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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 13 Apr 1977, p. 3

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Mr. O‘Riley is also conâ€" cerned that the day may come when Waterloo has very few trees left. The city currently isn‘t replacâ€" ing them as rapidly as they die or are cut down and instituting a tree plantâ€" ing master plan for the future was one of the comâ€" mittee‘s main recommendâ€" ations in its report presentâ€" ed in February. _ Another problem is that without the guidance of an arborist the city often plants poor quality, small trees that die within a few years or are trampled to death by pedestrians. By replacing them again in only a few years, the city is really spending more in the long run instead of saving, Mrs. Hopkins says. (Continued from page 1) met with the property‘s new owner to suggest that the land be used for semiâ€" detached units instead of townhouses. However, the city had no authority to inâ€" placement. AW, some _ committee members say this fund is often used for other purâ€" Although council agreed April 2 to allocate $5,000 for a tree maintenance program, an increase of on tree planting. "There is virtually no tree replaceâ€" ment program that the city is paying for. The trees that are being planted are being paid for by subdiviâ€" ders." gram)." o Mr. O‘Riley says the city spends virtually _ nothing "It‘s a saving that‘s a bad saving. You‘re saving today but sometime in the future someone‘s going to have to pay for it. The problem is future generaâ€" tions aren‘t around now to argue for it (an arborist and â€"a _tree planting proâ€" (Continued from page 1) do it with horticulturalists?" she asks. While the arborist was dropped Iror_n the budget on the grounds of economy, Brian O‘Riley believes that argument is fallacious + committee Townhouse project (Fitness Centre and not for tree reâ€" A14L0Q NU LAT TILkF & Llower Mail, Waterioo Square established 30 yrs. 886â€"1940, 886â€"2460 Open 10 amâ€"10 pn'w In addition to our fitness program we also teach Yoga and belly dancing Clearly â€" dissatisfied by council‘s inability to stop the project, some Lincoln sist on this since the propâ€" erty is presently zoned for townhouses. © ry, those recently wed, and those who have been together for many years. The course will be held on Emmanuel and Parkminsâ€" ter United Churches and Knox Presbyterian Church are offering a five week marriage enrichment course for couples about to marâ€" Al Davies (left) and Tom Robson of Toronto flew a giant aeroâ€" foil kite at Westmount golf course Sunday. The giant kite, which contained eight air pockets, is used by a Canadian Marriage class begins April 21 Village resigents left the meeting Tuesday angrily muttering ‘"don‘t be surâ€" prised if all the houses on Bairstow Crescent go up for sale tomorrow Thursday evenings for five weeks, beginning on April 21 at 8 p.m. Each session will include a presentation followed by a coffee break to allow for reaction and discussion. The course will explore the Christian view of marâ€" riage, role expectations, planning â€" and _ finances, stages, communications and risk taking, sexual exâ€" pression and values and bicycle tour company to mark the location of camp sites during tours across the country. relations with the wider family. * 8 The course is open to the public. Those who would Waterioo Chronicle, Wednesday, April 13, 1977 â€" to write to Marriage Enâ€" richment Course, c/o Knox Church, 50 Erb St. W. like to register are invited Page 3

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