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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 2 Oct 1969, p. 7

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#} ~â€" Four students get Friendship awards Board chairman recommends _ ‘joint urbanâ€"rural planning tives of both rural and urban eommunities, according to Jack Young, chairman of the Waterâ€" loo County Area Planning Board. . _ "If we don‘t like our way of Mlife now or the way of life indiâ€" Young emphasized that the ecoâ€" nomic study is merely an indicaâ€" tion of the way the area will grow if present trends continue. He said: Top awards of $200 each went to Gabrielle Schreiber of 82 Wilâ€" liam St. W., now attending the anthropology and sociology course at the University of Waterloo, and to David Chao of 186 Marâ€" shall St., now enrolled in enginâ€" eering science at the University of Waterloo. A plan for the future of the Waterloo County area must be developed jointly by rep_resenta. "We must work together to plan the kind of environment we wantâ€"togetherness must be our keynote." ‘ Young, & Kitchener alderman, was commenting on the recently published economic base study of the Waterlooâ€"South Wellington area, prepared as part of a largâ€" er study being carried out under the â€"supervision of the area board. "We have to make it clear that it is not up to the cities to impose a plan on the remainder of the area," he told board memâ€" bers at their September meeting held last Thursday. "Rural people want to know how we propose to preserve good agriculutral land so that the ciâ€" ties can continue to enjoy a supâ€" ply of cheap food. He said many rural people are concerned about the future of pariculture in the face of foreâ€" casts of continuing urban growth. an answer Four Waterloo young people, all of them now attending univerâ€" sity here, have been awarded Kitâ€" chenerâ€"Waterloo Council of Friendship scholarships. Presentation of the scholarships took place Monday night at the Transylvania Club in Kitchéner and marked the 22nd such occaâ€" sion since the council was formed : The four Waterloo students were among 18 from the Twin City area to share the $2,200 ofâ€" fered this year by local firms and individuals through the auspices of the Council of Friendshipâ€" an organization devoted to the assistance of New Canadians from Europe and elsewhere. Awards of $100 each went to have to provide them with Peter Miller, Renate Schmidt, Gabriclle Schreiber, David Chao and William Cowls. Jack Weber of Kitchener said officila plan committee, asked the costs of providing these serâ€" vices against the benefits that come with growth and then deâ€" cide on a plan that provides for growth that the area can afford. cated by the report, it‘s up to us to prepare a plan that will give us a way of life we do want." _ Councillor Willis Woods of Elâ€" mira, chairman of the board‘s official plan committee, asked how valid the economic foreâ€" casts were if growth is limited by such problems as water supâ€" ply and sewage disposal. Young announced â€" that the board executive will soon emâ€" bark on a "massive program of communication" with the 15 muâ€" nicipalities represented on the board. Executive committee members will visit each municipality in the county to explain board proâ€" grams and their significance and answer questions from local council members and other muâ€" nicipal representatives. The Council of Friendship schoâ€" larship committee is composed of Mrs. J. F. T. Maines and Mabel Hedley (cochairmen), Mrs. W. P. Clement, William J. Cowis, Dr. and Mrs. A. Hess, William Merâ€" tens, Mrs. A. Rudusans, Mrs. Keith Staebler and Mr. and Mrs. Karel Stark. Renate Schmidt of 170 Pine Grove Cres., currently in general arts at Waterloo Lutheran Uniâ€" versity, and to Peter Miller of 48 King St. S., now in the matheâ€" matics course at the University of Waterloo. All students receiving awards are either immigrants themselves or children of immigrants. The committee of judges comâ€" prised representatives of the seâ€" condary schools of Kitchener and Waterloo and the Council of Friendship and decisions were based primarily on academic standing and need. The council was formed in 1943 with the purpose of assisting newâ€" comers from.â€" Europe in finding such basics as jobs, homes and FURNITURE and APPLIANCES One Room or A Complete a Housefull ALAN RIGBY‘S HMHouse of Furniture 46 King North Waterloo Telephone 5765440 FOR RENT According to William Cowls, current president of the council, "we just give everyone a chance to get together without allowing politics or religion to enter into it." furniture. It also helped them in learning the English language by forming classes for the immiâ€" grants at the YWCA. The council meets once a month and provides New Canadians with entertainment and a social time. TORONTO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA THE MILES FOR "Do Your Thing" TICKETS AVAILABLE AT Sauders Men‘s Wear Kadwell Records Bergmans Jewellers SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18th 8:30 p.m. Walk individually or in a relay team. Walk around the cities for the needy around the world. UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO, WATERLOO, ONTARIO ADULTS You too can "Do Your Thing" Kitchener For further information and registration forms call 576â€"6610 PHYSICAL EDUCATION BUILDING Admission $2.50 $2.00 $1.00 Music Director & Conductor, Karl Anceri MAIL & PHONE ORDERS ACCEPTED 744â€"6111, Ext. 2126 or Theatre Box Office Ariberg sets a new trend in snowmohile design . . . with six new 1970 models as outstanding in performance as they are in appearance! This is the year of the change . . . the change to a wider choice of models and engine horsepower . . . the engineering changes that mean even greater deâ€" pendability . . . the styling changes everyone else wil try to match next year! 415 King St. N., Waterloo BEAUTYâ€" TEX Sprayed Ceilings CONVENIENT PARKING Fairview Mail, Kitchener also Insulating, Drywall & Taping © Acoustical Sprayed Ceilings © FREE ESTIMATES Phone 742â€"5221 © Residential & Commercial TREND â€" SETTER â€" 1970 ARLBERG Waterioo Chronicle, Thursday, October 2, 1969 7 m Miles for Millions Office 144 King St. East, Kitchener 29 Young St. E., Waterloo MILLIONS WALK Sat., Oct. 4 BLACK AND BEAUTIFUL ... BETTER THAN EVER FOR THE 70‘s, WE‘VE GOT THEM! Waterioo Phone 743â€"9379

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