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Certainly not Barbara McDougall, our brandâ€"new External Affairs boss. She was ready to nuzzle up to the plotters before they‘d even had a chance to send out for borschtâ€"toâ€"go or order new Kremlin station BIA not officially supporting street dance Just a few more weeks and the frost will be on the pumpkin and the GST will still be on everything. And just a few more months and there‘ll come a widespread rumor that Christmas is nigh But what a summer‘! Glorious it was and onger than most, but it still seemed so Teeting. Or maybe that‘s because it was packed with so many geeâ€"whiz events. A sampling of such, past, present and future: Bloe party: What can you say about the incredible happenings that have reshaped the Soviet? Who‘d have expected a coup to come unglued and Gorbachey to survive? It‘s been a summer to remember Waterloo Town Square 75 King St. South, Suite 201 Waterloo, Ontario NJ 1P2 Chronicle re: Stingers Street Dance Bill Siegtried, General Manager of Stingâ€" =. has sought the BIA‘s support for his wposed street dance to welcome students the UpTown area The promotion comâ€" ittee Nas discussed this event We would like to reiterate our desire to ie activities and events take place here Uptown It is especially encouraging to existing traffic laws. And when motorists break the law, send them back to the classroom for a refresher course such measures will not just address the problem of poor driving by teenagers â€" they‘ll improve driving by motorists of all ages But graduated licencing, which would restrict night driving, freeway driving and the carrying of passengers, is no quick fix for the problems on our roadways One must ask whether or not it‘s fair to punish the majority of responsible teenage drivers who take proper drivers‘ education courses and abide by the rules of the road? PAGE 6 â€" WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1991 Drivers between the ages of 16 and 20 accounted for 194 traffic deaths in Ontario in 1989, Although this age group makes up only 15 per cent of drivers, they cause 30 per cent of all fatal crashes across the province Given such tragic statistics it is little wonder that the Insurance Bureau of Canada is lobbying the province to institute a system of graduated licences for new drivers, through which inexperienced motorists earn a full licence after two years. And how would the province begin to enforce such a complex system f regulations? Instead, why not improve drivers‘ education courses, make the drivers test more difficult and step up enforcement of Telephone News Line Fax. No. Graduated licences not the answer involved with the UpTown mer Street Dance and ran a wn member initiate an 886â€"2830 886â€"3021 886â€"9383 Display Advertising: Maureen McNab Teresa Clemmer Gerry Mattice Don Steeves Reporters: Pete Cudhea (Sports editor Deborah Crandall News Editor: Melodee Martinuk Mr Siegfried has addressed many of these concerns by working with the S onte MR B m use ce on their way back to campus:; how can other businesses in the area be involved: Thursday may be a poor choice of days from the neighbourhood perspective; and the perception that UpTown will be preâ€" sented to students as only a place to go drinking BACCHU‘S groups at both universities. by inviting businesses in the area to particl There are concerns that the promotion commiuttee expressed about this event that include: what are the students going to do very controlled, yet fun, environment. The committee anticipates that his proposed street dance would be run with the same level of expertise And what a wallow it is For example, the inclusion of Kitchener‘s Will Ferguson in Bob Rae‘s cabinet says something about how much talent the NDP caucus has. So, OK, Willie is affable. Cabinet rank: Say, isn‘t it ironic that while folks around the world are shedding socialism, we in Ontario are wallowing in it. Now peace is at hand. And about time One atomic war and we wouldn‘t have had to worry about such things as veterans‘ benefits. its nails at the prospect of a globa;l bloodbath. Publisher: Rick Campbell Circulation: Mary Baycroft Andrea Auernigg Circulation Manager: Greg Cassidy Major Accounts: Bill Karges § ”‘ , \“\‘U 'WWWW\\I se s yg@@f % The UpTown BIA has traditionally welâ€" comed students with items in their orientaâ€" tion kits, and in recent years by "sponsorâ€" ing" pub nights at both universities. The committee has been looking for ways to bring the students to the core The BIA Board of Management has not had an opportunity to pass a resolution in support of this event. At present, this event is not under the umbrella of the BIA‘s promotional events pate, and by arranging transportation to and from the universities. He has indicated that he has worked with his neighbours in the past And, say, don‘t you get the feeling that a swift, reliable, inexpensive postal system is an idea whose time has gone? True, the postal workers would make Jesse James blush, Their jobs simply aren‘t worth that much. Sure, a laborer is worthy of his or her hire, but not higher and higher and higher. I‘ve taken to crossing my fingers every time I flick a switch. That‘s because I have nightmares about Willie knuckling under to the antiâ€"nuclear loonies and reducing Ontario‘s generating capacity to the outâ€" put of a dozen hamsters on a treadmill. And the hamsters working to rule. Mail balks: Quick now, when did you last get a letter worth 40 cents? That‘s why most Canadians don‘"t care about the postal strike but so is my brother and I don‘t want him as minister of energy either. . Waterioo Chron Aggie Beynon Uptown Waterloo BIA The Fairway Group Incorporated 215 Fairway Rd. 8., Kitchener, Ont. President: Paul Winkler cle is published Let‘s not forget that most voters don‘t delve too deeply into the issues. As a matter of fact, at the polling booth you can always tell thg responsible, prepared votâ€" The Chronicle is proud of its tradition of accuracy and fair play but does ac knowledge the possibility of error. Conâ€" structive criticism of news, opinions and advertising is welcome in hopes that all complaints can be resolved. Those who feel furtheractionisneeded shouldaddress the Ontario Press Council, 4th Floor. 36 King Street East, Toronto, Ontario M5C 219. So OK, let‘s be blunt: No one has ever said that Dom is the sharpest knife in the drawer, but he‘s shrewd. And people fee comfortable with him. Christy, by contrast, comes across as prissy and pedantic. The Kitchener campaign should be a lot livelier with Richard Christy, the exâ€"coun cillor and WLU prof, taking on Dom Cardillo, the once and forever mayor. The prof is planning to release position papers to portray himself as a man of ideas. C The only point of interest is likely to be the ward system‘s debut, and the new, expanded (11â€"member) council. Brian Turnbull is a leadpipe cinch as mayor vote derby looks like a majorâ€"league yaw ner, ry Wednesday by Press Council Subscription rates $35 yearly in Canada, $40 yearly outside Canada +GST. w‘ N J MW