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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 10 Sep 1970, p. 10

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" 4 t - ‘t - ti5 P K "V'! , “.3122 , "r; _ " uche", I“ .“"0, cad .v» A T - Think Twice Committee Members 10 Prof. Glenn Carroll Mrs. Norma Sangoi Waterrc’s'd Chronicle, Thursday, September to, 1970 Allan Rigby Paul Gerster - G A ' ' v ", 7 b y Allt , ta, j. B' p, "t , V 2 » W; l ' ‘ , x Q .. F fl, ry ‘ LN .. , e ' 7 "C . J, " Co. Glen Carroll. dean of the business and economies school, Waterloo Lutheran University. Albert G Schmidt. past president, Waterloo Branch. Royal Canad- ian legion. Mrs. Edivard A. Cies- Original committee members included George Kenny. vu'o- president and managing director of the Waterloo Mutual Insurance It's been hectic but worthwhile because people are at least discus- smg and examining the amalgam- ation issue. said Mr Tumbull Volunteers have been at work since distributing posters which urge' residents to "Think Twice. Vote Yes For Waterloo" They have also placed advertisements. appeared on television and radio talk shows and conducted a tele- phone canvass There are all types of people on the committee and each has his or her own view and opinions. But they agree on one thing: There is nothing to be gained by amalgam- ating Kitchener and Waterloo. Telephone calls and personal contact brought friends and stran- gers into the committee, After two meetings the campaign ball was rolling, The committee is as informal now as it was a few weeks ago when William Timmis, vice-presi- dent of the cereal division of Jo- seph E. Seagram and Sons Ltd., suggested to friends that some- thing should be done to air the other side of the amalgamation story. Brian Turnbull, planning con- sultant and former Waterloo plan- ning director, and George Priddle. assistant geography professor at the University of Waterloo, are now co-chairman of the commit- tee. Mr. Timmis was the first chair- man of the Think Twice Com- mittee. He had to give up the posi- tion because he was going out of town. "We were concerned that there were many facts and considers tions which were not being exam- ined," he said. One thing brought members of the Think Twice Committee to- gether--a concern for the future of Waterloo. Mrs. Laura Ciesluk Rev. Ray McCall Committee members have one thing in common Also included are Mrs. Violet Horton, 121 William St., whose luk, 176 Sunview St., a housewife; and Mrs. Norma Sangoi, 8 Marsh- all St., a housewife who recently sent a petition opposing amalga- mation to Municipal Affairs Min- ister Darcy McKeough. Vote YES for Waterloo Bill Timmis Fred Ryan husband is an architect: Stanley Marsland. retired Waterloo in- dustrialist; Fred Ryan, manag- er of Waterloo Square: Allan Schendel. president of the Wat- erloo Chamber of Commerce: and Paul Gerster, a businessman: Ai- lan Rigby, a merchant: Rev. Ray Allan Schendel Stanley Manland McCall of First United Church, and Prof. Ian McKay, a geography professor at Waterloo Lutheran University, and his wife, Linda. Committee membership has been expanded from the original 17 to include other volunteers who have offered their services. Mrs. Violet Horton Albert Schmidt

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