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A proposed $460,000 addition to the Joseph Schneider Haus Museum in Kitchener will be .,m letters=of ‘credit by noon Thursâ€" A Tew weeks ago, Waterioo Region‘s historic sites committee ‘had planned to drastically reduce the scope of the addition after it was learned that the lowest contractor‘s bid on the building was more than $60,000 over budget. However, a group of museum enthusiasts known as the Friends of Schneider Haus came before regional council and offered to raise the $60,000 ‘balance of the project. As originally budgeted, the remainder of the funds would scrapped if a group of community supporters is unable to raise $20,000 in cash and $40,000 in grants ($262,000) and from the region ‘The Friends of Schneider Haus have indicatâ€" ed that all federal and provincial grants would be lost if the project were not to proceed as initially planned. Consequently, the final goâ€"ghead for the almost halfâ€"million dollar vices?" Has your firm had any special achievements recently? If so, you should take note of the 1987 Canada Awards for Business ductivity, Entrepreneurship, Labour/Manageâ€" ment Cooperation, Marketing, Invention, Inâ€" dustrial Design and, new this year, the Small Business category. The 1987 program was officially launched Feb. 25, and entries close May 15. A program entry questionnaire with complete program details can be obtained in English or French by writing to Canada Awards for Business Excellence, Department of Regional Industriâ€" al Expansion, 235 Queen St., Ottawa, Ontario, K1A OHS5, by phoning (613) 9544079 or by contacting your nearest DRIE office. The program is open to business enterâ€" prises, or their divisions, located in Canada of all sizes and in all fields of economic activity, ie., natural resources, manufacturing and Mwummm-m to raise the shortfall. Tronically, the scaledâ€"down option originally proposed by the historic sites committee could New sliate for Directors of Lutheran Life Insurance Society of Canada to serve a second oneâ€"year term as Dr. Anderson was also one of three Lutheran Life members elected to fourâ€"year terms as directors. (More than 20 per cent of Lutheran Life‘s 25,000 voting members cast ballots in the annual director election.) Reâ€"elected was founding Society Director Rev. Dr. William Hordern of Saskatoon . Elected for the first time was Rev. Dieter Lutheran fraternal benefit society‘s 14th Kays, 39, of Wellesley. Kays is executive director of Lutherwood, a children‘s mental health care centre in Waterloo. He is also This year‘s awards honor outstanding busiâ€" Saskatchewan educator Dr. Morris Anderâ€" resident of the Lutherwood Child and Family oundation . Lutheran Life Insurance Society of Canada â€"I idâ€"biz itted federal and provincial Dieter Kays of cost the region more money (144,000), since it is questionable that new grant applications would be received favorably . 4 I\e."-m.-au‘ with the regional chairman ~Seiling ‘today to discuss and update the status of their fundâ€"raising efforts to date. The motion from regional council established March 2 as a deadline, since the contractor‘s bid will expire at that time. A statement from the Friends of Schneider particular at this time when many of us look forward to the completion of a muchâ€"needed addition to house many functions of the Schneider Haus Museum, there has been a wide base of community support. *"There are many in Waterioo Region and in adjoining areas who recognize the importance of a structure to properly house additional groups, space for curatorial research and exhibitions, proper storage space and accomâ€" modation for a great variety of community events. With the present availability of provincial and federal grants, we are enâ€" couraged to see the completion of this crucial also launched its 15th year of operation by Canadian Lutheran schools. single grant given by the fraternal benefit Society‘s members, will provide $167,000 each year for the next three years to be shared by 14 Lutheran seminaries, colleges, high schools, bible schools and parochial schools in Canada. The money will be used to help meet building costs, equipment needs or program developâ€" ment expenses. Mutual life head seeks legisiature balance for financial services While describing proposed federal legislaâ€" tion for the financial services industry as a positive approach, the president of Mutual Life of Canada says he‘s disappointed that it fortifies the already dominant position of Canada‘s chartered banks. Speaking at his company‘s annual meeting, Jack Masterman, president and chief execuâ€" tive officer said a legislative balance should be restored by proceeding first with the broadenâ€" ing of the operational scope of insurance and trust companies, followed by the extension of powers to the banks in the course of their normal decennial reviews. ‘‘Earlier, the federal government indicated that the nonâ€"bank elements of the industry would have a period to catch up and position themselives before the next decennial revision to the Bank Act in 1990," he said. Masterman said banks have been able to ‘"adapt progressively to changing conditions and opportunities‘‘ partly through decennial reviews and upâ€"dates of legislation under which banks operate. complete overhaul for more than half a centuâ€" Fiveâ€"star status for Waterico inn with Tourism Ontario ‘"On the other hand, the life insurance industry operates under the Canadian and British Insurance Act which has not had a Masterman called proposed selfâ€"dealing legislation ‘‘strange and inconsistent‘" if the law, when enacted, allows a commercial enterprise to hoid up to 65 percent of a financial institution. ‘"Over time, and in an orderly fashion, the commercial conglomerates should be required to reduce their hoidings in their financial affiliates to less than 50 percent of voting shares," he said. Mary D‘Aiton, general manager of Waterioo Inn, has announced that the facility has been awarded a 5â€"star rating as a participant in the starâ€"rating. 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