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133rd Year No. 7 Wednesday, February 17, 1988 Acting on a motion to "adjourn‘‘ introduced by city sohcitor Bill White, the Ontario Municipal Board Monday refused to hear a proposa) to divide the city into wards in time for the November 14 municipal elections. OMB members A.J. Chapman and D.W. Middleton rescheduled a full hearing until Jan. 23, 1989 rush this thing once we know we Heflhpeoayeelebnfionsmfiuedwflhactivifiesandcocwmsmthe doll. Students rotated from classroom to classroom participating in Kitchenerâ€"Waterioo Bilingual School Monday. in the photo at left, numerous activities. Grade 5 student Damion Renner gets a chance to kindergarten teacher Chris Kiatecki helps Giles Monette, 7, make a cloth spin some yarn with the assistance of Miriam Heynen. . isobe/ Lawson photos Ward issue adjourned at OMB City now has enough time to ‘get prepared" cannot get it on in time for the next election."‘ The hearing, scheduled for Monday and Tuesday was called in response to a petition signed by over 200 Waterloo citizens to hear a proposal to divide the city into University of Waterloo Professors Robert Williams and Terrence Downey proposed dividing the city into seven wards based on T. chborkoods. Their proposal suggested one councilior be elected in each ward and three regional counciliors be elected at large. Currently, eight of municipal politics, and had instituted the hearing at their own expense. e In postponing the full hearing, Chapman said this would give the city "enough time, but not too much time to get prepared." _ The pcyi".ical science professors are considered experts in the field counciliors are elected at large, with the top three voteâ€"getters also sitting on regional council The petitioners, represented by Bob. Verdun, publisher of the told the that the city had avoid implementing a ward system be fore the upcoming election. As evidence that council tried to delay the issue, Verdun cited an April 1987 letter to the city from the OMB advising that all ward applications be submitted by year‘s end, and a city staff report last June on ward systems that was not released to council or the public until October. _ _ Chapman said the "Board feels very strongly that there has not beens\dficienttiul'on.he'wlk to be made aware of is proposed. It is in the best interâ€" ests of the city of Waterloo to debate ths matter® Chapman agreed that "council obviously has not given these things too high a priority, but that‘s what frequently happens. ‘"‘The important thing is that this matter was triggered in November (1987) when council received a petition signed by 200 electors" (who desired an OMB hearing to consider a ward sysâ€" tem). Issues that need to be addressed by citizens of Waterloo, said Chapman, include whether the city should have wards and if so, (Continued on page 2)