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Br FRED SHINN In 1984 the population of Water, ho was 8,162. a decrease of 584 on the previous year. This. I be- lieve, was the only time Waterloo had a decrease. OVER THE YEARS Sumo the project was started in 1965, about $16,000,000 has been spent on construction and property purchases Estimated to cost “BLOOM the expressway Ls due for annotation in t97t. The Ontario Malays department is paying thrxmratrttrter.t 'of the 0.19““ rest is being shared by Kitctxmer There was also an assessment loss of $4.153. It was all due to a depression over a period of several years, Relief accounts for October that year totalled $3,569.07. The November figures were $4.- 156.3l. Included here Were transL ents' accounts for $15.80 and $23.60. Most towns and cities appointed a relief board. It was a busy year on the hit [1084 cott,strttrttort project in the [usury of the Twin Cities as one sedan of the 143 miles express- way was completed and two more started. One case of a carpenter and his family comes to my mind, Since there was no . building being 'r.l:?si'""', D, done. the fami- tr' c.:;',:':)', 1y breadwinner . sl'di, was unemploy- PA.,." lil, ed. Unable to ; Ci,.,.):;":':?,, K" get work of any ES kind, he used up L':". MF his bank account Rlgiataird Bil, and cashed scv- "'fi2' XI ‘ eral insurance ’ "h 'gre " policies. rd .0 ~/’ He then applied lor rcllci. but was refused and told to lake a mortgage on his home. which was fully paid for. Over the years he had worked hard and saved lo pay for it. Others who never savcrl. but spent all as they went along, were given relief. Cmslmcthm projecls costing Intro than $l|,000.000 were either started or completed on the Corte- stow Parkway during 1967. 'l'hc fieure includes three con- tracts worth $3,568.20?) for cmvdrttc- tion of tho expressway and nearly $2,rr00.000 in preparatory work sud: as tilocretmg underground services off the expressway roun- In 1935 one of the first roguhr meetings of Waterloo town council began action In change the voting day from the first Monday in Janu- ary to the first Monday in Decem- ber. Several members felt the hoii, day season interfered with voter's “My The change made the" sun applies today. Waterloo Dropped Only Once The Adult Education Centre staff has decorated the school’s Iohby with life-size displays of 1867 (left photo) and 1967 living rooms. 'ar Parkway Construction Hits $11 Million no ng RIF/ll "rrp. bR. m. F' . /i'.i. 'y- , IllI ‘ l n y v.,_i_,_4tt',vh_'_",/:_iv'4 g, up L'" :.%bv' gf' mt glhs " p, ICC u a. I if l, 2“ w s?lM)l, Many years ago, the small square opposite Carling's Brewery was the first livestock market. Large numbers of farmers attend- ed to purchase cattle and pigs in the Why-m foot sheds located Work on the encircling trattorn lee of the expressway from ng to Frederick Street along Edna Street was tdarted during the year by K and F, Seamillet add. ot mam, The company has a Old-timers who are still with us will no doubt be interested by some of the hockey memories of the 90s. Two bridge-s, two scrvice roads and a cloverleaf won- added to the king Street [inst scone while “Spaghetti Junction.“ the intersec- Cron of King Street and Foams Avenue. ceased to he the butt of jokes and disappeared into obli- vino. Members were Charlie Koehler, goal: Grandy Forester, point: Joe Seauram. cover point: Crsarles mum rover: Norm Seagram. Ed Seoprom and William Hendry, lor- wards. Waterloo was at the top of the then hockey world. as was shown by records dug out of the vault of the Bank of Montreal in Waterloo by J. R. Beaten. manager of the local branch, and an officer of the Waterloo club in 1934-35. The interesting records found in. cluded statements rendered to the club of 1900 for transportation and the travelling expenses by owners of livery stables and hotels. A statement from Mark Lewis. proprietor of the Zimmerman House for a visiting team, the home club paying the expenses. was: Feb. Ci, to eight suppers. $2; to five beds. ttti: to five break- fasts, $125; to one flack of whis- .ey_ 50 cents: total ts. I knew all the boys on the loam and watched many a game. The must exciting were between Berlin and Waterloo. and Waterloo on a population has is, or eight contracts awarded in the pm: few months. six were he low tue oslimulcs rropurul by Consulting engineers. The KimI Fs'trcet End section. I 7 miles long and costing $3.00!,7ll, was completed during the fall by Bot Comitructum Ltd. of Oakville after nearly two years of work An account from L. Cruyhill, owner of a livery stable. fur $4.25, was for a livery team for tran.; porting [hr Waterloo team io Pres- ton. Another from George Suggitt, proprietor of the Commercial Liv- ery Stable. for $3. was for a horse to Stratum! for the Waterloo hoc- key (can) The “slum section so far is Most of the property needed for the IR mile stretch from King the eastern leg of the expressway Stteet west inward titrattord, between King Street [dad and which largely follows the Hulk‘ of Bridgeport Road has been bought. Henry Slurm Boulevard as Car as Property appraisers are now work. Straxhurg Road in: in Waterloo along the route "he Summnllm company is aim Irem Bridgeport Road to llughway building this. “when at a cost M Kn. Ft Seven men formed a team. play- ing two half periods. There were no spares so if a player were in.. jured a member of the opposite team was laid off. Letter carriers throughout the country will soon be equipped with an animal repellent spray. Pasties. be careful how you use it as a dog never forgets how he is treat- In the spring, gradittg of the cxprmsway lanes will be rosumwl. along with unstrucllon of .1 clover- "sid at Ottawa Sin-d North. Pav- ing. lighting and other finishing lunch-x will follow before lrallic can use the section, which will con- nocl with FreUcrick Strvet alum: a lvmporary rump at Principal Av- enue in from of the Frederick Street plaza $1,%i2,9P2 contract to complete this 1.73 mile section by next October. I have been calling in homes mast of my lifetime and never had Double with dogs. Years ago the dogs were allowed to run free and when on my paper route the dog at one home always came to meet me. I would put the paper in his mouth and he carried it into the home. So far, bridges Krug Streets have and much of the installed. The policeman, having had pre- vious experience with canine intel, ligence. let the animal have his way. The girl and the constable were led straight to the girl’s home where her parents were almost frantic. The dog dined sumptuously. A friendly policeman suggested to the little girl the police station might provide some attraction. but the dog had other ideas. Taking the hem of the little girl's coat in his teeth. he tugged For 30 years I had a debit with an insurance company. which re- quired me to call at homes almost every day of the year. A few years ago I was employed with the city assessment department of the city. In a large city. a tttree-year-old child accompanied by her father's police dog became lost, They wan- tiered far and soon subs proclaimed the child was lost. at Ottawa and been completed storm drainage Most of the property needed for the eastern leg of the expressway between King Street [Casi and Bridgeport Road has been bought. Property appraisers are now work. ing in Waterloo along the route About $l.500.000 Wits spent m property purcharcs durum: the year, Fifteen houses and six other buildings wore removed from the cum-“way route at a cost of $27.277. Other work going on includes the conslnu'lum ol a 337.12% bridge to carry Guelph sen-m traffic over the expressway. This is [wing built by Hm (‘ouslructum and is due for completion in June. $3,613.582 The project includes five bridges and some long sections of retaining wall. This section Ls due for vomplvtion at the 0nd of t968. G. B. Kenney Gets Medal George B. Kenney, vice president and managing director of Waterloo Mutual Insurance Co., has received a Centennial Medal from the sec- retary of state at Ottawa. He was nominated by the Cana, dian Highways Safety Council, which he founded in 1955 with Brooke Claxton. Metropolitan Life of Canada president: Justice An- toine Rivard of Quebec; Gordon Taylor, Alberta's minister of trarusrort: and Vacy Ash, president of Shell Oil (Canada) Ltd. Mr. Kenney, who resides at 431 Glasgow Rd., Kitchener, was born in New York, He came here three years ago from Montreal. where he was Canadian manager of Phoe- nix at llarllord Insurance Co. and vice president of Pelican Reliance Insurance Co. of Canada. GEORGE B. KENNEY Comstructiott of a', w bridge to carry the CNW,, 'ttTC, over the P'ipresSway botw x Victoria and _ Wellington Stream scheduled for , fompMlo'd my 'stitt'titee. This has to he completed ready for construction of the expressway from F'rederick Street to Bridge, port Rudd, To spced up completion of this section, the work has been split into two contracts, both of which will ho awarded next fall for completion Inward the end of 1969, In the nvw year, work will Mart on rebuilding underground 'SPTVICPS in the arm Iretwcen Arnold Street and Bridgvynrt "and, Property along the western leg has been obtained as far as Stras- burg Road and the appraisers are working to ('mnplvtc purchases as for as Fischer Drive, K-NV Traffic Study Due In January The study, which will project road needs to 1970, 1980 and 1987 has been conducted by local and provincial anthorities to develop a long range transportation plan for the Twin Cities. Kitchener-Waterloo':; long-await- ed traffic and transportation study is nearing completion and is ex- pected to be handed to councils early in January. The hub of the street pattern is the Conestoga Parkway, a $38,0ittN 000 expressway now under con- strudion, and the proposed Wel. lington Road freeway which will link the Twin Cities with Guelph. Another major plan is a mad system to connect the west side of Kitchener and Waterloo and hook up the two ends of the ex- pressway that skirts the east side of the cities. The study also took a long range look at transportation needs in the year 2000 and studied some as- pects of bus transportation. Cost estimates for the construe- tion of the proposed network of roads will be ironed out by city engineering departments. The completed study will give councils an outline a priority in the field of street construction. About 70 copies are being print- ed. Forty will go to Kitchener and Waterloo will gel 30.