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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 17 Aug 1983, p. 1

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°_,__ °C Cempaign all this week. Anyone interested in participating is asked to leave their name, address and telephone number with Betty at 744â€"6541. General Foods is recrui for the campaign all this Speaking on behalf of McLaughlin, Gary Wright of Wrightâ€"Dieâ€" trich, a local planning and land development firm, told council his client ~caltegorically The company will be providing the beverage mix as well as all posters, cups and supplies required. The Koolâ€"Aid will be sold for 10¢ a serving with all proceeds going to the fight against muscular dystrophy. General Foods is recruiting youngsters OF theo nammanml i f I se ons e cnet the need to help charities. It can become entrepreneurs for some fun running their own help a charity," explained pr dinator Don Reid. Council made its deâ€" cision despite strenuâ€" ous objections from la nd ow ner Evelyn McLaughlin, whose 25â€" hectare Bridge Street property will be dis sected by the new route. This summer the company is sponsoring a special fundâ€"raising program entitled Kids and Koolâ€"Aid for Muscular Dystrophy, and through sales of the drink at the stands from August 21 to 29, General Foods hopes to collect $1,000 for the charity. Chronicle Staff Kids â€" General Foods wants you! No, this time the company doesn‘t want you to purchase their products, instead they are hoping to recruit youngsters to man 50 Koolâ€"Aid stands in the Twin Cities to raise money for the Muscular Dystrophy Associaâ€" tion. The stage is now set for future development of Waterloo‘s north east, following city council‘s approval Monday of a new route for Bridge Street north of Lexington Road. The alignment OK d by council will run east of the existing Bridge Street, crossing Northfield Drive to end at the city‘s limits. Melodee Martinuk Chronicle statt "It‘s 129th Year No Kids and Koolâ€"Aid Bridge Street route is OK‘d despite beefs way for kids to ioi d Alts 13 explained program coâ€"or N uqi P tC S 9 PE ve Cost of the Bridge and telephone number , Street realignment and $ extension is estimated to be $668,000. ‘ THIS WEEK INSIDE of the road Wright said NNNNENE AbtiE silimtich ts to t tA 24 "The recommendaâ€" a rightâ€"ofâ€" way in the tion does not coincide foreseeable future." with the facts of the study ... it is proscribâ€" Waterloo deputy enâ€" ing major surgery Eineer Grod Lemon when the facts suggest emphasized that since only a band aid treatâ€" the road will be a ment is needed to meet major regional arteriâ€" the foreseeable needs al. its purpose is "to of the road network," _ move traffic from point Wright caid PEO0! 1 rejects‘‘ the route it selected. preferring inâ€" stead extension of the existing Bridge Street. become aware of . It‘s a way kids for a week, have wn business and Wednesday, August 17, 1983 route it _ Wright added According to city enâ€" gineers the reconstrucâ€" tion will not be underâ€" taken until it is reâ€" quired because of deâ€" velopment to the east of Bridge Street, which is not anticipated until the late 1990s. â€" SEE PAGE 3 Reâ€"location of Bridge Street has longâ€"been of concern to area landâ€" owners wishing to deâ€" velop their properties, but the planning process has been held up pending a decision by the city on the road location and extension. ment Hotel Waterlioo reâ€"opens be acquired as a condiâ€" tion of that developâ€" doe: A to point B‘ McLaughlin‘s preferâ€" ence, he said, would create additional trafâ€" fic difficulties because of the number of homes having access to the street. McLaughlin has no im mediate plans to deve}â€" op her lands and is not willing to grant the city a rightâ€"of way in the "foreseeable future." that Waterioo, Ontario f More of J> _ MB Dave‘s * music bo u§ â€" SEE PAGE 14 h 4 \ p ‘ 25 cents at the Newstand

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