«~â€"Norm Parker 50 years a member ‘committeas.‘" > Eiss . . workshops :and seminars on an ongoing basis, ~â€" .. For example, / a. particular. committee may â€" be always keeping the rates as low as possible to make % ï¬amigmflums it possible for all members to attent. ",«..'-,3?&(‘.».»‘ wo “ M“Wm ~â€"**We are the voice of business, and that‘s one of <. present a fesolution to the executive comnMte®: !f 222 Me wigs who are aleays tobbying on bahalt of /‘the : executive" committe ~felt the : resolution was ‘are the ones who are always lobbying on behaif of _ worth: persuing, it woo d ‘put it to . the: board for business, whether it be to city hail, the provincial or * ratification, and the resolution would become Chamâ€" federal government. Quite ofteni they don‘t see the / har. noliew. (oe 2 mt .»~<~.~.~ impact we have by going forward on their behalf."‘ Norm Parkerthas been a memâ€" ber of the Waterloo Chamber of Commerce for almost two thirds of his life,â€"and he doesn‘t regret one minute of it. . M After approximately 50 years as an active Chamber member, the 81â€"yearâ€"old retired Equitable Life _ "Iâ€"stillâ€"go to executive meetâ€" ings,â€"and | sit there listening to } _ RESTAURANT . ‘.â€".*®Golebrating ‘Our 12th Year" still keeps himself inâ€" digcussing these very things 30 ager of the Waterloo Insurance Co., and | were the two who reached the ripe old age of 80 and and so I‘m the only one left."‘ p P = ie but deorge died igst in when Parker‘s involvement in the Chamber of Commerce was.much sent all the : Task forces are put ibgether on occassion to deal r.members sit on external commitâ€" rimestoppers, the Local Advisory days while sitting in a sunroom on the eighth floor of a.â€"building everiooking his former place of ‘‘Years ago, and | won‘t say how many, the Chamber of Comâ€" merce just didn‘t amount to anyâ€" thing,‘‘ Parkers says, reflecting on a time during his late 20‘s when he first became involved with the Chamber. Parker says it had come to a point where the Chamber had to (Continued on page B8) MR. GROCER BOB QRAY MUSIC LTD. __~~_â€"____ 18 King St. S. (at Erbs) . Waterioo 886â€"0100 MR.GROCER 2 LOCATIONS IN WATERLOO The Electricity People _ Chosen as best in its class by The Royal Conservatory of Music. ‘The choice of professionats @ YAMAMA Parkdale Plaza _ e 478 Albert St. Waterlioo North Hydro * 50 Westmount Rd. N.