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That said, we cordially invite you to compare the critically acclaimed Saab 9008 with the BMW 318i. The $1,400 advantage ought to make the exercise worthwhile. For a test drive, visit your nearest retailer or call 1â€"800â€"263â€"1999. The 1995 Saab 900 ammâ€"â€"â€"â€"â€"K I T C H E N E. Htâ€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€", sBas on pubtahed MSRP of base BMW 31& $26.900, nor incluting tre SANRN _ SAAB _ isuzu ::: Never invite comparison unless you know you can win. lucky," Fuller said Friday. "I was going t ts 5o sc ooo eve tE drop this off last week, but people were lipâ€"* [ ooo 57 , ~ YJ can‘t believe (mall management is) planâ€" C ; i/ 3. C Y ning on putting up a big building and that they‘re getting rid of me. There are a lot of people who upset about the Glenridge Video owner Joan Fuller sorts out 38 pages t ns filled with names of people who don‘t want her store Fuller plans to drop the petition off at T@Placed. TT * Miller na!ned NDP candidate Chronicle * he people of Glenridge have â€" IWK _ | spoken: "don‘t take away our TR | corner video shop." o C : Whether their pleas will go unheeded remains to be seen, but the 836 people who signed a petition asking the management of Glenâ€" ridge Plaza not to bump Glenridge Video in favor of a new Blockbuster Video chain store have certainly brought a smile to Glenridge Video owner Joan Fuller‘s Tom Brockelbank Chronicle Staff E Celebrating Waterloo to Earth Day host 1996 ""] Waterloo style || ISC Nationals [ A blockbuster of a petition When the imminent provincial election call comes, Hugh Miller will once again lead local NDPers into battle. Miller‘s bid to represent his party in Waterloo North ridâ€" ing went uncontested at Monday‘s NDP nomination meetâ€" w ing at the Waterloo Recreation e Complex‘s Hauser Haus. Approxiâ€" % mately 50 party faithful attended the l ae event. Mike Farnan, Ontario‘s Minisâ€" L Pe ter of Transportation, gave a keynote ' address at the meeting, recapping the NDP government‘s record in power. The election will be Miller‘s second. ‘ He is optimistic about his chances. o Miller said he has ordered election Mlllef signs and is now looking for office space for a campaign headquarters. In 1990, Witmer won the election with 14,552 votes. Miller came second, with 11,298, followed by Liberal Andrew Teledgi with 9,441, Ted Kryn of the Family Coaliâ€" tion Party with 2,946 and Libertarian Rita Huschka Sprague with 646 votes. This time around, Miller faces Witmer again, along with Liberal candidate Bob Byron and Sandra Kryn of the Family Coalition Party. "I thought if I got 500 I‘d be really C # i 450 Belmont Ave. W. 744â€"5811 Celebrating _Earth Day mymnmmf‘r’”fl(fi"&i,he'flu.m-fi.'ummm Offer applies to qualified retail customers only. Some mileage conditions apply. Retailer may sell or lease for leas. See retailer tor further condifions and details »Based on published MSRP of base BMW 318 $28,900, not including treight, Lcence. pre ; delivery inspection, insurance or taxes. MSRP of a 1995 Saab 900 S 15A $27,500 based on . * The tank, which supplies the coolant for cooling pipes under the ice surface (as in all Waterloo arenas), had develâ€" oped a bulge so large that it snapped the metal straps that had held insulaâ€" tion around it. Concern that it could rupture and leak its deadly contents (ammonia gas can cause choking, vomâ€" iting or death in high concentrations) into the arena or even the surrounding On a routine daily check of the coolant room at the Mutual Group Arena Thursday morning, city workers discovered a tank of ammonia gas, 25 feet long and two feet in diameter, that appeared ready to burst. Chronicle Staff No cause has been found for coolant problems at the Mutual Group Arena that had city officials considering evacâ€" uation of the neighborhood last Thursâ€" day. No explanation yet for bursting ammonia tank Down payment of $6,740 and $400 secuâ€" The petition, which was written by Glenridge ward councilior Bruce Alexanâ€" der, reads: "We, the undersigned, believe that Glenridge Video at the Glenridge Plaza should not be forced to close so that a Blockbuster Video store can be conâ€" structed in this plaza. We believe that the quality of service provided by Glenridge Video will far surpass any service the proposed Blockbuster Video store will offer, and that small enterprise should be encouraged to offer their services in the mall." (Continued on page 5) "Ill just send this off to my landlord and see what happens." Brookfield Development Corp. spokesâ€" woman Valerie Peta, whose firm manâ€" ages the plaza, could not be reached for comment Tuesday. In March, Peta said Blockbuster Video was not a confirmed tenant at the plaza. the City of Waterloo‘s clerk‘s department and photocopy it for mall owner Internâ€" vest Investments, although her expectaâ€" tions are not high. "There was excellent cooperation by all parties," Turnbull said, "and that included the region, city works, city fire, the police and the Ministry of the Environment. Radio communication between fire and police officials was a (Continued on page 5) "Probably the most dangerous part was when they first discovered it. The more time that went by as they were taking the gas out, the safer it got," said Waterloo mayor Brian Turnbull, who had been monitoring the situation as part of the region‘s emergency response team. area prompted the city to invoke emerâ€" gency response procedures. The liquid ammonia in the tank was drawn up through the roof of the com:â€" plex and into large tanker trucks, where it was dissolved in water, renâ€" dering it much less dangerous. All of the ammonia was sent to a regional water treatment facility by evening. From $27,500 or _ J 1O/mo.* 36â€"month lease $318 485 King St. North Waterioo, Ont. 885â€"5090 Bâ€"K MOTORS Departments 10 13 17 experiencing a transition when we put the emphaâ€" sis an workplace food driâ€" ves," said food bank executive director Sean Strickland. "But we didn‘t expect as steep a transiâ€" tion. The donations at the fire halls and supermarâ€" kets are a little less than what we expected." Strickland said the workplace food drive iniâ€" tiative was meant to supâ€" plement donations at fire hails and supermarkets, not replace them. And he suspects the general pubâ€" lic may not be not aware of that. "The message we want to send is that the workâ€" of food had been donated. Last year, after five days, 30,000 Ib. of food had been As of Tuesday, six days w week to go, the Food Bank of Waterloo Region‘s annual Spring Food Drive needs a big boost from the genâ€" eral public. This year, food bank officials took a new approach by encouraging workplaces to organize inâ€"house food drives. And while that is working well, donations are down considerably by members of the community not involved in workplace "We knew we would be and Garden pullout seetion Advertising suppiements deliverrd with lonught s Wateriao Chrumicle Moon s The Surt Feopie Woudburmer®. Spring Hamw (Continued on page 5) INSERTS imately 15,000 Ib. *Selected areas only ith less than a