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City backs movement to maintain pause day Acting on a motion from Mayor Marjorie Carroll, \council also passed a motion that its "support for a common pause day be maintained". * . Both motions were raised in response to a letter from the Coalition Against Open Sunday Shopping (CAOSS), a provincial umbrella group opposing legislation from the Peterson government which would allow each municipalâ€" ity to decide whether to permit Sunday shopping. Chronicle Staff vfi; 'W;w;l;-fiegioml Sundays for People group will be invited to appear before Waterloo council next week, as a result of a motion passed gl_onday._ oo o. Sunday support 133rd Year No. 15 The letter requested money from the city to help Fom-ym-oldAmandaBo.knofHfldoln;g.eeopt.abolloonfroth unidentified woman, as biggerâ€"thanâ€"life daffodii Suzanne Kavanagh looks on umgenunes woman, as iyyerâ€"inaiieâ€"nie uaijuun JuLanne nava uns Of. Wwamdmm“dmwh"uflngbouTmotmhnm Stockyard Farmers Market Saturday, raising money for the Canadian Cancer Wednesday, April 13, 1988 DAFFODIL DAYS A Fairway Group Community Newspaper support a campaign opposing the legislation. It also noted, "the 883â€"member Association of Municipalities of Ontario passed a resolution against locat option and has requested the provincial government to reconsider their position. â€" "So far Premier Peterson has refused to listen to the municig:lities â€" or to members of our Coalition. "We believe that you can help change his mind." Coun. Andrew Telegdi moved a motion to grant $500 to the coalition, and a further $250 to the local group. _ Other councillors had concerns, however. Carroll suggested the council should "support the local group who have done a wonderful job". She claimed the group reflects local opinion on the issue. _ _ Coun. Jim Erb suggested the request for money should Waterioo, Ontario This week a bid for two recycling trucks was approved, at a cost of $139,367 for both units. The supplier, Labrie Equipment of Beaumont, Quebec will deliver the trucks by May 13. Waterloo city hall continues to work toward an early June implementation date for a curbside recycling program. The city will pay oneâ€"third of the equipment costs, with the Ontario Ministry of the Environment and the Ontario Multiâ€"Material Recycling Inc (OMMRI), a nonâ€"profit organization promoting recyâ€" cling, paying the remainder. Council was also informed in a report from Personnel Commissioner Terry Hallman that two hourly staff have been hired to operate the recycling trucks. C e At the March 28 meeting of council, a bid for the supply of 20,000 curbside collection containers was accepted. Householders will sort their refuse into newsprint, tin cans and glass and place them curbside in the new containers. _ The cost of the containers, made by Buschâ€"Coskery of Canada in Mississauga is $106,630. The city will pay oneâ€"third of the price, with the province and OMMRI splitting the remainder. oo _ The ‘Basjéil-ébske;'y container is used by Hamilton and Barrie in their recycling programs. * Budget discussions came to a sudden halt last Thursday after the Waterloo County board of education was told there was no clear picture of the amount of revenue it would receive from the provincial government. The problem arises as a result of changes made in the way properties are assessed. The regionâ€"wide assessments are paramount in deterâ€" mining how much revenue the board receives in provincial governâ€" mlnt grants, and how much each municipality will pay of the total tax Business superintendent Al Ewasko said he was unsure when 2fum would be ready because information from the ministry of ucation has been frozen until legislation is passed in April or May when the assessment details will be released. Administration would be trying this week to have the government gunnntce the level of grants the board will receive in order it to nalize the budget, said Ewasko. By law, he added, the board is required to submit its budget to the government by the end of April. Administrators had prepared information using last year‘s figures, but they were told by the ministry the numbers were inaccurate. Recycling wheels are in motion Assessment will affect budget 35 Cents follow normal city procedure and be brought before the city‘s grants review committee. _ _ _ B _ . 'fefoadi noted the locallxroup and the Uptown Business Improvement Area (BIA) are both members of the coalition. The BIA recently voted to give $200 to the coalition and $100 to the local group. Additionally, BIA Coâ€"ordinator later said a BIA representative sits on the board of directors of the coalition. Coun. Lynne Woolstencroft said giving the money to the coalition as well as the local group might help to "head off a referendum which would cost us a large sum of money." However, she supported the idea of sending the request to the grants review committee because "perhaps our support should be greater".