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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 23 Oct 1974, p. 5

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A campaign to change to a ward system for electing al- dermen in Waterloo has been droppeddor this year. Ward system campaign dropped Ed Moskal, a mathematics professor at the Univerity of Waterloo (UW) who had been in charge of distribut- ing a petition urging adop- tion of the ward system, said last week he likely will revive the campaign after this year's municipal elec- tion if it is not brought up aldermen. .he campaign for the ward system fizzled because sever- Dr. Frank Epp. president of Conrad Grebel College. Peter Dyck. Dr. Burt Mathews. UW president and Dr. Ron Eydt look over the Mace Beaver, symbolic of the university convocation ceremony held Fri- day at the physical education complex. A total of 626 degrees were awarded at the ceremony, includ- ing an honorary degree to Dr. Dyck for his distinguished humanitarian serv.ice as the director of Mennonite affairs in Europe and Northern Africa. 0 - . Wednesday markets to be comm ued A crafts fair will be held at the University of Water- too's campus centre from November 4 to November 8. Many types of crafts and works of art will be display- ed and sold...everything from bead work to carpen- try. The public is invited to participate in this crafts fair. Call 884-8770 for fur- ther details. The hours for the fair will be 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. ket. The decision to continue the mid-week markets for a trial period of about two months was approved by the city's co-ordination committee last week. It was based on a recommenda- tion from the market tech- Nov. craft fair at UW Wednesday markets will 'ontinue past Thanksgiving Iiii for the first time at the tchener Farmers Mar- nical committed which says Wednesday markets have been Very' successful since the new building opened June 29. Jack Weber, technical committee chairman. said the markets would be held on the building's inside lower level, and possibly in the outdoor market as well. al of its organizers at UW took leaves of absence and have been away this year. Earlier. Mr. Moskal - working with Professors Jack Pasternak and Phil Merikle - had sought sup- port in Kitchener and Wa- terloo. Kitchener council decided to hold a referendum on the question during the Dec. 2 election. Mr. Pasternak said the need for a ward system was considered greater in Kitch- ener than in Waterloo, be- "The decision' to extend WATERLOO SQUARE MALL Announces Opening of Medical Practice at DRJOHN JANIK, MD. Mornings and Afternoons Daily Preferably by Appointment. USED BOOK SALE 496 ALBERT STREET Friday, October 25th 2:00 - 10:00 p.m. Saturday. October 26th 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. 885-2790 or 744-5288 by U.C.T. Ladies Club Parkdale Plaza Waterloo, Ontario Family Physician Office Telephone Office Hours Wednesday markets will help us more fully realize our investment in the build- ing," he said, "and having the market downstairs will free the upper level for other activities. .. The committee believes enough vendors will be able The Big Sisters Antes! was held upstairs, and the Hadassah Bazaar is sched- uled for tomorrow. . cause Kitchener's popula- tion is three times as big. Supporters of the ward system, under which alder- men represent certain dis- tricts of cities. argue that such representation gives voters closer contact with politicians. Mr. Moskal. who made the ward system proposal part of his unsuccessful campaign for alderman in the 1972 Waterloo election, said he will not be a candidate this year. to participate in Wednesday markets _ to make them worthwhile. Vendors pres- ently on the market wait'- ing list may be asked to sell at the markets if regu- lar vendors cannot. “If the Wednesday mar- kets are successful we shall consider extending them on a year-round ba- sis," said Mr. Weber. "but we'll be reviewing the de- cision in a few weeks." Wednesday market hours will be unchanged from 6:00 a.m. -2:(0 p.m. _ - PLUS . LOW um Low mm as moss COLUMBllAhU7 CAR WASH HALLOWEEN SPEGIII. 360 Phillip at Columbia, Waterloo Open this week to 10 p.m. Wine Making Supplies Martins a Red 0 White Concord 0 Port' 0 Cold Duck Complete Kits ' contain all the ti ingredients you need to make 5 " Gallons (except the wait) Reg. 9.95 to 10.95 Latex PAINI “Mop Cheri W. thmtter A._, IH, , HIGHS DEBORAH [iEfffl. Waterloo Parkdale Plaza interior “WES DEBORAH (Off White) 3.6 884-8540 GE

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