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24" 248 ag* [ 19" 19" a4* "Eliminate Hate" was the message Sunday as area resiâ€" dents celebrated "The International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination". Held at Kitchener city hall‘s rotunda, the local event was organized by the Race Relaâ€" tions committee of Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo with the assistance of several multicultural groups. this large, we‘d have a lot of staff totally excluded from sunâ€" gâ€"flwfdbeindut,honowmdthehm‘wnn ~ "It‘s like attaching two separate buildings together." around Waterloo and Kitchener so that service can be made more efficient and rent payments can be avoided, he said. "It‘s oneâ€"stop shopping â€"â€" all the regional services are here," he said. "Five years ago the region envisioned that we needed proâ€" gramdelivu'yhmgbttogefi:etforthewrboasd"efiidency. At the same time we were looking at owning this property instead of leasing, at a time when lease rates were escalating. "Of course, lease rates will again escalate, (but) since we have ownership, the region‘s costs will not go up. We know where we‘re going a long for a long time in the future: right here." - monalco\mulhadmugdlyflapnedtohfld Dental one very large administrative building where the w__â€"â€"â€" Waterloo Recreation Complex now stands, but Incomt political considerations led to the division of | (Welfar administration building on Frederick Street in Kitchener and the new Regina Street location. Emplo) Because the building has no.cafeteria (only one Home main entrance), Curran said regional employees C and the people they serve will boost business at Sexual nearby restaurants. infant c "I can‘t see that it won‘t do (area restaurants) | â€"â€"â€"~~ good," he said. Enviroi Region "Service: We Believe In It" 747â€"2040 4 many small waiting rooms throughout the The real estate market continues to be upbeat as home buyers move to beat rising intcrest rates and The strength of the market lies in the continuation of low interest rates and a tight supply of homes prior to possible house price increases. The number of sales in March and the high traffic at open for sale. The general feeling is that interest rates will definitely increase as the Canadian dollar drop houses indicates continued increases in sales. ° in value and that house prices will go up slightly as the supply of reâ€"sale homes remains tight . So ther« The sale of resale homes in Kitchener/Waterloo is up significantly from the 196 sales in the first 22 is no better time to buy or sell than last week failing that this week is a good time to make the big mos« hm”p“*hm.l“wwh'flhmthhhn m'mwvlkllkq-â€"rWUlhmlm-rluuhhuvmm-.-l« been 94 sales so far in March versus 75 last year or about 25% increase. This could be in part due to tion and the Marsland addition is done. The proposed spending of money on the train station . the but the fact that there aré less low priced homes and condos for sale in Waterloo. tom factory and the other city facilities will enhanee the downtown core and our beautiful city . On the m*‘*hhuh"flyflhnlh”knliflwnmflm .« wym.wmufl.fl&hwmnhfldkdlhr(w round promisâ€" of about 47% while sales in Waterloo are up from180 in ‘93 to 257 in 94 an increase of 43%. ing some exciting times at the pond. Nfi‘hbm”bquhhmuumhnmnfl "M'd“liu‘fillurfld‘kuhnmvwrlmwumld like to have someane help you in aver £200â€"000 in March versus 14 last vear or a 71% increase. your real estate planning. please give me a call. Ted Schar{, Broker 747â€"2040 The sale of resale homes in Kitchener/Waterloo is up significantly from the 196 sales in the first 22 days of March 1993 to 306 sales in 1994 or a 56% increase. Sales in Waterloo are up less as there have been 94 sales so far in March versus 75 last year or about 25% increase. This could be in part due to the fact that there aré less low priced homes and condos for sale in Waterloo. The number of sales ‘year to date" in Kâ€"W are up from 531 in ‘93 to 781 in *94 or an overall increase of about 47% while sales in Waterloo are up from180 in 93 to 257 in 94 an increase of 43%. The sale of large homes over $200,000 is also up more than the market as 24 homes have been sold over $200,000 in March versus 14 last year or a 71% increase. (Continued from page 1) Income maintenance _ 1,2,4 open now (welfare) . O é | Feds agree with Telegdi WATERLOO 1994 REAL ESTATE SCENE The new Health and Social Services building boasts a huge skylight, escalators and glass elevators. ‘The federal‘s government‘s decision to suspend its elecâ€" toral boundaries readjustment for 24 months was music to Waterloo MP Andrew Telegdi‘s ears. ‘The announcement came hot on the heels of Telegdi‘s introduction of a private member‘s bill calling for amendâ€" ments to the section of the Constitution of Canada dealing with the allocation of seats in the House of Commons. Under the process now in place, the number of MPs increases after every census â€" something Telegdi would like to see changed. "This will give us an opportunity to review this practice, Riding changes delayed for 2 years proposal to fund a new curling/badminton facility through the Canada Ontario Infrastructure Works Program. Coun. Mike Connolly‘s motion to refuse the Granâ€" ite Club‘s request for infrastructure money "due to Council turns down Granite Club the excessive amount of city projects that cannot be included in the program because of insufficient funds" passed by a 7â€"2 vote. Bill Butler and Bruce McKenty voted against the motion. On March 7, Granite Club board:â€" member Ron Meijer outlined a proposal to replace the club‘s Agnes Street building with a new $1.8â€"million strucâ€" ture to be built on part of the Sunarâ€"Hauserman lands adjacent to the Waterloo Recreation Complex. Waterloo city council has nixed the Granite Club‘s _ Meijer asked Waterloo council to consider approvâ€" 2.3 Monday, March 28, 1 p.m. Monday, March 28, 1 p.m. Monday, March 28, 1 p.m. Monday, March 28, 1 p.m. Monday, April 11, 1 p.m. open now WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY , MARCH 23, 1994 â€" PAGE 3 building to keep various user groups separate and make 4 breastfeeding stations in some waiting rooms 4 the second floor infant development area, which feaâ€" tures a room furnished like a regular family room with a oneâ€"way mirror set up to allow staff to observe behavior 4 meeting rooms for staff and associated agencies on each floor of the "drum" section of the building 4 a small employee fitness centre on the top floor 4 two glass elevators running between the first and secâ€" fi; ;éry-efinem features such as fluorescent lighting infrared light control switches and waterâ€"efficient plumbing r-m and I think you‘ll find there is quite overwhelming support that we don‘t want to see the House of Commons grow." part, John English, had recently expressed their concern wlthndm(boundnychmppropoud by the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission in February The proposed changes would have split Waterioo riding down the middle and given the northeast part of the city to the Waterlooâ€"Perthâ€"Wellington riding, while the Forest Heights, Beechwood Forest and Victoria Hills neighborâ€" hoods would be added to Waterloo riding ing the project for funding under the infrastructure He said the Granite Club was prepared to pay the city‘s share ($800,000), while the city would retain ownership of the building. The Granite Club would then lease the facility and allow the public to use it at certain times. In opposing the motion, Butler said he wanted to see a detailed proposal from the Granite Club before deciding whether it deserved consideration for funding. McKenty said he wanted more information about the proposed operating cost of the facility and who would cover it. o large storage area beneath the buildâ€" 4 security camâ€" eras in the parkâ€" ing garage and around the perimeter of the ing spaces and a elevator controls, doors, _ braille reception desks (low . enough for Child care caseworker wheelchairs) and Teresa Trott packs up other features for the big move. 4 40 staff parkâ€"