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128th Year No. 19 Wedding bells will ring Friday tor one of Waterloo‘s most adorable (and most unusual) couples â€" Poopsy and Syivester â€" a pair of guinea pigs owned by Jannine (left) and Heather Coburn of Melbourne Crescent. Above, the girls go through a dress rehearsal of the ceremony, with the groom decked out in top hat and the bride dressed in gown and veil. All the necessary items will be on hand for Friday‘s marriage â€" a bible, ring, confetti and miniature flowers. Jannine will be the priest, while Heather will serve as maid of honor. And who will be the best man? Who else, but Fuzzy Bum Bum, the giris‘ pet gerbil. When asked why the guinea pigs were getting married, the youngsters quickly replied: "because they want to have babies."" Until now, they explained, the animals have lived in separate cages. (Photo by Karla Wheeler). THIS WEEK INSIDE WEDDING BELLS Vincea to perform in town â€" SEE PAGE 18 Wednesday, May 12, 1982 Waterioo, Ontario Ed‘s an excelient teacher SEE PAGE 12 Second Class Mail Registration Number 5540 25 Cents at the Newstand ARCHITECTURAL GUIDELINES The committee. said Dietrich, has stressed the "town" image in drawing up its proposâ€" als. ‘"The core of the city of Waterloo has always resembled that of a small town in terms of its size, diverse land use and low profile buildings," the report said in its introduc tion. The committee, formed to set architecâ€" tural guidelines for fu ture development and restoration projects in Waterloo‘s core, preâ€" sented a draft of its proposals to the Civic Development Commitâ€" tee (CDC) vesterday. According to AGC chairman Paul Die trich. ‘it seemed to come across more and more (in committee meetings) that Waterâ€" loo is different from many core areas. We came to the concilusion that we should mainâ€" tain that difference and build on it ... not try to be like other cores." ‘"The same historic combination of com mercial business situ ated sideâ€"byâ€"side with major industrial land use, popular central city residential neigh borhoods and nearby Waterloo Park pro vides this small town setting." The report, Dietrich told _ members of the CDC. is designed to provide *‘specific guidelines in a general way .‘ ‘"We wanted to tell them (potential devel opers) what we wanted to see in terms . of image and what we didn‘t want to see." Guidelines prepared by the AGC were de signed to help Waterloo A city with a townâ€"like atmosphere. \ According to members of the Architectural Guidelines Committee (AGC), this is what Waterloo now is and what the city should continue to be. He helps ‘3 *A l Thirdâ€"World tuy#" countries â€" SEE PAGE 5 ’h image in core, CDC told Keep ‘town‘ By Melodee Martinuk According to the reâ€" port. although much of the architecture and streetscapes of old Waâ€" terloo have been preâ€" served, "negative eleâ€" ments have evolved, however, such as ‘fake‘ storefronts, shiny eyeâ€" catching signs and an odd mixture of building styles ... (which) presâ€" ent in certain areas, a confused image, satis fvying neither the pe destrian nor the driv ing customer. _ ""to build on the ‘town‘ image by identifying the positive building attributes of histomc Waterioo with suggesâ€" tions on how to take advantage or exploit this existing physical reality.." the report stated. "They will encourâ€" age compatability be tween old and new so that the image of Upâ€" town is maintained." To perpetuate the town image,. the report explained. **Uptown must accept the fact that it is neither a [ Time for springâ€"cleaning? Saturday, May 15 will be the perfect time for Waterloo residents to dispose of those bulky, castâ€"off household items that have been shunted to the basement to await the next trip to the city dump That‘s the day the city‘s works depart ment has designated for the collection of large articles not normally picked up in weekly garbage removal Articles to be collected must be placed on the curb by 8 a.m this Saturday if pickup is desired. Commercial and industrial wastes, trees, stumps and construction debris will not be accepted. For many people, warmer weather means it‘s springâ€"cleaning time For more information, call 886 2310 Ideally. the report said, building materiâ€" als should be natural, the use of stone. brick and wood was recomâ€" mended, in earth tones Signs should be "sim ple and fashionat‘ .‘ and "colors, material and style should {(Continued on page 3) In future projects, the committee suggestâ€" ed. new and renovated structures â€" should be planned to harmonize with existing strucâ€" tures, and large buildâ€" ings not appropriate in the town setting. should be designed to look smaller. Design guidelines set out by the AGC deal with such aspects such as landscaping in the core, signage. approâ€" priate building materiâ€" als, roof style and the desired size and apâ€" pearance of future deâ€" velopments shopping mall nor a commercial strip but rather the unique and historical centre of the city."