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Public school board trus- tees rejected a motion Thurs- day which would have cut their salaries by $2,200. . Board members over- whelmingly defeated El- mira Trustee Paul Haney's motion to, in the light of financial conditions, cut their honorariums from $6,200 to H,000. Only Mr. Haney and Kit- chener Trustee Rev. Grant "I think this is, from my standpoint, a tremendous opportunity. I think Wa- terloo is just starting as a major growth area ... I feel the interests of Waterloo lCommuod from page I) lieves the local chamber has its own unique role to play, serving the commu~ nity and business interests of Waterloo. Plot 2 _ 1hlaterioo Chronicle. Wednesday. Fobwary 2, 1977 Trustees reject motion to trim own salaries n Chamber manager has organizational roots Royal Trust (tE( Iegistered Retirement Savings Plans 105 King St. E., Kitchener 578-6900 73 King St. W., Kitchener 57943000 I00 King St. s., Waterloo 886-0210 88 St. George's Square. Guelph 821-5740 The last day to contribute to a Registered Retirement / Savings Plan and still save tax on your 1976 return save for the future and save on income tax, too. is March 1. like to that a Registered Retirement Savings helps His motion also noted a slightly lower increase in employee salaries, would help maintain and improve the quality of education by Mr. Haney felt the cut- back would set a good ex- ample and assist the board in negotiating lower salary increases for its more than 3,000 employees. MacDonald supported the move. businessmen are different from the interests of Kit- chener businessmen. Part of the chamber work is to help out on civic and com- munity projects. As long as Waterloo has its own muni- cipal government, it re- quires its own chamber of commerce." Although Mr. Middlemass admits it's going to take The city received word last week that a $150,000 grant under the ministry of culture and recreations Community Recreation Centres Act has been ap- awhile before he know: the ina and outs of his new job. community groups haven't waited long to make use of his services. At the annual meeting of the K-W Oktoberfest committee recently, he was named a director of the organization. He will take over Mr. Turner‘s respon- sibility for accommodation cision on where the arena shouldbelocated. time soon" to make a de- providing funds needed to maintain and improve es- sential programs and re- duce the pupil-teacher ratio. Mr. Haney's motion also noted that many constitu- ents are offended that trus- tees have more than doubled their salaries since Dec. 31,1974. Skating arena site (Continued iron; page 1) Salaries were $3,000 per This sale includes children's hardcovers, . T -"", tr"."; art books, dictionaries o,,,.,,,,:,;;:-,;':;").'.",",""""?, and Atlases Qiample: Between Friends. Reg. 42.00 25% OFF ALL HARDCtWEllltS One Week Clearance 0n Hardcovers Feb. 1 to Feb. s Only _ "ss.....--'" A \chul‘s boo booking duringthelestival. The Oktoberfest Commit- tee also has plans to in- corporate Waterloo into the Oktoberfest celebrations by erecting some kind of Bavarian-type exhibit near Waterloo Square. They aren't revealing what it will be yet but Mr. Middlemass says it may be along the same lines " the Kitchener Trustee John Reimer argued strongly against the proposal. Elect- annum from 1971 to 1974. Then, in 1975, the board earned the wrath of tax- payers by boosting their wage to $7,200. Last year, the salaries were cut by $1,000 in the wake of severe financial restraints. Along with a $150,000 Win- tario grant promised last year, this completes plan- ned government financing for the project: The Win- tario grant is conditional on a $150,000 donation to proved in principle for the skating arena. If the weather held you back last Week: " Don't worry wi, are continuing our Sale 12 KING ST. N. acl---- MEN 8. WOMENS SHOES WATERLOO HOURS: Tues. a Wed. 10-5 pm. Thurs. a Fri. 10-6 pm. Sat. , 1-5 pm. Upstairs The' Kitchener-Waterloo Jikating Club, the original proponent of the arena, has begun a campaign to raise the community's $150,000 share. To date, the club has collected $50,000 through The new location should lend an air of permanence to the office, especially since water and sewer con- ed officials at the munici- pal, provincial and federal levels are not always ade- quately looked after, he said. glockenspiel in Kitchener. motions One of his major task: availabk when he officially takes over from "Speck" Turner, Althou March 1 will be to settle began h, the chamber office into its he'll be new location at the corner of wing o Erb and King Streets. “Speck" He produced statistics proving trustees current salaries were more than reasonable in light of econ- omic growth and inflation the project from the com- munity. --.. _ --- _ V SALE Af .137 92 JV. "fiuuurt) "nessrntourhearnsouuowiarigu. Preliminary cost esti- mates for the, arena have been set at $600,000. The facility will include an ice surface designed specifi- cally for figure skating and pleasure skating, dress- ing rooms, washrooms, a lobby and office space and a community hall on the upper floor. Waterloo council last year recommended that the city contribute $125,000 to the arena fund and donate city land for the project. This must be ratified and in- cluded in the 1977 budget estimates. available for the first time. Although Mr. Middleman began his new job Monday, he'll be working under the wing of 15-year veteran “Speck" Turner until March. "Speck's" years of service will be honored March ' at the Chamber's 87th annual meeting. over the past several years. Statistics indicated that by taking the consumer price index boosts and the average increases in sal- aries into consideration, trustees should earn $6,405 this year, a 3.3 per cent in- crease over the current salary. proceeds from a skate-a- thon. a monthly draw and a special club arena fund. LET YOURSELF 00 DOWNHHJ. 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