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The completion of this phase of the project was made possible through a $300,000 provincial grant to be funded over the next three years according to Natural Resources Minisâ€" ter Frank S. Miller. The Grand River Conserâ€" vation Authority is comâ€" pleting the land acquisiâ€" tion stage for the proposed Damascus Dam and Reserâ€" voIr. The proposed Damascus Dam and Reservoir will The group went on a bus tour of the area after visiting the Elmira Maple Syrup Festival. Following ‘"‘The fact. that we have leisure time creates probâ€" lems," says Dr. Jiri Zuâ€" zanek, chairman of the new research group, "but the people who have been researching these problems be they recreation people, sociologists, psychologists, philosophers, fine arts peoâ€" ple, economists, geographâ€" ers, or what have you, have tended to concern themselves with them in a GRCA acquires land for new dam The â€" Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo Pennsylvania German Folkâ€" lore Society, assisted by ‘‘Speck"" Turner, hosted 80 people from _ Allentown, Pennyslvania last weekend. The next meeting of the La Leche League will be held April 26 at 8 pm. at 22 Pequegnat St.. Kitchener The topic will be Nutrition and Weaning. These are just a few of a wide range of questions that concern a new group on the University of Waterâ€" loo campus. The group is called the Research Group on Leisure, Cultural Develâ€" opment and Human Potenâ€" tiality and it is concerned with research into such things as: how people spend their spare time, why do they paint pictures, or buy paintings, or go to art galâ€" leries, or concerts, or balâ€" lets. Or, why do people get involved in little theatre groups, or choirs. Or for that matter, why, when and under what circumstances do they prefer to go to movâ€" ies or rock concerts, or stay home and watch TV Why is there an upsurge of interest in culture and cultural development these days? Does the notion of ""cultural planning‘" square with artistic freedom and the pluralistic nature of Canadian society? Would interest in the variâ€" ous crafts such as weaving and pottery be fostered (supâ€" ported) and if so, what‘s the best way? How much money is spent each year in Canada in support of the arts and how is it parcelled _ among poets, composers, painters, etc? What is the impact of Wintario grants in Ontario? UW group researches leisure / What are the leisure trends in modern industrial societies? What are the social and buman implicaâ€" tions of postâ€"industrialism? What is the role of culture in modern societies? The La Leche League is La Leche league meets Visitors are hosted Mrs. Gertrude Baskerâ€" ville was the guest speaker at the dinner. Entertainment was proâ€" vided by the Kâ€"W Pennsylâ€" vania German chorus and by the oneâ€"man _ band brought by the visitors this the visitors had dinâ€" ner at Bingeman Park. a nonâ€"profit organization dedicated to the art of good mothering through breast â€" feeding. _ Nurses. pregnant women, mothers and babies are welcome to attend Overall cost to complete land acquisition is estimatâ€" ed at $600,.000. be situated on Municipal Drain No. 36. a tributary of the Conestogo River, in West _ Luther _ Township. Wellington County. The project is designed as an integral part of an agriâ€" cultural land drainage sysâ€" tem with the reservoir havâ€" ing the capability of storâ€" ing water during flood peâ€" riods and regulating stream flows during dry periods. Dr. Zuzanek, who came to UW a couple of years ago (from the Univer‘sity of Western Ontario) is keenly interested in the sociology of cylture. He has a cross appointment in the departâ€" ment of sociology. Dr. Zuzanek is a Czech. Prior to coming to Canada he taught in universities in the United States and Sweden and at one time worked as research director of the UNESCOâ€"sponsored _ Euroâ€" pean Centre for Leisure and Education, _ in _ Prague, Czechoslovakia. He feels there is an urâ€" gent need for Canadians to reâ€"examine their cultural objectives at this time. In a number of ways, Canada seems at a cultural crossâ€" roads and thus there are several directions in which it could move. "It is important to take a very broad look at what our various cultural â€"reâ€" searchers have been findâ€" ing out and integrate and critically _ evaluate _ their work," he says. ‘"We need some new consensus as to where we want to go, and how, and when." The main focus of the group is within the Faculty of Human Kinetics and Leisure Studies, but Dr. Zuzanek hopes it will atâ€" tract people from a wide variety of disciplines within the campus. Eventually, he hopes, researchers from nearby institutions such as Wilfrid _ Laurier, _ Guelph and possibly Western may be attracted to it too. fragmented manner. ‘‘The idea behind the new research group is to bring some of these people toâ€" gether to take an interâ€"â€" disciplinary look at the problems. The long range goals would be to try to sus as to what society‘s major trends and goals in the area of leisure and recâ€" reation are, and to underâ€" stand them better." A major undertaking at the moment is to organize a special conference, the first of its kind ever held in Canada. It will take place April 18â€"20, on camâ€" pus, and will be called the ‘*‘Canadian Conference on Soeial Research and Culâ€" tural Policy." It is expected to bring to the campus a number of disâ€" tinguished Canadians with an interest in culture and cultural policy, including: Arnold Edinborough, Prof. John Meisel, Queen‘s Uniâ€" versity; _ Paul _ Schafer, York _ University; _ Yvon Ferland, Statistics Canada (cultural . division), _ and Over the past winter the group began doing this by organizing a series of seminars which brought a number of notable researchâ€" ers to the campus. PB VTk ‘"Right now," he says, ‘‘our main purpose is simpâ€" ly to bring people toâ€" gether." UW‘s Research Group on Leisure, Cultural Reâ€" velopment and Human Poâ€" tentiality is still in its torâ€" mative stages and Dr. Zuzanek says he will welâ€" come interest from _ all parts of the campus. He feels this evaluation should include input from those who produce culture as well as those who study it. And it should include pop culture as well as the "high"‘ arts. Eoward £. Goon® There is no‘t to arrange a This symbol is your assurance that we. as an OFSA member. adhere strictly to the association‘s "Code of Ethical Practices" But there is a "best"time. By preâ€"arranging your funeral now, with us. you can lessen the burdens forced on loved ones. And relieve them of emotional stress and financial worries that are often the result of last minute decisions Talk it over. Now. Without obligaâ€" tion. in confidence. and with confidence FUNERAL HOME LTD. ) BMW and 171 King St. S., Waterlioo PHONE 745â€"8445 Kitchenerâ€"Waterioo‘s Authorized (Waterloo) Ltd. 15 University Ave., E. HJR * Salesâ€" * Service * Parts 885â€"5090 and Dealer ‘"The latter area is rather interesting in that we know so little about it in Canada,~ says Dr. Zuzanek. 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