New Hamburg Flood Photos

These photos were sent to us by readers of the New Hamburg Independent.

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New Hamburg Flood Photos

Independent photographer photos.

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Letters to Santa

Dear Santa Claus,
You have a great job because you get to fly and deliver present and put them in stockings and under Christmas trees too. I wanted to ask you how do you reindeer fly? What is your favourite food? Why do you where a red suit? Let me tell you when I was good [...]

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Christmas lights in New Hamburg

Rob Laurette submitted these photos he took of Christmas lights in New Hamburg.

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Christmas at Hogwarts

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Baden and New Hamburg parades

Santa stopped by New Hamburg and Baden this past weekend to visit with the children.

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Gingerbread contest winners announced

A selection of the 2008 New Hamburg Gingerbread Contest entries.

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Gingerbread contest public viewing tonight

Imaginations have run wild in Wilmot over the last two months.
Participants in New Hamburg’s annual Gingerbread House Contest brought their creative masterpieces to the New Apostolic Church last night where judging began on the 27 entries. Awards and cash prizes will be handed out tonight following a public viewing from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. [...]

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Legion Peewee’s battle Embro

The New Hamburg Legion Peewee Rep Huskies came away with only one point in a two game home and away series versus Embro last week.
After losing an early season game against Embro 6-1, the Peewees were going to have to step up their game to stop a similar fate. In the first game, the fans [...]

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Local class sizes below provincial standard

Ontario has released the results of an initiative to reduce class sizes across the province.
According to a release from the office of Leeanna Pendergast, MPP for Kitchener-Conestoga, class sizes in the region are at or below the provincial goals.
“As an educator for over 20 years, I understand the importance of this accomplishment and want to [...]

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Kids and Cops this weekend

The 10th Annual Kids & Cops day at the Wellesley Arena takes place this Saturday.
This is a fun day for 150 – 175 kids, aged 4 to 10 from Local League Rep. Hockey Teams.
Twin Centre Minor Hockey Association consists of the villages of Wellesley, St. Clements, Linwood, St. Agatha, Heidelberg and [...]

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MP says coalition proposal is undemocratic

Gail Martin
For the Independent
Harold Albrecht’s office has been flooded with phone calls this week — the majority of them expressing dismay over the possibility of a coalition government taking the power from the Conservative party.
Albrecht, the Member of Parliament for Kitchener-Conestoga, said that the consensus is that such a coalition, involving a deal brokered between [...]

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Tavistock holds annual Christmas parade

Tavistock was out in full Christmas spirit this past Saturday with their annual Christmas parade.

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