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,.V__=,_. .,..-.._--.,.. ...... ""'""9 wsuu. "There has been no public consultation involved except for an open house meeting back in February to inform us of their plans. We have Residents say "no" to hydro line‘s Dr. Ian Davis, a resident of High Street where part of the new line will be installed, says Waterloo North Hydro hasnt given him or other affected residents an opportunity for a public forum to express their concerns, concerns he says haven't been adequately addressed by the utility even though construction has already begun. The construction of a new overhead feeder line that will carry 13,000 volts of electricity through residential neighborhoods should be stopped until residents' concerns are dealt with, says a Waterloo man. Keren Adttoriey Chronicle Staff ’5 Ch iiiihiiifiicle ', egg; Koran “My Chronicle Staff The Waterloo Region Separate School Board has applied to the City of Water. loo for permission to build on the St. Innis playground, a move that could allow the school board to construct a parking lot previously rejected by Waterloo City Council. Last month, Waterloo City Council voted down a zone-change application that would have allowed the school board to construct the Still celebrating their Ontario Hockey Association Junior B Championship the day after, members of the Waterloo Siskins had their own little parade in Uptown Waterloo Monday afternoon as they rode on fire trucks up and down King Street. Siskins defeated the Oakvllle Blades the night before, sweeping the 'even-game-series in tour-straight games. For more on the Sisitins see pages A17 and A19. pm my... photo Separate board seeks OK to build on piaikitGiGi"rl) 6th Year No. 1 Fur: Theatre ' _ Company f presents . A Quilters Page E21 Nednesday. May l, 1991 THE CHAMPS But residents, and city council, on posed the parking lot that would have paved over most of the the only remain. ing green space in the Uptown core residential area, a green space that many residents consider a vital part of their community. The city offered to buy Volunteers tm vacant lot into urban forest parking lot. In its application for the the landtoensure the playground would zone change, the school board said more always remain, an offer that was not parking was needed for the St. Louis met entluuiuttitally by the ischool Adult Learning Centre, located across board. the street from the playground. The school board needed to annlv for a "This is a major undertaking - these lines are 13,000 volts where other overhead lines in the area are only 4,000 volts, and the public hasn't been consulted at all," says Davis. The new feeder line will travel along at least 10 separate Waterloo streets and roads, half of which are residential streets without overhead power lines. The line is needed to feed power to the Uptown area as well as to supply new Construction in the east and west ends of Waterloo. health concerns, concerns about our property value, and at the very least. Waterloo North Hydro should be required to hear and acknowledge those concerns before beginning this construction,” says Davis. Page M erloo. Ont: West ends of "I Cmd that extremely frighten- ing, because I feel our children ng - these lines are are going to have to pay for this 1n zrhead lines in the the future Fm- they're going to be d the pulrlie hasn't paying for a long time," Witmer Davis. said, (Continued on page A9) Wilmer said she felt the NDP Business 'rr.. Sports Classifieds 'r.. Crossword 'rr. Opinion ..."r"rr...'rrsrr..rrr. Ati Community..-.....,, A8 The school board needed to apply for a Bone change from the city because current zoning prohibits the construc- tion of a parking lot to service buildings not on the same property. However, a zone change ian't necessary if part of the school is located on the same property as the proposed parking lot. Departments Responding w the budget, Wa terloo North M.P.P Ellzabeth Witmer. sand she was 1n shock over the soaring deficit - this biggest deficit m Ontario‘s hur Lory. But critics of the budget are calling it djsatrous, clamung It w111 take years for the province to climb us way out of the NDP': financial mess, Laughren's budget hooits some) welfare assistance by $265 mil hon. provides Lax breaks to lnu income earners. WIN proud? $57 million In loans to small and mediuttrsuzed manufacturers, provide $12 million to shelters fur battered spouses and $150 rml. lion to build and rentmubsudrze low-incnme housing, 'd program which will put an vstunated 20,000 laid-off construction work, ers back on the payroll In his budget speech. Lnughrcn said he was not following the federal lead by slashing spending He said his had to make a choice to either fight the recession or h, deficit - Ontario's New Dcmn crats chose the recession Treasurer Floyd Laughren's first provincial budget has left more than a few heads spmmng after he annlrunced Monday that government spendmg will more than triple Ontario's dencit. Claiming the New Democratic Party will spend Ontario out of recession, Laughren's budget ml] see the provirunal derlrnt climb to $9.7 bllhm.. up $67 lnlhun from Last year, Deborah Crandall Chronicle Staff Critics call NDP budget disastrous ...'.rr.....rr. A15 .ob'...rr..gr.. A17 fa .'..'.I....r... A23 Iki 'rr.......... £2113 WATERLOO NIM LE?!“ I t High i) C I“ Adwrmmx mpplvn wsth lunmh! _ liir Lhr, Moore _ The 51; [HI] Auhlmum. _ (111.1 “It's not a matter' 05;):th record yet It has only been discussed By applying for a building permlt to construct Portables. the school will have fuWled the technical requirements of the zoning, thus cxrcumvemmg the eity's legal objections to the parking lot Louise Ervin, Chairman of the school board's trustees, Corifirmed that the school board had applied for a permn but would not comment on ll. Cloudy Windy " Showers High 9 c Thursday's weather government had Ewen VL7N um priority to thr needs " (mun business. and send " ha. numb-1w! unemployment by addrowx.’ g If” effects and not the (BUM C3526 billion budget wall create or save 70,000 Ontario jobs. TTax hikes for people with taxable incomes over $84,000 The sum: climbs to 14 from 10 per cent, effective July 1 Ci$256 million will go to social welfare nuisance, bringing spending in that area to IA billion. £700,000 low-income earners in Ontario will see their pro vincial tn reduced or elimi. nated for 1991. Single working parents with two dependent children and earning less than $22,500 will no longer pay any Ontario income tax. £312 million will be spent to open more shelters for bat tered spouses. 76mline and diesel fuel pnces immediately go up 1 7 cents a litre and agam 1n January -Tax on gasgurzling vehicles doubles, effective July I ( SIN taxes Jump. Ent‘clnr Immediately, cigarettes gm up 48 cents for a pack of 25, bringing the price to 6 5 cents per smoke. Liquor, “me and coolers go up 5 cents a inn and beer goes up 50 cent: for " case of M, effective May 27 Pun-Inna] defitnt skyrocketr to 59,7 bilhomup $6 7 billion from last year. tCetitMr8.e- Budget highlights (111.1 Snlulw wle-(‘Il‘d M. Sun NIH'm- a (Continued on page A3, Conhnum an page A'