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From here on in, all three parties will probably be striving to make points at council meetings. It should certainly liven up the meetings,. but let‘s hope it doesn‘t turn that body into a proâ€" vincial campaign battle field. With the traditional Liberal voting patterns that have long marked this riding he may look like a shooâ€"in to most people. Particularly as he succeeds hardâ€"working Ed Good as the Libâ€" eral party‘s standardâ€"bearer. However, don‘t underestimate NDP Mary Jane Mewhinney. A popular member of council who has won a lot of respect from citizens‘ groups, Mary Jane will work hard for this one. are serving on council. If either of them wins the election, the face of council and the mayorâ€" alty could change. Charles Voelker, a council veteran who was defeated in the December elections, could also make it back on council if Epp wins the election and an alderman moves up to the mayoralty. the road New Democrat. Thr&ughâ€"hlm-‘;vé\:’e learned that NDP candidates can make good members. And this riding has grown more amenable to NDP candidates ever since it began to give some votes to MP Max Saltsman, a middle of Adding extra interest to the campaign this time, is the fact that boty_ Epp and Mewhinney To add the final partisan touch to council, Ald. Brian Turnbull is serving as Bob Gramâ€" low‘s campaign manager. . _ As for the Conservatives, they have been making up some lost ground in the last few years. They‘ve been running second, but not a bad second. PC candidate Bob Gramlow will have the added advantage this time of being more familiar to the voters than he was 18 months ago. However, he still has to overcome the fact that Gramlow is not a household name in Waterloo. However, the news isn‘t all bad. Here in Waterloo we have what may shape up to be a real horse race with three good candidates. It was no surprise to anyone when longâ€"time Liberâ€" al and political aspirant Mayor Herb Epp threw his hat into the ring last week, A popular mayor who has been on council for nine years, Mr. Epp‘s ambitions for higher office have been obvious for some time. That old familiar cycle is upon us again despite the obvious signals that the electorate doesn‘t want an election. Already the election signs are sprouting up on lawns around the city. We‘ll soon be bombarded with TV spots, ra(fio blurbs and newspaper ads all exhorting us to vote for candidate X. Election should be a horse race Weterioo Chronmicle office is located on 2nd floor of Weterioo Square‘s Office Tower Enter via the mail entrence bewde the Longhom Restaurant (directiy opposite the card shop) o from the sievator foyer beside the Tâ€"D Bank Take the elevator to the 2nd floor and you are there Spring time. Election time. Trooping to the polls time. Page 4 â€" Waterioo Chronicle, Wednesday, May 11, 10977 waterioo chronicle published every Wednesday by Fairway Press a division of Kitchenerâ€"Waterioo Record Ltd. . owner address correspondence to Waterioo office Waterioo Square. Waterloo. Ont. . Lelephone 886â€"2830 Publisher James M Boland Editor Mary Stupart subscriptions $10 a year in Canada $12 a year in United States and Foreign Countries 228 Fairway Rd $.. Kitchener, Ont established 1854 , Chatter Box By Mary Stupart Waterloo will be doing its bit to proâ€" mote national unity and understanding. A delegation of Waterloo residents includâ€" ing Mayor Herb Epp, Alderman Walter McLean, chamber of commerce presiâ€" dent Jack Forbes, Madame Bekerman, a Waterloo French teacher and a city staff member will journey to Waterloo, Queâ€" bec May 19â€"20. Mayor Epp said last week he hopes the trip will promote better understanding between the French resiâ€" dents of Waterloo, Quebec and the Engâ€" lish residents of Waterloo, Ontario. Plans call for a Quebec group to make a return trip here later in the year the Mayor said. Talking _ about Waterloo Square, Oxâ€" One of the most active and construcâ€" tive citizens‘ groups, the Waterloo Downtown Residents‘ Association, will hold its annual meeting tonight. The fiveâ€"yearâ€"old organization has planned a panel discussion for the occasion on the topic of Downtown Waterloo â€" People place or Wasteland? Guest panelists include Stephen Raynor, of Oxford Deâ€" velopments Ltd., the company expandâ€" ing Waterloo Square;, Ald. Mary Jane Mewhinney; Richard Biggs, a lawyer representing _ downtown _ merchants; Saul Herzog, a professor of planning and Bernie Belesky, a Herbert St. homeâ€" owner. Moderator will be Bob Rowell. Everyone‘s invited to attend the meetâ€" ing. set for May 11 at 7:30 p.m. at the Adult Recreation Centre. Waterloo‘s senior citizens won‘t be frittering away the summer this year if the Adult Recreation Centre has any say in the matter. Beginning the first week of June, seniors will be cycling, and playing croquet, horseshoes and lawn darts as part of a new fitness program operating out of the centre. Funded by a New Horizons grant of $6,440, Mike Dryson, a UW recreation student, will be leading the seniors in lots of interestâ€" ing activities. Mike, whose salary is beâ€" ing paid through an Experience ‘77 grant, will also set up yoga classes, swimming, sessions and fitness classes to begin in the fall. The program is designed to be an ongoing project to help seniors stay and get fit. More information on the proâ€" gram will be coming up in a few weeks. A committee composed of Ald. Don Meston, planning director Paul Dietrich and a member of the city‘s architectural advisory committee was set up the other week to determine the criteria for a new property improvement award. The award, which was the brainstorm of Ald. Meston, would be given to comâ€" panies and homeowners that have made the most significant improvements to their property during a given vear ford Devetlopments received permisâ€" sion last week to erect a large billboard on the front deck of the mall reading Excuse Our Dust, Expand We Must. The billboard will show a concept drawing of the square expansion. 1ORONTO SUN