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It started as a protest march after 1 28 women were killed in a tire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in New York's garment district. Since then, women in Europe and more recently in North America have set aside March 8 to observe International Women's Day. They-were joined Saturday by about 50 women. men and children who celebrated the day with a parade down King Street, a feminist film festival and an evening cabaret and dance. In the photo below Leianne Duhamel (left) and Charlene Sabourin (right) prepare to march in Saturday's parade. The testivities will continue this week with a women's week at UW sponsored try the UW Women's centre. ,al.%..“j 'r {a (A: _ - tii "~31?!" 'F-. _ 7 a, AIiIItiily app/fr A DAY TO UNITE Pat Arouckk photo Melodoe Martinuk Chronicle Staff It is almost certain now that the proposed Dearborn community services and works far cility will be built this year - but exactly what it will look like when it is completed is year - but exactly what it will look like when it is completed is still to be decided, Waterloo city council agreed Monday night to call tenders for the project. but because 'aldermen were unable to decide just how to cut the centre's esti mated $2.6 million cost, contractors will be asked to provide Ph- timates on specific fea lures which could be dropped or deferred. Then, said Aid. Rotr ert Henry "if council sees fit to take a piece out, we'll know exactly what it is and how much we'll save." The consultant':, de sign of the facility fea- lures expansive storage areas. an 11- bay vehicle service area. machine, carpen- try and welding shops. office space, a city archives room and space enough to store one-half of the city's fleet of 100 vehicles. The centre is de- signed to provide more efticieett use of staff, space and equipment. city staff say, It will replace the city's exist. ing yards on Young Street and Northtuid Drive. But, argued Aids. Glen Wright and Brian Tumbull Monday. the proposed (Iclllty is more "extravagant" than the city requires, and council could save up to anon by defer ring construction of the large, Muted vehicle stony area. “It behooves us to way. but not in an extravagant way," Wright told council. build it in a {auctions} Pat ”buckle Chronicle Staff It's time to get out those seed catalogues spring planting lipe is last approaching. The recent mild weather and lack of snow has brought thoughts of spring to some K-W residents but apparently not to its many gardening enthusiasts. according to Harvey Whiteman of the City of Waterloo Community Services department. Whiteman is in charge of the allocation of the city's 288 garden plots, provided free of charge each year to Waterloo residents. Although he has received a few inquiries, the demand for garden plots so far this year has fallen far short of expectations and Whiteman can't figure out why. f Dearborn facility deemed extravagant in relation to budget "Tsui,"raiaii, Gh 40 to'so names on a waiting list by this time," he said, "but this year there are only ape!!! 20. _ h... an..- ...- - ____V ---" "I don't know whether people are still interested in it. I think people don't know how much work is involved in a garden," he added Community Services is plotting strategy % .3ch :h CI Few uii'iiiitii' “Vania: "it's not necessary to go from the ridiculous w the sublime." Turnbull said council was "avoiding the issue" by refusing to approved specific cost- cutting measures Mom day, Under a proposal submitted by the city's finance department. Waterloo would deberr ture $1 million of the facility's cost this year. which would mean an increase of $4.40 a year on a property assessed al 360.000 Approxi Chronicle Staff In an interview Mon- day, Martyn Thorburn. who currently operates bingo halls at Caesar's Palace in north Water- loo md the Transyl- vania Club in Kitebem er, said that the lease for the building at 17 King St. S. was to be signed shortly and that be “expects to be open» ing at the beginning of April." I Early April has been set for the grand open- ing of a bingo hall in uptown Waterloo. spend Mono to "hr ovate ihe'buildlng which was until recent- ly occupied by Signet Furniture. The build- ing will be leased for flve years from Cam. bridge Leaseholds. which owns Waterloo Square. Once the new hall is open for business, gum-which will rim six we a M. " well. Thorium said be Thorburn experts as many as no players to take part In [gringo 'rtutrtysti plans to for April debut mately $800,000 will come from various city reserves and $300,000 will be raised through sale of the city's land on Northfield Drive. Wright said debem turing $1 million for the centre "will have a large impact on the city's budget for the next 15 years V. we could end up in a posi tion where the city is borrowing more money than it has had to in the past." The mini-gardens are located in a section of Waterloo‘s Bechtel Park yet to be developed by the city. The plots were originally provided in response by requests of residents - many apartment dwellers or owners of homes on small city lots - who were concerned about rising food costs and anxious to try their hand at gardening. The lots will be made available V Ald. Richard Biggs warned that the city expects to be running games weekday after- noons. because "we're getting a lot of demand for afternoon games there already." He added that he chose the uptown loca- tion‘for the site of his new bingo hall "ber cause of the coe"re- nience. . . the central location is better ber cause more people are aware of it and they can get to it easier." When the proposal to open a bingo hall in the uptown was outlined to Waterloo city council last month, it met with some aldermen who argued that it would create severe parking problems In the core and would be I "disu- ter" to are: mer- chants. stiff Mon some 1'rll"r'l,11' But a survey of neighbouring business men indicates theres is little concern about the possible rregt',', im. pact of the all on the uptown. _ "ii7fGrirtGis until the land is put into use. In addition to supplying the plots free of charge the city also guarantees that each will be row-tilled before May 24, a popular planting time: _ . "1 think it's going to Mn; people downtown Whiteman has already sent out letters to residents who bad garden plots last year to give them an opportunity to reserve one for this season. In the meantime, he has been compiling a waiting list and will assign available plots on a first come first serve basis beforxrthe end of March. "'"'fiilaGriioGire interested in adding their names to the waiting list are asked to call Harvey Whiteman. City of Waterloo Commu- nity Sérvices at “1550. should not be exhaust- ing its reserve ac- counts for this facility because of major prof- ects which are slated for the next few years. such as construction of a new arena, a parking garage in the uptown and the proposed soccer complex. "The thing that I think will catch up with us is this project has us. dipping into our re serves which have tra dilionally provided us with cash for projects like these," he said. and that's good," com mented Gus Kanellis. manager of the Garden Restaurant at 34 King St. S. Kanellis added that he doesn't believe the hall will create any parking problems. "what's the parking for, it is for the people to use. That's what it is there for," he said. Uptown Waterloo Business Improvement Area chairman Harold Beaupre. operator of Beaupre Stamps, 44 King St. S. remarked that he could “think of no objections to any» thing that will bring people into the core. "if it Is entertain- ment they Are looking for, it means that poo» ple not now frequenting uptown will see what we have to offer, Then It's up to us to make our stores more Dunc tive to these people so they come in." by sgtd "rt's certain! far better than hung a vacant not! on King