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A tttini-term member of Wilmot Township Council and current president of the Kitchener Wilmot Provincial Liberal Association. Myers believes youth uemployment is the key issue facing governments today, which must make job creation their highest priority. With a new party leader about to be elected, now is the time for new blood, fresh approaches in the Liberal Party says Lynn Myers, who feels he's the man to provide them locally. In announcing his candidacy for the federal Liberal nomination. the M-year-old Myers said, "I feel that the time is right to seek the nomination in Waterloo. New, young fresh blood is needed to take the riding away from Walter McLean and the Conservatives." Melodoe Martinuk Chronicle Staff A former president of Conrad Grebel College at the University of Waterloo, Epp said in an interview his losses in 1979 and 1980. have given him the background and experience needed to win an election and provide an effective voice in Ottawa. "Some people say if you‘ve lost two times, you shouldn't run again. They say to me, 'youve a Twice defeated in federal election campaigns, Waterloo historian and author Frank Epp has announced his candidacy for the Waterloo riding Liberal nomination in the forthcoming federal election. Molodee Martinuk Chronicle Staff 'illow's no time to pack " in: Epp "It's a crisis situatioh now Gd something Just Since the 1980 election, Epp has taught at Ti" Conrad Grebe! and written two books, The , Israelis and Mennonites in Canada. During this . - time, he also served on the Multiculturalism "a 'i'il Council of Canada and, in 1983, was a founding u member of the Canadian Foodgrains Bank, a CIDA-backed voluntary agency, which gathers foodgrains for distribution abroad in times of Frank Epp emergency, New blood is needed Lynn Myers has to do done." commented Myers, an administrator with the Waterloo County Board of Education's Operation Open Door adult education program. He advocates government- sponsored apprenticeship programs plus a youth job corps as methods of providing Canadian youth with the work experiences they need. "The future growth and stability of Canada will depend on ensuring that today's youth are adequately prepared for the rapidly-changing job market of the future, he explained. However, Myers stressed. governments must not try to ride out the recession "try slashing" social programs for the less fortunate, which would occur under a Conservative Mulroney government. "I'm a small-l Liberal. I've been raised to believe that society is ultimately judged on how well it takes care of the people who can least protect themselves in times of real need - the elderly. the handicapped, the very young." he said. As well, he argues. the federal government must ensure the economic recovery at home by developing an "overall industrial strategy which will help the country take its rightful place in the technological society," and recog- nizing the essential role of small business in the economy. Small business, Myers said, creates more than two-thirds of all jobs in Canada. and the government must encourage development in that sector through tax breaks, incentives. research and development grants. A life-long resident of the Waterloo riding, Meyers has an honours Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts from Wilfrid Laurier University and a Bachelor of Education from the Universi- ty of Western Ontario. “I believe I carry with me the credentials to make me an effective Member of Parliament," he concluded. "I was born and raised on a farm I know agricultural issues, I was educated at WLU l have the academic credentials. Having sat six years at Wilmot council. I have the political experience. I'm an educator _ I've Been the kinds of needs the unemployed have." A Mark MacGuigan supporter, Epp is con- fident of the Liberal Party's ability to defeat the PCs in a federal election. "We'll win because of Brian Mulroney," he said. "We won't have to win it, Brian Mulroney will lose it - he hasn't got much to offer the country. He's just not good enough to be the leader." Of equal importance to Epp. however, are the international issues - pollution, world hunger and the threat of nuclear war - and he said, Canadian political leaders must be in the forefront of the movement to overcome these dangers. "Canada is right in the middle of the two superpowers. We must attempt a mediating role, try to help both of them out of their quagmires," he said. The small entrepreneurs, he said, must be given every incentive by the government to expand operations and increase employment roles, and initiatives must be undertaken to expand Canada's export markets. “J ob creation has to be done on the widest possible front with all the mechanisms at our disposal," Epp said. Epp said the key issue in the upcoming election, which he believes will be called for September 4, will be unemployment, and he has vowed to promote job creation, work redefini» tion and job sharing. "in a race like this you never lose, you ailways gain something; friends, a greater understand- ing of the issues; new opportunities." loser Frank,' but 1 say it's precisely because I lost that I must fun again," Epp said. "We live in times when this has to be the spirit - a businessman who has had two bad years can't quit; a youth who has been turned down in a job application, maybe even fired, must not quit. It seemed like a good idea at the time lo the majority of Waterloo aldermcn, but bus route changes ap proved earlier this spring have become a technical nightmare for city council. The re routing in valves the Crosstown Route 5 service, and mainline Route 7. Chronicle Staff The KW Challenge is being organized to accommodate a mar imum of 60 teams, and Lacken- bauer said, based on early re- spouse from local businesses. "we're quite confident we'll reach that goal very quickly. We'll prob- ably have to take them on a first-come, first-serve basis." Although new to this area, the challenge has been an outstanding success story in Windsor, where it has been held annually since 1980. A pilot program sponsored by the federal Department of Health and Welfare and the Windsor Chamber. the first Windsor Char lenge Cup drew 43 teams and 3.000 spectators. Last year the number of participants had grown to a record 73 teams. or 1,600 people. The event also provides "a unique opportunity, to become more familiar with other compa- nies in our community and to build a sense of teamwork and Co-opera- tion within each company," Lack- enbauer added. "The whole concept is to pro- mote participation rather than physical excellence." he said. “It offers participants an inexpensive day of creative, cultural and re creational activity designed to promote healthier lifestyles in the community." Spo sored by the Twin Cities' Chamgers of Commerce. the Cor- porate Challenge pits teams from local businesses against each other in a day of physical activi- ties, games and educational expe- riences. explained chairman Owen Lackenbauer. Fun. creativity and a little friendly competition is what Kitch- ener-Waterloo‘s newest communi- ty sporting event. the K-W Cor- porate Challenge, is all about. K-W Corporate Challenge will demand creativity Melodee Martinuk Chronicle Staff Owen Lackenbauer is urging local busi- nesses to "accept the challenge“ and participate in K-W‘s newest community sporting event, the new Corporate Challenge. Registration forms for the K-W Bus stops here Chroma. photo WATERLOO CHROME, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6, 198 “We have a lot of seniors in our apart ment building without cars, and without that stop, these seniors will now be without bus In the first case a group of seniors and the owners of an apart ment building at 45 Caroline arr protesting the change to Route 5 because it has elimirr ated the bus stop in front of their door. The Challenge will also feature elaborate opening and closing oer. emonies. awards presentations. and promises to be a "great spectator event," Lackenbauer said. For registration forms and addi tional information contact the Wa terloo Chamber at 886-2440. He noted. however, that planned activities will "de-emphasize the fitness side of the competition. You dem't have to be an athlete to par- ticipate." Exactly what participants will have to do in the competition will remain secret until the week before the event, but past Windsor Challenge Cups have included such things as a chili cookoff, obstacle courses. races of every descrip- tion, tug-of-wars, target tosses and even a creative snapshot contest. “I can't divulge details which would enable teams to practise ahead of time. but they will be fun-type of events that will require a degree of skill, a fair amount of teamwork, a little creativity and a sense of fun and determination," said Lackenbauer. The Corporate Challenge works like this: employers in KW are invited to sponsor teams. which are to consist of 10 members. divided equally between male and female participants. with at least one of each sex to be over the age oi nut Small companies which do not have enough employees to field their own team, can join together or involve the spouses of employ- ees. Lackenbauer said. Large firms, on the other hand, can sponsor two teams. Corporate Challenge, to be held Saturday, Sept. 9 at Waterloo Park. must be submitted to either the Kitchener or Waterloo Chambers of Commerce by July 6. There is a 8100 entry fee. service," said Ron Shields. spokesman for Dominion Life, owners of the building, He also told council many of the seniors in the Caro, line building used to take the bus out to Hallman Road and back to avoid walking the distance into Up- town. A motion from Ald. Doreen Thomas. who (Common: on page It)