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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 17 Jul 1974, p. 1

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o‘ It won‘t be too long before you will have to think twice before you water your la wn . Council‘s committee of the whole decided Monday to adopt Kitchener‘s outside water use regulations. The regulations stipulate residents living in even numbered homes may water their lawns on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunâ€" day while those living in odd numbered homes may water only on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday. In both cases the Kitchener bylaw stipulates outside watering may only be conducted between the hours of six and 10 a.m. and from seven until 11 p.m. l The committee decided to adopt Kitchener‘s regulations until the city solicitor submitted a report on the situation. Waterloo was asked to impose watering restrictions by the engineering department of the Regional Municipality of Waterloo. F In a letter addressed to city clerk Durward Preston the reâ€" City may grant another $5,000 to flood relief The Kâ€"W Bilingual School will have bus service twice daily beginning September 9, Waterloo committee of the whole announced Monâ€" day. The City of Waterloo will consider a â€" recommendaâ€" tion from alderman Robert Cruise to donate an addiâ€" tional $5,000 to the Grand River Disaster Relief Fund. Alderman Cruise made the recommendation Monâ€" day at a committee of ‘the whole meeting following a fid. to the school was subâ€" mitted to council last week. Council requested an enâ€" gineering report on the feasibility of such a service which requires an extenâ€" sion of route 5 (Lancasterâ€" Hallman) .7 miles to Erbsâ€" ville Rd. The request noted close to 50 of the 165 stuâ€" dents enrolled in the school were experiencing â€" diffiâ€" culty travelling to and from classes. Bus service ok‘d The request for bus serâ€" vice in the morning and afternoon from â€" Hallman The bus serwce will make one trip to the school beâ€" fore 9 a.m. and one trip from the school at 3: 45 p.m. on school days. There will be no weekend or holiday service. Work stopped by Menno petition Pavement and sidewalk construction scheduled for Menno St. has been canâ€" celled following a successâ€" ful petition from the resiâ€" dents. City council committee of the whole cancelled the work order for class three pavement _ and sidewalk between Erb St. and Alexander Ave. after reâ€" ceiving a petition signed by 23 property owners on Menno St. According to city Lawn watering to be restricted Waterloo Chronicle 119TH YEAR NO. 29 request from fund chairâ€" man Robert Kerr and re gional _ chairman _ Jack Waterloo has _ already donated $5,000 through the In the letter council was informed that of the 688 residential and 164 small business claimants to date very few will receive inâ€" surance funds to help reâ€" cover their loses. Mayor Don Meston said Waterloo should wait and see~ if a review on the method of provincial assisâ€" tance â€" (matching _ dollar for dollar local fund raisâ€" ing â€" attempts) . prompts larger government grants. He said there would be nothing to lose by waiting another week or two before deciding how much more the city would be willing to donate to the fund. "It is essential, therefore, that we raise every penny we possibly can from other sources,"" the lefter states in reference to the seemingâ€" ly inadequate provincial relief assistance. Mr. Preston _ informed committee they had no alternative but to cancel the work since under law the order must be dropâ€" ped if more than 50 per cent of the residents are opposed to the construcâ€" tion. clerk _ Durward _ Preston there are 39 home owners in the area slated for local imâ€" provement. City treasurer Don Schaefer informed council it would not be easy to find the money in this year‘s budget but Waterloo should certainly consider additionâ€" al relief. Alderman Robert Crtuise said he personally felt the city had not contributed it‘s fair share to the relief fund. Damage from the flood has been estimated at more than $5 million. According _ to _ Norman gion points out that lawn watering is ‘‘by far the worst offendâ€" way of handling domestic water conservation, Kominek said er with respect to the misuse of our most important natural in effect, would be to get a lot of rain in the summer months. resource." . â€"â€"*.â€" _ Aldum.floyfl;mwnidtbgcityddnotneedabyhv According to the regional report lawn watering is resâ€" to regulate water use. Mr. Bauman suggested an intensive ponsible for a drastic increase in the average daily capita educational program for the public He assured council use. The average is between 100 and 12% imperial gallons people would better coâ€"operate if they were informed rather per person per day but during the summer water production . !MA" told they had to adhere to a bylaw. must be increased to accommodate a per~capita use of be. __Kominek suggested the matter was a regional responâ€" tween 150 and 180 gallons each day. sibility since the region cofitrols the water supply and the , e = j â€" to _ â€" _ police department, whichâ€" would be required to enforce the pomibleT;adruficicmnin the average daily capita use. The average is between 100 and 12% imperial gallons per person per day but during the summer water production must be increased to accommodate a perâ€"capita use of beâ€" tween 150 and 180 gailons each day. , Public education, the region notes, can produce a drop in the daily consumption. The region suggested the existing water regulations in effect in the City of Kitchener be exâ€" panded to include Waterloo, Elmira and St. Jacobs. Alderman Rudy Kominek said the matter \Wwas strictly political and was passed on to the municipalities because the region did not want to enforce the restrictions. The best A.J. Pope pointed out there are presently five priâ€" vate day care centres in the city and each has entered into an agreement with the region to offer full day care service _ whereby _ needy The establishment of adâ€" ditional day care facilities in the City of Waterloo is doubtful the regional social services administrator inâ€" formed council‘s committee of the whole Monday. Under the present city regulation 50 per cent of the cost would have to be paid by the owners of proâ€" perty abutting the road. The remaining costs are met by the city. Bragg, a resident of the street, a number of the residents are retired and on fixed incomes and they could not afford to have the street surfaced and the sidewalks redone. Increased day WEDNESDAY, JOLY 17, 1974 As well as these centres, Mr. Pope said, there are at least six private nurseries in Waterloo offering half day care or programs for chilâ€" dren with special problems. ‘"While we recognize the fact that this list is not exâ€" haustive and a further need for more day care facilities still exists we are presentâ€" ly trying to establish prioriâ€" ties in this area of service," Pope said, adding the City of Cambridge has no private full day centres and only one municipally operated facility (Christopher House Day Nursery). families may be subsidized. According to Pope, the existing day care im Waterâ€" loo can accommodate 265 children â€"while Cambridge can accommodate only 45 at its centre. ‘"While the social services dept. has had limited reâ€" quests for expanding servicâ€" es from Waterloo residents the pressure from Camâ€" bridge is constantly increasâ€" WATERLOO, ONTARIO PRICE 10 CENTS cipality must institute its own bylaw to regulate water use. "I think you‘re all wet Mr. Mayor," Kominek said in jest. The city solicitor has been asked to report on which level of government has the authority to institute and enforce such a bylaw. 8 4 Problem learners‘ week gains support Council committee of the whole has proclaimed the week of October 21â€"27 as Learning Disabilities Week. The committee made the recommendation _ Monday following a request from the Kâ€"W chapter of the Asâ€" sociation for Children with Learning Disabilities. _ Chapter vice â€" president Pat O‘Driscoll pointed out in a letter to council that at least 10 per cent of school children suffer from some degree of learning disability and it was the association‘s intention of informing the public of diagnosis, treatâ€" ment and programs offered in the community. Alderman _ Mary Jane Mewhinney, who requested a report of the situation in Waterloo, said she would ing,"‘ he said. Mayor Don Meston said this may be the case but the muniâ€" 14,290 copies delivered by carrier every Wednesday in WATERLOO refer any requests she reâ€" ceives to the region. Mrs. Mewhinney is the chairman for the community services committee of council. According to O‘Driscoll, the local chapter will preâ€" sent an extensive program during the October week through â€"television, newsâ€" papers and other â€" media promotions, _ displays _ at shopping centres and proâ€" fessional _ seminars â€" and workshops. * Inside The Canadian Interâ€" national €Tircus visited Waterloo last week and for a pictorial look at the event see pages 12 and 13.

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