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Out of the 170 replies re- ceived, 71 voted a definite no, and 19 a definite yes, to the question: "Are you in By Chris Brown. .4 Reacting to a possible two week July shut-down of certain bus routes in the city, the retail committee of the Kitchener Chamber of Commerce has completed an independent poll of 870 members on their mailing list. Page 2 -Watcr|oo Chronicle, Wednesday, February 9, 1977 ) I KiTcHkN0tNeATERC00 LIMHED Waterloo Kitchener Kitchener study shows opposition to bus shut-down NEW LIFE INSURANCE SOLD INDIVIDUAL GROUP NEW PREMIUM INCOME LIFE INSURANCE HEALTH INSURANCE ANNUITIES LIFE INSURANCE IN FORCE AT DEC. 31 INDIVIDUAL GROUP TOTAL PREMIUM INCOME TOTAL PAYMENTS TO POLICY- HOLDERS AND BENEFICIARIES DIVIDENDS TO POLICYHOLDERS (INCLUDED ABOVE) ASSETS RETAINED EARNINGS FOR THE YEAR Q) 8,068,000 NET RATE OF INTEREST EARNED The annual report for 1976 has been mailed to policyholders, and is available upon request to Mutual Lite of Canada, Waterloo, Ontario, or any of our branch offices. EEI The Mutual Life Assurance Company of Canada Head Office: Waterloo, Ont./ 79 Branch Offices across Canada TOTAL TOTAL TOTAL Highlights from Mutual Life of Canada's 107th Annual Report Ontario & Duke Sts. avour of the Kitchener Transit summer shut-down plans as outlined in their report." One page of a “page transit report containing the shut-down proposal, was contained with the question- naire. John Webster, Director of Kitchener Transportation Services, said it would be impossible to change the contract plans for 1977, Waterloo Square ...for the hundreds of thousands of Canadians who rely on Mutual Life of Canada for a substantial part of their financial security. . $ 40,100,000 ' 1 ,420,456,000 764,197,000 $ 2,184,653,000 s 17,897,000 9,085,000 93,554,000 ' 120,536,000 Q) 8,056,451 '000 7,008,541 .000 $1 5,064,992,000 $ 348,388,000 $ 219,217,000 $ 2,017,443,000 1 976 7.91 % Mrs. Barlow replaces James R. Reid of Kitchener. Other officers elected at the annual meeting at the Waterloo Public Library, "were Nick Ozaruk, first vice- president; director of safety at University of Waterloo; since a signed contract between the city and the bus drivers' union has com- mitted both parties irrevo- cably, to the shut-down for this year at least. Bernice Barlow of Cam- bridge has been elected president of the Waterloo Regional Safety Council for Mr. Webster said in a letter to the retail commit- tee the prime reason for a two week shut-down of some routes “was not to reduce operating costs as a point of Safety Q) 1 250,299,000 707,435,000 ' 1 ,957,734,000 $ 7,086,393,000 5,919,585,000 $13,005,978,000 1,781,723,000 276,786,000 184,298,000 16,737,000 5,888,000 55,294,000 1 975 77,919,000 36,322,000 5,491,000 7.42% Kitchener fire chief Edward Johnston second vice- president; Grady Liddle, treasurer, general manager of the Ontario Motor League; and J. Driedger, secretary, area supervisor for the Canada Pension Plan. settlement negotiations but to provide summer vaca- tions for bus drivers." Mr. Webster said the two week shut-down could save the department 860,000. At the moment, Mr, Webster is considering alter- native proposals to solve the service shutdowns next year and in the future. The first alternative would be, Directors include George Wright of Cambridge, Mrs. Lillian Croal of Kitchener, Harold Stumpf, and Syd Brown, regional chief of police. Mrs. Edith Mae- lntosh of Kitchener was re- elected as honorary presi- dent of the council. Plans for 1977 include the establishment of a regional safety awards program. A story in last week's Chronicle incorrectly listed Joan Schluemann as head of this year's Roses for Re- search campaign. The head- line also listed the campaign date as Feb. IS. It should council elects president "This program of awards Beg your pardon" is designed to recognize any person who has, by special effort, contributed to safety, and accident prevention in such a way as to make an area or place safe to work, live or play, said Nick Ozar- over-staffed the rest of the year. The other solution would be to reduce the fre- quency of service but keep all routes open and allow that drivers could either take all holidays in the per- iod from mid-June to mid- September. In that case the department would have to hire another 61 operators have read Feb; 5. Canvassers from the On- tario Heart Foundation will be canvassing door to door later this month in addition to the rose campaign in local shopping plazas. (Continued from page If thinks the chances are good that council will approve the latest revision, but quali- fy approval with a clause stating the subdivision must comply with the cri- teria established in a Clair Creek watershed study commissioned Jan. 19. “I think Freure will agree F reure plan uk, chairman of the awards committee. The successful cavalcade of safety exhibition will be held again at Fairview Park The award will be in the form of a certificate. more drivers to take their holidays during the prime summer weeks. This would require the hiring of another ten oper- ators. Mr. Dietrich isn't sure when the latest subdivision revision will come before council. Freure is still work- ing out the watermain and sewer locations and hopes to submit its working draw- ings to the planning and engineering departments by Wednesday or Thursday this week. In order to change the arrangement as it stands this year Kitchener council will have to make their decision on the matter before Nov. 7 with that . . . Their main plan is to get houses on that land as soon as possible. Time is moneytothem." "I was hoping to take the first plan in (to council) on the 14th (of February). But with the new plan, I doubt if I‘ll get it in before the end of the month," Mr. Dietrich said.