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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 2 Oct 1991, p. 1

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C_h iiiiiiitidfii Richards, an 11-year resident of Lake. shore and general manager of Vogo Inc, said yesterday she has been involved in her housing coop for many years and was looking for challenges outside of that, so made the decision to run for council. Pauline Richards hats entered a race with James Phillips for a seat on council representing Inkeshore, and Jo Davis is vying with incumbent councillor Bill But. ler as city representative of the Glenridge The race is on in both the Lakeshore Ward and the Glenridge Ward after two firist.time hopefuls announced yesterday their intention to run in Waterloo", upcom- ing municipal! eleption. The race is on in - Lakeshore, Glenridge drive hits $1 .4-M mark IlepptrItItler Page 3 Davis said her campaign slogan will be "Healthy Environment Equals a Healthy Eeonomy . (Continued on page a) “As soon as I knew Conn. Lynne Wool. steneroft was not going to run again, I felt there would be an important gap on council," Davis said. "Not that anyone can fill Ms. Woolateneroitt shoes, but she stood for certain environmental principles which were clearly signaled to the people of Waterloo." Davis chose to run in Glenridge Ward after considering running in the Uptown and Columbia Wards. She did not want to compete against candidates in those wards (Tricia Siemens, Elisabeth Kolenko) who share her concern for the environment. Davis, a leader in Waterloo's environ- mental community, cofounder of Voice of Women (a Canadian women's peace net- work), and independent filmmaker and author with an extensive background in radio and television broadcasting, will base her campaign on environmental issues. Richards said she is concerned about monitoring growth, and, if elected, will work towards keeping Lakeshore a people. oriented plnce. - ___ .-.-..v... -. ..-. Humans... "l feel like Lakeshore has been short- changed in many ways, including transit service, snow removal and playground facilities," she said. "2here's no Sunday bus service to Lakeshore, which is ridicu- lous It seems that facilities like swimming pools and playgrounds tend to go up quicker in areas that have more money and more clout." Richards said "quality of life" concerns will be at the forefront of her campaign. “I I_AI I:L, I I I 1 . . 'Tve lived in Lakeshore for 11 years and I've noticed there doesn't seem to be much representation for us at city hall," Ri- chards said. "The way the Westmount extension was done - when (the city) changed the intersection of Bearinger and Westmount Roads = they ignored the concerns of residents about how it should be done." Penny loves life in the fast lane mm Mut mam Naterl Page 27 loo, Onta Departments Opinion...., Community .B..... Entertainment ....t Crossword ......., Business..,...... Classifieds .......) [a ' ""'a"5N'iW""y- a I' I = . L'ght 3 N 3.x MOTORS T 'sie B-K MOTORS 485 KithftN Advertising suppumend dehvered with tonighl's Waterloo Chromcle Zehn arms', Union Gas' Mostly cloudy High IPC 1 Chance of E Showers Thursday’s weather "eieGaed area,- only

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