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Crash of small plane claims pilot JONI MILTENBURG Police and the Transportation Safety Board continue to investigate the cause of a plane crash June 29 that claimed the life of a 65-year-old Kitchener man. Janic Volcec died at the scene, not far from the Region of Waterloo International Airport. The small, two-seater plane went down about 8:30 a.m., nose-diving into the ground and bursting into flames. Due to the extensive damage, it took investigators some time to determine Volcec was See CRASH page »06 photo | joe merlihAn
CAUSE UNKNOWN janic Volcec, 65, died on the scene june 29 when his two-seater airplane plummeted to the ground in a sod farm on Shantz Station road, adjacent to the region of Waterloo international Airport in breslau.
Townships garner funds for recreation projects Federal and provincial governments pledge nearly $2 million in funding for Woolwich and Wellesley JONI MILTENBURG Recreational facilities and projects in Woolwich and Wellesley townships will get nearly $1.9 million in funding from the federal and provincial governments under the Recreation Infrastructure Canada program. Kitchener-Conestoga MP Harold Albrecht and his provincial counterpart, MPP Leeanna Pendergast, were at the Wellesley administration building Tuesday to announce
funding for Wellesley, Wilmot and Woolwich townships and the City of Kitchener totaling $4,571,018. “I’m really getting to enjoy these get-togethers,” quipped Wilmot Mayor Wayne Roth. In Woolwich and Wellesley townships, the funding includes: » $40,014 to the Lions Club of Elmira for the Kissing Bridge Trail » $293,000 for the YMCA Outdoor Centre » $208,646 to Woolwich township for Bloomingdale Park » $105,990 to Woolwich Town-
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ship for Breslau Park » $57,304 to Woolwich township for the TransCanada Trail » $589,132 for the St. Clements arena » $579,800 for the Wellesley recreation complex Arthur Woods welcomed the announcement on behalf of the Elmira Lions Club, explaining the money would allow the Lions to complete a section of trail. He was pleased to see the upper governments recognizing the importance of trails, noting they
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are used more hours than arenas, pools and other recreation facilities. Woolwich Mayor Bill Strauss said the funds for Blooming-
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dale and Breslau parks would go toward replacing lights at the ball diamonds that are now 40 years old. In Wellesley Township, the money will be used to redo the kitchens and bathrooms at the Wellesley and St. Clements community centres, repair the roof of the St. Clements community centre, finish the parking lot at the Wellesley rec. complex, and install lighting and fencing around the St Clements ball diamond. The federal, provincial and See STIMULUS page »02