You can tell much from a silhouette. In Shana Mitchell’s winning illustration for the Elmira Legion’s annual poetry, essay and poster competition back in 2022, she created an evocative image of seven sombre soldiers marching across the landscape. They’re hunched over with heavy backpacks, two of them carrying a stretcher. Above them is a vivid red poppy cradled in two hands.
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EDCL’s annual quilt auction expected to raise more than $100,000
Young members of Elmira’s Woodside Bible Fellowship will hit the streets again on Halloween night, but they won’t be looking for candy. Instead, they’ll collect non-perishable items for the food bank at Woolwich Community Services. This year’s effort involves the latest group of volunteers for Citizens Always Need Supper, or CANS, as most know it, which dates back to 2003. They’ll continue a tradition that began with a couple of 12-year-old Woodside Bible Fellowship attendees who decided to
I’m always amazed at what a humble egg can turn into. It helps create the lush texture of lemon curd and homemade mayonnaise, and sets the filling in custard-based desserts like pumpkin pie. But one often-overlooked way to prepare eggs is to mix them with liquid and gently steam them. In Japan, chawanmushi is a savory steamed custard made this way. But one of my favorite comfort foods is Chinese steamed eggs.
For people in a wheelchair or who have a physical disability getting around old buildings built before accessibility was a priority is difficult. To bridge this gap, the Drayton Mapleton Agricultural Society is prioritizing inclusivity by laying plans to install an elevator lift in its building. Farm Credit Canada last week announced the Drayton Mapleton Agricultural Society would receive $21,000 in funding for the project. This is part of FCC’s AgriSpirit Fund, which is investing $1.5 million
Pioneer John Meyer served as the first reeve, along with four councillors in the early days of the township
The Wellesley Applejacks ended their winning streak after a 3-0 loss against the New Hamburg Firebirds on Saturday. The team bounced back the following day to defeat Hespeler 4-1. On Saturday night, it wasn’t for lack of chances that the Jacks couldn’t get a puck past Firebird netminder Deklan Jermol, as they outshot the visitors 37-33.
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi is technically not upper caste, but he does have a high opinion of himself. “When my mother was alive, I used to believe that I was born biologically,” Modi told an interviewer two years ago. “After she passed away, reflecting on all my experiences, I was convinced God had sent me.”
With so much difficult news about challenges facing the environment, from pollution to forest fires, it is easy to feel overwhelmed. Worries over climate change now have a recognized name: “climate anxiety,” a term coined by the American Psychological Association (APA). The APA describes it as a chronic or heightened fear, worry, or stress about climate change and its impact on the Earth, human safety and the future.
Support organization looking to raise funds and awareness with new calendar, with photos by Elmira’s Tina Weltz
From the 1940s through the 1980s, a silent catastrophe swept through Ontario’s tree population. Dutch elm disease (DED), an aggressive fungal infection, wiped out most of the American elm trees across North America. For decades, the magnificent towering trees that once defined the regional landscape, standing alongside roads and in forests, disappeared.
On Thursday morning October 22nd the Maryhill Historical Society was pleased to welcome people from the National Trust for Canada organization. These people held their conference at the Walper Hotel in Kitchener from October 22nd until 25th . These young people and senior citizens were from all different province in Canada . The annual National Trust Conference is Canada’s largest heritage learning and networking event. Held every year since 1974, the National Trust Conference brings togethe
The work to replace the old Scheifele Bridge on Northfield Drive over the Conestogo River is just a little behind schedule, says the project manager. Since the work mobilized last June, the crews have built the access roads, constructed a cofferdam extending into the river, and started piling for the new piers and abutments. “We’re a little bit behind, just with the piling, just the material we’re driving through has been a bit challenging, but not too far behind,” said Ken Brisbois, heading
A number of incumbents, including the mayors in Wellesley, Waterloo and Cambridge, went down to defeat in this week’s municipal elections in what was likely a sign of voter dissatisfaction over property tax increases. Now, the hard work of actually taming budgets and bringing staff-driven spending to heel begins. There will be new faces in the townships. In Wellesley, Chris Martin beat out long-time incumbent Joe Nowak, and Ward 2 will be represented by Chris Van Bargen, acclaimed to the posit
