5,31,06 - FORBES WETLAND SUBDIVISIONS MEETINGS
UPDATE - This update is from the Friends of the Forbes Wetland.... the
City of Cambridge is giving people only 7 days to prepare for an upcoming
City General Committee meeting where the Planning department is trying to
push through the Forbes Subdivision Community Plan. That city meeting is
scheduled for monday June 5, 7pm at City Hall. Please ATTEND this meeting.
If you want to speak at the meeting call, 519-740-4680 ext. 4233 to
register.
5,30,06 - ALMOST NUDE WOMEN RUMOUR TRUE - Thanks to
a HN supporter, who is one of the models, yes there were women posing
lately in different locations in Hespeler and its for a calendar that will
be put out for the great reunion this summer. The women are all around 50
years old. We at HN support this worthy cause as the money raised goes to
the cancer society.
LAST TWO DAYS TO VOTE IN POLL - Seems like mos
tpeople want a big museum for Hespeler in the old Town Hall. vote.
5,29,06 - RUMOUR - Nude Women in Hespeler!- Well,
we thought walking over to Indulge for an ice cream was the most exciting
thing we could have done in Hespeler on Sunday. Evidently we were wrong.
Several HN supporters reported seeing several nude Hespeler women at
different locations in town. So the tall tale goes that women were
spotted, sans clothing, at the old post office and in the Speed River next
to the historic Blackbridge Road Bridge.
A loyal HN supporter sent this in .... Brian Logie is a
hockey stick historian. He has written the authorative paper on the
Hespeler Hockey Stick Factory and has the largest collection of Hespeler
Hockey sticks in the world. For people who went on the Hespeler Hockey
Stick Plant tour last year, Brian gave the first part of the tour.
He is in a contest to be the first fan honoured in the
Hockey Hall of Fame. He lives in London but his committment to the
Hespeler name in hockey sticks is second to no one. Please vote for
Brian http://www.tsn.ca/lays
Read in our BLOGS (under Hespeler Business) an opinion
from a HN supporter how the last days of Secret Moments played out.
Interesting reading. read more... JACOB HESPELER S.S 20th ANNIVERSARY
REUNIONSaturday, May 13th, 2006 Hawks Happening: Open House:1:00 -
5:00pm, photo display, light refreshements, special presentaion Family Car
Rally: 10:30 - 1:30pm, get the family involved! Dance: 7:00 - 1:00am
including cash bar, silent auction and late lunch located @ Hespeler
Legion. Prices: $7.00 registartion fee per alumni, other family members
free (Open house, light refreshments, small memento) $10.00/ per person
for dance or $15.00 package (Registration and one dance ticket) Get ready
to party! Contact us at (519) 658-4910 ext. 786. Visit us at 355 Holiday
Inn Drive, Cambridge ON NEW RUMOUR - Canine Coffee Shop downtown!
NEW BUSINESS 22 Queen St. W. nice little store
selling furnishings for the home, check it out next time you are downtown
getting an ice cream at Indulge. its located across the street from the
bank.
NATURAL PET FOOD STORE -The hair salon for pets
going in downtown Hespeler is actually a Pet Food Store selling Natural
Healthy Pet Food. We wish them luck. 2.A NEW POLL - VOTE- Have your say - Is Hespeler growing
too fast? 2. BLOG PROBLEMS & SOLUTIONS - The new BLOG was
working great and yesterday the free BLOG provider went "Missing in
Action", so until it comes back we are working on a solution...
They announced no cameras. Well thankfully a HN supporter
in the audience had a camera took a picture (see above) and a short VIDEO
FOOTAGE for the rest of us that couldn't be at this magical event. Great
job to the kids and teachers. Thanks to our friends over at Death of a
Wetland for hosting this video. A NOTE about the video, after a few
seconds of running it skips back to the beginning again but then runs
right through uninterupted to the glorious ending.To see the video and
read more...
MORE News - Wednesday, May 31, 2006
5,31,06 - RUMOUR
- Is/Was the Hespeler Heritage Winery for Sale? Well a HN supporter sent
in this website that suggests Hespeler Heritage Winery is for sale? There
is no date on this ad. We don't know but the site seems to suggest it
is. By The
Owner Ad
POWERFUL DONNA REID IS RUNNING IN
HESPELER - Monday, May 27, 2006
Powerful Donna Reid has entered the race for Ward 1 Hespeler
Councillor Race. Donna received over 9000 votes running for the NDP in the
last election federally. Current councillor Rick Cowsill may be in serious
trouble to win his seat again. Donna, with the NDP machine behind her,
will make the Hespeler Ward 1 election a real campaign for the first time
in recent memory.
UPDATE - VOTE for Brian Logie! -
Sunday, May 21, 2006
Brian is catching up. He is now only 2% points behind the leader.
Vote often, the poll lets you vote more than once. http://www.tsn.ca/lays
Big Brothers Leave Hespeler! -
Friday, May 19, 2006
Thanks to a HN
supporter who sent in this news tip. June 1st Big Brother leaves their
location in the Hespeler Town Hall. Leave your comments on the Anything
Hespeler BLOG for what this space can be used for. read
more...
Secret Moments - Gone But Not
Forgotten - Thursday, May 18, 2006
Thanks to the HN supporter who sent in this jpg
of the Secret Moments Spa business card. I love how they spelled Hespeler!
4 More Hespeler Links added to Links
Page - Tuesday, May 16, 2006
Hespeler
Geographical Map, Hespeler Model Aviation Club, Hespeler Salvation Army,
Hespeler Jujitsu. New Churches "only" Links section Check them all out!
Hespeler Heavyweight Bodybuilders
Website Coming Soon - Tuesday, May 16, 2006
It seems Hespeler's own Champion Bodybuilder Robin Hillis is
getting another website. You can check our LINKS section under Hespeler
Sports for a good current link to Robin's history and photos. The new site
is not done yet. read
more...
Interesting BLOG posted - Tuesday,
May 16, 2006
Check out the Hespeler &
Area Politics BLOG.
BLOGS moved to front page - Saturday,
May 13, 2006
Now its easier to add your
comments, opinions, just click on the blue coloured BLOGHERE icon on the
front page and post your comments. They will be immediately posted. Have
fun.
What is on today in Hespeler. -
Saturday, May 13, 2006
HESPELER MINOR HOCKEY GOLF TOURNAMENT SAT. MAY 13, New
Dundee Golf Course, registration 12:00pm, 1:00pm shot gun start. For more
info - http://www.hmha.ca/
Natures Reflexion is Coming Downtown
- Thursday May 11th, 2006
Natures Reflexion,
sells healthy natural pet food and as mentioned before is opening up in
downtown Hespeler. We have added their web site to our LINKS page under
"Business Links". read
more...
HESPELER BUILDINGS FOR SALE! -
Wednesday, May 10, 2006
You might have
wondered, you may have heard rumours. Well as service to our HN readers.
Here is the site listing all the Hespeler Buildings for sale. read
more...
Hespeler Reunion Banner Story
Correction - Wednesday, May 10, 2006
It
seems we had some incorrect facts on the HR Banner news piece yesterday.
So there are two BLOGS we have posted in the Hespeler Businesses BLOGS
section that were emails sent in by the Hespeler BIA and Hespeler Reunion
representatives. Please read them.
FEW SPOTS LEFT IN GOLF TOURNAMENT -
Wednesday, May 10, 2006
There are still a
few spots left in the Hespeler Minor Hockey Golf Tournament set for May,
20006. This event helps keep the cost of registration for playing hockey
down. read
more...
ANOTHER SITE UPDATE! - Sunday, May
07, 2006
1. Our 2nd NEW
BLOG service is up and running. enjoy! BLOG Away. WIN A HN T-SHIRT. Sorry
the old comments are gone since the old BLOG service provider is gone.....
SITE UPDATE! - Saturday, May 06, 2006
1. IMAGES SECTION
UPDATE - It took a long time but finally we have posted almost all of
the photos that were in HN the last two years. When a new photo is removed
from the front page of HN it is stored in the 2006 Hespeler News link
located in the IMAGES section. Enjoy looking at all the photo links in the
IMAGES section.
Rumours OLD & NEW - Friday, May
05, 2006
It seems another HN RUMOUR (from
March) has come true. According to a reliable source that posted on our
BLOGS, there is indeed a cat/dog salon openiing up in downtown Hespeler.
We got the location and owner wrong but our RUMOUR did suggest it would be
downtown. Its time to get your pooch pampered! Check out our RUMOURS
section for a tall tale of hespeler publishing.
Pizza Wars Round 6 - Thursday, May
04, 2006
We already have Pizza Pizza, Titos,
Ernies, Little Ceasars and Ginos in town. Thanks to a HN supporter who
sent in this picture of the latest pizza entry in Hespeler on Townline Rd,
New Orleans Pizza. read
more...
Hespeler and Hillcrest P.S Choirs
Sing in Kitchener -RARE VIDEO FOOTAGE - Tuesday, May 02, 2006
Its a two night event at
the Centre in the Square in Kitchener with public school choirs from
across the Region singing together. Tuesday night it was Hillcrest and
Hespeler Public schools with other schools. Over 450 kids on stage.
New Board at HMHA Elected - Tuesday,
May 02, 2006
Hespeler Minor Hockey on Sunday
elected a new board. A HN supporter sent in this picture. Check out the
HMHA site in the future for details on the news board members names.
read more...
FINALLY HESPELER NEWS READERS BLOG IS
READY! - Sunday, April 30, 2006
Check out
our new BLOGS section and enter your thoughts on any Hespeler and area
related topic you have an opinion on. We are giving out a HN t-shirt to
the first person who enters a BLOG and will be giving out HN T-shirts
throughout the week. Tell a friend read
more...
ALLADIN AT WOODLAWN PARK
On April 26-26th this past week the students
of Woodlawn Park put on the excellent performance of Alladin. Thanks for
the excellent picture that was sent in.to see the picture and read
more...
T-SHIRT WINNERS & THANKS FOR
BLOGGING! - Tuesday, May 02, 2006
Roger V.
and Rick O"Shea win Hespeler News T-shirts for posting BLOGS on HN. Keep
on Blogging more contests to follow.
ANOTHER CANDIDATE RUNNING FOR MAYOR -
Sunday, April 30, 2006
Seems Hespeler
resident and current Cambridge Mayor Doug Craig has another person who has
decided to run against him in November. Its Steve Halicki from Nelson Ave.
Sources tell HN at least two more candidates will enter the mayors race.
WHOLE MOM STROLLER FITNESS IS ON
AGAIN! - Sunday, April 30, 2006
is up and
running again. Fun, social, health activity for body, mind and spirit for
mom and baby. Meet at Sault Park off of McMeeken in East Hespeler Monday
10am, Wednesday 6pm, Thursday 9:30am, Saturday 9:30am $35/5 or $65/10
classes session ends June 27. Email - heather@swaysilver.ca
TONIGHTS THE NIGHT - Hespeler Minor
Hockey AGM -
They need alot of people to
step forward tonight to fill positions on the board at the annual general
meeting. It is 7pm SUNDAY, April 30,2006 at the Hespeler Arena. Please
come out, get involved and support the best run hockey organization in
Cambridge. read
more...
REMEMBER ADLER'S - Saturday, April
29, 2006
Downtown Hespeler clothing store
Adler's was on Queen St for over 40yrs. Check out this great ad. read more...
FUN RUN & WALK IN HESPELER! -
Thursday, April 27, 2006
check out our
Upcoming Events section
DISCUSSION PAGE STILL NOT WORKING -
Thursday, April 27, 2006
sorry about that,
we are working on it.
BREAKING NEWS - Mattress Fire on
Queen St. - Monday, April 24, 2006
Thanks to
a HN supporter for sending in these dramatic photos of a mattress fire on
a house on Queen St. Lots of cops and Hespeler's own fire department
responded. Everyone is okay! Remember you seen it here first. read
more...
Swat Team in Downtown Hespeler -
Friday, April 21, 2006
Friday night in front
of the Short Stop in downtown Hespeler and the SWAT team from the Waterloo
Regional Police are out in full force. As a HN supporter watched arrests
were made. Seems drug deals were behind the raid. It was just two nights
ago when a older person was mugged for her purse in the Short Stop parking
lot. . Remember you read it here first.
Discussions Page Under Construction -
Sunday, April 23, 2006
Thanks to the readers
who let us know some parts of the Discussion page were not working. We are
trying to fix it!
Police Everywhere in Hespeler
Saturday April 15,06
We missed what happened
on th 15th, Saturday, but there were cops everywhere in Hespeler. A HN
supporter sent in a picture, see IMAGES section of three police cruisers.
It was taken on the 15th in the afternoon in Hespeler.
Albert Kroeger Passes On - Friday,
April 21, 2006
It is with deep regret we
announce the passing of Albert Kroeger, 92 yrs. old on Wednesday. Well
known in later years for riding his three wheeled bike in downtown
Hespeler. Albert is at Lounsbury Funeral Home (519) 658-9366 read
more...
Heritage Property Loses Designation -
Friday, April 21, 2006
300 Maple Grove Road
was the location of a designated heritage property that has lost its
heritage designation. Why? It was torn down. Who would do such a thing?
Challenger Motor Freight....
Image & Rumour added - Wednesday,
April 19, 2006
Check out the Images &
Rumours Sections for the latest. Thanks to the HN supporter that sent
us in the picture of the new Indulge. Looks great
INDULGE & TOP DRAWER OPEN -
Tuesday, April 18, 2006
Great to see Indulge
at their new location and Top Drawer Consignment Store Open Downtown.
Submitting Items to Hespeler News -
Monday, April 17, 2006
Just a friendly
reminder you must use the new email addresses in theFrequently Asked
Questions (FAQ) to contact HN. Thanks
Happy Easter - Sunday, April 16, 2006
Have a Happy Easter from the new web masters
and everyone else at HN!
Massive Site Update - Friday, April
14, 2006
We are happy to be back. Please
read all the info (click on "read more" further down this paragraph) and
vote in our poll and let us know if you like the changes. read more...
Changes to the
OMB
The Ontario Liberal Government has announced changes to the dreaded
Ontario Municipal Board. (OMB) These changes are very positive and go a long
way in giving municipal councils and citizens more power in saying no to
developers. The Tory friendly OMB was basically a "YES" board for
developers. If local councils or citizens voted against a particular
development, the developer went to the OMB, the OMB overrided
local councils and gave the developer the approval to build.
The changes to the legislation yesterday are definitely not perfect.
Eliminating the OMB would have been the answer but this did not occur. The weak
phrase in the new legislation is that the OMB must "have regard for"
local council decisions. The "have regard
for" phrase is also in current environmental legislation and does little
to stop the elimination of wetlands. Still there are some solid items in the
new legislation that curtail some of the powers of the OMB. But how does this
affect the Hespeler and Puslinch
Community?
In Puslinch there should be shouts of cautious
joy. The Puslinch Council supports its residents and
cares about the quality of life and environment of the community. It has gone
to the OMB before and lost its case. Residents and council are fighting against
another gravel pit from Preston Sand & Gravel in their community. The
changes to the OMB and the serious flaws of the proposal (
below the water table, gravel pits!) may well spell victory to the local
residents and council should the gravel pit proposal go to the OMB.
In Hespeler unfortunately the situation is more grim. The provincial wetland killing, Mattamy Homes/ Forbes Subdivision ( over
800 homes) should never be approved if the developer or present city council
and staff had any regard for the environment or community. Tragically the
anti-environment, anti- Hespeler present
The changes to the OMB are good but as long as the same old
anti-environment, anti-Hespeler Cambridge City
council get elected and senior bureaucrats at the Planning Department don't get
replaced, the developers will still run the city and the public will have no
real voice in how decisions are made.
WOW - What a Great Hespeler
Christmas Celebration!
1. WEDNESDAY
UPDATE - LOTS OF STUFF
A. ALL NEW IMAGES OF HESPELER SANTA CLAUS PARADE - thanks to everyone who
sent in pics!Click on Images
Link
B. CHUBBYS SHOCKER - Go to the RUMOURS Link for this shocking tale
MONDAY UPDATE - We got ten emails telling us how great all the festivities
were on Saturday in Hespeler. Unfortunately no one
sent us any pictures. But we at HN thought all the events were spectacular.
Congrats to everyone that organized it. (especially
Russell Bygrave for the hard work of putting on the
Christmas parade.
2. Coming next weekend the second in our political series - Liberal MP
candidate Janko "I can't weld anymore
" Peric. All his money
friends and our thoughts on his election chances. You may be surprized.
3. Very strange - What does Secret
Moments -Hespeler's Adults Only Spa on
The Score is People 1, Preston Sand & Gravel 0 - Well it was packed at the Puslinch Property Advisory Council (PAC) Meeting to hear
the Preston Sand & Gravel make their case for wiping out prime farm land
for another gravel pit. An estimated 100 people jammed the room to deliver
scathing verbal assaults on PS&G and their environmentally challenged pit
proposal. Perhaps most refreshing was that PAC members (including 2 council
members) were also dead set againist the pit idea and
weighed in with their anti pit sentiments.
When was the last time the City of
The sleazy Tory appointed pro development Ontario Municipal Board is the
last word on development proposals. PS&G will go there if they have to.
Although the Liberals proposed to get rid of the OMB the OMB are still their with the same Tory stiffs sitting on it. Puslinch council has went to the
OMB before and lost battles to stop other gravel pits. This is admirable since,
unlike
So what can people do. Your MPP is a good place to
start. Number 1 is to find Liz Sanders
MPP and tell her to start representing the people in her riding on this
issue. The MNR and GRCA need support in the upcoming fights at the OMB. It is
long overdue to get the OMB overhauled or eliminated. Don't bother with Tory
Gerry Martinuek. The Tories are anti environment
party. the present state of the OMB is a result of
their past government. Keep in touch with Hespeler
News as we follow this story. Oh yeah in case you did not notice their is a link of a diagram of the proposed pit to the left
of this page.
The
Case of the Missing MPP!
Well, where is Guelph-Wellington MPP Liz Sandals?
That is the question over 30 people in her riding want answered. They have
called emailed her many times and no replies and also called her. Yet Liz is
nowhere to be found. It seems these people and plenty of others who object to
seeing prime farmland turned into a gravel pit in Puslinch
want some help from their local MPP.
Liz's disappearing act is strange considering her website http://www.lizsandals.onmpp.ca/ on
the front pagepage states, "
It is very important to me that I am accessible to my
constituents."
Has she been kidnapped? Does she even care about this issue? We have included a picture with this story in case anyone sees Liz. Liz's disappearing act reminds me of Tory MPP Gerry Martinuks' "decade long" no show when it comes to getting his support for GO Train service to this community. But we digress.
Wanna Ride a Bike in the Hespeler Santa
Claus Parade
Clifford at the Hub Bicycle Shop is recruiting people to ride
their bicycles in the for this Saturday, December 3rd Hespeler Santa Claus Parade. Anyone with a bicycle and
helmet is welcome. Dress for the weather! Sign up at The Hub or call
249-1473.Be in the parade its even better than watching it if that is possible.
CHECK OUT THE UPCOMING EVENTS PAGE FOR THE LATEST ON THE DOWNTOWN HESPELER
CHRISTMAS EVENTS ON DEC. 3!
PLAYFAIR BOWL FOR
Say it isn't so, A Hespeler
institution is for sale. It seems Pete and Sharon Moyer are
moving on with their lives and are selling the bowling alley. How many times
have your kids been to birthday parties there? We hope the new owners keep the
bowling alley and don't wipe it out.
Fitness
Classes for Youth & Adults at Sublime!
Well its a fact that childhood obesity is a growing
problem. But it does not have to be. Sublime Personal Training & Nutrition
Consulting located in the Village on the River Spa on
The owner of Sublime is Nancy Woods-Pimm.(see image left )
Some of the other programs available from Sublime included
fitness assessments, personal training for adults and a healthy eating program.
HN is impressed with the small class size (1 to 4). A hardcore HN supporter has
their child in the "KIDFIT" program and raves about how good it is.
Give
Last days for the DiSilvas at Cambridge Youth
Soccer?
We thought it would never happen. The Ontario Soccer Association (OSA) is
finally investigating Cambridge Youth Soccer. The local politicans
and print media
(Times/Record) have long had their heads in the sand and turned
a blind eye to the scandal at CYS.
Tonights CYS Annual General Meeting has been
postponed. HN has learned the reason for the postponement is that the OSA is
investigating CYS. Previous annual general meetings have been explosive with
irate parents and coaches expressing their distain for how the DiSilvas family control and operate the CYS. Many questions
have been raised about where all the money goes. Perhaps more telling of the
problems at CYS is why the majority of the Cambridge Soccer travel teams do so
poorly. Zero support and development from the club is sited as the main reason
why.
Its an accepted fact that is you want your child to
compete at a higher level in soccer and be successful you must leave
At a recent coaches meeting, CYS announced that they will no longer pay for
tournaments that travel teams go in and that fees are going up for travel
teams. Pay more get less........ Incredible but true at the CYS.
Some HN supporters have suggested starting up Hespeler
Minor Soccer because they are sick of dealing with CYS and driving all the away
across town to play other Hespeler kids. Maybe the
time is right.
It remains to be seen if the OSA can uncover any wrongdoing in
the murky operations of CYS. One thing is for sure, parents and children who
have long been held hostage by CYS feel vindicated as their concerns are
starting to be heard. We at HN wonder why the local politicians and print media
remain silent....................
Thursday, Novermber 10, 2005
1. FORBES WETLAND RUMOUR UPDATE We received two emails from
reliable sources clarifying the RUMOUR from yesterday. Originally the Planning
Department was going to have the Forbes subdivision city council meeting in
November but is is now pushed forward to January.
Residents will be given notice of the meeting and documentation related to the
new land use/traffic patterns before the meeting date.
2. REMEMBERANCE DAY Make sure you go down in front of
Wednesday, Novermber
9, 2005
1. FORBES WETLAND RUMOUR SHOCKER We received
two emails from HN supporters on this story. It seems the cty
if having a meeting SOON to approve land use and traffic patterns for the
wetland killling Forbes subdivision even though
residents have never seen or commented on these
current plans.PLEASE READ OUR RUMOURS SECTION FOR
MORE ON THIS SECRETIVE COUNCIL/PLANNING DEPARTMENT MOVE. Thanks to HN
supporters for sending us this info.
2. The GUESTBOOK has important information on the
3. HESPELER KIDS WEBSITE - It is finally up. It is run totally by hespeler kids. I am sure if more kids want ot contribute stuff, the kids
running the site would love it. See link above!
Tuesday, Novermber 8, 2005
1. Storm last night took down a bunch of trees in Hespeler.
Sad sight to see a car underneath one of them on
2. The Mystery of the
3. Gravel Pit Updatel
4. Another letter in our Guestbook that the Cambridge Times refused to print
so far.
5. Hespeler West Subdivision - Well the dog &
pony show is happening again with the community plan workshop set up for Nov.
17,
6. DEATH OF THE FORBES WETLAND
When "Death of a Wetland" & "Scandal at the Grand River
Foundation" web sites asked us to host one combined site. We said YES. So
enjoy the Death of the Forbes Wetland Link
Activa
Holdings Snake Charming 101!
Well what happens when a women starts up a website documenting
the environmental spills, etc. of local
Not surprizing is the fact that Activa Holdings gave money to the provincial Tories. Thats definitely the party that
puts the environment and moral values last. Activa
builds homes that can best be described as "crap".
We at HN support her website and will have a link to it as long as it is on
the net. Read this interesting site located at .http://ca.geocities.com/infringements@rogers.com/
Dr. Mehan Loses It
Well it was packed yesterday at the old Legion in Hespeler
as well respected Hespeler physician Dr. Mehan had his head shaved to raise funds for cancer
research. Dr. Mehan's mother was in attendance and is
a breast cancer survivor. Radio station 99.9FM was there to promote the event.
Dr. Mehan raised over $12,000.!
Hespeler News supporters are in total agreement on
this one, Mehan is a class act. Enjoy these pictures
sent in from a HN supporter NOW LOCATED
IN OUR IMAGES SECTION.
Hespeler Multi Modal Transit
Station Gathers Steam!
Well its old news that no one wants the Challenger site used for a garbage
hauler storage area. Unfortunately its seems, that local city , regional
council members, Gerry & Gary our local MPs and MPPs
and Grand River Transit are asleep at the wheel. The Challenger site holds
great potential for a multi modal GO/GRT Bus rail transit station.
But it seems we will get a Shoppers Drug Mart Strip Mall instead............
Wow the same as the entrance to downtown Galt, brillant
thinking.... With our local papers unable to formulate any opinion, it seems Hespeler people who want inter city transit options are in
for a tough fight. An inquiry to GRT staff about the this
possible multi modal station site was rejected, I guess they would rather you
stand at the corner of Holiday Inn drive.
But wait, there is a guy in
The T-Shirts Are Available
!
Thanks to all our models for doing such a great job. Check out the Images
section for pictures of the models. There are 9 Hespeler
News T-shirts still available for $10.00 from Cliff at The Hub Bicycle Shop on
More Skullduggery from the Planning
Department
We knew it could only get worse. The Planning Department at the City of
Gerry's White Male Friends
Gerry's friends - It seems like only yesterday when the majority of
Cambridge people voted against Progressive Conservative Gerry Martiniuk in the last election but due to our election
system the Tory got elected. Well for the benefit of our hespeler
news readers we supply the following information. Gerry spent $80,000. to win his seat in 2003.
We think you should know who his election campaign contributors were. You
will not notice many women on this list of who gave money to Gerry in the last
campaign. Apart from pentaguishine psych hospital
visitor/ ex Cambridge Times columnist Margaret Barr and politician forever Jane
Brewer its pretty slim pickings to find any women or for that matter any non white contributors to Gerry.
Here is the link, happy reading.http://www.electionsontario.on.ca/stats/03files/election/cr1/03pcp211cr1.htm
The local Cambridge Tory party provincially have over
$142,000. in the bank according to their 2004
financial return and that is a scary fact. http://www.electionsontario.on.ca/stats/04files/annual/ar1asf/04pcp211ar1.htm .
Crisis at the
Well, its no secret that you have to be on deaths door to go to the
Emergency Department at
It all started when the emergency room doctors were getting pressure from
the province and they asked the
Could things have gotten worse? Yes, the hospital is replacing Registered
Nurses (RNs) with Nursing Assistants (RPNs) in the
Emergency Department. Now RPNs play an important role
in hospitals but they are less qualified than RNs and putting a less qualified
nurse in ER, thats a very
bad and dangerous idea.
So who replaced the departed ER room doctors at
Meanwhile moral is at an all time low in ER. Stay tuned to Hespeler News for more on this continuing debacle.
Despicable Behaviour at City Council & the Planning Department
We have followed the story of the Ellacott Lookout
idea from the beginning. Hespeler residents thought
of the idea.
The decision to put steps down to the sensitive area of the Mill Pond pond that do not allow people with limited physical mobilities access is simply despicable. That decision taken by the City of Cambridge Planning
Department and supported by the City of
As mentioned previously in Hespeler News, this is
in total violation with the spirit and future intent of the Accessibility for
Ontarians with Disabilities Act but again the city doesn't seem to care.
Ironically, just down the road there is the Spring Street Dock and Parking
Lot the City owns. This area is perfect for people of all abilities to use to
launch their canoes. Yet the city ignores spending any money fixing up this
area. They'd rather meet the needs of only the able bodied person by building
the Ellacott Landings stairs then meeting the needs
of everyone by fixing the Spring Street Dock.
We can't hold the other Cambridge Councillors or
the Planning Department staff accountable for their morally contemptible and
ignominious behaviour, but for Hespeler's
Mayor Doug Craig and Hespeler Councillor
Rick Cowsill we expected more.
Ice
Cream Eating Contest Was Wild
Last night what a great time downtown. The Grub Hub was jammed and people
outside were looking in the windows to see all the action. Alex Vokey claimed the 11L ice cream top prize. Classical
Guitars, Easy Riders and Chubbys all pitched in to
make for a fun night. The music performers were great. For more pictures of
last night go to our Images of Hespeler Section
Grub
Hub Looking For Entertainment
Friday nights starting in September, Grub Hub will be having local
entertainment (bands, duos etc). If you or your kids play music and want to get
exposure by playing live, Give Tim a call at Grub Hub. 220-1921
New
Parrot Club Opening Starting Up in Hespeler!
Growing faster than a flock of Seagulls at the beach!! Come join out flock
today!!!
The Parrot Club of Southwestern Ontario is proud to present the new
Cambridge Club WHERE: The Masonic Hall, 1 Groh Ave. Hespeler,
ON (near hwy401 & hwy 24north) across from Tim Hortons
and Smitty’s Fine Furniture, WHEN: Third Tuesday of
every month August 16/05, Doors open at 7, meeting begins at 7:30 until ……
within reason, PHONE: 519-504-7145. MAIL:cambridge@parrotclub.ca If you have a pet bird or considering a parrot as a pet,
join us at our next meeting! Come and join us at this truly unique companion
bird club. It's All About The Birds!!!!
Carmen
Douma-Hussar at Worlds
Well not to many people in Hespeler realize they
have a , Canadian Champion, Canadian Olympian and
World class athlete whose comes from Hespeler. Carmen
Douma-Hussar is a fantastic runner, who earlier this
year won the New York Mile. She is part of
Its true you will not see Carmen around town. She
went to
The World Track & Field Championships are being shown on CBC. Carmen has
reached the finals of the 1500m running event. She also did this at the Athens
Olympics. Being among the top 8 runners in the world at this distance is quite
an accomplishment. Check CBC for the times of the World's T&F from
Peter Krause vs.
Why do we cover this story, it has nothing to do with Hespeler? Here is why we cover this story. 1) Mr. Krause is
responsible to run a 21 million dollar taxpayer funded organization. (The Grand River Conservation Authority) 2) His salary is paid for
my taxpayers. 3) Other media give it little or no coverage. 4)We find it unbelievable that he is not asked to step down
from his GRCA Chairperson position, with pay, until the trial is over.
Well it seems like not so long ago when Peter Krause,
and Christine Billings each left their families and homes in search of new
love.
The hi flying Grand River Conservation Authority
Chairmen Krause and Guelph City Councillor
Billings were co habitating at Christines
place.
Things turned sour in the last couple years and Peter was sleeping dans le sous sol sans Christine!
The relationship got way out of hand and on
Everyone went into damage control mode. Although the Guelph Mercury made it front page news. The Record
buried the story then and continues to bury it now. Could it be that Peter has
friends high up at The Record?
Fast forward to January 2005 and Krause's lawyers had the assault trial
postponed till July 2006. Meanwhile at the GRCA CEO Paul Emerson and the rest
of the GRCAboard of the Living dead (including
Hespeler News was at the court room this past week
in
BREAKING NEWS -Food Basics & Zehrs Flood!
A Hespeler News Supporter sent in this great
picture of the Zehrs flooded parking lot.
Another Hespeler News Supporter was at Food Basics
at around
The store was flooded and it was also leaking from the roof. Outside the
parking lot was 30cm deep in water.
Could be the Curse of The Martins. The
Martins were the store managers at Food Basics up to last year. They exposed
the Corporate A&P owners who were swindling money
from store managers. Courts proved The Martins and other store managers right. The Martins won the battle but lost their
store.
Somewhere in Hespeler the Martins are laughing....
MATTAMY HOMES Wetland Scandal Widens
UPDATE
1. 800 Homes - Its as bad as you can imagine. That doesn't include the
northwestern parcel of land owned by Koekrtiz
Property (approx. another 200 homes there)
3. TRAFFIC STUDY
NONE EXISTENT - Although mandated by the City Council to be done and
available at the community plan stage, there is no traffic study completed. Lots of blank stares from city staff and the
4. People on Milton Avenue Traffic
Nightmare Here is what we do know. 800 homes are gong to be built, Previous city documents have stated traffic estimates
in the range of 3000-5000 vehicle trips a day. Currently
Sadly peoples lives will be ruined as their quiet family street becomes
traffic chaos and their housing values go down.
Surrounding streets like
5. Why No Major Exits on to
6. Can You Do Anything to Stop this Mattamy Homes Disaster?
I). Write a letter to the Cambridge Times, The Record and the Toronto Star
stating how Mattamy Homes is wiping out a
provincially significant wetland and destroying the quality of life for you and
your children.
II). This will make you feel good (but won't make a
difference) email Mayor Doug Craig and Rick Cowsil
letting them know that you object to the subdivision.
III) Attend the next planning department community meetings. We know they
are a charade . Voice your opinons
to the City staff and the
IV).Definitely attend the city council meeting when
the subdivision is on the agenda. You get 5 minutes to let the councillors know your feelings on the subject. Yes, it is
true that this council doesn't care about the environment,or the unstainable growth
in Hespeler and is notoriously anti Hespeler, but hey it feels good to have your say.
For more background information read the following.
Unanswered Questions and Missing Documents Not Made Available to the
General Public (if they even exist!) by City of Cambridge Planning Department
and the Grand River Conservation Authority (updated
1. The Traffic Impact Study does not exist. Two years after being
mentioned at a Community Meeting the study is not being released by the
Planning Department for comment by taxpayers. The one lane historic
2. Mattamy Homes E.I.S. Study (environmental
impact study) to Reduce Wetland Protection Buffers - The public were never
given a chance to comment (or even view) the study by Mattamy
Homes. This study recommended reducing buffer sizes and eliminating protection
for the wetland. So more home can be built.(this study
was referenced in passing in Report No. P1-61-05, Planning Services, Yvette Rybensky, City of
3. Greenspace Management Strategies -
The Forbes Creek Subwatershed Study recommends 50m
buffers, enhancement areas and a 300m wildlife corridor to protect the wetland
and wildlife - (Greenspace Managemen
Strategy 7.1 Forbes Creek Subwatershed Study,
UPDATE - Although the
Ministry of Natural Resources and the GRCA have supported the buffers and enhancment areas identified in the Forbes Subwatershed Study, the City of Cambridge Planning
Department has allowed the developers the opportunity REDUCE/ELMINATE THE SIZE OF BUFFERS after
the community plan stage so more house can be put in> More of the wetlands,
wildlife and enhancement areas will be wiped out. (the
memo Yvette Rybanensky, Planning Service to the City
Management Committee Report No. P1-61-05, states, "The applicants
(developers) will still have am opportunity to complete an E.I.S (see #2 above)
at the plan of subdivision stage to reduce the buffers, if demonstrated to be
appropriate )
4. Aquatic Rehabilitation Strategy, - City of Cambridge Planning
Department has never stated who will pay and who will perform the restoration
of the Forbes Creek and ponds as out lined in the Aquatic Rehabilitation
Strategy in the Subwatershed study. It is the
developer who put in the dams and altered the ponds. Estimated cost about
$1-2million. This is supposed to be done before any subdivision plans are
implemented.(Aquatic Rehabilitation Strategy 7.2 Forbes
Creek Subwatershed Study,
5. Environmental Monitoring Plans - Required since subdivision will
have devastating effects on the wetland. Who will pay to monitor and who will
pay for the loss of function of wetland and damage done to wildlife and plants?
(Adaptive Management Monitoring Strategy 7.5 Forbes Creek Subwatershed
Study,
6. The
7. Documents on who will pay for the road and bridge infrastructure costs
for the new subdivision. The developer is supposed to pay for the subdivision
infrastructure costs. Estimated costs just to improve
8. Pro Developer Bias at the Planning Department - Yvette Rybensky, City of
Hespeler Downtown - Opinion
TIME TO RETHINK YOUR THOUGHTS ON DOWNTOWN HESPELER How many people have said, I
wish our Downtown was like St. Jacobs or I wish someone would come in with a
bunch of money and turn this place around. There are even Hespeler
ultra conservative business types and residents who want to eliminate some
businesses downtown because they don’t fit into their vision of what a downtown
should consist of. Well get over it folks. If you want to be boring go to Wal-Mart.Hespeler News supporters say…..Hespelers’
downtown is worth visiting now.
There are a bunch of new stores Downtown that offer a uniqueness and
identity that the stodgy/stuffy St. Jacobs could never compare with.
A lot of this business are run by Hespeler people. Its time to promote the
uniqueness of the downtown. Hespeler News
supporters recently did a clandestine visit of the following new businesses and
offer these observations.
Indulge - Tim runs Indulge and well…the ice cream is great and the prices
reasonable.
Hub Bicycles Sop - Cliff who runs it is very friendly, does a bunch of stuff
for the community, has a bike club and sells and fixes bikes. Cliff has
reasonable prices. Hespeler News supporters have gone
their since they opened and give it a big thumbs up.
Classical Guitar - Hespeler News supporters have
supported them since they opened up and have nothing but praise. There are real
nice owners, who are community minded, they offer a
wide selection of instruments again at reasonable prices. You can go to a box
store and buy crap and your kid will quit playing the instrument in a couple
months or come here and buy a decent instrument at a decent price. Besides you
can jam in the store! Grub Hub - Young businessmen Tim
offers a great place to eat in a totally renovated cafe. Wraps and Smoothies
are two of the Hubs specialties. Why do people eat bland boring food at the mall.? Walk with your family downtown and try out the Grub
Hub you will not be disappointed.
Village by the River Spa- This place is hitting a home run already. It
offers everything under the sun for women. The person who runs it Diane has a
dynamic personality and lives in Hespeler. We saw
more than a few men around Mothers Day going in to buy gift certificates for
their wife. Save your marriage send your wife to the spa!
Easy Riders - Perhaps the most unique and interesting stop on our visit to
downtown Hespeler was Easy Riders. The store offers
high end motorcycles for sale and a variety of quality leather products. They
also do motorcycle repairs. Ann, the owner, must have some sort of design
background because the store front and inside are always well maintained and
stylish in decor . We loved the way the interior of
the building highlighted the original wood floors and interior stone walls.
Ann is a good promoter and businesswoman . Hespeler News supporters remember how much fun it was a
couple years back when
Chubbys Hespelerites
Larry Sims and Scott Morley are newest on the block and have hot rod auto parts
and lots of T-shirts. Hespeler News supporters are
hoping that Chubbys are going to have some old hot
rods downtown on a certain day in the summer. Nice friendly local people. Check
them out.
Pottery Shop Wow, what a neat little store, make it
part of your visit downtown.
We know you already know all about the other businesses downtown like the
hair dressing salons, Daisy mart, Short Stop, PlayfairBowl
and the adult massage parlor. We support them all. On Saturday, June 4th, some
of the downtown businesses and DAVE FM radio are having a great fun day planned.
That will a great time for you to check out the stores
in downtown Hespeler. You will not be disappointed.
Enjoy the diversity of the downtown.
Where
to Build the
t seems like an easy issue. The kids need
something to do other than torching businesses in Hespeler.
Skateboarding is popular. So put a skateboard park in
1. Hespeler Arena Parking Lot - Seems ideal. Centrally located next to a growing population, a large open area
next to the arena. Unfortunately local residents and an anglican priest don't want it
anywhere near where they live. strange...
3.
UPDATE:
It seems City Council voted to keep the boundaries the same. Good move.
What the
Tories couldn't do in the 1970s the City of
OPTION A - Everything stays the same. Well thats fine by us except Hespeler
is doubling in population and its way to much work for one councilor. Hespeler Councillor Rick Cowsill already seems stressed to the max! Option A is good
but we need two councillors to cover the future
unsustainable growth in Hespeler.
OPTION B - The person who thought of this boundary needs to take their
medication. What is the purpose of having half of the boundary being south of
the #401. What do we have in common? A real bad idea.
OPTION C - Definitely an anti Hespeler
move from someone at the city hall in Galt. Cutting out Silverheights and putting it in with the future mega (and
we mean mega) subdivision proposed for fisher mill road area cuts up Hespeler. Hard to say if it is a worse
option than Option B. They are both so bad..
CITY COUNCIL MEETING ON HESPELER BOUNDARY CHANGES July 12,
Hi, I'm GARY GOODYEAR!
Much hilarity in downtown Hespeler yesterday when
Gary Goodyear walks in to one local business and says, "Hi, I'm Gary
Goodyear", the clerk, who like 99% of other Hespeler
people doesn't recognize Goodyear states, "Hi, I am a worker".
Further down the road another merchant wonders, "Is there another election
coming up?"No ones knows
why
KFC - Fix the Barrel!
A Hespeler News Supporter wonders why when he goes to
other Kentucky Fried Chicken outlets the barrel on top of the pole outside the
store rotates and is in good shape. The one in Hespeler
never moves and is in rough condition. Can it be saved, does anyone care? There
was a rumour last year, that
proved to be false, that KFC was leaving town. We like'd
them to stay downtown but spend a few bucks and fix the barrel. Get the barrel rockin...
.
Whose Maintaining the Hanging
Baskets in Downtown Hespeler
Andy Jardin, is the gentleman from Jardin landscape and Design, is who you might see every 2nd
night downtown watering all the hanging baskets that run along Queen St. Andy,
a 12 yr. Hespelerite, makes sure that that they are
well watered and looking great for the people of hespeler
to enjoy as they visit the downtown area. Many people have commented on how
nice the flowers look. Thanks Andy from Hespeler
News. Andy also has his own landscaping company Jardin
Landscape and Design 241-0670.
Ellacott Lookout Tomfoolery Continues
First reported
The recent Galt news that
The
Here are the facts at Ellacott Lookout as we know
them
1.The City of Cambridge Council approved the money for building of a
wooden/stone type Lookout for people to view the beautiful Mill Pond from.
2 A Public meeting was held to choose between a few different Lookout designs.
3.The Contract was awarded LAST YEAR to Gateman-Milloy to build the Lookout. Still no
Lookout.
4. There is expected to be steps down to the pond from the Lookout. The
staircase does not allow for people with limited mobilities
to access the river. This is in total violation with the spirit and future
intent of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act but again the
city doesn't seem to care
Just down the road there is the Spring Street Dock and Parking Lot the City
owns. This area is perfect for people of all abilities to use to launch their
canoes. Yet the city ignores spending any money fixing up this area.
This latest tomfoolery from the City Planning Department is unacceptable. Does
anyone know why there is a delay? Our guestbook is always open!
It is sad to note that the spectacular
view from Ellacott Lookout (as shown in the picture)
will be wiped out in the future when the subdivision is built across the pond
by Mattamy Homes.
Hespeler Bodybuilder at the Canadian
Nationals
I asked Hespeler's own Robin Hillis
to tell us about herself and her body building career. Enjoy this article from
a fascinating individual.
My name is Robin Lynne Hillis. I am 34 yrs old and
have always been athletic, from baseball to track and field, volleyball,
basketball, gymnastics, etc. I was always tall and lanky. My last year of high
school, I came across a magazine for a project I was doing, featuring a female
bodybuilder, Cory Everson. I fell in love with her look and was addicted.
I started training in 1990 (15 years ago) and entered my 1st show 1992. The
McKenzie Challenge in
I decided to try to compete in the Musclemania in
2002 in
That qualified me to enter my first national event - the
Canadians. They were held September 3rd in
I placed 10th in a very big lineup
of heavyweight women and got some call outs. So although I didn't place in the
top 5, I am happy with my performance, with my conditioning and the experience.
This is the best shape I've been in. Last year at the
So what is next? I have to requalify at the
Why You Should Go to The City of Cambridge Official Plan
Meeting.< Monday September 12, 2005
The City of Cambridge Website Promotes itself as - As One
of the Fastest growing".That type
of thinking is the reason Hespeler people should attend these borefest Offical Plan Review Meetings. Uncontrolled &
unsustainable urban sprawl is turning Hespeler into Hell.
The Review of the Official Plan is
very scary for a number of reasons.
1. Urban Land Needs
Analysis- Simply put this is where the city turns more land into
subdivisions. City Council think out of control growth is good but they have
zero evidence to support that. Watch out Hespeler, the the developer and their friends on council and in
the Planning Department are looking our way.
2.Implementation of Sub
Watershed Studies - The Forbes Wetland Subdivision (they call it the Hespeler North Community Plan, although
no one wants the community except Mattamy Homes). The City states the plan for the
subdivision is almost done, although the last community meeting revealed
horrific flaws in the plan including; missing documents, misleading maps,
traffic studies not released to the public and millions of dollars taxpayers
will be on the hook for. There is persistent pro-developemnt anti-environment bias from the Planning
Department. See article below.
3. Legacy Cambridge Report -
Some of the reports recommendations include; i) Getting rid of parking on Queen Street East, ii)
Getting rid of the plants, shrubs on the north side of River Road, so all the
garbage, currently stopped by the plants, can be blown right into the Mill Pond
& wetland. iii) Turning parts of Hespeler into a Heritage District (this includes the
800 Mattamy Homes brand new
drywall special homes) silly idea you bet!
4. Hespeler Village River Activation Master Plan -
They say they want your opinion, but do they? The Ellacott Lookout is over a year late in being
installed and the City ignored their own policy document to make the area accessable to people with disabilities.
The City will be putting out more money ($250,000) for more consultants to do
studies about dredging the Mill Pond. This dispite the fact that it may cost over $10 million
dollars and the
When is the meeting,
Rememberance
Day, WWI , The Coombe, & Flanders Field
Be sure to attend at
These men were orginally orphans from
For history buffs,we have included a link to a fantastic site
dedicated to WWI. We have pointed the link to the origins of the most famous
poem written about the WWI, "On Flanders Field".
href="http://www.firstworldwar.com/poetsandprose/inflandersfields.htm">http://www.firstworldwar.com/poetsandprose/inflandersfields.htm
Feel free to browse the whole site.
City of
Well one of our most popular
updates is the health of the Cambridge Councillors.
The fitness
test is simple. Can the councillor walk or run from the Cat's Meow to
Ernie's? Thats about one block. Here are the GRADE
RATINGS - F - current physical condition prevents them from doing this type of
exercise, D - can't walk, C - probably can walk the whole distance, B - might
even try running part of it, A - will run the whole thing
Well our panel of experts have
examined the visual evidence and have assigned these grades.
Ben Tucci -
B
Rick Cowsil - C
Doug Craig -
C-
Karl Keifer - F
Gary Price - F
Ted Fairless - D
Linda Whetham - D-
Haunted Bus Tour Almost SOLD OUT -
Sunday, October 16, 2005
According to a reliable hespeler news supporter the October 22
Hespeler Haunted Bus Tour 8:00pm
and 10 pm tours are SOLD OUT. There are only 10 tickets left for the
CRISIS IN THE
Read this shocking story on the
main page.
Guest Book Entry -
Well its not a Hespeler issue but it sure shows that the present
council and Planning department are anti environment. Very interesting letter in
our Guest Book from a hespeler
news supporter on a planned wipe out of an environmentally sensitive area in
south
Hespeler
Minor Hockey Association Fundraising Halloween Dance with Live Band - Friday,
October 07, 2005
Come on out to the Hespeler Minor Hockey Halloween Fundraising Dance.
Where/ when: Friday, October 28th, 2005, 8 p.m. to 1 a.m., Beehive Hall, Hespeler Arena, Featuring: Live Band,
Prizes for the best costumes, Late evening buffet
For
tickets, please see a member of the Board of Directors, your league convenor. Tickets are $15/person or
$30/couple. read more...
Site
Update - Friday, October 07, 2005
Check main page for
the always popular, Political Update #37. Thie time it is the local hespeler councillor seat.
Latest Updates - Thursday, October 06, 2005
Read the main page for updates on the Roszell Rd. gravel pit, a new GO Transit station
idea for the Challenger Motor Site and an update on the Hespeler Haunted Bus Tour.
Hespeler Hair Salon Investigation -
Click on the tab to read the
first installment of this ongoing undercover investigation.
Models Wanted - UPDATE - Tuesday,
UPDATE- Big Thanks to the 4 women , 1 man and kids that volunteered
to be models for the new hespeler
news t-shirts next week. Remember if you want you can take the photos yourself
wearing the t-shirt in the privacy of your home and send them to us digitally.
We can drop the shirt off at your door.
Hespeler News is looking for people to
model their soon to be released hespeler news t-shirts for an upcoming publicity
photo page on hespeler news. If
you want to remain anonymous we can put a mask on you! We can come to your work,
home or even place of worship. No pay and no nudity required. Email us if you
are interested.
SHOCKING NEWS -
It seems notorious
Haunted Bus Tour
highlights -
We will highlight some of the stories to be told on
the tour in Hespeler News.
Remember to click on the link for more info.
Site Update -
1. New Story on Proposed Bike Levy.
2. New RUMOUR - Check out the Rumours Section to read about the Beer Store
renovations!
Jeff's Mini Poll
Update -
We realize the Popular Jeff's Mini Poll has not been
operating well lately so we have moved it to another location. Just click on the
link above to VOTE.
Because of the previous problems, we
have put back on the question, "Should Puslinch Council allow a zoning change to allow for
a gravel pit on
Gifted
Floral is Great -
Well a Hespeler News Supporter emailed us to
say that they regularily shop at
Gifted Floral on
Try the Message Board &
Ask Rick -
A hespeler news supporter runs the "Message Board" and
among other sections has a "Ask Rick Cowsill" section also. If you have not tried it yet,
you should. Its a great way to
express yourself and discuss topics with other hespeler folk.
Hespeler
News Goes Undercover -
Coming soon, an investigative report on the downtown
hairdressing salon scene. Why so many? Will they cut a Hespeler News Supporters hair without an
appointment? What will the haircut look like. You will be surprized, we were.
The Art of Maria I. Menage -
See the main frame for the information on the art
show of this Hespeler Artist.
Hespeler Haunted Bus Tour -
The details are out exclusively at Hespeler News. read more...
Letter the Cambridge Times Will Not Print -
A Hespeler News Supporter sent us in a letter that The
Cambridge Times would not print. Please go to our Guestbook to read the letter.
Feel free to send or post any letters the Times will not print or have edited
severely.
Isn't it nice not to have one newspaper
control what people get to read in our community...
St. Andrews Celebrates 150 years
in Hespeler - Friday, September
23, 2005
See our main page story and read more...
New Hillcrest Principal a Stunner
- Thursday, September 22, 2005
Well it seemed like it
would be just another parent teachers night at Hillcrest when a Hespeler News supporter was greeted by
the new principal of Hillcrest Public School, Mrs. Mercea. You would have thought they were taping a
session of Fashion File. Mrs. Mercea is of course a great leader and
intellectually fascinating but she is also blessed with supermodel looks.
Parents
teachers nights will never be the same.
Exotic Pets Coming to Downtown
Hespeler -
Well check out our Rumours Section for this latest tall
tale.
The Reids
Dark Secrets -
Another Hespeler News first. No local media will touch this
story as the Reid Heritiage Homes
puts so much money in local newspaper advertising.
Click
on the link and read about the religious sect that the Reids Family belong to. read more...
VOTE in Jeff's New Mini Poll
Question -
Check out the Jeff's mini poll
page for the results of the question, "Is the Sewage Pumping Station on
Also VOTE in our
new poll, "Should Puslinch
Council approve the Gravel Pit on
THANKS FOR DOWNTOWN WEDNESDAYS -
To all the merchants downtown and to the people who
supported the Downtown Wednesday nights in Hespelerthis summer.
It will
be even bigger and better next year.
Gravel Pit Wars Update - Saturday,
September 17, 2005
All the neighbours turned up for the meeting put on by well
known land rapers Preston, Sand
& Gravel regarding the proposed gravel pit at Rozell Road just outside Hespeler boundaries.
No one
was impressed with PS&G focus on the lake that will be created after the pit
was done in 40 yrs! Everyone in the room would be dead by then. They didn't seem
to mention that truck traffic will be well over one million trips during that 40
yr. perod.
Gravel Pit To Destroy Aboriginal Settlement
There is a new rumour, posted in our Rumours Section, related ot this story, that PS&G don't want you to know
about.
ASK RICK COWSILL! -
Wow, we think this is
great. If you go to the Message Board you can ask City of
SHOCKER RUMOUR -
2 MEETINGS YOU SHOULD ATTEND -
1. City of Cambridge Official
Plan Review Meeting Monday, September 12, 2005, Council Chambers, 46 Dickson
Street., 7pm,
2. Meeting on Proposed New Gravel Pit
Outside Hespeler , Public
Meeting, on Wednesday September 14, 2005 at at tent to be set up at 6524 Roszell Road from 6;30 to 9:00pm. This pit if approved will last thirty years and operate
from
See
centre column for details on why you should go to these meetings.
Hespeler Bodybuilder at Canadian
Nationals - Sunday,
See main page story on Robin
Hillis.
City of
Read our thoughts on why you
should go to this meeting.
Hespeler
Haunted Bus Tour Will Happen! - Friday, September 09, 2005
Another Hespeler News Rumour Comes True - On October 22, Saturday, in
cooperation with Ernie's Bar & Grill & Wellington Breweries there will
be a bus tour leaving Ernies for
sites in hespeler, beaverdale, fisher mills & glenchristie to tell stories of ghosts,
monsters, strange occurences and
the undead. As soon as we get more details we will tell you.
GRAVEL PIT WAR! -
Residents are all fired up about
the proposed Gravel Pit located just outside Hespeler borders in
Site Update -
1. Activities Guide
Debacle - Read the main page for this story.
2. Hespeler News First Past the Post
Update #36 - Always interesting to see when the local media covers a Hespeler story.
3. Post Office & the Cops -
Lots of cops at the old post office building on Saturday morning. It seems a
window was broken and an alarm went off.
Coming Soon -
1. At long last the
article on the Reids Heritage
Homes connection to the religious sect/cult The 2x2's.
2. The Art show
at Grub Hub.
3. The Orchid show
coming to Hespeler.
4. Pictures from the first days of
the Hespeler Minor hockey this
season.
We Are Back and so is ERNIE'S - Friday,
Well actually Jeff is back from holidays so he can
load stuff on the site. Thanks to everyone who has voted in Jeff's Mini Poll. It
seems Crowe Foundry may be the winners.
The BIG NEWS is
ERNIE'S IS RENOVATING - but they are also promoting Hespeler history! See main page for details! Hespeler News staff are excited about this story.
Ugly
Sewage/Storm Sewer Building -
Well just in case you have not driven down
Art Show at Grub Hub - Friday,
August 26, 2005
Well we don't have all the details yet
(when do we ever!) but it seems the artist putting on the Art Show at Grub Hub
(hespeler news will be there) is
Maria I. Menage. We expect to be
interviewing her this weekend to get all
the scoop on the upcoming art show.
On another
note, for those people that have asked it will be a couple weeks before the
Hespeler News T-Shirts are in.
Todays News - Thursday, August 25, 2005
HESPELER REUNION WEBSITE UP Well this is the big event
next year in Hespeler and we at
Hespeler News support it. Check
out the site link at the top of this page.
2.
3. Hub Cycle Team
pictures have been moved to Images of Hespeler Section
The Hub Cycling Team in Action -
Tuesday, August 23, 2005
Check out this main page for
some pictures of Hespeler's own
Hub Bike Shop Cycling Team in action in Albion Hills lately. Get and stay
healthy join the cycling team
New News -
1. Grub Hub,
2. New Rumour - Check our Rumours Section for a new tall tale on "Ernies".
Updates -
1. Hespeler's Carmen Douma-Hussar finished 8th in the World's Track &
Field Championships held in
2. Two New Rumours in the Rumours Section
3.The Hespeler News T-Shirts are almost ready to be
won.
4.Thanks to the Hespeler News Supporter who corrected
our Wilkies Store location in our
Images Section
We Can't Believe it Either - Sunday, August 14, 2005
First hinted at in the Guestbook, it seems the former mexican food business at the corner of
Queen & Guelph Avenue will
now be home to a hair dressing salon/massage type place.
Another hairdressing place.......we support all Hespeler businesses but 6 hair dressing
salons in two blocks!
Carmen Douma- Hussar at the World's - Saturday,
Read the main page story of Hespeler's own Carmen Douma Hussar battle for a medal at the
World Track & Field Championships in
New Rumour -
Art Show in Downtown Hespeler? -
Well another rumour is making the rounds and we thought you
should know about it. Go to our Rumours section for more details.
Who is Maintaining the Hanging Baskets in Downtown Hespeler -
See the main page story for all
the news.
SITE UPDATE -
1.In the Free Ad Section, Hespeler's ownJardin Landscape & Design.
2. Main Page story, Gary Goodyear Comes to Downtown Hespeler
3. Downtown Hespeler - Wednesday Nights - Ice Cream Eating
Contest at
4. Coming SoonWho is taking care of those
beautiful hanging baskets in downtown Hespeler? ALSO, Is an Art show coming ot Downtown Hespeler????
Hespeler Tennis Club is Happening - -
Hespeler News Supporters rave about how much fun it
is at the Hespeler Tennis Club.
It really is open to people of all skill levels. They have great lessons
throughout the summer. Visit their website read more...
NEW MESSAGE BOARD - Friday, August
05, 2005
A Hespeler News supporter suggested it and a different
Hespeler New Supporter is running
it. Please click on the link above to the new Message Board. Please support the
effort that goes into making and managing the Message Board. read more...
ELLACOTT LOOKOUT UPDATE - Tuesday,
August 02, 2005
A Hespeler News Supporter sent in this explanation as
to why Ellacott Lookout is taking
so long.
"I believe that Mill Race canoe launch was
approved prior to the Ellacott
Lookout project so that is one reason that it is proceeding now and first.
With respect to Ellacott Lookout, there are two phases-the first one
is the wooden shelter /lookout and the second phase is the walk-down to the
river's edge.
The second phase
would take some time since they would have to get approval from GRCA and
Ministry of the Environment and that would necessitate environmental testing,
etc.-long process BUT now the experts are saying that phase two should proceed
first since the shelter may be in the way when they proceed to do phase two so
now phase two is going ahead first and phase two second - makes sense? Therefore
there is a delay in getting the necessary approvals to do phase 2. That is why there is a delay."
Please vote in Jeffs Poll to show the city our displeasure with
their decision not to make the steps to the pond accessable to people with limited mobilities. We will send the Poll results to the
City councillors.
WIN A
HESPELER NEWS T-SHIRT -
Coming soon details on how to win a HESPELER NEWS
T-shirt!
Ellacott Lookout Tomfoolery -
see main page story on this
scandal.
SITE UPDATES -
1. Photo on Main Page from last
nights fun downtown.
2. A long Time Hespelerite (45yrs.) and Hespeler News supporter has started up a new Messageboard titled, MEET ME ON THE
CORNER.The are a wide variety of
topics. Please check out this site. Its in our links section also
read more...
TOM LAND TO
Hespeler News Supporters sent in
this update from another website. Its
seems Tom Land, the man who sold the Forbes Wetland to Mattamy Homes and made millions is moving.
It doesn't seem to matter that he told the City of
HOCKEY STICK TOUR UPDATE - - Saturday, July 23, 2005
A Hespeler
News Supporter emailed us to say that the Stick Tour is SOLD OUT for this
weekend.
GREAT HESPELER
Read about this story on the main
page.
ERNIES GETS INTO HISTORY
RUMOUR -
Check out our latest Rumour!
MUSICIANS & BUSKERS WANTED -
For Wednesday Nights in Downtown
Hespeler. We hope to have about
six musicians or buskers downtown
each Wednesday in August.
Contact Joy, 651-0588 at
Classical Guitars on
Reids Homes Floodfest -
Well lots of storm
related stuff going on in Hespeler. Seems Reids "Cheapo" Homes had some serious flooding
problems. (see Guestbook entry)
On a Related note - Hespeler News has had for some time a story related
to the Reids and their religious
convictions (eg: They belong to a
group called by various names The 2x2's, The Truth etc. religious cult) A quick
search of those two terms on the Net will give readers a taste of what the cult
is all about.
Perhaps its time for Hespeler News to tell the real story about The Reids that the mainline media will
not. Stay tuned.
Peter Krause - Not In Jail Yet! -
Tomorrow we will give you an
update on public servant, Grand River Conservation Authority Chairmen Peter
Krause criminal trial. For those new to this story, Peter has been charged with
assaulting Christine Billings a Guelph City Councillor in a love gone bad meltdown. Local media
are keeping this story quiet. Do we want a guy who assaults women representing
the GRCA? We don't think so..................
NEW FORMAT, NEW POLL - Thursday, July 14, 2005
Hey, a couple Hespeler News Supporters had written in and said the
site was hard to read. So, we designed a new one. Let us know if you like the
new format by completing Jeff's Latest Poll Question. In case you are wondering
the 2 Google ads on the page cannot be removed.
ITS TIME TO BARTER - Thursday, July 14, 2005
A Hespeler
based International Business where you can Barter Your Goods and Services,
Business Barter or Home Exchange for a Vacation,.Trade Anything, Pay Nothing!
We love the idea! Hespeler News Supporters check out the site. read more...
CHOPPING
UP HESPELER MEETING TONIGHT -
Mystery of the Post Office Clock NEWS, - Sunday,
It seems a Hespeler News supporter has entered some interesting
stuff in the Guestbook on this saga.
Was there any doubt! Nice weather helped bring out
the crowds for this event.
Hespeler
Minor Hockey On Line Sign Up - -
Sign up NOW on-line for the
upcoming season and save money on regisration costs. Its a great organization. read more...
BREAKING NEWS STORY - TRAGEDY AT THE BEER STORE! -
Irs
the long weekend and the lineups are even longer at the Beer Store in Hespeler. So when a men came out of the beer store carrying 3-24s it
was no big deal.
But a Hespeler News Supporter eyewitness saw the man trip
over the trailer hitch of a vehicle and fall to the ground breaking 2-24s of
beer (Coors & Canadian)
But
the story has a happy ending as the good employees at the Beer Store replaced
the mans 2-24s at no charge.
Wow was that an exciting story.
PHOTOS OF
FORBES SUBDIVISION MAPS -
View the maps, click on them for
more information. Read the article underneathe the maps. THIS IS A SCANDAL. There is no
way a subdivision that size can fit in the environmentally sensitive area. The
Forbes wetland, wildife, historic
bridge and quality of life for people in the area is ruined forever.
Thanks to
the Hespeler News Supporter for
the secretly taken photos of the flawed plan maps.
WEDNESDAY NIGHTS COME ALIVE IN
DOWTOWN HESPELER -
Starting July 6/05 and every
Wednesday there after from
Come downtown Hespeler to enjoy a night of sales,
shows and fun! Local business have
teamed up to put a weekly night of family fun together. Activities will include:
Live music, car, bike and bicycle shows, Sales and fun and more.
Bring your friends, family, pets
and smiles! See you downtown Hespeler!
COMING TOMORROW - THE CHOPPING UP
OF HESPELER - Tuesday,
The City of Cambridge is changing
the ward boundaries. How many councillors will Hespeler get? Will Hespeler be joined with the Cambridge Centre
mall?!!! Will Silverheights be
chopped out of Hespeler?
This is the biggest political event since the amalgamation
of
READ ABOUT IT HERE
TOMORROW!
SOLVED the Mystery of the Stop Lights on
Tim & Larry knew the answer to the mystery.
As part of river activation, the city is expending money to
decorate the bridge with new and hopefully ornate light standards, flower boxes,
etc. and that is going to co-incide with work slated by the region to repair the
bridge.
Therefore the lights
are in anticipation of that work and the necessity to reduce it to one lane
during the construction period.
WE STILL WANT YOUR ANSWER IN JEFF'S MINI POLL!
We got a few emails over the
weekend asking us why there are new stop lights on each side of the
There is also a set of lights at
the end of the almost deserted
NEW YAHOO GROUP FOR GRR & GPH Streetcar lovers -
Sunday, June 26, 2005
Well, you may know that there
used to be street cars (interurbans) that ran from Kitchener through Preston
and Galt down to Port Dover. Of course Hespeler had 10 minutes service to
Bill Miller, well known rail
historian has set up a yahoo group to discuss anything related to the old grandriver railway (it still exists!)
and the streetcar lines.
If
you have never tried Yahoo Groups its a great way to exchange ideas and keep in touch
with people eith similar interrests. Its free..... read more...
800 HOMES
& TRAFFIC CHAOS - Wednesday, June 22, 2005
Read the
main page for the latest information from the community meeting last night on
the Forbes Subdivision.
WHO
STOLE THE HESPELER POST OFFICE CLOCK MYSTERY? -
Check out this page for the mystery of who stole the
clock from the Hespeler Post
Office. A $50.00 REWARD is being offered by Hespeler News for the safe return of the working
clock. Do you know where it is?...........someone does. Please pass on this
website to anyone with details to help solve this mystery.
CLASSICAL GUITARS EXPANDS AGAIN! -
No worries about who is moving
into Route 81! Classical Guitars is expanding again!!!! They need more studio
room for their popular music lessons. Kick out the jams! Remember you read it
here first............
GUESTBOOK SHOCKER, -
See the Guestbook for the shocker
about Ernies changing owners!
MATTAMY HOMES - FORBES WETLAND
MEETING - Thursday,
The City of
Be prepared to be broken up into small groups (they hate
facing questions from everyone) and be given way too much information to be able
to adequately analyze the information.
They give you nothing to review in advance. They wouldn't
want you to come prepared to the meeting would they.
For background reading, we suggest the Skulduggery story on this page or go to the Links
section and read the Death of the Forbes Wetland or Scandal at the Grand River
Foundation site for all the stuff the city and Mattamy will not tell you about. read more...
Do We Have Enough Fire Trucks! -
In 1914 Hespeler had 2 fire trucks and 500 people. We are
now apporaching 15,000 people in
population (with no end in site) and we have only one fire truck.
Kinda makes
you wonder if this unsustainable growth is putting lives at risk....
Hespeler News Warning -
There has been a tragedy at the Glenchristie lime quarry on Highway #24. A young man
has drown swimming there.
Kids have been using the abandoned quarry as a place to
swim. It is private property and illegal to trepass. The quarries are 50 to 60 feet deep.
Please warn your children not to
go there.
Hespeler
Library in Exile - Thursday, June 09, 2005
Hespeler News Suporters think the new kids library is great and
should stay permamently on Queen
St. It adds alot to the
downtown.
Don't let the fact that the City of
Come on Mayor Craig and Councillor Cowsill spend some money on the front of the building! Its gonna be there for a year and hopefully more.
Latest News Update! -
1.Well Saturdays Downtown Fun
Event went really well. Only suggestion for
next time,
2. We can't believe it either but VIDEO WARS has just
heated up in Hespeler with the
edition of Super Video 2. It is located at the back of the Hespeler Restaurant/Pizza Pizza Plaza.
3.Coming soon in Hespeler News -Carving Up Hespeler- Political Boundary Changes
4. We love the idea of the new
temporary library right on Queen St. How
about the City spending at least some money on painting the around the top of
the building and a better sign. Talk about cheap.
4.What year will the splash pads be turned on?
Hey We
Forgot Ernies! -
Seems strange but true...A website devoted to Hespeler and no mention of Ernies! Well its true, a Hespeler News supporters has keenly noticed
we have not talked about Ernies.
Ernies has been there supporting the Hespeler Community for over 27 years.
Yes we love Ernies, who
doesn't.
To make up for this
oversight we will scour the photo archives and try in the next couple weeks, and
put together a few vintage Ernies/Queens Hotel photos! Thanks for noticing.....
UPDATE - Unbelievable Rare Wetland Photos Added -
Wednesday, June 01, 2005 - Wednesday, June 01, 2005
Hespeler
news supporters who manage the Scandal at the Grand River Foundation Site have
told us they have a NEW photo gallery link showing pictures of the Forbes
Wetland then and now. So we asked them if we could have put the pictures on
Hespeler News and they said yes.
Go to our Images of Hespeler Link
ANOTHER RUMOUR COMES TRUE -
Monday, May 30, 2005
Well this is a biggie. We told you on
GRUB HUB RATED
"A" - Monday, May 23, 2005
Hespeler News Operatives went into Hub Grub on Queen
Street for a meal.They had wraps
and smoothies and stated, "the food was great." say no more.
HOT TUB
WARS HEAT UP! -
We thought it would
happen.... The new guy on the
Hespeler is not big enough for two Hot Tub
companies. More battles to follow...............
NEW History of Black Bridge Road
Rail Bridge Link - Saturday, April 30, 2005 - Saturday, April 30, 2005
Well, we all know the story. Developer (Mattamy Homes) wants new subdivision, city says yes, wetlands and historical
structures wiped out. Read this report that stated the rail bridge should be
replaced with a similar structure. It wasn't, it is gone and these pictures and
article is what we have left. Go to the Links section or.... read more...
ANOTHER HESPELER NEWS EXCLUSIVE -
Tuesday, April 26, 2005
Soccer fanatics at Hespeler News are estatic over the news that a new SOCCER STORE is
opening up in Hespeler. Located
at
HAUNTED
HESPELER GHOST TOUR RUMOUR - Friday,
WOW - Check out the Rumours Section on this page for more
information..
HOT TUB WARS ROUND 2 -
We can't believe it either but its time for round
two. You may recall in Hespeler
News the story of how THE GREAT ESCAPE HOT TUB COMPANY on Hoilday In Drive went head to head in a battle with
WATERSPRITE HOT TUB GALLERY (also on
Well less than four months after WATERSPRITE went
out of business, VITA SPA has just
opened up in same location.
IT
could be a tough battle against the GREAT ESCAPE HOT TUB CO.We at Hespeler News think there is room for only one HOT
TUB Company in town, so let the WAR begin.(again!)
Well two cop cars, an identification van were at
Interestingly the man
got up went over to Sunnyvale Variety to pass out there again! Thankfully our
crime fighters from the Waterloo Police were able to catch this man.
Hespeler Tennis Club is Rockin -
The Hespeler
Tennis Club has a NEW Head Coach Andrew Graham and a NEW Board of Directors.
Located in beautiful
Hespeler IOOF Lodge to Close -
SAD NEWS, the oldest Hespeler organization, formed in 1886,
the International Order of Odd Fellows has decided to close. We at Hespeler News had hoped this rumour was not going to happen but it
did. Read the full story coming soon to Hespeler News.....
Chubby's
Speed Shop and Apparel Opening April 2 - Monday, March 28, 2005
Chubby's
Speed Shop and Apparel on Queen St.E will be opening Saturday April 02/05. Our shop
is specializing in apparel and automotive parts for street rod, nostalgic, and classic car enthusiasts.
We are excited to be one of the new stores opening in Hespeler and invite everyone to come by and check us
out!
Robbery at Daisy Mart -
Monday, March 28, 2005
Easter Robbery Madness in
Downtown Hespeler Thank god no
one was hurt today in this brazen suppertime 5pm sunday broad daylight Easter robbery at the Daisy
Mart on Queen St. The cops showed up with the tracking dogs and they were
searching some of the upstair
apartments in the downtown. Remember you read it here first........
HESPELER LEGION PIPE BAND NEEDS
PLAYERS -
Want to learn the pipes or drums. Do you already
know how to play them?. Can you
commit to Thursday night practices? Call
The Great Hespeler Reunion will occur on July 6,7,8,9,
2006.
The Great Hespeler Reunion will occur on July
6,7,8,9, 2006.They need volunteers to help make this event a hugh
success.A list of "proposed
events" is below. These events will happen if volunteers step forward to chair
them.
They are seeking Chairs for about
10 events. In addition; they will require 300-400 volunteers before & during
the
The Hespeler Reunion website should go online in the
next month and we will definitely let everyone know about it. As Hespeler News grows we will increase
our support for the Great Hespeler Reunion. Get involved, Have fun. Lary
Turner, Vice Chair GHR Committee.
2006
Great Hespeler Reunion Posssible Event Lineup
2006 Great Hespeler Reunion Book,Welcome Center,Opening Ceremonies,
Hespeler
Passports, Commemorative Tree Planting/Dedication, Historical/Architectural
Walking Tour, Public School Visits/Youth Education,Art Show, Friday Night Dance,
Midway/Forbes Park, Queen St. Mall/Vendors, Main Stage Entertainment, GHR
Parade/Queen St. & Guelph
Ave, RCMP Musical Ride/Parade, Parade Fly Past, Street Dance, Beer Tent, Sunday
Breakfast, Sunday Concert, Fireworks Display, Beef Bar-B-Q Dinner, Free Family
Swim, Helicopter Rides, Steam Train Rides, Bicycle Road Tour, NHL/Hespeler Old Timers Hockey Game, Old
Timers Ball Game, Golf Tournament, Dart Tournament, Horseshoe Tournament, Tennis
Tournament, 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament, Canoe Races, Kids Fishing Derby, Beard
Growing Contest, Soapbox Derby,Speed Skating Races, GHR Amazing Race,
Motorcycle Show, Anywhere Skateboard Park, Martial Arts Demonstrations,AMAZING!
A Hespeler
Bus Ride - A Great Experience
Born and raised in small town Hensall
Working in
The bus was punctual and
uneventful as we were the ONLY people on the bus. My errands took under and hour
and we managed to catch the very next return bus. During the ride back, my
daughter propped up her favourite
toy in the seat beside her, a “Sleeping Beauty” doll in a pink dress which she
has been very attached to for the past year. I’m sure by now you can guess where
this is going. Not 15 seconds after stepping off the bus, I realized that my
daughter had forgotten her doll on the bus. I tried in vain to wave down the bus
but he never notice me. I watched
the bus turn the corner and drive away as my four year old sobbed behind me,
completely devastated at the loss of her doll.
Upon arriving at our house I
immediately called the GRT lost and found. They redirected me to the
When the bus driver pulled up, he
was amazingly friendly allowing us to come onto the bus to check for the lost
doll. There she was, just as my daughter had left her, sitting on the same seat.
I couldn’t believe our luck. I thanked the bus driver as did my daughter. The
look on her face was reward enough for me.
This experience has brought two
things to mind. First of all… the bus driver of route 71 that day was amazing
and his service alone has instilled in me a desire to use the GRT bus service
again… something that I had always avoided in the past. Secondly… how are they
possibly making any money on this route? I was on that bus for three consecutive
rounds. The total number of people that I saw, not including myself and my
daughter was two! That was over a period of three hours! At $2.25 a pop, the
route made $6.25 over 3 hours that day. Doesn’t seem like a money maker to
me.
I try my best to be
environmentally friendly when I can and as such I would recommend to anyone in
the Hespler area looking to get
around… give the GRT bus a try. I would love to see it being used and hate the
thought of the route being canceled due to lack of use.
27$ Million Dollar Boondoggle
UPDATE:
New Region of Waterloo CEO Mike
Murray thinks its a good deal.
Hmmm...Over $2 million dollars in
yearly taxes go to it, $26 million total in taxpayer money and the fact that
EVERY PASSENGER AIRLINE THAT HAS FLOWN OUT OF THERE HAS GONE BROKE. (quik
air, trillium, etc...)
Where are our elected
representatives, Craig, Brewer and Miller? Why is Regional Government
unaccountable for pissing away taxpayers money.
UPDATE:
Update - September 3rd. 2004 - A bad situation just got
a whole lot worse. The Region of Waterloo in July started charging $8.95 a day
for parking at the desolate airport. Another tax grab by the Region of Waterloo
and a giant disincentive to people when you are trying to build up business at
the taxpayer money pit. To no ones surprize Quik Air passenger numbers still stagnate. In fact
on September 3rd their morning flight from
What if the Region of
A total of $27million is spent by
taxpayers to help maintain and enlarge the Waterloo Regional airport.. The Region of Waterloo airport is the
biggest Region of Waterloo taxpayer funded sinkhole in recent memory.
Head
cheerleader for supporting the airport with our tax dollars is non other than
Region of Waterloo Chairperson Ken Seiling We can’t blame Seiling for everything as the rest of Waterloo
Regional council has supported funding for the airport.
But just
how many are flying out of
You could
probably get even madder when you realize our tax dollars are subsidizing
American owned aviation giant North West Airlines to fly out of
Instead
of spending the $27 million on the airport, it would be cheaper to have bought
every person that has taken Quick Air and Trillium in the last year their own
single engine plane and/or flying lessons or their own pilot. This seems like an
unbelievable fact but costing out the price of a plane (used Cessna 172 -
$60,00.) and lessons ($7,000 to get your own pilots licence) or hire a pilot ($50.00/hr) This would have
saved millions of dollars for the taxpayers.
More
remarkable is for every trip travelled by air, you could give all the people who
flew Quik Air and Trillium a
first class Via Rail ticket from Kitchener to Ottawa return AND increase
passenger rail service frequency to once an hour on our line from London through
Kitchener into Toronto.. This passenger rail service frequency increase is for
all the public, not just the rich people who can afford the air fares out of
Waterloo Region. The Region of Waterloo could still have over $6 million left to
refund taxpayers.
We could
also have spent the $26 million in having hourly GO Train service into
We live
in a truly unfortunate time when Region of Waterloo politicians can waste $27
million of taxpayers money and
nothing can be done to stop it.
Hespeler IOOF Lodge -
1896-2005 CLOSES
The Independent Order of Oddfellows (IOOF) Hespeler Lodge No.321 Started in 1896. The three
rings in the IOOF logo represent friendship, love and trust.
This organization in the early
1900s had over 250 members in the Hespeler lodge. The Hespeler Lodge provided, among other things,
crutches, wheel chairs, and beds to persons in need. These types of services
were vital in the community especially before the development of the various
health care legislation, health care insurance plans and the public institutions
that now provide similar services.
There was also a Rebekah Lodge #129 of the IOOF for
Women that at one time existed in Hespeler. The IOOF has always been located in
various buildings downtown. They are now located above the flower shop
downtown.
In April 2005, a sad event
occurred in Hespeler’s history.
The Hespeler Lodge #321 members
voted to close the Hespeler Lodge
and amalgamate with the Preston Lodge. This has happened to other IOOF lodges
like
the reasons why the Lodge
is closing is probably related to the fact the services they originally provided
are now provided by government or health insurance plans.
The IOOF did not change their
mandate as other service organizations have. (Sponsoring sports teams etc.)
Therefore their need in the community has dwindled. Their lack of success in
attracting new employees also played a part in their demise.
The picture above is taken before
the historic vote to close the Lodge. Some of the long time members in the
picture include Bert Brown, Eric Fox and Chuck Brent. Hespeler News thanks the members for their years of
service to the community.
Their is an excellent detailed history of the IOOF
located in our links page:
THE HESPELER JUNIOR PIPE BAND
The band was formed in formed in 1960 by Robert Chalmers.
The band lasted til around 1970.
For Hespeler young people
fortunate to be in the band it was an experience of a life time.
Travelling to different cities in
Hespeler families like
Alexander, Inglis, Chalmers,
Shields, Ebbs had more than one
family member in the band.
The band members acknowledged the
hard work involved with two practices a week, a performance on Saturday and
often a practice on Sunday to go through mistakes that happend at Saturday's performance. All former
members interviewed stated it was some of the best times in their
life.
How good was the band? It was in a
class all of its own. Here is one example of how good they were. On one day they
took first place in the Norfolk County Warriors Day Parade and in the evening
won first place at the City of
Will there be another Hespeler junior pipe band? Probably not, but, the Hespeler Legion Pipe Band needs members and you can
call
TO SEE SOME IMAGES OF THE JR. PIPE
BAND PRACTICING CLICK ON THE IMAGES OF HESPELER SECTION
IS IT TIME FOR A MINOR SOCCER ASSOCIATION
IN HESPELER?
Here are the present scenarios.
1.You race home after work to
drive across town for a
2. Saturday morning and you pass by empty soccer fields in
Hespeler to drive across town
with your 4 year old child to play soccer at
3. You notice that taxpayer funded sports fields at our
schools are neglected and unused… If you feel there is something wrong with
those real life scenarios mentioned above read on….
Why do Hespeler kids not play soccer in Hespeler? Simple question, difficult answer. Cambridge Youth
Soccer has grown in popularity the last five or six years and the people running
it seem blind to the needs of Hespeler people. The City of
1.Scheduling of Games in Hespeler – Why on Saturday morning
don’t the young children have their games on the fields beside Hespeler Arena? Why are not all mini soccer games up to U9 played in
Hespeler? There certainly are
enough kids in Hespeler and the
population is rising? It is estimated that over half of the 5000 kids playing in
soccer in
It would definitely reduce the
stress of parents if they didn’t have to drive across town to bring their kids
to the game. Playing in Hespeler
would also reduce the traffic on streets as many could walk or bike to the game.
This all makes sense but somewhere at Cambridge Youth Soccer no one seems to
take the effort to schedule the Hespeler kid’s games in Hespeler.
2. The
Conditions of Hespeler Soccer
Fields – Why are
The guilty parties are the City of
Cambridge Youth Soccer is putting
their indoor facility at
It is conservatively estimated
that over 3500 Hespeler children
will be playing soccer within five years. Perhaps its time Hespeler stood up and organized a new soccer
association for the good of the community. Yes it will be hard to do. Cambridge
Youth Soccer will not be happy. Dealing with the dysfunctional City of
We should be able to play organized soccer in our own
community….
The
History of the Hespeler Hockey
Stick Brand Name
It’s no secret that Hespeler has the world’s oldest hockey stick factory
located on
In 1905 the Hespeler Wood Specialty Company began operation with
their signature patented brands of Hespeler Hockey sticks like the
“
1972 was a devastating year for
Hespeler’s identity as a town and
as a premier hockey brand. The Provincial Tory government forced Hespeler with
Also in 1972, the Hespeler/St. Mary’s Wood Specialty Products plant on
The Hespeler stick brand disappeared until 1987 when
Steve Davies a
In 1997, First Team Sports Inc,
and American company known for its in-line skating products, bought Steve Davies
Hespeler Hockey Co. which
included the Hespeler brand. You
may have noticed in your local Canadian Tire the return on Hespeler Hockey sticks and equipment around this
time.
First Team Sports even hired
hockey mega superstar Wayne Gretzky to promote the Hespeler line and
It is thought that around this
time the Hespeler brand stick was
again no longer made in Hespeler.
The Canstar Hespeler Plant was changing ownership also. The
Canstar Plant was first being
owned by Bauer and then by Nike
First Team Sports Inc. did very
poorly, primarily due to the over production of in-line hockey skates and
equipment. Then Hespeler Hockey
Company CO. was sold along with the Hespeler brand name to Huffy Sports, another
American company. The reemerge around the year 2002 of the Hespeler hockey stick and equipment line was and
continues to be seen in sport stores in
But as of the writing of this
story, Huffy Sports has gone into bankruptcy protection, their websites
promoting Hespeler hockey sticks
and equipment are gone and once again the future of the Hespeler name is unclear.
The Hespeler hockey stick plant on
Where have the Hespeler hockey stick brand name been made during
these years? Hard to say but stick plants in
Let’s hope one day in the near
future the Hespeler brand hockey
stick returns to the
Who Stole
the Hespeler Post Office Clock
At the corner of Queen and Cooper
Streets is the Hespeler Post
Office. It was an important part of our community and a meeting place. Canada
Post in one of their most infamous and community killing moves, decided to save
money and close the downtown post offices throughout many parts of Canada and
move them into whatever corner store would have them.
Although the facts are not well
known to Hespeler News, and the
story has been passed on through many people, it seems in these dark days of the
closing of the Hespeler Post
Office the clock was stolen. The clock was located at the top front of the
building. You can still see the clock dial.
Was it;
Canada Post management, an unhappy postal employee or someone else, who stole
the clock, we do not know, but someone does.
Its been over twenty years, lets return the clock
intact so it can be put back in front of the Hespeler Post Office. Hespeler News is offering a $50.00 cash reward for
the safe return of the working clock. NO QUESTIONS ASKED. Your identity will not
be revealed. Lets return another
part of Hespeler's History! See
the CONTACT section to email us if you have any information in the " Case of the Missing Post Office
Clock."
No Police In
Hespeler
Tragically most people in the core of Hespeler have accepted the fact that there is no
police presence there. But how much tax money is being spent on policing in
Hespeler?
The Record reported on
In The Record Ken Seiling, Police Service Board member
and Regional Chair, stated “that
we run a pretty efficient operation here.” What type of efficient operation is
he talking about the $402. or the $290.89 cost per household. We
will pick the low estimate to figure out the Hespeler policing costs.
According to Region of Waterloo
documents, in 1997, an average of $190.44 per household of tax dollars was spent
on policing. In 2002, 5 years later, and average of $290.89 per household of tax
dollars was being spent on policing. A
$100.00 tax increase in policing costs per household and still no adequate
policing in Hespeler.
The most staggering statistic is
the total estimated cost per year Hespeler residents pay for the poor policing. With
7,300 households paying on average $290.89 per household, Hespeler taxpayers pay over $2.1 million.
What can be done about this boondoggle. Nothing really. You can complain all you want but
politicians have no control over the quality of policing in the Waterloo Region.
I wonder how much the Ontario Provincial Police would charge Hespeler residents for policing?
The Waterloo Regional Police want
to hire more police officers. Will that make a difference in Hespeler? I doubt it. One thing is for sure the cost
of policing will go up even further. It is already the largest amount on the
regional part of your tax bill.
Is there effective and
efficient policing from the Waterloo Regional Police in Hespeler Its amazing what $2.1 million won’t buy
you.
CYCLING IN
HESPELER - How a dangerous situation is getting a lot worse
What if you wanted to go for a ride on your bikes with your
family to pick up a video at the video store in Hespeler? How about go with your child on bikes to
their school or to the soccer fields in Hespeler? What is you wanted to bike or walk south
of Hespeler over the Highway
401?Welcome to “living
dangerously!”
The City of
Once a quiet street where you could go for a bike ride on
is now an extremely dangerous location to bike. The City of
Even more amazing is a Legacy
TOP 3 MOST
DANGEROUS CYCLING SPOTS IN HESPELER
1. Franklin Boulevard/401 Overpass
- Thee most dangerous crossing. A past fatality only serves to reinforce the
fact that if you do want to walk or cycle at this intersection DON’T. There is no safe way to cycle or walk to get over the
Highway 401 at
3.Cooper Street from Ellis to Queen Street TIED with
What can taxpayers do to make
Hespeler a more sustainable
livable community? Unfortunately with the
present city council not a lot. This council is very pro-development in
the most unsustainable way. They approve subdivision after subdivision without
assessing the social and environmental consequences of what they have done. A
physically healthy community is not a goal of this council. Vote someone else in
next election instead of the same old people who got us into this
mess.
When do the volunteers at Hespeler News suggest people go cycling
in Hespeler? Go out biking Sunday
early morning before
SOCCER
FIELD CRISIS IN HESPELER
It seems our elected officials
Mayor Craig, Councilor Cowsill,
and the Cambridge School Board Trustees of the
The
Ridiculous but true. For some
reason our elected officials want to put more traffic on the roads and put more
stress on parents by driving further to get to the game on time. This was easily
accomplished by the incompetence of the our city staff and elected officials., by locating, the soccer
field in a location NOT near a growing population base of young
families.
But of course the situation is
much worse than this $179,000. sham. Not only has the City of
Hespeler News Readers know we have talked about the
Waterloo Public and Separate school soccer fields in Hespeler that are in need of maintenance. (see article below “Is it Time for a
Soccer Association in Hespeler)
More incompetence at the Board and City staff prevent them from coming to an
agreement on maintaining these fields.
The U10 Girls Cambridge Youth
Soccer (CYS) Teams with Hespeler
children on them received their soccer schedules. NONE of the games are played
in Hespeler they are played in
Meanwhile sports fields at
Can it get any worse…..Yes, The City of Cambridge is planning
to put more soccer fields...... in Galt
WILDLIFE
ON THE MILL POND
Hespeler people know that this
is the most beautiful area of
There are many people watching the
pond to spot the latest wildlife. Eventually we hope to have this as a separate
page at Hespeler News.
Our first wildlife sighting
posting is the Osprey. It has been nesting in the pond area for several years.
The Osprey nest is big and found very high in the tree. It forages for fish by
hovering above water at considerable height, then plunging feet-first.Occassionally dives beneath
surface. Size is 56-63cm in length/ 1.4-1.8.kg.
You can see the Osprey from
LOCAL RIDING INSTRUCTOR FEATURED IN
Liz Lewis, of Irish Creek Stables
riding school on Wellington Rd. 34 in Hespeler, Ont., was profiled in a feature story in
the July 2005 issue of Canadian Living magazine. The focus of the article,
entitled "Facing Down Fear", was
how Lewis was pivotal in helping a
Lewis, who has been the owner and
operator of Irish Creek Stables since 1976, has a BA in Psychology from the
Lewis first became interested in
helping non-riders deal with their fear of getting on a horse when she realized
many adults who brought their children to her riding school loved horses, but
had anxiety about riding.
Part of Lewis's approach is to get
the rider to focus on why they want to ride as opposed to their fear. "If you
have the passion to ride and you want to tackle your fear, than there's no
reason why you can't," says Lewis.
Her experience and focus on safety
and horse education has had a positive influence on the
Irish Creek Stables has riding
lessons for every level of rider, as well as a special riding clinic dealing
with fear of riding for all ages. Irish Creek Stables also runs summer day camps
for all levels of young riders.
For more information, log on to
www.irishcreekstables.com. You can also contact Chris Kopinak at Irish Creek Stables, 519-658-2998 with
any questions or for a copy of the Canadian Living story
ANOTHER STRIP MALL FOR HESPELER
Well, it was good news when
Challenger Trucking was moving out of town. Less trucks and pollution... But
what is moving into
Its
seems developers in full cooperation from the City of Cambridge
Planning Department and Council will bend over backwards to turn Hespeler into a sterile Mississaugiish community?
We at Hespeler News have a better idea for what to d owith that location? How about a Grand
River Transit /Greyhound Bus Terminal with a GO Train link across the
street?
Currently GRT has a couple bus
signs near the Smitty Furniture
Parking Lot that is supposed to be their Hespeler Terminal! Greyhound hides next to the
Roller Rink in a tiny convence
store.
GO Trains, well we all know the story...
I wonder if there room for another Dollar Store in
town.....
GRAVEL PIT WAR! -
Residents are all fired up about the
proposed Gravel Pit located just outside Hespeler borders in
Central Ontario Orchid Show
Comes to Hespeler -
The Annual COOS Orchid Show and Sale will be held for the
second year at the Hespeler
Arena, 640 Ellis Road, Saturday, Sept 24 from 11:00am to 5:00pm, Sunday, Sept 25
from 9:00am to 5:00pm
Admission: $6, supervised
children 12 and under - free. 658-6807 read more...
Cambridge Women killed by Black
Bear -
A very tragic event happened yesterday in a remote
northern
Site Update -
1. Activities Guide Debacle - Read the
main page for this story.
2. Hespeler News First Past the Post Update #36 -
Always interesting to see when the local media covers a Hespeler story.
3. Post Office & the Cops - Lots of cops at the old
post office building on Saturday morning. It seems a window was broken and an
alarm went off.
Coming Soon -
1. At long
last the article on the Reids
Heritage Homes connection to the religious sect/cult The 2x2's.
2. The Art show
at Grub Hub.
3. The Orchid show
coming to Hespeler.
4. Pictures from the first days of
the Hespeler Minor hockey this
season.
We Are Back and so is ERNIE'S - Friday,
Well
actually Jeff is back from holidays so he can load stuff on the site. Thanks to
everyone who has voted in Jeff's Mini Poll. It seems Crowe Foundry may be the
winners.
The BIG NEWS is ERNIE'S IS RENOVATING - but
they are also promoting Hespeler
history! See main page for details! Hespeler News staff are excited about this story.
Ugly
Sewage/Storm Sewer Building -
Well just in case you have not driven down
Art Show at Grub Hub - Friday,
August 26, 2005
Well we don't have all the details yet
(when do we ever!) but it seems the artist putting on the Art Show at Grub Hub
(hespeler news will be there) is
Maria I. Menage. We expect to be
interviewing her this weekend to get all
the scoop on the upcoming art show.
On another
note, for those people that have asked it will be a couple weeks before the
Hespeler News T-Shirts are in.
Todays News - Thursday, August 25, 2005
HESPELER REUNION WEBSITE UP
Well this is the big event next year in Hespeler and we at Hespeler News support it. Check out the site link at
the top of this page.
2.
3. Hub Cycle Team pictures have been moved to Images of
Hespeler Section
The Hub
Cycling Team in Action - Tuesday, August 23, 2005
Check
out this main page for some pictures of Hespeler's own Hub Bike Shop Cycling Team in action
in Albion Hills lately. Get and stay healthy join the cycling team
New News -
1. Grub Hub,
2. New Rumour - Check our Rumours Section for a new tall tale on "Ernies".
Updates -
1. Hespeler's Carmen Douma-Hussar finished 8th in the World's Track &
Field Championships held in
2. Two New Rumours in the Rumours Section
3.The Hespeler News T-Shirts are almost ready to be
won.
4.Thanks to the Hespeler News Supporter who corrected
our Wilkies Store location in our
Images Section
We Can't Believe it Either - Sunday, August 14, 2005
First hinted at in the Guestbook, it seems the former mexican food business at the corner of
Queen & Guelph Avenue will
now be home to a hair dressing salon/massage type place.
Another hairdressing place.......we support all Hespeler businesses but 6 hair dressing
salons in two blocks!
New Rumour -
Art Show in Downtown Hespeler? -
Well another rumour is making the rounds and we thought you
should know about it. Go to our Rumours section for more details.
Who is Maintaining the Hanging Baskets in Downtown Hespeler -
See the main page story for all the
news.
SITE UPDATE -
1.In the Free Ad Section, Hespeler's ownJardin Landscape & Design.
2. Main Page story, Gary Goodyear Comes to Downtown Hespeler
3. Downtown Hespeler - Wednesday Nights - Ice Cream Eating
Contest at
4.
Coming SoonWho is taking care of
those beautiful hanging baskets in downtown Hespeler? ALSO, Is an Art show coming ot Downtown Hespeler????
ELLACOTT LOOKOUT UPDATE - Tuesday,
A Hespeler News Supporter sent in this explanation as
to why Ellacott Lookout is taking
so long.
"I believe that Mill Race canoe launch was
approved prior to the Ellacott
Lookout project so that is one reason that it is proceeding now and first.
With respect to Ellacott Lookout, there are two phases-the first one
is the wooden shelter /lookout and the second phase is the walk-down to the
river's edge.
The second phase
would take some time since they would have to get approval from GRCA and
Ministry of the Environment and that would necessitate environmental testing,
etc.-long process BUT now the experts are saying that phase two should proceed
first since the shelter may be in the way when they proceed to do phase two so
now phase two is going ahead first and phase two second - makes sense? Therefore
there is a delay in getting the necessary approvals to do phase 2. That is why there is a delay."
Please vote in Jeffs Poll to show the city our displeasure with
their decision not to make the steps to the pond accessable to people with limited mobilities. We will send the Poll results to the
City councillors.
BREAKING NEWS STORY - TRAGEDY AT THE BEER
STORE! -
Irs
the long weekend and the lineups are even longer at the Beer Store in Hespeler. So when a men came out of the beer store carrying 3-24s it
was no big deal.
But a Hespeler News Supporter eyewitness saw the man trip
over the trailer hitch of a vehicle and fall to the ground breaking 2-24s of
beer (Coors & Canadian)
But
the story has a happy ending as the good employees at the Beer Store replaced
the mans 2-24s at no charge.
Wow was that an exciting story.
PHOTOS OF FORBES SUBDIVISION MAPS
-
View the maps, click on them for more
information. Read the article underneathe the maps. THIS IS A SCANDAL. There is no
way a subdivision that size can fit in the environmentally sensitive area. The
Forbes wetland, wildife, historic
bridge and quality of life for people in the area is ruined forever.
Thanks to
the Hespeler News Supporter for
the secretly taken photos of the flawed plan maps.
WEDNESDAY NIGHTS COME ALIVE IN
DOWTOWN HESPELER -
Starting July 6/05 and every Wednesday
there after from
Come downtown Hespeler to enjoy a night of sales,
shows and fun! Local business have
teamed up to put a weekly night of family fun together. Activities will include:
Live music, car, bike and bicycle shows, Sales and fun and more.
Bring your friends, family, pets
and smiles! See you downtown Hespeler!
COMING TOMORROW - THE CHOPPING UP
OF HESPELER - Tuesday,
The City of Cambridge is changing the ward boundaries. How
many councillors will Hespeler get? Will Hespeler be joined with the Cambridge Centre
mall?!!! Will Silverheights be
chopped out of Hespeler?
This is the biggest political event since the amalgamation
of
READ ABOUT IT HERE
TOMORROW!
SOLVED the Mystery
of the Stop Lights on
Tim & Larry knew the answer to the mystery.
As part of river activation, the city is expending money to
decorate the bridge with new and hopefully ornate light standards, flower boxes,
etc. and that is going to co-incide with work slated by the region to repair the
bridge.
Therefore the lights
are in anticipation of that work and the necessity to reduce it to one lane
during the construction period.
WE STILL WANT YOUR ANSWER IN JEFF'S MINI POLL!
We got a few emails over the
weekend asking us why there are new stop lights on each side of the
There is also a set of
lights at the end of the almost deserted
NEW YAHOO GROUP FOR GRR & GPH
Streetcar lovers - Sunday, June 26, 2005
Well, you may
know that there used to be street cars (interurbans) that ran from Kitchener through Preston
and Galt down to Port Dover. Of course Hespeler had 10 minutes service to
Bill Miller, well known rail historian has set up
a yahoo group to discuss anything related to the old grandriver railway (it still exists!) and the
streetcar lines.
If you have
never tried Yahoo Groups its a
great way to exchange ideas and keep in touch with people eith similar interrests. Its free..... read more...
800 HOMES
& TRAFFIC CHAOS - Wednesday, June 22, 2005
Read the
main page for the latest information from the community meeting last night on
the Forbes Subdivision.
Hespeler Library in Exile - Thursday, June 09, 2005
Hespeler
News Suporters think the new kids
library is great and should stay permamently on Queen St. It adds alot to the downtown.
Don't
let the fact that the City of
Come on Mayor Craig and Councillor Cowsill spend some money on the front of the building! Its gonna be there for a year and hopefully more.
Latest News Update! -
1.Well Saturdays Downtown Fun
Event went really well. Only
suggestion for next time,
2. We can't believe it either but VIDEO
WARS has just heated up in Hespeler with the edition of Super Video 2. It is
located at the back of the Hespeler Restaurant/Pizza Pizza Plaza.
3.Coming soon in Hespeler News -Carving Up Hespeler- Political Boundary Changes
4. We love the idea of the new
temporary library right on Queen St. How
about the City spending at least some money on painting the around the top of
the building and a better sign. Talk about cheap.
4.What year will the splash pads be turned on?
Hey We
Forgot Ernies! - Wednesday, June
01, 2005
Seems strange but true...A website devoted to Hespeler and no mention of Ernies! Well its true, a Hespeler News supporters has keenly noticed
we have not talked about Ernies.
Ernies has been there supporting the Hespeler Community for over 27 years.
Yes we love Ernies, who
doesn't.
To make up for this
oversight we will scour the photo archives and try in the next couple weeks, and
put together a few vintage Ernies/Queens Hotel photos! Thanks for noticing.....
UPDATE - Unbelievable Rare
Wetland Photos Added - Wednesday, June 01, 2005 - Wednesday, June 01, 2005
Hespeler
news supporters who manage the Scandal at the Grand River Foundation Site have
told us they have a NEW photo gallery link showing pictures of the Forbes
Wetland then and now. So we asked them if we could have put the pictures on
Hespeler News and they said yes.
Go to our Images of Hespeler Link
ANOTHER RUMOUR COMES TRUE -
Monday, May 30, 2005
Well this is a biggie. We told you on March 14, 2005
in our Rumours Section that
Toyota was building their new plant near Woodstock. Fast Forward to May 30 and
Toyota announces they are building their car plant in Woodstock. Remember you
read it here first!!!!!
GRUB
HUB RATED "A" - Monday, May 23, 2005
Hespeler News Operatives went into Hub Grub on Queen
Street for a meal.They had wraps
and smoothies and stated, "the food was great." say no more.
NEW History of Black Bridge Road
Rail Bridge Link - Saturday,
Well, we
all know the story. Developer (Mattamy Homes) wants new subdivision, city says yes, wetlands and historical
structures wiped out. Read this report that stated the rail bridge should be
replaced with a similar structure. It wasn't, it is gone and these pictures and
article is what we have left. Go to the Links section or.... read more...
ANOTHER HESPELER NEWS EXCLUSIVE -
Tuesday, April 26, 2005
Soccer fanatics at Hespeler News are estatic over the news that a new SOCCER STORE is
opening up in Hespeler. Located
at 420 Queen St. W in Hespeler
the DaSilva Enterprises SOCCER
SHOP is your soccer specialty store. Their hours are 9:00am to 6pm, closed Sunday, call 651-2855. Remember you read
it here first.............
HAUNTED HESPELER GHOST TOUR RUMOUR - Friday, April 15, 2005
WOW - Check out the Rumours Section on this page for more
information..
HOT TUB WARS ROUND 2 - Sunday,
April 10, 2005
We can't believe it either but its time for round
two. You may recall in Hespeler
News the story of how THE GREAT ESCAPE HOT TUB COMPANY on Hoilday In Drive went head to head in a battle with
WATERSPRITE HOT TUB GALLERY (also on
Well less than four months after WATERSPRITE went out of
business, VITA SPA has just opened
up in same location.
IT could
be a tough battle against the GREAT ESCAPE HOT TUB CO.We at Hespeler News think there is room for only one HOT
TUB Company in town, so let the WAR begin.(again!)
Well two cop cars, an identification van were at
Interestingly
the man got up went over to Sunnyvale Variety to pass out there again!
Thankfully our crime fighters from the Waterloo Police were able to catch this
man.
Hespeler
IOOF Lodge to Close -
SAD NEWS, the oldest Hespeler organization, formed in 1886, the
International Order of Odd Fellows has decided to close. We at Hespeler News had hoped this rumour was not going to happen but it
did. Read the full story coming soon to Hespeler News.....
Chubby's
Speed Shop and Apparel Opening April 2 - Monday, March 28, 2005
Chubby's
Speed Shop and Apparel on Queen St.E will be opening Saturday April 02/05. Our shop
is specializing in apparel and automotive parts for street rod, nostalgic, and classic car enthusiasts.
We are excited to be one of the new stores opening in Hespeler and invite everyone to come by and check us
out!
Robbery at Daisy Mart -
Monday, March 28, 2005
Easter Robbery Madness in
Downtown Hespeler Thank god no
one was hurt today in this brazen suppertime 5pm sunday broad daylight Easter robbery at the Daisy
Mart on Queen St. The cops showed up with the tracking dogs and they were
searching some of the upstair
apartments in the downtown. Remember you read it here first........
HESPELER LEGION PIPE
BAND NEEDS PLAYERS -
Want to learn the pipes or drums. Do you already
know how to play them?. Can you
commit to Thursday night practices? Call
