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Members of the New Deâ€" mocratic Party say almost a half million dollars in grants were approved by the Ministry of Agriculture and sâ€"â€"â€"@â€"TH/S WEEK INSIDE Work resumefl at UW campus By Stewart Sutherland Staff Writer Pickets disbanded and work resumed Friday on the construction of the University of Waterloo‘s new Enâ€" vironmental Studies II building. The resolution folâ€" lowed a meeting of management and union represenâ€" tatives with the Ontario Labor Relations Board in Toronto Thursday. The construction site had been shut down for more than a week while 16 pickets, members of the United Association of Plumbers and Pipefitters, Local 527, picketed the entrances to the university. _ The pickets formed the lines to protest the use of nonâ€"union workers who were installing heating, plumbing and ventilation systems in_th_e‘puilding. . _ Ball Brothers Ltd. had subcontracted the plumbing work to Twin City Plumbing and Heating, a Waterloo company which hires nonâ€"union workers. |____ _ _ Bob Groff, secretaryâ€"treasurer for Twin City Heatâ€" ing and Plumbing, said an agreement was reached Thursday outside the official proceedings of the labor board. ‘‘The application was adjourned because the union signed an agreement not to picket the job site,‘" Groff said. "Our status hasn‘t changed ... we can still use nonâ€"union workers." Groff said Ball Brothers Ltd. has agreed in turn not to prosecute the union over the weekâ€"long shutdown. ff An Orderâ€"inâ€"Council last year authorized disburâ€" sement of funds for ‘"reâ€" search relating to food supâ€" ply, food safety, nutrition and health."‘ In the interview, Epp said Artist‘s work gets showing SEE PAGE â€" 12 Epp claimed ‘‘it‘s only through the prodding of some members‘"‘ at Queen‘s Park that the information was revealed concerning the funding to private firms. He also said the Conservaâ€" tive government *‘*should let everyone know equally‘‘ through advertising if it‘s going to make such grants available. ‘‘The fact that they have been so silent,‘"‘ he said, ‘‘makes me believe that they themselves find it quesâ€" tionable." He claimed "some (comâ€" panies) have apparently been more successful in lobâ€" bying for the funds than others‘‘ and said he is conâ€" cerned that ‘"*some are going to have a real advantage over others‘‘ in being able to use public funds for private Among the grant reciâ€" pients was J.M. Schneider Inc., the meat division of a Waterlooâ€"based firm, The Heritage Group. J.M. . Schneider received $25,000 to conduct research on development of a more efficient means of testing for protein, studying its quaâ€" lity by the rate of enzymic digestion. (Continued on page 3) Pledges SEE PAGE â€" 4 Public invited to fluoride meet These young dancers added a dash of international flavor to the preview performances at the new Centre in the Square last weekend. Performâ€" ing in "Our International Heritage" at the centre Sunday was Mimi Ghosh (right), an East Indian dance soloist and members of the Lan Tin Dancers, who performed a feather and ribbon Chinese dance. The Cenâ€" tre will be officially opened this weekend by the new Lieutenantâ€"Goverâ€" nor, the Honorable John Black Aird. _ o The present status of a petition, sponâ€" sored by the Waterloo Safe Water Soâ€" ciety (WSWS), which calls for a plebisâ€" cite on the matter, will be assessed and organizers say the main purpose of the meeting is to get more volunteers to help collect signatures. By the Chronicle Staff A general public meeting for Waterloo residents who want the city to stop fluoridating drinking water will be held Tuesday, September 30 at 7:30 p.m. in Room MC2065, University of Waterloo. An informal survey conducted recent: ly by. the WSWS showed that of 100 Waâ€" terloo residents sampled, 65 per cent willingly signed the petition, 25 per cent INTERNATIONAL FLAVOR MORE NAMES NEEDED were undecided and wanted more inforâ€" mation and 10 per cent refused to sign. Organizers say the petition results ‘"so far are not up to our expectations.‘"‘ Until now, the group has relied mainly on the petition being passed from person to person which, organizers say, is eviâ€" dently not the most efficient method. The group hopes to gain sufficient reâ€" sponse at the meeting to organize a sysâ€" tematic coverage of the entire city by canvassers. The WSWS needs about 2,000 more sigâ€" natures by October 15 to reach the 4,000 mark (10 per cent of the eligible voters in the last municipal election) before a plebiscite can be held during the Noâ€" vember municipal election.