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(Continued from page 1) McLean, a staunch abolitionâ€" ist, has tong argued against the restoration of the death penalty. In last week‘s speech to Parliaâ€" ment the Waterloo MP mainâ€" tained that a retirm to capital punishment would be a "retroâ€" gressive" step. *‘*By performing such an act, I believe we become less than human, prociaiming not only the worthlessness of the offender but of ourselves as well. Capital punishment debases and brutalâ€" izes all society," McLean said. In an interview McLean admitâ€" ted that rising crime rates and violence in society have seriousâ€" ly undermined public faith in the criminal justice system, and that We are not Local 122 president Tom Oakes says the appointment of Bill Kelly is ‘"bound to get things moving." ‘"‘We‘re just sitting back and waiting for things to happen. And with him (Kelly), things are bound to happen," said Oakes. Waterloo letter carriers went off the job in a rather peaceful manner last Monday and Tuesday after an earlyâ€"morning call from the Letter Carriers Union of Canada. The only incident occurred when Canada Post brought in strikebreakers to the Waterloo Post Office. And with Kelly‘s appointment, Oakes does not expect the local carriers to be off the job again. Canada Post has indicated it will not use strikebreakers for the first seven days of mediation. Instead, managers and other nonâ€"union Canada Post employees will do the letter carriers‘ jobs. The union, however, has vowed to continue rotating strikes. Oakes says mail continues to move in Waterloo, although at far less than average amounts. Confirming the statement is a spokesman from Waterloo Taxi, who says the company has not seen an increase in delivery service at any time during the strike, including last Monday and Tuesday. We might be pulled off again if this thing isn‘t settled in the next three weeks. But I personally feel it will," said Oakes. | o One local company, Ontario Seed got off lucky because the strike occurred after its peak period. One of Canada‘s few remaining mailâ€"order seed distributors, almost all orders are.mailed out before the end of May to coincide with the summer growing season. Herb bas no intention of slowing down Instead, McLean called for a radical reform to the criminal justice system, with improveâ€" ments to the training given law enforcement agencies and a strengthening of the parole sysâ€" tem. ‘"We can deal firmly with criminals without being inhuâ€" mane...I think you‘ll see there‘ll be the political will to address ‘"lawâ€"abiding citizens"today beâ€" lieve they are not getting ade quate protection from the law. He stressed that because of this fear and concern, capital punishâ€" ment has become a cureâ€"all, however, there is nothing to prove that the restoration of the death penalty is the "correct medicine." this issue." > lc t cce lt ult ce ol l l t c catvees s ce i t c w e n e w n t s n s e 0 m A t m M T t t tb o & t t t A & h m A M M t to tn th t M M to n nA Mn to tA change houses and lighting. The Laurel Creek recommendation is detailed in a 31â€"page draft plan prepared by Jean Monteith and Associates which attempts to ensure that appropriate leisure opportunities and facilities are made available to the residents of Waterioo. The d:lcnment will be the topic of a public meeting on July 15. The report systematically lists proposed goals and objectives and then examines various aspects of leisure and recreation in Waterloo, reccomendâ€" ing steps that should be taken to improve each. Richard Zelinka, a senior planner for Monteith, says overall Wateloo is ‘"not in bad shape." Chronicle Staff The City of Waterloo should commence formal negotiations with the Grand River Conservation Authority and convert the easterly portion of the Laurel Creek Conservation Area into a cityâ€"wide sports park, a Londonâ€"based consulting firm has recommended. The 25â€"hectares of land should be developed before 1989 and include a multiple playfield for softball, baseball, soccer and cricket; as well as One area of immediate concern, however, is the city‘s lack of active recreational space (baseball diamonds, soccer fields) in new subdivisions. ~ "At the very competitive level the city is doing excellent. Facilities like Bechtel Park, Hillside and Rink in the Park are recognized outside the city boundaries for their calibre. What it‘s short of is scrub fields," said Zelinka. The document also addresses the city‘s conâ€" troversial arena question. According to Zelinka, with Waterloo Arena‘s future in limbo, the city must move quickly to find a replacement ice pad. Following that, a new arena should be in place within five years. ‘‘Waterloo does have a lot of strengths and it‘s doing a good job with the resources it has," said Herb Wittich is a happilyâ€"married man with a a handful of girlfriends on the side. Nowâ€"hold on Mrs. Wittich, don‘t worry. The girlfriends we‘re talking about here aren‘t THAT type of girifriend, they‘re more or less Herb‘s travelling companions. o You see for the past seven years Herb has been muphummcithufirmmxfidu them involved with other local seniors at henâ€" er‘s Rockway Gardens seniors‘ centre. The poor ladies usually have to sit through some of Herb‘s bad jokes on the way, but in the end, he says, they don‘t really seem to mind. â€" "I‘ve heard them say they look forward to the day 1 pick them up. And when I drop them off they work, keeping meticulous records and mlfikanmumcm Herb decided ‘he liked the active lifestyle, so instead of retiring to a warmer climate, he has used his energy to help others. "The real reward is when you can feel you are ‘The real reward is when you can fee! you are partly responsible for bringing a little happiness immediately following his retirement. For 45 years before that, he had been involved in sales and always say they‘ll be looking forward to the next sl‘:‘e.'"snflthe'chouml T2â€"yearâ€"old Waterioo resiâ€" _ Herb began the frail elderly courier service Develop sports park at Laurel Creek: study when Ontario Premier David Peterson presented him and 20 other Ontario seniors with the 1987 Ontario Senior Citizen Achievement Award. Choâ€" sen from a list of over 500 seniors, Herb admits it was quite an honor. ‘"What makes me the most happy about all this is the attention given to theseniors by the governâ€" ment. It‘s easy to knock those guys, but for this they deserve a pat on the back," he said. Since his retirement, Herb has also been an active executive member and president of the Cameron Heights Kiwanis club. Past chairman of the Rockway Gardens Seniors Centre Advisory Council, Herb has been inâ€" Mhmm:nymmmum« programs in Kâ€"W 55+ Personnel Placeâ€" ment Agency, a job placement service for older MHerb‘s achievements at Rockway include inâ€" volvement in: Choirfest, Wheelchair Square Daneâ€" ing Group, Actifest Chairman for Volunteers and Recruiting, Discount Directory for Seniors and a whole lot more. ‘"‘Many seniors feel they have been written off or forgotten. This (award) proves otherwise," he major spectator facility on industrial lands immediately adjoining Waterloo Park, the report suggests doing away with the ball diamonds in the Centennial area of Waterioo Park and locating the arena there. The ball diamonds would be moved to the new Laurel Creek sports park. The Centennial Arena should be designed to be part of an integrated major multiâ€"purpose recreaâ€" tional/cultural facility. Other reccomendations include: C A jointlyâ€"funded and operated indoor pool with the city and YMCA cooperating, C Providing each residential district with publicly available tennis courts, C A phased program of developing a system of pedestrian and bicycle trails through existing public parks and other open space areas, C A gymnasium capable of accommodating a wide variety of sports and activities, C Developing a teen dropâ€"in/activity centre, C Providing each residential district with an open space park, and, OThe city not attempt to duplicate leisure programs provided by other community organizaâ€" tions or agencies unless such groups are unsucâ€" cessful or if a need still exists. Monteith conducted a random mailâ€"out survey and interviewed numerous interest groups to Following two public meetingsâ€"another in Septemberâ€"the consultants will then prepare a achieve its rec into someone‘s life," he said. Herb received another type of reward last week The master plan is consistent with the city‘s desire prior to last week‘s meeting of city council. It suggests a community recreation complex be built first to handle the programs that will be displaced when Waterloo Arena is demolished. City council, however, has changed its position and wants to move ahead with a Waterloo Arena replacement prior to building a community rink. Should council not be able to locate the new