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"I think In terms of recreatnon and culture, T' says Durst. "councnl has been out there trying to place things the community may have been lacking '. The library addmon Is one example of how Waterloo has been playing catch-up. Waterloo commisstoner of culture and recreanon Kathy Durst says more has been done and there us more to come. Two mg prrorites for Waterloo have been a malor Indoor faculty housing a spectator arena tor ICE hockey as well as an outdoor sports park “We'll be talklng to each other," says Matthews, "exploring ways and means in Much we can prowde closer cooperation. There's certainly a new spmt of coopera- non commg out of all ther" KPL cmef librarian Lynn Matthews IS OOIIMISUC as well .. SpecmC plans tor author harm had to be I hei put on held and. me any mod to mum rm. prooeny By the “me you read "us. Mac. , Waterloo could have a sue for a new arena tacdity th, Dependth on the snze of the land parcel. senior me “The samples! way would be to honor each other's cards," Tate says. Borrowers would need a card for each library's system, but would pay gust nominal fees for the cards - fate aniGdates the day when "we'll be a new relanonshnp between not just Kitch- ener and Waterloo libraries. but Cambridge as well lens are In the works for at least one more library branch, In Waterloo's west and “They're basmg It on population growth and the number of sues you need to cover a certain population." "We annenpate that our collection will grow." says Joanne Tate, Waterbo‘s new crane! tubranan. "We'll be more sophisti- cated and have a lot to offer." " KAY Profile 1989 Community Service Community - it's important to you and it's important to on one of its specialty products - Kuntz Beer, a German style the people at Labatt's Ontario Breweries. lager, being reintroduced to the market after two years to In fact, commitment to the community is foremost in celebrate K-W's Oktoberfest. corporate strategies at Labatt's, whether you're talking Labatt's also enjoys being a part of many community-related about business, athletics or our heritage. activities. Working with the Kitchener and Waterloo Chambers What now stands as Labatt's at King and William of Commerce, it sponsored the successful K-W Corporate street» in Waterloo began in 1844 when David Kuntz set Challenge, which draws some 50 teams from the business sector up shop in a family owned and operated brewery that for a day of fun and fitness. {loo rislwd for nearly 100 years. Active support and participation in the success of sporting lo retain that link with the past Labatt's renovated the events, both high profile and at the local level, have also been a original Kuntz homestead and reopened it in tribute company hallmark for Labatt's. What better example of Labatt's to the family's contribution to the growth and dedication to sport than the story of the 1986 Labatt Brier which progress of the brewing industry in Ontario. That took place in K-W thanks to the tireless building, designated a heritage site by the Local efforts of many community and Architectural Conservation - A company figures. -\ri\'i\nrv (‘nmmittnu dill " strange mix ommitment To The Community. The search also continues in Waterbo tor land on which to make ball diamonds With enough land, they would have space for more soccer fields as well. The cultural aspect, Durst says, is the other side of the equation: "It has an equal Impact on citizens and uses tax dollars at the same rate." The City of Watertoo underwriters the cost of Waterioo Showtime. professional performing ans productions put on at University of Waterloo's Humanities Theat- re, "We have so many needs of our own," Falwell says. “We're in desperate need of ouLown arena and swimming pool' . In thieaae of a hockey rink - swimming pool facility, however. Forwall would find such consultation unnecessary: U In many instances, such cooperation would take the lorm ot one city consulting the other to learn its needs before finalizing a building prefect such as a new tire hall. The task lorce will be looking into cost sharing at the Breithaupt Centre. With the inllux ot Waterloo tax dollars, that facility would be made equally available to Kitch- ener and Waterloo citizens. As it stands, Kitchener residents register first for swim- ming lessons and Waterloo residents pay a that arena could be part of a complex including a gym and indoor swimming pool. Waterloo Councillor Susan Forwell is a member ot a Kitchener-Waterloo leek force that is working to ensure cooperation between the Twin Cities. Mao. Waterloo has Hinskde Park, a tac/ity that has been used for Canada's senior men's softball team tryouts Hillside he Mun Recreation Centre at King and Allen Streets is a Waterloo nanny that wttlttorttqq Kitchener (Continued tmm poa- 26) has been the home of a Canadian senior rntEt's softball champi?nslrip, There is a proposal in Waterloo to turn the old Carnegie building, now a Waterloo R ions! Ponce detachment. into an art 2tltirl) house the Neuteld collection. - Bufwaterioo redder“: win continue. at but tor now, to cross an imaginary line to use many facilities in Kitchener. And that brings cause for speculation on whether a We have so many needs of our own. We're in desperate need of our own arena and swimming pool. " Susan Forwell Waterloo Councillor WaterIoo might have grown differently had it been more isolated from other communi- ties. “SOPnetimes people forget the things Waterloo has done, and done right, be- cause of the attention to things we're not doing." “We're separate but joined." Durst says, "and I think it makes it tritrtcult to have an idtrttity unto your own.