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Kitchener man killed in plane crash
A 65-year-old man is dead after his plane crashed into a field near the Region of Waterloo International Airport, Monday.
Janic Volcec of Kitchener was killed in the accident, which occurred around 8:30 a.m.
He was the pilot and lone occupant of the plane, which crashed into an open field just outside of an airport fence on Shantz Station Road, bet
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Summer just isn’t going to be the same for a local family this year.
Michelle Ellig, chairman of the Canadian Friends of Chernobyl’s Children, said her family has hosted a child from Belarus for the past 13 years.
The non-profit organization provides a summer health respite for children from Belarus, who live in an area contaminated by
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Work will begin this month on a $2.7 million upgrade to Conestogo Dam to better control flood waters.
It’s part of efforts to ensure that those who live downstream are protected from flooding.
Local residents were invited to see the Grand River Conservation Authority’s plans at a public information meeting in Floradale, Thursday.
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It was standing room only in Woolwich council chambers on Tuesday, as nearly 150 residents came out to express their opposition to a proposal to develop Victoria Glen Park.
Councillors heard from a number of passionate residents on the issue, after having received more than 40 letters and two petitions — totalling more than 1,000 signa
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Another classic musical comedy has made its way to the St. Jacobs Country Playhouse, giving local theatre patrons another pleasant diversion from their daily lives.
Me and My Girl features the story of an “ordinary bloke,” Bill Stinson (played by Tory Doctor), who discovers he is actually the long lost Earl of Hareford.
His cockney root
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It’s now a great deal easier for local truckers to keep their trucks clean, and to weigh their loads, all within the confines of Elmira.
Elmira 24-Hour Truck Wash opened last week, providing 24-hour service, 365 days a year to local truckers, as well as RV and boat owners who need a larger facility to wash their vehicles.
General manag
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A total of $32,000 was given out to local community organizations on June 17, the proceeds from the 45th annual Elmira Maple Syrup Festival.
At a short ceremony at St. James Lutheran Church in Elmira, festival chairman Lavern Brubacher expressed his satisfaction that the festival committee was able to give out this much money, in spite of the p
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The township has named a boardroom at the new Woolwich municipal office in his honour.
Gosnay, the former township director of planning and engineering, passed away in October.
But his spirit will live on.
“It’s a wonderful way to celebrate Dave’s life,” said Vivian De Giovanni, who was his best friend.
She spoke on behalf o
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It was a Wednesday and I was sitting in a chair talking to Barack Obama’s grandmother. We were discussing the inauguration and her visit to Canada (her thoughts on Canada: “It was cold”). One of the benefits of living in the Siaya district of Western Kenya is that the president’s grandma lives only 30 minutes away.
I have be
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You can’t help but listen to the accomplished piano playing coming through the screen door as you walk up the creaky porch to Donna Lenz’s home.
Now after 20 years, the 54-year-old private music teacher is retiring from her students in Elmira where she has lived since 1976.
Still even in retirement, her home will not be
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