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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 11 Sep 1991, p. 3

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Mitchell has also served on the board‘s quality education comâ€" She said she has worked effecâ€" tively on board committees, espeâ€" cially the environmental commitâ€" tee, which has been instrumental in developing school recycling ar!q composting programs. Mitchell said the election of Witmer as MPP gave her an opportunity to find out if she could make a significant contriâ€" bution as a school board trustee. Mitchell said, after one year of service, she is "learning the Mitchell was next in line to fill Witmer‘s trustee position after being defeated in the last municiâ€" pal election by a narrow margain of approximately 500 votes. Mitchell seeks reâ€"election to public board of education Mitchell, a librarian at the University of Waterloo‘s Renison College, announced this week she will seek election to the board. She was appointed to the board last fall when thenâ€"trustee Eliâ€" zabeth Witmer was elected to provincial parlaiment. In addressing the needs of all cyclists, McKinnon said the comâ€" mittee will concern itself with commuter cycling. It will look at whether businesses are providing adequate cycle racks for employâ€" After serving one year as a Waterloo trustee on the Waterloo County board of education, Jane Mitchell has decided to stay with the game. ‘"We‘re also looking at recreaâ€" tional bike paths, and will atâ€" tempt to address certain issues in that area," McKinnon said. "For example, why can‘t we join (existâ€" ing) bike paths between Kitchenâ€" er and Waterloo." Deborah Crandall Chronicle Staff paths. It will also work with planners in the development of new roads for the purpose of incgroporatjng bicycle paths. Cycling Basic data: SCIENCE { Rolierblade. s« Charitable Donations We buy and sell New & Used Inâ€"Line Skates & Accessories â€" We take tradeâ€"ins, too! (Continued from page A1) t a al P ifi i d ~eliou trrmmnmnnnmrnrnemmemreomenenenntanen Ȏzm\éy‘w%%@ JY s &i‘-&i‘@i‘m \ ts Noi People donate more money to religion than all other charitable organizations. Average amount given per household: EY ET t o 4 € 3 s> c omy O ow aG on AB w 2¢%%\¢ 3 8 > 's'fzzsésfl"'"&;:ss oc t l ts ts t se §.§§:-~-e-& se e mittee, the employee relations «committee, the special education committee, the management comâ€" mittee and the transportation committee. Mitchell said she has worked to "cut red tape"‘, and help members of the public deal more efficiently with the board. She is a strong advocate of making the board more open and approachable. The Kâ€"W Cycling Committee will appoint one staff representaâ€" tive from each of the cities‘s engineering (traffic) and recreâ€" ation and culture departments. Two members of the public will also be selected to sit on the committee. "I‘m not saying we canfulfill all these needs, but we‘re going to try to identify them and then priorize them in order of imporâ€" tance," McKinnon says. ees, and will look at the possibiliâ€" ty of businesses providing emâ€" ployee locker rooms and showers. In the upcoming term, Mitchell S‘&m%&*?ffi Jane Mitchell ofaaess . f Mmss "E«: PRECISION INâ€"LINE SKATES y MF Wiek BaLIARIL Raised in Waterloo, the married mother of two children is a trustâ€" ee on Waterloo public library‘s finance and personnel committee, is past president of the Waterloo Region Coalition for Better Childâ€" care, and founder and past presiâ€" dent of Waterloo Infantâ€"Toddler Daycare. Mitchell said she will continue her campaign for the extension of Waterloo Collegiate Institute‘s library, which is scheduled to take place in 1994. Mitchell feels the school‘s present resource faâ€" cility is inadequate for its student population, and that the expanâ€" sion should occur earlier. "I think next term (the board) is going to get down to some really good issues, like fair taxes. I, if elected, want to watch the money each month and make sure funds are being used wisely," Mitchell said. "I also think quality educaâ€" tion will become an important issue. There is some concern about the quality of early educaâ€" tion, especially in the areas of math and science. And I would like to see more attention paid to adult education and coâ€"op educaâ€" tion." feels the school board will be faced with some unique and imâ€" portant issues. h pair of "_'â€"â€"â€"h While a pair of ambulance attendents take care of Dougias Spence after he was hit by a was consoled b On the evening of Tuesday, Sept. 17, an army of volunteers will conduct a doorâ€"toâ€"door canâ€" vass throughout Waterloo. In study after study over the last decade, _ Waterloo _ residents have called for a firstâ€"class recreation complex . to meet their needs and those of their children. The doorâ€"toâ€"door canâ€" vass will be your opportunity to personally contribute to our Two _ special _ community events will be held next week to support the $2.5â€"million fundâ€" raising campaign for the Waterâ€" loo Recreation Complex. bdhie[Fide and CGoe Take pride and ... shop! The Complex Situation WATERLOO Recreation Complex Both the residential canvass and the ‘Take Pride and Shop‘ promotion will support con struction of the $21â€"million Waterl0o0o Recreation Complex. which will include a 3,500â€"seat arena, 30â€"metre pool. 550â€"seat banquet hall and four commun ity meeting rooms For more information call 7252032 Between 6 p.m. and 10 p.m the next evening, Sept 18 Uptown Waterloo will come alive with a retail promotion called ‘"Take Pride and Shop Participating merchants in the Uptown and beyond will be offering discounts to shoppers. with a portion of the proceeds donated to the Waterloo Recre ation Complex. Details regard ing this exciting event are contained in the coupon suppleâ€" ment of this week‘s Chronicle quality of life and the future of our community

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