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m&fi?filfiwde ) se Store Front School This Waterloo region separate school board program is a unique alternative for kids who have given up on the school system. FILLIPS 4 fear No 1 Page 3 30 36 lan Kirkby Chronicle Staff John Pawley stood before Wa:â€" terloo city council Monday to tell them he is trying for the 15th or 16th time to introduce chlorinaâ€" tion to the drinking water of Waterloo region. "From a professional and public health standpoint there is really no other recommendation to be made," said the director of engiâ€" neering operations for Waterloo region. Region defends chlorination A favor to Torgan? lan Kirkby Eric Beyer Chronicle Staff City policy for selecting consulâ€" tants was waived Monday by Waterloo city council in a matter relating to the commercial/retail complex planned by Toronto. based developers Torgan/Enâ€" tredev for the Uptown. "I didn‘t read it as a favor to Torgan," Mayor Brian Turnbull said later. ‘"They‘re going to proceed anyway." Council was acting on a recommendation by Pawley appeared before Waterâ€" City waives consultant hiring policy 19. 19 ATtW / formed Afi'g&mmm"m S chpor. About 125 students will nar loo council along with Roisin McCallum, the region‘s acting medical officer of health, to make a pitch for support for chlorina: tion. One surprise was Pawley‘s anâ€" nouncement that he had a "suspiâ€" cion" that a backâ€"flow of water caused by an industrial fire sprinkler system could have caused the February water contaâ€" mination crisis. The continued chlorination of Kitchener‘s water system is a legacy of that crisis, and one that Pawley and McCallum would like Jim Willis, the city‘s commissionâ€" er of engineering. Willis recomâ€" mended Walter, Fedy, McCarger, Hachborn as the consultant to act as a mediator between the city and the developer as construction commences. The firm worked with Torgan/ Entredev in the early stages of the development proposal. Torâ€" gan/Entredevy has moved their completion date up a year, and Willis told council the six to eight week period required for the city to go through its normal consulâ€" M.“Mvflnm Vateri loo. Onta to extend permanently throughâ€" out the region. Much of Water loo‘s housing is connected to the Kitchener system. and therefore also currently receives .chlor nated water. Even if regional council does not extend the chlorination at its May 11 meeting. area water will be chlorinated starting in 1992 when Grand River water will be piped to homes. The February crisis involved "lew grade" choliform bacteria, council was told. That bacteria is not fecal and is considered a low tant hiring process could hurt the city‘s efforts to integrate their parking garage with the Torgan development next door. Turnbull broke a voting deadâ€" lock on the matter. "I have a lot of sympathy with those who voted against this," he said. "I think Torgan made a serious mistake of this, that they delayed too long in signing the agreement." Turnbull said the city has workâ€" ed with the consulting firm in the past and that it will be better for Uptown businesses if the project uwmum.mm to musical, there will be a reunion celebration at the school May 26 and Dr. Harry Pal. a consultant on wastewater treatment. told coun cil area residents have been "spoiled"" by the from wells © There wili be chlorinated w after 1992 and "we‘ve got t used to chlorine." he said Waterloo citizen Alex Morga disagreed "There‘s a tendency t look at bandâ€"aid solutions. h said risk to human health "I don‘t think anyone knows what chlorine can do ito human health) over a period of time is completed before Christmas Willis said consulting fees are projected to be between $200,000 and $300,000. Coun. Andrew Telegd: was opâ€" posed to waiving city policy. "I don‘t see why we should waive more policies than we already have waived for this particular deal." he said The proposal for the Torgan En tredev development created a controversy last autumn when lan Kirkiby photo (Continued on page 5 pristine wate