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John Wise, a lifelong dairy farmer and one of Elgin County’s best-known politicians, died Wednesday, January 9, 2013 in London. He was 77 years old. Born December 12, 1935,

Mr. Wise served Elgin County as Yarmouth Township Deputy Reeve, 1966-1967; Yarmouth Township Reeve, 1968-1969; Elgin County Warden, 1969; MP in Elgin, October 1972-October 1988; Minister of Agriculture, June 1979-March 1980 and September 1984-September 1988. He chose not to seek re-election in 1988, making way for lifelong friend Ken Monte-ith.

Services for John were held at Knox Presbyterian Church on Monday, January 14, 2013 and, according to former Lib-eral MPP Steve Peters, there was not an empty seat. Brian Mulroney, one of the Prime Ministers John worked under, couldn’t attend because he’s in France, so he sent a taped message.

Ken Monteith remembers John as being not only well respected across the country, but also a good-natured indi-vidual who was willing to listen to people.

Over the last few days, Ken says everywhere he and wife Luella go people are talk-ing about John and how they knew and respected him. “He was well respected in the community and will be missed. People like Steve Peters used to call him once in awhile. In this community, politics Liberal or Conservative, didn’t always get in the way.”

Steve remembers John as someone who would help you out, whether you voted for him or not. “I think the legacy of John Wise is that he was an individual who started in the grassroots of municipal

politics, who worked his way through the ranks then served as MP and the Minister of Agri-culture twice. I think John was a firm believer of represent-ing people as well as having a strong commitment to his fel-low man.”

Ken recalls growing up in St. Thomas alongside his friend, attending St. Thomas Colle-giate Institute together, even though John was slightly older. John’s wife Ann grew up on

the same block as Ken’s wife Luella.

After high school John went on to the University of Guelph to study agriculture. Then he came home and continued work on his farm, looking after the family’s Jersey dairy herd.

After a stint in municipal politics, that saw John hold a Councillor, Deputy Reeve and Reeve position, he turned his eye to the federal race, where he was elected as an MP and

was appointed Minister of Ag-riculture under both Joe Clark and Brian Mulroney.

“He was elected in 1969 [as reeve] and to this day, people say ‘Have you talked to John lately,’” Ken says.

Luella says when John en-tered politics his children, two daughters, were young. “John’s mother had to help a lot with the children in the beginning because it involved both John and Ann doing the job. It was a good, strong fam-ily that worked together.”

MP Joe Preston says that through John he learned a great deal about agriculture, leadership and serving the constituents of this riding.

John Wise Line and John Wise Public School were both named after him.

Snoopy Says let’s all get behind the Elgin-St. Thomas United Way’s goal of $262,410. Snoopy was actu-ally seven-year-old Christiane Kenny and the occasion was the fall campaign kickoff ceremonies held in September 1981. Pictured from the left are: Gord Campbell, chairman of the campaign; Kees Donker, president; Mayor Doug Tarry; Elgin County Warden Ken Monteith; John Wise, MP; and Ron McNeil, MPP for Elgin. (Courtesy of Elgin County Archives)

Federal funding totalling $411,000 was announced by MP Joe Preston for the renewal of the London and Port Stanley (L&PS) rail cor-ridor in St. Thomas. The an-nouncement was made in St. Thomas council cham-bers on Tuesday, January 15, 2013.

The money comes from the Government of Canada’s Community Infrastructure Improvement Fund and will help fund the redevelop-ment project.

Joe says downtown St.Thomas deserves this corridor, and that it will make the downtown look much better. “It’s about looking after your commu-nity and finding good plans that are worth doing and we found one here that fits all of the roles. Congratulations, it looks like we’re going to have a beautiful looking segment of downtown there in the London and Port Stan-ley railway corridor.”

Mayor Heather Jackson calls the project “exciting.”

Construction of the L&PS Replica Train Station, on the north side of Talbot Street, will start in March. The re-building of Moore Street, from Talbot to Centre Street, should be finished by June.

The renewal of the L&PS corridor, when finished, would have the Port Stanley Terminal Rail running from Port Stanley to St. Thomas, ending at the Station Par-kette downtown. The proj-ect will include the addition of a paved pathway and ex-tensive landscaping as well as the Replica Train Station and the reinstatement of rail tracks. The corridor runs from Wellington Street North to Kains Street.

Other funding for the proj-ect includes: $575,000 from the Dorothy Palmer estate, $120,000 in provincial RED funding, $28,000 from the Trans Canada Trail organi-zation and $544,000 from the City of St. Thomas that was used to rebuild Moore Street. Reconstruction of the rail tracks is scheduled to take place April/May 2013. Approximately 1,200 feet of rail will need to be recon-structed.

The first passenger train reached Port Stanley in 1856. Service on the line ended in 1957. Right now, the line is used by the Port Stanley Terminal Rail for hour-long rides on most weekends, murder mystery dinners and the Santa Ex-press.

Corridor gets funding boost

St. Thomas CAO/Clerk Wendell Graves indicates where the L&PS rail corridor will run.

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A new face will grace the Crimestoppers and Domestic Abuse Coordinator position at the St. Thomas Police force. Heather White has been chosen to replace long-time coordinator Kath-erine McNeil, who will return to her regular constable duties. Katherine, who has played a vital role in Crimestoppers during her six years on the job, handed the position over to Heather on Friday, January 4, 2013.

“I have wanted it for a long time. I’ve been a front line office and heading to the 911 calls, and this is a different aspect so hopefully people from the community can associate my name to an office where you can keep your integrity and be honest,” says Heather.

Heather has an extensive background in

community policing. She was a community services officer years ago, which involves teaching education in the schools, and she’s on the victim services board of directors and the early learning centre.

The new position for Heather is called a lat-eral position, which Katherine says is consta-ble to constable. “When your time is finished, they post your job. So any officer here who’s interested in doing that job puts their name for-ward. Then there’s an interview phase. Heather was chosen as the successful candidate.”

Both Katherine and Heather started with the St. Thomas police force together 20 years ago.

Community partners such as the Crimestop-pers board and Disbrowe’s, Elgin Chrysler and St. Thomas Ford are imperative to the organi-zation, says Heather.

Stats for the program, Katherine says, are huge. People are arrested monthly and tipsters

are paid monthly. In the 24 years the program has been going in St. Thomas, over $100,000 has been paid to tipsters. “Our stats are good. We get anywhere from 20-45 calls a month, either calls or web or text tips. It’s pretty good for our size and the town of Aylmer,” Katherine says.

The Crimestoppers board consists of 15 people from St. Thomas and Aylmer. They help by holding fundraisers to gather the funds to pay tipsters. “The police are a partner in that we provide the coordinator and the office space here in the police department, but the board runs it. And now Heather, as coordinator, will assist them in their endeavours.”

The main fundraisers include Jail or Bail, a golf tournament, and the selling of rain barrels in April.

Crimestoppers is 100 per cent anonymous. Anyone wishing to report a crime can call 1-800-222-TIPS.

Constables Heather White and Katherine McNeil.

Crime of the Week January 14, 2013

St. Thomas Police are investigat-ing a daylight break and enter. On October 31st between the hours of 1:00 and 2:00 pm a

residence on East Street was en-tered. Stolen were five Fentanyl

patches, some were new and some used. A neighbor observed

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Elgin St. Thomas Active Transportation Initiative

Council heard from a delegation seeking support for the Active Transportation Initia-tive, a program that if implemented, will see a network of on and off road trails put in place that residents can access for the purposes of physical activities such as running, hiking, rollerblading, and walking while at the same time acting as a transportation route between certain key points in the district. Since one of

the aims of the initiative is to create these trails at little or no cost to the municipality, council agreed to lend whatever non-monetary sup-port they could to the objective.

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Central Elgin Council Briefs byHeatherDerks Young singer gets big producer

Singing in front of a crowd of 3,000 people at the RCMP Musical Ride in Shedden this past summer was a highlight for one local student from Parkside Collegiate Institute.

Austin Gagnier, 16, has been singing in public for the past two years and that at-tention has netted him a deal with CBG Artist Development owner, and well-known pro-ducer Chris Burke-Gaffney. Chris is currently living in Winnipeg and has toured with Guns’n’Roses and AC/DC.

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“Because I sing a lot of classic rock and R’n’B, he said you’re going to be do-ing country with an R’n’B pop twist. So I said okay. It will be quite interesting to see how it turns out.”

A fundraising performance will be held Saturday, Janu-ary 26, 2013 at the Keystone

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Musical influences, Austin says, include Aretha Frank-lin, Elton John and Whitney Houston, who he calls the greatest singer ever. When he’s performing it’s more in a county music vein. Favou-rite songs performed include Turn the Page by Bob Seger, Desperado by the Eagles and anything by Rascal Flatts and the Zac Brown Band.

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tion. At the end of the year the best three of five competitions are taken and scored accordingly.

These competitions take place in clubs all over the province.Different categories for events include: Match Rifle,

Air Rifle and Air Rifle, Air Pistol, 3 Position and Sporting Rifle Prone. Four different levels of classes for each cate-

gory include: marksman, sharpshooter, expert and master. Most matches are scored out of 600, with best score

on each target is a 10. In Air Rifle, the women’s division is scored out of 400. Chris Baldwin, who runs the junior program at the club

with his parents, says the goal is always to have the best score.

“We have a bunch of local competitors juniors and seniors here competing in sporting rifle, air rifle and match rifle – so these events some of them are only in Canada and some are Olympic events, such as Air Rifle and Free Rifle 3 Prone, so they’re just competing for that right now,” says Chris.

In his 12th year shooting, and 7th year of competing ISSF Air Rifle and ISSF Free Rifle 3P and Prone, Chris is currently competing in Australia.

Smallbore Tournament brings out big guns

Dustin Giesbrecht, 16, shows off his new Feinwerkbau 700 Air Rifle during the Lakeshore Smallbore Association Tournament held on Sunday, January 13, 2013.

When one door closes another door opens; but we so often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door, that we do not see the ones which open for us.”

Alexander Graham Bell

“Canada is one of the most impressive countries in the world.” Barack Obama

Quotable Quotes

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Living without conflict

The expression “Divide and Conquer” seems to work very well in keeping our First Nations off-bal-ance. The national lobby-

ing body for our indigenous peoples is at odds with a rising element of protesters called Idle No More (INM). The INM people are trying to play hardball and are not prepared to negoti-ate with Ottawa. They are demanding what they want, regardless of what the government thinks.

Personally, I don’t think they are going to get it. The federal Omnibus Bill, going through without careful scrutiny of the items that are hidden within the huge document, including the slashing of some environmental funding, is what has the natives particularly upset.

I understand this and I support the Idle No More protests, regardless of the hard feelings that they will temporarily cause. Environmen-

tal work is something that affects all Canadi-ans, native or not. I would gladly get out and stop traffic to stop the erosion of our natural wealth, but I would be arrested and thrown into the slammer for my efforts. On the other hand, the Natives can protest with impunity because there is some unwritten law out there somewhere that tells the police to back off and let them protest all they want. Now that Natives have met with Stephen Harper, some-thing we thought would put an end to the is-sue, there are still Idle No More protests going on. Organizers are calling for an Idle No More World Day of Action on January 28. Attawapis-kat Chief Theresa Spence, who has been on a hunger strike since December 11, boycotted the meeting with Stephen.

I support their efforts to stop portions of the unexplored Omnibus Bill, but I think the rest of their protests are doomed we see the emer-gence of politicians who will sit down and help kill the Indian Act and create a better way for all of us to prosper and live without constant conflict.

St.Thomas/Elgin

Shortly before Christmas, I attended the myFM Christ-mas gathering for clients. (Here at the Weekly News, we didn’t host a Christmas

gathering for clients, but I did have an invita-tion to the radio one . . . I’m willing to swear this on a stack of BBM ratings). I wore my Weekly News and Elgin This Month badge, and the thought occurred to me, “Maybe some people will think it’s my party.” That didn’t seem to happen.

I was fashionably late, and the Joe Preston party (fashionably early) was leaving as I was arriving. I said hi to Joe & Co., engaged in a little light banter with a few other people and bumped into Art and Pat Pol who updated me on their travels.

They’ve been to lands that Ruyard Kipling famously referenced as “East is East and West is West and never the twain shall meet, Till Earth and Sky stand presently at God’s great judgment seat.”

Art and Pat rode elephants into the moun-tains, an excursion so memorable that they did it twice.

They visited The Killing Fields of Cambodia, a country in which an estimated 1.7 million to 2.5 million people were executed or died from disease and starvation during the Pol Pot and Khmer Rouge regime between 1975 and 1979. A few years ago, I ordered a book about this topic, but the story was too hor-rible. I had to stop reading.

Because of the genocide, there are not a lot of old people in Cambodia these days.

The Pols met one survivor who told them about soup made by boiling five grains of rice, the allotment for the day. Art said there hasn’t been a day since the trip that he hasn’t thought about that so-called soup. His story was a Christmas gift of sorts for me, an unex-pected one that arrived in the oddest of wrap-pings. Since he told me, something every day has reminded me of those five grains.

With the upcoming Provin-cial Liberal leadership race coming to a close, what’s transpiring could almost be viewed as a reality television

show called Who’sJobisitAnyway?Alright, all joking aside, the most interest-

ing part of this race is, of course, the people.Apparently, in early returns in 107 ridings,

18 campus’ and eight women’s clubs, it’s looking pretty good for female frontrunners Sandra Pupatello and Kathleen Wynne. Kath-leen is the Don Valley West MPP and Sandra is the former Windsor West MPP.

If one of them is voted in, it will mark the first time Ontario has had a female premier.

Some would call that a remarkable feat, a coup for women’s rights. Others would say it’s about time, as Quebec, British Columbia, the Northwest Territories, Yukon, Nunavut and Newfoundland have all had a female leading the province at one time or another.

Sandra is hailed as having a slight edge over Kathleen, mainly because she stepped

out of politics before the gas plant scandal and the war with the teachers.

Rita Johnson of British Columbia, and Nellie Cournoyea of the Northwest Territories, held the first female premier title. Both were elect-ed in 1991. That puts Ontario almost 23 years late to the table with our first female premier.

Guess that didn’t leave too much room at the top for Glen Murray, who dropped out to put his support behind Kathleen.

Gerard Kennedy, one of four men left in the race, believes the time to address Liberal un-rest is now. He calls for a “renewed commit-ment to grassroots democracy.” Well, I wish him the best with that, but I do have a feeling that come the leadership convention January 25-27, he, Charles Sousa, Eric Hoskins and Harinder Takhar will be consoling each other.

Whether or not our next premier is a wom-an, all I can say is that the next person to hold this position better keep it until they get voted out. What’s the point of voting someone in, if they can just walk away when the going gets tough?

Ric Wellwood

Let them eat cupcakesSara Travis, left, matron of honour, along with Jessica Beringer, bride-to-be and mom Lisa Beringer test some of the tasty cupcake samples provided by Grandma’s Oven, of Aylmer, during the CASO Station’s 2013 Bridal Expo held Sunday, January 13, 2013.

“It’s fantastic. It’s great to have our national game back up and going.”

What Happened: Hockey starts again next week after a 113-day hiatus, thanks to a settlement made between the NHLPA and the NHL. What does the NHL settlement mean to you?

“I’m kind of happy about it because I think the Leafs have a better chance of winning the playoffs.”

“I’m quite excited for hockey to be back. However, I believe they [the players] make way too much money.”

“I’m overwhelmed about the money they [players] get paid, no man’s worth that.”

Josh Bratscher, St.Thomas

Richard Johnston, St.Thomas

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Chuck Rose, St.Thomas

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Everybody will experience some type of stress at one point in their life. This is all part of being hu-man. The stress response usually disappears once the threat causing the stress is gone. However, long-term or chronic stress has negative affects in the mind and body. What problems can stress cause?Once the body is under stress, it stimulates our ‘fight or flight’ mode. This response stimulates the sympathetic nervous system (SNS) and ‘turns off’ the parasympathetic nervous system (PNS). Once the threat or stressor is removed, the nervous system and the body should begin to normalize. How-ever, if we are under chronic stress over long periods of time due to stressors from work, family, deal-ing with a death of a loved one or financial worries, the nervous system goes on autopilot and into ‘sympathetic overdrive.’ At this state, we are not able to normal-ize our nervous system our-selves. The body stays in a state of a fight or flight response (sym-pathetic overdrive), even after the threat or stressor has been removed. This can cause

a whole lot of symptoms such as headaches, jaw clenching, insom-nia, breathing problems, depres-sion/anxiety, digestive disorders, high blood pressure and excessive sweating. So how can Acupuncture help?Acupuncture is wonderful for bal-ancing and normalizing the ner-vous system. There are points on the body that can calm the sym-pathetic nervous system (SNS) and stimulate the parasympathetic nervous system (PNS). It is a very relaxing, comfortable form of treat-ment that can improve your sleep, decrease your pain and improve your mood. Acupuncture, in ad-dition to a healthy diet and regular exercise program, is an excellent way to manage stress and live a happier and more balanced life!

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Dr. Pooley has been a practicing Chiropractor for over 30 years in St. Thomas. He is the founder of the Soteria Centre for Health Excellence through C.A.R.E. Chiropractic & Acupuncture.

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Childhood obesity is a serious public health issue—and all of us have a role to play as part of the solution.

Recently, the Ontario Medical Associa-tion, the voice of Ontario’s doctors, called for a number of actions to curb obesity. These included new taxes and graphic warning la-bels on high-calorie foods, similar to the ones seen on cigarette packages.

Their proposed initiatives are based on the argument that these tactics helped reduce the number of smokers, so they will help re-duce the number of obese Canadians. Oppo-nents feel that food is not tobacco, because even one cigarette is one too many.

The Montreal Economic Institute (MEI) sug-gests that apart from making the govern-ment “fatter”, taxing food will not really have any impact on weight. As well, a 2010 World Health Organization Bulletin report states that “the evidence supporting the use of taxes is weak”. Several countries are trying out “fat” taxes, but the evidence has not demonstrat-ed what effect such measures will have on childhood obesity rates. Denmark introduced a “fat tax” and then promptly announced that they’re abolishing it.

A concern that has been voiced is that taxes, in general, are regressive in nature – having the greatest (negative) effect on the food budget of the poorest.

Traditional thinking on the prevention of overweight and obesity is focused on the food intake and physical activity equation. While this is important, obesity is very com-plex and there are multiple factors to be con-sidered.

For example, environmental factors have been found to be correlated with overweight and obesity in children. These include, socio-economic status such as family income, pa-rental education and lifestyle habits such as whether or not children eats breakfast, and how long they spend in front of the televi-

sion. Dr. Jean-Philippe Chaput of the Chil-dren’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute’s Healthy Active Living and Obesity Research Group continues to explore the re-lationship that has been found between shortened sleep patterns and childhood overweight and obesity. The duration of sleep is believed to be linked to weight in that it affects hormones associated with appetite control.

Knowing these factors does not mean we should ignore the role that the ‘energy in/energy out’ equation plays in obesity. Initia-tives designed to increase children’s physi-cal activity, while key to developing a healthy lifestyle, will not go far enough to correct childhood obesity.

For example, seeking “one-off” solutions such as taxing ‘junk foods’ or putting graphic warning labels on some foods won’t lead to a total solution. What is being proposed is the support of a holistic framework that includes continued research and tools to convert en-vironments that contribute to obesity, into environments that combat it.

Food & Consumer Products of Canada has partnered with the federal government to encourage people to use the best source of nutrition information available – the Nu-trition Facts table. Through a multi-media campaign, Canadians are being encour-aged to use the table, and in particular the %Daily Value column to make better product choices. More information is available online at www.healthycanadians.gc.ca/dailyvalue.

Here are few helpful tips when using the table:

1. Look at the amount of food• Nutrition Facts are based on a specific

amount of food (also known as serving size). Compare this to the amount you actually eat.

2. Read the % DV• The %Daily Value helps you see if a spe-

cific amount of food has a little or a lot of a nutrient.

• This applies to all nutrients. As a guide-line, 5% DV or less is a little, 15% DV or more is a lot.

3. Choose• Make better choices. Here are some nu-

trients you may want...Less of:FatSaturated and trans fatsSodiumMore of:FibreIronVitamin ACalcium

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We are constantly bombarded with information about the health and social benefits of being a healthy weight. For many people, these messages are con-fusing and lead to over-concern about eating and weight. The following quiz is a starting point to reviewing your own at-titudes.

Check the statements below that are right about you.

•I frequently think about food, weight or the way I look.

•I’m often ashamed or feel guilty about what I eat.

•I eat in secret or lie about what I have eaten.

•I work, exercise or see people too much to avoid eating.

•I regularly weigh myself and my mood depends on the numbers.

•I obsess about parts of my body that are wrong, no matter my size or how much I weigh.

•I count the calories of everything I eat or drink.

•I regard foods as good or bad and feel good or bad depending on which I eat.

If these statements sound like you it may be time to consider your overall well-being. Even if you don’t want to change anything at this time, it helps to talk to someone. You can explore the National Eating Disorder Information Centre’s website at www.nedic.ca for information.

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In our kitchens, we like to ensure that we have a pantry stocked with the basics. These often vary by household, but typically include milk, eggs and other essentials. What many of us may not realize is that chocolate – yes, chocolate – is a versatile food item that can be adapted for many uses.

When it comes to sweet treats, chocolate is in a class of its own. Over the past 100 years, chocolate has taken several different forms, with white, milk, and dark variations. Cana-dian companies such as Laura Secord have converted this cult-classic into many deli-cious snacks: chocolate bars, ice cream, hot chocolate and more. It is also sensational in cupcakes, cookies and pies.

Chocolate is also a great gift idea. A box of chocolates goes a long way when used to celebrate events or milestones, and is often a great option for those on a budget. Laura Sec-ord has a vast array of boxes of chocolates that can be personalized to a person’s taste, always

an appreciated touch.If you are true enthusiast, you can add a taste

of chocolate to your living space by creating your own incense. If your home is infused with the scent of chocolate, it can turn your guests into putty. There are also several candles on the market that deliver the sweet scent with the stroke of a match.

A recent New York Times article suggests that dark chocolate has health benefits. Spe-cifically, dark chocolate has been proven to lower blood pressure and cholesterol. Heart health isn’t the only thing with a link to choco-late: chocolate lovers also experienced more feelings of happiness and better psychological well-being.

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The December meeting of the Shedden WI was held at the home of Ethel Miner-Clare. Pat Palmer opened the meeting with a reading about home made crafts as the De-cember meeting is where members are challenged to making something for our Christmas tree. Motto for the meeting was “Genius is eter-nal patience.” The roll call “Bring a hand-crafted Christmas gift you have received or created.” Lots of talent was displayed by members who had received gifts from friends over the years. The business was dealt with and volunteers were found for the tuck shop at Elgin Manor in January.

Program for the evening was pre-sented by Ethel who shared her love for beading that she began as a teen-ager in British Columbia where she was taught by her First Nation friends and community. She displayed an

African scarf made from beads and demonstrated her loom beading necklace project. She had mocca-sins with beading as well as gloves made from rabbit fir. She also had a vest made from deerskin that had approximately 100 hours of beading on it.

The native ladies worked in groups where most of them made their proj-ects without patterns.

Then Ethel had us all make some easier bead projects that we could display on our trees.

Lunch was served and a time of fellowship was enjoyed.

Shedden Womens’ Institute Notes

Letter to the Editor

The next meeting will be at the home of Connie Silcox on January 23.

All are welcome.

Editor,It would appear, judging

by his comments in the December 20th issue of The Weekly News, and by others that he has made at previous times, that Mr. Sandison is not hap-py with the way that St. Thomas is, and has been, governed by the respec-tive Councils of the day.

One wonders why he doesn’t move to Belleville if he is so enamored with

that things are done there.He has to remember

that no municipality is perfect, and all will do what they can with the re-sources that are available to them.

Eric LoweSt. Thomas, ON

Murphy’s law of lockers - If there are only 2 people in a locker room, they will have

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Christmas donationCanadale Nurseries held three Christmas open houses and each time the St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital Auxiliary was selling hotdogs and drinks. In addition to proceeds from their food booth, money was generated through a raffle plus a collection from crafts available for children. Pictured presenting a gift of $6,836 on behalf of Canadale Nurseries is, from left: Pauline Intven-Casier, Co-owner of Canadale’s and Diane Vaughan, Auxiliary Past President.


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Nomination forms and eligibility criteria are available on the City’s website:

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By Becky Ahrens, VON Coordinator Hospice Volunteer Visiting program

It takes special people to vol-unteer, this I am certain of. Linda Cryderman is one of those special people in Elgin’s Hospice Volun-teer Visiting Program. Linda was matched with Ben Popp in April 2010 on a beautiful spring day. Linda shares a lovely story regard-ing that first visit with Ben as fol-lows…

“Right after you left, Ben and I set out for a “walk” and spent an hour and a half touring the many acres of his property. We walked through mud, through bush, up hill and down, forded a stream, through pastures dotted with cow pies (old - not fresh, thank goodness), culmi-nating in a climb along a cow path up a hill so long and steep I thought my legs wouldn’t carry me to the top! But there was Ben, old and sick, charging ahead of me – I was not going to be outdone! When we traipsed through the bush, he went ahead and held the branches so they wouldn’t hit me in the face, bless him. We arrived back at the house at noon, greeted by an enor-mous German Shepard that was clearly delighted to see us. And Ben showed me the trophies he’d won racing his pigeons. My black pants and shoes are spotted with mud, my hand was scratched from an encounter with a bramble, and I

had the best time.” Linda quickly became part of the

Popp family, all would look forward to her visits and the respite she was providing to Ben’s wife Hilde was an important part of the care. Ben lost his battle in April 2012. The support Linda was providing to Ben quickly transferred to Hilde. Be-ing there for Hilde as a consistent support is an integral part of the Hospice Volunteer Visiting program with VON. Grieving the death of someone loved is one of the hard-est experiences for an individual to

go through. Ensuring that person is supported through their grief is what makes our program success-ful.

Hilde feels ready to continue with her grief work and plans to attend VON’s Grief Support Group that will be held this winter in St Thomas for a period of eight weeks. Support through the grief journey is avail-able to anyone in Elgin County re-gardless of where they are in that journey.

For more information on this pro-gram, please plan to attend VON’s

Awareness Event being held at the St Thomas Senior’s Centre on January 24th from 11-2pm. There you will learn about all of VON’s programs and services available in Elgin County. If you would like to share your time and compas-sion like Linda has, please call VON as soon as possible to register for the hospice volunteer training held in January 2013 in St Thomas. Please call 519-637-6408 for more information.

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Vogeljoy to UruguayVogeljoy, the Aylmer area family musical group featuring Kim

and Terry Neudorf and their three children, is leaving this week for an extended stay in Uruguay, Argentina and Chile. Kim says, “We want to travel to experience other cultures, weather, scenery, languages etc. ‘Workaways’ are a great opportunity to travel within a budget and experience the country in a real way. We will be starting out in Montevideo then exploring the surrounding countryside and staying pretty mobile .We sold practically everything. We will be performing often, producing music videos, releasing singles etc. You can see pictures and read all about our first show in Uruguay on February 23 on our website: http://bit.ly/UKyrcE We will stay with friendly hosts

exchanging work for food and accommodation.” Malahide council

At their regular meeting on January 10, Malahide Township Council responded to a request by the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters to allow hunting on Sundays by referring the matter to staff for more information. Malahide is the only township in Elgin east of St.Thomas that still has a Sunday hunting ban.‘Happy Tail’ at Aylmer library

The Aylmer Library is launching a new program for reluctant young readers matching canines and kids. The “Dog Tales” program provides children, ages seven to 13, who are shy readers, with an opportunity to read to a therapy dog. Each 15-minute session — the children must be registered for the program — will be conducted in the Library with a St. John’s Ambulance Therapy Dog Team. Three year old Tilley is the reg-istered therapy dog, accompanied by her trainer from Belmont, who will be coming to the library once a month, beginning Feb-ruary 2, for one hour to listen to the children read. One benefit of the program is to provide a relaxed one-on-one atmosphere to put the reluctant reader at ease. Aylmer police report

New Years Eve was relatively quiet in Aylmer; one man was arrested for being intoxicated in a public place and there were a few noise complaints. Police set up a RIDE check early on

New Year’s morning on Talbot St. east and 75 vehicles were screened. The only issue involved a 33-year old St.Thomas male who was issued a warning for impairment and had his licence suspended 3 days.Brian Willsie in Finland

Former NHLer Brian Willsie, 34, of Belmont, signed on with TPS of Turku in a league in Finland this year. He has been named Captain of TPS and currently leads the team in scoring with 19 goals in 34 games. Last year he played for the AHL Hamilton Bulldogs, leading the team in scoring. He has spent the last four seasons primarily in the American Hockey League. His most recent NHL experience was one game with Washing-ton Capitals two years ago. McGregor construction to begin

Aylmer’s McGregor Public School is adding four rooms be-hind the gymnasium in order to host the Full Day Kindergar-ten Program that will begin in September. Principal Richard Auckland noted that construction will begin soon: “Fencing has been up and construction will begin later this month (tim-ing is weather dependent). The major change is that parents and students must now access the schoolyard from the North/Parking Lot side of the building only. The students will have some great opportunities to see the school construction and it will provide great recess entertainment. The builder is Norlon Construction and the completion date is later this spring.”

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Aylmer has surpassed its $45,500 United Way goal by almost $2,000, bringing the total raised to $47,000. Set in 2012, the overage was cele-brated on January 10, 2013 at Cy’s Bowling Lanes and Lounge. That number will grow with the addi-tion of Elgin-St. Thomas’ completed campaign.

The Aylmer campaign committee includes: Janna Summers — Chair Andre Reymer, Kelly Rauhe, Beth Gyurindak, Alison Campbell, Tony Holcombe, Marg Hare, and Jake Sawatzky.

The reason United Way exists is to ensure that those most vulner-able in the community are helped. Whether they have just immigrated

here, are children, or are one of those recently laid off, the sup-port given to United Way will help strengthen these individuals and families, which in turn strengthens the community.

The money raised does help those in the Aylmer community. Many fear that because United Way is situated in St. Thomas, the money raised goes to help those in the city. Noth-ing can be further from the truth. Actually 24 per cent of the people helped through United Way funding are from Aylmer and East Elgin. This is one of the reasons the Aylmer Committee is so passionate about what they do, because they know they are helping their neighbours.

Aylmer rises to challenge

Al Mintz, co-coordinator of Christmas Care, is presented with a cheque for $3,500 from Tim and Cathy Kostendt, members of the Elgin Ballroom Dance Club on Thursday, December 6, 2012.

Dancing donation

“Wherever you go in the world, you just have to say you’re a Canadian and

people laugh.”John Candy

“The last refuge of the insomniac is a sense of superior-ity to the sleeping

world.” Leonard Cohen

“Anyone who lives within their means

suffers from a lack of imagination.”

Oscar Wilde

“As you go through life, you’ve got to see the valleys as well as

the peaks.”Neil Young

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2013 Garbage Bag Tags Remember to use your pink 2013 Garbage Bag Tags. If you have not picked up your 2013 tags, they can be picked up during normal business hours (Monday to Friday, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm) at the Central Elgin Municipal Offices in the Elgin County Administration Building, 450 Sunset Drive. Garbage with green 2012 bag tags will no longer be collected.

Proof of residency is required to pick up your garbage tags. If you are a tenant and wish

to pick up tags for the property you rent, a letter from your landlord is required. Persons

unable to pick up their tags can authorize in writing a friend, neighbour or family member to

pick up their tags. Farmers must provide proof of a valid Farm Business Registration number

to obtain additional tags.

Roads, Streets and Sidewalks - Winter Control Information OBJECTIVES

The Municipality of Central Elgin makes every effort to ensure we not only meet our winter

control obligations, but do so as effectively and economically as possible. We facilitate the

handling of emergencies by fire, police and ambulance through good operations. It is our

objective to maintain safe, passable transportation routes and to minimize economic losses

by the community and business during the winter season.

SIDEWALK MAINTENANCE

Sidewalk winter control will take place in accordance with Municipal policy:

• All commercial property owners are responsible for the clearing of ice and snow

from the municipal sidewalks adjacent to their properties or businesses;

• Plowing will commence when snow has accumulated to 0.1 metre and the storm is

substantially over. This time may vary due to the availabily of employees and

equipment. Plowing will be carried out during normal working hours.

• If required, the maintained sidewalks may be treated with salt or sand as soon as

possible after the storm or when employees become available and during normal

working hours.

• The Municipality will not perform winter maintenance on any sidewalk that is less

than 1.2 metres wide.

ON-STREET PARKING AND WINTER MAINTENANCE

Drivers are reminded of the following laws regarding on street parking during winter:

• Subsection 170(12) of the Highway Traffic Act which prohibits parking so as to

interfere with the clearing of snow from the road or street. Subsection 170(15)

provides for the removal of offending vehicles at the owner’s expense.

By-laws EG1 prohibit the parking of any motor vehicles on Municipal streets and County

roads between the hours of 3:00 am and 5:00 am. Owners of vehicles which are in

contravention of this by-law are subject to a fine. Any vehicles in contravention of this by-law

are subject to removal at the owner’s expense.

Nominations now being accepted

If you know a St. Thomas in-dividual, team, or group that has had an impressive achievement in 2012 and is deserving of civic recognition, be sure to nominate them for the 40th annual Honours and Awards banquet.

Nominations are now being ac-cepted at the Parks and Recre-ation Department, located at the St. Thomas Timken COmmunity Centre, 2 Third Avenue. Deadline is 4pm Thursday, February 28, 2013.

This year’s banquet will take place at 6pm at the Memorial Auditorium on Thursday, April 18, 2013.

Pay tribute to hardworking vol-unteers, athletes, artists and he-roes who bring something special to St. Thomas. Nomination forms can be found online at www.city.st-thomas.on.ca or at the Parks and Recreation Department.

By Mark Wales, President, On-tario Federation of Agriculture

With Ontario’s Liberal lead-ership race in its final weeks, events have taken a positive turn for rural Ontario. That’s because every one of the sev-en leadership candidates cur-rently in the running for On-tario’s top job has addressed rural issues and several have incorporated a detailed rural strategy as part of their cam-paign.

This development demon-strates recognition of the im-portance of rural Ontario, and it means we can be assured that the awareness created in this campaign will carry forward beyond the Saturday, January 26, 2013 leadership convention to Ontario’s legis-lature and the next election.

The OFA is focusing on four key areas in our talks with politicians and policy makers in the coming year. First, we will pursue the development of a provincial agriculture and food strategy. OFA has already done extensive work on a Na-tional Food Strategy, which incorporates the contributions of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture and our colleagues across the country. Consistent with the National Food Strat-egy, any provincial initiative must include agreed upon principles and measurable outcomes to guide the devel-opment of Ontario agriculture and food-related policy.

Second, OFA will work with the new premier to create a reliable and affordable energy system in Ontario. Ontario farm businesses require ac-cess to sustainable energy, generated through socially and environmentally respon-

sible methods.The OFA also seeks revi-

sions to the current regula-tory environment. We will continue to request a seat at the table when new regula-tions that impact agriculture are developed, and we will seek improved processes for how those regulations are enforced, to ensure they are respectful of farm businesses and farm properties.

Finally, OFA plans to con-tinue to press the provincial government for meaningful in-vestment in rural Ontario. We look for a commitment to en-suring rural Ontario residents have access to a similar range and quality of services and infrastructure as their urban counterparts.

With a leadership election in sight, the OFA looks forward to getting back to the business of lobbying on behalf of On-tario farmers. We look forward to contributing to hearing the discussion from each candi-date in the coming weeks on strategies for a stronger rural Ontario, and we look forward to working with the next pre-mier on issues that matter to Ontario agriculture.

Placing rural priorities on the next premier’s agendaAre you ready to fight?

Some things are worth fighting for! My favourite person, Je-

sus, was a fighter. He was constantly fighting with reli-gious people. He called them names, ignored them, picked fights with them, cursed them, and warned His follow-ers about them. Jesus was a fighter. (Now, He didn’t fight with everyone. Actually, the classic ‘down and outers’ He helped.)

Jesus provides us with a

certain amount of inspiration and the knowledge that some things are worth fighting for. Someone recently tweeted the following: “Someone needs to hear this: struggle does not equal failure. Everything of value emerges from the fight.”

ns which I would watch with my kids —Inspector Gadget and Hercules. There was the moment in the Hercules plot where he would need super-natural strength. It was at that moment Hercules would raise his clenched fist to the sky with the “ring” on his first finger. The raised fist was fol-lowed by a thunder crack, the

dramatic music played and boom, supernatural power in-fused his body and look out evil forces — it’s Hercules!

Most of us don’t have a ring, and even if we did it prob-ably wouldn’t work as well as Hercules’ ring worked. Most of us will have to keep strug-gling, and in our struggles we will fail a few times. However, struggle does not equal failure. And everything of value will emerge from a fight. So, what is worth fighting for in your life? What is worth the effort? Don’t give up — keep fighting. One of my mentors years ago told me something I have nev-

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Tuesday Euchre Club, St. John’s Church on Flora St. We play every Tuesday, 2-4pm. Play-ing cards at St. John’s is a whole lot of fun! Freewill offering. Please join us. 519-631-7368.

Family Open Gym, No Cost. Play sports in our gym with your fam-ily and friends. Tues-days 6-7:30pm. Call YWCA 519-631-9800.

St. Thomas Ladies’ Choir invites all ladies interested in singing Christian music to join the choir on Monday’s at 7:15pm at the First

C.R.C., 320 Elm Street.

St. Thomas Seniors’ Cen-tre, Chicken and Ribs din-ner. Friday January 18. Dinner 5pm. Tickets $15 Advance. Sign up early this one always sells out.

Friday, January 18, Chili Cook-off, 5-6:30pm, mov-ie to follow. St. Andrew’s United Church, 60 West Ave. Everyone Welcome, info 519-631-4558.

PA Day Camp, January 18, Elgin Court P.S. from 7:30am-5:30pm. Ages 4 to 12. Games, crafts, rec-reation, theme days. Call YWCA 519-631-9800.

Tea and Travel series at John Kenneth Galbraith Reference Library, Dut-ton, Friday, January 18 at 2pm. Discover Egypt/Jor-dan/Israel with Bob Karn.

Burn’s Dinner and En-tertainment, January 19, 6pm, St. John’s Presbyterian Church, Port Stanley. Tickets and info 519-782-3971.

St Thomas Girls (Born 2001) Competitive Soccer Tryouts Saturdays begin-ning January 19. Central Elgin High School 1:30-3pm. Call Coach Mark Goodhue 519-631-6755.

Field Naturalist Walk, Sun-day, Jan 20, 1:30pm at Springwater Conserva-tion Area, main parking lot. Info 519-631-5279.

VON Hospice Volun-teers needed! If you are interested in join-ing our team call 519-637-6408. Training will be held in St Thomas starting January 21.

2013 Walk for Memories, Saturday, January 21, 9:30-noon, Parkside Col-legiate, inside. Contact the Alzheimer Society El-gin-St. Thomas for pledge sheets, 519-633-4396.

Drum Circle, St. John’s Church on Flora St. Tues-

day, January 22, 7pm. All ages welcome. Fam-ily friendly. Instruments available. Absolutely no experience neces-sary. 519-631-7368.

Wednesday, January 23, Bible Questions, 10:30am, St. Andrew’s United Church, every-one is welcome. For info 519-631-4558.

‘A Gardeners Jaunt in Europe’ is the topic, St. Thomas Horticultural Society Annual General Meeting, January 23, 7pm, Monsignor Mor-rison Catholic School, 10 South Edgeware Road.

Faith Christian Acad-emy, 345 Fairview Ave, JK Open House Oppor-tunities, January 23 and 25, 9:30-11:00am. Drop by and see what FCA has to offer! For more infor-mation 519-633-0943.

Thursday, January 24, Kickers, 6pm, St. An-drew’s United Church, mid week group ages 5-13, games, music, craft. Everyone welcome, for more info 519-631-4558.

St. Thomas Stamp Club Meeting, January 24, 7pm. Community Of Christ Church, 105 Fairview Ave. Info: Rick Badgley 519-637-8432. Every-one Welcome To Attend.

Jabez Therapy Ranch is having a fundraiser din-ner at Schooners Galley, Pt.Burwell on January 24, 4:30-7:30pm. Adults $20 Children $15. Call 519-773-3354 for tickets.

Roast Beef Supper, St. John’s Church on Flora St. Friday, January 25, from 5-7pm. Be sure to leave room for dessert! Cost $12 Info 519-631-7368.

Sparta Community Bingo Night, Friday, January 25, 7pm. Sparta Public School Gym. Dona-

tions to Sparta Scout-ing Group. Questions call 519-775-2524.

SMART for Girls, girls ages 8-12. No Cost. Yoga, Dance, Creative Expressions, Fitness. Jan 29 to Mar 19. Call YWCA 519-631-9800.

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Dinner, Odd Fellows & Rebekahs Hall, 54 Moore St. Doors open 4pm, serving 5-7pm. Adults $7, Child 6-12 $4, 5 and under free. Call for Info 519-631-3494.

Field Naturalist Meet-ing, Friday, February 1, 7:30pm, Knox Church,

St. Thomas. Presen-tation by members. Info 519-631-5279.

Don’t miss this free event at Fanshawe College, St. Thomas on February 1. Learn from the tax man how employers can ben-efit from apprenticeship.

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STCCS Dinner & Auction. Feb 9, St Anne’s Centre. Dinner 5pm & Dessert/ Live Auction 7pm. Din-ner $25 per person or Dessert $10 per person. Tickets 519-633-0690.

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10:30am Holy Eucharist and Sunday School

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Knox Presbyterian ChurchHincks Street at Wellington Street

519-631-2414Minister: Rev. Mavis Currie

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BUTH, DONNA JEAN of Beattie Haven Retirement Community, Wardsville, passed away on Satur-day, December 29, 2012 at the age of 82. A me-morial service will be held at a later date. Rod-ney Chapel of Denning Funeral Directors Ltd.

CHAMBERS, GEORGE ALBERT of Aylmer, passed away Tuesday, January 8, 2013 in his 78th year. A funeral service was held January 12, 2013. H. A. Kebbel Funeral Home.

DEWAELE, RUTH ANN of Terrace Lodge, Aylmer, passed away Monday, January 14, 2013 in her 76th year. A funeral service will be held Janu-ary 17, 2013 at 11am. H. A. Kebbel Funeral Home.

HEASLIP, ARTHUR WALLACE of Dingle Street, Ay-lmer, passed away Monday, January 7, 2013 in his 67th year. A funeral service was held Janu-ary 11, 2013. H. A. Kebbel Funeral Home.

HEDDLE, ALICE of St. Thomas, passed away on Wednesday, January 9, 2013 in her 80th year. Mass of the Christian Burial was held Janu-ary 14, 2013. Williams Funeral Home Ltd.

KLEINJAN, PETER HENRY of West Lorne, passed away Thursday, January 10, 2013 at the age of 78. Private family funeral service. Rod-ney Chapel of Denning Funeral Directors Ltd.

LANG, MICHAEL of Aylmer, passed away on Sunday, January 13, 2013 in his 88th year. A funeral service was held January 16, 2013. H. A. Kebbel Funeral Home.

LaROVERE, GUERINO “GINO” of St. Thomas, passed away Wednesday, January 9, 2013 in his 78th year. Mass of the Christian Burial was held January 12, 2013. Williams Funeral Home Ltd.

MacDONALD, KAREN of St. Thomas, passed away on Sunday, January 6, 2013 at the of 61. A celebration of life will be held at a later date. Marshall’s Funeral Home, Richmond Hill.

PARKER, MRS. BETTIE (NEE BARNES) of St. Thomas, passed away on Saturday, January 12, 2013 in her 90th year. A public memorial service will be held at Trinity Anglican Church, (Wellington & Southwick), St. Thomas on January 20, 2013 at 3:30pm. Sifton Funeral Home.

PETERNEL, VERONICA of West Lorne, passed away Friday, January 4, 2013 in her 91st year. Mass of the Christian Burial was held January 7, 2013. West Lorne Chapel of Denning Funeral Directors Ltd.

SMITH, CLARENCE ROSS of Aylmer, passed away Wednes-day, January 9, 2013 in his 64th year. A funeral service was held January 12, 2013. H. A. Kebbel Funeral Home.

SNELGROVE, MILTON CLARKE of Lyons, passed away Thursday, January 10, 2013 in his 71st year. A funeral service was held Janu-ary 14, 2013. H. A. Kebbel Funeral Home.

WISE, THE HONOURABLE JOHN CLAYTON of St. Thomas, passed away on Wednesday, January 9, 2013 in his 78th year. A public service was held January 14, 2013. Williams Funeral Home Ltd.

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