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At Monday‘s meeting, Coun. Joan McKinnon, who was apâ€" pointed coâ€"chairperson of the comâ€" Waterloo City Council has apâ€" proved the establishment of a "Kâ€"W _ Cycling _ Committee", which will work to address growâ€" ing concerns regarding bicycle safety in the twin cities. Deborah Crandall Chronicle Staff eC ud e Initially called Wat;}l(bm-ljl;i};éran University, the name A 6.3 6 Wilfrid Laurier University was adopted in 1974 when th« university became a public, nonâ€"denominational institution #6. Little did the university board realize what headaches the f & Â¥ c + change â€" which meant increased government funding â€" would d m lead to. ‘"The spelling is a natural problem becz s ormally ir Hey! Where‘s Sir Wilfrid Laurier University? John Weir, president of WLU stands in front of Engllshrsziakxsg Cnade. T id has the 2 Arar egve e the incorrect WLU sign which has the word ‘Sir‘ in front of the university‘s name. The sign "As time goes by, it is getting to be less of a problem. butl 1 is is located on University Avenue, just off the expressway. Pete Cudhea photo still everâ€"present." a m m a City council OKs Kâ€"W Cycling Committee Nahorgh Mrandall o ies 4 : ISudebe Terry‘s team is proof that cancer can be beaten It‘s not a referendum, since it won‘t initiate immediate change. But a special ballot in November‘s municipal election could help to change the face of local government. Chronicle Staff a ,,,m Council approves second election ballot & 100 1 1 C °CA WFMILCVY L Asks, how should regional council, chairman be chosen? Deborah Crandall Watonias Alpa .cc civas 4. n â€" Chronicle Page A10 mittee, told council the commitâ€" tee will be divided _ into subcommittees which will examâ€" ine and deal with issues such as bicycle safety education, the imâ€" provement and expansion of cycle trails, cycling tothe workplace, and the promotion of cycling as an _ environmentally _ friendly mode of transportation. ‘"We‘re going to tackle all the Kayaking takes thrillseekers to the edge and back isnn es oys tions regarding regional government. Though the actual phrasing of the quesâ€" tions are yet to be determined, voters will be asked if regional counciliors should be Waterloo City Council Monday agreed in principal to present a second ballot as part of the November election, with two ques tions regarding recinnal nuseuenct 1, 199 Page A22 aspects," McKinnon said in an interview. "This‘is not as simple study. It‘s going to involve, we hope, up to 25 or 30 people from the public who have an enormous amount of interest (in the proâ€" ject)." The cycling committee, which will hold its first meeting Sept. 18, is the result of a joint proposal by McKinnon and Kitchener Ald. Vaterloo. Ont: Short story ... Opinion ........ Community ... Business ..... Sports .......... Entertainment elected to serve on regional council only, and if the regional chairperson should be elected by a general vote of the electors of the region. ecoonecnnaea en e e es Departments on mm en en ba e Do _ It was determined at that meet ing that a cycling committee would be beneficial "in light of Michael Wagner. A preliminary meeting to determine whether such a committee is necessary was held last July, with represenâ€" tatives from the regional police department, the boards of educa tion, the universities and munici pals staff in attendance. & io oo oo e en o "It was just a miscommunication in the sign layvout and the manufacturing process," says Gingerich. "Being humans. we made a mistake â€" it was our error etal uc acale n 0 o0 ie Afe en C EOO CSE AIED Boyd Gingerich, services supervisor at the Ministry o Transportation, promised that the sign will be replaced proper|y the third time around. It was a mistake, he said. pointing out that government employees are human too We have trouble, more or less, on a continual bas people making mistakes about our name." said Joh President of WLU. ‘"The common problems we have are one case, spelling Wilfrid, and in the other case using : seem to now have both of these on one issue â€" or on on« Michelle Lahn Chronicle Staff To err is human â€" but twice? It‘s no secret that people have always having a problem with the name, Wilfrid Laurier University. A surprising number of people can‘t seem to properly spell the name of Canada‘s eighth Prime Minister â€" not even the provincial government Recently, the Ministry of Transportation had erected a traffic sign on University Avenue North to direct motorists exiting the expressway to WLU. Unfortunately. the sign read Wilfred (note the ‘e‘) Laurier University. As soon as it heard about the problem in July, the Ministry replaced the old with the new â€" but they still haven‘t quite got it right. The "correct" has added the title, Sir, to WLU‘s official name WLU by any other name is still WLUV . A5 . A6 A10 A19 A22 . B1 Advertising supplements delivered with tonight‘s â€" Waterloo â€" Chronicle Zehrs Moore‘s, Olsen Realty*. Home Haroware* Cloudy, showers High, 20 C person is appointed by regional councillors at the onset of a term. Coun. Andrew Telegdi, who initiated the proposal, told Waterloo‘s councillors that voters have a right to determine who will represent them on regional counci] Thursday‘s weather less, on a continual basis with In an interview, McKinnon saig the committee will examine the cities‘â€" infrastructure. or road ways. to determine if and how K W can be equipped with bicvcle (Continued on page A3 the rising numbers of evelists in both communities and the mutua focus on engery conservation and environmental first strategies." a report to council stated name." said John Weir ther case using Sir We issue â€" or on one sign r at the Ministrv of Et *Selected areas 664 ife 111 in the