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Columbia Place residents huddle with developer in lastâ€"ditch effort to settle landâ€"use dispute Deadliine nears Melodee Martinuk Chronicle Staft A group of Columbia Place residents is staging eleventhâ€"hour bid to stop a convenience store and gas t from locating at the corner of King and Columbia Streets. â€"m"flefilf of a ‘"consortium" of Columbia Place residents, Frank Matthews told a city of Waterloo public hearing Monday the group §§.p‘repared to purchase the ;rf.-;.cen;mpe;ly and "make it into a prestigious professionâ€" al development‘‘ themseives rather than see it developed as a 130th Year No. 26 Wednesday, June 27, L _ Chronicle Staff Having cleared the hurdle of intense resident opposition, a developer trying to establish a variety store in Lakeshore Village encountered some tough going before gaining approval of Waterioo city council Monday. . D Ald. Glen Wright strenuously opposed a Petroâ€"Canada proposal to establish a gas bar/variety store operation at Weber Street and Glen Forrest Blyd., because it could mean the ‘"struggling‘‘ Tollgate Plaza will become an empty "‘dereâ€" liet." Since its opening, the plaza has been in "difficulty," with the only successful business being its variety store, said Wright. Gas bar/variety will hurt plaza, says Wright Everyone has to have a sales gimmick, right? So when Dorothy Sanderson, Penny Lindner and Joanie Schweitzer of Waterloo Insurance set up their souvenir shop at Sounds of Summer last weekend, they added a great deal of pizazz with colourful costumes to attract attention â€"â€" and that they did, to be sure. They also joined fellow employees Kathi Neil and Marian Hyde (Raggedy Ann and Andy) in the Sounds of Summer parade and like everyone else, had just a great time. For all sorts of glimpses at the inaugural fest, see pages 18â€"19. JUST HAD TO TAKE A PICTURE variety store. "One of the greatest proofs of the sincerity of a group is that they‘ll put their money where their mouth is â€" we have the resources and are prepared to make an offer on the property,"‘ he said. The meeting was held to hear public reaction to a proposal from the First City Development Corporation of Toronto to construct a 2,900â€"squareâ€"foot building at the northâ€"west corner of King and Columbia, which would house a variety store and gas bar. "If the variety store goes under because of this, we‘ll have a derelict building." Wright said he has talked with owners of the convenience store and nearby gas station and both believe competition from the new operation will have a "serious impact‘" on the inability to stay in business. "A few years ago, Tollgate was a serious problem," said Wright, adding that recently under new ownership the plaza has become "a reasonable looking part of the community ... we have a responsibility not to cause a plaza to fall into bad shape again.‘"‘ Waterioo, Ontario 25 cents at the Newstand (__â€" 3 (Continued on page 3) Rick Campbell photo (Continued on page 3) The Waterioo Chronicle apologizes to both readers and carriers for the late delivery of the paper last week. A mechanical breakdown in the early stages of our press run Wednesday delayed the distribution and delivery of the paper, in some instances for several hours. Because of previous commitments, some carriers had no option but Thursday delivery. The Chronicle does everything in its power to ensure that carriers and readers receive their papers at the earliest possible time and we sincerely regret this unfortunate delay. Chronicle Staff Waterloo city council has selected seven city residents to receive an Ontario Bicentennial Medal in recognition of their exemplary volunâ€" teer work and service to the community. e Waiter Bean, an honorary life member of the board of directors of the Kâ€"W and Area Federated Appeal, chairman of the governing committee of Kâ€"W Community Foundation for 12 years and former treasurer and director of the Waterloo Unit of the Canadian Cancer Society. e Bruce Burns, who has served on the city‘s committee of adjustment for nine years and community services board for five years. In 1977 Burns was the founding chairman of the Business Improvement Area Board. e Irene Dietrich. Winner of a Senior Volunteer of the Year Award in 1976, Dietrich has been involved in providing meals services to Waterâ€" loo‘s senior citizens since 1966. e Ed Ireland. Nominated because of his longâ€"time involvement with the Jaycees, Ireland was the driving force behind the formation of the Waterloo Jaycees in 1977. Since then, Ireland has been involved in such Jaycee events as the annual Oktoberfest Barrel Race, the Christmas party at the hospital, Outstanding Young Citizen Award program, as well as numerous fundâ€"raisâ€" ing endeavours. e Don Schaefer. A city employee for 37 years, Schaefer has been commissioner of finance since 1973 and city treasurer since 1955. He has been a member of the Waterloo North Housing Authority for six years, and in the past has served as chairman of the Advisory Committee of Treasurers, executive member of the Ontario Clerks and Treasurers Association and chairâ€" man of the Technical Committee on Tax Reform for Ontario. Schaefer has also been a member of the Rotary and Lions Clubs. e June Tiessen. A member of the Ringette Hall of Fame, Tiessen was involved with Waterloo Minor Ringette from 1968 to 1973 as president, coach and manager, and from 1973 to 1976 served as director and president of the Ontario Ringette Association. From 1976 to 1983 she served on the executive of Ringette Canada. e Ted Tuck. Called "a devoted volunteer who has been involved in the church and community all his working life," Tuck has been a member of the Kâ€"W Social Planning Board for the past six years. Current involvement with senior citizen programs include;, treasurer of Project Woodâ€" work, treasurer of the Adult Recreation Centre building committee, treasurer of the Autumn Harvest Annual bazaar and volunteer in the annual income tax clinic Blame us for late delivery Residents to receive Bicentennial recognition |~â€" 3