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Waterloo‘s two universiâ€" ties rejected any possibility of an outright merger. The merger was suggested by Dr. W.C. Winegard, chairâ€" man of the Ontario Council on University Affairs. Dr. Winegard asked all 15 Onâ€" tario universities to conâ€" sider ways of saving money through outright mergers or mergers of some facilities The future of the Bluevale Knights was threatened. A proposal called for the canâ€" cellation of junior and senâ€" ior football, seniorâ€"level soccer and junior volleyball. The reason? Declining enrolment and "borderline"‘ interest by staff and stuâ€" dents. Four ambitious teachers frogm Waterloo Collegiate Institute ran from the Waâ€" terloo Motor Inn to Fairâ€" view Park Mall to raise funds for the Red Cross. The Postmaster General Jean Jaques Blais promised acâ€" tion on a City of Waterloo resolution calling for the country‘s postal system to be put to a public tender. A few dozen City of Waâ€" terloo employees traded in physical fatness for physical fitness. City council jumped on the fitness bandâ€"wagon by offering employees a 10â€" week program. Thirtyâ€"eight employees, including Mayor Marjorie Carroll, took the city up on this offer to get fit. The program taught in oneâ€"hour sessions, cost $4,500. The city and Winâ€" tario payed part of the cost. City businesses bucked the butt bylaw when the city Chamber of Commerce asked the almighty quesâ€" tion. ‘"Are you or are you not in favor of the proposed smoking bylaw? This question was asked of 385 financial institutions, restaurants, industries, serâ€" vices and retail outlets in the city. Only 51 supported the bylaw to control smokâ€" ing in public places, 90 were against and five were unâ€" decided. A snowstorm stifled the city on Jan. 10 when 80 kph winds whipped snow into a frenzy of frosty white clouds reducing visibility to nil and bringing traffic to a standâ€" still. February Downtown Waterloo reâ€" ceived a boost when the merchants banded together to hire a private consulting firm. Stanton Consulting Services Ltd., a Kitchenér public relations firm, was retained for a year to enâ€" courage people to shop downtown. On Sunday at midâ€" night we bid fond fareâ€" well to 1978 and welâ€" come 1979. Whaet‘s in store tor us during the next ms days? We could a fortune tellâ€" er or read our tea leaves but we‘ll never really know until it happens. What we do know is what happened in 1978. Skimmingâ€" through last year‘s issues of the Chronicle we have capâ€" sulized on some of those events. January 1 w 3 s Aok, c m 4 * 4 #° o ** ** sA 1 h + 3. 34 L in 3 ipeqanisrmes i uy 4: * CX 4 %c: > 4s 4B c# : = x13 . ie 3e 0 .. fi in C o & t,.“" 4# - * 44 y»7 i. t ‘*:1:- s <s 4 5. 1978 â€" The year that _ f 42 4 ‘52 minute trék netted $900. _ byterian Church. The conâ€"‘ Bus fares rose from .35 to ‘gregation was formed under .45 and children and senior Rev. Iris Ford, 46, a native citizens from .1§ to .25. of Bermuda. Mayor Marjorie Carrol} was _ Three Waterioo Churches a bit miffed that Kitchener of different denominations council gave no advance . jointly purchased a property warning. for future building of church. The Kâ€"W Rotary Club‘s 28th annual Easter Seal Campaign was launched during a special luncheon. The â€" Rotarians â€" sought $64.000 in funds. Sue Bomah was named Tammy for 1978. Plans for a $20 million ofâ€" fice, research and developâ€" ment complex to be built at Philip and Columbia Streets were made public by Major Holdings and Developments Limited. The 16â€"acre site, to be known as the University Business Park, is to be deveâ€" loped in stages over a fiveâ€" year period April The Hotel Waterloo got new owners this month when Bob and Ed Chadder went into semiâ€"retirement. The hotel had been in the Chadder family since 1935. The Waterloo Regional Rape Distress Centre reached a crisis period and asked the Region for finanâ€" cial assistance to bail it out of its financial woes. The centre applied for a $5000 grant. Plans. for two licenced restaurants in the Conesâ€" toga Mall were dropped. City countil approved holdâ€" ing a plebiscite at the request of Total Food Sysâ€" tems Ltd. of Forontu. According‘to the Liquor Licence Board, the area was in a former section of Waâ€" terloo township annexed by the city in 1965 and the city‘s vote approving licenced dinâ€" ing lounges in 1961 just wasn‘t valid. Twin City motorists began to feel the first pangs of summer gas pains as at least one service station bumped the price at the pump to over $1 a gallon. Up to now Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo motorists had traditionally enjoyed the lowest gasoline prices in the province and prices were just then, startâ€" ing to fall in line with those elsewhere Waterloo aldermen turned down.a 6.6 per cent salary increase proposed by a ciâ€" tizen‘s committee. The inâ€" crease would have, brought aldermen‘s salaries up to the average paid other counâ€" cil‘s in municipalities of siâ€" milar size. A new congregation of the Presbyterian Church was launched. The fledgling church has become known as the Waterloo North Presâ€" The Waterloo County Board of Education came face to face with the probâ€" lems of declining enrolâ€" ment. Just what was the local board about to do about it? In a seven interim report which was to be forâ€" warded to the Ontario Comâ€" mission on declining enrolâ€" ment, suggestions ranged anywhere from staggering school hours to abandoning the principle of community schools to the removal of provincial sales tax on all vehicles and gasoline used exclusively for transporting school children. citizens from .1§ to .25. Mayor Marjorie Carrol} was a bit miffed that Kitchener council gave no advance warning. March facilities. The 3.5 acre site is located at Northfield Dr. and Westmount Rd., overâ€" looking Laurel Creek. The three churches, Waterloo North Presbyterian, All ‘"‘Merry Christmas Mr. Snowman" was an operetta performed by grades four, five and six students at Northdale Public School on Dec. 19 and Dec. 20. Cast members are, from left to right, Karin Metzger, Sandman; Mark Mueller, Mr. Santa Claus ; Roland Mechier, Mr. Snowman :; Shelly Henkel, Mrs. Santa Glaus and Kim Eicholz, Snowflake Fairy. . * The girls volleyball team at Cedarbrae Public School came out victorious recently when they placed first in a tournament against three other Waterloo elementary schools. Pictured in the front row from left to right are captains, Marlee Boone and Dayna Schwan. in the second row from left to right are Michelle Cranston, Patricia Roos, Leslie MaclLeod, Donna Scott, Ann Hatt, Pauline Levean and Colleen Day. In the third row from left to right are Tracy Colson, Monique Kaptain, Brenda Webb, Sheila Metâ€" zger, Katherine McKenna, Debbie Ford and Sharon Bloomfield, coach. ited Church of Carfada are looking into future plans that involve sharing the fa2â€" City council toyed with â€" the idea of giving $100,000 to : Kitchener‘s arts centre proâ€" | ject but aldermen steadfastâ€"© ly refused to commit the, city‘s tax dollars to a proâ€" ject in another municipaâ€" lity. . The Rotary Children‘s Centre celebrated 20 years dat their present location by inviting the public in to take & look at their facilities. ; A number of Waterloo reâ€" Sidents and a church group were deadlocked on a mothâ€" érhood issue of whether or got to allow building of a sixâ€" stotey.senior citizenâ€"comâ€" plex in a residential area on George St,. A group known as FACT (Families Against Corporate Takeover) opâ€" posed plans by Waterloo Mennonite Homes Incorâ€" porated for a $1.%5 million building that would contain 64 one and twoâ€"bedroom senâ€" tor citizen apartments. â€" The Waterloo Regional Sports Council, an advisory body for amateur sport, disâ€" solved its operations. Amatâ€" eur sports had apparently reached a level of self sufâ€" ficiency and the need for the council had been reduced. â€" {(Continued on page 5)