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I; ', Aldermen tequire a combination of ' 'i,'.,, gall and a desire ftd serve says Kominek ci" Profile Fi' Be sewn Ion: rm: you hav lit other business the com- mission endorsed a proposal by William Smith. com- mission vice-chairman, to seek support to create a hy- dro museum somewhere in the area. Mr. Smith felt the mu- seum should be in the area in recognition of the con- Mbution of the Twin Cities The 55 employees re- ceived a isix per cent raise in January under the terms of the contract. The hydro commission unanimously approved re- opening the existing two- year _contract negotiated The commissioners point- ed out that the contract had fallen short of keeping pace with rising costs. The increase was designed to bring employees up to par with staffs at other utilities which have obtained recent raises. Hydro employees hers and office staff will receive the increase which will cover the last six months of the contract. Employees of Waterloo Hydro received a cost-of- living pay increase of 2.6 per cent retroactive to July 1 last week. get pay" hike ’ "There is a strong feeling of community in Waterloo. Even relative newcomers to the city become attach- ed," says Kominek. He tells I story of the young man who came‘to this area never having hea‘Ld of Waterloo. “The first y he got here he did not Gderstiind why Waterloo existed separate- ly from Kitchener. After another day he didn't know why Kitchener existed. . “The bill that created this area left a number of things Kominek uses this story to illustrate some of his mis- givings about regionaliza- " Arlen. Rom Photo by Vicki couch To become an alderman you have to hove the dare to get involmih the com- munity and ' mim- pub- lieserviee. : . long. 'iitttstttis, "says n Rudy Kominek, have to have a slight amount of gall to think the people will elect you. " IMARTIN'S BEEF Mr. Kominek has lived in Waterloo for 18 years and has been on city council gust half that time. an--- t.. n _A_.._.. I--I:__ Home grown grain finished beef, govern- ment inspected. SIDES: Cut, wrapped and delivered. This Week Only " lb Phone RON MARTIN 1-669-8810 Elmira union mem- The move was designed to counter a recent proposal by Ontario Hydro to tum an old generating station at Niagara Falls into a mu- seum after it is shut down. He said the museum should be set up to honor hydro founder Adim Beck who was bom in Waterloo Region and other pioneers from the area. to the founding of the hy- dm system. The planning aspect, roads and financing in par- ticular, has been the major source of contention. Mr. Kominek pointed out Wa- terloo is the wealthy com- munity of the region. It has -a lower per capita debt than the other comrttuni- ties and often pays for capi- tal projects out of current finds. Its assessment for payments into the region is only slightly smaller than Cambridge's, while Cam- bridge has one and a half timesas many people. Mr. Kominek feels that the recent regional roads plan, had it been instituted, would have penalized Wa- terloo for being an efficient- ly run city. "Road conditions in Water. unanswered as to the scope ot the various governments, he said. As a commune. the first years of reducti- zauon are being spent set- ting boundaries bum pal govemments in was of responsibility. “The new boys like to flex their musc- les and the old boys don’t liketoletgo." ' MEMBERS _ 9a.m. to9p,m. Each Day NON-MEMBERS Wednesday, September 4th Friday, September 6th and Thnrcdau Qanfnmhnr Kw. and Thursday, September 5th Swimming Instruction, Dance, Pre-School, Badminton Fitness Classes, Plus Other Classes For further details call the 'Y' for a brochure and membership information. Session begins Monday, September 9 and ends Saturday. November 16 . _ U _ -. 'Pl _. 1' "2't,s" 1. ','ti"isiiiititu'"iiiirlrS'jiiAw; "1. y R.' 5‘. " C munici- REGISTRATION for FALL 'N REGISTRATION DATES WATERLOO FAMILY 'Y' 145 Lincoln Road, Waterloo. 579-3500 The proposed regional roads system also brought out fears in-the 'gag, plan- ning, according to ominek. "Under the bill Qtrrming the region the regional plan- ning department has control of land 150 feet on either who might u heady by their on ttttttd. Now that we have taken care of our own prob- lems we would be taking mot theirs,"he sa.td. ioottmthebestinttteama, 1tWtairtto-ttaintmance 'imtldtreneeded.oetmgitmN roads within It: us. So wenuldheasted sup- PROGRAMS INCLUDE: iai'e& i“ SM Ald. Rudy Kominek , ” I». up _, _ l _ . ‘. '.. T l C a.» ,.~,,..-_,§,‘-4,.mp- -atiii'tiroPtritr/ttu-,umiotr,yr." a "WattHoo has an- Avis Minion“ to mahe‘them personality. ittriea harder," mime efficient, but I qua» Mt Korninek continued.» tion that. Greater sine day ”That attitude has been not mean more efficiency. present here. especially in Optimum efficiency can be relationtoKitchener.“ reached at different level; He believes this attitude and if the organism grows contributes to community too large it begins to de- feeling. "People have to crease again. For one thing have attachments.. The you lose direct contact with sense of community con- ttttpeople." tributeg to living a fuller Mr. Kominek‘s concern aittoftheregitrutlmad.if 1ih.Thii-noreperttr. the region toot over that lam of "gttmatimtioae, it runaway mtetttt.eerrrtrxtt-" an; to “my that - liq“ all maior.Htetpenatt at community. There is no within them. 'dart, por Elm-min momma. pie have Sign; fears about: It's great to talk abogt'put- that. _ T t ting things on a common "WattHoo has an- Avis humour to mah‘them . a”, ,A, _ _ ' K",.. ' . N T ‘J, .4 _ I _ C" l ' t I." a .. ”97’. T N‘M‘imaa, v, _ 't a“! "K", tiT? , ‘:,‘A».. 1,3.“ MM» _.. . rt ‘v /" ‘ T T . B. . _ ' tice. “I am not a politician. A-politieian.atrtves to at. Utit and ”his popularity, aqtt I’ve We: done that. Time this It public an Vial. not plitics. " _ M he believes he will be retiring (mm politics Manny. Kominek say: ttePitl pl'oblbly "die prac- know. My Rice my siow down but I' never retire." he and. One would think from Iii: dedication to the profession that Kominek always intend- ed to be a lawyer, but it hap- Rened quite accidentally. bl: this makeup . 'trrtirtit.Flutagtttartt. goo fer We; WW9“ from the army *'fter World War II he tried unsuccess- fully to get a job on a ship. While hitch hiking west from Montreal. he stopped in London and visited the De, partment of Veteran AI- fairs office to find out it he (Continued on page m mm Pate. i'GiGiliii _ WA by GSW For the Doin-yourself Inquire about our Inground Pool Kits Starting at $1 660 SAVES ENERGY and opera- ting cons becaus- of its "tn Mick tank insulation. 10 YEAR WARRANTY on inmr tank. 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