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"I think anytime &hything is done to promote golf, it‘s going to help golf in the whole area. Maybe with more facilâ€" ities, more people will get introduced to the game." *Service: We Believe in It"° 747â€"2040 There will also be a twoâ€"storey clubhouse, a snack bar, a pro shop and an instructional area for junior golfers. The golf academy will be open to the general public. Green fees are expected to be approximately $12, while a bucket of balls at the driving range will be about $5, Black said. While a proposal was recently made to open a Pitch ‘n Putt golf course less than two kilometres southeast on West Hill Drive next spring, Black is not concerned about the The Waterloo North NDP announced Monday it will hold a nomination meeting this month to choose a candidate for the upcoming provincial election. A press statement released by the local provincial NDP indicated that discussions are underway with several potential candidates, but no one has formally declared his or her intention to seek the nomination. At least one announcement is expected to be made this week. The nomiâ€" nation meeting will be held April 17 at 7:30 p.m. in the Hauser Haus at the Waterloo Recreation Complex. a W'Ihmudnythutwm”?thelwpg‘blwlchool supporter paying an extra $35 (approximately) in taxes. The 3.5â€"perâ€"cent increase will offset the board‘s $21.5 milâ€" lion shortfall by $6.8 million, spending cuts will offset it by another $8 million, and reserve funds will offset it by another $6.6 million. Spending cuts in the budget include a reduction of two special education consultants, three behavioral consulâ€" tants, and 3.5 other positions; a reduction of 10 curriculum coâ€"ordinators/consultants and two secretaries; and a reducâ€" tion of $500,000 in supplies for schools and administration. A program spared in budget cuts was the instrumental string music program in elementary schools. Also, funding of $4,200 was approved for the second year of a sevenâ€"year instructional computer plan. Trustees reduced a proposed 1995 total budget of $364 million to $355 million. Waterloo North NDP to hold nomination meeting Golf (Continued from page 1) T\QEHnSuerdnlhdmdbmkingmmm‘uyunhopdufly encourage buyers to make the big step. heralding good things to come for spring as more people get out and about. We are constantly getting inquiries about the Ontario.New Home Warranty and The sale of resale homes continues to get busier as the daily sales reports show 83 would it cover various problems that while minor in nature have been left unrepaired sales in the last 8 days or better than 10 sales per day. The increase in sales can be by the builder. There is an office for O0.N.W. P. in Kitchener that is very helpful in attributed to a couple things that seem to be generally accepted as market stimuli, answering questions and clarifying these concerns. bdqfiembihnfiondifluwnmmdthemndbdqthemnflmfloy-em The Electric Hockey Team of Kâ€"W Accessibility is having a game this Thursday. rate bing high. Moveâ€"up buyers who have their homes sold are getting good buys as April 6th at 7:00 p.m. at Conestoga College that promises to be a lot of action. If you they take advantage of the buyers market in their moveâ€"up. Interest rates are starting . get a chance to attend, you‘ll love the action as electric wheelchairs whiz around with bbendjuudbyprudenlvendonudlmda'&rughbuy-dowm."ehvfl studded tires on the ice surface. It‘s like bumper cars on ice with lots of end to end hdalwhhvepnvidedouyuruddx-ombdmed-onppul%%md rushes. I‘ll be the star right wing. 7.9% for qualified buyers. Vendors are also paying down mortgages to lower rates to _ For information call Ted Scharf, 747â€"2040. environmental advocacy group, sc has watched with interest as the m planning of the west side has proâ€" ceeded. President Derek Kirkland said his organization‘s main conâ€" m cern is the preservation of sensiâ€" tive wetland areas, especially Industrial â€" those in the far northwest. "We realize that development will happen in some of the old farmland on the west side. But we‘re mostly concerned that the wetlands and the undeveloped forest areas are preâ€" served," said Kirkland. In the wake of the comprehensive Laurel Creek Waterâ€" shed Study (1993), the impact of growth on subwatersheds (small drainage basins that combine to form the watershed) man Road owned by Trillium Estates, could see streets and houses built by 1996. Waterloo city council approved the remainder of the west side Most of these lands will not be developed until the early part of the next decade because of their remoteness and the need for serâ€" vicing to precede housing conâ€" approved parts of the above land use designations in 1992 at the request of several developers impatient with the city‘s approval process. Some of these lands, including a large area between Erbsville Road and Fischerâ€"Hallâ€" _ Ryan will not too get hungry or sleepy on his run â€" the city will provide him with fast food and he plans to drink a lot of coffee. Friends and family will be on hand to join in the Because he‘s already completed 18â€" and 24â€" hour training runs, Ryan said, "I‘ve kind of become immune to the distance." Bi I Ryan was the Waterloo County crossâ€"counâ€" M ul ‘l“ e ® try running champion in 1993. That year he i placed 9th at the provincial championships. hi "Ryan is a very determined person who usually accomâ€" plishes what he sets out to do," Ryan‘s father stated in a On April 25th at 10 a.m., Ryan will hit the track at the Waterloo Recreation Complex, where he will run nonâ€"stop for 25 hours. A daunting challenge, but this softâ€"spoken and determined young track star figures he can handle it. In fact, he is looking to run his ultramarathon at a worldâ€"record pace. West side story It is the wish of the young Cambridge girl, who received a bone marrow transplant it December, to have her own computer and educational software, and Ryan is helping the Children‘s Wish Foundation make it come Ryan Melcher is a runner like no other. The 16â€"yearâ€"old Bluevale Collegiate stuâ€" dent is set to become the youngest person ever to run an ultramarathon. But is he doing it for fame and fortune? No, it‘s for Amanda Ryan‘s run will help Amanda Kâ€"W Field Naturalists, a local The Ontario Municipal Board eowitcsncth m wornetinenen uptoonertgertguecrce > w e nmampme s , ESTATE UPDATE Bluevale student Ryan (Continued from page 1) WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5, 1995 â€" PAGE 3 Sa However, he added, "There is a â€" shaded chance of development still, and â€" white that concerns us. But now it agonal lines doesn‘t have a designated land use, and we want it to stay with no prejâ€" udice where the landowner can say to the city, ‘You widened the road, so you must be going for residential." Up to this point, Kirkland said the planning of the west side has seen Waterloo live up to its reputation as an enviâ€" ronmentally friendly city, "And we‘ll continue to be there to ensure that our constituency is part of (the planning MEA "We‘ve never had anybody as young as Ryan deciding to adopt a wish. It‘s pretty dent Ryan exciting. His determination is nothing less than astounding." reckelbank PMCt _ Th local Children‘s Wish Foundation helps make the wishes of children all over southwestern Ontano who suffer from a lifeâ€"threatening illness come true. So many people in our community deserve recognition for making a difference. If you know of a person or group that makes Waterloo a better place, please call Tom Brockelbank at the Waterloo Chronicle, 886â€"2830. fi;gm. ta the };'ea"" 56 ST. GEORGES SQUARE, GUELPH 8217982 8 KING STREET EAST, KITCHENER 745â€"5058 run periodically or just lend moral support. Ryan said he wanted to help out Amanda partly because a friend‘s brother died of leukemia, and because his favorite baseball player, Jose Canseco, is involved with the charity. Ryan and his Bluevale teammate Ben Bell came up with the idea of the ultraâ€" marathon last fall. "I can run long distances pretty well, so 1 might as well put it to use and do something good," Ryan said. Incredibly, Ryan had been preparing to run a 48â€"hour ultramarathon, but the Children‘s Wish Foundation asked him to shorten his run after consulting with Physiology and Nutrition staff at the University of Water|oo "They felt that 48 hours would be putting too much stress on a body as young and undeveloped as Ryan‘s," said the foundation‘s Becky Jackson She said members of the public are encourâ€" aged to cheer Ryan on during his run. and. if possible, to bring a donation Kirkland said he was pleased to see all development in the ecologâ€" cally significant northwest corner of the city deferred. including the widening of the west end of Conserâ€" vation Drive, which bisects the "The whole approach is to set some criteria on the warmth of a stream and the amount of silt Development can‘t occur if those criteria can‘t be met." Turnbull "That‘s just the nature of develâ€" opment. At best, they can minimize ." must be studied before any detailed district and subdivision plans are But despite the unprecedented respect for wetlands now embedded in the city‘s planning process. Kirkâ€" land said some environmental damage is inevitable.