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Hard hats on as Lutheran Life groundâ€"breaking goes Thursday Construction hard hats will be standard issue Thursday when directors and Head Office staff of Lutheran Life Insurance Society of Canada get together at the offical ground breaking for their new Head Office building in Waterloo. Planned for completion in spring, 1989, the 60,000 squareâ€"foot building (nearly 6,000 square metres) will be located on 8.8 acres (3.6 hectares) of Societyâ€"owned land on Weber St. North, adjacent to property at the rear of the Waterloo Inn. Lutheran Life‘s head office operations will occupy the top floor of the twoâ€"storey building. The remaining space (more than 25,000 square feet â€" 2,300 square metres) will be available for rental. The fraternal Society‘s new home will have a brick and reflective glass exterior and a large central galeria or atrium which will bring natural light to all levels of the interior. This unique feature means no one working in the building will be more than 25 feet (7.6 metres) from a source of natural light. Exterior landscaping will complement the classical style of the building. The $6 million project is being designed by Horton & Ball, Walter, Fedy, McCargar, Hachborn, a local architectural and engineering firm. Thursday‘s onâ€"site ceremony will be held in conjunction with the Society‘s 15th annual meeting. In addition to directors and staff, guests will include representatives of Canada‘s Lutheran churches, the City of Waterloo and Lutheran Life‘s sales force. One of Canada‘s largest fraternal insurance societies, Lutheran Life is a memberâ€"owned, memberâ€"directed organization. It was founded to serve Canadian Lutherans and their families with insurance protecâ€" tion, and to assist its members and the Lutheran community through fraternal benefits such as grants and scholarships. Based in the Marsland Centre in downtown Waterloo since its founding in 1972, the Society is one of several major insurance organizations headquartered in Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo. Lutheran Life operates in Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia. Life insurance in force protecting its nearly 30,000 members exceeds $504 million. Society assets total more than $136 million. Saul Cohen to speak A renowned expert on Israeli geoâ€"political matters will discuss a possible solution to the tensions and conflicts on Israel‘s borders, in a talk at Wilfrid Laurier University Friday, March 11. Saul Cohen, a member of the N.Y. governors‘ school and alâ€" liance task force, and a former president of Queen‘s College in New York, will speak on the topic, Peace negotiations and Isâ€" rael‘s border: a formula for terriâ€" torial compromise. Bob Ernest of Waterloo, an English consultant with the Waâ€" terloo County Board of Educaâ€" tion, was reâ€"elected president of the Waterloo North Provincial Liberal Association at the group‘s annual meeting. Joan Smith, MPP for London South and Solicitor General in the provincial cabinet, was the guest speaker. Waterloo North MPP Herb Epp also reported to the meeting attended by about 80 members. Other officers elected were: Jim Voigt, Kitchener, viceâ€"president; John Thompson, Waterioo, treaâ€" surer; Laurie Voigt, Kitchener, secretary, and Paul Kellam, Waâ€" The talk will be given at 2:30 Ernest reâ€"elected Liberal president p.m. in the main auditorium in the Peter‘s Building, University Avenue and Albert Street. The talk is sponsored by the Laurier geography department, and is open to the public without charge. Cohen has written _ several books on the topic and lectured widely throughout the world on various aspects of the Middle East crisis involving Israel. Cohen is also the former direcâ€" tor of the graduate school of geography at Clark University, in Worcester, Mass., one of the world‘s top schools of geography. terloo, assistant secretary. Elected as directors were: Gord Andrews, John Boehmer, John Chatzis, Fred Dietrich, Susan Forwell, Ed Holdenmeyer, Linda Horn, Jean MacDonald, Gayle Morris, John Summers, Kellyâ€" Leigh Thomas and Mark Wenâ€" dling, all of Waterloo, Randy Dopp, Maryhill; Ken Israel, RR 1, West Montrose; Frank Jakobsh, RR 1, Waterioo; Pat McLean and Ruby Weber, both of Elmira. Looking ahead, Ernest drew attention to upcoming policy conâ€" ferences, the need to maintain an active organization between elecâ€" tions, and the ongoing need for fundraising. Mr. Glen Wright, President of Wright Mogg & Associates Ltd., is pleased to announce the formation of the Human Resources Consulting Division. This division will operate under the corporate name, Wright Mogg Human Resources Limited. E. Robert Pyatt and Paul E. Silcox have been appointed Vice President and Directors of the new organization. Mr. Pyatt is a graduate of the University of Waterloo and received his C.A. designation through the Toronto offices of Clarkson Gordon. His human resource consulting experience includes major assignments with one of Canada‘s largest firms of management consultants. Mr. Silcox has extensive ?enence includi(r’\‘g senior personnel assignments with international corporations. A graduate of the University of Westerm Ontario, Mr. Silcox has completed postâ€" graduate work at the University of Western Ontario and the University of Cambridge (Kent). Wright Mogg Human Resources Limited provides a wide range of services includinf pay and e::rloyment equity programmes, job evaluation, performance appraisal, organizational planning and development, management/supervisory training and employee relations consulting. These services will complement existing pension, benefits and actuarial services offered by Wrig%t Mogg & Associates Ltd. These appointments and the formation of this new division are indicative of Wright Mogg & Associates‘ objective to provide a full range of professional services to meet their clients‘ needs. Glen Wright PENSION, BENEFITS AND ACTUARIAL CONSULTANTS Waterloo City Centre, 100 Regina St. S., Waterioo, Ontario N2J 3Z8 MA MNANCH! â€"â€"Ifloeer) S aASsSOCIATES® WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY MARCH 9, 1988 â€" PAGE 11