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Backyard firstâ€"serve basis."" Rather, he said it is vital applications are submitted reflecting a diversity of locations, settings, hosts and occupants to give the concept a fair test. According to Romanick, the key to the project‘s success will be how the units "fit‘‘ both physically and socially, into the neighborhoods where they are placed. Thus, members of a working committee recently established to coâ€"ordinate the project locally, will go into each of the applicants‘ neighborhoods to explain the project to adjacent landowners before making a final choice. Peter Cridland, of the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, stressed that the 22â€"footâ€"by 2»6â€"foot units could be accommodated on virâ€" tually any lot in the city. During the three years of the demonstration project, the Granny Flats will be owned by the province, but administered and maintained by the North Wateriloo Housing Authority. Conâ€" struction of each unit is expected to cost between $25,000 to $30,000, and all costs associated with installation and removal will be borne by the province, he said. He stressed the occupant must be a ‘"blood relative" of the homeowner and the units will be rented at a fair market price (approximately $300 monthly), not subsidized. As part of the $400,000 pilot project, units will also be placed in the communities of Sudbury and Ottawaâ€"Carieton . Chronicle Staff A small army of volunteers will be visiting homes in the Kitchenerâ€" Waterloo area in an effort to ‘"‘improve the odds on life" for kidney patients across Canada. The Region of Waterloo Chapter of the Kidney Foundation of Canâ€" ada plans to launch its annual Kidney Foundation Month funâ€" draising campaign Friday. Stan Ramelan, 1985 campaign chairman, is opimistic the local branch will meet its $75,000 target almost double that of the 1984 campaign. We feel our chances of meeting the goal are quite good, considerâ€" ing the number of enthusiastic people we have working on the campaign," he said. Ramelan added that organizers have both increased the number of canvassers from 500 to 850 and Theima Beaubien, an area chairperson of the Kidney Foundation of Canada‘s local fundraising drive, gets a head start on canvassing at the home of neighbor Sharron Prentice of Waterioo. Canvassers for the Kidney Foundaâ€" tion will be visiting homes in Kitchenerâ€"Waterioo during the month of March. Pat Arbuckle photo Kidney chapter aims to improve quality of life (Continued from page 1) attempted to improve their overall quality to ensure that this year‘s goal is met. _ _ o _ Honorary chairman of the camâ€" paign is former Kitchener mayor Edith Macintosh. > Last year, in its first doorâ€"to door canvass, the Kidney Foundaâ€" tion managed to collect a total of $53,000, surpassing its objective Money raised during the March campaign will be used for reâ€" search, patient services, public education and the foundation‘s organ doror program. In an effort to improve the quality of life for those who suffer from renal failure, the foundation also supports dialysis camps where patients and their families can enjoy vacations in Northern Ontario near specialized care faâ€" cilities. Architect‘s model of a Granny Fiat, soon to be tested in Waterico and other Ontario centres. Chronicle Staff With the March 1 deadline only days away, the lastâ€"minute rush is on for people wanting to save on taxes by making conâ€" tributions to Regisâ€" tered Retirement Savâ€" ings Plans, a survey of local bankers and fiâ€" nancial advisors "It‘s picked up in the last couple of weeks but it is still not as busy as we know it‘s going to be," a spokesmand for Canada Trust said. ‘Everyone will be in here on Friday." "If it‘s anything like past years, this week will be a madhouse," remarked Eugene Rose, a financial planâ€" ner with Regal Capital Planners Ltd., 153 Union St. E. Rose said that while many péople have choâ€" sen to wait because their T4 slips have not yet arrived, many deâ€" layed making their contributions to a Reâ€" tirement Savings Plan hoping the falling Caâ€" nadian dollar would lead to an increase in the interest rate. Others, he said, left it Big rush expected for lastâ€"minute RRSP buyers Peace through Prayer and Action will be the focus for the 1985 World Day of Prayer Friday, March 1. o Approximately 3,000 communities across Canada and 170 countries around the world will be sharing this interâ€"denominational day of prayer and fellowship. This year the service was prepared in India. In Waterloo, services will be held at 2 p.m. at St. John‘s Lutheran church and 7: 30 p.m. at Glen Acres Baptist church. Speaker for the afternoon service is Leona Cressman, who taught for 31 years at a missionary school in India. Speaker for the evening service is Helen Loewen who has been a missionary in India for 25 years. Local services for World Day of Prayer Some extend hours A retirement Savings Plan is a plan regisâ€" tered with the governâ€" ment of Canada, so that contributions to it are tax deductible and earnings on money inâ€" vested are not taxed to the end just out of ‘"habit." With some 20 years of manageâ€" ment experience behind him, Donâ€" ald J. Roughley will be joining the staff of Waterloo city hall as its first chief administrative officer. Chronicle Staff Aldermen Monday unanimously approved the hiring of Roughley, effective April 9, at a yearly salary of $65,000. Announcing the decision, Alderâ€" man Doreen Thomas said Roughley brings to city hall a "wide range of senior management experience in Roughley is currently the comâ€" missioner of operations and a memâ€" ber of the board of commissioners in Fort McMurray, Alberta. He preâ€" viously serviced as the director of transportation for the Region of Hamiltonâ€"Wentworth and director of engineering and planning for the Roughley hired as city‘s CAO public and private secâ€" while in the plan. For Canadians, Rose said, it is the favorite way to defer income and avoid paying ‘"*An RRSP is a must â€" if you don‘t take advanâ€" tage of the savings they offer, that‘s money The World Day of Prayer is sponsored in Canada by the Women‘s Interâ€"Church Council of Canada. The council is made up of representatives from 10 Christian deâ€" nominations, the YMCA, the John Milton Society for the Blind in Canada and the Armed Forces Chape!l Guilds. Offering from the World Day of Prayer are used to support ecumenical programs that meet human need, both in Canada and other countries. 'l'berewfl}beanurserypmvfledforthe afternoon session and coffee and refreshâ€" ments after both services. Men, women and children of all faiths are welcome. city of Hamilton. Aldermen interviewed seven canâ€" didates for the position, out of the 199 applications received. _ _ ‘‘The council of the city of Waterâ€" loo spent many hours in the selecâ€" tion of a chief administrative ofâ€" ficer, and we are confident that Mr. Roughley will bring to the city the type of management required for a growing and vibrant city," said Thomas. She added that the addition of a new top bureaucrat to city staff will in no way affect the current ‘"openâ€" door policy‘" that exists between city hall and the community. "One of the things we emphasized in all the interviews is that Waterloo has a very good reputation for having an openâ€"door policy and that must continue. Waterloo has thrived because of that openâ€"door policy," said Thomas. that‘s gone forever," Anticipating inâ€" creased demand, many banks in the city have extended operating hours for those who waited to buy their retirement savings plans. 1985 â€"â€" PAGE 3