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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 7 Feb 1973, p. 1

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Other â€" recommendations included â€"restricting land development around the creek, monitors to measure Regional Police Commissioner W.J. (Wilf) Henrich, Staff Inspector, Arthur Woods and Switchboard Operator Josephine Flowerâ€"Dew. Commissioner Henrich is displaying the list of new police numbers which were sent out with the January telephone account by Bell Canada. Instead â€" of _ installing $74,000 worth of cascades to oxygenate the creek, as was recommended in the Kilbormn report, the new report suggests this unâ€" necessary and steps be taken to remove organic matter which uses up oxâ€" ygen instead. Lutheran offers extra courses for their master of science thesis at University of Waterloo, disagreed with the earlier report prepared by â€" Kilborm â€" Engineering Ltd. for Grand River Conâ€" servation Authority. A new report on ways to improve _ Laurel _ Creek was heard by Waterloo Counâ€" cil Monday night. New Laurel Creek report offers waterway alternative Waterloo Lutheran Uniâ€" versity will offer five sumâ€" mer sessions of over 100 daytime courses and 25 evening courses starting May 7. Dr. Neale H. Tayler, acaâ€" demic â€" viceâ€"president _ at Waterloo Lutheran _ said, ‘The new courses repâ€" resent the university‘s deâ€" sire to respond to the needs of many persons who want to further their education."‘ Presently, with more than The courses include anâ€" thropology, business, geogâ€" raphy, â€" mathematics, philosophy, physical eduâ€" cation, sociology, religion and culture, in both first year and advanced levels. 118TH YEAR NO 6 improve water quality, and stopping sewage seepage from Kitchener (Bridgeâ€" port ) septic tanks. A letter from _ Alex Kobelak, chairman of the Kitchenerâ€"Wateriloo _ Chapâ€" ter of the Association of Professional Engineers, arâ€" gued the Kilborn report was prepared by professionâ€" al â€" consulting _ engineers whereas the new report was prepared by two students not sanctioned by either the university or any of its teachers. Al Sandilands, a GRCA biologist, agreed with the report regarding the sugâ€" gested cascades to aerate the water because it would be ‘"relatively ineffective" due to it losing its beneâ€" 500 â€" businessmen â€" taking night degree courses, Waterâ€" loo _ Lutheran â€" University has more partâ€"time stuâ€" dents working for degrees than _ fullâ€"time _ students which is the reverse of most Canadian universities. pollutants, _ cooling the Dr. Tayler feels this trend will spread to others in the community, includâ€" ing _ housewives, young people, and even retired people. "It is a bit of an experiâ€" ment, but I think the trend to partâ€"time education is developing rapidly. We want to offer courses at times most convenient to this new group of students," said Dr. Tayler. WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 7 1973 Approximately 40 members of 80 Squadâ€" ron. Kitchener â€" Waâ€" terloo Air Cadets tourâ€" ed Ottawa sites includâ€" ing Air Museum, the Mint, the War Museâ€" um. and the Science Centre last weekend. ficial effects after a few He also said that, at present, the water was acceptable for industrial use but not for activities like swimming or fishing. The creek is now mainly a storm sewer and runs from Silver Lake to where it empties into the Grand Bell Canada officials who began working with the po lice department months ago to plan the switchover, played a key role in the smooth transition, accordâ€" ing to Jim Reid, Public Afâ€" fairs Manager for the area. As of noon Jan. 1 citiâ€" zens needing police help were to call only one of Regional Police to phase out OPP But for the police it was crucial the new system work properlyâ€"right from the start. The new system of muniâ€" cipal government began functioning quietly Jan. 2 and won‘t become generalâ€" ly known to the public for some time to come. Only scattered parts of the huge area are still unâ€" der jurisdiction of the Onâ€" tario Provincial â€" Police. They too will come under the Waterloo Regional Po lice at the end of June. were discussed. The force, an amalgamaâ€" tion of existing departâ€" ments, is the most evident and spectacularly successâ€" ful component of the new form of government. It became responsible for 258,000 people in the forâ€" mer County of Waterloo and there wasn‘t a hitch in the proceedings. In a report released to Waterloo Council Monday, new methods of improvâ€" ing the quality of Laurel Creek as a local waterway and recreation area The new force, created at the stroke of a pen, took over at noon Jan. 1 the poâ€" licing duties of most of the new Regional Municipality of Waterloo which also came into force at the beâ€" ginning of this year. By midâ€"summer the Waâ€" terloo Regional Police will be responsible for an area more than twice the size of _ the _ 240â€"squareâ€"mile Metropolitan Toronto. WATERLOO, ONTARIO, CANADA : §79â€"2211 for ¢ “;;‘*y f :1‘ zx' 13? *‘ \ ie y" ced iyes t M ie ane o PnX \9 Sn c k .405 lt e R : % g._;_h ‘!‘Tzuf,' b *;3* 19406 hal $ ts sez i# J _ Â¥e!: Leotai® x: v uf‘o" h o s ooiane 3. Coere Â¥s :"‘.i: % They were given instrucâ€" tion on the Pass type of console switchboard, simuâ€" lating _ conditions _ that would exist after Jan. 1. The schooling was provided unâ€" der Linda McLeod, business services manager, Kitchenâ€" er, by instructress Bette This didn‘t e about by chance.’\_jom Early in December some 15 constables and four feâ€" male employees of the poâ€" lice department, began takâ€" ing halfâ€"day courses in the Bell Canada ‘"School room" at 800 King St. ‘"I thought there would be a lot of problems Jan. 1" said Regional Police Comâ€" missioner Wilf â€" Henrich, formerly Kitchener police chief. ‘"There haven‘t been any. Everything has workâ€" ed out beautifully."‘ Now there‘s one force of 360 men, one police comâ€" mission and one radio setup. The old cordâ€"type switchâ€" board used by the Kitchenâ€" er police force has disapâ€" peared. The new force, in the same building, has a pass 200 console type of operation. Only _ Kâ€"W, _ Waterloo township, Elmira, and New Hamburg were linked by police radio. 621â€"2121 for Preston, Hesâ€" peler, Galt and Ayr. 669â€"5156 for Elmira. Eight areas used the OPP service: County of Waterloo, â€" Wellesley vilâ€" lage, Ayr, North Dumfries, Wellesley township, Wilâ€" mot and Woolwich. Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo, Baden, Breslau, Wellesley, New Hamburg, St. Jacobs, New Dundee, Linwood and St. Clements. 13,460 copies delivered by carrier to every household in WA TERLOOQO PRICE 10 CENTS ready, though, for the time when the volume of calls gets too high. system is working so well there has been no need to use the second console. It‘s Staff Inspector Arthur Woods, former police chief Special inserts, to be included with the monthly bills for 94,000 customers in the region, are being sent out this month by Bell Canada. They list all the telephone exchanges in the region and the appropriâ€" ate police for each. For months there were two or three Bell men on the premises all day and the number reached as high as 12 men prior to the cutâ€" over. Bell Canada spent more than $4,000 to provide inâ€" house facilities at police headquarters. This in cludes running cable from the equipment room to the second floor where the comâ€" munications room will be located in the near future. Personnel at any of the loâ€" cations can talk to anyone within the system by dialing an extension number rather than by going through the main switchboard. Bean, a service advisor. The two consoles (only one has been in use to date) are located a few feet away from the dispatcher at police headquarters. The girls who take the calls either transfer them to the dispatcher by pressing an extension number or to the six other police stations in the new region. He can put the call on the air if need

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