Kitchener Citizen East Edition - February 2013

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Two pink dots on trees in Ward 4 isa tell-tale sign that they won’t be

around much longer.Last week Lindsay Button, an Urban

Forest Technologist with the City ofKitchener, spent several days markingsome of the almost 600 trees that citycrews are expecting to start cuttingdown this week as part of its fightagainst the emerald ash borer beetle.

Ward 4 includes the Brigadoon,Pioneer Park and Doonneighbourhoods.

The city had 125 large healthy ashtrees chemically injected in the wardlast year to protect them from thebeetles. The remaining ash trees arealready infected or are expected to beinfected and die within the next twoyears.

“This pest is breaking all the rules,”said David Schmitt, Environmental andUrban Forest Project Manager with theCity of Kitchener.

He said his department often seesnew kinds of pests introduced into thecity’s urban forest, but that theemerald ash borer is much more“aggressive” than pests they have dealtwith in the past.

Ward 4 residents who live near treesthat are being removed received a letter

from the city at the end of January.The trees account for about eight

percent of the trees in Ward 4, and arelocated on residential streets and cityparklands. Because trees of the samekind are often planted in groups, someresidents won’t notice the change, butothers, such as those who live onWindrush Trail, will see about 100 ashtrees removed from their street.

The trees will be cut down by roadcrews when they are not busy dealingwith snow removal.

Button said that most people whospoke with her in Ward 4 are aware ofthe ash tree situation, but a few hadquestions about why she was markingthe trees.

Schmitt hopes Ward 4 will becompleted by the end of the winter andthen the crews will move on to Ward 6,which includes Country Hills and theLaurentian area.

About 5,000 ash trees across the citywill need to be removed in the next fiveyears, Schmitt said.

The city has budgeted $4.3-million toremove dead ash trees citywide andinject unaffected ones worth saving.

It will cost an additional $6-million toremove the stumps and replant trees.This amount has not yet been approvedby council, Schmitt said. Currently, theyare dealing with the “mortality” andremoval.

Urban Forest Technologist Lindsay Button marks trees for removal at Carlyle Park in Kitchener.

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City of Kitchener begins removal of almost 600 treesin Ward 4 infested with emerald ash borer beetle

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BY CARRIE DEBRONE

Regional officials aremeeting with local

developers in an attempt toresolve their differences overhow much agricultural landneeds to be set aside forsuburban development in theRegion of Waterloo in thenext 20 years.

The amount and location ofland the region thinks will beneeded for development waslaid out in its Official Plancompleted in 2010. That planwas appealed to the OntarioMunicipal Board (OMB) inJanuary 2011 by several groupsof local developers.

On Jan. 21, two OMBmembers sided with thedevelopers who asked for tentimes more agricultural land fordevelopment than what has beenset aside in the Official Plan.

But in case negotiations withthe developers do not resolvethe dispute, regional councilvoted unanimously Jan. 29 toproceed with two appeals ofthe OMB decision.

The region is asking for arehearing on the grounds thatOMB members havemisinterpreted the region’smandate to adhere to theprovincial Places to Grow Act.

Councillors also voted toappeal to the Divisional Courtfor its case to be heard basedon the legal interpretations ofthe decision. Divisional Courtis a branch of the SuperiorCourt of Justice on Ontario. Itis an appeal court, not a trialcourt. It hears appeals andapplications for judicial review.

The Ontario MunicipalBoard ruled in favour of thedevelopers’ request to allow anadditional 1,053 hectares (2,593acres) of agricultural land to be

used for development – anamount over and above the25,000 buildable units of land(mostly infill lots in alreadydeveloped areas but also 80hectares of agricultural landfor subdivision housing) setaside in the plan by the regionfor development.

“The ROP is the region’sprimary tool for shaping thecommunity well into thefuture,” said Rob Horne, theregion’s Commissioner ofPlanning, Housing andCommunity Services.

“The OMB decision couldhave far reaching implicationsto the community’s well definedvision in accommodatinggrowth and change.”

“All of the region’s planningsince 1976 has been towardsthe development of a centraltransit corridor,” Horne said.

“We don’t want outwardexpansion that takes upvaluable agricultural land.”

Every five years, by law, allOntario municipalities mustupdate their official plans(which set out wheredevelopment will occur forabout 20 years). Municipalitiesin south central Ontario haduntil 2009 to update their plansand make them comply withthe new provincial Places toGrow Act, which was adoptedin 2006 -- the first piece ofprovincial legislation thatattempted to curb urban

sprawl.The Act requires that, by

2015, 40 per cent of all newhousing be within built upareas.

In keeping with the Act’srequirements, the regiondeveloped its Official Plan withan aggressive growthmanagement strategy adoptingintensification and increasedhousing density as aresponsible, environmentallysensitive direction for thefuture. It encouraged the use ofinfill lots and upward growthsupported by good transit,more sidewalks and cyclinglanes, instead of the traditionaloutward growth of single-family home subdivisiondevelopment, which consumesthe local supply of agriculturalland and generally meanspeople must rely on cars fortransportation.

Because they did what theprovince required, regionalofficials can’t understand whythe OMB would have ruledagainst their Official Plan.

“It’s perplexing, to say theleast,” Horne said.

The developers argued thatmuch more agricultural landthan what’s contained in theplan will be needed to serve theregion’s forecasted stronglygrowing population.

The OMB agreed with thedevelopers and noted that theAct does not set out any

specific dates by which growthintensification targets have tobe completed.

Other municipalities in theprovince are watching theoutcome of the two appealsclosely because it could impactthe way development occurs inhundreds of municipalities.

Horne said it might be wellinto next year before anydecision is made.

He said he could not estimatehow much the region has paidto defend the developer’sappeal at the OMB or howmuch it will cost for the twonew appeals, but he said, “Itwill be expensive.”

The recent OMB decisionalso places another appeal bythe developer’s in jeopardy.Waterloo Region has adoptedwhat has been dubbed as‘countryside line’ boundary inits Official Plan–a line whereall development in the regionwould stop. It is the onlymunicipality in the province tohave adopted such a boundaryand this, too, has beenappealed to the OMB bydevelopers.

Horne said it is now unclearif the ‘countryside line’ appealcan move forward until adecision is made on the region’srequest for a rehearing and thedivisional court deals with thematter.

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KITCHENER CITIZEN (EAST EDITION) • FEBRUARY 14, 2013 • 3

On March 8, the Waterloo RegionSmall Business Centre,

community partners and sponsorswill host the second AnnualInternational Women’s Day eventdesigned to Celebrate and ConnectWomen in Technology.

On March 8, International Women’sDay, over 1,500 events that celebratethe achievements or women are beingheld worldwide, and 184 of them will beheld in Canada.

The centre has partnered with localbusiness women to provide a luncheonfeaturing keynote speaker SarahPrevette 11:30am to 1:30pm at St.George Banquet Hall and ConferenceCentre, 475 King Street North,Waterloo.

Prevette was named by Inc Magazineas one of the top entrepreneurs inNorth America, and has capturedattention as a futurist and early-supporter of emerging technology.

She is the founder of Sprouter.com,an online platform facilitatingknowledge exchange between startupsand business leaders that was acquiredby Postmedia in 2011. Credited withassisting more than 100,000 startupsworld-wide, Prevette is frequently inthe media and has been profiled bynumerous prestigious publicationsincluding The Wall Street Journal,Forbes and Wired Magazine.

With her unique global vantagepoint, she built BetaKit to showcase the

amazing innovations that she is privy toand the key technology trends that arere-shaping the future.

Prevette is an in-demand speakerwho has delivered keynote speechesand sessions at prestigious eventsincluding South by Southwest, BigOmaha, Summit Series and at theMassachusetts Institute of Technology.

An advisor to several start-ups, heradvice can be found regularly in theFinancial Post and live on BNN’s newshow “The Pitch”.

Designed to appeal to students, start-ups, entrepreneurs, professionals andthose in business or career paths suchas business, marketing, design, digitaland social media, the event will alsoinclude special guests MPP CatherineFife, Waterloo Mayor BrendaHalloran, Councillor Jane Mitchell andElizabeth Witmer.

Sponsored by Diane Matays, DianeMatyas Inc.; Stacey Aarssen and JayneOsborn, Sentry Group; Rosa Lupo,Gowlings, Lafleur and HendersonLLP; and Angelique Mohring, WomenPowering Technology it is hoped theCelebrate and Connect Women inTechnology event will provide anopportunity to learn, network andconnect with peers.

The cost is $20 per person (plusHST), $10 per student (plus HST) Toregister visit events.r20.constantcontact.com or call 519-741-2200 ext.7294 or [email protected]

International Women’s Dayevent March 8 “Celebrate andConnect Women in Technology”

City of Kitchener and theKitchener-Waterloo Humane

Society (KWHS) are working togetheron the development of a responsiblepet ownership strategy for the city.

This strategy would addresschallenges the city and KWHScurrently face with animal control,such as irresponsible pet owners,banned breeds, disease, unscrupulousbreeders and retailers, abandonmentand overpopulation.

It is anticipated developing aresponsible pet ownership strategy mayinclude encouraging pet owners to:

• licence and/or provide a means ofpermanent identification for pets

• have pets spayed or neutered• access training on physical care,

socialization and medicalattention for pets

• ensure pets do not become athreat or nuisance in thecommunity

“The city’s responsibility in animalcontrol is to ensure public health and

safety, improve services to thecommunity, and control costs to taxpayers,” said Shayne Turner,Kitchener's Director of Enforcement.

“Responsible pet ownership isabout placing the emphasis ofresponsibility on pet owners andeducating them about the health andsafety of their pets, with significantbenefit for the community at large.”

Possible responsible pet ownershipinitiatives could include:

• reducing services impact on taxbase through user-pay programs,licensing and fines

• compliance education andenforcement

• a ban on the sale/adoption ofunaltered animals

• licensing breeders and retailers• improving alignment and

efficiency of city animal controlbylaws and programs

Should a responsible pet ownershipstrategy be developed, it would includea consulation process with the public.

City to investigate newprograms to encourageresponsible pet ownership

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

After looking at both sides of thefirepit issue in Kitchener, I can only

conclude that Kitchener municipalcouncillors have to get serious about theenvironment.

Wood smoke is extremely toxic and noone should have to breathe it. Parentswho have fires in their backyards shoulddo some research on the danger of woodsmoke.

When many residents have fires at thesame time, entire subdivisions can smell

smokey. This is ridiculous because it isKitchener Council sanctioned pollution.

The easy solution is to use gas orpropane instead of wood.

Even an event like the Ribfest inKitchener’s Victoria Park could usepropane barbecues. Myself and severalothers who live on the edge of VictoriaPark hae been completely smoked outby the Ribfest in the past. It all dependson the wind. The last time this happenedto me my residence smelled like a fire for

two months. It was disgusting.Why is it that residents of Kitchener

have to fight for clean air?City councillors are voted in to make

informed decisions not to make a fewpeople who can’t afford to go campinghappy while others suffer.

It is time to make the environment andclean air an election issue in Kitchener.

Kevin ScottKitchener

Every February, Waterloo Region’sheritage groups celebrate everything

old as they reminisce about their historicalroots, old neighbourhoods, archaeology,rivers, industry, farming and landscapes.

On February 26 , the Heritage PlanningAdvisory Committee will present to theRegion’s Planning and Works Committee adraft implementation guideline forprotecting Cultural Heritage Landscapes. ACultural Heritage Landscape is a

geographical area of heritage significancemodified by human activities and valued bythe community.

It may consist of structures, specialspaces, archaeological sites and naturalelements.

Why should we conserve CulturalHeritage Landscapes? They tell us aboutour community’s origins and development.They provide us with scenic, economic,ecological, social, recreational and

educational opportunities. They enhanceour quality of day to day experiences. Theyensure we understand our sense of place.

Keep posted for a Public Meeting aboutCultural Heritage Landscapes to be held inApril. Cultural Heritage Landscapes defineand confirm our regional identity. We needto save these landscapes.

Regional CouncillorJean Haalboom

Firepit ban should be an election issue

Curb the sprawl of shallow development

What are Cultural Heritage Landscapes?

Our region should have the right tomake its own decisions – especially

when it comes to planning, where, whenand how its communities should grow.

It’s also about time someone stood upfor the preservation of prime agriculturalland in this province, and who better todo that than the Region of Waterloo –located smack dab in the middle of someof the richest farmland in Ontario.

The recent decision made by the twomembers of the Ontario Municipal Boardto allow ten times more local agriculturalland to be developed into subdivisionsthan the region wants, is both disgracefuland shocking. The decision has angerednot only the regional planning staff andlegal department, who have spentdecades working towards a moresustainable urban model with a centraltransportation corridor, but also localenvironmentalists, politicians and thegeneral public.

So much for democracy. In a singledecision two people, who were not evenelected, took away our region’s ability tocontrol its own destiny.

These quasi-judicial board membersdecided that development shouldhappen, just as it always has in the past 50years – with cities growing outwardinstead of upward.

Regional council has since votedunanimously to appeal the decision, andit should be applauded for doing so.

The OMB’s decision not only capsizesdemocracy, taking away the authority ofthe region to make its own decisions, butit has also laid to waste the first piece ofprovincial legislation that would havetruly helped protect local farmland.

Canadians are losing the ability to feedthemselves. Statistics Canada reports thatfrom 1971 to 2001, Ontario, which holds56 per cent of Canada’s Class 1 farmland,permanently lost over 14,000 squarekilometers of our best agricultural land tourban uses.

When the province passed the Places toGrow Act in 2006 asking municipalities tothink into the future, be proactive, andcome up with better planning initiativesto curb urban sprawl and protectfarmland, it produced a good piece oflegislation. Perhaps, some would argue,the best to come out in years.

When our regional planners followedthe legal mandate they were given by thatlegislation, they did it with gusto,producing some of the most aggressivegrowth management strategy in theprovince and coming up with a plan to useinfill lots in developments that alreadyexist within the region’s cities to meet the

housing needs for our expected growingpopulation instead of using up theagricultural land on its geographicaloutskirts.

But, instead of being rewarded fortheir ingenuity and initiative, they werepunished.

Tragically, the OMB decision is typicalof this staid provincial tribunal whosereputation of usually siding withdevelopers precedes it.

The region employs a talented legaldepartment and a forward thinking,professional planning department, and itis not right that with the stroke of a penthe OMB can undo years of their work.

The message the OMB decision sendsis—‘Don’t reward forward thinkers, don’tagree with municipalities who follow thelaw, don’t credit planners who lead withenvironmentally responsible ideas, andcertainly don’t give any credence to thepublic who was consulted and to regionalcouncilors who supported the OfficialPlan.’ Apparently all these people knownothing.

The Region of Waterloo should throwevery ounce of planning knowledge andlegal ingenuity it can muster at the OMB.

We must curb the sprawl of shallowdevelopment.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Now that there’s a new Liberal leader,politics is heating up across the

province as all parties prepare (but denyit) for an election. The PC’s have alreadystarted attack adds, and rebuttals aresure to follow.

I for one am tired of politics interferingwith truth. The Ontario Energy Board(OEB) released two reports in the sameweek as the PC’s released their energypaper, showing that the PC plan wasentirely false. As a former PC, I find thisvery very frustrating. Hudak says nuclear

is cheap and wind is expensive. The OEBreported nuclear cost overruns caused45% of our energy price increases, andwind + solar + conservation at only 5%combined. Wind is not the problem.

The truth is that it costs money to buildany new power plants, and we need torebuild half our grid. We still owe ~$15BILLION on our old nuclear plants eventhough we now need to replace them, andnew nukes are more than twice asexpensive as every other option. How thePC’s can claim that they’re not, when the

OEB says they are, is very frustrating tome. The NDP and Greens were calling fora moratorium on nuclear, promotingconservation and buying wind energy fromfarmers. When the rest of the world isclearly moving away from nuclear to windand solar, this just makes sense.

I share conservative values, but the neo-con PC party has lost its conscience.

Derek SatnikKitchener

PC Party has Lost its ConscienceLETTER TO THE EDITOR

KITCHENER CIT IZEN (EAST EDIT ION) • FEBRUARY 14, 2013 • 5

The Region of Waterloo invites you to share your feedback on the DRAFT Community Building Strategy. Join us at one of these public open houses anytime from 4 to 7 p.m. to learn more about the opportunities and initiatives in the Central Transit Corridor that are outlined in the Strategy, and provide your feedback:

If you are unable to attend any of the open houses, please visit centraltransitcorridor.ca to review or download the DRAFT Community Building Strategy, and provide your feedback online.

Copies of the DRAFT CBS are available for review at the main branches of the public libraries in Kitchener, Waterloo and the Queen's Square branch in Cambridge until March 31.

You can also send your comments by mail, fax or email to:

Kevin CurtisRegion of Waterloo150 Frederick Street, 8th [email protected]

Join the Conversation!Central Transit Corridor Community Building Strategy

These events are accessible for people with disabilities and are served by Grand River Transit. For route information, visit grt.ca or call 519-585-7555. Accessible parking is available. If you require assistance to attend or participate in these meetings or to access information in alternate formats, please contact us at 519-575-4400, TTY 519-575-4608, or [email protected] to the meeting.

Open houses will take place from 4-7 p.m. with a presentation at 5 p.m. and roundtable discussions at 5:30 p.m.

Feb. 20, 2013Knox Presbyterian Church

50 Erb Street West, Waterloo

Feb. 21, 2013The Tannery

151 Charles Street West, Kitchener

Feb. 25, 2013Cambridge City Hall Atrium

50 Dickson Street, Cambridge

All comments and information received from individuals, stakeholder groups and agencies regarding this project are being collected to assist the Region of Waterloo in making a decision. Under the Municipal Act, personal information such as name, address, telephone number, and property location that may be included in a submission becomes part of the public record. Questions regarding the collection of this information should be referred to the Community Building Strategy.

PROVINCIAL ISSUESby John Milloy

MPP – KITCHENER CENTRE

Investing in stronger schools is part of theOntario government’s plan to help more

students succeed and secure a brighter futurefor all Ontarians. I was pleased to recentlyannounce significant provincial funding for aseries of major investments for our two localschool boards. The Waterloo District SchoolBoard will receive $18.7 million for twopermanent additions (Mackenzie King PSand Breslau PS) as well as a new school inSouth Kitchener. The Waterloo CatholicDistrict School Board will receive $11.5million for two permanent additions (St.Aloysius and Blessed John Paul II) and anew school in the Maryhill/Breslau area.

These new projects will provide students withimproved and modern learning spaces to helpthem focus on their education while supportingthe continued roll out of full-day kindergarten.

Since our election in 2003, our governmenthas continued to make major investments inour schools. This year, work will begin on 39new schools, with another 48 receivingadditions or retrofits to help meet students'needs. These new projects will provideimproved, modern spaces to help studentsfocus on learning while supporting thecontinued rollout of full-day kindergarten.This is in addition to 400 new schools that havebeen built since 2003.We remain committed to

protecting the gains made in education since2003, including full-day kindergarten,maintaining smaller class sizes and preserving20,000 teacher and support staff jobs.

Investing in new and revitalized schools is animportant part of our government’s OpenOntario plan to strengthen and improveeducation. Our education infrastructureinvestments include:• Reducing the backlog of renewal needs in

schools across Ontario -- over 27,000 schoolrenewal projects that are completed orunderway in schools across the province, whichinclude replacing roofs, windows and boilers.

• Helping over 2,600 schools become moreenergy efficient

• Installing 135 projects utilizing renewableenergy technologies.

• Replacing older schools.• Expanding schools to lower class sizes and

implement of Full Day Kindergarten.This investment in education infrastructure is

also an investment in Ontario’s future. Withthis funding, we have addressed additions toaccommodate new classrooms for things likefull day kindergarten, renovations in olderschools that needed it, and building newschools in areas that have experienced quickgrowth; like Waterloo Region.

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A club started 35 years ago is asrelevant today as it was then –maybe even more so -- at leastthat’s the way two-time PastPresident of Kitchener’s BlackWalnut Toastmaster’s Club TonyNelson sees it.

“The very fact that they’ve beenaround this long suggests thatthere is a good strong, solid core.It shows they’ve been doing a lotof stuff right,” Nelson said.

Toastmasters clubs teachcommunication and leadershipskills through learn-by-doingprograms that help people learn toformulate and express their ideaseffectively, become moreconfident when givingpresentations and improve theirone-on-one interactions withothers.

The local club is part ofToastmasters International, whichhas a network of more than270,000 members in over 13,000clubs in 116 countries.

Based in Kitchener, The BlackWalnut Toastmasters Clubcelebrated its 35th anniversary,Feb. 8 with a party at the WalperHotel.

Started by several members ofthe former Kitchener-WaterlooToastmasters Club in 1978, it nowhas about 25 members.

“Many people leave school notknowing how to speak publicly.You need to have that skill to getand keep a job these days andthere are not many places you cango to get it. There are lots of dayor weekend courses offered, butpublic speaking needs feedback. Itisn’t something you can do in a dayor week. You must build on it andpractice,” Nelson said.

In fact, Nelson said, it wasToastmasters that started histeaching career after he was askedto teach teachers about publicspeaking at a professionaldevelopment day workshop – aworkshop he was asked to deliverbecause of his Toastmasterstraining. Nelson later became anEnglish, History, Geography andMath teacher at Centennial PublicSchool in Waterloo.

Kitchener resident Bud Brown,who was the club’s President in2007 and is its current web master,

joined in 2001. “This is an educational program

like no other. What astounds me isthat almost no one knows aboutit,” Brown said.

A trainer in leadership, salesand business techniques, Brownsaid the techniques he’s learned asa club member have beeninvaluable in his job.

“I’ve learned how to make moreimpact and how to communicatewith people better,” he said.

Syd Vanderpool, guest speakerat the club’s 35th anniversarycelebration, told the story of hispersonal rise to fame offering ashe put it, “life lessons on how a 19-year-old Canadian kid fromKitchener, Ontario ends up with

the biggest promoter in boxing,Don King and fighting for theworld title on the most prestigiousstage in boxing at Caesars Palacein Las Vegas."

He talked about how to becomea champion, both in life and workexplaining how championsprepare to reach the goals theyhave set, how they stay focusedand most importantly how theytake action to accomplish the goal.

“These three things are whatseparate the dreamers from thedoers and achievers,” he said.

The celebration also included anopportunity for guests to writecomments about what theToastmasters Club has meant tothem.

“When I joined Toastmasters, Ididn’t realize that I would getmore than just public speakingskills from the organization. I hadno idea that I would gain so manyfriends and wonderful mentors.Many of these people are fromBlack Walnut,” wrote DawnaBate, Area 61 Governor.

“Black Walnut Toastmasters – agroup that has made a greatimpact on my own life – not just inpublic speaking, but in my workand personal life.” wrote ToddNeath, V-P Education, BlackWalnut Club.

“Georgina Green gave me herbusiness card on the way to the[Kitchener] Market one day. Ilooked at the card on my fridge forabout six months, finding manyexcuses not to go to the 7:30ammeeting. Then I went one week!I’ve been going most weeks for the

four years since. There’s so muchto learn!” wrote Heather Landells,Black Walnut Club member.

Former Black Walnut memberDoug Brown wrote that the clubhelps “inspire future leaders.”

“I really appreciate so manymembers playing mentor roles forme,” wrote newer member KelvinGarcia.

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The Black Walnut ToastmastersClub is open to any adult whowishes to improve theircommunication and leadershipskills. It meets Wednesdaymornings at 7:30am to 8:50am atthe Sunlife Building on the borderof Kitchener and Waterloo. Formore information visit blackwalnut.toastmastersclubs.org

Black Walnut Toastmasters Club celebrates 35 years

Zoran Erak, current President, holdsa commemorative certificate from

the Region of Waterloo

Melanee Jessup andGeorgina Green, distinguishedToastmasters (the highestaccolade in Toastmasters)

Enjoying the celebration are, from left, Sophie Houle, Charlie Dopp, Yi Hao and Kelvin Gracia.


The Kitchener-WaterlooYMCA Language

Assessment and ReferralServices (LARS) celebrated20 years of serving localnewcomers with a drop in at itsKitchener office January 23.

Now located at 800 KingStreet West, Kitchener, theLARS centre opened in 1992.

The Kitchener-WaterlooYMCA was chosen to run thecentre partly because of therelationship that the YMCAhad already established withnewcomers through its Hostand Settlement Program.

The Language AssessmentCentre was part of theLanguage Instruction forNewcomers to Canada (LINC)Program funded by Citizenshipand Immigration Canada.

Over the years the programshave changed, but the goal hasremained the same – to providesupport to immigrants whowant to improve their Englishlanguage skills and to makethem aware of what trainingresources are available.Learning English remains oneof the major factors inimmigrants’ integration intoCanadian Society.

In 2010, the newCoordinated LanguageAssessment and ReferralSystem (CLARS) was pilotedin three centers – London,Kitchener-Waterloo, andKingston-Belleville.

In Kitchener-Waterloo,LARS piloted the new systemas a method of streamlining thelanguage acquisition process.The program was so successfulthat client numbers doubled. Inthe past two years K-W LARShas provided an average of2,700 assessments per year.

Jane, a level 7 ESL student inKitchener, was asked about theassessment experience andreplied, “I always remember itbecause I didn’t know what toexpect. It was brand new forme. The assessor was amazing.I like him very much. I wasgrateful. After the test, he gaveme detailed information aboutmy language and programs inthe city. I appreciate languageassessment. It’s like a windowfor Newcomers. It’s the firstthing we see and how they treatus is important. This is a goodmemory for me.”

YMCA’s LARS programcelebrates 20 years

The City of Kitchener would like to remind youthere is no overnight parking on city streets

between December 1 and March 31 each winter.

Parking is not permitted on anyCity of Kitchener street between

2:30 am and 6 am.

NO Exemptions will be granted.

For more information contactCity of Kitchener by-law division at

519-741-2330 or visit www.kitchener.ca

Snow means NO!

When you see snow… remember the ‘tag-and-tow’The City of Kitchener’s tag-and-tow bylaw prohibits parking on all city streets when a “snow event”is declared, to provide safe and easy access for the city’s operations crews to plow the streets.

A snow event will be declared, based on credible weather forecasts, when a significant snowfallis predicted.

During “snow events,” city staff will be on the lookout for parked vehicles that impede snowplows from clearing the street.

If you park on a city street during a snow event:

• Your vehicle will be ticketed;

• Your vehicle may also be relocated to another nearby area or impounded at your expense.The amount of the ticket for on-street parking during a snow event is $80.

Information about snow event declarations will be broadcast on local radio or TV stations –or visit www.kitchener.ca and sign up for e-snow alerts.

Take the easy road – find alternative parking during snow events!

For more information on the city’s tag-and-tow bylaw or to find out where your vehicle has beenrelocated, call 519-741-2330.

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Community SPORTS

BY CARRIE DEBRONE

Local professional wrestler “HardKore Hick”Jeff Black will be in the ring February 22

facing WWE superstar Tommy Dreamer, ShawnMichaels, in the Pure Wrestling Association’s‘Dreams Become Reality’ event.

The family-friendly match will take place at theAlpine Club, 464 Maple Ave, in Kitchener.

“I’ve been waiting for this since I was a teenager,”Kitchener resident Black, now in his 30s, said of thecoming PWA match.

“He was the guy I wanted to be like. He capturedmy attention and I wanted to emulate him. It’s adream come true,” Black said.

Black, originally from Goderich, Ontario, weighs inat 325 pounds. A part-time professional wrestler forabout eight years, his full time job as a courier helpshim keep fit as he does a lot of heavy lifting.

A severe knee injury in 2006 slowed him down butalso gave him the chance to take stock of his place inthe sport he loves as he came to realize that he wasnot destined to become a full-time professionalwrestler.

“It’s definitely my passion, but I also do it justbecause it’s fun. The atmosphere of the events andthe other guys competing are great. I’m just anaverage guy but I’m strong,” he said.

Currently Black wrestles at least once aweek at matches throughout SouthernOntario.

“My goal is to win, but whether that’s in thecards remains to be seen. I’ve got thisenergy now. A lot of eyes are goingto be on this match and I’mlikely going to be doingsome things in the fightthat will shock thefans. I’m pulling outall the stops,” hesaid.

“When the fanswatch me wrestlingthat night, nomatter what theoutcome is, they’llsee a guy havingthe time of his

life,” Black said.The evening will also feature matches between

Ruffy Silverstein vs. Reggie Marley, Pure WrestlingAssociation champion Joey Allen and "Penthouse"Lenny Lilac, Elite Women’s Champion Jewells

Malone battling Gabriella Vanderpool,Ontario Champion Jimmy King, agrudge match with Derek Platinum vs.Anthony Fiasco, Buck Gunderson and"EZE" Eric Cairnie and more.

Doors open at 7pm, bell time8pm.Tickets can be purchased atCombinations Sports - 306 King St W inKitchener, www.PWACanada.com or

by calling 519-998-8799. PWA willdeliver tickets in the area. VIP

Front Row - $25, VIP General -$20 (VIP gets you in at 6:30pm

to meet Tommy Dreamer).Front Row - $20, GeneralAdmission - $15, Kids 10and Under General - $10. Help PWA put a

Headlock on Hunger andbring a canned food item

that will be donated tothe Waterloo RegionalFood Bank.

Local wrestler faces WWE superstar in PWA 'Dreams Become Reality' event

Drop-in registration at Zehrs, Laurentian Plaza,Ottawa St., Kitchener Community Room, upstairs,Sat, Mar 2 - 9am-1pm or register anytimeat www.kmgsa.com

Age GroupsLearn to Play: 2007, 2006 ($60 registration)House league program - $125 + $10 fundraising feeMite: 2005, 2004, 2003 Squirt: 2002, 2001Novice: 2000, 1999 Bantam: 1998, 1997Midget: 1996, 1995,1994

www.kmgsa.comSoftball hotline: 519.745.4722 or email [email protected]

Bring a friend with youto registration that’snever played beforeand you both receive

$25 OFF your fee!

Cari played u12 Squirt rep ballthis year. When the house

league season is over, considertrying out for the rep team.

Details on the website.

Hey girls…play

softball!it’s time to

“When the fans watch me wrestlingthat night, no matter what theoutcome is, they’ll see a guy havingthe time of his life,” Black said.


Kitchener Sports Association to top up registration fee-assistance programs

BY BRAD COUGHLIN

It was late 1996 when thedisease made its first

appearance. Running theAncaster Mill Race in hishometown, Ray Jonassonwas passed on a big hill; anincline no one had beat himon before.

“I was more exhausted thanany marathon I’d run,” saidJonasson, once a highlycompetitive runner.

“I focused all my efforts ongetting to the finish linewithout doing a face plant.”

Just three days earlier therunner had tested himself atanother race, won and run hisfastest ever. So, when hecollapsed for 45 minutes andmissed the final ceremony,Jonasson attributed it to anoncoming cold.

“When your symptoms arebeing tired, those aren’tsymptoms you go to the doctorfor,” said Jonasson.

But, his low energy persistedlonger than any common coldwould and the runner finallywent to his physician.

That’s when they found it.Blood work came back, resultswere off the chart andeverything pointed toJonasson’s liver – he hadprimary sclerosing cholangitis(PSC), a chronic liver disease.

The only cure was atransplant, so he was put onthe transplant list – a wait he’dneed more than marathonendurance for.

“You have to get very sickbefore you even make it, andthen you hang on for yourdear life and try not to get toosick to fall off,” said Jonasson.“There’s a shortage.”

He lost his marriage andbusiness and completelyrearranged his life during the15-year wait for a new liver,but in July 2011, Jonassonfinally received one at theLondon Health SciencesCentre.

Now, having gotten back torunning and completed thisyear’s Ancaster Mill Race,Jonasson speaks about organand tissue donation every

chance he gets.“It is literally the difference

between life and death,” hesaid. “If that person’s familyhad said no, it would havebeen game over.”

Currently, only 22 percent ofall eligible Ontarians areregistered for organ and tissuedonation through the TrilliumGift of Life Network (TGLN).However, Kitchener currentlyhas 28 percent registered.

“In the last four years thenumber of registrations hasgone up … but we still have along way to go,” said RonnieGavsie, president and CEO ofTGLN.

“Twenty-eight percentleaves a lot of people notregistered and so many(patients) on the wait listwithout hope.”

Gavsie credits some of the

increases in donation to thenew registration methods.Due to situations when donorcards may have been lost, aregistration database wascreated. Donors can now signup via www.beadonor.ca, at aService Ontario centre, or bydownloading a mailing form.

Along with various types ofadvertising, the TGLN ispromoting donating onlinethrough their Gift of Eightpages.

“A Gift of Eight page is apersonal or organizationalpage where you can state yourcommitment to donation andyou send that page to othersand ask others to registerthrough it,” said Gavsie. “Oneorgan donor can save eightlives.”

The TGLN is also workinghard to dispel myths about

organ and tissue donation thatlower the registrationnumbers. All major religionssupport donation, nobody isprecluded due to previousillnesses, and no one is too oldto be a donor said Gavsie,correcting common myths.

“Medical expertise andtechnology is improvingconstantly so transplant hasbecome the life-savingprocedure available to us formore and more conditions,”said Gavsie.

“We don’t expect the waitlist to go down and we knowthe number of transplantswould go up dramatically if wehad enough organs and tissueto meet the demand.”

Jonasson wants his donorfamily to know how gratefulhe is for getting a second leaseon life. If he wins a medal in a

competition, he plans to sendit to the donor family throughthe London Health SciencesCentre.

He has signed up to competein the 800-metre race at theOntario Masters AthleticAssociation indoor race atYork University on February24. He was the 800-metre agegroup champion in 1995 and1996

“I may dabble in otherthings if my body holds up,” hesaid.

He is considering competingfor Canada at the WorldTransplant Games this July inDurban, South Africa.

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Bradley Coughlin is aJournalism student at

Conestoga College in Kitchener.

The Kitchener SportsAssociation (KSA) has

come up with a plan it hopeswill allow more young people inthe local area to play sports.

The KSA recently informedthe members of its 40 localminor sports groups that it isprepared to collaborate withthem and provide moneytowards their registration fee-assistance programs.

The KSA is also prepared to

offer funds to help with fee-assistance programs to groupsthat are not currently membersof the KSA.

It is hoped that the fundingwill enable the groups toprovide subsidized fees to morechildren and youth who wouldotherwise miss out on theopportunity to play.

KSA’s funding is meant toaugment – not replace – thesources of assistance already

available to individual players. KSA Past president Gord

Dearborn said he expects about15 KSA sports groups to applythis year to the KSA’s feeassistance fund.

“We have a form for them tofill out that asks them to showus what they’ve provided in thepast and how they have reachedout to people. If they are onlyable to help a few children eachyear because they don’t have

enough money to subsidizefurther, maybe the KSA moneywill allow them to help morefamilies who need assistance topay for their children’s sports,”Dearborn said.

The KSA is not the onlyorganization working toimprove access to sports forneedy families. Variousgovernment agencies, includingthe cities of Kitchener andWaterloo through Leisure

Cards, OutReach, and Family& Children’s Services areworking on a standardizedsystem to qualify applicants forfinancial assistance forregistering in minor sportsprograms.

Another group is working tore-establish a local chapter ofKidSport – another source ofpotential assistance for aspiringyoung athletes.

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The evening was markedwith a special $90,000

grant to House ofFriendship, as the successfulrecipient of the club’s specialgrant competition.

“In many ways this gift is theperfect embodiment of ourlast 90 years,” said TomMennill, President of theRotary Club of Kitchener.

“The seeds we have plantedover the past nine decadeshave grown and matured intoinnovative organizations suchas KidsAbility, and theKitchener-Waterloo ArtGallery. In the last decadealone, the Club has grantedover $1.5 million to projectsbig and small. Which is why weare especially delighted to bemarking our 90th Anniversaryby planting another seed withthe House of Friendship’sUnder One Roof campaign.We are confident that thisprogram will flourish, and helpmany women and their

families from this communityfor decades to come.”

The House of Friendship’s$2-million Under One Roofcampaign is raising funds torenovate 71 Ann Street inKitchener. The organizationcurrently runs addictiontreatment day programs atthe location and is makingplans to renovate it. Theproject is on track to have thework completed this summer.When complete, this centrewill have overnightaccommodations, helpincrease women’s access toservices, enable them to moreeasily move between differenttreatment programs, andimprove their experience intreatment.

“The Rotary Club ofKitchener and House ofFriendship share a legacy ofService to downtownKitchener,” said John Neufeld,Executive Director of Houseof Friendship.

“With Rotary’s 90thanniversary grant, we now

share a vision of health andhope for women, theirfamilies, and our community.”

Rotary International is avolunteer organization ofbusiness and professional

leaders who providehumanitarian services. Thereare approximately 1.2 millionRotary club membersbelonging to 34,000 Rotaryclubs in more than 200

countries around the world.Rotary clubs exist to

improve communities througha range of humanitarian,intercultural and educationalactivities. Clubs advance

internationalunderstanding bypartnering with clubsin other countries.Rotary alsoencourages highethical standards in allvocations.

The Rotary Club ofKitchener is WaterlooRegion’s longeststanding Rotary Club.Along with fellowRotarians, the clubparticipates in a broadrange of humanitarian,intercultural, andeducational activitiesdesigned to improvethe human condition.In the past decade, ithas provided over $1.5-million in grants tolocal and internationalprojects.

Rotary Club presents $90,000 grant to House of Friendship10 • FEBRUARY 14, 2013 • K ITCHENER CIT IZEN (EAST EDIT ION)

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At the cheque presentation January 30, from left: Kitchener Mayor and Rotary Club member CarlZehr; Rotary Club of Kitchener-Westmount member and MPP John Milloy; Rotary GrantsCommittee Co-chair Karen Redman; President of the Rotary Club of Kitchener Tom Mennill;Executive Director of the House of Friendship John Neufeld; Rotary Grants Committee Co-ChairCheryl Ewing; and Regional Chair and Rotary Club member Ken Seiling.

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Since taking office theGovernment has built over 230new schools on reserves andrenovated over 230 others. Ithas built over 10,000 newhomes and renovatedthousands more. It hasincreased funding for familyservices by 25% and hasinvested billions in safe watersystems. The CanadianGovernment investsapproximately $1.7 billion peryear to educate 117,500students on reserves.

The Government introducedthe First Nations FinancialTransparency Bill to fosterstrong First Nationsgovernance. It requires FirstNations to publicly disclosefinancial statements and the

salaries of the chief andcouncillors. No framework foraccountability presently exists.Lack of healthy housing inAttawapiskat is a particularconcern. Since 2005, theGovernment has transferredover $54,000 for each man,woman and child in thecommunity. This has notdelivered the desired results. A2011 independent auditordiscovered that over 80percent of the financialtransactions of theAttawapiskat First Nationlacked supportingdocumentation and found noevidence of due diligence.Consequently, Attawapiskathas been placed under ThirdParty Management. Every yearthe Government holds over5000 consultations with FirstNations. Eighty land claimshave been settled in recentyears. I strongly support allforms of dialogue between theGovernment and First Nations.This approach accounts for thehistorical legacy whichcomplicates aboriginal issues.It recognizes the role Courtsrulings play. It prefersdiplomacy over confrontation.Chief Spence’s demand thatCanada exchangeconstitutional limitedmonarchy for absolutistmonarchy by giving theGovernor General newpowers to intervene innegotiations with FirstNations was unacceptable. Iam very glad she is no longerjeopardizing her health topursue that objective.

Happy New Year! Please

accept my best wishes for ahealthy and prosperous 2013! Iconsider it to be a greatprivilege to represent myfriends, neighbours and

constituents of KitchenerCentre as your Member ofParliament, and I look forwardto working together with youin the New Year

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It’s cold, it’s snowy, and I’m hankering forsome comfort food. I like to update my

methods adding nutrition and oomph to thetried-and-true.

Today the kids and I are making BakedApples. Yum!

An apple a day…A crisp, juicy apple is always delicious but on

a cold winter’s evening something warm isalways appreciated.

Eating an apple a day provides vitamins Cand A, calcium, iron, thiamin, boron, andpotassium all while being low in calories andhigh in fibre.

Boron is a trace mineral that’s being studiedas an estrogen-booster in post-menopausalwomen.

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Wash one (or two!) large apple(s) per personand have an adult remove the core.

If it won’t cause a big to-do for your pickiereaters, leave the peel on – it contains 1/3 of theapple’s fibre.

Line a cake pan or lasagna dish (dependingon how many apples you’re making) with foiland place the apples inside.

(For 6 apples), in a bowl mix, until crumbly,½ cup brown sugar, ½ cup soft butter ormargarine, 1 cup rolled oats, and 1 tsp.

cinnamon.Pack the apples with this

mixture, heaping about 1 tsp.on top. Pour a cup of applejuice into the baking pan.

Bake for about 45 minutes.These baked apples will be

delicious as a yummybreakfast, a side for pork, ora nutritious dessert.

Now for some oomph…Nuts & Dried Fruit

Swap half or all of therolled oats for anycombination of nuts and/ordried fruit that your familywill love. (Or your dinner

party guests, for that matter. This can be alovely dessert to serve to company.)

Nuts are full of vitamin E, folic acid, iron,and zinc - nutrients that are often missing fromCanadian diets.

Rich in fibre and one of the best plantsources of protein, nuts also contain selenium,copper, potassium, magnesium, and Bvitamins.

We’re going to use walnuts. I think thesenuts are a tasty combo with apples and they’reone of the superstars of the nut family. (PlusI have a package in the cupboard that didn’tget used at Christmas!)

Walnuts are the only nut that is a significantsource of alpha-linolenic acid, the plant-basedsource of omega-3 fatty acids. Researchers arestudying the effects of walnuts on heartdisease, diabetes, cancer, and aging.

Dried fruits are a concentrated source of thenutrients, calories, fibre and natural sugarsfound in fresh fruit. My mother put raisins inher baked apples.

We’re adding dried cranberries becausethey’re more popular at our house and becausethey’re high in fibre and a source of vitamin C.

Cranberries contain the bioflavonoidanthocyanin, a pigment, which is being studiedfor its role in the protection of eyesight and inthe prevention of cancer.

CheeseI found a fun recipe on the Dairy Farmers of

Canada website www.diarygoodness.ca.I think that ‘Quick Cheddar Baked Apples’

will be a yummy, nutritious afterschool (or,today, after shovelling!) snack that’s quick andeasy to make. It’s reminiscent of having a sliceof cheddar with your apple pie.

After coring your apples, cut them in halfand place them, cut side up, in a microwave-safe dish.

Sprinkle them with brown sugar and groundcinnamon or ginger (exotic!) and microwavethem on medium-high for about 5 minutes oruntil tender.

Top the apples with grated cheese, (therecipe calls for old cheddar cheese, but I sayuse your favourite), and return to themicrowave for 30-60 seconds to melt thecheese.

Cheese is high in protein and calcium and agood source of niacin, riboflavin, phosphorus,vitamin A, and zinc. That really adds anoomph of nutrition to a snack!

Before, serving, add some nuts and dried fruit(pecans and cranberries are suggested, yum).

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BY HELEN HALL

There will be no mass minor sportsregistration at Conestoga Mall

this year.In the past, local sports groups have

come together at Conestoga Mall inFebruary and invited people to comeand sign up for their spring programs.However, that plan has been changedthis year according to Bob Cheyne,Kitchener’s Supervisor of Athletics.

Cheyne said it was a combination ofless space being available at the malldue to construction and the realizationthat most people register their childrenfor sports online now.

Typically, sports volunteers would be

at the mall on a Friday evening andmost of Saturday.

“We realized this wasn’t the mosteffective use of volunteer time,Cheyne said.

If you can’t find a website for yourlocal sport, there is a complete list oftelephone number contacts if yousearch “minor sports” on the City ofKitchener’s website www.kitchener.ca

Baseball registration, which wasalways held separately in Kitchener,will continue to do a mass registration.Baseball, softball and t-ballorganizations will be in the CommunityRoom upstairs at the Zehrs at theLaurention Power Centre on Saturday,March 2 from 9am to 1pm.

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BY W. GIFFORD-JONES M.D.

How can The Harvard Medical School,my alma mater, be so backward

about heart attack? It’s apparent it’sresearchers never heard Linus Paulingwhen he countered critics, with “It’s thedosage idiots”. Fortunately, a newremedy, Medi-C Plus, allows readers tobenefit from Harvard’s error.

A Harvard study involved 15,000 healthymale doctors. Half were given amultivitamin pill, the others a placebo. Dr.Howard Sesso of Boston’s Brigham andWomen’s Hospital reports that after 11years of study there was no differencebetween the two groups in rate of heartattacks, strokes, heart failure or chest pain.

What amazes me about the Harvard studyis how researchers could waste 11 yearsstudying a project doomed to failure. Themultivitamin used contained only 75milligrams (mg) of vitamin C. This amountis potent enough to prevent scurvy, as only10 mg is needed to guard against thisancient disease. But prescribing 75 mg ofvitamin C to prevent coronary attack is liketrying to kill an elephant with a BB gun.

Dr. Linus Pauling reported years ago thatit requires several thousand milligrams ofvitamin C, along with the amino acid lysine,to prevent coronary attack. Pauling alsoreminded us that animals producethousands of mgs of vitamin C daily buthumans lost this ability eons ago. Thisinability to make vitamin sets up humans forheart attack and stroke. Increased vitaminC has been proven to prevent this.

Vitamin C makes coronary arteriesstrong. As mortar binds bricks together,coronary cells are glued together bycollagen. But it requires high doses ofvitamin C and lysine to produce strongcollagen. And just as steel rods provideextra strength to concrete, lysine increasesthe power of collagen.

Dr. William Stehbens, Professor ofPathology at Auckland University in NewZealand, reported years ago that Paulingwas right. Stehbens emphasized thatcoronary arteries are under more pressurethan any other arteries in the body. After all,they’re situated in the heart’s muscle, not in

the big toe. Moreover they’re underconstant pressure while the heart beats100,000 times every 24 hours, or 37 milliontimes a year, and 2.2 billion times if you liveto 70 years of age.

Without sufficient Vitamin C and lysinethis constant pounding causes minute cracksin collagen, resulting in blood clots andpossible death. Or a weakened arterybreaks, causing a stroke.

Dr. Sydney Bush, an English researcher,should be eligible for the Nobel Prize for hisfinding. Bush took photos of the retina(back part of the eye), then prescribed largedoses of vitamin C and lysine. One yearlater, photos showed that weakened arterieswere gradually restored to normal.

This historic finding is ignored bycardiologists and sad to say, even by TheHarvard Medical School. But there is noreason medical consumers should notbenefit from this research when thescientific facts are so valid. As mentioned ina previous column I bet my own life onvitamin C and lysine following a coronaryattack 15 years ago. But I hated swallowingso many pills every day.

A year ago I persuaded PreferredNutrition, a health food company, todevelop a combination powder of vitamin Cand lysine. It’s now available at Health FoodStores. A flat scoop of powder contains2,000 mg of C and 1,300 mg of lysine. Itshould be taken twice a day with meals, orthree times daily if there’s a history of heartdisease. If diarrhea occurs, the dose shouldbe reduced.

But since I inherited Scottish blood I hateto see people wasting money. So don’t startMedi-C Plus if it’s your intention to do so foronly a few months. It won’t work. Medi-CPlus is a lifetime habit. Its benefit is beingalive at 95 without having suffered a heartattack or stroke.

To fight heart disease weight control, ahealthy diet, no smoking and moderatedrinking also have proven benefit. Also getoff the couch! And always check with yourdoctor before starting or changingmedication.

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InGoodTasteTo be at its most flavourful, this

salad must be served at roomtemperature.

SICILIAN-STYLECITRUS SALAD

4 large oranges2 very ripe lemons1 medium-sized red onionpinch of coarse sea salt or kosher saltfreshly-ground black pepper3 or 4 tablespoons olive oil

Peel the oranges and the lemons,making certain that you haveremoved all the pith.Cut the oranges into slices that are

about ¼ inch thick, and the lemonsinto slices about half that thickness.Arrange on a platter.Peel and slice the red onion into

paper-thin slices; separate into rings,and scatter them on the platter.If you have fresh oregano

available, you might want to chopsome and scatter it on the platter; itadds a pleasant flavour, but is notessential.Grind a generous amount of black

pepper and add; then drizzle on theolive oil. Cover the platter withplastic wrap and allow the salad tostand at room temperature for a fewhours (at least three) before serving.

Breadcrumbs are a staple intoday’s kitchens; however, theyoriginally were indispensable in thekitchens of Italian families thatcould not afford a piece of gratingcheese. They used whatever bits ofstale bread they had on hand to adda crunchy texture to dishes.

Toasted breadcrumbs may besprinkled on countless dishes:pastas, cooked vegetables, sautéedgreens, soups and stews and can bemixed with ground meats and fishand combined with herbs for apoultry stuffing, etc.

HOMEMADEBREADCRUMBS

For two cups of crumbs, tear fourstale slices of white bread into smallpieces.Process in a blender or food

processor until coarse crumbs form.

Use these fresh crumbs for dishessuch as meatballs, or for adding acrisp layer to casseroles.For toasted crumbs, spread the

fresh crumbs in an even layer on alarge baking sheet (with a rim), andbake at 350 degrees F. stirring oncein a awhile, until the crumbs regolden and dry (15 minutes of so).Pour into a bowl.Drizzle with 1 tablespoon olive oil,

season with salt and pepper and tossto coat. These will keep in an airtightcontainer for about a month.Depending on the intended use for

the toasted crumbs, you may add allmanner of flavourings includingchopped fresh herbs, dried red-pepper flakes, lemon zest, gratedParmesan cheese, minced garlic etc.

A rack of lamb is easy to carve ifyou ask your butcher to cut throughthe backbone between the ribs.After roasting, the lamb can becarved neatly into chops containingsingle ribs.

Fresh herbs have a better flavourthan the dried version, but dried canalso be used. Try one or more ofrosemary, oregano, thyme andparsley.

HERBED RACK OF LAMB

1 rack of lamb, 1 to 2 ½ pounds3 or more cloves garlic, peeled and sliced

2 tablespoons fresh herbs(or 1 teaspoon dried)

2 or more cloves, garlic,peeled and minced

1 teaspoon coarse sea salt orkosher salt

about ½ teaspoon freshly-groundblack pepper

Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.If necessary, remove excess fat

from lamb. With a sharp knife, makeseveral slits into the lamb, and pusha slice of garlic into each.If you are using fresh herbs, chop

them finely together, along withanother two cloves or more ofminced garlic. If you are using driedherbs, crumble them finely and mixwith the minced garlic.Combine the herbs, salt, and

pepper and rub all over the surface ofthe lamb. Place the lamb fat side up,

on a rack in a roasting pan.Place lamb in oven; reduce heat to

400 degrees F. and roast – withoutbasting- for 25 minutes for mediumrare. Remove from oven.Allow the lamb to rest, loosely

covered with foil, for about tenminutes before carving into chopsand serving.This rack size will yield six to

eight chops.

This sauce marries well with theflavour of Brussels sprouts.

BRUSSELS SPROUTSWITH EGG ANDLEMON SAUCE

Brussels sprouts for 4 or 5 servings2 egg yolks2 tablespoons cooking liquidfreshly-ground black pepper2 or more tablespoons freshlemon juice

Trim the sprouts and steam them ina small amount of water until theyare barely tender – no longer. Drain,and reserve the cooking liquid.Whisk the egg yolks until they are

thick and lemon-coloured.Whisk in, a little at a time, about 2

tablespoons of the cooking liquid. Whisk in freshly - ground pepper,

then the lemon juice. Taste andadjust to suit, adding more juice, anda bit of salt if needed. Continuewhisking until mixture is thoroughlycombined.Stir in the sprouts; toss to coat

them well with the sauce and serveimmediately.

Potage bonne femme is an easy-to-prepare French soup with a delicateflavour and a lovely aroma.

LEEK AND POTATO SOUP

4 cups sliced leeks4 cups diced potatoes8 cups chicken stock, or a combination of stock and water, or water only

4 tablespoons unsalted buttersalt to tastefreshly-round black pepper to taste½ cup light creambutterfreshly-grated nutmeg

Trim the root ends of the leeks,and cut off most of the green tops.Split the leeks lengthwise, all the

way through, and spread the leavesopen. Wash carefully under cold,running water.Cut the leeks into thin slices,

then measure.Dice the potatoes. You should

have about equal amounts of leeksand potatoes.Melt the butter in a large soup

pot; add the sliced leeks, and cookover low heat, stirring occasionally,until leeks are tender.Add the potatoes, the stock or the

water, and a pinch of salt to thesoup pot.Bring slowly to a boil; allow to

simmer, gently, until the potatoesare tender.Stir in freshly- ground pepper to

taste, cream, and a generous dollopof butter. Taste for seasoning. Heatuntil the soup is hot through; servepiping hot, with a sprinkling offreshly-grated nutmeg on the top.

If you like garlic, but have nevertried a pasta sauce that consists ofonly these four ingredients (plus saltand pepper) you have missed a treat.

Use fettuccine, or the pasta ofyour choice. This recipe is sufficientfor one pound or more of pasta.

GARLIC SAUCEFOR PASTA

¼ cup best-quality olive oil15 large cloves garlic, chopped (yes, 15)

¼ teaspoon hot red-pepper flakes½ cup finely chopped fresh parsleycoarse sea or kosher saltfreshly-ground black pepper¼ cup freshly-grated Parmesan cheese

Heat oil in a saucepan and addgarlic, hot pepper, and parsley andcook until garlic is tender – aboutfour minutes.Stir in salt and pepper to taste.Toss with hot pasta; sprinkle

Parmesan cheese over pasta andtoss again.Taste and add more pepper and

more cheese if required.


BY CARRIE DEBRONE

Buddy Holly may havedied in 1959, but his

music and his glasses will beremembered forever.

The first young Rock andRoll star to wear glasses whileperforming, they became partof this performing identity.

Last week, Ed Dyck, ownerof E. Dyck Opticians inKitchener, helped to keep theHolly legend alive when heand his staff completed anunusual assignment.

They customized six pairs ofBuddy Holly style glasses thatwill be worn by performers inthe live Rave On Rock ‘n’ RollDance Party show running atthe Fallsview Casino Resort inNiagara Falls, Ontario fromApril 19 to 28.

Dyck inserted small metalhinges at the right handcorners of the thick, blackplastic eye frames to makethem look exactly like thoseworn by the rock and rolllegend. He also inserted non-prescription lenses with anantique glare surface.

But, he didn’t have to go farto find Holly-like frames.

“We got a sample pair fromthe show and then we searchedon line for photos for BuddyHolly wearing the glasses andthen tried to match our framesas closely as possible. We

found the other pairs fromstock we have right here in thestore. The style is coming back.It’s a huge seller for us rightnow. I think it’s nostalgic andpeople like Drew Carey have

made it popular all over again.Just today I sold a pair to alawyer here in town,” he said.

Dyck got the unusualassignment to supply theglasses after the show’s

producer Rob Asselstine, whois a client and Dyck’s friend forover 30 years, called him to askif he could supply six pairs ofHolly glasses for the singersand musicians to wear in the

show that features hits fromthe 1950s.

Asselstine is president andowner of RGA Productions, acompany that creates andproduces music shows forCasinos, Performing ArtsCentres, Festivals and corporateevents around the world.

Holly died in 1959, at the ageof 22, in a small airplane crash inIowa. His glasses may haveinspired other musicians toallow their eyewear to becomepart of their stage recognitionincluding Elton John and RoyOrbison. After seeing Hollyperform on the show SundayNight at the London Palladium,it is reported that John Lennonsaid; “Now I can wear my specson stage.”

Holly suffered from myopiaand his optometrist, Dr. J DavisArmistead, unsuccessfully triedfitting him with contact lenses.After that, Holly wore the mostnon-descript frames he couldfind. But, when Armisteadbrought back the now famousheavy black frames from a tripto Mexico City, Holly took tothem. The rest, as they say, ishistory.

In the mid 1970s, Armisteadvisited the University ofWaterloo’s School of Optometryto gather information for thecollege of Optometry that waseventually established at theUniversity of Houston, Texas ina building named after him.

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They customized six pairs of Buddy Holly style glasses that will be worn byperformers in the live Rave On Rock ‘n’ Roll Dance Party show running at the

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Sporting the Buddy Holly style glasses that were customized by the E. Dyck Opticians staff for a coming show in Niagaraare from left, E.Dyck Opticians owner Ed Dyck, Optometrist Chris Surdykowski, E. Dyck Opticians owner Noah Wiles,and Sean Dyck.


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BY CARRIE DEBRONE

January 30 was a big dayfor Research in Motion

(RIM). The company not only

launched the BlackBerry 10,which it hopes will bolster itssagging share of the smartphone market, but it alsoannounced it has changed itsname to BlackBerry.

In recent years the companyhas struggled to hold onto itsmarket share as Apple andSamsung have taken over asthe top smart phone providers.

“This is an important dayfor RIM but also for all of us inthis room. It’s our turn tothank RIM,” said KitchenerMayor Carl Zehr as he spoketo an enthusiastic crowd ofseveral hundred localpoliticians, business leaders,BlackBerry staff and media atthe Tannery who had gatheredfor the launch.

“This company has carvedout a phenomenal niche andmade this community a betterplace to live work and play. Thiscommunity owes a great deal ofdebt to RIM,” Zehr said.

Most of the presentation wascarried out via a large screensimulcast from New Yorkwhere Thorsten Heins, CEOof BlackBerry, and several ofthe company’s top engineerstook turns showing off the two

new versions of BlackBerry10, the Z10 with a touch screenkeyboard and the other, theQ10 with a physical keyboard,that will be rolled out in allmajors markets in the worldover the next few months.

The BB10 became availablein Canada on Feb. 5 selling forabout $149.99 with a three-year contract.

The new smart phone hasthe largest catalogue ofapplications ever included in afirst generation phone, withover 1,000 of the world’s topapps committed to the BB10.

The presentation alsoincluded an appearance byGrammy-award winningsinger Alicia Keys, who willwork as an ambassador forBlackBerry as its new creativedirector.

Heins told viewers that thelaunch is not the finishing linebut only the starting line for ahost of new advances that will be

incorporated into BlackBerryphones in the future makingthem multi-tasking tools capableof connecting people to theircars, their homes and to theirhealth care system and turningthe phones into mobilecomputers.

“We could either adoptsomeone else’s platform or wecould go it alone. We chose togo it alone. We absolutely knewit was risky to lead the nextphase of growth,” Heins said.

The new BlackBerrymanages social media appsthrough BlackBerry Flow.Simply by sliding over thescreen, users can access email,for example, without having toturn off one app and openanother. Through BlackBerryBalance, the BB10 alsoprovides two screens, one forpersonal use and one for work.Users can also edit photos onscreen, share their screen withothers, and can ad music andcredits to videos.

“What a shot in the arm forour community,” KitchenerCentre MPP John Milloy said ofthe BB10, adding that he hopesto have one soon as “BlackBerryphones are the only type thatQueen’s Park uses.”

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YOUTH DANCES AT STANLEY PARKCOMMUNITY CENTRE - The StanleyPark Optimist Club is offering youth (ages8 - 13) dances throughout 2013. The nextone is on Saturday, February 23 at theStanley Park Community Centre. MardiGras theme. Doors open at 6pm. All localyouth invited to attend. Admission is$5.00 Refreshments (chips and water)available for $1 each. The dances arechaperoned but additional adultvolunteers are always welcome. Note:Each participant must be picked up afterthe dance by a parent/guardian. Childrenare not allowed to leave unless escorted.WINTERLOO - THE 10TH ANNUALICE DOGS FESTIVAL - Looking to chaseoff the winter blahs? Head to UpTownWaterloo this Family Day Weekend to enjoyone of the region's best winter festivals.Winterloo - The 10th Annual Ice DogsFestival, runs February 16-18, 2013, from11am - 3pm daily, in UpTown Waterloo. Formore information, contact 519.885.1921. For10 years, the Ice Dogs Festival has delightedfamilies with its great outdoor events. Tocelebrate our 10th anniversary, we'rekeeping a lot from the past, and introducing

some new features, including a new name -Winterloo! We'll still have everyone'sfavourites - dog sled rides, ice sculpturecarving, great art activities at the ButtonFactory, free public skating at the PublicSquare, free family movies, and a great chilicook-off featuring some of Waterloo's topeateries... there's something for everyone!BLACK HISTORY MONTH FUNDRAISING CONCERT - featuring DonnéRoberts (Juno winning singer/guitarist) atFirst Mennonite Church, 800 King St. E.,Kitchener Arts and Crafts sale onFebruary 22 at 6:30pm. Children under 13Free. Tickets are $15 and are available atthe KW Multicultural Centre DowntownKitchener or by calling 519-880-9540 oremail pamojawaterloo region.caProceeds for the African CanadianAssociation Homework ProgramHAPPY FEET TWO TO SCREEN FORFREE – at PRINCESS TWIN duringWinterloo! - Princess Cinema will begiving out FREE ICE CUBES at the snackbar, for the FREE screening of a movieabout birds that incubate their eggs onsolid ice in the middle of winter!Happy Feet Two will screen at 2pm at

Princess Twin Cinemas on Feb 17th,2013. Arrive early to guaranteeyourself a seat! First come first served!Princess Twin Cinema. 884-5112"REFLECTIONS ON THE FRANKLINEXPEDITION" - The ConfederationClub welcomes Jerry Salloum - Dept. ofGeography and Environmental Studies,WLU speaking on "Reflections on theFranklin Expedition" In 1845 Sir JohnFranklin left England in command of twoships in search of the North WestPassage. After entering the Arctic hewas never heard from again. Numeroussearch parties have uncovered muchevidence of how the expedition fared forthe next two years but the final restingplace of his two ships and of Franklin andhis surviving expedition members hasnever been found. Thursday, February 21at the Delta Hotel, King St. E., at Benton,Kitchener. Registration 11:30 -11:45am. Luncheon 12 noon - 1:30pm.Reserve your tickets by noon Monday,February 18. Call Jamie at 519-747-3014or Email: [email protected] $25 / Non-members $35.Luncheon Includes: appetizer, entrée and

dessert. For more information visitwww.confederationclub.ca7TH ANNUAL OPEN CLOSET - Inrecognition of International Women’sDay, the Sexual Assault Support Centreof Waterloo Region is hosting its 7thAnnual Open Closet. This year’s event ison Friday, March 8th, 2013 from 11am to2pm in two locations: at Kitchener(Trinity United Church, 74 Frederick St.)and in Cambridge (in partnership withLangs, 1145 Concession Rd.) SASCinvites all women and their children toshop through our fabulous selection ofgently-used, free clothing, whileenjoying refreshments. We need yourhelp! Community members interested indonating gently used women’s andchildren’s clothing are encouraged tobegin sorting through their closets.Clothing donations can be made onThursday, March 7th, 2013 from 4 to 8pmat BOTH locations listed above. Due tospace restrictions, we’re not able toaccept clothing at any time other thanthese scheduled drop-off times.SCHWABEN CLUB EVENTS -Saturday, February 23 the 82ndGruendungsfest with the Golden Keys,Dinner & Admission $25.00 (+ tax) formembers, $35.00 (+ tax) for guests and$10.00 (+ tax) for children. Doors open at5:30 p.m., Dinner served at 6:00 p.m. - Sunday March 3, 2013 Filmnachmittag"Ziemlich Beste Freunde". Admission

$4.00. Doors open at 2:00 p.m., Filmbegins at 2:30 p.m., Coffe and cakeavailable - Saturday, March 23, 2013Spaghetti Dinner (presented by theSchwaben Club Kindergruppe &Judgengruppe). Doors open at 4:30 p.m.,Dinner: 5:00 p.m. Tickets: $12.00 each -Saturday, April 6, 2013 Schlachtfest withmusic provided by "Europa". Doors open:5:30 p.m, Dinner: 6:15 p.m. Members:$27.00 (+ tax), Non-Members: $35.00 (+tax), Children $10.00 (+ tax). Menu:Wurst Platter, House Salad, Roast Pig-on-a-Spit, Pork Ribs, Sauerkraut, MashedPotatoes with Gravy, Krapfen (Vegetarianoptions available upon request). For moreinformation and tickets for any of theseevents, please contact the club office at519-742-7979. TAX PREPARATION SERVICES FORLOW-INCOME EARNERS - Each year,hundreds of experienced certified generalaccountants (CGAs) volunteer to helpthousands of lower-income Ontarians bypreparing their income tax returns, free ofcharge. Free services are available toindividuals with gross income under$30,000 and families with gross incomeunder $35,000.This year two sessions willbe held in our area: March 9, from 9am -3pm at KPL Forest Heights on Fischer-Hallman and March 16 9am – 3pm atRockway Senior Centre on King Street.When you go, you should bring: 2011Notice of Assessment received from the

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St. Anthony Daniel - Catholic29 Midland Drive, Kitchener (519) 893-6960

Reverend: Earl TalbotMasses: Sat. 5:00pm; Sun. 8:30am and 10:30am

St James’-Rosemount United171 Sherwood Ave., Kitchener (519) 742-1002

Rev. Christina Boyd, M.A., M. Div.Sunday Service: 10:30am

Nursery, Sunday School, Youth Group, Wed. Night Bible study

Kitchener Gospel Temple-Pentecostal9 Conway Dr. (at River Rd), Kitchener (519) 894-5999

Sunday Service: 10:30amMid-week activities for all ages. www.kgthome.com

Kitchener East Presbyterian10 Zeller Drive, Kitchener (519) 748-9786

Reverend: Mark S. RichardsonSunday Service: 10:30am Nursery and Sunday School provided

Sonshine Corner, Thursdays from 9 - 11am

Holy Cross Evangelical Lutheran322 East Avenue (at Stirling), Kitchener (519) 742-5812

www.holycrosskitchener.orgSunday Service: (Sept. - June) 8:30am and 11am, (July-Aug.) 9:30am

9:45am - Sunday School, Youth & Adult Bible ClassesChoirs - Stephen Ministry - Youth Group - Beginnings (0 -3 years)

St. Luke’s Lutheran Church317 Franklin St. N., Kitchener (519) 893-3826

Pastor: Rev. James Koellner10 am Sunday Service and Sunday School Program.

Nursery available.

Hope Lutheran30 Shaftsbury Dr., Kitchener (519) 893-5290

Pastor: Rev. Terry HurshFALL SERVICE TIMES Sunday Services at 9 and 11 am (nursery provided)

Sunday School and Adult Bible Study at 10 am. Sudanese service at 2:30 pm

Reformation Lutheran Church456 Krug St. (at Cambridge), Kitchener (519) 745-2561

Pastor: Neil ThomsenWorship Service: 10:00am Sunday Church School: 9:45am

Breslau Evangelical Missionary Church102 Woolwich St., Breslau (519)648-2712

Sunday Worship Service: 9:30amChildren’s Ministry - Youth Ministry - Small Groups

All are welcome! Visit us at www.bemc.ca

St. Andrew’s - Anglican275 Mill St., Kitchener (519) 743-0911 Sunday Services: 8:00am and 10:00am

Rector: Canon Robwww.standrewsmemorial.ca

Stanley Park Community Church9 Dreger Ave., (at Ottawa St.) Kitchener (519) 893-8186

www.stanleyparkchurch.caPastor: John Pearce

Sunday Service and Kid’s Church: 10:30am ALL WELCOME!

Trinity United Church74 Frederick Street, Kitchener (519) 742-3578

www.tuckitchener.orgMinisters: Rev. Jack Paleczny, Rev. Desmond Jagger-Parsons

Sunday Service: 10:00 a.m. Church School and Nursery care provided. Sunday Hymn Sing: 10:00 a.m. (1st Sunday of month)

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CRA after filing your 2011 income taxreturn; Copy of 2011 income tax returnfiled; All information slips received foremployment, pension and investmentincome (T4s, T5s, T3s, etc.); Receipts forcharitable donations, medical expenses,RRSP contributions, child care receipts,tuition fees, etc.; Details of spouse’sand/or dependent’s income.“STEAMING NOSTRIL” CYCLINGRACE - Cycle Waterloo announces thenew, unique Steaming Nostril cyclingrace is coming to the region this March.“Steaming Nostril” riders will be usingcross bikes, mountain bikes and hybridbikes to assess their readiness for theseason ahead. The start/finish line willbe near the Woolwich Memorial Centerin Elmira with the 64 km course coveringportions of the Kissing Bridge Rail Trailand rural farm roads of Woolwich andWellesley Townships. Sunday March24th no matter what the weather maybring. A hot lunch will be served afterthe race at the Lions Hall during theawards ceremony. Two wave startsapproximately 5 minutes apart. For moreinformation on Steaming Nostril or toregister go to www.cyclewaterloo.com WATERLOO REGION MUSEUMSTORYTELLING SERIES - TheWaterloo Region Museum presents anew storytelling series called WarmTales for a Winter Afternoon that takesplace in the Christie theatre. The seriesfeatures professional storytellers onselect weekend afternoons over thecourse of the winter. Tickets are $10(plus HST). For more information and topurchase tickets call 519-748-1914.Saturday Feb. 23, 2pm. Anna Kerz withmusic by Susanne Farrow, With a Stonein my Pocket. How do you buy chickensoup in Toronto when even yourchickens don't speak English? It takes alittle ingenuity and a lot of courage asyou will hear. Sunday April 21, 2pm.Mary-Eileen McClear, In Her OwnWords: The Diaries of Maggie Owen.COLDEST NIGHT OF THE YEAR(CNOY) - Saturday, Feb. 23, 2013. TheColdest Night of the Year is a 5/10 KMfamily-friendly winter fundraising walksupporting the Ray of Hope CommunityCentre. Registration is at Cameron HeightsCollegiate (301 Charles St E) from 4:00-5:00PM, with all walkers finishing their routesat the Ray of Hope Community Centre (659King St E) where some hot soup awaits!Sign up as a team or individual atwww.coldestnightoftheyear.org/location/kitchenerwaterloo For more informationcontact Scott Brush – KW Location Director- 519-578-8018 ext 220KITCHENER WATERLOO ARTGALLERY –Walk the Talk tours Feb. 24and March 31. Admission to the galleryis free. For more information visitwww.kwag.ca KID’S CLUB AT THE KITCHENERMARKET – Every Saturday in Januaryfrom 9am to 11am. Free familyactivities, crafts, stories. KitchenerMarket upper level, 300 King St. ECOFFEE BREAK - is aninterdenominational Bible Study forwomen of all ages and all stages offaith. Nurseries and preschool programsare provided. All programs are free.Wednesdays 9.30-11am, at theCommunity Christian Reformed Church,1275 Bleams Rd., Kitchener. Register atwww.ccrc.on.ca or come out on aWednesday morning. [email protected] CENTRE HAS AVOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY FORYOU! If you are a people person with 2hours per week to spare to brighten thelives of individuals with developmentaldisabilities, Sunbeam Centre has avolunteer opportunity for you! We arenow recruiting Day Program RecreationAssistants at our Kingsway Drivelocation, and Friendly Visitors (reading,computer, crafts, games, music, etc.)Various times available throughout K-Wand training provided. Students

welcome! Contact Christine at(519)893-6200 ext. 253 or [email protected] ADULT DAY PROGRAM -Did you know Trinity Village has anAdult Day Program for seniors wishingto socialize with other seniors? The costis just $6 per day, and the program runsMondays, Wednesdays and Fridaysfrom 9 am to 1 pm, at Trinity VillageCare Centre, on Kingsway Drive, nearFairview Park Mall. Self-referralswelcome. Call 519-893-6320 ext. 235for more info.MAKE NEW FRIENDS WITH BETASIGMA PHI - Are you a woman lookingfor new friends and fun things to do? Doyou enjoy a social, community service-oriented group? If so, you might beinterested in our Beta Sigma Phi chapter.Beta Sigma Phi is an internationalwomen’s friendship network. For moreinformation about Beta Sigma Phi visitthe international website: www.betasigmaphi.org. There are 200 members inKW alone. Our chapter of 8 women hasmembers in our mid 30s and early 40s,mostly married, with small children. Wemeet twice a month May – Sept. andplan socials throughout the year too.Email betasigmaphiKW @gmail.com formore information.ROCKWAY ENTERTAINERS - choralgroup singing four-part harmony.Recruiting new members...Membership open to those over 50years old. Rehearsals are Thursdays at1:30 – 3:30pm from September untilMay at Rockway Centre Auditorium,1405 King Street East, Kitchener.Please phone 519-885-9978 or 519-741-2507 for more information.DIVERSECITY TOASTMASTERSCLUB - Do you have trouble finding theright words when speaking to a group?Need a career boost? Want to polishyour presentation skills? Toastmastersis the place for you. Learncommunication, leadership andpresentation strategies in a friendly,supportive atmosphere. DiverseCity is anew club and is open to all. It runsMondays, 7 - 8:30 pm at Kitchener City

Hall, the Conestoga Room. For moreinformation contact Georgina Green,519-743-7655 or [email protected] ON FRIENDS - Friday March8th, 2013 will be the 12th anniversaryof “Focus on Friends,” Focus for EthnicWomen’s recognition of immigrantwomen in Waterloo Region celebratingthe accomplishments of immigrantwomen who distinguish themselves intheir chosen profession and asvolunteers in the community.Remember to book Friday, March 8th,2013 to support Focus for EthnicWomen and enjoy an evening ofentertainment and good food withfriends at Golf’s Steak House. For moreinformation call 519-746-6799 or email,[email protected] PASSION OF JOAN OF ARC -1928 silent movie classic Saturday,February 16th - 7:30pm at Centre inthe Square - Pre-concert talk at 6:45.The Grand Philharmonic Choir,TACTUS Vocal Ensemble and The K-WSymphony perform Richard Einhorn'smovie soundtrack Voices of Light.Celebrated as one of the top 10 filmsof all time by Sight & SoundMagazine. Carl Theodor Dreyer'smasterpiece is an unforgettable filmexperience that depicts the trial andexecution of the French warriormaiden. Tickets $20 - $70. Discountsfor seniors, under 30 & eyeGO. Forcontact the Centre in the Square boxoffice 519-578-1570 www.centre-square.com and at the door.OLD MEN DANCING - Saturday,February 23rd - 7:30pm ~ Pay As YouLeave for the Enjoyment Received. OldMen Dancing ~ Yes - They Think TheyCan Dance! Untrained as contemporarydancers, these 50+ men bring a wealthof life experience, passion andenthusiasm to their shows. They performdances by Canada's leadingchoregraphers, Marie-Josée Chartier,David Earle & Tedd Robinson. Don’t missthis fun show at the Registry Theatre,122 Frederick Street (at Weber St.)Kitchener 519-745-6565 Reserve yourtickets. e-mail: [email protected]

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Jael Ealey Richardson, Humber-Guelphlecturer and University of Guelph

graduate, presents a personal andprofound narrative on race, identity, andbelonging in Canada.

Richardson’s family history was a mystery.She knew little about her taciturn father,other than he came to Canada to play profootball in the 1970s and that he later becamea successful businessman who commutedlong hours, played golf on weekends, andwatched sports and old movies.

The sense of a history unknown andforever lost hit home when Richardson was14 years-old and her grandmother died. Thedisorientation caused by the loss of thefamily matriarch was accentuated at highschool. Richardson’s network of high schoolfriends included a number of first generationCarib-Canadians. This group seemed to besteeped in self-awareness and constantlychided Richardson: “But where are youreally from?” they often asked, not believingthat any black person could be just Canadian.

Attending her father’s 40th high schoolreunion in Ohio, Richardson began tounravel the family story her father had beenreticent to reveal. She discovered a story notjust about her family, but a story about 1960sAmerica, the civil rights movement, how herfather and mother’s lives transected thatmovement, and how it resonated for herfamily and others in Canada.

In her account of how we negotiate ourvarious roles, Richardson deftly carries thereader along on her journey of self-discovery.As Richardson slowly unravels her father andhis past, we are left with a better understandingof him and of her and of the personal pathschosen by men and women, of hopes anddreams fulfilled and battles still to finish.

For other titles on race and sports in Canada,see Angela James: the first superstar ofwomen's hockey by Tom Bartsiokas & CoreyLong; or Running Uphill: The Fast, Short Lifeof Harry Jerome by Fil Fraser.

THIS MONTH’S READING:THE STONE THROWER:

A DAUGHTER’S LESSONS, A FATHER’S LIFE

by Jael Ealey Richardson

REVIEWED BY:Seán Fleming, Adult Non-Fiction

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BY CARRIE DEBRONE

The Multicultural Cinema Club willhost a Meet and Mingle on

February 16 to allow local film makersand local theatre actors to meet eachother.

The event will be held from 1 – 3pmat the Kitchener City Hall Rotunda andis sponsored by The City of Kitchener.Finger foods and beverages will be onhand.

The Meet and Mingle is the third andfinal component in a focused discussionseries organized by local film andcommunity theatre actor D. Morton,

who is the The Multicultural CinemaClub’s Collaboration Host.

“The idea came to me when I washanding out awards at the Local FocusFilm Festival,” Morton said.

“When local film makers decide tomake a film they usually use theirfriends and family as actors or searchthe website for semi-professional filmactors who they think won’t be tooexpensive to hire. The film communityis totally unaware that experiencedactors exist in the many small theatrecompanies in the area. Many of thoseactors would be willing to work as filmactors,” Morton said, adding thatalthough most may not know muchabout film acting because they havebeen performing in live theatre for theirwhole lives, many are interested andwilling to learn about film acting.

“And the theatre actors don’t knowthat there are a great number ofindependent filmmakers in our areawondering where to get actors,”Morton said.

“I thought it would be great to bringboth groups together.”

Morton first met with local filmmakers who provided insight into thecurrent sources for actors, as well as thequalities that filmmakers are lookingfor in their actors.

A second meeting, with local actors,provided insight into the barriers andneeds that local actors have beenexperiencing to date.

The Meet and Mingle is meant toprovide an opportunity to network andbuild relationships within and betweenthese two groups, as the foundation fora self-sustaining community of peopleinterested in making films in theRegion of Waterloo.

The Multicultural Cinema Club isalso working on a few new initiativesthat have sprung from theseconversations including a workshopseries for actors. Details will bepresented at the meeting.

There will be an open microphone for

Local film-maker/actor Meet and Mingle at city hall February 16

Kitchener’s AJ Bridel will play the titlerole in Peter Pan, scheduled to run Nov.

20 to Dec. 22 during the 2013 holiday season.Bridel became a household name last fall as

a finalist on CBC’s hit reality TV series OverThe Rainbow, which saw Canadians vote for ayoung performer to play Dorothy in AndrewLloyd Webber’s revival of The Wizard of Oz inToronto.

The role went to La Salle, Ontario nativeDanielle Wade, but Bridel, who came in third,was a strong contender.

“AJ is a terrific performer with just the rightqualities for this iconic role,” says AlexMustakas, Artistic Directory of DraytonEntertainment.

“Her youthful energy and great voice makeher a natural choice for Peter Pan.”

The role of Peter in Peter Pan is historicallyplayed by a girl.

Bridel, 18, grew up in Kitchener-Waterlooand graduated last spring from the IntegratedArts Program at Eastwood Collegiate Institute,

where Mustakas also attended high school.Bridel was accepted to the Musical TheatreProgram at Sheridan College, but her post-secondary training was put on hold whenAndrew Lloyd Webber chose Bridel as a TopTen finalist for Over The Rainbow. Shecompeted on the show for eight weeks,becoming a fan favourite and winning praisefrom the judges for her compellingperformances and outstanding voice.

“I am beyond excited to play Peter Pan andthrilled to be making my professional theatredebut with Drayton Entertainment,” saidBridel.

Prior to her performance in Peter Pan, Bridelwill appear this summer as Bet in Oliver at theKing’s Wharf Theatre in Penetanguishene andthe Drayton Festival Theatre in Drayton.

Tickets can be purchased in person atDunfield Theatre Cambridge, online atwww.dunfieldtheatreca bridge.com or bycalling the Box Office at (519) 519-621-8000 ortoll free at 1-855-drayton (372-9866).

Local film and community theatre actor D.Morton, who is the The MulticulturalCinema Club’s Collaboration Host, hasorganized a Meet and Mingle for local filmmakers and actors to be held Feb. 16 at theKitchener City Hall Rotunda.

Over The Rainbow finalist to take titlerole at Drayton’s Cambridge Theatre

Waterloo Central Railway offering Family Dayweekend trips on a steam locomotiveFamily Day weekend seems like

the perfect time for a train ride.The Waterloo Central Railway is

offering train rides between Waterlooand Elmira on its recently restoredEssex Terminal Railway No. 9 steamlocomotive that was built in 1923 atthe Montreal Locomotive Works.

The train was restored by theSouthern Ontario LocomotiveRestoration Society (SOLRS) at its St.Jacobs workshop. SOLRS is an allvolunteer, not-for-profit registeredcharity. Allfunds from itstrainoperationsare used forthe operationandrestoration of

its historical railway collection.Train tickets can be purchased

online at www.waterloocentralrailway.com or in person at the CentreIn The Square box office located at101 Queen Street North, Kitchener.

The train departs from the UptownWaterloo Public Square (75 KingStreet South, Waterloo, between ErbStreet and Willis Way) at 1pm with theround trip to Elmira takingapproximately 2.5 hours.

film makers or actors to announcecoming projects to those in attendance.

“I also strongly suggest people bringpens, paper (or cell phone) to takenames and numbers, along with theirbusiness cards,’ Morton said.

The Multicultural Cinema Club is aCommunity Tools Project of TheWorking Centre. It was established inDecember 2006 to create a culture ofcinema within Waterloo region byscreening films, hosting discussions,creating artistic works, andencouraging community film-making.

MCC is a non-profit, communityartist-run-organization committed tosupporting ground breaking andprofessional artistic productions,presentation and programming ofindependent video and media art.

The club is working towards makingfilm-making technology moreaccessible to a wider range of people inthe community who would like to gainor build skills in this area.

It provides access to a largeinventory of film-making equipmentfor use by its members, is developing astudio space that includes editingsuites, support and advice on filmediting, provides workshops and skillssharing sessions on film-making, sharesinformation on topics relevant to localfilmmakers, including information oncasting calls and local events, hasestablished Good Work Productions –making professional quality films witha social purpose that build on the skillsand resources of staff and members ofMCC, runs the Local Focus FilmFestival showcasing the work of localfilmmakers and screens films onrelevant community issues followed bydiscussions about the film.

MCC facilities can be used in a widerange of productions - video art,drama, documentary, multi-media,performance, installation, andcommunity-based projects.

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