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St. Joseph’s Health Centre Foundationis looking for community help to getits bus back on the road before wintersets in the new year.“The bus is used to get our partici-

pants back and forth to St. Joseph’sAdult Day Program,” says MaryDuQuesnay, President and CEO, St.Joseph’s Health Centre Foundation.“Without the bus, frail seniors in ourcommunity could be going withoutthe important services they need.”The bus is a vital element in St.

Joseph’s nationally recognized AdultDay Programs which each daywelcome seniors who are still living inthe community. At St. Joseph’s theyparticipate in stimulating activities andenjoy the many benefits of socializingwith their peers–people who remem-ber the same things they do and whohave lived and are living similar experi-ences.Research indicates that, given the

choice, most seniors want to stay intheir own homes rather than enterlong-term care but modern life canmake it difficult for them to maintaintheir independence. Not all familiescan be close at hand to have daily con-

tact with their elderly family membersand some seniors don’t have a family atall. Family members themselves can bekeeping a lot of balls in the air–the demands of work coupled with theneeds of growing families–so they can’tprovide care and company during theday for their aging parents or grand-parents. The fear of falling on slipperysidewalks or steps can restrict seniors’mobility and reduce their opportuni-ties to take part in community lifewhich, in turn, can lead to lonelinessand depression, significant barriers tohealthy, active living.“The St. Joseph’s bus drivers escort

their passengers from the bus rightto their front doors,” says DuQuesnay.“The drivers are key members of theDay Program team. They know theirpassengers’ names as well as theirunique needs–what makes themcomfortable or anxious or what makesthem laugh. And the passengers havethe comfort of seeing their drivers’familiar faces every day.”If the schedule has to change to

accommodate someone who needsmore time to get ready, the St. Joseph’sservice can give them the flexibility

their passengers need. The drivers arealso there to ensure that the partici-pants get into their homes safely and ifno one answers the door in the morn-ing as expected or if there are changesin the routine, they follow through tomake sure all is okay and if it’s not,they connect with the right personwho can provide appropriate help.But, according to DuQuesnay, the

St. Joseph’s bus is fast approaching itsfinal days. “Although it passed its lastsafety inspection we need to act now toget a new bus in place so that familiesdependent on St. Joseph’s Adult DayProgram will be able to get their lovedones to and from this crucial service,”she says.St. Joseph’s Adult Day Programs help

seniors stay active and involved–crucialfactors in maintaining good physicaland mental health. Participants cook,enjoy music, art and discussionstogether–activities that provide focusand meaning. They welcome guestspeakers or share their knowledge witheach other. They also participate ingentle exercise and outings into thecommunity that keep their minds andspirits engaged.

One component of the programs isespecially designed to benefit partici-pants living with Alzheimer’s Diseaseor dementia who still reside at home.The Adult Day Programs not only helpparticipants stay active but they alsogive caregivers, many of whom arespouses, the opportunity for somerespite and relief from the 24/7demands of care.Joan Cameron’s husband Don wasdiagnosed with Alzheimer’s Diseasein 2007.“As you can imagine, it presentedchallenges for both of us and manydays were not easy,” she says. “Butwhen Don started attending St.Joseph’s Adult Day Program–we call itthe Social Club–our lives changed forthe better almost right away.”Don was introduced into a stimulat-

ing social environment that presentedmany recreational and leisureopportunities suited to his needs andchoices, she says.The program has also helped

Cameron cope with the demands ofcare that she has shouldered. The pro-gram resource workers listen to herconcerns, –continued on page 3

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St. Joseph’s Health Centre Adult Day Program staff and par-ticipants are hoping that generous members of the commu-nity will help St. Joe’s purchase a new bus in 2014. Seniorsdepend on the bus to get to and from the programs safely.The programs help seniors maintain their independence andprevent premature admission to long-term care. The old busis nearing its last days. (supplied photo)

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There are at least two ways to“experience”Paris. One, you cango to France; or two, you can go toa hotel called Paris, Las Vegas,where you can“experience every-thing you love about Paris, right inthe heart of the LasVegas Strip.”And that includes an Effiel tower,which they describe as “the ulti-mate romantic setting,” addingthat “there's no need to travelacross the globe to capture thatfeeling.”While there, youmightalso want to check out the LeCafé Ile St. Louis where you can“experience the sights, sounds andflavors of the Parisian sidewalkcafé–in climate-controlledcomfort.”Paris, Las Vegas, has a number of

advantages over Paris, France. Firstof all, you don’t have to learnFrench so it is unlikely that youwill order snails unless you reallymean to. Second, it will be faster toget to fromGuelph, and cheaperto stay once you get there (espe-cially if you stay away from thecasinos). And third, it will becompletely devoid of any of thelegendarily grumpy Parisians–unless youmeet one who is atourist like you.And yet, even with all these

advantages, there remain somestubborn folks that hold fast to thenotion that to really experienceParis, you need to go to the one inFrance. They say you should dustoff your French-EnglishDictionary, actually order theEscargots à la Bourguignonne (Snailsin Garlic–Herb Butter), and ask alocal for directions to Les DeuxMagots. These folks will tell youthat to find the real Paris, youneed to be willing not only to

chance the weather, but also to bejostled on a packed sidewalk, getlost on theMetro, and be a littlebit annoyed (and sometimes a lit-tle bit taken aback) by the sightsand sounds and smells of the city.They say that while there arechallenges in an uncontrolledenvironment, they come withcommensurate rewards. They saythat what you get in exchange forthe possibility of rain or sidewalktraffic is a more authentic experi-ence and the chance to discoverbeauty, whimsy, fellow-feeling, andinsight into the human condition.When you apply this sort of

Paris-to-Paris comparison to theretail environment, it is easy to seethe popularity of on-line shop-ping, malls, and big boxes. In thesemost Vegas of environments youget all the goods with noneof the “bother.” It’s functional,controlled, and unsurprising; ifthat’s the sort of thing you arelooking for, it’s there in spades.But what if at its heart, or at least

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author Kurt Vonnegut had to sayin response to his wife asking whyhe doesn't order envelopes in bulkonline: “I pretend not to hear her.And go out to get an envelopebecause I'm going to have a hell ofa good time in the process ofbuying one envelope. I meet a lotof people. And, see some greatlooking babes. And a fire enginegoes by.And I give them thethumbs up... The moral of thestory is, is we're here on Earth tofart around.”

ForVonnegut, as for a significantportion of the population, the wayyou purchase goods–and whatyou are supporting with yourdollars–is as important as the endresult. For these folks, having agood time and feeling good aboutwhat you’re doing is as importantas whatever metaphorical “enve-lope” you are shopping for. It is asearch for authenticity, which isthe core driver of the “shop local”and“eat local”movements. It’sabout tapping into a desire tomake the process of shopping anddining an experience that goesbeyond functionality. For me, thatmeans Christmas shopping as thesnow falls aroundme, saying helloto friends and acquaintances,meeting up for lunch and thenheading out for another round ofdiscovery.Downtown Guelph is a real

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Regional Economic ProgressReport 2013In January 2013, 120 business people gathered to discuss priori-ties for our region. Five key areas were identified to improve theprosperity of Guelph Wellington. As we prepare for the upcom-ing regional economic summit on 24 January 2014, in is time totake stock on the work that has gone on over the past twelve

months so that we can look down the road ahead.1) Regional IdentityImmediately following the 2013 Regional Economic Summit the fledgling groupConnect Guelph expanded to include representatives from Wellington County andrenamed itself Connect Guelph Wellington. This group consists of representativesfrom the Guelph Chamber of Commerce, University of Guelph, Conestoga College,City of Guelph, Guelph Wellington Business Enterprise Centre, Career EducationCouncil, Innovation Guelph, County of Wellington, Ontario Ministry of EconomicDevelopment Trade and Employment, Guelph Economic Development AdvisoryCommittee, and the Workforce Planning Board. A key characteristic of GuelphWellington that has been highlighted is collaboration, and sector groups that havebeen collaborating include clean technologies, information technologies, advancedmanufacturing and the food and agriculture sector.2) Career Planning and Awareness for YouthThe Guelph Chamber of Commerce has launched the website “whoplusyou”, in whichpeople enter their skills and interests and businesses enter the skills they are lookingto employ and the website matches jobs with prospective employees. The site islocated within guelphchamber.com, under the Find tab. The Guelph ChamberWorkforce Development Committee has launched a “Closing the Gap” strategy, toprovide an overview of the programs available for each step along the way from trainingto recruiting, up skilling, and performance evaluation on both the supply and demandside of jobs. TheWorkforce Planning Board is doing a detailed survey in the year ahead.3) Regional TransportationA study team has developed a terms of reference, and is forming discussions withWaterloo Region, connecting through to Toronto on the GO Train service. Advocacywork has begun around improving the Highway 6 connection to Hamilton.

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provide education and support, recommendresources that help her give Don the care heneeds and suggest ways for Cameron to takecare of herself, too.“I noticed the difference in him almost imme-

diately,” says Cameron.“On his Social Club dayshe returned homemore settled and alert. As forme, on those days, I’m able to have the respite Ineed – time to run errands, share coffee with afriend, read a book or catch up on the sleep Ioften miss. ““The Social Club staff members are wonder-

ful–always thinking up new ways to engage par-ticipants in interesting activities that keep theirminds active even as their illness progresses,” sheadds.“The staff believes, as I do, that everyone

has the potential for creativity and purpose ifgiven the time.As someone who always enjoyedother people,Don is able to get together regularlywith his peers who are going through the changesthat occur after a diagnosis of dementia.”St. Joseph’s Adult Day Programs are housed at

the hospital’sWestmount Road campus in a$2.6 million Community Outreach Centre builtentirely with funds donated by supporters in thecommunity. Besides programs for seniors, theCentre also offers Guelph’s only day programfor adult survivors of acquired brain injury.Anyone wishing to make a donation to the St.

Joseph’s Bus Fund can call St. Joseph’s HealthCentre Foundation at 519-767-3424 or make agift online at www.sjhcg.ca.

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A properly drafted Will permits you to dis-tribute your estate to your desired benefici-aries, designate a guardian for any minorchildren and avoid court supervision.However, those individuals who own theirown businesses or participate in partnershipshave the potential to face significant estatefees if their estate plan is insufficient.In Ontario, the Estate Administration Tax

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thousand for the first $50,000.00 of the estateand $15.00 per thousand for the amount ofthe estate over $50,000.00. For example, foran estate valued at $60,000.00, the EAT wouldamount to only $400.00; but for an estate val-ued at $500,000.00, the EAT would be$7,000.00.A multipleWill strategy can be used to limit

the EAT on certain estate assets, where thetransfer does not require a Certificate. Forexample, a primaryWill would deal withassets that will require a Certificate, such asreal estate, bank accounts and investmentaccounts; while the secondaryWill deals withassets such as personal effects, valuable pri-vate company shares and debts owing fromprivate companies which can be transferredwithout obtaining a Certificate.The need for third and fourthWills may be

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In 2014 the University of Guelph willcelebrate a 50th anniversary.Saturday, January 4The Official Opening of the 50thAnniversary Exhibit The BetterPlanetProject - Our Lives Depend On It at theGuelph Civic Museum.With 50 Years ofBuilding a Better Planet, students havecurated this special exhibit highlightingsome of the most outstanding and intrigu-ing contributions the University has madeto changing lives and improving life both inour community and around the world. Theunique thematic presentation, interactivekiosks and experiential opportunities will besure to delight all visitors.Thursday, January 23Official Campus Community Kick-offAn afternoon celebration in the UC atriumwill be followed by an evening concert inPeter Clark Hall.Thursday, May 8OnMay 8, 1964, theUniversity of Guelph Actwas passed by the Ontario Legislature,bringing the three founding collegestogether as a single institution. The 50thAnniversary of the First Board of GovernorsMeeting and Royal Assent of the Universityof Guelph Act will be acknowledged.Moredetails to follow.Saturday, June 21Conversat Ball, reviving a Guelph traditionfor AlumniWeekend. Get your dance cardready! After a 40-year hiatus, the Conversatis back. A gala evening featuring Guelph’ssignature approach to spectacular food andextraordinary entertainment in severalvenues across campus, in celebration of theUniversity of Guelph’s 50th anniversary.

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A group of local investors has purchased theformer Guelph Hydro building at 104 DawsonRoad. They will be represented by one ofGuelph’s most prominent property manage-ment companies, Balnar Management.The Dawvale Group Inc, represented by

Balnar Management, announced the close ofsale on the 41,000 square foot building onFriday.The 4.5-acre site is located at the corner of

Dawson Road and Speedvale Avenue. It hous-es Habitat for Humanity’s ReStore; the PICGroup, providing third party inspection serv-ices; and Netsweeper, which offers internetcontent filtering and web threat managementsolutions. All will remain as tenants.Michael Balnar, President of Balnar

Management, says the property’s centrallocation and extensive size makes it extremelyattractive as a commercial site with numerousfuture development possibilities on theexcess land.“It is a central part of a strong commercial,

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access to main highways and potential for cre-ative growth that is highly compatible withthe neighbourhood”, he says.This is the second investment by Balnar

Management in partnership with investors inthe last two years. The company previouslypurchased the former Owen Sound Golf andCountry Club, now Legacy Ridge GolfCourse, in 2011.Balnar Management is positioning itself for

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Home-based business owner Linda Boyle hasbeen making the finest naturally handcraftedsoaps and bath products for over two years.Previously employed with a heath and wellnesscompany, an awareness grew of the damagingeffects on our skin from the overwhelmingnumber of chemicals in our homes both inpersonal care and cleaning products.“I felt there had to be a way to provide peo-

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need like soap could also be artistic, beautifuland aromatic, my creativity began to flow,” addsBoyle “ But what I enjoy most is helping thosecustomers who suffer from skin allergies,eczema, or asthma, by providing a product thatis both soothing and healing.”Serenity Soaps are available at the Aberfoyle

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Being proactive with your mortgage renewalis the best way to ensure you get the mostcompetitive rate possible.Your financial institution or mortgage

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can hold the interest rate on a mortgage forfour to six months, which guarantees therate. Once you've submitted an applicationwe track interest rates on a weekly basis, so ifrates decrease as you get closer to your mort-gage renewal we can make a downward rateadjustment. Mortgage brokers work withmultiple lenders so if another institutionhappens to have a more competitive rate, wecan switch the rate hold to that institution.Your bank will not call you and suggest yougo see another lender because their mort-gage rate is more competitive. That's oneof the benefits of working with a mortgagebroker.Mortgage brokers are also motivated by

different factors than banks. Both parties arein the business of making money… howevermortgage brokers have the flexibility andauthority locally to make the right decisionsfor their individual clients. When I describethe difference between brokers and banks tomy clients, I term my industry as the"Walmart of the mortgage world". Let meexplain… when you buy something fromWalmart the product is often deeplydiscounted because they buy 1000's of thesame product making their unit costs lower.

Walmart deals in volume,much like a mortgagebroker does.Your bank branch is like

a mortgage boutique.Because they may only bebuying 100 mortgages per month they haveto price them accordingly (normally at ahigher rate, unless you beg them to give youa deal). Mortgage brokers don't have a post-ed mortgage rate and a discounted rate likebanks do.We only work on the discountedmarket rates, which vary slightly. Conversely,a bank has a posted rate and they decidehow much of a discount you'll get off ofyour mortgage. Clients benefit from using amortgage broker because they don't need tonegotiate the interest rate. When that's thecase you can ensure your mortgage is set-upin the most financially beneficial way possi-ble. You can plan for the liability enablingyou to pay it off within your financial goals.Remember there's more to mortgages that

just the interest rate. Getting a rate locked inby a mortgage broker four to six monthsbefore your mortgage renews will help youget the best available rate on the market.This is especially critical because we are inan increasing mortgage-rate environment.I'd love to hear your experiences on

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With support from a three-year project grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation, the ElevatorProject has officially launched, bringing the promise of awesome things to come in Guelph.The Elevator Project (originally called the Guelph Community Innovation Connection) is a collabo-

ration between 10 Carden, the City of Guelph, the Guelph Community Health Centre and InnovationGuelph. Together they are creating a new process to match great ideas that will make Guelph an evenmore amazing place to live and work, with the resources to make these ideas happen such as funding,advice, volunteers, and connections.“Guelph’s citizens have a wealth of ideas that will contribute to community well-being. This process

will help strengthen and launch many of these initiatives.” Julia Grady, Co-Founder 10 Carden.“The City’s Community Investment Strategy identified the need to partner with other sectors to

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For many investors the extreme volatility of theequity markets between 2007 and 2009 (andeven until today-although on a lesser degree)continues to dominate their minds and manyare now looking at alternatives to either elimi-nate this volatility or to mitigate risk totally.This sentiment of avoiding risk at all cost hasled to a major shift from equity funds intobond funds and liquid cash savings. But, withreturns on bonds at historic lows and bankspaying interest with minimal returns the validi-ty of this strategy is questionable. Is it reason-able to exchange short term heightened marketfluctuations for decreased long term retirementbenefits? Likely not. Having stated this itappears that many individuals are willing to

accept the long term loss of purchasing poweras an acceptable alternative to market risk.Warren Buffet puts this into perspective when

he stated that, “the risk of an investment ismeasured by the probability of that investmentcausing a loss of purchasing power over thecontemplated holding period”. The real issuenow seems to be that many investors are mak-ing decisions based only on this one risk factor.This is not prudent in the long term.Whenconsidering an investment strategy there areother risks to contend with-these include butare not limited to: inflation, liquidity, changesin income tax legislation, security, currency val-uation and even the influence of media on theeconomy. These all have to be analyzed when

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Pre-arranging one's own funeral is now widelypracticed across Canada. Gilbert MacIntyre & Son havebeen helping individuals and families with funeralprearrangements for almost 80 years. If you would liketo make an appointment to discuss prearrangements,please contact us. Or, if you like, you can prearrangeyour funeral online. You will be asked the same basicquestions you would in a one-on-one prearrangementmeeting; but within the "comfort" of your own lifestyle.Our experience in dealing with prearranging funeralshas lead to the development of the GILBERTMACINTYRE & SON TRUST PLAN for those who wish topre-pay their funeral expenses.

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well-intentioned people is more elusive. Consider a manager evaluating candidates. Duringthe evaluation process the manager selects three candidates for interview, identifying with onein particular who attended the same university. Once the process is complete, the offer ismade to the candidate the manager identified with. Even if the manager felt as though theprocess was fair, there is a chance the hiring criteria or process was altered ever so slightly tosuit the bias.Imagine a diverse pool of employees within your organization who bring together creativity,

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