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Local MW / Administrators of the HUDAC home warranty pro- gram are clamping down on builders that, for me - or another, have not yet registered with the program. In a prepared statement. the corporation warns it will take "whatever steps that may be necessary to force the hilders‘ intotheprogram. Of 3,353 builders and vendors~in the province, 431 build in and around Waterloo Region, and 50 of them are not registered in the program, Homer Borland, HUDAC registrar, said in a telephone interview from Toronto. The HUDAC (Housing and Urban Development As- sociation of Canada) new home warranty program in- sures that new home buyers will be covered for a five year period against major structural defects. Through legislation last year, the province required .. . A”-.. i. “Mi in thas nmaram and recister al new Provifiée to enforce Ellft,Jlllli?/ui, )iill.ej,t,,1 Fl lw “bu-nun. """a'" __--- __e __ Through legislation last year, the province all builders to enrol in the program and register homes by Jan. I of this year. But for a variety of reasons, about 600 nulloers awn»: the province have been dragging their feet on registering - .. A .-- _--;..o....oinn hut warp rejected bt soerie have R evellers _,, gearing up Revellers have chug-a-lugged their way through the first five days of the nine-day Oktoberfest celebrations. but many are simply gearing up for this final weekend of Kitchener- Waterloo's festival madness. From official opening Friday. when the first beer keg was tapped and the first sausage-on-a-bun tasted, and until events wind up Sunday. more than 300.000 visitors are ex- pected to have sampled Kitchener-Waterloo's Oktoberfest hospitality. - _ A - B't, " (“4,4ouan hncniinlitv "sunt-; , waterloo . clhirortiiititlkt Most of the 33 accred and four German clubs Friday afternoy, By mid-day Saturday. many ot the Clans nau ienguiy 'oe- ups of patrons waiting patiently in the drizzle outside for noon openings. Oom-pah music blared from every festive hall and hotel in the Twin Cities. and everybody from blue-jeaned teen- agers to those in traditional dirndls and Iederhosen were raising a glass of cold brew to celebrate Oktoberfest I977. The four German clubs were packed to capacity. and Bingeman Park. with the largest festive halls, had 2.800 people drinking. eating and dancing the night away Satur- day. But some of the crowds had dwindled at the smaller halls by the second night of the merry-making. At the Moses Springer arena. Waterloo's biggest festive hall housmg the Heidelberg Haus. only about half of the L200 seats were filled. Bill Vousm. of the Twin City Optimists Club. which runs the hall, said members are pleased with the way things are going, this being the first year the club has operated a les- tive hall. Despite the less than dapacsty crowds the first weekend. “things have been very good, The people like the bands and everything's going fine. '. Heidelberg Haus is open only on the two weekends. but the club may stay open more nights next year Few problems have been reported at any other festive halls. and police say few Oktoberfest-related invidents have arisen, _ _. - _ __M, .L;.. ....,,.. ....n Bill Vousm. the hall, said going, this be tive hall. Organizers predict the match the 200.000 gallons sumed last year, There's still plenty to do ootorc anouwu mun-m um mm” down to an end this Sunday Today. a senior Citizens Oktoberfest was set for Moses Springer Arena In Waterloo from 1 p m to 5 p m At 5 p m. Brantford dignitaries Will be welcomed at Speakers Corner in Kitchener to commemorate that City's centennial being , for weekend 5 sh" plenty to/io before another Oktoberfest wmds ' [have accl- unnbb...° w.... -_i- - v - applied for registration but were rejected by 122nd Year No. 41 iireiiiirir"Fiuay, when the first beer keg was a first sausage-on-a-bun tasted, and until Sunday. more than 300,000 visitors are ex- sampled Kitchener-Waterloo's Oktoberfest 3 accredited Oktoberfest hospitality centres an clubs reported capacity crowds by early in. aturday. many of the clubs had lengthy line- waiting patiently in the drizzle outside for that thirsty crowds this year will ans of beer and tons of sausage can about 600 builder? acyoss (Continued on 0899 7l homes Wednesday, October 12. 1977 Nurses may end disputetoday Oktoberfest director Jonas Bingeman had his moment in history P monies as he took the first chomp from a AO-foot-long sausage on snack, a joint creation of Schneider's. Weston's. and Dares. is belie may go down in the Guiness book of records. After opening ceremon the House of Friendshio. A lengthy contract dispute between the Region and Its Nurses have been working under 1975 contract and wages 50 public health nurses may come to an end today ever since December. 1975. Members of Local 15 of the Ontario Nurses Association The mew agreement, including 1977 salaries ranging met last night to try to reach an end to the deadlock which from 513.132 to $16.882. would include full retroactiwtv. has stretched back to December, 1975, However. that would not take effect until nurses fully And while Regional personnel director Larry Lems ratified the agreement as of this morning had not yet heard from the nurses. he was The 1976 salaries would show an 8 per cent increase over optimistic. 1975 while the 1977 wages reflect a 6 per cent boost over "1 am presuming no news is good news." he said 1976 Both fall within Anti-Inflation Board guidelines A contract was approved by Regional council two weeks The door was opened to an agreement when nurses ago. two days after nurses gave their approval in principle, dropped compulsory arbitration as one of their demands However. the nurses wanted four minor changes made to Negotiators hadn't met Since last December due to the the agreement which council refused to do deadlock over that issue. IN P""'" II‘ulIvll nu... -.\‘ .._", _ Members of Local 15 of the Ontario Nurses Association met last night to try to reach an end to the deadlock which has stretched back to December, 1975, . _ . . ___.-. I anuo Waterloo Historical Soctettt' A record bite Waterloo, Ontario s moment in history Friday at Oktoberfest opening cere- "foot-long sausage on a bun. The traditional Oktoberfest t's. and Dares. is believed to have set a world record and After opening ceremonies. the giant sausage was taken to amp". HUDAC piles the money into an insurance thefiratyear. Mr. Borland said the Problem ign't g Waterloo Region area builders. and mos problem ending in the program. Those will lions were rejected and the procrastinators There's little chance a builder will be able to avoid becoming involved with the program. "We'il find out about them sooner" or later. But it's not our intention to prosecute people, Just to get them to comply with the regulations. small builders. 'Ut's the mama} itself that wanted the program. We don't want to sue anybody." l However. builders who are rejected for the warranty program have a mute of appeal to the Canadian Regis- tered Appeal Tribunal. Once an appeal is launched, the builder has a chance to list why he can't meet the warranty requirements. and HUDAC pleas its reasons for the stringent requirements. Only a couple of builders have gone the appeal route. OCT 14 1977 io PUBLIC LBRA%' into an insurance fund after and most have no nose may amica- IO Cents ign't severe with ark mostly Paul March, Cwomde