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Family Fun Weekend & Grand River Amazing Race is Only One Week Away!

wmcneil — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 04:01:50 +0000

by Warren McNeil,

We’re getting down to the crunch!!! We are only one week away from the Family Fun Weekend and Grand River Amazing Race

The location is the West Montrose Family Campground 6344 Line 86, West Montrose, ON, Canada, N0B 2V0

The main fundraiser is the Grand River Amazing Race. All proceeds for this event go to Womens Crisis Services of Waterloo Region (Anselma House). Up to this point the registered teams have raised almost $10,000 in pledges. There has been alot of work put into creating this event and it is going to be fantastic. We are expecting a really good turnout for the race itself as well as the all the other activities that are planned for the whole weekend.

The Family Fun Weekend starts Friday and goes through to Saturday. The Race will take place on Saturday. Other weekend activities include

Game Asylum – http://www.gameasylum.org
Fun Casino
Silent Aution
Carnival
Karaoke
Movie under the stars
Live entertainment on main stage
Crown and Anchor wheel

Admission is free and is open to the public.

The event is being put on by the Kin Club of Woolwich.. For more information about the event checkout the main Kin website at http://www.woolwichkin.com

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Life is Sweeter in Elmira!

wmcneil — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 02:51:41 +0000

By Warren McNeil,

This past Saturday we had the Elmira Maple Syrup Festival in Elmira. Each year this festival seems to attract more and more people. This year was no different. On Saturday the weather was perfect to host such a wonderful event. I live about half a kilometre away from the festivities and I could smell the aroma of pancakes from my house. My wife and I walked down to the main street which is Arthur St. They close off Arthur St for the day so that all of the vendors can setup their booths in the outdoor mall. They have every kind of vendor that you can imagine.

If you like food, then then you came to the right place. My personal favourites are the back bacon on a bun and the Lions Apple Fritters. Some of the more interesting eats were the pickle on a stick and deep fried Mars bars.

Some of the other events that people could take place in were:

You could enjoy the yummy pancakes. The line was pretty long so we passed on the pancakes this year
Mega Mutts dog show
Old MacDonalds farm
Sugar Bush tours

There are around 2000+ volunteers to support the event. Proceeds from the festival go to support local charities and non-profit organizations.

I did a little video to show the size of the crowd.
Sorry about the audio

[See post to watch Flash video]

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Elmira Maple Syrup Festival – March 27th, 2010

The Wheels On The Bus continue to go Round and Round to Elmira

wmcneil — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:18:40 +0000

By Warren McNeil,

Looks like the bus service to Elmira will contine for a while longer. Route 21 is starting to pickup momentum now and there was enough interest in the service to continue the pilot program for another year.

“It has been quite successful,” Neil Malcolm, a Waterloo regional transit planner, said of Grand River Transit’s first foray into the countryside.

Ridership doubled within an 8 month period. With a low of 158 riders in April and 315 riders in December. About 30% of the riders get picked up in downtowm Elmira. The most popular destinations are Conestogo Mall and the St Jacob’s farmers market on market day being the busiest.

Council is slated to decide the fate of the Elmira service in 2011. If the route becomes permanent, staff is recommending that its costs be covered by township residents, which is estimated to cost between $30 and $32 per household.

I can see that this service would benefit alot of residents here. I hope it survives the year and council approves it.

Resource: http://news.therecord.com/News/Local/article/686700

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Elmira Maple Syrup Festival – March 27th, 2010

wmcneil — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 05:30:04 +0000

By Warren McNeil

What do you get when you have pancakes, maple syrup, apple fritters, back bacon on a bun, wagon rides, sugar bush tours and a street lined with people? You get one of my favourite times of year. You get the Elmira Maple Syrup festival or Sapfest. The Elmira Maple Syrup festival is the world’s largest one day consumption of maple syrup. This year Sapfest is taking place on March 27th.

quote from www.elmiramaplesyrup.com

The Elmira Maple Syrup Festival builds and strengthens community spirit through the involvement of a large number of area residents in the planning and operation of a one day festival. Participation in a fun filled day supported by 2000+ volunteers raises funds to support local charities and non-profit organizations. Since 1965, the Festival continues to promote our community, surrounding areas and local maple syrup producers.

Some ativities are the Sugar Bush tours, Mega Mutts dog show, Pancake flipping contest and much much more. For the complete schedule please visit 2010 Schedule.

Check out this map of of the activities available.

For more information check out www.elmiramaplesyrup.com

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[Video Blog] Top Reasons to Move to Elmira On

wmcneil — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 17:46:33 +0000

By Warren McNeil,

Elmira Ontario in the Township of Woolwich is a terrific place to live. Elmira is only about 10 minutes north of Waterloo and 20 minutes east of Guelph so you get the best of both worlds. Small town living with easy access to the big city. If you are thinking of moving to Elmira but would like to learn a little bit more about this wonderful town, take a look at the following video.

*Video:moving to elmira

Transcript of video

Hi There, I am Warren McNeil from Team McNeil at Re/Max Twin City Realty

If you are looking to get away from the hustle and bustle of the big city but still need access to a city nearby, then Elmira Ontario is for you. Elmira is a small town in Woolwich Township which is 10 minutes North of Waterloo and 20 minutes east of Guelph. The population of Elmira is around 12,000 people according to census data from 2006.

Elmira is best known for it’s hockey team the Elmira Sugar Kings and the Elmira Maple Syrup Festival which takes place in April. But there’s more! This year the Syrup festival will take place on March 27, 2010.

- Elmira is close to all amenities. Within town, You are only about 5 minutes away from grocery stores, local shops, coffee shops and restaurants. Elmira even has a 24 hour grocery store!

- Elmira has lots of hiking trails. The Lions Lake Trail which is 7 km long and the Kissing bridge trail which is an abandoned railroad that travels from Millbank to Guelph. for 45kms. If you like hiking, cycling or running then you will find these natural scenic trails very enjoyable.

- Woolwich and Elmira have two newspapers that provide local information about the township and Elmira. They are the Woolwich Observer and the Elmira Independent. Want to know more about Elmira and Woolwich Township, contact us and we’ll send you copies of these newpapers.

- In 2009 Grand River Transit started offering bus service to and from Waterloo’s Conestogo Mall via St Jacobs to Elmira. This is convenient for local residents who wanted to go back and forth to Waterloo each day.

- As I mentioned earlier, Elmira is famous for their local Junior B hockey team, the Elmira Sugar Kings. In 2009 Woolwich placed 3rd in the Kraft Hockeyville contest and was awarded $25,000. If you are a hockey enthusiast, then Elmira is definitely the place to be.

- Also In 2009, Woolwich township built a brand new recreation centre in Elmira with twin arenas, a community centre, a fitness centre, a walking track and a swimming pool.

- One of my favourite things about Elmira is the World reknowned Elmira Maple Syrup Festival which takes place in Early April. This single one day event attracts around 60,000 people. Isn’t that amazing?

- Since Elmira is so close to Kitchener-Waterloo and Guelph you get the best of both worlds. Smalltownliving with easy access to the city. In 10 short minutes, you are close to a huge farmers market, lots of shopping, a movie theatre.

- With regards to housing, prices are between 130,000 up to 650,000 for high-end homes. The average house price for a singe- detached home is around 292,000. Prices are similar to Waterloo.

Well I hope you found the information here useful today and if you would like to find out more information about housing for sale in Elmira and Woolwich Township or would like an information package about the area, please contact us at www.elmirealestate.ca

References:

http://www.elmiramaplesyrup.com/ This year the Syrup festival will take place on March 27, 2010.

http://www.woolwich.ca/en/

http://www.elmiraindependent.com/

http://observerxtra.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woolwich,_Ontario

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Local Author Malcolm Gladwell coming to Elmira for Fundraiser

wmcneil — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:28:47 +0000

By Warren McNeil,

Elmira native and best-selling author Malcolm Gladwell (Wikipedia) is coming home for a pair of fundraisers to support the Woolwich Councelling Centre . WCC an agency that serves the Woolwich, Wellesley and surrounding areas.

Here are the particulars of the event see also http://www.woolwich.ca/en/newsevents/Events.asp

The following information about Malcolm Gladwell is from his blog.

I’m a writer for the New Yorker magazine, and the author of two books, “The Tipping Point: How Little Things Make a Big Difference” and “Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking.” I was born in England, and raised in southwestern Ontario in Canada. Now I live in New York City.

My great claim to fame is that I’m from the town where they invented the BlackBerry. My family also believes (with some justification) that we are distantly related to Colin Powell. I invite you to look closely at the photograph above and draw your own conclusions.

Here are some of the books that he has written:


What the Dog Saw	Outliers	Blink	Tipping Point

I will be attending the event at Floradale Mennonite Church with Melanie and some friends. This should be a terrific evening and I am really looking forward to it.

For ticket information, see http://www.woolwich.ca/en/newsevents/Events.asp

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First post on our new Elmira Real Estate blog

wmcneil — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 04:57:18 +0000

First test post on our new Elmira and area real estate blog. I plan on updating this blog regularly.

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Warren

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New website www.elmirarealestate.ca

wmcneil — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 01:14:13 +0000

By Warren McNeil

I just wanted to write a quick blog entry to mention our newest website. The site is a custom design and allows us to showcase our Elmira and area listings there. This will be of great benefit to our clients and we are very excited to be able to implement it.

I invite everyone to check it out. www.elmirarealestate.ca

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Elmira Sapfest 2009….

wmcneil — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 01:50:12 +0000

By Warren McNeil

A year has gone by and another Sapfest has come to pass. I went to the Elmira Syrup festival today. I didn’t feel the crowd was as big this year as it was the past couple years. Last year you could barely move on the street. This year, there were a few empty pockets on the street. I think the reduced crowd mostly had to do with the cold and overcast weather. I find it amazing how big this event is in our little town. The volume of people that visits Elmira on Sapfest is just incredible.

I enjoyed the usual stuff; you know, apple fritters, back bacon on a bun and last but not least, pancakes! We usually walk up and down the street and look at all the vendors. It’s hard to resist all the different food options. Today was definitely the day not to be worried about the calories.

I am not sure what my favourite part of the festival is. Each year I enjoy something different. It’s really nice bumping into friends and acquaintances. I think that is what I enjoyed the most this year.

All and all it was a great time and I am looking forward to 2010.

For a review from the K-W Record, see:
http://news.therecord.com/News/article/515427

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Elmira Maple Syrup Festival April 4th 2009

wmcneil — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 02:45:23 +0000

By Warren McNeil

One of my favourite days of year is quickly approaching. That day is when the Elmira Syrup Festival takes place. This year it taking place on April 4. 2009.

See http://www.elmiramaplesyrup.com/

Every year there seems to be more people and food choices. I often eat my way up and down the street trying out all the different food options. I have to say that my favourite foods are the Lions Apple Fritters, buggy wheels, pancakes and back bacon on a bun.

It’s simply amazing how many people attend the festival. If you have never been, I highly recommend it.

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