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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 8 Jun 1977, p. 3

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A grant up to $30.000 is to be made to the Waterloo Tennis Club to assist in the costs of covering two University of Waterloo tennis courts with an air- supported structure. The fifth Waterloo Boy Scout troup is to receive a Grants totalling $46,862 have been approved for 17 projects in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo from proceeds of the On- tario Lottery. The amounts range from $30.000 to $100. A grant of $300 is to go to the Kitchener - Waterloo Symphony Orchestra Asso- ciation to assist in the cost of transportation for four members to attend the an- nual conference of the Orr tario Federation of Sym- phony orchestras in Ottawa Waterloo council will study the Grand River Con- servation Authority's en- vironmental assessment of the Grand River water- shed during the month of June. The students, Caroline Logel and Gerard Mac- Niel of St. David junior high school, were two of 10 students awarded bursaries who will be attending St. Mary's and St. Jerome's Marg Rowe, wife of Bob Rowe, chairman of the 'Two Waterloo students will receive bursaries of $150 the Waterloo Unit of the Ontario English Catho- lic Teachers' Association announced Thursday. Winning the' national essay contest resulted i Werbowecki. She had a tour of the Parliament Prime Minister Trudeau. Council will study ‘ environmental report Bursary winners Region Wintario grants E . . '""T Wonk“. WM. June a. 1977 - s_say winner greets Trudeau m Ottawa a natoonal essay contest resulted in a trip to Ottawa for Susan i. She had a tour of the Parliament buildings and had a chat with The Kitchener-Waterloo board of approved basket- ball officials is to receive a grant of $100 to aid in the purchase of a trophy A grant of $125 is to be made to the Waterloo-Ox- ford district secondary school girls Alpine ski team to assist in the costs of transportation to attend the Ol' SAM, ski cham- pionship in Ottawa. Culture and recreation mImster Robert Welch said today's grants are part of the ongomg Share Win- grant of $190 to aid in the costs of transportation to attend CJ ‘77 in Prince Ed- ward Island. The First Lexington Scout Troup in Waterloo will receive a grant of $146 to share in the costs of travel to attend CJ '77. The Waterloo unit elect- ed the following officers at the May 26 meeting: Grant Webber. president: Eleanor Horrigan. first- vice - president: Douglas Nosal, second-vice-pres" dent: Linda Andrews. re, cording secretary: Peter Fioravanti. treasurer and David Naismith. repre- sentative to the Board of Directors. Ald. Brian Turnbull said the Ragion had been noti- fied that Waterloo council wanted information con- GRCA's citizens advisory committee ICAC) asked council Monday if plans to study the assessment were underway. High Schools next year. To date, the ministry has allotted $28.4 million to more than 2,065 groups and projects across the prov- ince. tario program for the sup- port of cultural and recre- ational facilities. Mrs. Rowe informed councillors that the 700- page, ll-pound environ- mental assessment was on file at city hall. Ald. Mary Jane Me- whinney said councillors needed to see reports on the situation and would wel- come any information available. The GRCA has asked all municipalities in the watershed to comment on the assessment by Octo- The assessment ranks a dam built at West Mont- rose on the Grand River as top priority for water management in the river system. The dam would be supplemented by channel- ling and dyking of the river cerning the assessment. He said -a presentation of the assessment's findings by the Region had been tentatively set f or June. Waterloo Square Customers! We suggest you use our new DRIVE-IN ENTRANCE on CAROLINE ST. Corner Ontario and Duke St., Kitchener and Waterloo Square for more convenience ir,, Susan, daughter of Harry 'ii:"'; and Stella Werbowecki . of 167 Alvin St. Waterloo, g was one of seven regional '3 winners in a national essay contest sponsored by the Canadian Council of Chris- tians and Jews last Janu- ary. Dr. Bonner's return en- gagement occurred less than six months later. when he This is why CESO was hap- py to send him to Ghana last August, to arrange and conduct a seminar on the development of exports. Dr. Bonner's aim was to emphasize the develop- ment of production for exporting. and to open the way for an on-going training programme. Brant Bonner of 545 Col- onial Dr. knows whereof he speaks. A Ph.B. and PH.D in Political Science and Economics. vast exper- ience in the areas of busi- ness administration. mar- ket research. teaching, and organizing and conduct- ing business seminars of major proportions, all con- tribute to his knowledge of the sort of problems emerg- ing nations face, and most important, how to help solve them. Those words are from a report submitted to Cana- dian Executive Service Overseas (CESO) by Brant Bonner, retired professor and director of the School of Business and Economics, Wilfrid Laurier University. They indicate his dedica- tion to the purposes of the CESO. Within a six month period, Dr. Bonner accept- ed two CESO assignments in Ghana; the first at the request of the University of Ghana's School of Adminis- tration,' and the seconf for the Ghana Tourist Control Board. "Aid money spent to help a country which is out to help itself can be money well spent, I believe." for everyone. Fof Susan Werbowecki it meant a trip to Ottawa a Mam to meet and chat with Prime Minister Trudeau. John Diefenbaker and lead- Her essay centred on the role of the immigrant to Canada, both socially and economically. Susan's topic - “The Immigrant's and the Citi- gen's Role in our Canada" - was one of 400 submitted from Ontario and 2,500 from across Canada. Local resident served two terms in Ghana One of the major re- opposition par- Mrs. Bonner. who ac- companied her husband on the first assignment, was as delighted as he to return to a country they had visited before. Her obser- vant eye noted the beauty of the environment, the warmth of the people, and trol Board. He feels his most effective efforts lie in this area. As he says, "These people may be well qualified technically for their positions, but unless they also possess manage- ment skill, they will not achieve optimum results." His task was to help pro- vide the way to that man- agement skill. arranged and conducted another seminar, this time for the Ghana Tourist Con- "It is difficult even for a native Canadian to ob- tain employment today," she said. "For you, it will be even more difficult de- But she stressed it was the duty of the immigrant to obtain an occupation in order to be self-supporting and that this was expected of him by both the Govern- ment and the Canadian citizens. -ittilitiesofttteimmi- grartttattemoitocars. "aiatotearueittserthe you entered this country. It is still your duty to keep an open mind with respect to adapting certain cus- toms of your own, as well as blending in, changing But at the same time, the immigrant “and not shun his own heritage. It is not something to be discarded simply because and rearranging in, oide? to coordinate yourself with those of Canadian life. " gum. she said. SPORTSIEI‘S [WISE 0 $7.00 '40" at-iso"" & Blow " Body, Medium or Curl Shampoo. Style Cut . . Prices Include: 8- .Set 35-00 Style, Cut and Set Haunts 84.00 " Tints $10.00 Up Open Daily also Mon . Tues ' Thur & Fr, Evemngs Shampoo 3. Set $4.50 Style, Cut HI.“ m U8grtert “I LL10. mmmmaoom "A Country Pub in The City" SN MASTER m. WEST. mam - 743-4331 Enjoy your “not". eport on out , ft. (ohm we, W- Coiffure Cottage Gllh, BEAUTY SALON Wat-rho Chroma-,W, June th 1977 61 Ellis Crs. S. at Ertt St., Watuloo PHONE 743-7784 PERMS 'l 500,81 750,82000 $2500 &S3000 ' 'Westfield' , Body, Medium or Curly Prices Include: Style, Cut and Set Tints 81 0.00 up 0cm QUEEN Louie: "JAZZ" 3 GREAT LOUNGES SAT 2.30-5‘30 Join the ion aboard our Ocean Queen Lounge. Brant Bonner is one of hundreds CESO volunteers who have completed over 1,400 assignments in more than 40 developing coun- tries. There is no salary for their services, but transpor- tation, food and accommo- dation are provided. And perhaps most important. these "retired specialists" who still have so much to give enjoy the satisfaction of playing an increasingly important role in Canada's foreign aid programme. the many changes which are emergin in the country. She told gESO officials, "to be so involved and con- cerned with the staggering problems of these people is to realize the great re- spect due them." EVERY FRI. & SAT. night Featuring Piano Stylist Bill Metcalf AIRCONDITIONED Susan is currently com- pleting Year II studies at Saint David Junior High School and will be attend- ing St. Mary's High School in September. Her long- range goals are to pursue a career in either business administration or journal- ism. immigrants ability to fit in with society is a gradual, s - by - s p ression of? that itwsasmglso the Canadian citizen's task to aid the immigrant in any way possible. Kr Canadian society should be "people working and playing together, striving for a common goal of un- derstandintrand unity. But they should also retain their individuality and grow and adapt to the in- fluence of others," she said. pending on your knowledge at the language and your qualifieatium. It is your duty to seek employment utttilitiaotttained." Plant!

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