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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 27 Jul 1983, p. 3

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A A "We are somewhat concerned that we're operating um of the downwwn Kitchener area," sauilW student April Harvey, we of tttree successful applicants for the counsellor iolss created by and hired by the Craft Workshop board at directors "'lt's true. when you think of summer camps. no! man} people dunk of downtown Kitchener ,. But Harvey. as well as compatriots Nancy Somme“ a local individual! attending York University End Bluevale collegiate student Marg Urourntsekas, have left no stone unturned m their efforts to boost both athareuehN and popularity of the" program mm Crafts offers arts, cram. theatre in struction and creative mo» ement a tuell as field trups to different sites And all ior $15 weekly or $3 a day, prices which Harvey indicated are flexible depending on individual circumstance. but which m any case are "cheaper than baby billing y. "The theatre aspect of our program is really qulu- unique to this area. nut many places in Kid's Crafts counsellors Marg Droumtsekas (centre) and Joanne Sommers (tar right) supervise as youngsters handpaint leather pouches they made at the centre last Friday. Ort hand ‘were Melissa Honing, Jason Hannigan and his sister Vanessa, and Jennifer McCracken. melt Canola.” photo Molodee “Wink Chronicle Staff The Waterloo Region Poaw Network Will step up its anti-cruise missile protest follqwing a meeting Last week with Exter nal Affairs Minister Allan MacEachen. 'How much do we have to say?' cruise foes ask evasive,“Maqfifigflfifl Encouraged by indicati9ns from Mac- Eachen that public outcry could still halt missile testing, members of the network are "formulating" plans to Increase prey ' sure on the government in a varietypf ways including tt" massive letter-writing main and undertaking a number of Il6tedqt more yet-W Wealth of activities in Kid's Crafts program public educatipn programs At the meeting in Ottawa last Tuesday, MacEarchen told the l4-member peace network delegation that government poll cy is not "etched in stop." said delegate Subir Gum. No uxuc u “nailing uiunnl “I tho mnvu- "It was a, positive signal to the move- mentd' said Guin, "He said that he would welcome continued public debate, that if they got an outpouring of hostility to the cruise, they would reconsider their deci- sion. Ws not final." Other planned peace network activities ehtittgeouslearat .. The kids Crafty punctual up» July 1 and mwmwz Thumb “Amen-In. Gitieyatti-riortotueir-.ttuer JGiluisutirereirttsqurtbetretf.eatr1tt pottery. stained tglass design. baths-work and wmwwamwtheirundutstnan atmosphere of clue individual attention A significant amt ot nun-hobo is involved too, as youngsters cm are gelttctagtt or skertical about participating in activities “a" the beaten path." so to speak “Sure we've had iuds come in here who are hostile or apprehensive," said Haney. “But they all lease with a gm! deal of enthusiasm over what they have accomplished We just treat! them all like human bewx three youngsters came tn the other (In); [M1 youngsters came in the other day [M1 tieteotioet house who originally didn't wan! anything to do with an By the end of the das, they had made a belt. stained glass artwork. and when they left they turned and said potitely 'lhank you' and 'gwdbye“ Our aim here is to motivate the child, especially if he is, put against his own' will " "Taproperh gauge the extent to which the three oaunse0ors have maintained tht faith whiletiuy dedicate their time to the small group that c rremty Its partit.upating each counsellor takes specific time away from the program to promote it directly in public. thruugh various groups. the media. and at the grass roots level walking down the main streets spreading the word "You go by the stores seeing all those kids in there playing video games and hanging around, and you just think about how much better they could be spending their time with us," said Har vey o-.-..-.-.-.......... Vteir said that although he was initiall) reluctant to repluw the old telephone network. he was eventu ally convinced that the s} stem had reached full capacity and Laurter could saw money by buyiug, its own equipment, “I had to be persuaded that it was a good idea," the WIA: president ' recalled "My initial reaction “as that my phone is working line and if Tq you are having trouble with yours " you should get it fixed. "Basically what convinced me , was that we could have a consider M,Mtl in able amount of money .i this . a stem will a for itself over four '" (tar rhtht) yiars in whgt )(we‘ll have saved on relatrt Friday. rental costs to Bell.“ Weir contin- and Jennifer ued. RICK Campoulpnoto Officials estimate the university include a "Symphony for Survival" with musicians of the K-W Symphony Orches tra September 13 and a presentation of the anti-nuclear play "No Time For Tears" by the K-W Amateur Yyuth Theatre in mid, August. According to network secretary Joanne Fairhart, activities are also being planned for Disarmament Week in October and a bus-load of may residents will travel to Washington in August to participate in a 'htel" "Pence. Jobs, and Freedom" r, y. '_,', WLU phone system ,) 'obsolescence-proof' . . . o a n I o . o o . o c o . to . . . . o . --o.-.s-s-oo.,--"""""so" ammo Laurie: mummy "aktiiiiiJaFirTiioretor Florence “ouch! Mo. to unravel the mysteries of the uetittorsity's new “50,000 telephone system which went into operation Monday. “bodes Martinuh Chronicle Staff They're marking the end of a at Wilfrid Lanna University at Wilfr week Goms pa ra pm headsets Goms mm an- (in paraphernalia and headsets and plug m the university's tif phone system and u been Installed an computer" super phone xw itchod Juhn We'll Thursday into full morning il" $153,000 system max bed an by Laurier Weir at a nun ronfel sday and the new pm fulrtime operation bah: the cumbersun Id uldrfushiom [ switchbuards l 4ohearold tel m their plan» h, tt ultra mom-r nvluurk of ti although ough he was place the old was evetttu , system had LiiN Mfu- pr prev “lit-roam phones 4'fiaualiy rvsldrut mm last has urn! Monday P rum“ an era Ly this t ot eltr has 'rn, 610 "We're certainly not giving up yet." said Fairhart. . As proof of this determination, approxi mately 150 people took part in a march Saturday from Victoria Park Pavilion to the constituency office of Kitchener MP Dr. Peter Lang organized by peace network member groups, At a press conference last Wednesday membérs of the delegation revealed de tails of their 90-minute meeting with Mae Eachen. (Commucd on page 26) will save nearly $l09,000 a year with the new equipment. They plan to use the money to offset operating costs of the new library addition which is now under construction Nearly unvhalf of the system's total cost will Dr paid by the WIA' F.xrellenre in the Eighth-r. develop ment fund Charles lirvb. president of Must tron Dunning llw Kitchener firm that installed tlw system. told the gathering Thursday that the mm cquipment offers numvruus adran [ages o\ vr ouvcutiomal telvphottes Calls will be handled mnrv wuftl} and efficiently, the 5) stem van wt up conference cull, between three parties without having to go through the operator and " will transfer manning calls automatically if staff mmnbera must be away from theh trHisw And. I: system, tl able of computer person-Ur required, The system, known as l ttras witch, was built by TiF. Communi cations Canada Ltd, of Markham. Musitron-Dunning staff call the new telephone network "inherently obsolesance-prooi," state of the art technology.“ As the university expands, new telephones can easily be added to the network and the system can be adapted to incorpo- rate future changes in communica lions technology. t'h lirvb. president of Mun mung llw Kitchener firm 'talled the system. told the up: Thursday that the ttew mu offvrs nunwruua adran u-r ouvcutiomal telvphottes Ill be handled mnrv wnfll} iciently, the 5) stem um wt [ertuttse cull, betwee'n threc without having to W' through .-ralur and " ml! transfer W calls automatically if staff 'y, must be away from their tr, te, llw I ed the \) Thursday offers nu tutttrcttti1, w handle atly, the [111* cull, -oMetsesuNgrhoto a digital mt is rap alls fiom

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