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spense ‘rom Mitchell He wrote A¢er coming back from a four day patrol in the desert, | was very surprised to receive two envelopes from WCL I was never expecting so much mail and my spirits were raised as I read every letter at least twice. It brought back many good memories, from football to drama projects." Correspondence continued, and as a result, literally hundreds of letters were sent to Mitchell and the other men in his unit That‘s when the letters started artiving. And they brought with them love, concern, support and memories of home A group of Waterloo Collegiate Institute students, organized by Havley Armoogan, began sending etters and cards to Mitchell (a Church group wants Globe for lowâ€"income housing In July, a group called the Knoxâ€"Erb Neighborhood Services of Waterloo approached city counâ€" cil with an idea it had concerning the Globe Furniture building. ENAUIRUIE S Havley Arn etters and WCI gradt nirand ts The group, whose incorporated board of directors is made up of members of Knox Presbyterian and Erb Street Mennonite churâ€" ches, told council it wished to convert the building into a 72â€" unit affordable housing complex, As the world watched anxiously to see if war would break out in the Persian Gulf, Waterloo native Corp. Bill Mitchell was serving with a military unit of the French Foreign Legion stationed in a desert near Kuwait. He was thouâ€" sands of miles from home and his family The holiday season was upon us, and there were only a few weeks remaining until the Jan. 17 "deadline" (the date U.S. President George Bush gave Sadâ€" dam Hussein to be out of Kuwait). There‘s a new year on the horizon, but the old one‘s not quite over yet. So before we break out the champagne and noiseâ€" makers, let‘s take a moment to look back at the events that made headlines in 1991 Support for soldiers PAGE 8 â€" WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1, 1992 Remember! Looking back on the year gone by fterArmoogar t The groundbreaking ceremony for Waterloo‘s Recreation Comâ€" plex took place in July, preparing the way for the construction of the $21â€"million facility. Scheduled to be completed by February of 1993, the Recreation Complex will house a 3,500 seat arena/auditorum, surrounded by a threeâ€"lane running track; a 30â€" metre eightâ€"lane pool for leisure and competitive applications, feaâ€" turing a moveable floor, a slide swirlpool, and a tot pool; an activity room and a fitness and The Knoxâ€"Erb group has ap: plied to the Ministry of Housing for the funding to purchase and renovate the building, and is still awaiting the ministry‘s decision. If funding is availble, the group hopes the project will be com: pleted by mid 1993. with artisans studios, a tea room and possibly a day care centre on the main floor. Council voted unanimously in favor of making the building ivailable to the group once city staff has studied and resolved issues concerning the project‘s planning and financial impact, as well as it effect on the preservaâ€" tion of the heritage building. Construction begins on recreation complex Corp. Bill Mitchell sent WCI students this photo of his company stationed in Saudi Arabia. P I wish to thank the 407 people who participated in a record setting "First Annual Olde Tyme" blood donor clinic at First United Church, December 18, 1991. Your Gift of Life is appreciated by all. P Gould Real Estate Services Ltd. 570â€"1600 t Sponsor 09| With a municipal election only weeks away, Waterloo city counâ€" cil‘s move to support of the Lexâ€" ington mall proposal was a couraâ€" geous one in that construction of a large "topâ€"end" mall was receivâ€" ing criticism from various merâ€" chants‘ associations. Merchants of Conestoga Mall organized a campaign to drum up support for the expansion of that mall, and representatives appeared before regional and city council to exâ€" press their concerns. They felt their businesses would suffer if a regional mall were to open such a short distance from Conestoga Mall IfPnntinitse ns nansan In late October, council gave the Lexington Mall proposal its final stamp of approval by voting in favor of bylaw and bylaw amendments to allow for the mall‘s construction. One week earlier, Waterloo regional council supported the Manulifeâ€"Markborough proposal by a vote of 14 to 10. One Cambridge councillor and all nine Kitchener councillors were in opposition. Council had given its support in principle to Manulifeâ€"Markborâ€" ough‘s Lexington Mall proposal Sept. 4 at a formal hearing, rejecting a proposal by Camâ€" bridge Shopping Centres Ltd. to expand Conestoga Mall and a mall proposal submitted by Cadilâ€" lacâ€"Fairview. After several years of study and debate, Waterloo city council gave its blessing to a proposal submitted by Manulife/Markborâ€" ough which called for the conâ€" struction of a $130â€"million upâ€" scgle regional shopping mall. weight training area, and comâ€" munity meeting rooms with a Approximately $1 million in funding will be provided by the Ministry of Tourism and Recreâ€" ation, $2.5 will be raised in the community if a fundraising camâ€" paign is successful, and the reâ€" mainder will absorbed by the city‘s tax base. Council gives goâ€"ahead to regional mall proposal mm.&fiuumm All homeowner‘s policies are NOT created equal! 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