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_â€"Report backs shopping complex _ â€" for King St.â€"Conestoga Rd. area T wo deer _ killed By Don McCurdy, Chronicle Editor be expected to improve. This improvement is not contingent A shopping compiex for the King St.â€"Conestoga Rd. area O any restraint on additional development but it'gTikely to should be approved by the City of Waterloo, a planning conâ€" happen even if all currently known proposals are approved sultant‘s report advises. : â€" by 1981," Pearson says, explaining even if the area is The report, prepared by Professor Norman Pearson of the Saturated with shopping complexes, the Conestoga Mall will University of Western Ontario (London}, says the city would Attract a large percentage of the shopping dollar from the benefit from the plaza. Proposed by Select Properties Ltd. aArea. of Mississauga in January of 1972, the 65â€"acre proposal ‘"can R : : R work well for the developers, the city and the region , wi};h ;’]:cea%';‘sd,fia‘:ut:“w r‘;‘;.‘“atret? o?m;)royect rccording to Mr. Pearson. ‘‘There is in my opinion ngsenl:fs or major i pedi The 108â€"page report concludes the region has a number ;, tpa i. major impediments of shopping * o i o "__ to proposal (to date),"" he points out in his conclusions. ping locations but is not meeting modern shopping ="pp, proposal is in accordance wi i Ccatd L C "he: with proper planning needs except in Kitchener‘s downtown redevelopment, Fair principles and I have no hesitation in ending 1 view Park Maill and a number of the smaller new 10cCal yoy (Waterjoo city council)." recommending it to shopping centres. Pearson calls the situation "paradoxical * because of the number of shopping areas and the apparent _ Pearson urges the city to approve the proposal as soon as lack of convenience. . possible and disregard any suggestion to wait for a regional Pearson claims the proposed project (called the Conestoga plan. He says the region‘s guidelines claiming developments Market Mall) would not further adversely effect the existIn8 of this nature be prohibited should not be followed in the businesses in Waterloo. He says the downtown core of the northâ€"end of the area. Despite the loss of prime agricultural city is unlikely to attract a major department store and land Pearson says the development should be approved. without an extensive redevelopment plan this area could ‘ deteriorate further. The report notes a large portion of the ‘‘With respect to the loss of agricultural land 1 fully shopping dollar originating in Waterloo is being spent elseâ€" sympathize with the position of the Federation of Agriculâ€" where and the proposed mall would help correct this situaâ€" ture (who submitted a brief: o?p(_)sing the defelgpn‘uzr:@) deteriorate further. The report notes a large portion of the ‘‘With respect to the loss of agricultural land 1 fully shopping dollar originating in Waterloo is being spent elseâ€" sympathize with the position of the Federation of Agriculâ€" where and the proposed mall would help correct this situaâ€" ture (who submitted a brief opposing the development ) tion. since I myself am both disturbed and concerned about this According to the report the new mall would attract over problem and have stirred many to action in this matter as $18 million in sales, or $70 per sq. ft. at the present time but well as acting myself. In essence this matter was decided since the new commercial space is not expected to be comâ€" when the new boundary was set and put in motion when pleted until 1976 sales would be substantially higher, the expressway (Conestoga) was built. I must therefore adâ€" Pearson predicts. vise council that the best way to measure the problem is to "In future years when the population will increase in this try to get fullest use of the cropping season, to remove and developing area of the city the performance of the centre can relocate good topsoil where it can be used, to take very Two of the five deer freed from their Waterloo Park encliosure were killâ€" ed last week by tranquilizâ€" er guns during a frantic twoâ€"day chase in the Twin Cities. + The chain lock on the E'er enclosure was severâ€" last Monday night and the animals escaped. Acâ€" cording to comntunity serâ€" vices director Ken Pflug the tranquiler was too great a shock for two of/the deer, who apparently died of exâ€" haustion: Mr. Pflug said the tranquilizer will kill the animals if they are alâ€" ready in a state of exhausâ€" tion. The other three deer were recaptured by parks and recreation workmen by Tuesday of last week. One was fatally wounded by the tranquilizer â€" on _ Tuesday morning and the other died shortly after being adminâ€" istered the drug on Wedâ€" UAnside Monday is election day and as a service to the eligible voters in Waterloo this week the Chronicle is featuring stories on each of the five â€" candidates. The feature was compiled by reporter John Leckie and appears on pages 12 and 13. For an editorial viewpoint on the riding see page 4. Waterloo Chronicle 119TH YEAR NO. 27 nesday. The last deer was cornered Wednesday afterâ€" noon in the Avondale South area of the city. According to community services the deer and rabâ€" bit enclosures in the park were forced open and sevâ€" eral other cages showed signs of being tampered with. Included was the couâ€" gar cage and if the couâ€" gars had been freed parks officials _ believed â€" they may have attacked other animals or humans. The lock on the bear cage was also tampered with. One of the deer was chased by close to a dozen police officers in downâ€" town Kitchener before beâ€" ing captured near the Marâ€" ket. Square. During the chase the deer jumped over one of the pursuing cruisâ€" ers. The three captured and returned to the park were treated with antiâ€" biotics to prevent infection from numerous cuts and bruises The cages were discovered open late Monâ€" day following a report that a deer was sighted running across the Waterloo Square parking lot. Mr. Pflug said the heaviâ€" est locks available will be used on the cages. There is no one on duty at the park at night because the cost of such a service would be prohibitive. Parks officials reported that all of the rabbits freed had beenm returned to their pen. attract a large bercentage of the shonninge dollar from the _ Select Properties has proposed a three phase program for ::Lr_aactalarge percentage of the shopping dollar from the the project. The initial stage would include a 1 fepart ' ment store, small department store as well as smaller This, he claims, is due to the fact the proposed project shops. A gas bar and service centre would also be included wili be located in the fastest growing area of Waterioo. in the first phase which totals close to 300,000 sq. ft. of floor ‘‘There is in my opinion no serious or major impediments area. The second phase, expected to be completed between to the proposal (to date)," he points out in his conclusions. five and seven years after the first, would include another ‘‘The proposal is in accordance with proper planning department store, small shops and a theatre. The final principles and I have no hesitation in recommending it to phase would include store expansions and a nine storey you (Waterloo city council ).~ office complex. â€" Pearson urges the city to approve the proposal as soon as possible and disregard any suggestion to wait for a regional plan. He says the region‘s guidelines claiming developments of this nature be prohibited should not be followed in the northâ€"end of the area. Despite the loss of prime agricultural land Pearson says the development should be approved. Last Wednesday and Thursday elementary students from Kitchener, Waterloo and Cambridge conâ€" verged on the Eat and Putt recreation area for the second annuai Graduation Celebration. Sponsored by CHYM Radio, the event was a great sugcess as thousands of students took full advantage of the free transportation, rides and food provided. The long lineâ€"ups at the carnival rides were evidence of the success of the annual event. . WEDNESDAY, JULY 3; 1974 great care to develop at sensible densities and with as much ingenuity as possible in civic design and in multiple use,"" he says, adding there is little likelihood of protecting farmland within the urban boundaries of any city . Pearson further recommends the city acquire further studies on the development as it progresses and consideraâ€" tion should be given to an official plan proposal for the balance of northern Waterloo. "Staging of the Conestoga Mall should be monitored by impact studies â€" similar to those carried out for this exerâ€" cise," he suggests. Pearson was engaged by the city to produce the report in August of last year at a cost of $450 for each working day. Pearson‘s recommendations are expected to be adopted by city council but no decision will be made publicly until July 15 since both the administrative committee and counâ€" cil will require time to congider the implications of the reâ€" The project was initially approved by council in 1972 but with the establishment of regional government the plan was deferred. . in WATERLOO 14,290 copies delivered by carrier every Wednesday