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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 25 Oct 1967, p. 1

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m W | _WATERLOO ST. JACOBS ST. CLEMENTS BRIDGEPORT ST. AGATHA HEIDELBERG CONESTOGO Waterloo, Kitchener and the vulâ€" lage of Bridgeport. He said thorne wore several peasons for this opposition, but the main one being, that the reâ€" sultingcommunity woubd donunâ€" ate the county and eventuaily ne gult in a oneâ€"tier goverrnment. The City of Waterioo, he saud, is iteal in size for efficient manâ€" apgement, with a governiment close to the people and of sufficient size to attract professional poerâ€" somnol to administer the ciby. Mayor Paleczny SO SAYS MAYOR He maintained that inoneasing the size of a city does nat mecesâ€" sarilyresult in improve d efficiâ€" ency or economy. In pointing out the view that amalgamation is nolt necessary, he reported that the two comâ€" munities do work closcly together in providing a number of ser such as secondary schools, pital . public transportation the Kâ€"W expressway. He listed some 28 servaces to the people that the City of Waterâ€" loo hasâ€" pioneered, _ and â€" which show that City fathers anre beaders in lJocal government rather than followers Among these. services. or inno vatrons . he_ listed fluordathion of the water supply. an officeal phan (the only community in the area t have one). complete updating of all street lighting, a munAcipal purchasing _ department â€" for â€" aÂ¥ city operations, a commitbee syâ€" stem to speed council works, first in the area with a seconmdary sowâ€" age â€" breatment â€" plant . and â€" free parking for shoppers DAM COMPLETIONâ€"The new Laurel Creek dam has been completed and the centennial bandshell will now be encircled by a lake, about seven feet deep at the dam. Dam and grading costs were about $5,000. Shown looking over the finished proâ€" ject are _ D‘Arcy Dutton (city engineer), Kenneth Pflug, of the Community Services Board, and Fabian " W PCEEN® CCOL CPROME DNA ROM M e maned ce mb We ie 0 Bandoni, designer of the dam. He cautioned that peoopée «thould Amalgamationâ€"No! of services Iisten to all arguments and alter natives resulting from the local government review, before they jump to the hasty conclusion that the only answer is complete amalâ€" gamation. Committee OKs Sale of Park Lots Cibty _ development â€" Committee Monday agneed to the sale of park lots fronting on Blythwood Place, but have sent the mattor to planning board for their conâ€" sideration. This move was made hbecause the planning boand is considlering the sale of bwo othor lots at Moses Springer Park. Kenneth Pflug, coâ€"ordinator of the community: services board, informed the commuittee that the board would have no objection to such a sale, providing the proâ€" ceeds were placed in a park fund for fuaurther parks development. Ald. _ Rudy Kominek reported that such would be the case. The four lots are all serviced, reported _ Aki. Harold Wagner, and the sabe woulbd altow the city to receive assessment on vyaluâ€" abke property. "It is unceconomical for parks land with barge frontage to be retained as parks property and would be advantageous for us to seil and rocoive assessment," he The property is the former suâ€" par bush, which the city acquired for park band bast year. City Air Pollution Bylaw BE| Would Not Be Effective WATERLOO, â€"ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25, sanitation _ committee _ Monday, city â€" bealth _ inspector _ Phillip ;n(;' adyone else on city staff was commentent to discuss in detai program.‘‘ Mr. Johnston‘s report was the result of investigations made by him of the Bawer‘s Ltd. plant on King St., following heavy smoke complaints by a neighbor. Philomen DePrez of 205 King St. S., whose property abuts the Bawer plants property, had lodgâ€" ed a complaint to council about smoke and soot damage to his car and property. He said it was caused by Bauwer‘s and asked council action. As a result, Mr. Johnston was requested to make an investigation. dic emission of smoke and SO(t 3. They.do not deny Mr. DePrez‘ property has been fouled but d-qâ€" ble 3. They are making an effort bo neduce smoke emissions. 4. Neither he nor any ome else on city staff was qualified to disâ€" cuss in detail cither the cause or cure of air pollution, and the city bylaw was not enforceable. In noting Baver‘s Itd. aware ness of some poliution of the arr, Mr. Johnston said that the comâ€" pany was making a sincere effort and _ considerable _ expenditures have been made to reduce pobluâ€" He stated that they were seekâ€" ing further improvements as long as they were economical and physically feasihle â€" the last conâ€" sideration being important. Mr. Johnston noted that an inâ€" spection of the plant showed a lack of space. which makes inâ€" stallation of additional equipment extremely difficult. The raw matcovials used in their manufacturing process, according to the report. are "low grade, raw cotton and jute,. which contams (Continued on page 2) One of Canada‘s betterâ€" known and industrious sculptors, Rebecâ€" ca Ssster, says that sculpturing one of the arts that until recently was left out, is rapidMy in popuâ€" larity. More and more Canadians, she sail. are purchasing â€" sculiptures for their homes and offices. There is a â€" tremendous â€" upsurge . and more and more people are begin ning to discover this art. It is also being used extremely efâ€" fectively in architecture as well. "If such a person were availâ€" Miss Sissler, who has been in this foibd of art since 19%1, says this field of art since 1%1. says medium of art. It was used m the very early days of man to depict his life around him. They usually _ worked _ extensively _ in Provincial 5 Law Would Take time 1. Bauers are aware Sculpture Appreciation in whether they are responsiâ€" report gave four concluâ€" WINS A HOUSEFUL A Waterboo woman, Mrs. Wilâ€" lard Michalofsky of 223 Bearingâ€" ger Rd.. is the winner of the Kitchener Lions Club draw and is the proud owner of an $18,000 home. The house was specially conâ€" structed by the Kâ€"W Housebuildâ€" ers Association for the Leons Club and has been on view at the Faurview Park Plaza parking lot for several months. Proceeds of the draw will be used for Laons Club projects. Mrs. Michalofsky wasn‘t sure whether to believe her family or not when they first told her the news at 11 p.m. Thursday night. Friday, officials of the Kâ€"W Housebuilders _ and â€" Lions Club presented her with the keys and conducted her on hor first tour of the house. Russel Howald, preâ€" sident of the association, told her it would be put on a lot located clay. but gradually, as the use of tools added to their knowledge, they began to work im wood, stonce anvi matble. Miss Sissler was in Waterioo this past week, taking part im the University _ of _ Waterboo‘s _ Arts Festival, a weekâ€"long event feaâ€" turmng international and Canacdian talent She has travelled extonsively throughout the world to gather inspiration for her_â€" many fine works, â€" including such countries as â€" Denmark, Germany, â€" Italy. Greece, Turkey, Yugoslavia, France, England and Egypt She admits to an earty interest in Egyption sculpture: "I tike it‘s sculptures, it‘s heavy, simplified distnlbution of form. It‘s steady KEY PRESENTEDâ€"Russell Howald, president of the Kâ€"W Housebuilders Association, presents Mrs. Willard Michalofsky with the keys to the home she won at the Kitchener Lions Club draw. Shown (left to right) are Mrs. Michalofsky, Vernon Kaiser, Joseph Silaschi, J. G. Weber and Mr. Howald. She Got It, She Got It! SUBSCRIPTION $3.0 YEAR on the extension of Wilson Avenue in the south end of Kitchemer. the footings and foundation are completed. Mrs. Michaclofsky, mother of seven children reported that they had not yet decided what to do with the home (they own theiur own home) but were very happy. She works at B.F.Goodrich Can Waterloo to Lease Land for Clubhouse ada Ltd. and her husband is on the sales staff at Seven Oaks Manufacturing and Sabes Ltd. The city development commitâ€" tee Monday agreed to a lease agreement _ with _ the â€" Watonloo Tenmis Club. This will allow the club to enect» a new clubhouse on city property on a longâ€"term lease basis. Concernmg some of the modora typesculptures which rely on tirely on inbterpretative form . and welded works, Miss Sissler savs that this is a difficult period in art because many persons are jump‘ing on the bandwagon No nealt â€" antist just picks up _ and throws things togethor. There has been a }ot of Serims expertmenting though. In the fuâ€" ture. some will prove to be exâ€" cellent but the others will fall by the wayside. an Upsurge rhythm, it‘s pulsating quality.‘"* This â€" feeling for the ancient methods of the Nite is evident im many of her own works. Thi‘s will prove brue not ondy in sculptwring, but in all forgas of art It may be a few weeks before

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