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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 9 Jul 1975, p. 2

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Ald. Charles Voelker said he had received a few comâ€" plaints about starlings from residents living on Dunbar Road. He said council should look at the problem as it effects the entire city and not just one area. Ald. Voelker said some American communities sprayed the birds which removed their protective coating and then the birds died of exposure. (Continued from page 1) bird problems. bug resident July 16 to 19 will be great days for Waterloo residents as the Downtown Waterloo Merchants Association is holding its first sales proâ€" motion. Wayne Deyarmond, the president of the association, said Monday the sale is deâ€" signed to encourage shopâ€" pers to shop at stores in Waterloo‘s downtown core. Each store will be featurâ€" ing its own specials during the four day sale and enterâ€" tainment will be supplied on July 17 and 18. Page 2 â€" Watertoo Chranicle, Wednesday, Juty 9, 1975 On July 17 the Twin City Harmonizers will be singing M Cr Chants plan first promotion * â€"_>; Use hot water wisely _ Save energy...Save money Apart from home heating, a family usually consumes the most energy in producing hot water. Here are just a tew small things you can do, that can add up to a considerable energy saving. Turn off hot water taps so they don‘t drip, fill clothes washers to match the size of the load, wait until you have a full load before using a dishwasher and remember showers usually require less hot water than baths. Try not to use more hot water than you need. Students from both the University of . Waterloo and Wilfrid Laurier Uniâ€" versity have received Canâ€" ada Council fellowships. The 21 students are just part of the 656 students to earn the fellowships valued from $5,000 to $6,000. The fellowships may be used abroad or in Canada and only citizens or landed immigrants are eligible to apply. Candidates must have completed at least one year of graduate study work beyond an honors bachelor degree. A total.of 2,728 apâ€" plied for this year‘s felâ€" America. mond said the associa 408 On July 18 the 4â€"Tune plans to have three or four e .: Seekers will be presenting promotions per year with | ‘â€" their musical talents at a this one being ‘the first for C 5 number of local stores. Mr. the new organization. nffl‘ ffwifg; Students Canada _ > & o sls iess Council fellowships s imaun a This chorus is presented by the Kitchenerâ€"Waterioo chapter of the Society for at Dupont and King Streets at 7:30 p.m. and again at 8:15 p.m. in â€" Waterloo Square. the Preservation and Enâ€" couragement~ of â€" Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America. On July 18 the 4â€"Tune Seekers will be presenting their musical talents at a number of local stores. Mr. The Cascade electric water heater will give you a dependable supply of hot water, but it‘s up to you to use it wisely. your hydro FM.J. Timlek, J.T. Laâ€" rocque, _ C.M. _ Kitchen, Zorka Sedlacek M.R. Murgund, D.A. Stoute, J.R. Braun, O.D. Niessen, B.G. Milton, RH. Irving, L.J. Butler,; Fiore Sicoly, R.J. Ellis, Esther Wagner, D.H. Tucker, W.D. Johnson, Anâ€" drew Pakula, B.P . Goldman, L.D.R. Brown and J.A. Asarnow. lowships. The winner at WLU is David McNab who will do his doctorate in Commonâ€" wealth studies. The other 20 winners are students at UW and include; id all the plans o acaCerkt ralized at this time so more entertainment may be present when the sale starts. The association, formed in May, represents a merchants from tho* town section. Mr. Project Mobility, a study to determine the accessibility of buildings in the Twin City area, went into high gear this week with more than 700 buildâ€" ings scheduled for the surâ€" vey. Bob McLelian, one of five persons working on the survey, said the group had reâ€"done a survey of 170 buildings investigated about three years ago and now had started on its list of about 800 buildings in the area. "Easy does it," says Don Karges as he tries to align a 600 pound 22 foot spire that was installed on top of the Waterloo Pentecostal Tabernacle at 3965 King St. North, Waterloo. The spire, manufactured by XDG Construcâ€" tion of Kitchener, is made of frosted plexiglass and aluminum and will have a spotlight installed inside. The cost of the eightâ€"sided spire is about $2,â€" LOCATION: KNOX CHURCH, Corner Erb and Caroline Streets, (Next to Waterloo City Hall). WHEN: Monday to Friday, 8: 30 a.m. â€" 5:00 p.m. Beginning June 30 to August 29. COST : FULL Days $20.00 per week per child; two children â€" $35.00 per week HALF DAYS $10.00 per week per child ; two children â€" $18.00 per week ; LUNCHES REQUIRED ... JUICE PROVIDED ( KNOX Dlscovskfl \ DAY CAMP The group is working Project Mobility survey ACTIVITIES GYM CRAFTS _ GAMES FILMS â€" STORIES TOURS KNOX CHURCH at 7245â€" 1194 For More Information Contact For Boys and Girls In Grades 1 to 3 under a $7,400 Opportuniâ€" ties For Youth grant and its program is expected to continue for eight more weeks. Members of the group, besides Mr. McLellan, inâ€" clude Dean and Linda Mellâ€" way, â€" Kathy â€" Weatherall and Daryl Horst. Mr. McLellan said the Twin City area had been divided up into 20 different geographic areas and then the survey was broken up into 10 main areas. ‘‘These â€" would â€" include restaurants, ho us in g, shopping, churches, governâ€" ment buildings and transâ€" portation,"" said Mr. McLelâ€" lan. Other areas include culâ€" ture and recreation such as movie theatres, health and _ medical _ buildings, education, â€" and merchanâ€" dising and services such as dry cleaners or banks. He said the survey would include the parking lots to determine what, if any, acâ€" commodations are made for wheelchair operators or other handicapped persons as well as enâ€" trances to the building. Mr. McLellan said each business would be surveyâ€" ed with a questionnaire containing about 40 quesâ€" tions in four basic areas. Mr. McLellan said the width of the doorways would be measured, the height of stairs, the angle of any ramps and washâ€" room â€" facilities, including public washrooms. Once the survey is comâ€" plete then a book will be published â€" listing all of the buildings and the amount _ of _ accessibility for wheelchair â€" operators and other handicapped perâ€" Mr. McLellan said that any person who has a store or other business and wishes to be surveyâ€" ed should contact the proâ€" jeet at 885â€"0028 .

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