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W C] WATERLOO CIéI Whether for environmental reaâ€" sons, health concerns, fitness purâ€" poses, the love of sport or simply a desire to pinch a few pennies from the ever increasing gasoline bill, more and more people are leaving their cars at home in favor of the reliable bicycle. Chronicle Staff Keren Adderley Kâ€"W cycling trails in need of overhaul _ just wants to . have fun in Kâ€"W Jourh Schnelder Haus interpreter Ross Fair kept the fire hot and the pot full Monday as he su:r led visitors to the historic home with fresh corn on the cob. The special feast was part of Handwerk, a Waterloo county folk festival and craft show. Deborah Crandall photo AcFsTivTe Page A15 dnesd Smaller, easier to rark, inexâ€" pensive to operate, pollution free and more versatile on crowded city streets, people in larger cities like Toronto are finally learning what people in university towns like Waterloo have always known and the cycle is becoming a popular commuter vehicle. But, as the number of bicycles £ ’f/( lay. August 7. 19 Page A12 terino Ont on the roads continues to inâ€" crease, so does the number of accidents, injuries and fatalities when bicycles and cars inevitably meet on the streets. In Waterloo Region there have already been 35 accidents involvâ€" ing bicycles and cars since the cycles were taken out of winter storage in March,. Acting PLZi3E DO NOT She‘s made her politics personal. she is "passionate about her causes and has gained a reputation for standing up for what «h« believes in no matter what the odds. It‘s an attitude that began from thg'\{er}" moment she decided to enter politics "I had only lived here for a few months and ] was teaching music One of my students came to his lesson one day in tears because hi> name was posted in the foyer of the school as a black sheep because h« hadn‘t gone to Sunday School while all those who had gone were While moving on might be the right thing to do. Woolstencro® admits it won‘t be the easiest thing to do. Her political style has always been to be true to her convictions and. in almost even important decision she‘s ever made and every cause she‘s champinn as a Qolitician, there‘s a little piece of herself This isn‘t the first time Wool: stencroft has thought about leavâ€" ing politics. In fact, she has left in the past but she‘s always reâ€" turned in another role. But this time, even though her support is still strong enough in the comâ€" munity to ensure another term on council, her departure will be permanent. "I have thought of not running before but I always believed that what I was championing was on the public‘s mind; what I valued the community valued. While that‘s still true today, I just think it‘s time to move on. I need time to figure out who I am, outside of the politics, because so much of my life has been spent in public service," she says. "I‘m at a crossroads in my life and I have to take some time to evaluate my own goals," she says, "I call it my sabbatical but I‘m hoping it will be permanent." Sergeant Brooks of the Waterloo Regional Police says, while that figure isn‘t abnormally high, it‘s "high enough." And that figure only reflects the actual accidents that are reported to police. It doesn‘t reflect the "It‘s high enough considering it only reflects a four month perâ€" iod." Woolstencroft quits politics after 21 years Keren Adderiey Chronicle Staff It‘s difficult for most Waterloo residents to remember a time when Lynne Woolstencroft hasn‘t been on the local political scene. but this November her name will no longer be on the election ballot Woolstencroft, a 21â€"year veteran of localfléhd'prrrorwrh(:x;'l- Bohhcs is taking her final bows, bidding adieu to the political spotlight to spend some "muchâ€"needed" time on herself High, 26 C. Thursday‘s weather | WATERLOO PuBiiC 1emany "It‘s inevitable that accidents between cyclists and cars will happen more and more often as more and more cycles are put on the street," says Christine de Boer, a University of Waterloo (Continued on page A3) near misses or the more minor entanglements between cars and bicyclists that go unreported ‘I just think it‘s time to move on.‘ (Continued on page A3 Woolstencroft