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¢ %Woé%wfu‘cé CM «* whigin w Esth. 1855 Circ. 10,.241 ' Approved the hiring of Mrs. Laurie Walker, Shoemakâ€" er Ave., Kitchener, to the building and plumbing departâ€" ment staff. Heard letter of congratulations to the Waterloo City Council by the Kitchener Board of Health, for initiating flouridation of municipal water supply. Approved recommendation from the Kâ€"W House Builders Assoc. to petition for the reduction or eliminaâ€" tion of tax on builders supplies as a means of reducing home purchasing costs. Agreed to the calling of tenders for aKitchenerâ€"W aterâ€" loo Hospital ambulance replacement, and {to look into the possibility of acquiring governmental subsidies. Received the recommendation of two persons for apâ€" &nintment to the Community Services Boardâ€"T. B. Mcâ€" urray (proposed by Ald. Ledger) and Dr. H. Coker (proposed by Ald. Kominek). It was agreed to recomâ€" mend to council the appointment of Dr. Coker. Approved the hiriny of Mrs. Sandra B;er Crescent, on the city clerk staff. 1 U hoii 2. se ie ns isnn tm c esn ind ts t ifi hi es sc Te 1 t ts 83 J hi h ol M3 Recorded a refusal for a donation toward a civic dinâ€" ner for participants in the Dominion Life Intercollegiate Holiday Hockey Tournament. Four teams participate, U. of W., WLU, St. George University and another yet to be named. Ald. Wagner wondered why this company and the universities would approach them for help and further noted that they had granted the universities a per capita grant which "should be all for the vear." Approved "in principle" the 1967 works program for the city (re'portec_i in full in last week‘s Chronicle). _ Aveek," when the matter will agaifi bevl)rbl.lgilrlrt‘u_pwt;e-f-(;;é eouncil. On a motion by Ald. Russ Ledger, voted to "not" pay a fiveâ€"yearâ€"old bill presented by E. and E. Seegmiller for work apparently done on the Waterloo Square area. Ald. Ledger contended that there was no justification in the minds of aldermen that the bill was still owing. Mayor Paleczny predicted that "we are going to have fun next All actions to be confirmed by council next week. Heard complaint of Margaret 1\“): resident concerning heavy truck traffic. Approved a o action"‘ recommenâ€" dation by city engineer D‘Arey Dutton because of exâ€" treme difficulty in eliminating such problems. Alderman Haroid Wagsner reâ€" ceived full support of his commitâ€" tee members, during regular sesâ€" gion Monday night. to request Municipal Affairs minister Spoonâ€" er to defer, what he termed "premature" action in the amalâ€" It was decided that further study of the Economic Opportunâ€" ty Program (an action program for community growth) will be necessary before a decision to implement in Waterloo could be arrived at. Dennis Meyer, preâ€" sident, stated that there would be some duplication of proceâ€" Wagner â€" â€" â€" School System Amalgamation "Premature" Request Spooner Defer be invited to attend each meetâ€" ing so that a continuous flow of information would be available to all concerned. Ken Shea, executive member of Minnesota Mining Co. and member of the Board of Goverâ€" mors at WLU, will be the guest Speaker at the annual Chamber meeting to be held February 2. It was noted that the industrial commission had met with Mayor :aleczny, D‘Arcy Dutton and uss Ledger (Ald.) concerning &n industrial commissioner. The concensus of opinion was that "if" closer liasson between the industrial commission â€" of the Chamber and members of counâ€" cil were implemented, a commisâ€" gioner would not be required. Further to this, it was decided that a member of council would The Board o%pirecbu of the Waterloo ChamBer of Commerce discussed a variety of subjects &At their dinner meeting, Thurs day, held at the WLU. VOL. 112 â€" NO. 48 Committee Actions C Of C Board Meeting Ald. Wagner brought the matâ€" ter up at the conclusion of reguâ€" lar agenda business stating: gamation of the three school syâ€" stems of Kitchener, Bridgeport and the township. J. M. Harper pointed up the necessity _of active Chamber participation in the upcoming Regional Review. Mr. Harper in sisted that it would not be a "complete" job if left in the hands of the planners, and reâ€" commended that the Chamber have a good, strong committee set up to investigate the econoâ€" mic impact arising from the reâ€" The program objectives are to learn what job opportunities are available now and in 1970, to designate the shortage of cateâ€" gories of workers along with fuâ€" ture forecasts, to highlight the need and value of employee reâ€" training. It also is used to indiâ€" cate the need for industrial exâ€" pansion, industrial diversification, expansion of tourism, and proâ€" vide a program of action. It was decided that it would be deferred until early 1967. view. *"*Spec" Turner questioned whether the local manufacturers would take the time necessary to fill out the required questionâ€" aires, and if they did not, the program objectives could not be properly fulfilled. dures already in use in Waterloo, and further study was indicated to assure that it would be worthâ€" while. The amalgamation of the Kitâ€" Waterloo â€" St. Clements â€" Bridgeport â€" St. Agatha â€" Heidelberg â€" Conestoga WATERLOO, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 19646 , 295 Dale There is also the feeling that the some 7,000 or 8,000 students generate additional problems, They decry the large amount of acreage that the universities (especially the U. of W.) have purchased, acreage that they feel would be better used for industâ€" rial purposes, because they (uniâ€" versities) do not pay taxes. He charged that many people in important positions in Waterâ€" loo are inclined to look upon the universities as a "liability" rathâ€" er than an asset to the communâ€" ity. Dr. Hagey, president of the University of Waterloo, expresâ€" sed deep concern over the uniâ€" versity‘s ‘"image"" in Waterloo, at a Board of Director‘s meeting (C. of C.) Friday. Hagey â€" â€" Concerned Over University Image He pointed out that Education Minister Davis had recommended consolidation of schools but, he said rural schools and did not reâ€" fer to neighbouring cities â€" I know this is the case. Ald. Wagner moved that a reâ€" solution be sent to Mr. Spooner (Continued on page 4) ‘‘Why they should do so at this time." he wondered, "IL don‘t know because there is no urgenâ€" He noted that a board of eduâ€" cation may or may not be reâ€" commended, and there would be no "meaning" to the study if certain councils are going to "jump the gun." In view of this review it seems "premature" to make this move at this time because it would be only a "partial" step. chener Public School system, Bridgeport Pubtic School system and the Township area school system, should cause Waterloo some concern. At present there is a Regional Study being impleâ€" mented to study all such services and make a recommendation. WATERLOO CHAMBER of Commerce Dennis Meyer (president), Norm Parkâ€" Board of Directors: ‘"Spec" TurnerA er, Dr. Buck, Ross Klopp, Bob Coghill, Ralph Carter, Ira Good, Frank Jessop, William Timmis, J. M. Harper and Fred Al Schendel, Dr. Hagey, Ron Weeks, Srfi'yder. be helpful in presenting the uniâ€" versity case. J. M. Harper, who is the city of Waterloo legal representative, said that they must look at the city as a whole, Waterloo can not be fractured into segments. it is my experience that there is nothâ€" ing but support for university deâ€" Dr. Hagey stated that the uniâ€" versity was contemplating doinsg something to "show the other side of the coin"", and in this teâ€" spect asked what the reaction of the Chamber of Commerce was, concerning this prevalent reacâ€" tion. and also asked if they would make a "statement" that would cause an increase in the police force, housing complications and other services, for which the community is not recomnensed. All of the symposium speakers are experts in the planning of the Netherlands. + ‘"The Netherlands is probably the world leader in the area of total planning"‘, said Professor Aubrey Diem, symposium direcâ€" tor. ‘"Solutions to their problems have resulted in the integration of all aspects of planning. and we could learn much from them which would be applicable to planning problems in Canada." The symposium is open to anyâ€" one interested in geography and planning. Sponsored by the university‘s Geography and Planning departâ€" ment, this is the fourth annual symposium on the world‘s areas. Previous symposiums dealt with South East Asia, Brazil. and China. Last year‘s session on China was attended by over 600 people. Environmental planning in the Netherlands, the most densely populated country in _the. world, will be the topic of the annual symposium on the world‘s areas to be held at the University of Waterloo, Friday, December 2. Netherlands To Be Topic Of Planning Symposium William _ Timmis, immediate past president of the local Chamâ€" ber, said that he had heard nothâ€" ing derrogatory concerning the universities, and felt that such a (Continued on page 4) lems to the city. Dr. Hagey noted that there were many communities who were fighting "tooth and nail" to have â€" a university develop in their community.. Waterloo did not have to fight (though it could have been built in Kitchener, he said) and as a result they do not have the same feeling of ownerâ€" ship as do those communitieg who fought to obtain one. velopment. They might bring some problems. but, so does anyâ€" thing else, there are many other things that bring greater probâ€" lems to the citv To conclude the symposium, Dr. J. K. Reynolds. chief execuâ€" tive officer in the Department of the Prime Minister of Ontario, will speak on the implications for lands Canada of environmental plan; ning programs in the Netherâ€" Urban development problems in the Netherlands will be dealt with by Dr. Jacob Spelt. Univerâ€" sity of Toronto, and Dr. Anton de Vos, University of Waterloo, will cover new developments in environmental planning in the Netherlands. Both men are naâ€" tives of the Netherlands. Dr. Simeon Herweijer, Governâ€" ment services for land and water use. The Netherlands, will speak on the problems of regional planâ€" ning and development in the Netherlands and Dr. R. J. de Wit, of Amsterdam will discuss land consolidation and nature preâ€" servation in the Netherlands. Professor Diem will draw comâ€" parisons between the plans and growth patterns of Amsterdam and Rotterdam, problems which he has studied at first hand in the Netherlands. SUBSCRIPTION $3.00 YEAR