7 | W aterloo C hronicle | T hursday,O ctober 15,2020 w aterloochronicle.ca Certified Lyric provider • www.auburnmountainhearing.com • 550 Fennell Ave. E. Unit 16 B, Hamilton 289-768-6167 • 723 Rymal Rd.W. Unit 500 , Hamilton 289-768-8971 • 570 University Ave. E. Unit 905,Waterloo 888-907-1436 • 350 Conestoga Blvd. Unit B3, Cambridge 888-737-9976 • 168 Barton St.Unit 3, Stoney Creek 289-203-3256 • 1144Wilson St.W. Unit D203,Ancaster 289-203-3195 AWARD WINNING CLINIC • Doctor of Audiology Transportation Options Available, Contact Us for Details Youneed towear amask Takeyour newearring and ask? Misunderstandingwhat people are saying? Is everyonemumbling? Are you askingeveryone to repeat themselves? Can't lip read anymore? We'Re 'heAR' ToheLp! LAURELWOOD MULTI-USE PATH PUBLIC INFORMATION CENTRE The City of Waterloo and its consultant for this project, IBI Group, are pleased to announce the designs of the Laurelwood Multi-use Path from the Doreen Thomas Trail to Beaver Creek Road is now available online for public review and comment. The proposed multi-use path will be located on the north side of Laurelwood Drive and ultimately form part of an off-road system around Laurel Creek. Depending on budgetary constraints, construction is planned for 2021. The public will be able to provide feedback on the design until the beginning of November. The design and associated information can be accessed by visiting engagewr.ca/laurelwood-multi-use-path For questions, please contact either: Louise Finlay, CPT Project Manager, Bikeways, Trails and Greenspaces City of Waterloo 519-747-8744 louise.finlay@waterloo.ca Tim McCormick, OALA, APALA, CSLA, ISA Certified Arborist AssociateDirector -Practice Lead,Landscape Architecture IBI Group 519-585-2255 ext 63258 tim.mccormick@ibigroup.com LAU R EL G ATE D R BE AR ING ER RD FISC JAM E OO BE AV ER CREEK C R ES BEAVE R C R E EK R D BR E N TC LIFFE SAND WOOD PL BR O O KM ILL CRES PINELAND PL DEACO N WOOD PLHAVENDALE CRES W WOOD D R HAVENDALE CRES PINELAND CRT DALECROFTPL BEAVER CREEK SILVERWOOD PL H AV E N D ALE PL LAURELWOOD DR LAURELWOOD DR Laurel Creek Conservation Area Waterloo Public Library John M. Harper Branch and The Stork Family YMCA P. 519-886-1550 TTY. 1-866-786-3941waterloo.ca I love a good fright, in the right context. Especially around Hal- loween, I love the chills that come from watching a horror movie or visiting a "haunted" attraction. But on top of the viscer- al thrill of being scared, I'm also fascinated with the phenomenon of why and how people like me get frightened. What scares us, and why? Perhaps it's because I love horror movies, or be- cause Halloween is a be- loved time of year for my family. Whatever the rea- son, I love thinking about why we voluntarily scare ourselves. Of course, my analytical brain wasn't working very well when my family and I walked nervously through the wonderfully spooky- Screampark at Bingemans in Kitchener on opening night. Only the animal part of my brain was working as we crept through the aban- doned town. Flight or fight. I was scared. We all were. We loved it. Screampark is hailed as Ontario's most terrifying outdoor attraction, and my family can vouch that it is indeed a haunting - and ul- timately delightful - walk in the woods. Like everything else this year, the Screampark is different than ever be- fore. Everyone wears a mask - guests and actors - and so- cial distancing rules en- sure that no ghouls will ev- er get "in your face." But the creators of Screampark have done a remarkable job of creating an experience that feels si- multaneously scary and safe. The experience now be- gins at the Flag Raiders paintball arena, which has been brilliantly adapted to resemble the creepy sets of old zombie and slasher movies. Who, or what, could be inside the broken-down bus up ahead? What infec- tion spread from the site of this crashed plane? It becomes easy to imag- ine yourself immersed in the post-apocalyptic world of "28 Days Later" or "The Last of Us." Then, if you're comfort- able doing so, you can tip- toe into The Slaughter Shed. The name should give you an idea of what awaits. For Halloween haunted house buffs like me, the shed had the most gleefully gruesome scenes. No (more) spoilers. There's so much more to Screampark, spread over an area that is genuinely spooky in the moonlight, populated by talented ac- tors waiting to give you a scare (from a safe dis- tance). Nobody knows what Halloween will be like this year. Trick-or-treating as we know it may be on hia- tus. I'm grateful that Screampark has continued a Halloween tradition that, amid truly scary times, feels like a safe way for families and friends to get their spook on. Marshall Ward is a freelance writer and artist. Check out his award-win- ning podcast "Bonn Park" with Sara Geidlinger on Apple Podcasts, Insta- gram, Twitter and Face- book. CHECK OUT SCREAMPARK IF YOU'RE UP FOR A SCARE OPINION LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE THIS YEAR, THE SCREAMPARK IS DIFFERENT THAN EVER BEFORE, WRITES MARSHALL WARD MARSHALL WARD Column