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The city will share $201,306.58 of the grant with CN Real Estate, said Don Roughley, the city‘s chief administrative officer. "‘We are partners in the cleanup of the coal tar and we will share 50 per cent." The province has granted Waâ€" terloo $670,497 to help cover the costs of last year‘s excavation of toxic coal tar at the site of the new city hall on Regina St. lan Kirkby Chronicle Staff ‘"There are no conditions in the letter" from Environment Minisâ€" ter James Bradley, said Roughâ€" ley. It was classic Trudeau; Pierre at his very best. Sitting on the edge of his chair, dressed in a threeâ€"piece charcoalâ€"grey suit, with a wilting rose in his lapel, the former Prime Minister addressed the Senate. He did not rmince words, for Trudeau was addressing the "chamber of sober second thought*"‘ on the subjects he knows best â€" Quebec, one Canada, minority rights and the Constitution. What Trudeau had to say is important, for if he is right this country is in deep trouble. He zeroed in on the areas of the Meech Lake Accord recognizing Quebec as a distinct society, and ordering the courts to take that into account when interpreting the rest of the Constitution, including the Charter of Rights If the courts interpret the clause as meaningful, the country could be split. "Two constitutions, two charters (of rights) promoting two distinct sets of values, and eventually two Canadas â€" or one Canada and some thing else," he said. The man knows what he speaks of. Remember, Trudeau dealt with the provincial leaders for 16 years. He spoke of the position of past provincial leaders that Pounding the leatherâ€"covered table, Trudeau said, if this were to happen "in vain we would have dreamed the dream of one Canada." The bill arises out of a Divisional Court hearing last July 7 during which a panel of judges tossed out an appeal by the city of an arbitration board decision settling a 1986 contract dispute with Waterloo firefighters. The city was ordered to pay the firefighter‘s legal costs for the hearing. "In our view, the bill is excessive," said Hallman. He would not comment on reports that the law firm had offered the city to reduce the bill to $25,000 but the city still refused to pay. City Personnel Commissioner Terry Hallman said the city would prefer to settle the matter through negotiations with the firefighter‘s solicitor, the law firm Tory Tory Deslauriers and Binnington. Waterloo will go to court "if necessary" to challenge a $32,000 legal bill it was ordered to pay on behalf of its firefighters last July. A Toronto hearing before the Ontario Divisional Court has been scheduled for Aug. 2. The city wishes to have the bill "taxed", or assessed to determine whether it is too high. lan Kirkby Chronicle Staff City prepared to try court over legal bill Province to help bail city out of coalâ€"tar cleanâ€"up Epp said he doesn‘t think "the provincial government is in the business of subsidizing CN, which is a federal crown corporation. We‘re in the busineess of helping Waterloo North Liberal MPP Herb Epp, in announcing the grant Thursday, said he had been told none of the money was to go to CN. After checking with Bradâ€" ley Tuesday, Epp said, ‘"The city has the money. They can do with it what they want. If they choose to give some of it to CN, they have a legal right." He added, "my own attitude is I thought the city needed money, rather than giving it away." Trudeau is not alone in his concerns. Women‘s groups have expressed concern that their hardâ€"fought Charter rights would be endangered by Meech Lake. Natives have expressed concern that their legitimate rights may never be recognized because of the unanimous vote required to amend the Charter under the Meech Lake Accord. The northern Territories fear they will never be given provincial status for the same reason New Brunswick Premier McKenna, no intellectual lightweight when it comes to Constitutional matters, has so far refused to sign the Accord. Anglophone minorities in Quebec believe it will cause them severe hardship in the future. Other cultural minorities in Canada have also expressed concern. Those groups add up to a majority of Canadians. Yet no political party has the spine to oppose this accord Not the Liberals, not the New Democratic Party, and certainly not the Conservatives whose leader caused this mess to begin with. Mulroney has denounced Trudeau for calling upon the Senate to block this legislation. Mulroney has suggested the dulyâ€"elected Tory government and the the federal government existed at the pleasure of the provinces. â€" He rightly pointed out that was a position no prime minister could accept. Until Mulroney. _ â€" The city also agreed to share half of any subsidy it received from the province for the cleanup of coal tar on CN land. The city centre now located on the site was a joint venture of CN Real Estate and the city. with the city agreeing to become the major tenant in the building in return for the crown corporation agreeâ€" ing to build a $10 million facility The city spent a total $515,200 removing coal tar from land at the site, while CN _ spent $2,068,535. Fearing possible legâ€" al action from the crown corporaâ€" tion, the city entered into a controversial agreement to share half of CN‘s cleanup costs in return for CN agreeing to purchâ€" ase and develop other lands in the vicinity The deposit overlapped city and CN owned lands. Discovered when workers unburied three tanks on the site during excavaâ€" tions in 1986, the coal tar was buried as waste from a gasificaâ€" tion plant located on the site until the 1940s. The soil from the site required careful handling in disposal, with some being buried in a special site near Sarnia. Carcinogens have been identified in coal tar, a tarry residue of turning coal into gas. The grant was in response to an application by the city and region made last fall to cover their costs relating to the excavation of a large coal tar deposit found on the site of the new city hall. Roughley said he is "very pleased" with the amount given the city by the province. While all costs the city applied for were not granted, the province left the door open for further applications, he said. The Region of Waterloo was also granted $126,444 to cover approximately half their costs in the cleanup. municipalities." The contract, which offers a total 18 and 3/4 per cent increase over two years, was negotiated over a period of nine months. The twoâ€"year contract will be retroac tive to Jan. 1988. The union was certified March 12. 1987. and negotiations started in June of last vear. A first cortract between the Grand River Conservation Auâ€" thority and its employees was ratified Wednesday by 96 per cent of workers in attendance. lan Kirkby Chronicle Staff Though frustrated by the The Golden Triangle Cat Fanciers held their 11th annual Easter Catsâ€"Travaganza at Bingeman Park Sunday and Carol Wilton is shown brushing her fourâ€"monthâ€"old Lilac Point Siamese named Teesâ€" ha. WATERLOO CHRONK GRCA ratifies first contract Our political system has failed Canadians this time. An inexperienced Prime Minister gave away the store to the provinces, to the possible detriment of our entire Charter of Rights, and possible future unity of the country. No political party has the courage to risk the wrath of the Quebec government. Even the Senate ultimately can be overâ€"ruled. As Trudeau said, if the Accord goes through, "so in vain we would have dreamt the dream of one Canada." dulyâ€"elected members of the other parties should deal with this issue, not the Senate, many of whose members were appointed by Trudeau. â€" There is certainly an irony in Trudeau‘s calling to arms. This is after all the same man who never hid his disdain for the Senate while prime minister However, there is more hypocrisy in Mulroney‘s stand. Frank McKenna was open in his opposition to Meech Lake while campaigning for the leadership of New Brunswick He entered office with a wholly Liberal legislature. Did Mulroney respect his right to demand that talks be reâ€"opened? Far from it Mulroney refuses to budge an inch. Can the half of Canadians who have serious quesâ€" tions about Meech Lake find ‘representation among their elected officials in Ottawa? Not while the party heavyweights lean on them they can‘t with lan Kirkby A BRUSH WITH FAME slo w CLE, WEDNESDAY APRIL 6, 1988 â€" PAGE 3 The union represents workers in fields as diverse as "cleaners to research biologists" said Hunt. The number of members varies between 60 and 70 because of fluctuations in hiring of partâ€"time workers. he added. The negotiations stumbled over the issues of pay equity. materniâ€" ty leave. and "medical surveil lance". said Hunt. The union conceded on all three. Hunt said. pace of negotiations. "we didn‘t think it was in anyone‘s interest to go on strike,‘ said Brian Hunt president of Ontario Public Ser vice Employees Union (OPSELU local 259, which represents the workers. Rob Martin photo