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CONESTOGO PS RECOGNIZED BY HUMANE SOCIETY LIVING HERE PAGE 20
COMMENT PAGE 8
SOME NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS ARE MORE PRESSING
Changeover to LED streetlights set to get underway in townships, region
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LIZ BEVAN THINGS ARE GOING TO get a bit brighter in the townships next year. The Region of Waterloo, in partnership with lower-tier municipalities, is getting a start on installing 43,000 LED streetlights. The lights are brighter and whiter than the yellow-hued lamps currently lining region and township roads, and will ultimately save taxpayers a big chunk of change every year. “We are expecting, just on regional roads, to save about $500,000 a year, and regional roads are just a portion of the overall conversion – about 8,000 of the 43,000 lights,” said Bob Henderson, manager of transportation engineering with the region. Woolwich and Wellesley opted into the program, and in Woolwich, the cost is expected to be $508,557, barring any complications with installation, and will cover some 2,000 lights. LED lights have already been installed on Meadowlark Road in Elmira. In Wellesley Township, the project will cover 537 light fixtures at a cost of $136,722. The Region of Waterloo isn’t the first municipality to install the lights, and with areas around Canada logging resident and environmental LED STREETLIGHTS | 4
Sugar Kings fans got a treat on Dec. 18 as the Elmira team held their annual Skate with the Kings event after the game, where the players spent time skating with the kids. Clockwise, Elmira’s own Tyler McBay, Anthony Azzano and Matt Murray sign autographs. The Sugar Kings will hold their annual Read with the Kings event at the Elmira Library on Jan. 11 at 4:45 p.m. [WHITNEY NEILSON / THE OBSERVER]
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