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Built in 1957 on what was then the northern edge of the city, the tower served as Waterloo‘s drinking water reservoir until January of this year, when its connection to the Waterloo Region water system was severed in favor of the newer and larger Laurel water tower on Conserâ€" vation Drive at Westmount Road North. The street with the old water tower on it is now just another Waterloo street. Tom Brockelbank Chronicle Staff Residents cheer dismantling of Lester Street water tower more, she said, the number of days for strikes in the province has been decreasing, which indiâ€" cates that employers and unions are working together effectively." Each individual should be alâ€" lowed to decide whether to join a union or cross a picket line, Witmer said. "If (businesses) have contractuâ€" al obligations to fulfil and there is a strike, they simply will be put into a position where they can‘t fulfil that contract." Witmer questions the necessity of banning replacement workers because they have rarely been used in Ontario strikes. Furtherâ€" Witmer Belmont Professional Centre ~ 564 Belmont Ave. W., Kitchener 741â€" CONTACT LENS SPECIALISTS (Cominupdhompmfl Witmer said she would like to make secret ballots mandatory for union certification, ratificaâ€" tion of collective agreements and "With this legislation they‘ve taken away the right of the individual to cross a picket line. They‘ve taken away the right of the individual to continue to "Individuals need to have all the facts about unions. I think unions need to be put in a position where they must inform people as to what the ramifications of joinâ€" ing a union are, what are the union dues going to be, what happens if they go on strike...." NOC o Cerutntys Even though the risk of her house getting tower trashed is gone, Cruikshank was a little sad because the kids who come "My house isn‘t far enough awdy if it falls," she said, "So I‘m kind of relieved it‘s down." Ever since she moved to Lester Street, Cruikshank has had a nagging fear that the tower might fall over in a windstorm. "I should have been used to it by now, but you get to my age and you say ‘whatever will be, will be.‘" Apart from some complaints about the earâ€"splitting noise of demolition, most everyone was happy to see the tower go. "We are delighted because it was a disgrace to the City of Waterlo0," said Reg Hodgson, who has lived next door to the tower for 34 years and witnessed its steady deteriotation. ‘"They had to do something â€" either tear it down or paint it," said Elizabeth Cruikâ€" shank. "It was getting kind of dilapidatâ€" BUVUY 1 PAIR OF QLASSES AND REGCEIVE A PAIR OF CONTACT LENSES FREE!* *1st time contact lense wearers add $20 Fitting Fee Cdl'oryowmoxunhuflonmpolnmmlodax mQ\ ‘‘That board has moved from an impartial referee to really an advocate for the union." Witmer said she is very disappointed in the process the government has used to amend Bill 40. "This would allow each individâ€" ual, without pressure from any source, _ to _ exercise _ their vote." Witmer wants members of the Ontario Labour Relations Board to be appointed using a public review process and an allâ€" party confirmation to ensure their impartiality. Members are currently selected by the governâ€" ment in power. for strikes. FDGOWTAR C The old Lester Street water tower was cut up and carted away last week. to the delight of local residents. Here, Massimo Enterprises president Massimo Fabrizi stands atop what‘s left of the 36â€"metreâ€"high tower which he and his crew tore down. John Letbscher/Tom Brockelbank photos Cruikshank was one of several residents who spoke wistfully of the days when the tower attracted daring students from the University of Waterloo. Some simply climbed the tower, but one infamous group of students scaled the tower and painted the word ‘beer‘ on the tank in huge letters. The students were later caught and made to pay for the repainting of the tank, recalled Hodgson. Most of the residents of Lester Street, however, will miss the tower only for practical reasons. "It was always this easy lankmark for when I told people where I lived," said UW student Nicole Harris, who, like Cruikâ€" shank and others, is mostly just glad the awful racket of demolition won‘t be waking her up at dawn now that the workmen have finished with the tower. to visit her regularly are going to miss the tower â€" "There‘s Betty‘s tower, we‘re almost at Betty‘s!" they‘d always say while en route to Lester Street. V RF d From the beginning they‘ve mismanaged the issue. They need to balance the views of all the people in the province. It can‘t just be the views of the union leaders, they have to take into consideration the rights of the individual. "My goal is to look for comâ€" promise and hope that at the end of the day it‘s a winâ€"win situaâ€" tion." "There is a need for change in the area of labor law. However, of concern is the manner, the proâ€" cess the government uses to proâ€" duce change." . Witmer said there has been an WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, AUGUsI i2 iuy; PAGE 3 In the meantime, the lot is getting a facelift, with enough topsoil and grass seed to make it Lester Street‘s onl\ lawn without a house. "Our existing policy is we would turn over for a nominal sum. which is usually dollar." The lot‘s fate rests with the Enyineering Department of the Region of Waterloo, which owns the land. Commuissioner of Engineering, Bill Pyatt, said he first looked for ways his department could make use of the land. None were found. so other departments of the Region of Waterloo have been given one month to find a use for the land. If no department makes use of the water tower lot after one month, Pyatt said the land would be offered to the City of Waterloo. The question on the minds of many residents is what‘s in store for the Lester Street lot which housed the tower and its tiny service building overwhelming response from the public regarding the Bill 40 hearâ€" ings, and not all of the people who have asked to make public preâ€" sentations are going to be able to be accommodated. Those people will have the opportunity to subâ€" mit a written position Witmer said that after the five weeks of hearings. the committee will go through its information and determine what recommenâ€" dation it wants to make as a result of the hearings. 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