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SECOND SECTION TOTHE WELLINGTON ADVERTISER
JANUARY 29, 2010
PAGE TWO Inside Wellington - Second Section of The Wellington Advertiser, Friday, January 29, 2010
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTThe Canadian Cancer Society is in urgent need of volunteers. For
more information call or email: 519-824-4261 or
JANUARY 29Alma Optimist Beef Barbeque 5-7pm. at the Alma Community
Hall. Come and enjoy. Adults $12, children $4 at the door.
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YAEC Coffee House Unplugged at Elora Centre for the Arts. 12
to 25 yrs. Singing, acoustics, spoken word, dance and improv.
Bring a non-perishable food item for the Food Bank. Edible cre-
ations are for sale while coffee and tea are free of charge. Arrive
early to grab a time-slot. 6:30-9pm. For info. call 519-846-9698.
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Harriston & District Horticultural Society Soup & Sandwich.
Harriston United Church. Served from 11:30am-1:30pm.
Everyone welcome.
***Card Party. 7pm. Church of Our Lady, 28 Norfolk St. Guelph. $3.
***Victoria Park Seniors Centre Special Event Fundraiser: Dessert &Euchre Party begins at 1pm. $6 members or $7 non-members.Includes homemade dessert & prizes! All welcome.
JANUARY 30Alzheimer Society of Guelph – Wellington annual Walk forMemories. Mount Forest Sports Complex. Registration begins at9:30am. Call 519-836-7672 for more info.
***Listowel Legion Dinner and Dance - Entertainment by Lindsay
Thomas Morgan - 6pm. $20/person.
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Old Time Dance 8pm, $10 person, light lunch provided. Band -
The Old Timers. St. John Parish Centre, 160 Georgina St., Arthur.
For cancellation information due to weather, call 519-848-6723.
Proceeds to Advocates of "Health Study before Wind Turbines".
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Fergus Legion, Branch 275, dinner and comedy night, featuring
Russell Roy & Jim Michaels. Cocktails – 5:30, Dinner - 6:30 and
Show – 8pm. Tickets $25 per person, are available at Branch or
call 519-843-2345. SOLD OUT
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Alzheimer Society of Guelph – Wellington annual Walk for
Memories. Indoors at Old Quebec St. Guelph. Registration begins
at 9am. Call 519-836-7672 for more info.
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Adult/ Senior Ice Skating 8pm - 9:50pm Exhibition Park Arena,
Guelph. Cost - $7/ person ($8 on Band nights). Join us for fun,
exercise, music and friendship. Contact 519-836-1015.
***“Sing For Literacy”, a family event to celebrate Family LiteracyDay in music and songs at the Hillsburgh Branch, WellingtonCounty Library, 98B Trafalgar Rd. Hillsburgh, 10am. Please reg-ister as space is limited. 519-855-4010.
***Karaoke at Arthur Legion Br. 226. 8:30pm
***Arthur Seniors Euchre. 1pm. Arthur Senior Citizens’ Hall.Everyone welcome. Call 519-848-3469 for more details.
***Family craft and scrapbooking at Knox Presbyterian andCommunity Church Ospringe (corner of Highway 124 and 125)10am -4pm. Lunch provided. Donation to Haiti relief. All wel-come.
***Country Breakfast at Rockwood United Church, Harris StreetRockwood. Come on in and warm up Adults $7, Children $5,Family Deal $20 (2 adults and 2 or more children). For moreinformation call 519-856-9298.
JANUARY 31Open Jamboree and Dance at Mount Forest Legion. 1:30-5pm.
Roast Beef Dinner. Everyone Welcome!
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Bigfoot Lives! Guelph Lake Nature Centre 2 – 4pm. Please regis-
ter at 519-836-7860. Join us for an afternoon of snowshoe fun.We
will provide the snowshoes (kid sizes as well as adult) and a quick
lesson. Snowshoes are limited so please call to reserve space.
Program fee: $10/adult, $5/child, $25/family of 4.
***Passion, Love, Change -3pm. A ‘Students on Ice’ expedition to theArctic this past summer transformed the life of Fergus high schoolstudent, artist and activist Sarah Hennekens. She will join DavidNoble, the founder of 2degreesC, together they will share theirthoughts and experiences while presenting some incredibleimages from both poles. Fundraiser for the CWDHSEnvironmental Group. Tickets $10, $8 for students and seniors.Elora Gorge Cinema. For tickets contact Sarah at 519-787-0461.
***Royal City Volleyball will hold its next co-ed VolleyballTournament. Recreational divisions only. Prizes for winningteams. Proceeds to charity. For information call 519-822-6353.
***Nature walk under the full moon. Walk, ski or snowshoe using thelight of the full moon. Bring your flashlight and winter gear. 7pm.Mount Forest & District Sports Complex.
***Duff's Church by 401 and Brock Rd invites you to a Community
Service at 10:30am to recognize, celebrate and give appreciation
to the Puslinch Volunteer Fire Fighters. Lunch to follow.
***Jamboree at the Palmerston Legion.1pm.
***January 31st - Euchre party at Sacred Heart Church, Kenilworth,in support of the unfolding tragedy in Haiti. 8pm. Admission bydonation only with all proceeds being directed to the relief effortin Haiti. Penny table, draws, light lunch. Everyone welcome.
FEBRUARY 2Trillium Waldorf School- Kindergarten Information Night 7-8:30pm. Parents are invited to join our early childhood faculty andstaff in exploring our kindergarten classrooms. Hear about andexperience elements of the Waldorf kindergarten program. SpacesLimited. Call Connie to register 519-821-5140. 540 Victoria Rd.N., Guelph.
FEBRUARY 3You are invited to the 9th Change of Command of the 1943 ArmyCadet Battery. 7pm at Norwell District Secondary School,Palmerston. Everyone is welcome.
***Faces of Recovery - a community panel discussion on eating dis-orders. 7-9pm at Guelph's Italian Canadian Club, 135 FergusonSt. Sponsored by the Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph EatingDisorders Coalition. Admission is free.
FEBRUARY 4“Infinitus” from Handel to Hip-Hop, Infinitus offers an eclecticrepertoire featuring Alex Cheung, cello, Anthony Cheung, viola,and John H. Littlejohn, violin. Concerts start at 12:10pm.MacKinnon Room 107 (Goldschmidt Room) School of Fine Artand Music, University of Guelph. Admission FREE – donationsgratefully appreciated. Everyone Welcome!
***Well Grounded: The Unexpected Benefits of Being Close toNature . 7:30 – 9pm, Harris Room, Elora Arts Centre, 75 MelvilleStreet, Elora. Cost: $5, free to NeighbourWoods members.Brenlee Robinson M.F.C., will speak on how and why the localenvironment effects your health and mental well-being. Learnhow to reduce personal and community stress by altering youroutdoor environments. RSVP – 519-846-0841.
***Arthur Seniors Bid Euchre- every Thursday at 1pm. Arthur SeniorCitizens’ Hall. Everyone welcome. Call 519-848-3469 for moredetails.
***Mayor Mike’s Groundhog Day Dinner, Arthur Pool FundraisingCommittee. Arthur & Area Community Centre, 158 DomvilleStreet, Arthur. 5-9pm. Roast beef dinner with all the trimmings &homemade pies. Eat in only. Features a live & silent auction. $12each, $8 each 12 and under. For tickets, phone the ArthurCommunity Centre 519-848-3820 or the Township office 519-848-3620.
***Screening of "America the Beautiful," a film by Darryl Robertsthat examines America's obsession with physical perfection.6:45pm at Guelph's Bookshelf Cinema, 41 Quebec St. Sponsoredby the Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Eating Disorders Coalition.$10 ($7 Students ).
***Belwood Lions Country Jamboree 7:30pm. Come sing, comedance, or just listen. For info. phone 519 843-6111.
FEBRUARY 5Optimist Club of Puslinch, Community Euchre. 7:30pm. At the
Puslinch Community Centre. $3 per person. Refreshments pro-
vided. 50/50 draw. All Welcome.
FEBRUARY 6Listowel Legion Robbie Burns Dinner & Dance - Dance to "Fare
Enuff" 6pm. $25/person.
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Running until April 4, Arts of China. A travelling exhibit from the
Royal Ontario Museum. Guelph Civic Museum, 6 Dublin St. S.,
519-836-1221. Chinese history, culture and classic traditions
come to life through the explorations of three materials closely
associated with China-jade, bronze and ceramics. Regular admis-
sion. Open daily 1-5pm.
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Adult/ Senior Ice Skating 8pm - 9:50pm Exhibition Park Arena,
Guelph. Cost - $7/ person ($8 on Band nights). Join us for fun,
exercise, music and friendship. Contact 519-836-1015.
***Fergus Legion Cribbage Tournament. Registration 11:30am. Start1pm sharp! $20 per team.
***Fergus Fall Fair Dance. 8:30pm-12:30am. Presenting “BillBeattie’s Band”. Elora Community Centre. Tickets $20 per cou-ple. Door prizes, late lunch. Age of Majority. Call John Broadfootfor tickets. 519-843-1055.
***Feb. 5, 6, 11, 12, 13 at 8pm, Feb. 7 at 2pm- Elora CommunityTheatre presents "Having Hope at Home" a new Canadian play.Tickets available at Fergus Grand Theatre 519-787-1981.
***Erin - Video Dance Party. 7-10pm. Centre 2000 Youth aged 7-14.$10 admission.
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FERGUS - Scott Woods’family has a musical historythat goes back, in his words,“four, five, maybe six genera -tions.”
His father, Merv, played hisfirst gig in 1944 at a school -house on the Second Line ofWest Garafraxa. Merv’s auntwas a teacher there. Scott’smother, Caroline, played piano.HIS DAD’S BROTHERSPLAYED. His mom’s motherand grandfather played the fid-dle.
They all studied classicalmusic and turned to popularmusic of the day. In 1950, MervWoods had his own orchestraand in 1956, he asked Scott’sgrandmother if her 16-year-olddaughter could play piano in hisband.
“Four or five years later,they got married,” Scott said.
Scott is the youngest of fourWoods children, and they allplay musical instruments, allstarting with classical training.His sister, Eliza beth, is a doctorin Deep River, and played in thePembroke Symphony for awhile. His sister, Kendra, aschool teacher, sometimesplays in Scott’s band. His broth-er, Bruce, plays fiddle withScott’s bands and with others inthe area. Most of his siblingsplay more than one instrument.Scott’s focus is the fiddle but healso plays guitar, bass, drums,piano, clarinet, saxo phone andmandolin.
Scott Woods remembers itwasn’t easy growing up andfinding time to practice whenhis buddies dropped by to invitehim to play ball and hockey -and he had to pass.
That was one reason hebecame involved in fiddle com-petitions - they gave him asocial life. The competitionswere a mainstay in many smalltowns in the 1970s and 80s, andWoods soon learned the circuitand made friendships.
That was “where I got mystart. There was pretty much afiddle contest everywhere inOntario. I learned a lot aboutlife,” he said. He also learnedabout people and competition.“When you’re 8, you just play.All of these places, evenFergus, had one too.” Heremembers Dray ton’s withfond ness, and said the circuitwas “bigger than it is now.”
Oddly, it wasn’t the musicthat attracted him. “When I wasyoung, the main thing I got wasthe social part,” he said.
Fiddlers in his age groupwould play the best they couldon stage, and then head off toplay ball. Of course, there was
the competitive side of the life,too.
“If you win one week, yourbuddy is going to be practicingall week [for the next contest],”Woods said, adding that was aspur to keep him practicing.
“On stage, it was a fiercecompetition. Off stage, youwere friends.” He said all thekids he teaches these days(many of whom have gone onto the win the Canadian fiddlechampionship) are no differentthan he was. They are veryfocused. He said of the compe -titions, “It’s like any sport.”
Practice, practice, practiceBy the time he was in his
early teens, Woods was startinghis fiddle lessons every night at8 and being a night owl, wouldoften work until 2 or 3am.Then, like many teens, hewould sleep until noon, dochores and get right back intohis nighttime practice regimen.He did that “right through uni-versity.”
Woods is a two-time winnerof the Canadian Open FiddleContest held in Shelburne everyyear; a two-time winner of theCanadian Grand MastersFiddling Championships, aninvitational competition held inOttawa; a three-time winner ofthe Canadian Novelty FiddleChampionship; three-time win -ner of the Canadian Duet Fid dlechampionship; and a CanadianFid dle Entertainer of the Year.For him the big show was Shel -burne.
“I was always more nervousin Shelburne than I was inOttawa,” he said. Nonetheless,he finished in the top three inOttawa every year he playedthere, and won the title twiceagainst the musicians nominat -ed from every province and ter-ritory.
When it came time tochoose where to continue hisedu cation, he applied to theUniversity of Western Ontarioto study science, to WilfridLaurier University for music,and then, as a lark, to BrockUniversity, to study business.
“I was already teaching pri -vate [music] lessons. It wasgood money, but I wasn’t sureI wanted to do that all my life.Instead, he thought of foll owingin his father’s other footsteps.
Besides being a musi cian,Merv Woods was in real estate.Scott got accepted at Brock, gothis business de gree, andbecame a real estate man. Hewas the president for a termwith the Guelph Real EstateBoard.
“I got my broker’s licence.It seemed like a breeze,” he
said.” Woods was leery of themusic world.
“At that time, I didn’t wantto have to play to put food onthe table,” he recalled. He wasearning about 90% of hisincome in real estate, and theother 10 teac hing music. Hehad students coming to himfrom all over the province, andhe enjoyed that kind of work.
“A lot of my students werein high end competitions,” hesaid.
But by 1999, his earningsra tio had gone from 90:10 to50:50. A year or two later it was
95:5, with the music in control.Woods now uses his businessdegree to operate The ScottWoods Band. He travels allover Canada and the UnitedStates and plays benefit shows.
Don Messer showOne of his biggest coups
was landing the Don Messertour. For seven years he was themusical director and played thepart of Don Messer in Mem -ories of Don Messer’s Jubileewhich toured exten sively inCanada.
In many ways, Woods ad -opted many of the facets of thefiddle playing Messer, whochose all the music and was aCanadian music icon for years.Woods has tapes of many ofMesser’s shows, and has metand talked with many of themusicians who performed withhim on his shows. Woodsspeaks of all of them as friends- and they are.
Messer was born inTweedside New Brunswick,and nearby Harvey decided tohonour his 100th birthday lastyear with a celebration inAugust.
Because of his associationwith the Messer tour, Woodswas invited to perform at theopening event.
“It was a big festival – withfiddlers from all over theworld,” Woods said. Even theorganizers had no idea whatkind of a crowd they mightattract. Woods said at one pointon opening day, they were talk-ing about perhaps an audience
of 300 people; “a bit of a flop.” Instead, at least 800 packed
the tent and over the course ofthe week, more than 13,000people came. Woods and hisband had been promoting theshow across Canada, and heremembers that people camefrom every province.
Woods said Messer was avery good fiddle player in atime when most fiddlers werenot particularly well trained.Messer, too, had classical train-ing, in Boston. Messer kepttight control over his show, themusic, and he always promoted
talented young children, some-thing Woods also likes to do.
“Don Messer was a firmbeliever in keeping the oldmusic alive with young peo-ple,” he said.
Woods noted Messer wasalso a tough taskmaster, and hehimself admits that he isdemanding of all of his musi-cians.
When asked if he ever getsbored repeating the same musicnight after night, he said helearned that the more a bandplays a piece, the better it gets,and he loves that “tight” soundthat comes only from constantpractise and repetition.
His show is unlike others inthe music business, and he saidif he were forced to play inclubs until all hours, he doubtshe would continue. Instead, hisshows are benefits. A localgroup needs to make somemoney for a special project, andit hires The Scott Woods Band.He plays in a lot of churches,and said unabashedly that mostof his fans are seniors; hardly ademographic most young musi-cians aspire to attract.
The band plays for a per-centage of the gate, and thatmeans the show needs to attractabout 250 people minimum tomeet his expenses. He has atour bus, musicians, fuel andfood to pay for. The bus is bigenough for a bedroom andbunks, and a kitchen, whichhelps cuts costs.
Still, he said, some of hisconcerns are no different now
than what Messer once faced. Ifa promoter fails to publicize ashow by putting up posters, itcan be a disaster. He smiledwryly and recounted one showin eastern Canada where thepromoter ran into personalproblems and did literally nopromotion, resulting in 18 peo-ple turning up. Woods said theydid the show just like theywould have for a full house.
Because he plays in manychurch venues for seniors, hisshows are usually over a littleafter 9pm. Then there is a socialtime to meet fans and sign CDs.Woods has written and record-ed about 30 of his songs, butbefore he does that, they haveto stay in his head for a longtime. He has listened to somuch music for so long he fearshe might be using someoneelse’s work from years ago.
As for the temptations of theroad, he has never been a bigdrinker and never tried drugs.
“I’m naive about drugs,” hesaid, so that is not an issue withhis band.
He even goes out of his wayto hire non-smokers and peoplewho know how to behavebecause often churchwomen prepare a mealfor the band after theyhave been working allafternoon to set up theshow. And, he said withanother smile, luggingthe equipment aroundkeeps everyone ingood condition.
Woods said ofMesser, “He wastrue to himself andtrue to his music.I follow his lead.If I don’t like it,I won’t play it.”
As for hisshow, it changesr e g u l a r l y .Someone who saw aScott Woods showlast year can expecta new one thisyear, albeit withsome similar ele-ments.
There will bea bit of comedy,some flashy trickviolin playingand lots of down-home tunes.
He has oneshow calledOld TimeChristmas ,which theband performs later ineach year.
Someone suggested hetake requests, so he devel-oped an internet poll and put
together a show called ByRequest. That is the show thatwill be played on March 26 inElora at Knox PresbyterianChurch, in Mount Forest onApril 14 at Mount ForestUnited Church, and again inGuelph on April 25 at the KnoxPresbyterian Church there.
It is a busy life and Woodsdrives his tour bus, too. Lastyear the band performed 41shows in one 45-day stretch,and in one case they playedevery night for 25 days straight.In one place in Vancouver, theydrove 550 miles betweenengagements.
Right now, Woods is takinga break from touring, but he isstill busy. He is booking the2010 tour, getting the promo-tional material ready and seek-ing the right performers tomake it work well.
After 2009 and a very badwinter, he decided to stay offthe road. Not only is it toughdriving, but he noted his audi-ence is older and many do notlike driving at night, particular-ly in winter, so he does hisrecording and administrative
work in the down time.Don Messer would
have approved.
Scott WoodsTwo time Canadian Fiddle
Champ tried to avoidmusic career
by David Meyer
SCOTT WOODS - PHOTOS BY JANET MCGLYNN / ZERO GRAVITY DESIGN
“On stage, it was a fierce competition. Off stage, you were friends.”
- Scott Woods on his youthfulfiddling competitions.
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ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20It pays to trust your gut, Aries, because itseldom leads you in the wrong direction.
Avoid temptation on Tuesday. It'll certainly be your downfall.
TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21A remarkable thing happens when you slowdown to enjoy the scenery, Taurus. It paysto take it easy for a few days. You'll benefit
from the slower pace.
GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21Don't procrastinate, Gemini. There is an
urgent matter that needs attending to in thedays to come. Sagittarius will be on your mind
on Thursday. Think through the situation.
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of delivery. Go with the first idea that comesto mind and you'll find success.
LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23When someone looks to take advantage of
your forgiving nature, Leo, you aren't soamenable to the idea. You are going to
show another side of yourself this week.
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way to get through them is to shuffleonward. Help arrives from an unlikely sourceand you're not sure if you want to accept it.
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into trouble. Accept your mistake.
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keeping things in balance.
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Sagittarius. Choosing the path of least resistance may not be the best option this
week. Your home life will be scrutinized. Beprepared.
CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20An important lesson is learned this weekCapricorn. It involves how you are treatedbeing the product of how you treat others.
It could be time to change your ways.
AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18Aquarius, you are finally feeling like some ofthe stress in your life is lifting. Many thingsare falling into place, and an exciting event
is on the horizon for you.
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it'll involve a financial investment.
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by Mike RobinsonARTHUR - For John Wil -
kinson describing the variouslayers of government is a pieceof cake.
Straight from a localmeeting with business peoplere gard ing the HST, the Perth-Well ington MPP was at St.John School in Arthur to talk tograde 4-5 and 5-6 classes aboutvarious levels of government.
Many students had alreadystudied about government.
He quizzed them, joking,“We’re just going to see howgood your teachers are.” Hedescribed the various layers ofgovernment using the analogyof a three-layer birthday cake.
Wilkinson worked with stu-dents to name the three levels -federal, Canada; provincial,Ontario; and municipal, Well -ington North Township.
Wilkinson noted that everylayer of government has a cap-ital - Ottawa for Canada,Toronto for Ontario.
He then asked, “Where doall the politicians hang outwhen they have meetings?”
After a few tries studentswere able to name Kenilworthas Wellington North’s capital.
“Why is Kenilworth thecapital of Wellington North ...because that is where the peo-ple we elect do their work.”
He mentioned the differ-ence between the Canadianparliament, the Ontario Leg -islature and municipal townhalls.
Wilkinson also describedhis own job, in part as both rep-resentative for the Perth-Welling ton riding and as a cab-inet member and Minister ofRevenue.
Wilkinson explained thedifferences between the threelayers of government,
Every layer has its own pur-pose, and each has its own cap-ital, he said.
He also focussed on themeaning of democracy.
Wilkinson said there aretwo ways of making decisionswith a group of people.
“The one way, is the mean-est, toughest person who’s thebiggest [to make the decision].He’s happy, but no one else is.”
However, Wilkinson saidthat about 5,000 years ago, agroup of people decided itwould be better to take votes.
“Here’s the most importantthing to learn about a vote. Avote is not supposed to makepeople happy, it’s supposed tobe fair.” He used the exampleof bringing a lunch to schoolfor a specific day - but studentshad to make a choice betweenhamburger and pizza if a votewas taken and 10 kids voted forhamburger and 20 voted forpizza.
“Votes are not about makingeverybody happy, it’s aboutmaking a decision that is fair.”
Decisions made in a fairway, he said, “is what makesCanada such a great country,”
He added that decisionsmade by governments “areabout two thing - money andrules.”
Wilkinson explained thateven though the layers of gov-ernment have different respon-sibility, they all have to makedecisions about money “howwe get money, and how wespend it.”
He said governments alsohave deal with the rules - laws.
In explaining about therules he asked students if mur-ders happen, then asked if it isagainst the law.
He explained rules “do notmean something can’t happen,but that if it does ... There is aconsequence. If you murdersomeone, you go to jail.”
He said there are conse-quences for bad behaviour.
“We also have rules as to
how old you can be to have avote.”
Society decides how oldpeople need to be before theycan make their own decisions -“such as being mature enoughto drive, to drink, or to vote.Those decisions are madethrough democracy.”
As Minister of Revenue, heasked students whether or notthey pay taxes.
The answer was yes.Wilkinson said many young
people do not think they paytaxes, but they do.
“There is a lot of taxes,” hesaid. He cited the example ofbuying a chocolate bar at thestore.
“It’s right in the price, hesaid of the tax.” He explainedthe receipt shows the GST andPST on that purchase.
There’s all kinds of taxes,he said.
“If you’re an old guy likeme, there’s taxes on what youmake, taxes on your houses,taxes on your business, taxeson what you buy.”
He said the provincial gov-ernment spends $100-billioneach year.
“So we have to have thatmuch come in each year intaxes. So we have to decidefairly, who pays, how, and howmuch, and how the money isspent.”
That decision is the sametype of decision made byMayor Mike Broomhead andthe councillors in WellingtonNorth, at Queens Park inToronto, or in Ottawa.
“It’s all decided by democ-racy.”
He said the reason there arethree layers of government iseach has its own responsibili-ties. He used the example of alocal responsibility is the firedepartment.
“If your house is on fire, doyou pick up the phone and call
Ottawa?“When you call the local
fire department and say yourhouse is on Isabella Street, theyknow exactly where to go.”
He said it makes a lot ofsense for the fire department tobe the responsibility of thelocal government.
As for responsibility ofprovincial governments, hepointed to schools. He said thegovernment spends $17-billiona year to educate students isalmost the equivalent of $1-bil-lion per grade.
Much of the gathering in -volved a question and answersession. When asked about theeducation required to becomean MPP, Wilkinson said there isno requirement to become anMPP or mayor, “but it helpswhen you are asking people tovote for you.”
All you have to do is be oldenough to vote, he said.
He encouraged students todo well in school. “The betteryou do here, the better kind ofjob you can get later on.”
He was asked if being anMPP is his dream job.
“Yes, it is the greatest jobI’ve had.”
He said he has had a num-ber of jobs over the years,including his own business.
“The thing about it is thatyou get to help people. There’scertain things you can do as anMPP that other people can’t,because you’ve been asked torepresent them.” The part thathe doesn’t like is that he’s awayfrom his family a lot.
His job takes him awayfrom home about four nights aweek. “It’s hard but my familysupports me. They think I’mdoing the right thing.”
Wilkinson later said heenjoys doing presentations tostudents at this age partlybecause they are not afraid toask questions.
MPP John Wilkinson explains government levels to local students
Local government day - Students at St. John School in Arthur learned a bit more about federal, provincial, and municipal governments, thanks to a visit byPerth-Wellington MPP John Wilkinson. photos by Mike Robinson
Up close and personal - John Wilkinson spends a bit of time with studentsfollowing the presentation at St. John School.
Question period - Numerous questions were raised by students as localMPP John Wilkinson spoke to students about Canada’s three levels of gov-ernment.
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Elora Community Theatre seasoncontinues with Having Hope at HomeFERGUS – The Elora Com -
munity Theatre will present itssecond show of the 2009-10season, Having Hope at Home.
It opens on Feb. 5, withshows on Feb. 6, 7, and Feb. 11to 13. All shows are at 8pm ex -cept for the Feb. 7 2pm mati nee.
Directed by ECT veteranBronwyn Allen-Hill, Having
Hope at Home revolves arounda girl who wants to prove to herparents that she is a grown-up,fully capable of carryingthrough with a plan. She invitesthem to a full turkey dinnerwith herself and her fiancé andher grandfather.
That she is nine monthspregnant and just gone into
labour should not deter her,should it? The play is warmand funny and explores familydynamics, with a happy endingfor all.
Tickets for Having Hope atHome are available through thebox office at the Fergus GrandTheatre, www.fergus grand -theatre.ca.
GSO offers romance,dinner, and a train ride
GUELPH - Guelph Sym -phony Orchestra will celebratethe Musica of Love andRomance on Valentine’s Day,at Guelph’s River Run Centreat 3pm.
The orchestra will presentCelebrate some of the most ro -mantic music ever written –Mo zart’s Elvira Madigan Con -certo, the Warsaw Concerto,both works featuring AmyWark as piano soloist, favouritetunes from South Pacific, andsongs by Sigmund Romberg,
performed by soprano MaryDu Quesnay.
The story of Romeo andJuliet will be presented andinterpreted by Clayton Scott,with music by Prokofiev.
Guest conductor for Romeoand Juliet will be Judith Yan ofthe Na tion al Ballet.
To complete the experience,organizers are suggesting theaudience members join theGuelph Junction Express out-side River Run Centre at5:30pm, immediately after the
concert, for a dinner and trainexcursion.
That Valentine event isavailable only to concert go ers.This two-hour and twenty-minute excursion includes din -ner and a cash-only bar. Thedinner trip is almost sold out.The deadline to reserve a seat isFeb. 5.
Tickets for the concert areavailable at River Run Centre519-763-3000 or visit the web-site.
Moonlights and Magnolias will run Feb 11 to 20 at Elmira Theatre
Canadian Brass at River Run on Feb. 5GUELPH – River Run
Centre presents CanadianBrass on Feb. 5 at 8pm.
Founded in Toronto in1970, the Canadian Brass’virtu osity has made the quintetan exciting vehicle for seriousconcert music. With a specialaffinity for Baroque music, themusicians have mastered aneclectic repertoire, taking leapsinto jazz, contemporary concertmusic, and popular songs. Theycan jump from Bach to theBeatles, Verdi to Gershwin,with graceful ease.
Sporting signature blacksuits and tennis shoes, the “fab-ulous five” bring equal partsimagination, humour and bril-liant musicianship to the stage.They’re frequently known tofurther enliven their perform-ances by adopting garb tomatch a piece they’re play ing.That can be cowboy hats (and adress) for “Hornsmoke (AHorse Opera In One Act)” ortutus for a ballet-based com po -sition. And the witty, im pro -vised banter between co-found -ers Chuck Daellenbach andGene Watts is a concert trade -mark.
In its four decades,Canadian Brass has receivednumerous awards, rangingfrom Junos, to honorary doc -torates, to an Echo Klassik
(German Grammy).The ensemble has made
over 90 recordings and is moreprolific than ever. As proprie -tors of their own record label,they are now masters of theirown creative destiny and areseizing that opportunity, some-times releasing a new CD
every month.Tickets are on sale now
through the River Run Centrebox office, with prices rangingfrom $33 to $40.Tickets maybe purchased online atwww.riverrun.ca, by phone at519-763-3000 or in person atthe box office.
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May 1st & May 2nd
ELMIRA - The ElmiraTheatre Company Inc.produc tion of Moonlights &Magno lias written by RonHutchin son and directed bySue Jennings, will be adjudi-cated on Feb. 11, for entryinto the Western OntarioDrama League Festival.
The WODL festival willbe held in Owen Sound inMarch. Five plays will becompeting for a spot inTheatre Ontario festival inMay.
Moonlights & Magnoliaswill be running from Feb. 11
to 20, and all performanceswill be held at the ElmiraTheatre at 76 HowardAvenue.
Set in 1939, the play hasmovie producer David O.Selznick stopping productionof Gone With the Wind threeweeks into filming and, withdirector Victor Fleming andwrit er Ben Hecht, creating anew screenplay in five days.
However Ben has yet toread the script and has beenlock ed away in his office withonly peanuts and bananas toeat, so Selznick and Fleminghave to act the scenes for him
and he types them.
Hecht also raises concerns
about anti-Semitism within
Hollywood and the represen-
tation of black characters in
the movie.
Note: Because this is a
time period piece, audience
mem bers need to understand
that there may be some lan-
guage that may offend.
Tickets are $18 each and
can be purchased at Kitch -
ener’s Centre in The Square
box office at 519-578-1570. A
Limited supply of tickets is
also available at the door.
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Cast of Having Hope at Home, a presentation of the Elora Community Theatre. submitted photo
PAGE SIX Inside Wellington - Second Section of The Wellington Advertiser, Friday, January 29, 2010
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Getting a piece of the action: Women are in danger of missing economic recoveryby Linda Smith
That collective sigh of reliefpeople heard in the Woodstock,area was the sound of lifebreathing back into the autosector: the recent announce -ment that Toyota will add 800jobs in the region comes on topof a recall of more than 300workers at Cami Automotive,in nearby Ingersoll.
These aren't merely jobs.These are good jobs. Jobs withwages that support families andbenefits that offer workerssome security.
In rural Canada, where Ilive, good jobs like that arehard to come by. For women,they are often simply out ofreach.
As Canada's economy slow -ly recovers, women who liveand raise our families in ruralCanada need a piece of the pie.
Because of economiccondi tions in rural areas, onlyabout 70% of rural womenhave full-time jobs, comparedto 80% of urban women andover 90% of both urban andrural men, ac cording toStatistics Canada.
In Ingersoll, where I work,the average earnings forwomen are about $23,000,compared to $38,000 for men.Tens of thousands of Canadianwomen are shut out of the bestjobs in their areas.
Growing up on a farm, Ihadn't given much thought towhat a “good job” might be. Ihadn't even thought aboutwhether I was rural or urban.
I only knew that my friendsin Kitchener or Toronto hadaccess to things I couldn't evendream of: day care centres, forinstance.
I had a full page list ofbabysitters - and got almost tothe end before I found a suit-
able person to care for my childwhile I went to work for mini-mum wage.
Things haven't changed.More than two-thirds ofCanadian women work, yetonly 12% of children haveaccess to a regulated child carespace.
That alone creates analmost insurmountable barrierto women, and particularlyrural women, hoping to takepart in any economic recovery.
We look to Quebec withenvy, where a regulated childcare program has helped boostthe number of women workingand paying taxes.
Living in a small town oftenalso means no all night healthclinics, no college for educa-tional upgrading opportunities,or even bus service when yourcar fails.
If the only person in yourarea that works at the sameplant isn't on the same shift,carpooling isn't an option.
More trouble looms at theoutset for women trying to getmanufacturing jobs.
I had never even seen aratchet when I was asked to useone for my full day of testing.Having gone to school with myoptions spelled out for me, Ididn't have the credits in shopclass to get me that better-pay-ing millwright position.
I was told that I could go toschool to upgrade myself, butthat is pretty daunting whenyou work 48 hours a week andstill have children at home.
Searching for a new joboften means updating yourskills and education. But whathappens when you don't havetransportation to educationalopportunities?
Once they get a good job,women need to be prepared to
deal with its heavy demands.Shift work presents huge prob-lems for single moms. In work-places where a significant per-centage of women are notalready present, sexual harass-ment creates daunting hurdlesfaced by incoming women.
Where manufacturing jobspresent strenuous physicaldemands, sexist notions aboutphysical labour are reinforced.
In a series of focus groupsorganized by the researchgroup Rural Women MakingChange, one woman whoworked on an automotiveassembly line spelled it out: “Ithought I could handle it, butthen I thought I was going todie,” she said.
“The pain was unbeliev-able. If you damaged musclesat the beginning you weresunk. I was not in the union yet,so I had to work through thepain.
Took about four monthsbefore my body said, ‘You cando it.’
I didn’t feel comfortablecomplaining because theywould say things like, ‘if youcan’t do the job, go bake cook-ies.’ ”
To be sure, women whowant one of those 800 goodjobs Toyota is offering have togo in prepared and determinedto stick it out, a lonely processduring probationary periodswhere your job is on the line.
Unions can help womencope with harassment, discrim-ination and physical chal-lenges, and make a huge differ-ence in how working womenare paid.
In 2006, unionized womenearned 93% of the wage ofunionized men, while womenin non-union jobs earned only75.4% of what their male coun-
terparts were paid.Women have to help them-
selves but they need help doingit. With a little bit of federalfunding, Rural Women MakingChange has created resourcematerials and held a workshopto help prepare women for thejob market, and to encouragethem to get educated and applyfor non-traditional jobs, partic-ularly in the skilled trades.
Many rural women reallywant to work and are preparedto work hard, but find the chal-lenges impossible to overcome.
Our focus groups with laidoff rural women have shownthe sad lack of resources avail-able to them when it comes toskills training and educationupgrading.
Federal and provincialfunding cuts to women's pro-grams have battered employ-ment resource centres that hadbeen able to help women pre-pare for the job market.
In many small communitieswhere women's resource cen-tres operated on little moneyand lots of commitment -Goderich is one of these - fund-ing cuts led them to close.
The fact is, some of the bestmanufacturing jobs availableoutside of Canadian urban cen-tres are largely reserved formen through a complex andself-replicating system thatcould not exist if not for thelack of investment in socialresources.
The sector has been hit hardin this recession, and as thejobs return it is important wehelp open the door to women.Only then will the economyreally recover.
Linda Smith is an autoworker in Ingersoll, Ontario,and a researcher with RuralWomen Making Change.
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Area special Olympics receivedover $4,600 from charity game
GUELPH - On Jan. 16, TheGuelph Police No-Stars tookon the Guelph Storm in a char-ity hockey game to raise fundsfor the Guelph Welling tonSpecial Olympics.
Guelph Police SergeantDouglas Pflug said the gamewas a hard fought battle byboth teams and in the end, itcame down to penalty shots.Constable Ian Smith (who, forsome unexplained reason, was
also the game’s referee) scoredthe winning goal. The gamewas highlighted by generosityof Don Cherry, of HockeyNight in Canada, who providedeight signed hockey memora-bilia items that were given outin random draws throughoutthe game. The $4,688.73 raisedthis give a nine year total of$48,173.73 that the game hasrais ed for Guelph-WellingtonSpecial Olym pics.
***Crown Cemetery Annual Meeting, 1pm, Duffs Church, Puslinch.For more information contact Darlene Harrietha, 519-822 0874.All Welcome.
***Knitting Workshops. Some prior knitting experience would behelpful. Knitting with Wire and Beads, 10-12pm. Make a necklaceand/or a bracelet. Bring your own needles (4-5mm straight or cir-cular). Two-handed fair-isle knitting, 1:30-3:30pm. Learn to workgorgeous colours into your knitting quickly and easily. Bring yourown needles (any length circular, 4-5mm) and whatever woolyou’d like, or practice on our stash. For more information, CallRebecca at 519-994-0064. www.ashlarhouse.ca
FEBRUARY 7Open Jamboree at the Mount Forest Legion Branch 134. 1:30-5:30pm, General Admission - $2, Roast Beef Dinner - $12(including admission). Musicians no admission, $5 for dinner.
***Fergus Legion Super Bowl party. $5 per person. Chili and Sausageon a Bun. 4pm.
***Gardening Conference. Elora and Salem Horticultural Societypresents five speakers, lunch, door prizes, garden items. $35 inadvance; 9am - 3:30pm. at Elora Legion, 110 Metcalfe St., Elora.519-846-5533.
***Super Bowl Party Harriston Legion #296 Doors open at 3pm.Chili Cook Off – everyone welcome to enter. Judging to takeplace at 6:30pm.
***St. George’s Anglican Church Harriston 4:30-6:30pm pancakeand sausage supper (all the pancakes you can eat). Dessert includ-ed. $8 per person. Everyone Welcome.
***Super Bowl Sunday at the Elora Legion Br. 229. Roast Beef din-ner at 5pm, prizes, and big screen TVs. Tickets $20 each for din-ner and prizes. Come out and join the fun.
FEBRUARY 9Parkinson’s Society, Guelph-Wellington Chapter. 2pm Zehr’sCommunity Room Imperial Rd/Paisley Blvd. Guelph. A nutritionexpert from the Health and Performance Centre, NutritionDepartment U of G will speak to us about “Nutrition for theParkinson Patient”. Contact: Chris Young 519-829-1749.
FEBRUARY 10Rockwood and District Lioness Euchre and Bridge Night.
Rockmosa Community Centre, Rockwood at 7pm. $5 a person.
Lunch and prizes to follow.
***Euchre Harriston, Legion #296 Harriston, Ontario. Start at 8pm.Light Lunch provided. $5 per person. Bring a Partner.
***The Grand Quilt Guild meet, at 7:30pm at the Royal CanadianLegion in Fergus. Guest speaker Millie Cumming featuringSpicing up Quilts and Block of the Month is Spring. Everyonewelcome.
FEBRUARY 11Casting call at Century Church Theatre, Hillsburgh, for “A Stingin the Tale” a murder mystery by Brian Clemens and DennisSpooner, directed by Jo Phenix. 7:30pm. Character and plotdetails at www.centurychurchtheatre.com. Information 519-855-4586.
***Euchre - St. Mary Family Centre, Mount Forest - 7:30pm, $2.50includes lunch and prizes.
***“Creative Music Festival/Symposium” Bob Gluck, the acclaimedAmerican pianist and composer of electronic music and installa-tion works kicks off the start of the Creative Music Festival.Concerts start at 12:10pm. MacKinnon Room 107 (GoldschmidtRoom) School of Fine Art and Music, University of Guelph.Admission FREE – donations gratefully appreciated. EveryoneWelcome!
***Arthur Seniors Bid Euchre- every Thursday at 1pm. Arthur SeniorCitizens’ Hall. Everyone welcome. Call 519-848-3469 for moredetails.
FEBRUARY 12Teachers in Concert Valentine Gala, 7:30pm at New Life Church,400 Victoria Rd. N., Guelph. Admission: $15 / Children: $5,Silent Auction opens at 7pm. Come hear some of Guelph's mosttalented music teachers!
***Spaghetti Dinner, St. Teresa of Avila Church, 19 Flamingo DriveElmira. Continuous service 6-7pm.Take out available. Tickets$8.50- adults, $4.50 children 6-12, 5 and under free. Call 519-669-3387 for tickets.
FEBRUARY 13EWCS and Erin and District Lions Club are hosting the Mayor’s
Valentine’s Dinner and Dance $75 each, catered by David’s
Restaurant, and dancing, with music provided by the Itchy and
Scratchy Band. Door prizes, silent and live auctions. For ticket
information please call Sue at 519-833-9696 x 226.
***Arthur Seniors Euchre 1pm. Arthur Senior Citizens’ Hall.Everyone welcome. Call 519-848-3469 for more details.
***Listowel Legion Texas Horseshoes - Register at 11am. $5/person.
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Spotlight On Heritage 9:30-5pm. Stone Road Mall, Guelph,
Guelph Museums and other local heritage groups organize dis-
plays to celebrate Heritage Day at Stone Road Mall. 519-836-
1221.
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Adult/ Senior Ice Skating 8pm - 9:50pm Exhibition Park Arena,
Guelph. Cost - $7/ person ($8 on Band nights). Join us for fun,
exercise, music and friendship. Contact 519-836-1015.
***Valentine Soup and Sandwich Luncheon and Bake Sale KnoxCalvin Presbyterian Church. 135 Elora St. S., Harriston. Lunch$7.
***Jamming at the Drayton Legion, 2-6pm. Come to play, sing,dance, enjoy.
***Valentine Soup and Sandwich Luncheon and Bake Sale. 11am.-1pm. Knox Calvin Presbyterian Church. 135 Elora St. S.,Harriston. Lunch $7. Come out and chat with old friends, meetnew ones; browse through old photos and explore your familytree! There will be some books for sale. Light refreshments avail-able for purchase. A donation of a Toonie is appreciated.Sponsored by the Eden Mills and District Community Club.
***Maryhill CWL and KofC Valentine Supper . Ham and Scallopedpotatoes. 5:30pm, 7pm. Adults $14, children $7, 5 and under free.Must purchase tickets in advance. Call Mike at 519-648-3394.
FEBRUARY 14Hoot and Howl. Guelph Lake Nature Centre 2 – 4pm. Please reg-
ister at 519-836-7860. This is a great way to spend an evening
with your family. We will be going out on a night hike to look for
owls and coyotes. Bring your flashlight and dress warmly.
Program fee: $10/adult, $5/child, $25/family of 4.
***The Artisan Belles of Belwood are hosting a Valentine's Day Artand Craft Sale 12-4pm. Handcrafted Alpaca items, yarn, photo art,quilting, working wooden locks and more. See the Alpacas too.011405 E-W Garafraxa TL (old 8th line). Call Wendy 519-843-1663 for more info.
***Alma Optimists FREE Family Fun Day Wallace Cumming Park inAlma, Skating 12:30 - 1:30 at rink. Tobogganing, sleigh rides,cross country skiing. Serving hot dogs, hot chocolate. Come andenjoy.
FEBRUARY 15Family Heritage Day 1-5pm. 6 Dublin St. S., 519-836-1221.
Enjoy an afternoon with the family at Guelph Civic Museum. ½
price admission.
***Second casting call at Century Church Theatre, Hillsburgh, for “ASting in the Tale” a murder mystery by Brian Clemens and DennisSpooner, directed by Jo Phenix. 7:30pm. Information 519-855-4586.
***Monticello United Church Annual ham and scalloped potato sup-per. 4:30-7pm. Adults $12.50, children $5. Pre school – free.Tickets at the door.
***Family Day Games and Potluck Supper at Elora United Church.Games 3-5 pm, bring your favourite board games. Potluck Supper5- 7pm. Everyone welcome. Call Barb 519-846-2542 for moreinfo.
***Family Day Free Skating 1:30-3:30pm. Fergus Arena, Ice pad‘B’. Face painting, hot chocolate and cookies. Sponsored byClaire Welsh, Sales Representative, Remax.
FEBRUARY 16The Schizophrenia Society, Guelph and area monthly meeting.
7:30pm at the Evergreen Centre, 683 Woolwich Street. Anyone
touched by or interested in schizophrenia is welcome. Info. 519-
822-8781.
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Wellington County Dairy Producer Committee Annual Meeting.
10:30 – 3pm, Drayton PMD Hall Panel will discuss the effective-
ness of supply management. Contact Bill VanAndel 519-638-3447
or Debbie Brander 519-856-9957 for tickets.
***
Pancake supper and bake sale. Arthur and Area Community
Centre. 5-7pm Adults $12, children 10 and under $5, preschool-
free.
***Guelph Township Horticultural Society presents the results of itsPhotographic competition at Marden Community Centre/Library.7:30pm. Refreshments follow meeting. Jean 519-822-5289.
***Pancake Supper. 5 - 6:30pm, Melville United Church, corner ofTower and St. Andrew St., Fergus. Pancakes, sausages, homemadehash browns, drinks, ice-cream, fresh fruit. At door $7/person,$20/family with children under 12. Call 519-843-1781.
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ERIN - Tickets are cur-
rently on sale for the Erin
Mayors’ Valentines Dinner and
Dance being held by East
Wellington Community
Services in partnership with
the Erin and District Lions
Club.
The fundraiser will be on
Saturday, Feb. 13 at Centre
2000’s Shamrock Room.
A $75 ticket buys an
evening of entertainment
which includes: prime rib din-
ner catered by David’s
Restaurant, dancing to live
entertainment from The Itchyand Scratchy Show band, great
door prizes, as well as a
chance to rub elbows with
both Mayor Rod Finnie of the
Town of Erin and Mayor Chris
White of the Township of
Guelph/Eramosa. In addition,
there will be amazing live and
silent auction prizes, a 50/50
draw and cash bar.
This is the first year EWCS
has put on a Valentine’s Dinner
and Dance and hopes to raise
much needed funds for their
valuable services and pro-
grams in the community. For
those still looking for some-
thing to do with that special
sweetheart on Valentine’s Day,
organizers recommend this
new event where participants
can: cut a rug, eat an excellent
meal, maybe win a fantastic
prize for your sweetie, and
support the local community.
Tickets are $75 and avail-
able by calling EWCS at 519-
833-9696.
A night out with your sweetie for a good cause
The first big winner forEast Wellington CommunityService’s “Fill up your tank”12 Month Raffle has beendrawn.
Peggy Wilson is January’srecipient of $250 in free gro-ceries and $250 in free gas.
There are 11 more chancesto win the $500 prizes and tick-ets are still available. The con-test will continue throughoutthe year, with another draw onthe third Friday of everymonth. The sooner you buy aticket the more chances youhave to win. After finding outshe was the first winner, Peggy
said she would be going backto the same volunteer who soldher the winning ticket to buyanother for the rest of thedraws.
Tickets are $20 each andavailable at EWCS New to Youstores in Erin, Rockwood andHillsburgh, as well as atValueMart-Erin, VillageGreen, Credit River Motorsand What’s Cooking in Erinand the Hillsburgh Foodland.For information call EWCS at519-833-9696.
Proceeds from the raffle goto supporting EWCS’s pro-grams in the community.
EWCS draws first “Fill upyour tank” raffle winner
FERA - This week's Shop Local Winner with the Fergus Elora RetailAlliance was Jane Williams, of Elora. She won a $50 gift certificateto Stone Creek Tap & Grill in Fergus. From left: Linda Scott and BarbLee of The Elora General Store in Elora. On Jan. 28 a ballot will bedrawn from A Weed Bit Natural in Elora and the gift certificate isfrom Herbal One in Fergus.
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Puslinch Community Centre in AberfoyleFUN • FOOD • FABULOUS PRIZES
This annual fundraiser has SOLD OUT in previous years!For more information, please call Cathy at: 519.249.1021
WHISTLE STOP COOPERATIVE PRESCHOOLDance &Slient Auction
Feb. 9 9:00 a.m. Roads Keith Room, Administration Centre
1:00 p.m. Solid Waste Services Keith Room, Administration Centre
Feb. 10 9:00 a.m. Police Services Board Guelph Room, Administration Centre
12:00 p.m. Social Services Board Room 1, Dominion Public Building
4:30 p.m. Information, Heritage & Seniors Board Room, Wellington Terrace
Feb. 11 9:00 a.m. Planning & Land Division Keith Room, Administration Centre
Feb. 16 9:30 a.m. Administration, Finance & Personnel Guelph Room, Administration Centre
Feb. 25 10:00 a.m. County Council Council Chambers, Administration Centre
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PLEASE CALL NICOLE CARDOW, DEPUTY CLERK, AT: (519) 837-2600, EXT. 2930* TO CONFIRM MEETING DATES AND TIMES,AS MEETINGS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
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Prevent Garbage FromFalling Onto Roads
Check the load, is it securely covered?Close the trunk so nothing falls
or blows out.
For more information,contact Solid Waste Services (SWS):519.837.2601 or 1.866.899.0248.
Tenants and Your Home -Heating Standards
The provincial Residential Tenancies Act and some localmunicipal property standards by-laws state thatlandlords who are responsible for heating any livingaccommodation are required to supply adequate heatfrom Sept. 15 to June 1.
The minimum air temperature in the rental housingdwelling must be:
• 21°C (70°F) in the Township of Guelph-Eramosa, Town of Minto and City of Guelph
• 22°C (71.6°F) in the Town of Erin
• 20°C (68°F) in the Townships of Wellington North, Centre Wellington, Puslinch, and Mapleton
For more information, or to report a complaint, pleasecontact your local municipal office’s property standardsrepresentative (Guelph-Eramosa, Minto, Erin orGuelph). For all other locations in Wellington andGuelph, contact the Ministry of Municipal Affairs andHousing, Investigations and Enforcement Unit, at:1.888.772.9277.
Related tenant and landlord Information:
• Landlord and Tenant Board: 1.866.455.5255 (Hamilton office)
• www.landlordselfhelp.com
RoundaboutsThe County of Wellington, in the Village of Elora, installed itsfirst roundabout in the Fall 2009. The roundabout is located
at the intersection of Metcalfe Street and McNab Street.
Tips on how to manoeuvre around a roundabout:• Slow down when approaching.• Keep right of “splitter island.”• Choose the correct entry lane.• Observe the crosswalk and yield to pedestrians.
• Move to the yield line and wait for a gap in traffic before entering the roundabout. Yield to all traffic (including cyclists), regardless of their position.
• Do not enter beside someone already in the roundabout, as they may be exiting. Drivers in the roundabout have the right-of-way
• Within the roundabout always travel counterclockwise and do not stop; you have the right-of-way over entering traffic.
• Do not pass other vehicles in the roundabout and give large vehicles extra space.
• As you approach your desired exit, use you right turnsignal and take the exit while maintaining a slow speed.
For more information, please contact theEngineering Services, Road Division at:
519.837.2601*, or [email protected]
PAGE EIGHT Inside Wellington - Second Section of The Wellington Advertiser, Friday, January 29, 2010