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09 | 07 | 2013 VOLUME 18 | ISSUE 36
BREWING UP SOMETHING NEW IN ST. JACOBS VENTURE PAGE 14
COMMENT PAGE 8
DETACHED GOVERNMENTS LOSING CITIZENS' CONFIDENCE
Pork protesters prompt parking prohibition
Farmers’ market reopens just days after devastating fire Mercedes Corp. plans to rebuild main facility completely destroyed in blaze; alternatives found in the meantime WILL SLOAN
STEVE KANNON Citing safety concerns, Woolwich has agreed to a request from Conestoga Meat Packers to prohibit stopping on a stretch of Lonsdale Road adjacent to the company’s Breslau plant. The spot outside the pork-processing operation has been the site of vigils by Guelph Pig Save, an animal rights organization. Small groups of protesters have occasionally gathered near the gates where pigs are delivered to the slaughterhouse, with their vehicles presenting something of an obstacle course to the livestock trucks. The bylaw changes approved September 3 by township council prohibit stopping on both sides of Lonsdale Road for 200 metres (650 feet) south of Menno Street. “That would suffice to keep things safe,” said Steve Keczem, Conestoga Meat Packers’ (CMP) director of finance, in addressing councillors Tuesday night. “We want to make sure everybody stays safe ... make sure nobody gets hurt,” company president Arnold PARKING | 6
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne got a taste of the local produce while visiting the reopened St. Jacobs Farmers’ Market on Thursday morning. [WILL SLOAN / THE OBSERVER]
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The fire that ripped through the St. Jacobs Farmers’ Market early Monday morning destroyed more than the main building, it struck down what is perhaps Woolwich’s most visible symbol. “Niagara has Niagara Falls. Toronto has the CN Tower. What we have that’s iconic in Woolwich, and Waterloo Region, is the St. Jacobs Farmers’ Market,” said the David Brenneman, the township’s chief administrative officer. That explains the public outpouring and widespread media coverage that followed news the main market building had been reduced to ash by a fire that quickly engulfed the structure in the wee hours of Labour Day. The impact of the fire goes well beyond the damage pegged at as much as $4 million and 60 vendors displaced. A huge tourist draw and a staple for local
food aficionados, especially now at harvest time, the market plays an important role in the community. That’s why there was a big scramble to ensure some 300 vendors would be back on Thursday, the next regular market day. Most of the vendors operate outdoors anyway, and market owners Mercedes Corp. acted quickly to move some of those displaced by the fire into the flea market building or into outdoor stalls if applicable. “The market is going to be open for business, and while we do that, we are going to be making plans for what might come in place of the building that burnt down,” said Jenny Shantz of Mercedes Corp. “Every culture has a marketplace,” she continued. “I think when people come to a market, they feel at home, no matter where they’re from. If they’re new Canadians, or new to our
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