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T V- )1 ‘J: a, 49W. (.‘OEPVJ‘JW .EUJVOR‘O’) CJJRBYRW PAGE 6 _ WATERLW ctettmKA&, WV. PM. a, ma Money talks Separate board cuts must start with administration organize 'l'?". It looks as rf khtchener and Waterloo are going to talk amalgamation, but I wouldnt start pondering a name for the mmbmed community or ordering new civic letter- heads, As lie noted before, Idon't think the merger to am Or at least not this time. That's for a variety of muons, but the strongest is that most Waterloo folks feel they're domg tmghty well on their own. thank you. Say, as a pretty detail, what would the combined community do with two city halls? Waterloo bu one that', almost new, and construction is moving ahead smartly on Kitchener's King mini Mahal. . . . .. Golly, It's not going to happen, but what we dont need is two municipal Hits stuffed with bureauerata. What we need is less. not more, municipal government, and, yea. I favor a one-tter administration. But more on that lone other tune, . -... n ........ ....--,.. - _.___ w---“ "_"- - May. Another $2.15 million will be reieed throth donations by engineering. eclence end eccountlng mm. The rGiiiii'iiaiiitiidurotoururftetttrtt!fPdt that " becoming more and more difficult to offer a quality education because of budget cutbeclrs end lncreeelng coete - classes are too nt, equipment is outdated, counee aren't being offered. nd the Ioudeet of thoee eendlng that message are the students. We therefore t"tglllltQ to eee they're also the first to come tomerd with dollar: to improve the quellty of life at UW. That's putting your money where your mouth B. Agreed, the prospect ofthat is remote, about u remote as the prospect of amalgamation. You can bet that the talks won't be much more than a matter of going through the motions. There'll be no merger this century. And maybe not In the next. Say. speaking of matters municipal, I'd like to see one of our cmes reflect Bob Rae's contribution to the province by nammg a street for him. A dead-end street. I LETTERS Townhall meeting worthwhile for all I would like to publicly thank Councillor Tticia Siemens for the time and effort which she put into the Uptown Ward "Townhall Meeting" on the evening of Thursday, April 2. In an informal, comfort Able setting. Tricia outlined her work on city council. and addressed concern: and solicited suggestions from Uptown rui- dents Her constructive, forthright, and articulate manner spoke volumes about her competence as a councillor and her genuine concern for the welflre of her ward, city and region. The benefit to the participating residents was augmented sigttirteatttly by the thoughtful dialogue which occurred between the union. atu. In as! m hedn't 'yyfe.9turttPltt 91393.21“ chririticle Waterloo Town tequare " King St. South. Suite 201 Waterloo, Ontario denu, working ”Raw and any” individu- garb attaniiid. . I' To the residents of Uptown Ward, I W that 9mm MP? TWIWP ',iii'.iii'.1i' GGaua iutairit y be worth- while. o Waterloo) other councilloryl recommend without Intonation this method of generating feedback and encour- aging citiun participation in municipal mum: OmnainJhankyou'l‘ricimandllook forward to the continued dialogue tsfyour next Townhall Meeting. _ - . rsi.ctritrtpetaeditor) Bigger isn’t always better Sandy Baird's diatribe against those who "GdlKituuuretestsrrtyeesoeutriotimrto buy "igp.rt:tfq_& Yul-edema. Rhianna” lea: It's hard to imagine how the Waterloo Region separate Ichaol board could be in a bigger ruuuscial bind. Including its detkit, it has to slash more than $12.6 million from its budget if it wants to avoid a dramatic increase in taxes. Still, chairwoman Louise Ervin hopes that trusty» don't over-react, that they keep the informa. " Land'- Sake: I've met Paul Reichmn of f,',1g'ltt andYareottironms,butoutubriaoftutl'llrtePt t 2:"? will ,atuithetinaneialpinettinwhieh it'lfound 1 . By ttttry, thet'yto.trtttl: to the any that the land. iriii iititli, "right context." Bruce Minor Uptonm maiden! lt a” Waterloo is what one might enact from tso-ttshot-tteaten' the mum- ham ofthe local new: media. Sam paaaeaturwitandderiaioniadwcdud iisear.sr-ratarlei.ts.aseh" attraaive phse.toiiteiIypeeeuelt because it is relatively mall. Deatmy the small townimageandyouwilleventuallyde stray Waterloo. Unnatrictad growth, year attirrar,marratttupoeuioftu tg.,'.tii',,T,,tt/tAll,,frit,,'g,rte,,h,tter. whietthoti11tob0tundinour - Ttteuvmed,it-u,ianotgrmrthtyt. chm. turmkvrsltementattd renew] of Mum-within existingboungiarieg iiaTiiija pruitr over eUansi ion. s'.,.',," Wh/ll.',,,?,]?,.',',, we tity/h/Of j qr-ooarrniesitrwthuui-rrthdrtmarht themdggof We GET My 5URPR15E5 PLAYING 7’45 St.rrt4 AT ELECT/ON TIME .’ ' "We're in a period of very serious restraint," she said, and that seems to be kicking the bejabera out of the obvious. Let's hope that, if staff cuts have to be made, the trustees mm in on the administration, not the classroom. That woyld be putting the board's mission "in the right Counter Attack: In response to a plea from the Bow. merged Kitchener Chamber of Commerce, Kitchener councillors sound willing to take mother look at Sundny shopping. ' dtthtltf/J1 they can dtetg than urge Weterloo . iott prownce' to e m Sud; Reel clout, m - on YB. TheComeemberspeggedtheirplmtothesick economy, but I doubt that Sebbsth shopping is a remedy for the recession. th for noes-border shopping. for that nutter. I eupport Sunday shopping on principle. After all, it would merely be available, not compulsory. Sunday shopping is inevitable, and it's bizarre that Bob Rae can be tttga','.'"' casino' and yet balk: at shopping on the th. But, of oouree, he’s I men of contradiction. For example, ttteoiurartiiimmdunioniitohowrrtr.aint.. That's like John Gotti preaching against shoplifting. mrmmw &lst*tiamtr 2wmn& gen-Mam , Mt: Paul Winner amnion become absolutely necessary then poor agricultural land altould be used to build arehiteeturalty pleasing estate: which respect the environment. Such de. velopments would be strictly untamed by Wessional town planners. To be deplored isretuendutsaniiusotahodttrmhdiei. alone and ugly industrial malls whieh have become the hallmark of so many Canadian cities. Mr. Baird any deride than who question grrrthirtekhirritthelatieit.t muting by 100 million every you, but he shov- mood. we» WWW.“ biuer is ihmr Uiter. iiiiiitGtiscau I tult. which "attinrts -that David A. Crow