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Regional chairman Jack Young described the proâ€" gram as a form of prevenâ€" tative _ medicine. Hopeâ€" fully, problems would be solved as they arose rather than have them deepen with resulting higher social costs. sional unit would provide preâ€"disposition assessâ€" ments, an on the spot crisis intervention service in the court setting, conciliation counselling, and a managed referral service for family courts in Kitchener and Cambridge. & Blow Dry $7 00 neg' Shampoo Style Cut & Set s6 oo | Reg. Hancuts $4 O0 up (Bo Opep Daily also Mon Tues The committee gave supâ€" port last Wednesday to the establishment of a comâ€" munity court clinic team within the Region‘s health and social services departâ€" ment. Shampoo & Set $4 50 Style. Cut That old saying an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure has plenty of justification, according to the Region‘s health and social services committee. ‘*You can pay us now or Community court clinic supported The number and quality and of performers has also greatly improved over the last 15 years. There are now more than 16 orchestras across the country in those Raffi Armenian, Tom Kay, months, said Mr. Edinborâ€" Victor Sawa, Ron Brown ough. and John Tickner played In the last 15 years about SOMe Scott Joplin rags after 500 million dollars has been the luncheon and speeches. spent on cultural facilities. _ _Also entertaining were Most of the money has The Bare Necessities, a come from the public purse, Parbershop quartet. Mr. Edinborough said. Harvey Smith, president The number and quality Of the , Central â€" Ontario and of performers has also Musician‘s Association preâ€" greatly improved over the Sented a cheque for $1,000 last 15 years. There are now !? Milton Good, chairman more than 16 orchestras Of the fund campaign. A study done in 1972 shows that between Jan. 1, 1972 and Mar. 31, 1972, one out of two people went to a theatre at least once, more went twice, and some went reguâ€" larly. Well over five million people attended theatres across the country in those months, said Mr. Edinborâ€" ough. Coiffure Cottage BEAUTY SALON But that was "not good enough for a civilization and culture as well developed as this country‘s is" said the author. tural events held in school auditoriums, Toronto Maple Leaf Gardens, and the Monâ€" treal Forum. Mr. _ Edinborough â€" said when he first came to Canâ€" ada from England in 1947 he remembers attending cul}â€" By Susan Turansky _ across the Arnold Edinborough, auâ€" Pave a naft thor,. and Financial Post theatres. . columnist praised the imâ€" Mrâ€" Edii provement in quality of Centre for Canadian life over the past SArY not on 25 years when he spoke at Pbut for the the kickâ€"off luncheon for the Waterlo0). Centreâ€"inâ€"theâ€"Square buildâ€" _ For exan ing fund campaign. ® a music f Centre in Square: kicksâ€"off drive small _ interprofesâ€" 61 Etlis Crs. S. at Erb St., Waterloo PHONE 743â€"7784 PERM SPECIAL °| Reg. $20.00, Now $15.°° ‘ | Reg. $25.00, Now $17.*° Reg. $30.00, Now $20.°* (Body, Medium or Curly) ic will be considered as a tentative item for 1978 budâ€" get consideration. On a 20 per cent share, the Region would have to contribute $25,000. The clinâ€" Provincial cost sharing for the rest of the expenses won‘t be established until January. Presumably, parâ€" ticipating municipalities would not contribute more than 20 per cent and posâ€" sibly nothing at all, said Mr. Rahn. Thor & En _ Evenings Mr. Rahn and family court Judge Douglas Bean briefâ€" ed the committee on the program which is estimatâ€" ed to cost $150,000. The two Waterloo Universities would contribute $22,000 â€" through the provision of the clinic‘s staff. you can pay us later. A little bit of that is involved in this kind of service," deâ€" scribed Sheldon Rahn,_ of Wilfrid _ Laurier Univerâ€" sity‘s social work departâ€" ment. During ‘the luncheon, Helâ€" en Elsaesser, Nuala Freund, Susan McKegney and Brian Hagadorn played «hamber music. All are members of the Kitchener Symphony orchestra. are strong, they will give their money to the cultural sector. In 1974, said Mr. Edinborâ€" ough, the Council for Busiâ€" ness and Arts was formed. There are now 9 major corâ€" porations who really believe that their money spent on the arts is a valid investâ€" ment. Since they can do busiâ€" ness better in a civilization where culture and the Arts For example, Guelph has a music festival, and noâ€" where to put it. across the country and we have a national network of theatres. Mr. Edinborough said â€"a centre for the arts is necesâ€" sary not only for Kitchener, but for the entire region (of Waterloo). â€" The proposal, if approved by cabinet and the legisâ€" lature, would solve propâ€" erty tax inequities which particularly plague parts of Cambridge and Kitchâ€" ener. Mrs. _ Scrivener would ""go to bat for us with the cabinet"" to get the plan approved, Regional chairâ€" man Jack Young said at a press conference Monday. Ontario Revenue Minister Margaret Scrivener has decided to play ball with a proposal toâ€" introduce marâ€" ket value assessment and property tax reforms in Waâ€" terloo Region next year. The Bare Necessities, a barbershop quartet, sang at the kick building fund campaign. Property tax reforms possible ine _ announcement folâ€", lows a meeting last Friday between Mrs. Scrivener and. other provincial offiâ€" cials and Mr. Young, four local mayors and repreâ€" sentatives of Cambridge Municipalities will be asked to respond to the proâ€" posal prior to Regional counâ€" cil considering it on Nov. 10. Mr. Young is ‘"‘confident that there is a good chance to achieve unanimity."‘ But Mrs. Scrivener has asked that all local muniâ€" cipalities and the Region give unanimous support to the plan. Parkdale Pharmacy HOURS Consequently,. Mr. Young is asking the province to consider Waterloo Region as a pilot project ‘"from which to fine tune the maâ€" jor implementation‘‘ across the province. If approved, Waterloo Region would have market value assessment and tax reforms a full year before the rest of the province. Queen‘s Park‘s _ current timetable would introduce market value assessment next year but it wouldn‘t affect tax bills until 1979. groups. Mr. Young will also Waterioo Chronicle, Wednesday, October 26, 1977 . Kitchener â€"ratepayer â€"â€"openâ€" Monday to Saturday 9 am â€" 9 pm Sunday 12 noon â€" 6 â€"off luncheon for the Centreâ€"inâ€"theâ€"Square open 7 days a week. Mr. Young ‘emphasized the importance of having both market value assessâ€" ment and tax reforms imâ€" plemented, terming it a "‘"parallel package". Withâ€" out tax reforms, there would be too many unjustified tax shifts from some groups of ratepayers to others. The province has adâ€" mitted that the hardships in Waterloo Region are more acute than anywhere else in the province. tem, a â€"suggestion considerâ€" ed ‘"‘reasonable"‘ by proâ€" vincial officials. quest transitional financial aid to implement the sysâ€"