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l Page 2 -Watorloo Chronicle. tfllhdrtesdw, My 21. 1971 to adapt by driving cars, walking more or. if neces- sary not going downtown as (vaginally. The popular concern ap- pears to be with the "poor senior citizens" and how they are managing during tttiseutttacM. _ There‘s nothing to worry about there, says Christine Barker, program assistant at the Adult Recreation Centre in Waterloo, Aii men's th women's Schweitu shoes from our reguhr stock. .38 ' " KING ST. N. WATERLOO OFF This week only! Please note: Our Summer Clearance Sale Continues "Most of the seniors drive their own cars and a lot live within walking distance T to belting out their favorite songs, card tables were alive with bridge players and the snooker table was booked for the afternoon. Few of the stores at, Mar- ket Square are suffering. " shut-down is something we can plan for and so can the employees and so can the customers," says Dave Bannister, operating man- ager of Eaton 's. HOLIDAY HOURS POST OFFICE Closed Sat. July 30 Sun. July 31 Mon. Aug. 1 Parkdale Pharmacy Schweitzer Last year, employees were concerned about set- ting Ito work, but this year they were prepared. Jean Salvaneschi, mn- ager of Laura Secord candy store, agrees. were up last week. If the other stem aren't busy, then the staff is always eating ice cream cones.” Only Jerry's refreshment stand is noticing a loss. Business was “just terrible" last week, said a sales girl. "We depend on the kids and “We?! always busy here," she says. “In fact. pun: alga Sat. 9 am. - 9 pm. Sun. " . 12 Noon - 6 pm. Monday August 1st Closed ._open - “be“: "my T,, . _ ugttmatter Regular bus service I: we up," he being unnamed on the . Queen St. South.» Ottawa employees South. Mainline, North and about let- south Loop and Stanley open 7 days a week. being mlntained on the Queen St. South.» Ottawa South. Mainline. North and south Loop and We! Park tomes. Service to all outlying areas has be! he cutback seems to be having little effect on busi- nessfortastiarmpanies. "Business is always slow in the summer time," says Art Stoche. a driver with Waterloo Taxi for 17 years. "Lakeshore and Lincoln Village are busy but that's all. Right now we’ve got 11 cab drivers off on holidays and there are four of us sitting here waiting for somethingtodo. He' feels it’s a “smart time" for the bus drivers to go on holidays as hundreds of residents in the K-W area are away on vacation. ’ " The same goes for City Cab. "We're busy if the weather is extreme," says Bryan Eckstein, cab dis- patcher. "If it's really hot or rainy, people won't wait for buses." He feels business is usual for this time of, year and Because of the civic holi- day the Waterloo Chronicle offiee will be closed Mon- day. August 1. As a result. advertising and news copy deadlines have been changed for next week's paper only. Deadline for advertisers and correspondents is noon hour Friday. July M. deadline Copy patiently at the dt-ttet bus terminal Monday noon. “new are always taxis for an emergency. We have to get used to some incon- veniences. Anyway, it's only for two weeks.” (Mien felt they had been forced to wait a longer per- iod than will). that the driv- ers "should rotate their holidays like everyone else. " The two-week service cutback was initiated a year-ami-a-ttalt ago as part of the contract drawn up to end the expensive 13- week strike which hit, the Twin Cities. Vacations for bus drivers are scheduledim a seniority basis, explained John Web- ster, director of transporta- tion services. "Naturally most drivers want their holidays in July or August. That means some of the junior drivers wait up to five years before they have holidays in the sum- mer months." Building starts decline in June Management suggested the two-week cutback to allow all drivers a summer holi- day. The particular weeks chosen match those of ma- jor industries such as Uni- royal, Goodrich. Electra? home and Raytheon which are now shut-down for two weeks. To date, there have been no complaints from drivers about this plan and 68 of Building suns in the city declined slightly in June over the same month last year. _ _ _ . Only 52 residential permits were issued by the city's building department as compared to 69 in June, 1976. The value of residential starts also declined from 31246200 in 1976 to $870,050 in 1977. Commercial permits declined last month to three with a total value of $38,350. In June, 1976 the building depart- ment issued seven commercial permits valued at $435,000. Two industrial permits valued at $454,000 were' issued last month as compared to the same number valued at $130,000 in June, 1976. Ten children managed to raise $35 in a camival last week to aid the Muscular Dystrophy association. Participants were Paul Monaghan, Tommy and Mike Ball, Scott and Tammy Kieswetter. Debbie and " John St. Won Carnival nets $35 REDEEMER lUTHERAN CHURCH JumoST 15-19. 9:00-11:30 AM. - For Children of ALI. Faiths - - Ages 3- 1 2 - Bible Study _ - Projects - Games - Refreshments - NEED TRANSPORTATION? VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL Phone 579-3018 Hé appreciates public response. It's total apathy that he finds really annoy- Following the return to full schedule, a survey will to attempt!» meal those most badly affected, how they were personally hind- ered and any suggestions they have to offer for the future. “We'll present they: rec- ommendations to council in August to decide plans for next gear," says Mr. Web- ster. _ He feels sure the cutback won't be repeated next year, but rather all lines might function on a decreased service for eight to 10 weeks. “This might mean peo- ple will have to wait 30 min- utes for a bus," he said. "But the transit system is down 25 per cent in the summer anyway with. so many people on vacation. ', Should city council agree to this new plan, manage- ment has the final say as to whether or not it will be enforced. If the new plan is insti- gated, all drivers will be guaranteed one week's holi- day in the summer time. Lynn Rich. Terry Kraemer. Greg Pracher, Jeff Sheridan and David and Kathy Pal- mer. Chairman of the event was Danny Monaghan. The chil- dren were sponsored by McDonald's. Watodoo