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Chronide St." The city of Waterloo appears to be in the midst ot a business develop ment boom. Business trends show encouraging signs Just last week the city's Minus development director announced the addition ot two new companies to the industrial community, and already there's another newcomer to Waterloo’s told. (Continued from page " timated would cost in excess of $4.4 n Difficult path Mayor Marjorie Carroll an- nounced at a meeting of the Water- loo Business Development Commit- tee Tuesday that Electron} Supply Co. Ltd., a Sarnia-based firm, has leased a 13,tisquare-foot unit in a Clby Drive industrial complex. An electronic supplier and whole- saler, Electrozad hopes to be in operation by February 1, and will employ between six and 10 people. "The level of business activity in the city is very encouraging," in excess lion. Waterloo resident Stan Ramelan was the 1983 recipient of the Walter Berg Volunteer of the Year Award for his service to the Re- gion of Waterloo Chapter of the Kidney Foundation of Canada. Ramelan, Equity In- vestment Officer with Equitable Life Insur- ance Company of Can- ada, was presented Mode. Martinuk Chronicle Staff A symposium on the hazards faced by pedestrians as a result of uncleared sidewalks. scheduled for last Wednesday at the Adult Recreation Centre, had to be cancelled because of - guess what - a heavy snowfall. . . ' Snow meeting snowed out, but clearance awareness on upswing The forum was organized by the Clear- walk Committee, a group formed last July to increase the awareness of the dangers caused by snow and ice-covered walks, to hear public input on the problem. A similar meeting, attended by 25 people, was held last month at the Rockway Senior Citizen's Centre in Kitchener. , "Part of the idea behind the group was to help seniors deal with problems created by snow ... it seemed ridiculous to have seniors come here to discuss the problems Ramelan wins Kidney award Businesses and individuals who break the city's zoning regulations now face much stiffer fines, ac- cording to a new policy set by a committee of council Monday. Chronicle Staff Under the new penalty schedule. individuals who violate zoning regulations are liable to a fine not exceeding 820.000 on a first convic- tion. and on subsequent convic- tions, fines which can be as much as $10,000 for, each day the viola- tion continues after the initial con- viction. -iaaties for corporation will now be $50,000 for a first convic- 'do-nothing Zoning offenders face stiffer fines solu t of mil- tion" offered by the study authors which would still involve a cost of $.63 millions for minor road improve- with the award by Hilda Niergarth, sister of the late Mr. Berg at the chapter's annual Christmas party held at the uw Faculty Club. Chapter President Elroy Waiters also paid tribute to Ramelan for his tireless devotion and dedication to fur- thering the wort of the Kidney Foundation. three sold or committed cw parcels o! citywned land - all ore new construction which translated into new jobs. new assessment." The mayor concluded by saying she u “optimistic there will be a couple at additional new projects to announce by year's end.‘ At the committee meeting, busi- ness development director Gerry O'Neil announced that the city's O'Neil announced that the city's business directory is expected to be completed by the end of January. Approximately 900 businesses. or 85-90 per cent of those in Waterloo, responded to a recent survey sent out by the business development out by office I ”Cost of the directory. 2,000 copies will be printed, is expected to be between 84.000 and $6,000. tion, 825,000 a day upon subsequent convictions. Aldermen approved the new fines on the recommendation of city planner Tom Slomke who said that the current fine of $1,000 is "inadequate as a deterrent and is sometimes lower than the cost of bringing action against the viola- tor." Slomke added it is unlikely the maximum fines will ever be levied in Waterloo because "over the past five years there has only been one case when the city took a zoning violation to court, and that fine Was $50. and-one- ‘ the business des and the Chamber they had in coming here." remarked Irene O"roote, the Adult Recreation Centre's represetttatiyt on Ate eommittee.u ARC offers a snow shovelling referral program. linking seniors with students or adults who will shovel sidewalks. Already O‘Toole did add, however. that the sudden snowfall did serve to remind many area senior citizens to contact the centre and set up snow removal programs for the winter. some 100 residents have registered with the service. which has a $10 registration fee. Students are paid 81.50 an hour. adults 'r Students are paid 31.50 an hour, adults “The number of calls "was certainly . higher than an average week," he said. “I "The storm‘came as a bit of a shock. don‘t remember any other day when We People just weren‘t ready for It," said had as many calls aslaat Wednesday (six) o'Tooie. She said the forum would be or'Nursday tttvet." rescheduled, but could not say when. Weber! noted that this year “general ment was rejected as a "poor solution" to traf- fic problems in the area'. The next stage of the investigation, Thump son explained. is to chose and design the preferred extension route, which will be done by September 1984" at,,the latest." He stressed that pub- lic participation is planned for each of the study, including two open houses and a pub- lic hearing. The first open house. to present the needs study and alternative solutions, will be held January 9 at the Waterloo North Presbyterian Church on High Street. hall months of , past we've Com b" , , If? a . cal 's, W" d {a , It 1ti " IMeg . " ' if“ ' 'a . W2, ig " "s _ 'iNaire MMI at C lllll!lll t W ;,,; _ m} _ w Aw? iii _ 'e",; . '. T cihs t 'Irgittli 'it? 'o,,; U‘ C; i J, " Iki5a'iE . _ C l _ ,1!“ A. - ' b' ' ':,ttiti,, tag-3* A . _ "t r ' . 4 "ii'iiirci, ‘43:. " , it, ", I' w?“ ' & w. _ l, s Et' M " :2?" "tlrtti'i, my . ii 'e: " l m _ T T a 1.31 ll, . “3;? Bil' 'ti A l Eh' if," MII . in " 'il t f1 , . ’ g Qlllt .. g ' w tN , 'ft _ & ' , Sl T , V ld Hi, t iiE'l I _ K-W Brier chairman Mike Wagner (left) greeted Ralph Boyd, chairman ot the 1986 Canadian Curling Aeeociation site selection committee on a speaker phone Monday at Labatt'e. Then, alter Boyd announced to a eizeable gathering of civic and committee dignitariee that K-W had been awarded the premier Canadian curling event, the entire group, including Waterloo mayor Mariano Carroll, erupted in ap- Rick Campbell Chronicle Staff You won't find it on their plant assembly lines, but nevertheless. the folks at Labatt's (Waterloo) Breweries were thrilled to break out the champagne at Kuntz House Monday morning. The bubbly flowed fast and furious moments after a hushed gathering was informed by Ralph Boyd. chairman of the Canadian Curling Associatioes four-man site selection committee, that Kitchener-Waterloo had been selected over Edmonton as the 1986 site for the Canadian curling championships (The Brier). Boyd made the announcement on a speaker phone set-up in the office of Labatt's general sales manager (Southern region). Bill Wade. Labatt's omcially sponsors the annual compe- tition. which will be held in 1984 in Victoria, BC. and 1985 in Moncton, NI:,ThesuTtssrul staging of the Brier is generally accepted as a necessary stepping stone to the hosting of the Silver Broom, the world curling champion ships. "75h; ne of the successful bid was good news form than just amcionados. The A victory for "all involved Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, 12 complaints were filed concerning resi, dents who were not clearing their side- walks, and Hlebert said, as a result "numerous" wanting letters were left. According to city omeials, publicity already generated this year by the com- mittee on the need to shovel sidewalks has already helped to reduce the problem. Vie Hlebert. of the city's engineering department, said that following last week's storm, there were more complaints than was normal in past years. E m :A rctTiT.T5D, a event will attract thousands of fans from across the country and certainly boost tourism activity and economic cash flow in the community. No wonder then, that Monday's gathering comprising civic leaders, commit- tee members. private industry and media types greeted Boyd's announcement with such glee. "Oh, we're just thrilled for everyone involved," said Max Gilchrist, Community Relations and Promotions manager of La- batt's. "So many people have put so much work into this project." "'fiGriiGL"pG;Gatsiy the x-w group had bid for the Brier. The last time it was held in Kitchener was 1962. - _ "This year it just all came together," said Brier chairman Mike Wagner. "The enthusi- asm and expertise of our support committees and the community, that's what did it. This is a big day for both the curling community and the business community." The last major curling event in the Twin Cities was the 1980 world junior champion- ships, which drew an estimated 35,000 specta- tors to the Kitchener And. The Brier will also be held at the And. awareness" of the Importance of keeping sidewalks clear of snow and ice is higher than in past winters. City policy states that property owners or occupants must clear their sidewalks of snow or ice within 24 hours after the end of a snowfall. However. a complaint must be filed with the city before they will step in and have the property owner clear his walks. " after being warned of the municipal snow removal regulations the sidewalks are still not cleared. the owner is subject to a 828 fine under the Provinical "In the long-run, that's a good thing." he concluded. "It makes work for us here (at city hall). but if the seniors can get out and the kids can walk in salety. then it's worth it." oneness Act. r"PS'1 WWW“ m