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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 5 Jun 1985, p. 1

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Chronicle Staff Industrial growth in Waterloo could generate as many as 3,300 new john in the city by 181, pushing Waterloq‘a population to just over "ADO according to a Region of Waterloo planning report. The report indicates that several major development projects announced for Waterloo over the past year will mean 11,000- new johs in the region, all but 2,800 to be located in this municipality. While he expects this will put "pressure"' on the city to step up thedevelopment of "some" services needed by new industry and residents, Waterloo alderman Brian Turnhull. chairman of the region’s planning committee, maintains that it will be a demand which the city will be "ttttt You No. " able to cope with. Growth means city must‘ste‘p up plans _ Wednesday. June s, 1985 Waterloo, Ontario " cont: at the Newstand s 'ut'smtt.ttqttxtrattsuttttoda, intrmtsot-ttt--. itviilnseaaadvancingsomecapitaiproiects-hiehan not in tha'(city's ttvo-year Stl lorecast) new, but maayoitbeservicesareaire Inttlaee,"ttersaid. Mahdi noted that such-major construction projects asthenevareaaandanexpaaalontothecity'snuhlic libraryhave aireadrtteeatiiseotteatedirstottteeltr's five-year building program. "For the next two to [our years any additional needs have been taken care ttt," he said. Other local parks and recreational facilities. be tttf could be built as new subdivisions are devel- City of Waterloo planning and development depart- ment oMeu1s expect that during this year and next as many as IAN new Jobs will be created in Wateroo with another i325 projected from ms to 1901. Most of these Chronicle Staff The people of Waterloo walked, swam, cycled, played basketball and, yes, a couple even chased cows in last week's Great Canadian Participaction Challenge. When the one-day fitness extrava- ganza was over, 19,205 residents, almost 33 per cent of the city's population, had done their bit to give Waterloo a Wth-place finish in its population class. Competing against Waterloo were 32 other communities Fitness Challenge brings high turnout Accompanied by Edna Stroh (right), Kate Simpson, Mlchalo McKinley and Chad Small plus their 100 mates from Emmanuel Day Cara raglslacad may Pltrticipetiott (_:_hal- long. participation in person (top Ion). Moonwhiio, bottom iott. Watqrtoo schools hold picnics, group walks, and mm fitness clam like this one at Brighton public school as part of the Challenge. M.6tttt.q "Bhtttt6 Mtenttq . I ~ I I 1'y.nt1t.t'gt,ttgttgte,kTgtegr.tlgtg1 mnbyw.mp 11'lgt'ttt' teur'tty m“ """‘ t,000t . on; m 80: Bub. 'o.. Ml IT/rits.' " create a addttttigtat " 'tttattittats.Eaett Pgtttg,etet',t.1tg1'irrt't uMtterintheretaiia.dservieeseeee.th" “Us yrirt.oteiieyirtiyrttt.rttteri_uth-ee 'lrllit, I!" “In." Ill 11'rt'i'i"';' - - um wu- Based on 1'eattg2ltt than“ "ttmates that Waterloo'l 'rttFtiattttrt - our ”8.293” the man, .nnd 101.90 in ml. (run the current population of ”MID. . While this tttttue Includes an estimated 10,210 ttativertti- ty and college sullen” living of! campus, it does not take into account the 5,000 living on campus in Waterloo. (continua on page 3) across' the country with populations between 30,000 and 69,999. -- - - _ 'Wm very, very pleased. It's the highest turnout we've had in the three years we've participated in the chal- lenge," remarked Waterloo Partici- paction Challenge organizer Bob McMane. "Anytime you can get one third of the population to respond to any kind of event, you’re doing well. The fact that we didn't win is not all that material - we had a lot of fun and it was a good community event," he added. Recording the highest turnout of the 196 communities which took up the challenge was The Pas, Manitoba, where 6,075 of the town's 6,390 resi- dents, some 97 per cent, took part. Winning Waterloo's category was Red Deer, Alberta, which had a 67.44 per cent participation. Together again Weren't able to make it to last weekend's Waterloo collegiate 25th anniversary reunion? Or iustimaingtohangoet_toattnr memories of the great times you did have? Then doet't miss our special pull-out section Together Again: Waterloo Collegiate's 25th Anniversary. appearing on pages It-at of today's Chron- iclé

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