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Pool program adjusted for possible delay at WMC
hoping that anyone who may have seen either one of the vehicles prior to the incident will come forward. “Any information relating to the incident right now would be helpful,” said WRPS spokesperson Olaf Heinzel. “Anything around that time period, See FATALITY page »06
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old Millbank man, was also southbound at the time. Charges are pending, although police did not release any further details this week. They have not yet determined the cause of the collision. Because the tragedy occurred in a “rather isolated area,” police are
STEVE KANNON Contingency plans are in place to continue using the Elmira pool should the new aquatic facility at the Woolwich Memorial Centre not be ready to use by September. The possible delay stems from the need to replace a large dehumidifier, which is scheduled to be delivered and installed by the end of August. As the contractor can’t guarantee the project will be completed by that time, the township has drawn up an aquatics schedule that can work at both the existing pool and the new facility. The dehumidifying unit was shut down following a series of noise complaints from residents living near the Snyder Avenue recreation complex. The original plan to replace a motor and fan blades was scrapped in favour of replacing the entire unit following an inspection by the project’s mechanical consultant, facilities manager Brian Detzler said in an interview. Because the township is already promoting its fall aquatics schedule, the revised timetable will be used even if the work is completed prior to the Sept. 14 start of the next season, explained aquatic supervisor Dave Ruetz. “We’re running a schedule that will work in both facilities,” he said, noting the township will stand by its commitment to not run the dehumidifier until the noise issue is solved. “Waiting is the right thing to do. We need to
aN all-OUT REsPONsE Emergency crews work to stablilize a 19-year-old millbank woman struck by a cube van on Chalmers-Forrest road in Wellesley Township. Transported by air ambulance to london, irene Kuepfer later succumbed to her injuries.
Waterloo Regional Police continue to investigate a fatal collision that occurred July 17 in Wellesley Township. Nineteen-year-old Irene Kuepfer of Millbank died after being struck by a cube van on Chalmers-Forrest Road, near William Hastings Line. She was airlifted to London Health Sciences, but later succumbed to her injuries. The accident occurred about 1:15 p.m. when Kuepfer was struck by a cube van as she was riding southbound on what was described as a homemade scooter. The driver of the vehicle, a 60-year-
New schedule a contingency in case old pool needs to be in use while contractors swap out dehumidifier
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