Close Call

Elmira netminder Kyle Knechtel makes the initial save on a hard shot from the point, watching as the puck drifts wide of the net. He had to be sharp as the Kings needed two overtime periods to defeat the Stratford Cullitons Wednesday night in game one of their play... Read More

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The Ride Stops Here

Conestogo firefighters quickly contained a vehicle fire on Crowsfoot Road, near Katherine Street, Thursday morning. Mechanical failure was pegged as the cause. No one was injured.   (Observer, April 19, 2008)... Read More

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Elmira Sugar Kings

Elmira’s Kyle McNeil directs the puck toward the Siskins Nov.19, 2008. The Kings won 7-5. (Observer, 2008)... Read More

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Moving Out

Lancer Emeka Agada heads downfield while trying to avoid pursuit in junior football action at EDSS Oct. 25. Elmira won 39-0 over the St. Mary's Eagles.  (Appeared in the Observer October 27, 2007)... Read More

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Pancake Toss

Waterloo City councillor Ian McLean, with his daughter Hannah in hand, takes a shot at the pancake-flipping contest, one of the draws at the Elmira Maple Syrup Festival that drew some 70,000 visitors Mar. 31. See pages 18-19 for more pictures.  (Appeared in the Ob... Read More

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Farmers paying the price to feed us

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Legacy of pain

Sitting in the winter light coming in through the window of Joe’s Cafe on Commercial Drive, Eduardo Cruz searches for words. He has been talking about friends he lost to torture and execution in Chile in the 1970s. He tells their stories, he says, “to keep the Read more…


Darfur: A Forgotten Story (Part One)

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