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Breakâ€"andâ€"enters Erb Street West. a, artment entered. $1,000 cash taken; Haze) Street, entry gained to laundry room, cash taken: Allen Street West, entry gained through dining room window, liquor taken; Wideman Road, entry via back door. television, ampliâ€" {Contmurd From page 1) pleased with business response to the pro gram. both agree that they would like to see more companies com ing forward with proj ect ideas Workâ€"study plan offered at Laurier Waterloo Regional police report the folâ€" lowing breakâ€"andâ€" enters during the week of July 5 to 11 "We‘d â€"like to see more projects,"‘‘ stressed Beingesser, who _ is â€" president | of B&W â€" HMeat : Treating. chairman of Wateroon Regional Social Re sources Council. and a member of the Trade Association of the Auto Parts Manufacturing Associatiton. *‘The more that come_ for ward the better it will ‘"There is no doubt that in these times of economic stress many students need every extra dollar." he said Braden added that the pilan is intended for students who have already applied for financial assistance but will not have their needs adequate ly mt-« by the Ontario Student Assistance Proâ€" gram. Students participating must be fullâ€"time regis trants at Wilfrid Laurier University and must be making satisfactory academic progress soâ€" that working partâ€"time will not affect their studies Positions must be new ones created specifically to take advantage of the plan Horace Braden. Laurier‘s director of studgent awards, said $20,000 has been budgeted for the 1982â€"83 academic vear at WLU. The plan will be financed half by the university and half by the Ontanio ministry of colleges and univegsities He said the plan, called the Ontario Work Study Plan (OWSP). is considered experimental at this stage but he hopes it will be expanded in the yvears ahead . © Wilfrid Laurier University will be participating this fall in a new Ontarioâ€"assisted program to provide partâ€"time employment on campus for its students in need of financial help Restaurateurs continue protest against sales tax "It‘s unfair,"" said Paul Psutka, general manager of Chances R, a Waterioo restaurant at Phillip Street and University Avenue which has decided not to collect the tax for al} By Melodee Martinuk It is law now, but that doesn‘t mean two Wa terloo restaurants are going to halt their pro test against the new seven per cent sales tax on restaurant meals Waterloo businesses apply for ILAP funds â€" be for the community and area companies. "I don‘t want to see people miss this oppor tunity." he added. . In the three months that Melnichuk has worked with the pro gram here in Waterioo and Kitchener,. he said he has "found a good interest in the pro gram"" throughout the business community However. Melnichuk added. in discussions with local businessmen he has found that there is "some misinforma tion out there about the program.~ fier and tuner taken: Harvard Place, entry via rear window, noth ing missing; Albert Street, entry via win dow. stereo taken; Parkwood Court. entry via rear window, cash taken: Lincoln Road, entry via basement door,. coins taken; Moore Avenue,. entry via rear door, watch, money and radio taken: King Street North, entry gained to shed. beer bottles taken Before._ Psutka ex plained, "a iPâ€"perâ€"cent tax was charged only on meals costing more than $6. The budget effectively knocks three per cent off meals of people: who can afford the tax and ta xes thaese that can‘t." §{ht~ restaurant â€"ini tially decided to take this action for the months of July and meals costing less than $t Many companies feel The local committee, he emphasized. will only become involved Also, Metnichuk said. many companies think their project must be approved by the docal Community Adjustment Commit tee, but they arem‘t All discussions with me are on a commercially confidential basis. ‘ that program funds are only available for the auto industries, but, he said. "this is not the case it‘s for all manufacturing indus tries and processing companies in Kitchen er Waterioo 7 Darol Seigmiller. owner of ~the Wharf Restaurant in Park dale Plaza, would be the first to agree. Angry with the tax. which he said "hurts the working guy, kids and the ones who can least afford it," Seig miller last month gathâ€" ered a 438â€"name petiâ€" tion opposing the tax which was presented to the legislature. Although the budget has received final apâ€" proval, Seigmiller said he will continue to col lect names until the provincial government reconvenes in the fall when he said the issue will be brought up again. have been very favor: able about the cam paign ... a lot feel it is time someone stood up to them .. a Jot of people are fed up with how they (politicians) are running things." The resi@auruant. Psutka saind, fully sup ports the actions of the Ontarico Restaurant and Foodservices As seciation. | which last menth launched a $40,000 _campaign against the tax ‘"We just decided to throw a little extra in C Generally. Psutka said. his customers August® or until the budget wias rescinded, and Psutka said, ~wr will continue to operate that way untilâ€"the end of the two months ~ But after August; he said, because the bud get is law, we will fall in line like everyone else." and collect the tax "Even if we weren‘t successful. we wanted to do something ... we had to give it our best shot." he said The restaurant faces prosecution by the pro vincial government for failing to collect the tax. Prosecution could include a penalty rep resenting 25 per cent of the uncoliected taxes Chances R decided not to collect the tax, Psutka explained, "beâ€" cause we wanted to do something to makeit (the government) know we were dissatis fied The purpose of the program, which is ad ministered by the fed eral Department of In dustry. Trade and Commerce. Beingesser explained, is to "create jobs and general growth in the commu nity." by helping small and medium sized manufacturing and processing firms to un dertake viable capital expansion programs. We are not here to finance fly by night ventures,"" he said ‘‘"We‘re here to see that in a project application if asked to help by the company To this end. Rozen and the two other project workers, Kathy McLachlin and Carey MacLelâ€" lan, wil}l arrange for people who are working in various careers to come and talk to the program participants. not only to give them a glimpse of what the job is like. but ailso to provide information on what the young people will have to do to prepare them selves for this career. Films and tours of area The twoâ€"hour morning and afternoon ses sions are interspersed with games of soccer or baseball in Waterioo Park or some other recreational activity in the church gymnasiâ€" Thursdays have been set aside as career af ternoons. Young people gather each day from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. at the church for discussion on such topics as being a good employee, proper dress for work. why people work and employee theft. The discussions may be supplemented by skits or related games. *‘We hope to expose them to as many careers as possible." says Rozen. The program, sponsored by the federal government through Summer Canada 82. went into operation for the first time in Waterloo on July 5 and will run until September 3. The project. conceived by Dorothy Hender son, education director of Knox Presbyterian Church, was established to give area young peoplesomething worthwhile to do during their summer vacation, while providing them with useful job search skills and work experience. says Valerie Rozen. program coâ€" ordinator. & For a head start in job hunting. area teens this year cegn turn to Teen Aid at Knox Presbvterian Church in Waterioo Valerie Rosen (second from right}, coâ€"ordinator of the Teenâ€"Aid program, discusses with several participants in the program the necessary precautions to take when housepainting. Teenâ€"Aid is open to teens, aged 12 to 15 yeas, and will run throughout the summer months at Knox Presbyterian Church. Teens get head start in job hunt ILAP ‘takes the project from a high risk to an acceptable risk for a viable com pany." said Melnichuk "This is the little extra that makes a project possible."" added Bein Projects cligible for assistance must show financial viability. offer benefit to the area and must be such that they could not be car ried out if government assistance were not available. the good, viable proj ects go ahead. We have to make sure that the taxpayer‘s money is well used." Story and photo by Pat Arbuckile apig 2oo v enbA IZ WwaTERLOOQ CHROQN!ICLE WEDNESDAY JjULY 14 1982 PAGE 3 Already, _ Meinichuk said. he has met to discuss possible proj ects with representa tives from 16 outside businesses considering coming to the area These meetings have resulted in one definite proposal, what Melni chuk called "a good prospect in a high tech As well as financing projects originating with local businesses, program funds are available to companies from outside Waterloo and Kitchener who wish to relocate to the area gesser Those interested in joining the Teenâ€"Aid program are invited to call 886â€"4150. Admisâ€" sion is free but enrolment wil} be limited to 20 persons. ‘"They‘re not in school but thev‘re still going t0 learn something." she says. "It will give them an edge in finding a job." Gwen Frankowski, 15. of Waterioo likes the Teenâ€"Aid program because ‘it gives you an idea of the careers there are and helps you decide whether you want to be in that caâ€" reer." *‘You learn things that are useful to get a good job,"" she says. Rozen feeis the program will be invaluable to young people who are preparing to enter the summer job market. are too young to work or have not yvet had any work experience. A few come only periodically for specific subjects in which they are interested but the majority, says Rozen. will stay with the program throughout the, sumâ€" mer. Those who do, and who perform work assignments, will receive a letter of reference at the end of the course. ' Anyone needing volunteer help with their household chores is invited to call Teenâ€"Aid organizers to arrange for a volunteer. Participants in Teen Aid will be available throughout the summer to do volunteer work. bhousecleaning. painting or lawncutting, for example. for senior citizens and the handiâ€" capped. But participants in the program will not oniy learn job search techniques. Ther will also be given an opportunity for actual job expert ence. The program currently has approximately 14 participants from the ages of 10 to 17. Most businesses are also planned for later in the summer. & ‘‘We have a whole lot of things that make this community special." Beingesser said. d think we could sell this community very easily without ILAP. but we can sell it even easier with ILAP .‘ ‘"‘Competition for in dustries coming into communities is very high.‘" commented Beingesser. ‘‘"We hope ILAP wil)l give us that extra edge. Maybe it is only five or two per cent, but it can make the difference nofogy industry." and five proposals which are being developed