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T‘raffic report promotes rift Waterloo‘s traffic prob _ formed to investigate both lems came under heavy Prof. Hutchinson‘s and the discussion during council‘s engineering reports . so committee of the whole that council could have meeting _ Monday â€" night _ more information. s following a traffic report Another suggestion, this submitted by James Willis, time from Ald. Mary Jane the city‘s engineer. _ Mewhinney, was that Council had requested the report from the engineerâ€" ing tepartment following a similar report submitted by Prof. Bruce Hutchinson of the University of Waterâ€" loo. In his report to council last April Prof. Hutchinson had outlined some of the major problems _ facing Waterloo and possible soluâ€" tions to these problems. The engineering report agreed with Prof. Hutchinâ€" son‘s report _in general but then criticized it on a number of items : and recommendations. In _ addressing â€" council Prof. Hutchinson said his report was backed up with facts while the engineering report was not supported with any facts or statistics. I‘m a little disappointed with this report,"" said Prof. Hutchinson. "I expected comments on the recomâ€" mendations I made. Critiâ€" cisms of my study are not supported by engineering arguments." Study created bad feelings says Epp He said that all of his recommendations in the April study could be supâ€" ported with facts while the engineering report was not supported | with concrete evidence. _ waterioo chmn-cle 6 120th Year No. 24 \ . _ Wednesday, June 11, 1975 terioo, Ontario 10 Cents My Willis said ‘that two different groups could be given the same facts and come up with two difâ€" ferent views on the same subject. ~ Prof. Hutchinson said he felt the two groups did not have the same set of facts or figures. When asked about one item in the engineering report Mr. Willis said the reason for the recommendaâ€" tion was a ‘gut reaction‘ by the threeâ€"member commitâ€" tee looking into Prof. Hutchinson‘s study. Ald. Brian Turnbull sugâ€" gested that a committee be Bill Thompson, the reâ€" gional planner, came under heavy criticism from Waterâ€" loo Mayor Herb Epp when he was speaking at the Waâ€" terloo Rotary Club last Mayor Epp said Mr. or Epp said there had been Thompson had created bad 12 amendments to the ofâ€" feelings between the city ficial plan since its incepâ€" and the region and that Mr. _ tion in 1969. Thompson‘s report on the _ The report went on to sugâ€" northâ€"end plaza unjustly pest that the number of accused the city of failinf amendments could indiâ€" to present an official plan â€" cate instability. inflexibility. that would cure all of the ; jack of policy depth. overâ€" problems dependence upon a phystcal In the report Mr. Thompâ€" Another suggestion, this time from Ald. Mary Jane Mewhinney, was _ that council should have a polâ€" icy on traffic patterns in the city‘s core. Mayor Herb Epp . felt it was time that council started to make some deâ€" cisions and not continue to have studies on studies. Ald. Rudy Kominek sugâ€" gested that problems will always occur when one tries to apply a broad conâ€" cept to a specific problem. Council did hear one sugâ€" gestion that a committee of Ald. Charles Voelker, Ald. Robert Henry; the city planner and engineer. Prof. Hutchinson and a member of the Waterloo Downtown Residents Asâ€" sociation be formed but this item was defeated. Instead council agreed to have the threeâ€"member engineering committee continue to supply input into the traffic studies. Council did approve the réport in generak Awith one addition and an amendment. The addition was that council adopt a policy of discouraging through traffic from the central area. Other â€" recommendations approved by council inâ€" clude the regipn‘s transporâ€" tation study examine Prof. Hutchinson‘s report â€" and that Park Street becontfe a primary . core _ access route _ if the region adopts Prof. Hutchinson‘s _ conâ€" cept of inner and outer core traffic loops. Approval was also given for the rounding of the southâ€" east corner of William Street at Westmount Road so motorists would have less problems making this turn. Staggering the working hours for both universities and other large plants and offices to relieve traffic congestion along Albert Street was also approved. son stated that Waterloo had not given full considerâ€" ation to the implications of a 400,000 square foot shopâ€" ping centre at the north end of the city. In quoting the report Mayâ€" The report went on to sugâ€" gest that the number of amendments â€" could _ indiâ€" cate instability. inflexibility. a lack of policy depth. overâ€" dependence upon a phystcal ,[Continued on page 2) Trudeau greets seniors and â€" _ plays pool in Waterloo visit â€" Prime Minister Trudeau paid a re\laxed and in formal visit to Waterloo Saturday after landing at Waterloo . Motor inn at 10:45â€"a.m. in an armed fqorces helicopter. _He was . greeted with cheers on his arrival by 250 spectators who jammed the Waterloo Motor Inn parking lot to catch a glimpse of him. _ As his aides cleared a path through the crowd to a waiting bus, Mr. Trudeau paused to shake hands and sign autographs. He was given two hand puppets for his children Justin and Sacha by Nancy and Alan Folliott of Waterâ€" loo. Nancy. 11. and Alan. 7. are the children of Mrs. Bev Folliott, president of the Waterlooâ€"Cambridge Liberal Association. When he reached the steps of the bus. he was presented with a petition by Judy Hartman â€" of _ Kitchenerâ€" Waterloo Collegiate. It contained 719 signatures and called for more federal funding of high school menâ€" tal health programs. ~"It is good you are conâ€" cerned about that." reâ€" plied Mr. Trudean. ~I think . there should . be more mental health proâ€" grams and as much gun control as possible. Pfime Minister Pierre Trudeau chats with senior citizens at the Adult Recreation Centre during his brief visit to the city on Saturday. Mr. Trudeau played some shuffieboard and pool during his visit and delivered a short address to those present. For more photos please turn to page 10. . Miss Hartman said she would like to see strictâ€" er gun control laws wand better mental health proâ€" grams. John Wright. an English teacher at Kitchenerâ€"Waâ€" terloo Collegiate. said the petition was prompted by the. shooting of a teacher and students at a Brampton high school a week ago. He said it contained the signatures of KCI Stuâ€" dents and teachers. After he received the petition, _ Mr. _ Trudeau handed ~it to his special assistant. Peter McGuire. Mr. McGuire said Mr. Trudeau would probably have a look at the petition after he returned to Ottawa. Mr. Trudeau travelled the short route to a recepâ€" tion at the Adult Recreation Centre on a press bus filled with local and national reporters. The national press flew in five minutes before him in two armed forces helicopters. Reâ€" gional police officers and auxiliary policemen lined the bus route down King Street _ and _ waved _ it through red traffic lights at major intersections. When he arrived at the Adult Recreation Centre. Mr. Trudeau walked along a red carpet and was greetâ€" ed by Mayor Herb Epp and members of Waterloo counâ€" cil. He even tried his hand at a game of shuffleboard with Mayor Epp and sevâ€" eral senior citizens. ‘‘I‘ve never played it at all in my life."" he said as he knocked two of the rocks out of the court. As senior citizens and photographers crowded in around him Mr. Trudeau quipped ~This is something like the Grey Cup where I hit the press. After he was introduced to the president of the cenâ€" tres senior citizens clubs Mr Trudeal tried his hand at a game of pool. ' I sure don‘t like the way . * ~‘ d .__ you have set the balls up,"~ _ he joked as he surveyed â€" _ the pool table. _ ~ _ Although he disclaimed any skill at the game, Mr. Trudeau sunk four balls and â€" demonstrated _ some trick shots for the photogâ€" raphers and Senior citiâ€" zens. _ **You‘d better take over here. I‘m all exhausted," he said as he moved on to a reception upstairs at the centre. More than 175 senior citizens and invited guests awaited Mr. Trudeau‘s arâ€" rival at the centre. He was presented with a modâ€" el Conestogo wagon on beâ€" half of the city of Waterloo by Mayor Epp. The inscripâ€" tion read "Compliments of the City of Waterloo, Mayâ€" or Epp, June 7, 1975." Restaurant report submitted to city Ald. Bauman questioned Mr. . Danziger‘s findings saying he felt Waterloo had more than eight good resâ€" taurants. When questioned by Ald. Bauman. Mr. Dan ziger said his findings were Waterloo Ald. Rudy Komâ€" inek suggested that Ald. Roy Bauman take two months off to dine at the city‘s 59 restaurants followâ€" ing a report on eating esâ€" tablishments presented to council Monday night. In the report city planâ€" ner Richard Danziger statâ€" ed that about eight of the 59 restaurants were considerâ€" ed good. Mr. Trudeau â€" congrat ulated the senior citizens on the spirit of joy and happiness you seem to have and remarked that he was, almost in their age bracket. He urged them to share their abilities and wisdom with their fellow citizens and the government. _ ‘*We in government need your wisdom and the value judgments you can make, he said. Mr. Trudeau shook hands with 91â€"yearâ€"old Ida Wagenâ€" ast of 111 Albert St.. Waâ€" terloo as he left the Adult Recreation Centre for a private luncheon at Waâ€" terloo Motor Inn. After his meeting with area Liberals, he left Waâ€" terloo at 3 p.m. to visit a Liberal picnic at the home of provincial leader Robert Nixon, near St. George. very subjective. The report showed there were 28 sit down only resâ€" taurants, five sit down and take out, 20 take out only and six take out or driveâ€"in eating establishments. The report was submitted to council following a large number of requests reâ€" garding zoning regulations for restaurants and other eating establishments. The bylaw allows for restaurants in either the downtown core or in shopâ€" ping malls without the need for zoning changes. This bylaw places a tight (Continued on page 2)