Grow-op policy now in effect

The township of Woolwich has adopted a new policy that will provide more protection for new home owners, should they buy a house that was once used for a grow-op.
The new policy, developed in cooperation with Waterloo Regional Police, will require township staff to inspect homes after police have informed them of a grow-op’s existence.

Dispatch agreement reached

Woolwich Township has reached an agreement with the city of Kitchener to continue using its emergency dispatch services for the next three years.
The agreement was approved at the March 9 council meeting.

Rash of thefts from vehicles in Elmira

Police are reminding residents to not only lock their car doors, but remove all of the valuable items from inside after a rash of recent vehicle break-ins in Elmira.
Locked and unlocked vehicles in the Birdland area, as well as in the area of Killdeer and Porchlight streets, have been hit by thieves on weekdays and weekends alike from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. Items take have included wallets, Nintendo DS game systems, radios, loose change and anything that may have value.

WSPA launches letter campaign against Woolwich

The World Society of Protection of Animals has launched an email letter campaign against the township of Woolwich’s recent decision to allow an exotic animal auction to go ahead.
The “action alert” reads as follows: “Frightened monkeys huddled together in tiny crates, wallabies hung upside down by their tails in the auction ring, and hundreds of animals stuffed in tiny, make-shift cages without food and water – these are some of the things WSPA staff observed at an exotic animal auction in Waterloo.

For more on these, and other stories, pick up your copy of the March 10 Elmira Independent today!