FULL SERVICE â€" WE DELIVER PHONE 576â€"6060 670 King St. West, Kitchener PAGE 2 â€" WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1994 *We‘re very confident. We‘ve seen some legal documents that are moving through in terms of financing of the project. I think it‘s just of matter of processing those documents, and then hopefully they‘ll be underway." Investors Group signed on to occupy most of the second floor of the building more than a year ago, but assistant manager of regional office admmurustration Michael Creâ€" ber said Monday the delay hasn‘t been a problem for his firm. *We‘re just waiting for it to open, and once it does, we‘ll be moving in there * tember. He also said the lack of construction activity was due only to "technical issues surrounding the project" â€" a reason he repeatâ€" edly cited in interviews since that In August, he said the project‘s unspecified technical problems were "behind us now", and it would be ready "before winter". Despite Torgan‘s record of missâ€" ing deadlines, Waterloo‘s chief administrative officer, Tom Stockie said, "Based on the information we‘ve got and the paperwork we‘ve seen it looks like it‘s going to go. There‘s no guarantee ... but I do feel good about it. Torgan Beautifully decorated Poinsettias, Azaleas, Cyclamens, Mum Plants % Centre pieces 5 Floral fl, Arrangements Our Softeners Don‘t Need a ‘/> Ton of Salt Drop by & browse van Wees R A~ â€"41 CLEAN CARPETS 4 05 Lexington Road, Waterioo Phone 886â€"7331 Gusiph §36â€"2543 Call Norm FLOORING CENTRE 45 NORTHLAND RD. WATERLOO reber expects the ECOWATER G\ZZ Swags + Wreaths using at 885â€"3200 (Continued from page 1 ) new When complete, Waterloo Place will be a twoâ€"storey miniâ€"mall, with a central hallway and atmum connecting several shops. "It just doesn‘t look good to have an empty spot like that in the midâ€" dle of your uptown shopping area." Siemens owns a store on the same block as the Waterloo Place development, Words Worth Books. "I sincerely hope it will happen. It‘s going to be a very attractive spot whenever it‘s done ... (but) it certainly is an eyesore." Siemens believes having such an eyesore in uptown Waterloo may have driven away shoppers. Investors Group office to open for business April 1. When informed of Cohen‘s plans to restart the project and finish by April, Coun. Tricia Siemens said, "I‘ll believe it when I see the whites of the (workers‘) eyes. We‘ve heard this kind of thing before, several times. ‘I‘ll believe it when | see the whites of the (workers‘) eyes. ‘ â€"Siemens Torgan had owned most of the King/Willis/Regina/William block back in the 1980s, and plans were afoot to build a large shopping and entertainment complex. That proâ€" ject was nixed when the economic recession hit Waterloo at the turn of the decade, and Torgan sold much of its land to Waterloo Region for its Regional Health and Social Services building. The back half of the Torgan property, between Hughes Lane and Regina Street, will be a 57â€" space parking lot for the exclusive use of Waterloo Place tenants and their customers. It may be develâ€" oped as a building in the future. remainder has not been leased. While the development will be only two storeys high when finâ€" ished, the necessary zoning is in place to add floors later, and the infrastructure is being designed to accommodate up to eight floors (the current uptown maximum). salon), a gourmet coffee restauâ€" rant, a fullâ€"service restaurant, a bank and a variety store. The new April opening date, she said, "seems to be satisfactory to all". Investors Group will occupy much of the second floor, but the Anne Armour, the Century 21 listing agent for the building, said tenants will include Frenzi (a hair ;;! PWilblathid=ah i intabih utA uid ntnts uds 6 ind on 49 0d e Â¥ b\\\‘w\\m\m Q\\t\sx\:}l\gs:‘? _ dk waTERLO O *h FHIENDLYAPMKMG. OVER 320 STORES & SERVICES "Toer the widect cctection of greeting cands in Râ€"HWW" 884â€"9970 40 King St. S. (across from Pier 1 Imports) The ‘Pape'tg Zfzo Christmas cards for business and personal greetings ie € Mon.â€"Fr. 10â€"9 * Sat. 9:30â€"5:30 . .4 U