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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 16 Nov 1977, p. 9

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Factory expansion battle on again Ed Good looks on as provincial opposition leader Stuart Smith praises him for ten years in service at Queen's Park. A roast for Mr. Good was held recently at the' Waterloo Motor Inn. " Council referred the matter back to committee for farm er study. Mr. Good retired from politics last June after serving the constituents of Waterloo North at Queen's Park for ten years. He was replaced in the last election by former Water- loo mayor Herb Epp. Throughout the night the crowd showed its ap- preciation with more than one standing ovation. The eleven masters at the head table included Lib- eral party-members, Tory The battle of the Waterloo Glove Manufacturing Co., ex- pansion began brewing again Monday night. By John Poole The mood was jovial last Wednesday night at the Waterloo Motor Inn as local politicians. business- men, and friends. gathered to roast former Liberal MPP Ed Good. The Dean Martin-style event which included dinner. was sponsored by the Wat- erloo North Liberal As- sociation. It took place in the Viennese ballroom at the Inn and was attended by about 400 Liberal well- wishers. _ The proposed 51Ffoot by 66-foot expansion to the plant. at 105 Erb St. W., was the subject of controversy after both residents and the city appealed to the Ontario Municipal Board after the city's committee of adjustment approved the expansion earlier this year. Couiicil's architectural advisory committee felt the pro- posal didn't fall in line with residential development in the area. But when the plans came up for final approval at council Monday night, they were different than those that residents had finally OK'd earlier, said Dr. Ken McLaughlin, a resi- dent of Merino St., which abuts the glove company property. Fun fare well for Ed Good Appeals were dropped after new site plans wefe drawn up, to everyone's apparent satisfaction. Dr. McLaughlin said the new drawings showed a truck loading dock on the east side of the property, which doesn't keep in line with the approved specifications. He said he was "shocked" when he saw the modified plans. *1- opponents. business cot- leagues and local media personalities. All of the master‘s poked fun at Mr. Good, and often kidded each other, but at the end of their presentations they all paid tribute to the 62- year-old former Liberal MPP. Mr. Good is presi- dent of the Edward R. Good Funeral Home in Water- loo and as a result. many of the puns were directed at his profession. The roastmaster at the event was well-known Conservative supporter Jack Harper, who said that the crowd had come to have Mr. Good “apprtr priately put to rest." Letters were sent from friends who were unable to attend. including a mes- sage from Premier William Davis wishing Mr. Good his best for the future. Former Waterloo mayor Herb Epp wanted to know whether "the event was a roast or a cremation; He plant, at Keith Rae. another .ner both staunch Liberal support- Municipal er. reiterated McColl‘s approved kind words and added that Ed and his wife, Rhea, L the pro- idolized Clark Gable -- ant in the “Ed still has the mous- tache." also said that Ed Good had paved the way for him to be elected MPP for Water- loo North during the last election. Kitchener- Waterloo Re- cord publisher Sandy Baird said that "not only women should worry, it bothers'me. I think he's (Ed Good, just after my body. .. Next to deliver a saluta- tion was Don Steenson. registrar for the board of administration of funeral directors of Ontario. he said that Ed Good wears "a grey suit for the look of distinction and hemorr- hoids for a look of con- CHYM newscaster Bill Mayer joked that Mr. Good "winks by opening oneeye." Ed took on a "grave re; sponsibility" when he en- tered politics. , said Bob Verdun. editor of the El- mira Independent. w Jack Young, regional chairman. who is well- known in Tory circles. said that he was getting sick of all the talk about Mr. Good's modesty, "never have I known a man with so much to be modest about.” Rev. Ray McCall of First United Church. Wa- terloo, had nothing but nice things to say about Mr. Good A delegation of about 40 people from Queen's Park attended. and among the masters from the Litr eral camp was provincial opposition leader Stuart Smith. Dr. Smith said. "many of his old clients CKKW commentator Dan Fisher said kd Good Is the only guy he knows who signs his letters "Eventttal- ly yours. .. Pr,? .151 keep voting for Ed." He went on to praise the for- mer MPP for keeping the faith during the "darkest days" before the last elec- tidn and said that "Ed Good gave me the support I heeded. he is a wonder- In a last farewll. 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