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Sharing cultures â€" Ari Ariaratnam, ‘Multicultural Centre ‘Coâ€"ordinator, exâ€" .plained that the date Multicultural Festival joins with Canada Day July 1, coincides for the ‘first time with the Canâ€" ada Day weekend. Pat Arbuckile Canada‘s birthday celebrations will have a crossâ€"cultural flavor in Kitchenerâ€"Waterioo next week as the 17th annual Multicultural Festival Saturday, Instead of buying Don Landry (left) a gift, friends and colleagues of the retiring music consultant collected $1,400 which they plan to donate to the Terry Fox Memorial Fund. At right, is David McLelland, superintendant of curricuium services, who presented the cheque to Landry at a recent reception in his honor. Pat Arbuckie photo Blair Hodgson, of the CN real estate development division, told the gathering his company is negotiating with a nonâ€"profit, . cooperative housing group, which will likely lease the land and build the apartment. He would not name the coâ€"operaâ€" tive. In order to accommodate the development, the city and CN » will agree to a land swap, with the railway company receiving * a cityâ€"owned parcel at the corner of Regina and William â€"Chronicle Staff Friends and colleagues from all walks of educational life â€" teachers, principals and students â€" gathered last week to honor music consultant Don Landry. Touching tribute for Landry An employee of the Waterloo Public School Board and later the Waterloo County Board of Education for the past 29 years, Landry of 293 Hemlock St. in Waterioo plans to retire June Melodee Martinuk Chronicle Staff Although some voiced a few concerns at Monday‘s informal public hearing, residents of Waterloo‘s core area seem to support a Canadian National Railway proposal to build a senior citizen‘s apartment and officeâ€"retail complex on its Regina Street property. _ The reception was organized by music departâ€" ment staf{ at the Education Centre and featured fitting entertainment by children‘s school choirs which were directed by teachers Landry has worked with in his 29â€"year career. And in a break with tradition, the staff presented Landry with an unusual gift â€" a cheque for $1,400 which, at his request, will be donated to the Terry Fox Memorial Fund in memory of the Landrys‘® 19â€"yearâ€"old son Ian who died of While the project is still only in the conceptual stages, preliminary plans show a 15â€"unit, oneâ€"storey building fronting Regina, with a twoâ€"storey development in a courtyard beâ€" _ Both complexes could house either shops or offices. Total size of the development, located on Regina East between Laure} Creek and William Street, would be 40,000 square leukemia in 1980. _ On the most easterly section of the land parcel the railway company proposes a 100â€"unit, eightâ€"toâ€"10â€"storey senior citizens apartment.. e â€" _ nc Core residents in accord with CN development plan was chosen in an atâ€" tempt to make the Canâ€" ‘ada Day, Ontario Biâ€" centennial and multiâ€" cultural events even more "festive." ‘"We wanted to have one big celebration," Ethnic dancers in colorful costume, crafts, specialized foods â€" all combine to make the annual fesâ€" tival an ideal vehicle for cultural sharing, in Ariaratnam‘s opinion. interaction. Different cultures share what they have â€" their music, food or ways â€" with the community at large," she said. And with a number of additional events honor of the national holiday, this year‘s fesâ€" tival could prove the best yet for the 4,000 people expected to atâ€" tend the twoâ€"day event, Landry joined the Waterioo board in 1955 as a music supervisor and he recalls with pride his role in the development of both a choral program at MacGregor school and a string program in ~Waterloo schools. Looking forward to his retirement years, Landry said he does not expect to find himself in a "rocking chair rut.‘" Rather, his time will be spent pursuing aâ€"~variety of interests including woodworking and boating. His lifelong interest in music and music education will also continue. Landry remains conductor of the Dominion Life choir and hopes to participate in a newlyâ€" developed teacher training program in Waterloo County next year. ‘"My wife and I are avid boaters, we have a boat and we plan to spend some time on that project. We will have time to do things we always wanted to do â€" I‘m not sure exactly what they are going to be," he said. ‘"Anyone who goes stale, deserves it,"" he added. Prior to the festival‘s Streets. In exchange, the city will receive a strip along William, which will be used as a 120â€"car parking lot. _ â€" Revitalization of the vacant CN property is central to the city‘s plans for redevelopment of Regina Street, and said city planner Tom Slomke, the proposal is complementary to what city staff and politicians had envisaged. _ generalâ€"business to a new commercial zone which would permit the combined retail/apartment use. CN has also requested a relaxation of the city‘s parking requirements for apartments. â€" â€" _ Slomke has said that CN would like to proceed with the project this fall if possible. o o _ Monday‘s public hearing was the first step in the process to change the zoning of the Regina property from the current Few criticisms of the development were presented at the informal hearing. One resident asked whether the city will improve sidewalks and services in the area to make walking questioned whether the William Street site is suitable for a seniors‘ apartment because of noise from neighboring factorâ€" ies. » A formal hearing and council decision on the proposal is expected before the end of August. Even if the project goes abead, the railway tracks through the property and Uptown will continue to be used daily, a CN representative added. Muiticultural Queen in a pageant to be held Saturday, June 23 at Breithaupt Centre in Kitchener. The queen will preside over events both during the festival and throughout brations begin in a traâ€" ditional fashion with a Canadian Citizenship Court to be held Saturâ€" day at 12 noon in Kitchâ€" ener City Council Chambers and presidâ€" ed over by Judge Geraldine Copps. After receiving their citizenâ€" ship papers, the new Canadians will be inâ€" Â¥vited to join an honer parade to Victoria Park led by Kitchener Mayor Dom Cardillo and a number of Multiâ€" cultural Centre memâ€" bers in colorful ethnic Following the official opening eeremonies at 2 p.m. visitors wili have an opportunity Saturday and Sunday to sample a variety of ethnic foods, visit booths set up throughâ€" out the park where local artisans will demâ€" onstrate their crafts or drop by an authentic Bavarian beer garden. As in past years, a highlight of the festival is expected to be the spirited and colorful performances throughâ€" out the weekend by ethnic bands and dancers. The 25 groups scheduled to perform range from the Kitchâ€" ener Musical Society Band to the Greek Ariadne dancers or the Kâ€"W Caribbean Choir. *‘*Most people think of it as a family outing. They come out for the dancing and food," Ariaratnum said. In recognition of Onâ€" tario‘s bicentennial, orâ€" ganizers have added a special feature this year, said Ariaratnam. Visitors will be able to tour a miniature Canaâ€" dian Indian village with natives in colorful dress performing traâ€" ditional dances. Also offered in conâ€" junction with the fesâ€" tival this year will be a series of pioneer disâ€" plays entitled From Fleece to Fabric at Joseph Schneider Haus, 466 Queen St. S. in Kitchener. Rousing Canada Day celebrations begin in the park Sunday, July 1, 12 noon with the cutting of a giant birthâ€" day cake by Mayor Cardillo. A highlight of the afternoon‘s enterâ€" tainment will be a jazz concert at 2 p.m. WATERLOO 1 CH ;-.nu.'xl..m!m “-.m Ee e t en +Mark Bryson This weekend the city of Waterico will reverberate with The Sounds of Summer, an oldâ€"tyme picnic and cavalcade of music centered in and around Waterioo Park. ludunn?mm and participants adopt the straw hat and striped vest costume of years gome by and enjoy a casual reflection of those old time lazy days of summer. Long known for its rich tradition of band history the city will offer a scenic and appropriate backâ€" drop for this veuture back in time. As a tribute to the weekend, the Chronicle Las published a Sounds of Summer pullâ€"out section in teday‘s paper written by staff writer Mark Bryson. In this leadâ€"in article to that section, Bryson looks at the project from the beginning and ponders its future fate as a continuing summertime activity. Weekend bash to be tradition revisited Chronicle Staff Like a fine wine, the Sounds of Summer was a long time in the making. Committee heads have been planning this weekend in June since February 1983. _ o According to Sounds of Summer Chairâ€" man Brian Turnbull, the "ball began to roll" well before that. Turnbull, a Waterloo alderman, said the idea of a musical festival came after seeing a 1982 University of Waterioo production of I,the Parade. The play dealt with the band tattoos that were popular in the Waterloo area from the 30 s to 50 s. Turnbull sensed that a band festival could still work today. o The first step was approaching local band leaders and ‘"Waterlioo Days" festival organâ€" izers with the idea. Reaction was very posâ€" itive. Rather than the elimination of Waterâ€" loo Days, Turnbull felt the two festivals could be "melted together". Turnbull realizes there is a lot of risk involved in getting the festival to work but feels the hard work of committee members will make the festival a committee members will make the festival a TE rr:.?;:‘" success. "We have set out this year to make a small, high quality festival. The obvious goal is to establish the name, ‘"Sounds of Summer‘ and expand from there. We want to set the stage for future years." _ Although the festival has been wellâ€" planned, Turnbull says there has been problems, the major qnc‘personal. . _ ‘"There turned out to be a much bigger work load than 1 expected," he saig. o Aside from his own problem, Turnbull said things are costing more than planned. He had originally thought that a great deal of the band performances would carry a small admission charge. However, commitâ€" tee organizers felt free performances would be in the best interest of establishing the festival. Hence, only two activities will carry admission charges, a Friday night "Jazz Bash" at Seagram‘s gym and Johnny Kostigiane‘s Saturday night performance at Seagram Museum. The weather could also pose a problem. Many of the band shows will be held in the Waterloo park bandshell. The perforâ€" mances would be moved to Waterloo Arena in the event of rain, a decision Turnbull calls "a poor second choice." One aspect that Turnbull feels is well in hand is promoting the festival. ‘"We will be passing out brochures and advertising in the papers. We are also decking out the three Waterloo shopping malls with banners that should get some attention,‘"" says Turnbull. _ er. With the festival about to begin, Turnbull is looking to next year. He feels that planning for this year‘s celebration will make next year‘s festival that much easiâ€" _ So don‘t be surprised if you hear the ‘‘Sounds of Summer‘‘ for many years to ‘"We can only grow from JUNE 20 here"‘, says â€" PAGE 3