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After almost two years of deferrals. council Mon- day agreed to widen Wil- liam St. W. between Park St. and Dunbar St. to 28 feet. The project was stalled last year when residents objected to plans for widen- ing it to 32 feet. Since then meetings between the resi- dents and the city have been held to arrive at a com- promise proposal. Tho amassion on Kara Waltet's lace shows that handbuilding pottery class- es are keeping her amused during the long summet months. Tom Wamet. (right) concentrates on fashioning his ash tray. Both youths are taking part in pottery classes being held during the month of July at the Waterloo Pot- tat's Workshop in Waterloo Park. Willi S k OK'd am t. wor The plan submitted Mon- day calls for widening the road from 25-26 feet to 28 feet and construction of five foot sidewalks instead of four foot sidewalks, Al- though a report from the city engineer said the lat- est proposal “comes rea- sonably close to unanimous acceptance by all parties concerned" several resi- dents Monday tried to have the sidewalks trimmed to four feet However. their arguments largely fell on deaf ears as most councillors agreed pedestrain traffic on the 'lrl82)i'i 122nd Var No. 30 street warranted the larger sidewalks. Ald. Blake Hull was the lone exception. He proposed an amendment calling for four feet side- walks but it was defeated overwhelmingly. The question came up Monday at council in a letter from Waterloo firefighters' union president Doug Cassidy Mr, Cassidy said the firefighters have been submitting to physical fitness examinations since March. I976 when an administrative committee re- port suggested a physical fitness program be in- stituted for the department. However. Mr Cassidy says the only thing done to implement the program has been the purchase of two exercise bicycles, “which would hardly constitute a physical fitness program; The road widening was brought in under section 12 of the local improvement act, which allows for aban- donment of the project if more than 50 percent of the residents file a petition Do Walerloo's firefighters have a physical fitness program or don 't they” The firefighters are now objecting to the physical examinations because no results are forthcoming Do firemen have fitness program? By Mary Stupart a“: Wednesday, Jaw 27, 1977 against the work. The city usually brings road work in under section 8 of the act which calls for an Ontario Municipal Board hearing if any objections are re- ceived. The engineer said Mon- day he hopes work on the mad can begin this year. The project will cost the homeowners $23.11 per foot frontage spread over 10 years. tXtt, "ft';jPi,tre"ix xmmgw Ct?) 'tWoN t2 ,5”; a. "ttyi'.? “21'" 'rjsi_st'at.,ri,B'.'jiit'ig T owl-mi aw“ s"' tBr/'i5'ittTtit 'e"al ~a ‘1;wa _ ' k", " = s B5WUn, Fora/ig',) and the physical fitness program is "virtually non- existent" Mr. Cassidy says. Unless the city takes some action on the matter. the firefighters will take the problem as a grievance and if necessary submit it to the board of arbitra- tion as prescribed by the fire departments act, According to Mr, Cassidy, the city has also re- fused to answer questions about the program asked by the firefighters in May, 1976. These questions included what type of program was being proposed. the types of facilities proposed. whether the pro- gram would involve all city employees and whether a qualified person would conduct it. Council decided not to discuss the matter Mon- day but asked the city's administrative committee to talk the problem over with the firefighters. i Slow' OMB, approval - . stalls skating ptoieet ByMnryStert "etutteomeii-Mtmdai-t"tid- Prelim” designs are eomNetedartd donmddof new proposal. The temterst-tteegteaitedtmttttieityears't ages-Orig-at-ttrm-ttect ',,','grg,'g'f,ttt,TLt'g,u"/ltg"gt tmtttte,torthoo-mrtrettttrtt-eint mtiithstarieshgtmieirtaiBattnta? ttir-es-tartistic-tter-tttttoft?'. prosmiiareeeived. _ . "ttte-ttet-ta-tire-tseek; 'NeeitrartdttteK-WSkatirtgChthpart- "s'atstrteuotetditu,dtt-tettttthte- nersiotetmtMet.t-tt-aitirtgstrtee aryemtstNthstV A _ L ’ The city and the K-W Skating Club. part- ners in the project. herbal waiting since April for the provincial Mead for the arena. However. no official word on the pro- ieetttatrtteen received. _ ' "We have an indieatigai by them that it is getting favorable consideration but we haven't had anything official yet," said eitreterk Ron Keel'ng. "We hope to hear something on it thixweek. " Council receiver! its first look at the de- signs for the $r00,0t)0 area Monday night. The project would include a 196 feet by 90 feet skating surface and a community Aid. McLean said feasibility reports prepared by Waterloo community services director Ken Pflug and Kitchener alderman Jim Gray left "many unanswered ques- tions." He disagreed with suggestions that the city couldn't afford to spend money on the games because of its commitment to the arts centre and the figure skating arena. Ald. Brian Tumbull suggested that the city could contribute part of its community services capital budget for the next four years to meet a Canada Games obligation of $400,000. The city spends $400,000 to $600,000 per year for this. room. Other facilities would be a music plenum? cv" _-, room. skate sharpening room. office, Staff The Kitchener-Waterloo Skatin room. add change rooms. _ the original proponent of the an Several aldermen. questioned inclusion _ b’egun a mint to raise 3150.” of a community room in the skating com- project. The city has received I plex but community services director Ken of 8N0,009 in grants from the prov Pthtg said government grants to cover Wintario and will continue 81254] that part of the project would decrease the own. It has also donated the land coststothe city. 7 arena. . Cou cil 't l t Ga mes propo al d . Council Monday agreed with Jud. Wal- ter McLean that more consideration should be given to hosting the Games before a flat no is given. Aid. McLean in particular was angered that Kitchener council de- cided last week unilaterally not to make a joint bid for the games. Although council agreed Waterloo couldn't submit a bid with- out Kitchener. it recommended that a meet- ing to explore the possibility of hosting the Games be held between community ser- vices directors, councillors of both cities and organizers of the Ontario Games. A proposal to host the' 1981 Canada Games won’t be allowed to die until Waterloo coun- cil has some say in the mattér. . Who. Ontario Both feasibility studies suggested it could cost " million or more to host the 1901 Canada Games in the Twin Cities. However, Ald. McLean said he didn’t be- lieve new facilities such as a swimming ‘pool‘were necessary. Upgrading and mod- ifying the city's present recreational facili- tiessttouidbegoodentwgtthesaid. / “The situation in St. Johns, Newfound- land (where the Games are costing $11 million) seems to be pulled out of context," 'ah a ma building," Mr. Pfhqrapid in reply Questions "on Manama, - Tenders have heal called for the ice an: face, structural steel and exterior ML. 'ihrterAttteetdt" indium closedby A135 4aptdueayatti-eed)retristieie"tr- gyKCtntr1etinrtdittehattteenirettor- time in Jamfary. 'l'hearena isttelrtgtmittmtseattratntDr. beside Sustain Stadium. n it» originally suggested that it couldbe Mitt behind Wa- terlooAm.butsoilramplesmulethis plan new.“ s" ' _-, The Kitchener-Waterloo Skating Club. the original pmponent'of the arena. has b’egtm a campaign to raise 3150.” for the project. The city has received promise of $300.01» in grants from the province and Wintario and will continue “25,000 on its own. It has also donated the land for the Aki. McLean said. With the Twin Cities' more extensive facilities, the Games should be a lot less expensive here he said. Read a story about a summer recreation program for the dis- abled on page S. Remember what it was like to go to the circus when you were a kid? Relive that feeling with pictures on page 3. Inside yfshid' V'?',