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

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_ Al calls The LIP group has dividâ€" ed the city of Waterloo into four sections with a crew assigned to work in each one. At present the group has a list of about 150 senâ€" A Local Iincentive Proâ€" gram grant of $28,910 is proâ€" viding Waterloo senior citiâ€" zen‘s with snow removal service as well as help with spring cleanâ€"up. "ndscaping United Limitâ€" Waterloo received the grant January 29 and have employed 14 men since that time to work for senior citizens around Waterloo. BRIEF SAYS 1rs who receive service but according to a group spokesman, they are able to handle more. The list of names they presently have was compiled with help _ from _ city _ hall and by people calling in to have their names on the list. Answers Harko Wassing, of Landâ€" scaping United said his company wasn‘t making any Grant is providing help to Seniors The highest damage last month was to a dwelling on 18 Devitt South which reâ€" ceived $23,000. Two other fires over $1,000 in damage hit a residence on 68 Ellis Crescent South and a store at 506 Albert Street. A â€" delegation with the hope of developing greater independence for disabled people appeared â€" before council Monday night with a film to illustrate probâ€" lems encountered in Kitâ€" chenerâ€"Waterloo. Mrs. Mary Houghman, chairman of the 40 memâ€" ber volunteer committee which has been working on the final report and recomâ€" 'eations since May 1972 ssed the _ Waterloo The total is up from 1972 when firefighters headed out after only 23 alarms. Waterloo City Fire Departâ€" ment answered a total of 41 alarms during the month of February. _ Information coming Waterloo Chronicle â€" Representatives of an Albert Street residents group were told they would have to wait for information concerning the moying of hydro polés in their area. Mr. LR. Dagg. of 81 Albert Street addressed counâ€" cil asking for a report on the capability of the present poles to carry the lines and the reason for moving the present lines Council told Mr. Dagg. accompanied by Mrs. A. Kerrâ€"Lawson they would be given the information as soon as it was made available to council from Waâ€" terloo Hyvdro Mayor Meston told the representatives it was unâ€" fortunate a lot of people felt something had been deâ€" cided for that area when in fact nothing yvet had been made definate. He added meetings with the residents will be planned before action is taken Steps, 118TH YEAR NO 10 money on the project but were benefitting from the grant in another way. All but two of the 14 men hired are part of the comâ€" pany‘s staff which has laid aldermen. She told them the goal of the group is to increase building accessiâ€" bility in Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo for people confined to wheelâ€" chairs. . turnstiles barrier to disabled A film prepared by the group and narrated by Mrs. Houghman showed the difâ€" ficulties encountered by a wheelchair user. She pointâ€" ed out curbs without ramps are impossible to go over without aid as are steps A Local Incentives Program grant has given 14 men jobs helping senior citizens in Waterloo. Although snow removal has not been a steady job this winter, the men have also been working at spring clean up and other odd jobs the seniors can‘t do themselves. WEDNESDAY MARCH 7 1973 off as the work slackens off during the â€" winter months. _ ‘"‘The men are well qualiâ€" fied to do the work.‘"‘ Mr. Wassing said, ‘"They are pretty well working full leading into buildings. The film also showed problems existing for those in a wheelchair when using pay telephones, having to find other exits when aisles are too small and having to find other entrances when turnstiles act as a barrier. Tom Love. coâ€"ordinator for the council said it was important that each sport or â€" organization _ register Organized by the Waterâ€" loo Regional Sports Council the program will generally stress how to report and promote sport as well as how to present it to the media. A three part program geared â€" towards â€" helping amateur sports reporters will begin March 29 at Waâ€" terloo Lutheran University. Accompanying the talk and film was a 30 page brief given to council which conâ€" tained suggestions for fuâ€" Amateur sports writers can receive instruction time and are trying to do as much as they can, not only snow removal. They clean out garages, basements or do anything except that which would take work The three sessions will be held on Thursday evenings March 29, April 5 and April 12 from 7: 30 to 10 p.m. There is a registration fee of $2.00. Advance registration can be done by telephoning the regional sports council office at 884â€"1970, extension 204. at least three of their peoâ€" ple in the program. He also added anyone interested in sports reporting would beneâ€" fit from the sessions. Some of the suggestions mentioned included changes to parking areas, entrances and main facilities of buildâ€" ings to make them more easily used by those in wheelchairs. The recomâ€" mendation of ramps being supplied over curbs had alâ€" ready been made by Mayor Meston a few weeks preâ€" vious and is on the agenda ture changes as well as some local statistics. Members representing the WATERLOO, ONTARIO, CANADA Among the highlights of the program will be a talk concerning the value of reâ€" porting and promoting sport in the media given by Sandy Baird from the Kitchenerâ€" Waterloo Record and basic procedure in sports reportâ€" ing told by Bob Trotter of Conestoga College local radio television staâ€" tions will be present as will those from local newspapers to answer questions and disâ€" cuss their media with those interested. away from a subâ€"trade such as painting a house, plumbâ€" ing, and that sort of thing. ‘‘There has been terrific response to the program so far but we would like to have more calls from senior citizens who might need things done.‘‘ Course tells pupils of building industry Six years of research, development, â€" field _ testâ€" ing and revision went into the course which originated in the United States and is now being used in New Brunswick and Manitoba as well as the one Waterloo school. Mr. Diemert said the course concerns itself with all aspects of the construcâ€" Grade nine industrial art students at St. David‘s School in Waterloo have been going through a course this year which is the first of its‘ kind in Onâ€" tario. The course, entitled ‘"The World of Construction"‘ is a nonâ€"skill orientated, getâ€" ting away from the idea of students making articles in shop to take home. Mr. Diemert, industrial teacher at the school said the students are starting to enjoy it more now but was difficult: at first beâ€" cause the course is so difâ€" ferent from the industrial arts program the students are used to in grades seven and eight. Mrs. Houghman said recâ€" ommendations similar to those made by her group have already been adopted in the building code requireâ€" ments of Sudbury and Thunder Bay. for discussion at next week‘s meeting of council‘s engiâ€" neering committee. Council will review the group‘s brief and bring it up for discussion at a future meeting. 13,460 copies delivered by carrier to every household in WATERLOO PRICE 10 CENTS This year the course was run exactly as it was laid out so school officials could evaluate its‘ value. Accordâ€" ing to Mr. Diemert. if the course is going to continue, there would probably be some changes in it "Community involveâ€" ment is greater than in the traditional program _ beâ€" cause the students are goâ€" ing out to construcâ€" tion sights to observe. We also bring specialists of the trade in to talk about specific trades in the inâ€" dustry. St. David‘s has not yet decided whether or not the course will remain as a regular option or whethâ€" er the second part to the course, ‘"The World of Manufacturing" will be an option to next year‘s grade ten class. ‘‘Today everyone feels the school‘s should ‘be turning out a more rounded individual."" he said "This type of course makes the students more aware of the â€" career possibilities that exist in the work world as well as just giving them insight into what it really takes to build a house." Mr. Diemert was enthusâ€" iastic about the course and the many ways it inâ€" volves the community. Besides this factor which will probably be ironed out should the course continue next year, Mr. Diemert feels there is a lot of potenâ€" tial â€" in _ this â€" particular course and others of its‘ Mr. Wassing added they were working hard to prove to the city and the governâ€" ment that the program is worthwhile so it will be able to be next year. The LIP grant stipulates that the project complete its‘ work on May 4. Another project included closer to the end of the course is the building of a model home by each of the 66 students. The only problem with the course according to Mr. Diemert is the students do not become active with building or doing something on their own early enough in the course. ‘"For the first several months‘" he said, ‘"‘there is little handsâ€"on activity." At present in the shop students have constructed what are called corners. These are miniature secâ€" tions of a house they build themselves. When finished the corner will have deâ€" veloped through all the stages of ordinary house, such as building the frame adding insulation applying siding and shingles. tion industry. Everything from surveying the land to build on to the finishing touches is explained.

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