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(ir'; Watetilk?o w111 acqulre 2 4 more firefighters N let preparationyill con- in the next two weeks “(the building of Water- loo’s second firehali ac- cording to city officials. Waterloo Monday night approved catlipg tenders for a fire truck and also authorimd the addition of 24 firefighters to the Wa- terioo force. The firefight- ers will be added to a rate of tour per month" from March to the end of August. The city recently received word from Canada Man- power that their applica- tion for a grant of $18,000 under the Local Initiatives Program for theUire sub- station had been approved. Construction of the build- ing on Westmount Road north should begin around An old custom picked up from the Vikings is being celebrated this week at Waterloo Collegiate In- stitute. Up Belly Aa, a festival which the Vikings held af- ter Christmas each year The rush is on. Classes at Waterloo Collegiate are competing against each other after school this week in push ball. The large ball is normally on the ground with a class pushing on each side. The class which pushes the farthest wins. It is part of the school's activities during their winter car- nival. Students pack week with events . ' " _ - - ' H, _ T f 'ts, rr.,C' a P, _ " L. . t f, I , e _ _ “a . . bl , cl inf - ' _ _ . =' (i' Q' a V ' ' i a 't . ' l _ " 118TH YEAR NO 3 February 15 so the bulk of the work will be completed by the May 31 expiry date at thegrant. The addition of 24 fire- fighters will be done at a cost of $220,000 a year and will bring the mimber of firefighters in Waterloo to 93. Starting salaries for the new firefighters will be Mayor Donovan Meston presented a proposal to council Monday night which would aid mobility of a handicapped person in the downtown area. The Waterloo mayor suggested small sidewalk ramps be built at the key street crossings alleviating The carnival started on Monday and is running through until Friday when it will he topped off by the burning of a Viking ship. has become the theme of WCI’s winter carnival this year. _ A Mayor suggests sloped crossings WEDNESDAY JANUARY " 1973 a,” a year. Waterloo Fire Chief Stal- ler said after the council The proposals brought forth for council's consider ation by Mayor Heston were made as a result of a meeting held with the Happy Rebels, a group ot meeting the additional firefighters, pamper truck and second fireball ate nec- essary to provide adequate protection for Waterloo which doubled in area with the annexation of Waterloo township land January 1. handicapped people can- not now easily shop down- Students have already built a replica of such a ship. A torch bearer will run the length of the track finishing off his run by ditionai igniting-the ship for the tra. - . TW: 3 '": 1 C/ 1tC 1 ml. '-V! 'i's.evfi?t" why inthe'rtrinCitieF Mayor Heston estimated the cost of providing this facility at somewhere be- tween 85,000stnd88,000. The subject will again come before council for nexation according to Chief Statler Waterloo vas reach- ing the point where a sec- ond fire hail was needed. He added that at ptesent the department -was not greatly understaffed. At least not to the point where a fire in Waterloo could notbeproperly handled. A Local Incentive Pro. gram grant of $61,025 has provided approximately 23 Waterloo residents with jobs this winter. all during this week and include such events as a banana eating contest, mock trial where teachers are tried for their past er- rors and ball hockey every day after school. Friday evening as well as being the concluding evening will be full of activities planned by the week's coordinators, the atheletic Commission. Scheduled for the evening is a penny arcade from 6:30 to 9 pm. with basket- ball games also going on in that time. A coffee house will be in operation and from 9:30 to 11:30 p.m. a dance will be held. During the dance the a- ward winners for the week will be announced, includ- ing the winners of the beard growing contest. To top the evening off, a queen and princess will be According to Ken Pflug, administrator of the Wa- terloo Community Service Board the cateloging of old office records has 'been completed. He added that work is presently underway to construct gabian walls along Laurel Creek in Wa- terloo Park and another group is working to remove trees where Parkside and Bearinger Roads will even- tuallybeextended. Mr. Pflug said they try to keep the work as steady as possible. The workers are being paid a union hour- ly wage. Even without this an- Activities are being held LIP grant eases unemployment An additional grant of meLm. ONTARIO. tiuihiiikts-:ie/)'f, people ',iriiJ'2F; ';Mkt' 'isa' These are four of approximately 23 Waterloo men who have received Jobs as a result of A provincial-municipal employment incentive program grants of $61,025. The men are shown here constructiong gables at the back of Wa- terloo Park. $10,000 to $15,000 has been applied for but no word as yet has been heard-at to whether or not the city will receive it. Concerning the work that was being done, Mr. Pfhag The service, made avail- able by the co-operation and assistance of the De- partment of Optometry at the University of Waterloo will be held at six locations in the city including desig- nated churches and the Waterloo Library. Free eye clinic upcoming for Waterloo senior citizen's A free eye clinic for senior citizens will be offer- ed again this year through- out Waterloo. Bernard Isaacksz, senior citizens coordinator said W73: 'tit'.a6it'aubr .' r *ttmrt6. 'Perritt to cm Mold in 'tht T'ERLOO - "MOE meant: they had a good response last year with some M400 turning out but he hopes more will take advantage of the service this year. said it would probably have been done eventually in bits and pieces. The grant though enabled it to be com- pleted now while easing winter unemployment at the same time. _ The times and date of clinics are: Jan. 25 St. Jphn's Lutheran Church; Feb. 3, St. Michael's Church; Feb. 13, First United Church- Feb. 22 Mount Zion Luther- an Church; Feb. 27, St. Agnes Church and March 1, Waterloo Public Library Auditorium. 2L%