2,000 for his 19 7/8” smallmouth bass. The July 9 and 10
derby, which drew hundreds of local fishing enthusiasts, was presented by the Optimist Cub of Stanley Park and Natural Sports.
Photo by Gord Dearborn
TO ADVERTISE CALL 519-578-8228
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Time: Tuesday Sept 20 at 7:00 PM
Location: Stanley Park Community Centre
www.stanleyparkcommunityassociation.webs.com
The Kitchener Klassics won a silver medal at the PWSA (Provincial Women's Softball Association) Ontario Bantam II Softball
Championships held August 6 and 7 in Kanata. Rachel Schultz was named best pitcher and Kimber Anderson was named
the best batter in the tournament. The team will represent Ontario and the City of Kitchener at the coming 2011 Eastern
Canadian Championships in Montreal, Quebec on August 24-28. The Kitchener Klassics has had a very successful season
capturing three Gold, a Silver and two Bronze Medals in tournament play as well as finishing in second place overall in the
Grand Valley Ladies’ Softball League standings. From left: front, Shae Reaman, Rachel Schultz, Mackenzie Ainlay, Claire
Guistini, Becca Bouchey, middle, Larisa Dufresne, Brittany Bender, Lesley Ogilvie, Cassidy Wettlaufer, Samantha Fraser, Alex
Podhornik, Kim Anderson, back, Carole Ann Ogilvie, Tom Schultz, Amanda Robinson, Kristen VandenNeucker, Steve Bouchey,
and Steve Robinson.
CASH OR CHEQUE ONLY
BILLS OF $50 OR $100 ARE NO LONGER ACCEPTED
Be sure to register by noon on September 15
or your program may be cancelled
Dodgeball Instructor
Must be 18+
Working with youth 11-15
Wednesdays: 7:30-8:25 pm
Sept 21, 8wks
Adult Dodgeball
Instructor
Must be 18+
Overseeing Adult Dodgeball
Tuesdays: 8-8:55pm
Sept 20, 8wks
Guitar Assistant
Must be 16+
Working with youth
10-14yrs
Thursdays:
4:30-5:55 pm
Sept 22, 10wks
Adult Basketball
Instructor
Must be 18+
Overseeing Adult
Basketball
Mondays:
7:30-8:55pm
Sept 19, 8wks
We are always looking for assistance – have
a few hours to spare? We’d love to have you
volunteers. To inquire go to the front desk
at the SPCA for more information.
ONE DAY PROGRAMS
Falling Leaves: Come out and have a colourful
afternoon. Children will make crafts centered around
leaves and share in a crunchy snack.
Thursday September 29 Ages: 2½ – 5½
Time: 3:45-4:45 Cost: $10 / child
505 Franklin St. N. Kitchener
519-741-2504
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Community SPOTLIGHT
LEARNING EMPATHY FIRST-HAND
50 local students touched by RIM
Build a Village project experience
BY CARRIE DEBRONE
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itchener Waterloo’s empathy
meter has clicked up a few
notches after 50 local young
people returned from three-week
trips to either India or Kenya
that changed their lives.
They were part of the Research
In Motion (RIM) Build a Village
project, which was run in
partnership with the Free The
Children international charity.
The students travelled to
impoverished areas of the two
countries to help with the
construction of clean water
projects and the building of
schools.
From July 15 to August 6, 25
local students visited India’s
Rajasthan province area, while
the other 25 went to Kenya in
Africa. All of the students were
supplied with a free RIM
Playbook to document their trip.
Most of the award winners are
local high school students who
were chosen to go after
submitting an essay and either a
piece of art or poem about what
they hoped to gain from the
experience.
Nadine Thibeh, a 16-year-old
student at Eastwood Collegiate,
was chosen after she submitted a
poem she wrote about high
school life and having empathy
for others by putting yourself in
someone else’s shoes.
It was her first trip to India.
“I came home a lot more
grateful for what I have,” said
Thibeh.
“One day we spent just learning
about how people in the village
live everyday and we helped them
carry water, saw them milking
goats and making bread.”
Local student Nicolas Mask (left) an Indian child and student Nadine Thibeh stand
in front of a village house using Nicolas’s Playbook to show pictures to the boy.
The students also played badminton with the local children on their last day in
the community.
Students Nadine Thibeh and Haley Barrtlett dig sand into metal bowls used for
mixing concrete as members of the Indian community look on. The sand was
located in front of the school that students helped to construct during their threeweek visit as part of the Research In Motion’s Build a Village project.
The students also helped to dig
sand into bowls that were used to
mix concrete to build a
community school.
“The
whole
experience
changes your mind-set. I have
become less wasteful and now I
don’t waste water,” Thibeh said.
The students also had time for
some limited site-seeing visiting
Delhi, a palace in an adjoining
state, historical landmarks, and
several Hindu and Jain temples.
“The
architecture
was
amazing,” she said.
“It was an educational,
spiritual, emotional and lifechanging experience that I will
never forget. I would definitely
like to go back some day,” she
said, adding that the poor health
of many of the children there
who have tapeworms and are
exposed to tuberculosis is
something she wants to make
people here aware of.
Over the next few months, the
students
will
be
making
presentations about their trip to
their peers at their high schools
and at local Rotary Club
meetings. Thibeh said she will
focus her presentations on the
lack of health care for children in
India.
“People can learn empathy for
others by reading about it, but to
actually go somewhere and
experience the way that others
live and see the poverty is
learning empathy at its greatest
level. It gives you insight on how
to understand people better,” she
said.
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Notes from CITY HALL – WARD UPDATES
Heights Public School to educate
students how to safely cross at a
roundabout. A letter and the
Region’s education pamphlet will be
distributed to the students. Staff will
also be at the roundabout on school
registration days and the first day of
school to assist with safe and proper
Huron Roundabout
pedestrian crossing. Please continue
I understand the resident to give me your feedback on this
concerns raised about the safety of roundabout location.
students crossing at the new
roundabout being constructed this Chat with Yvonne
summer at Huron Rd and Fischer
Meet with me at the Doon
Hallman Rd. You will be pleased to Pioneer Park Community Centre
know the city is working with Huron on Tuesday, September 6 from 7-
9pm to chat about any Ward 4 or
city wide matters you may have. I
am hoping this is a convenient
evening to meet, as many of you
will be registering for programs at
the community centre. I look
forward to seeing you there.
Debt and Fiscal Restraint
This is a topic that has received
considerable media and public
attention for the last few weeks due
to the current financial position of
our neighbours in the United States.
This is also a problem facing many
European countries as well as our
own country and Province.
Unfortunately, this is also of
concern to the City of Kitchener
and its taxpayers.
About 25 years ago, the City of
Kitchener adopted a policy of
paying cash for long term projects
instead of borrowing. This was a
policy that I introduced and was
fully supported by council at that
time. We were able to maintain this
policy for many years, mostly by
limiting our borrowing to small
amounts which maintained our high
credit rating. As an example, when
the current city hall was built in
1993, costing about $70 million, we
were able to pay off the small debt
we incurred in three years.
During the past ten years, times
and practices have changed
considerably. By the end of 2011 the
city will have an outstanding debt of
almost $100 million. Of this amount,
about $24 million was incurred to
finance regular capital projects,
about $16 million went to
enterprises (such as parking
structures), and the remaining $58
million relates to the Economic
Development Investment Fund. In
2012, the debt outstanding will
exceed the $100 million mark, and
by 2014 approximately 12% of
every tax dollar raised will be used
to pay for our outstanding debt.
During the peak in 2011-2013, the
per household share of this debt will
exceed $1,100. The impact of the
new LRT system has not been
included in these figures.
Of additional concern is the fact
that during this period of time
reserve funds have dwindled. For
every dollar of debt outstanding a
financially prudent organization
should have a dollar in reserve
funds. By 2012 conditions will be
such that for every dollar of debt
outstanding we will only have
reserves of $0.10. In my opinion, we
do indeed need to revert to our
former practices so that we can live
within our means.
Please do not hesitate to
the corner from the library, the
Waterloo Regional Consolidated
Courthouse at Frederick and
Weber St E, is now going up quickly
and looking good. If you haven’t
been downtown for a while, its time
for a visit.
August 27 from 10-11am, and
September 3, from 11am to noon
are the next time slots. After the
3rd, I begin the one hour cycle
again starting at 7am. I look
forward to meeting you.
Current Developments in Ward 10
Downtown Kitchener continues
to attract exciting new retail shops,
businesses and restaurants. If you
haven’t been downtown for a
while, you haven’t seen the
exciting and new developments
taking place in Ward 10 alone. The
Breithaupt Block, an innovative
approach to office space, is well
underway with its renovations and
expected to open by the end of this
year. I was also recently updated
on the extension of the GO service
to Kitchener which is still on target
for late this year.
For you main branch library
users, you will be happy to know
the Civic District Parking Garage is
nearing the completion of its first
phase of construction. I want to
thank you for your patience as this
project and the library expansion
move forward. And, just around
Economic Update
Understanding the current state
of the economy, from a local
perspective,
and
conditions
worldwide, is critical for every level
of government. It's important, both
as a measurement tool and as part
of the decision making process.
Economically, Kitchener is doing
quite well, brilliantly in fact. You
may have read recently that,
according to CIBC World Markets,
the Kitchener area was ranked
second among all Canadian
economies in 2011. Bested only by
Toronto, economic indicators such
as employment, bankruptcy, and
housing all put us ahead of cities like
Montreal, Calgary and Vancouver.
This is no small feat, especially
considering the Canadian economy
has outperformed all of its G7
counterparts in recent years.
Still, it's not all sunshine going
forward. Research in Motion’s
recent troubles and consequent
layoffs are an indicator of that at the
local level. On a bigger scale, our
federal government is planning to
move towards reduced spending.
We must remember to be wary of
external influences when planning
locally, but recent indicators tell us
Kitchener's economy is doing quite
well comparatively.
fire and community volunteers without
whom the COPS youth mentoring
program would not be able to have just
finished its 14th summer of existence.
It’s hard to believe that in a few short
weeks, summer 2011 will be over and
our schools will once again come to life
with a new school year for all our
children. As the start of the school year
rolls around, I’d like to remind everyone
to pay extra attention in school zones by
slowing down and ensuring that our
little ones can make it to and from
school safely.
COPS PROGRAM SUMMER 2011
So far the 2011 Summer COPS youth
mentoring program at the CentrevilleChicopee Community Centre has been
a tremendous success with a number of
days of great community activities
including a neighbourhood clean-up, a
Bingeman’s SplashWorks Day and a
day at the Waterloo Region police & fire
training facility in July. Yesterday, the
children participated in a day of
summertime activities at the Chicopee
Ski & Summer Resort and at the end of
August, the participants and mentors
will be heading to a camp for three days
and two nights of end-of-summer fun!
Thank you to all of our sponsors who
make this possible, and most
importantly, thank you to all the police,
Thank You!
It is wonderful to see many of you
out enjoying the splash pad at the
Doon Pioneer Park Community
Centre. My thanks to the volunteers
who have kept this site functioning
so well for public use.
Also, a big thank you to our
Kitchener Market Chats
It has been great to have the
opportunity to chat with so many
Ward 10 residents at the Kitchener
Market. I am downstairs for an
hour near the flower vendor each
Saturday, and rotate the time
forward one hour each week:
citizens for your patience during
the very wet late spring and early
summer when our city crews could
not get into some parks to mow
and trim, as they were too wet for
the machinery.
When we are notified of smog
days, I would like to thank you in
advance for not idling your cars,
cutting your lawns, or using small
diesel engines that contribute
dramatically to the already poor air
quality on these days. Your
neighbours will appreciate your
consideration.
Councillor Yvonne Fernandes
Ward 4
City Hall: 519-741-2779
Home Office: 519-895-1569
[email protected]
contact me at your convenience
should you require my assistance
with any matters affecting you
and the city. Also, I do appreciate
receiving your comments and
concerns regarding issues under
consideration by city council.
Your opinion is important! Thank
you for your help in the past!!
Councillor John A. Gazzola
Ward 3
519-741-2790 (City Hall);
519-744-0807 (Home);
519-498-2389 (Cell)
519-741- 2385 (TTY);
[email protected]
Kitchener transportation planning
staff on Thursday, September 22 at
7pm in the school library.
I am always interested in hearing
from you about your concerns, but
also your exciting ideas to make our
community better. Please call me at
Sheppard Public School
home 519-576-3501, at City Hall
The safety of two student 519-741-2786, or email me at
crossing locations has come to my [email protected].
attention
through
feedback
received from some parents. In Councillor Dan Glenn-Graham
response, I invite any concerned Ward 10
parents of Sheppard Public School City Hall: 519-741-2786
students to a public meeting with [email protected]
me, the school principal, and City of
neighbourhood charity, I'd like to
end with an impressive initiative
underway in the northern most
part of our ward. The new
community of Bridgeport-North
is struggling with the lack of
playground equipment in River
Ridge Park. As the city faces
budget constraints, and a
significant deficit, a group of
concerned residents have taken it
upon themselves to fundraise the
required $40,000 to upgrade the
park so children in the area no
River Ridge Playground
From global scale economics to longer need to wait in line to use
NEW WINTER RINK
I know that winter rinks are the last
thing we want to think about as summer
begins to wind down but after a great
community effort last year by the
neighbourhood around Pope John Paul
II school, the City is planning to install
the facilities for a permanent,
neighbourhood run winter rink in
Country Clair Park, behind Pope John
Paul II school. Thanks to all the
volunteers at this rink and so many other
winter rinks throughout the ward and the
city that help make them happen.
Kitchener in Bloom
Congratulations to all of the
Kitchener in Bloom nominees! A
celebration of all nominees will be
held on September 15. Complete
information about the program is
available at www.kitchener.ca/
bloom.
Working with the volunteer group who
led the initiative last summer, a meeting
to plan the new set-up will take place
later this month and installation of the
facilities will take place throughout the
Fall. If you are interested in helping out,
stay tuned for future updates, as I am
sure the neighbourhood committees
would always welcome more
volunteers!
GRAND RIVER BOULEVARD
SLOPE STABILIZATION PROJECT
Later this summer/early Fall, work
will begin on a project that has been
waiting over 10 years – namely the
slope stabilization behind a section of
Grand River Boulevard. Over the years,
a variety of factors have caused the
the park equipment. Fundraising
has just begun and the residents’
committee has partnered with the
city, allowing anyone who donates
$10 or more to receive a tax
receipt. If you're interested in
donating, you can contact me for
details or visit www.group
spaces.com/ RiverRidge.
Councillor Scott Davey
Ward 1
519.489.9056
[email protected]
www.scottdavey.info
slope to become de-stabilized, and after
a variety of engineering studies and
EA’s, the work is now slated to be
completed. The work will also help
improve a well used section of
community trail along this stretch of the
slope. A meeting with the affected
homeowners has recently taken place,
and work will begin in the weeks ahead.
I will provide updates from time to time.
Councillor Berry Vrbanovic
Ward 2
President for the Federation of
Canadian Municipalities
519-741-2243 (office)
519-896-7300 (residence)
[email protected]
In GoodTaste
SIMPLE RECIPES FOR A BUSY LIFE STYLE
Ketchup has, in recent years, been
reaching toward the status of a gourmet
condiment, and many specialty food
stores now carry various versions of the
popular staple.
While I have made many kinds of tomato
ketchup, I have found this one to be the
easiest. But it does not sacrifice flavour for
speed and ease. It also adapts well to
innovation, and flavours may be altered and
others introduced. Experiment!
This recipe is old, and originated in the
southern U. S.
TOMATO KETCHUP
4 quarts fresh, ripe tomatoes
2 cups vinegar
3 cups sugar
2 tablespoons salt
1 teaspoon cayenne powder, or more to
taste
2 tablespoons mixed pickling spices, in a
cheesecloth bag
1tablespoon dry mustard
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
Coarsely chop the tomatoes (no need to
peel), and combine with the remaining
ingredients in a large canning kettle. Bring
slowly to a boil, and boil gently, stirring once
in awhile, for an hour or more.
Remove spice bag and discard.
Force mixture through a sieve, extracting
as much liquid as possible. Discard the solids.
Moisten 3 tablespoons cornstarch with
enough vinegar to make a smooth paste;
place the ketchup back on the heat, and add
the cornstarch mixture slowly to the ketchup,
while stirring.
Bring slowly to a boil, and while stirring,
boil for about ten minutes, or until the
ketchup is thickened and smooth.
Bottle in hot, sterilized canning jars, and
seal immediately.
Aubergines en Gigot comes from the
Catalan area of France. Use very young
eggplant, with thin skin, and do not remove
the stem. An earthenware casserole is best.
ROASTED EGGPLANT
For each serving:
1 small young eggplant
1 slice bacon, cut into small pieces
4 or more cloves garlic, or 2 large cloves
cut into halves
sea salt or kosher salt to taste
freshly-ground black pepper
generous pinch of dried marjoram, or
finely minced fresh marjoram, or basil
1 tablespoon olive oil
In each whole, unpeeled eggplant, with
the stem intact, make two lengthwise rows
of small cuts, about half an inch apart.
Combine the marjoram with a bit of salt
and pepper, and roll the garlic cloves in
the mixture.
Insert the garlic and the bacon pieces
alternately into the cuts in the eggplant.
Place the eggplant in an earthenware
casserole, and drizzle the olive oil over the
top.
Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F. cover
the casserole, and roast the eggplant for
about an hour.
(These are so special that they deserve
a course of their own. They are also
delicious when served cold, or at room
temperature, split and sprinkled with salt
and a bit more olive oil.)
On a hot summer day, this is a
refreshing treat. Make certain the soup
is icy-cold when you serve it.
COLD TOMATO SOUP
For one serving:
2 ripe tomatoes
kosher or sea salt to taste
freshly-ground black pepper to taste
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 teaspoon minced fresh herb or
combination of herbs or your choice
(basil, oregano, thyme, etc.)
Place all ingredients except the herbs in
the blender container and blend at high
speed for a couple of minutes.
Chill mixture until it is icy-cold; serve
with herbs sprinkled on the top.
This combination will do wonderful
things to salads (especially those made
with fresh corn) or fish, or whatever else
you might discover.
CHILE AND LIME
1 tablespoon minced Serrano chile or
jalapeno
juice from one lime
Combine.
by ZOE AVON
Young, tender and sweet corn is better
left raw in salads or salsa. Cut the
kernels off the cob and toss with lime
juice and a dash of a mixture of lime juice
and hot pepper (if you wish), olive oil,
fresh chopped cilantro, cherry tomatoes
and salt and freshly-ground black pepper.
Taste and adjust seasonings.
If you are unable to use Roma
tomatoes in this Tuscan-style fish stew,
then use whatever fresh field tomatoes
are available.
TUSCAN FISH STEW
1 onion, cut into slivers
2 or 3 cloves garlic, minced
1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil
½ cup chicken broth
6 Roma tomatoes, quartered
1 pound fresh haddock fillets
shredded semi-soft or firm cheese:
cheddar, Emmentaler, Gouda, Asiago,
Gruyere, etc.
coarsely chopped, toasted almonds
(optional)
Heat a dash of olive oil in a sauté pan, and
sauté the onion, garlic, herbs and pepper until
onion is tender and mixture is fragrant.
Add tomatoes and broth to the mixture
and heat through.
Place the haddock fillets in the bottom
of a baking dish and cover with the tomato
mixture. Sprinkle with shredded cheese,
making a light, thin covering.
Bake at 400 degrees F. for about 20
minutes. Stir to break up the fillets and, if you
wish, sprinkle with a few toasted almonds.
A salad and a loaf of your favourite
bread are all that you need with this stew
to make a meal.
You do not have to resort to storebought cucumber relish for your
hamburgers and other meats off the
barbecue because this is so simple to make
(and it will keep well, covered and
refrigerated, for a month or so).
FRESH CUCUMBER RELISH
½ cup finely-chopped onion
¾ tsp salt
½ cup vinegar
¼ cup sugar
¼ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cornstarch dissolved in 1
teaspoon water
Toss the chopped cucumber and onion
with ¾ teaspoon salt in a sieve over a bowl,
and let stand for 3 hours or more. Discard
liquid from the bowl.
Wrap the cucumber and onion in a
kitchen towel (not terry cloth) and squeeze
out as much liquid as you can.
Bring to a boil the vinegar, sugar and ¼
teaspoon salt, stirring until the sugar has
dissolved. Boil until mixture has reduced
to about ½ cup (3 or 4 minutes).
Stir in the cucumber and onion mixture,
and simmer, stirring for a couple of
minutes.
Combine the cornstarch and water and
stir into relish. Simmer, stirring, for
another minute or so.
Pour the relish into a bowl and chill,
uncovered, until cold.
With the array of fresh fruits that are
now in season, a lovely dessert can be
made with a platter of a variety of them,
served either as is, or with a dip or topping
that can be scooped over each serving.
Of course, whipped cream or, even
better, crème fraîche, or a plain yogurt is
quite delicious. This mixture adds cream
cheese, and is not overly sweet.
DIP OR TOPPING FOR
FRESH FRUIT
3 ounces cream cheese (about a 2-inch
piece cut from a commercial brick)
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
2 tablespoons sugar
¾ cup whipping cream or crème fraîche
Soften the cream cheese slightly, and
beat until creamy. Gradually beat in the
lemon juice, sugar, and whipping cream
continuing to beat until mixture is thick.
Chill at least an hour to blend the
flavours.
This is especially good with blueberries,
black berries, pears and peaches, but use
it for any fresh summer fruit.
2 cups finely-chopped cucumber
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Last week I got an email
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would I like a little, a medium
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I took a lot! Using the
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I also accepted some Swiss
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What is Swiss chard?
This veggie looks similar to
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are poisonous!). It has white or
red stalks with veined, ruffled,
green leaves.
It’s best to eat Swiss chard
the same day you buy it (or get
it from your sister) but if you’re
going to store it, wrap the
Why do I want to eat it?
That’s not just Swiss chard
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You might wish that your
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you’d have the calories and fat
that you won’t be getting in
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What do I do now that I have it?
First, invite your sister for
dinner (that may be why she
dropped by in the first place).
Then wash the leaves and
stalks in cold water
Use Swiss chard leaves as
you would spinach – cold
(think salads and sandwiches)
or hot (omelettes, soup, pasta
sauce, stir fries, side dish).
You can also eat the stalks
but they take longer to cook so
add them to your stir fry or
pasta dish before the leaves.
If the stalks are tough, you
can peel them before you chop
them or cut them into strips.
I’ve been avoiding using the
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by John Milloy
MPP – KITCHENER CENTRE
T
his time of year is always one of
excitement when summer
holidays slowly wind down and
students everywhere start to get
ready to go back to school in the fall.
Having two, young children of
my own at home, and one of them
about to enter into first grade, I
know how busy it can be getting a
child ready to return back to the
classroom.
As MPP for Kitchener Centre
since 2003, I have regularly visited
our local schools and the changes I
have seen are impressive - from full
day kindergarten to healthy school
programs, to student safety and
respect initiatives. I am proud to
be part of a government that has
listened to its education partners
and responded to current issues.
And the positive changes don’t
just end there, beyond our local
schools, our community has seen
many exciting changes and
developments over the last eight
years.
I have worked hard to make sure
that the concerns of this
community are front and centre at
Queen’s Park. On issues such as
attracting more doctors to our
area, making improvements to our
education system and major
transportation initiatives like the
four lane expansion of Highway 8.
Among
my
proudest
achievements as MPP was the
decision to locate a satellite
medical school in downtown
Kitchener, the securing of a
provincial investment of $3.5
million to help build a new
Anselma House for victims of
domestic violence and the
announcement of GO Train
service to Kitchener by the end of
this year.
As an active Member of the
Province’s Anti-Poverty Cabinet
Committee, I have also made
assisting our community’s most
vulnerable a major concern. In
June, the Minister of Children and
Youth Services and Chair of the
Poverty Reduction Strategy
Results Table was in Kitchener to
take part in a roundtable
discussion. During the roundtable
the Minister provided an update
on the progress that has been made
as a result of the province’s Poverty
Reduction Strategy. We are
working with communities across
the province to find new ways to
move forward and learn from each
other to address complex
community issues such as poverty
and its relationship to health,
education and recreation.
Having been born and raised in
Waterloo Region, I believe I have
a strong sense of the community
that I represent. With outstanding
local leadership at all levels of
government, together we have
worked hard to put Waterloo
Region on the world stage as an
economic and cultural leader now
and into the future. I am proud of
my community and the progress
we have made.
For more information on how
our government is making
progress in important areas such as
education, health care and the
economy or for any other
provincial matter, please contact
my constituency office at 519-5795460
or
email
me
at
[email protected].
PARLIAMENTARY REPORT
by Stephen Woodworth
MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT
KITCHENER CENTRE
ECOENERGY RETROFIT
PROGRAM EXTENDED
This program was very popular
in Kitchener Centre and I lobbied
very hard for its extension. I was
very gratified when this was put
into our election platform and
then confirmed in July. With this
program, we are not only helping
Canadians save money but also
creating thousands of jobs and
protecting our environment. This
is a win, win, win program.
From June 6, 2011, until March
31, 2012, homeowners may be
eligible
to
receive
reimbursements of up to $5,000 to
make their homes more energyefficient. The program could help
up
to
250,000
Canadian
homeowners
improve
their
homes’ energy efficiency and
generate as much as $4 billion in
economic activity across Canada.
For more information on this
program visit: www.ecoaction.
gc.ca/ecoenergy-ecoenergie/retro
fithomes-renovationmaisons-eng.
cfm or call 1-800-OCanada.
AROUND THE RIDING
So far it has been a busy and
enjoyable summer. I attended
Canada Day festivities on July 1st
and on July 2nd left to attend
important meetings of the NATO
Parliamentary Assembly. For a
variety of reasons, Canada has
vital interests in NATO so I have
chosen to include NATO as a
focus of my work as a
Parliamentarian.
I had the opportunity to attend
the MT Space IMPACT 11 –
Celebrating Growth event where
I was honoured to announce a
contribution of $48,000 to
IMPACT 11. This unique 10-day
program will welcome local,
national and international artists
to
our
community
from
September 22 to October 1, 2011.
The ambitious programming will
include theatrical performances,
micro-symposium, master classes,
feedback
session
and
a
playwriting contest.
I participated in the official
opening of 17 renovated rooming
house units at Kaljas Homes on
Frederick Street. Thanks to this
project, people with special needs
or who may be at risk of
homelessness will have access to
affordable room and board.
These are among the most
troubled and vulnerable people in
Waterloo Region, and they need
places like Kaljas Homes for
shelter and stability as they work
to get their lives back on track.
For more than 50 years, people
living in difficult circumstances
were able to count on Anna
Kaljas, who as you know was
often referred to as Kitchener’s
Mother Teresa. The Government
of Canada contributed over
$245,000 towards the renovations,
through CMHC’s Residential
Rehabilitation
Assistance
Program – Rooming Houses.
There have been four Ministers
visit this area since the House of
Commons rose for the summer.
The Hon. Diane Finley, Minister
of Human Resources and Skills
Development announced a call
for
the
Prime
Minister’s
Volunteer Awards. The Hon.
James Moore, Minister of
Canadian Heritage was here to
announce almost $2 million for 51
arts and culture projects in
southwestern Ontario. The Hon.
Denis Lebel, Minister of
Transport Canada, announced
funding at the Region of
Waterloo Airport and the
Honourable Maxime Bernier
participated in a roundtable on
Waterloo Region’s hi-tech small
business sector.
Have a happy and safe summer.
Community
Church Listing
St. Anthony Daniel - Catholic
29 Midland Drive, Kitchener (519) 893-6960
Reverend: Earl Talbot
Masses: Sat. 5:00pm; Sun. 8:30am and 10:30am
St James’-Rosemount United
171 Sherwood Ave., Kitchener (519) 742-1002
Rev. Christina Boyd, M.A., M. Div. • Rev. Valerie Pitt, DM
Sunday Service: 10:30am
Nursery, Sunday School, Youth Group, Wed. Night Bible study
Kitchener Gospel Temple-Pentecostal
9 Conway Dr. (at River Rd), Kitchener (519) 894-5999
Mid-week activities for all ages. www.kgthome.com
Kitchener East Presbyterian
10 Zeller Drive, Kitchener (519) 748-9786
Reverend: Mark S. Richardson
Sunday Service: 10:30am Nursery and Sunday School provided
Sonshine Corner, Thursdays from 9 - 11am
Holy Cross Evangelical Lutheran
322 East Avenue (at Stirling), Kitchener (519) 742-5812
www.holycrosskitchener.org
Sunday Service: (Sept. - June) 8:30am and 11am, (July-Aug.) 9:30am
9:45am - Sunday School, Youth & Adult Bible Classes
Choirs - Stephen Ministry - Youth Group - Beginnings (0 -3 years)
Kitchener Mennonite Brethren
19 Ottawa St. N., (between King & Weber) Kitchener (519) 745-5144
Pastor: Vidya Narimalla
Sunday School for all ages – 9:15am. German Service – 9:15am
Sunday Worship – 10:30am (Child care provided for all services)
Care Groups, Youth Groups & Mid-week programs
All are welcome!!
St. Luke's Lutheran Church
317 Franklin St. N., Kitchener (519) 893-3826
Pastor: Rev. James Koellner
10 am Sunday Service and Sunday School Program.
Nursery available.
Hope Lutheran
30 Shaftsbury Dr., Kitchener (519) 893-529
Pastor: Terry Hursh
SUMMER SERVICE TIMES
Worship Service & Children’s Ministry @ 10:15 am (nursery provided)
Sudanese service @ 2:30 pm
Reformation Lutheran Church
456 Krug St. (at Cambridge), Kitchener (519) 745-2561
Pastor: Neil Thomsen
Worship Service: 10:00am Sunday Church School: 9:45am
Breslau All Nations Church
1700 Kramp Road (off hwy 7 behind Grobe Nursery) RR2 Breslau (519) 648-3610
Sunday Services: 10:30am & 6:30pm
Wednesdays – Adult Bible Study, Youth Group, 7:00pm
Christ the King United
167 Thaler Ave., Kitchener (519) 748-6208
Nursery, Sunday School, Choir, UCW Group
Breslau Evangelical Missionary Church
102 Woolwich St., Breslau (519)648-2712
Sunday Worship Service: 9:30am
Children’s Ministry - Youth Ministry - Small Groups
All are welcome! Visit us at www.bemc.ca
St. Andrew’s - Anglican
275 Mill St., Kitchener (519) 743-0911
Sunday Services: 8:00am and 10:00am
Reverend: Rob
www.standrewsmemorial.ca
Stanley Park Community Church
9 Dreger Ave., (at Ottawa St.) Kitchener (519) 893-8186
www.stanleyparkchurch.ca
Pastor: John Pearce
Sunday Service and Kid’s Church: 10:30am ALL WELCOME!
Trinity United Church
74 Frederick Street, Kitchener (519) 742-3578
www.tuckitchener.org
Ministers: Rev. Jack Paleczny, Rev. Desmond Jagger-Parsons
Sunday Service: 10:15 a.m. Church School and Nursery care provided.
Sunday Hymn Sing: 10:00 a.m. (1st Sunday of month
St John the Evangelist Anglican Church
23 Water Street North, Kitchener (Corner of Duke and Water Streets)
(519) 743-0228 www.stjohn316.com
Services: Sunday at 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m
Wednesday at 7:30 a.m. followed by breakfast
Sunday school and youth program at the 10 a.m. service on Sunday
All are welcome to all services and programs.
21
Condo owner discovers someone
is using his storage locker
Others can help you find a house.
Let me help you find a HOME.
The KEYES to
your new home
by MARILYN
LINCOLN
Laurie Keyes
Sales Representative
Office 519-579-4110
Cell 519-748-7751
[email protected]
®
Re/Max Twin City Realty Inc., Brokerage
Independently Owned and Operated
901 Victoria St.North, Kitchener N2B 3C3
www.housekeyes.ca
• Located on a quiet Cres.
• Upstairs are 3 bedrooms
with hardwood flooring
• Cozy eating area
• Newer roof, furnace &
central air
• Fenced yard
• Close to shopping, buses
and the future LRT
MLS $209,888
• Clean, freshly painted and
decorated home
• Quiet Heritage Park
neighbourhood backing
onto Natchez Woods
• Updated flooring
• Finished walkout
basement, has a 3 pc bath
and a bright rec room
• Fenced yard
MLS $233,888
• Spacious and clean
condo
• Appliances included
• Upper level family room
• Main floor 2 pc bath
• Master bedroom has a
walk-in closet
MLS $279,888
MLS $399,888
Check out this POOL!
• Beautiful, well cared for
home on a forested Cres in
New Hamburg
• Spacious kitchen has lots of
cupboard + countertop space
+ one of 2 walkouts to the
large deck
• The spectacular yard is nicely
landscaped, with a separate
pool area, natural area behind
and beside the pool
• 2 sheds
You’ll be impressed!
Peter Schneider,
Sales Representative
Re/Max Solid Gold
Realty (II) Ltd., Brokerage
180 Weber St. S., Waterloo
519-888-7110 Business
www.takemehome.ca
Q. I recently purchased my
first condo that comes with an
exclusive use assigned storage
locker. I finished moving in last
week and went downstairs to
take some things to my locker. I
was quite upset when I found
my
storage
locker
was
completely full. It took me a few
days to track down the unit
owners who are storing their
belongings and they refuse to
remove any of their things. The
property manager says nothing
can be done. How can this be
when this locker is assigned to
my condo suite as agreed in the
purchase of sale agreement?
Who is responsible to help me
get back my storage locker?
A. If this storage locker is part
of the common elements, but is
for the exclusive use of a
particular owner it will be
confirmed in your condominium
governing documents. If this is a
brand new condo and the
turnover meeting has not been
completed and there is no board
of directors, the developer must
abide by the provisions in your
condominium documents. If the
condominium’s
declaration
assigns a storage locker to your
unit, you have the right to use
that locker.
It is up to the developer or the
property manager acting on
REAL ESTATE
CORNER
behalf of the developer to make
sure you gain access to the
locker. If this is a resale condo
then you should be contacting
the current board of directors to
help sort out the mistake. If you
have spoken to all the necessary
parties and nothing has been
done, the next step is to speak to
the lawyer who handled the sale
for you. Good luck!
* * *
Marilyn is the author of “The
Condominium Self Management
Guide 2nd ed. Send questions to
[email protected].
To order a copy of her guide, send
$39.95 plus $4.98 shipping and
handling to; The Condo Guide, 23500 Fairway Rd. S. Suite #144,
Kitchener, Ontario, N2C 1X3
Peter is a licenced
Sales Representative with
Re/Max and has specialized
in the Stanley Park Area
for over 25 years.
Energy Saving Tips
Getting your home ready for winter. Check
windows and doors to prevent air from seeping
into your home. Don't overlook your wall outlets,
its amazing how much outside air comes in
around the openings.
Clean gutters & downspouts.
Exterior paint-check for peeling, holes, cracks,
soft or rotten wood and chalking. Any openings
found around the outside of your home should be
caulked. Check siding-hammer in nails that have
popped, replace rusty nails with galvanized nails.
Caulk any leaks or cracks in basement walls and
seal. Check the insulation in your attic of your
STYLE OF HOMES
house. Insulate around water pipes and also around
the water heater. Use a can of insulating foam
inside too, under sinks and look for openings
where the pipes come thru the wall.
Use energy-saving settings on refrigerators,
dish-washers, washing machines, and clothes
dryers. Air-dry your dishes instead of using the
dishwasher's heater.
Replace incandescent light bulbs with compact
fluorescents. These can save up to 75% of
electricity used for lighting.
Remember, small inexpensive fixes will save you
hundreds of dollars per year on your energy bills.
JULY AREA SALES REPORT
# OF SALES
PRICE RANGE
AVERAGE PRICE
Single Detached Home
-3 bedroom, single garage
12
Low 250,000
High 355,000
300,470
Single Detached Home
-4 bedroom, double garage
10
Low 375,000
High 470,000
422,500
Semi Detached
5
Low 210,000
High 234,000
221,200
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23
BUSINESSfeature
GREEN GIANT
Walmart unveils solar roof at its new store at The Boardwalk
BY CARRIE DEBRONE
AND HELEN HALL
D
riving down Ira Needles Boulevard,
you can’t miss it.
Walmart has built its first solar roof in
Canada atop its new store at The
Boardwalk.
“We’re proud of Walmart and thank
them for doing it here,” said Steve Voisin,
construction
manager
for
The
Boardwalk.
On August 10th Walmart officials and
representatives of BramKal Contractors,
which
was
responsible
for
its
construction, officially unveiled the solar
roof.
The 50 panels, each containing 20 solar
panes, were assembled in the mall’s
parking lot and then installed using a 350tonne crane over a two-week period last
November. The panels are expected to
produce 450,000kw hours of energy per
year– enough to power about 39 homes.
Constructed with a unique dual access
system, the panels are mounted on
columns that allow the panels to tilt and
to move left and right in order to harvest
the maximum amount of sun’s rays
available during the day. The system
allows the generation of 30 per cent more
power than regular solar panels.
A built-in GPS system regulates the
movement of the panels, which are also
wind sensitive and automatically swivel to
avoid becoming like sails in heavy wind.
They are also able to tip forward to dump
any snow load that may accumulate on
them.
This project and a wind turbine
installed at a Walmart in Milton represent
a $2-million investment by the company
in green energy.
Walmart representatives said the
company’s goals are to eventually
generate zero waste, to have all its stores
The Boardwalk on Ira Needles has included a number of green initiatives at the shopping centre
since it opened. From left: Boardwalk owner Paul Dietrich, brand manager Cynthia Voisin,
Boardwalk owner Greg Voisin, and Construction Manager Steve Voisin.
be completely powered by renewable
energy ,and to sell products that sustain
people and the environment.
Using the government’s feed-in tariff
program, Walmart’s Boardwalk store will
sell the power it generates through the
new solar panels to Ontario’s power grid
for 71.3 cents per kilowatt-hour for the
next 20 years. This will not be enough to
cover the 5.2-million kilowatt hours
needed to power the store annually, but it
does add a green source of power to the
provincial grid.
The store has also taken other steps to
become more energy efficient, such as
installing a white roof made of a material
similar to a swimming pool liner, that
helps keep the building cool, placing its
indoor and outdoor lights on timers to
automatically limit use and intensity, and
using light-emitting diode (LED) exterior
lights.
Voisin said the Boardwalk is
encouraging
its
tenants
to
be
“environmentally-friendly,” adding that it
“makes good sense.”
He said the developers have included
some features to the mall that they hope
will “reduce the number of cars coming to
The Boardwalk.”
To make the mall more pedestrianfriendly, the sidewalks were constructed
wider than the standard size. Bike racks
have been installed. And, Grand River
Transit now has bus stops at the mall, with
more buses to be added in the future..
Voisin said the boardwalks on the
property are made of 100% recycled
post-consumer plastic.
The Boardwalk has changed the
lighting in its parking lot following
complaints that they were emitting too
much light at night. LED lights have been
installed that require less electricity and
It’s your BUSINESS
CANADA’S BUSINESS
Inconvenient Truths
BY BRUCE WHITESTONE
G
radually, the public is
becoming aware of the
significant impact on climate
change caused by our disregard of
the environment. Tackling climate
change is more than a moral thing;
it is of exceptional economic
importance.
There are a number of
“inconvenient truths,” to quote
former U.S. Vice-President Al
Gore, that no longer can be
ignored without imperiling our
economy.
A
growing,
competitive
economy, such as Canada’s,
underpins a solid standard of
living, which in turn provides the
means
by
which
our
environmental protection is
funded.
Determining
the
proper
mixture between conflicting
economic and environmental
goals is difficult and complicated.
Obviously, inability to find the
right balance can lead to poorly
conceived moves, with worse
effects than those targeted.
Canada is routinely criticized
for its failure to live up to
international commitments to
reduce carbon emissions. It is
imperative that we understand
the impacts on our economic
future of our oversight here. The
Canada Clean Air ‘act of 2006
shifted
Canada’s
previous
approach from one that is
voluntary to one that is regulatory
and based on energy efficiency
and emissions reductions. That is
Walmart's Manager of Energy Programs Chris
Leou shows how the compter works to measure
the incoming energy from a solar panel.
Brian Bramhall of BramKal Contractors explains
how his company installed the solar panels.
can be turned down to 10% of their
normal capacity when the mall is closed.
Voisin said Walmart’s solar panels are
the first of many to be coming to The
Boardwalk. He said they have applied for
more permits for the mall and, once
approved, those solar panels will go up in
2012.
a good example of what can be
accomplished.
One recovery step is to close all
coal-fired stations wherever they
may be. A combination of
conservation, renewables and
natural gas can be relied on to
provide the replacement power
generation. Closing coal-fired
stations is a relatively easy way to
curb smog and polluting
emissions.
Many government agencies
have complained about the risks
of that plan. Replacement
generation has been delayed by
the usual “not in my yard’
objections as well as the global
competition for materials.
There is significant uncertainty
regarding
conservation’s
contribution and true costs. For
example wind power integration
is intermittent, entailing concerns
and objections about wind-power
turbines.
Our economy is in trouble due
in part to rising energy costs –
almost one-third higher than a
year ago. Unfortunately, the
forecast is for another 60 to 70 per
cent increase by the year 2015.
Experts
have
told
this
columnist that the less risky
option now is to finish retrofitting
coal stations with clean-coal
technology. That has been
ignored even though it has been
tested successfully.
We seem to have no other plan
besides increased reliance on
energy imports from higheremissions coal plants in the
United States.
Perhaps government and
industry should work together to
make Canada a world leader in
reducing the dangers to our
environment. The threats to our
environment
and
economy
demand nothing less.
* * *
Bruce Whitestone is an economist
and syndicated columnist living in
the Breslau area.
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REGISTRY THEATRE - The Registry
Theatre in Kitchener presents “Coming
Home” with three of Canada’s finest
performers. Dynamic “break-yer-heart”
singer-songwriter Nonie Crete, (whose
latest album is called I’m Coming Home),
high energy hillbilly swing duo HOTCHA!
(who have roots in Kitchener) and folk-pop
powerhouse Grainne will add a little snap
crackle and pop to the Registry Theatre
stage on Friday, Sept. 9th with music
starting at 7:30 pm. For tickets please visit
speakmusic.ticketbud.com/cominghome
CIGI NOW ACCEPTING RESEARCH
PROPOSALS - The Centre for International
Governance Innovation (CIGI) and the
Institute for New Economic Thinking (INET)
are accepting research proposals for their
Fall 2011 Grant Program, with grants ranging
in value from $25,000 to $250,000.
Proposals are requested in areas of vital
importance to the field of economics,
including economic linkages, global
interdependencies, sustainable economics
and economic history. The initial proposals
for grants are due by September 15, 2011,
and the process will culminate in midDecember 2011 with the announcement of
grant recipients. Submissions in any subject
area will be actively considered. CIGI and
INET also invite proposals from economic
thinkers in allied fields such as political
science, sociology, history, and the physical
sciences, as part of a commitment to
encourage thinking beyond current
paradigms. Researchers interested in
learning more about the Fall 2011 Grant
Program, including how to apply, are asked
to email [email protected] or visit
ineteconomics.org/grants.
CHORAL MEMBERS NEEDED - The
Gilbert & Sullivan Ensemble is recruiting
choral members for its annual Christmas
Show; sing sacred and popular music.
Rehearse Wed. evenings. Call 519-8952910 or email [email protected] .
MARKETPLACE CONFERENCE – All you
need to know about social media presented
by the Small Business Community Network
on Sept. 19 at TheMuseum in Kitchener.
Keynote speaker Julie Howlett of LinkedIn
Canada, guest speakers, panel discussion,
vendor village, networking, free entry into
the RAM exhibit at TheMuseum, a chance to
win several prizes including an Apple iPad 2.
For tickets visit www.marketplace
conference.com
FREEDOM RIDE TO END MS - Join us for
the second annual Freedom Ride to End MS,
presented by Freedom 55 Financial, on
Saturday August 27th, 2011. The ride starts
and ends at Bingemans, and includes
beautiful scenery along parts of the historic
Grand River.
Registration includes
breakfast, lunch, t-shirt, goody bag, live
music, a technical precision driving show
and more! Money raised supports programs
and services offered by the MS Society,
Waterloo District Chapter. Register online at
www.freedomridetoendms.com
KISSING BRIDGE TRAIL STUDIO TOUR –
October 22 – 23, 2011 in St. Jacobs and
surrounding area. This free, fun for the family
event invites you to visit 14 local art studiors
with 24 participating artists. Meet the local
artists and see art in progress. Free draw fir an
original painting. Brochure and map available
at www.kbtstudiotour.ca
GREEN MOVIE NIGHT - Discover what a
sustainable future might actually look like.
Community Renewable Energy Waterloo
presents another Green Movie Night featuring
the documentary ‘POWERFUL ENERGY FOR
EVERYONE’, plus information on LIFE, a local
wind co-operative, on Thursday, August 25,
7:00 / Displays & info starting 6:30 pm.,
Princess Twin Cinemas – Waterloo - For more
information go to www.crewzone.ca or e-mail
[email protected]
SUNNYSIDE NEEDS VOLUNTEERS Chapel Assistants are needed on Sunday
afternoons at Sunnyside to bring residents
to the interdenominational chapel services.
Volunteers can sign up to help weekly, biweekly or once a month. A commitment of
2 hours on Sunday afternoon is the
requirement. For more information or to
apply, contact Janice Klassen, Coordinator,
Volunteers at 519-893-8494, ext. 6372.
SCHNITZENGIGGLE - Saturday, August 27th,
2011 at the Schwaben Club with The Golden
Keys (Bavarian Beerfest) - Doors open at 7pm.
$10 in advance, $12 at the door. For more
information call 519-742-7979.
KIRCHWEIH 2011 - Saturday, September 10,
2011 at the Schwaben Club Kitchener. Doors
open 5:30pm, dinner 6pm, members $25+ tax,
non-members $30 + tax, children $10 + tax. For
more information call 519-742-7979.
CHARITY GOLF TOURNAMENT - Come out
and join us for a fun filled afternoon in
support of suicide awareness! The 8th
Annual Daniel Tudisco Memorial Golf
Tournament will be held on Thursday August
11 at the Grand Valley Golf Course in
Cambridge. Lunch, dinner (Grand Valley's
famous rolled ribs will be served among other
goodies!), golfing, silent auction and raffles
will all be part of the fun. Not sure you can
put a whole team together? Don't worry, sign
up as a single and we will find you others to
play with. Register early, there's only room for
36 Teams! Come out, have some fun, and help
us raise money for such an important cause
in our community. Feel free to register with
me directly. Warm Regards, Tana Tana Nash
Coordinator Waterloo Region Suicide
Prevention Council C - 519-584-5192
[email protected] www.wrspc.ca
GIVE THE GIFT OF LIFE WALK - The Kidney
Foundation of Canada's Give the Gift of Life
Walk returns to communities across Ontario
this fall. Our fall Walks brings together
dialysis patients, organ transplant
recipients, donor families, living donors and
Kidney Foundation supporters who are
dedicated to raising funds, and to raise
awareness about kidney health and organ
donation.The Kidney Foundation of Canada
is a national leader in the funding of
innovative kidney-related research and has
provided over $100 million to research
initiatives since 1964. Uniting more than 30
communities across Ontario this fall, the
local walk will take place at Bechtel Park,
Kitchener on Sunday, Sept. 11. Registration
9:30am; Walk 11am. For walk locations,
registration or donation information visit
or
call
www.kidney.ca/ontariowalk,
1.800.387.4474.
ROCKWAY PUBLIC SCHOOL LOOKING
FOR PHOTOS AND MEMORABILIA Rockway Public School in Kitchener will
celebrate its 50th Anniversary from 1 – 4pm on
Saturday, November 12, 2011 at the school, 70
Vanier Drive in Kitchener. All are welcome to
attend this free event.There will be souvenirs
for sale, refreshments, entertainment and
guest speakers.The school is looking for old
photographs and memorabilia to display at the
event. If you are a former student or staff
member who is willing to lend the school any
of these items, please contact the school office
at 519-576-5730.
CALL FOR PROPOSALS - 2012 City of
Kitchener Artist in Residence. Engage your
community; Expand your practice; Create a
memorable
project;Learn
more:
www.kitchener.ca/en/livinginkitchener/Artis
t_in_Residence_Program.asp View the call
for
proposal
document
at
www.kitchener.ca/en/livinginkitchener/Artis
t_in_Residence_Program.asp Deadline:
Friday, September 2, 2011
SENIOR ADULT DAY PROGRAM - Did you
know Trinity Village has an Adult Day
Program for seniors wishing to socialize with
other seniors? The cost is just $6 per day,
and the program runs Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays from 9 am to 1 pm,
at Trinity Village Care Centre, on Kingsway
Drive, near Fairview Park Mall. Self-referrals
welcome. Take advantage of our Spring
special, the first 4 visits are free for new
participants! Call 519-893-6320 ext. 235 for
more info.
KARAOKE NIGHT at THE GOLDEN
PHOENIX – Karaoke night every Tuesday
from 6 –10pm at 501 Krug Street, Kitchener.
For more information contact Randall Kuhn
at 519-577-3702.
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES - Assist a
client with developmental disabilities...
Sunbeam Residential Development Centre
has the following rewarding Volunteer
Opportunities available: Communication
Assistant to work with a client with a
computerized communication device in the
Lackner Woods area of Kitchener. Outing
Assistant for a Saturday afternoon social in
the community, Recreation Drop-in program
assistant Tuesday mornings at our main
building on Kingsway Dr. We are also
looking for Friendly Visitor volunteers
throughout Waterloo Region. Please contact
Christine for more information or to inquire
about additional opportunities call (519)
893-6200 ext. 253.
ROCKWAY ENTERTAINERS - choral group
singing four-part harmony. Recruiting new
members... Membership open to those over
50 years old. Rehearsals are Thursdays at
1:30 – 3:30pm from September until May at
Rockway Centre Auditorium, 1405 King
Street East, Kitchener. Please phone 519885-9978 or 519-741-2507 for more
information.
DIVERSECITY TOASTMASTERS CLUB Do you have trouble finding the right words
when speaking to a group? Need a career
boost? Want to polish your presentation
skills? Toastmasters is the place for you.
Learn communication, leadership and
presentation strategies in a friendly,
supportive atmosphere. DiverseCity is a
new club and is open to all. It runs Mondays,
7 - 8:30 pm at Kitchener City Hall, the
Conestoga Room. For more information
contact Georgina Green, 519-743-7655 or
[email protected].
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