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*Service: We Believe In It" There is no cost to participate in the walk, and no deadâ€" line for registration. Participants are requested to obtain sponsors, and various prizes will be awarded for those who raise $65 and more. Registration forms are available at Zehrs Markets and Canada Trust branches. The Multiple Sclerosis Society is holding its annual Super Cities Walk this weekend in Waterloo with hopes of raising more than $100,000. Last year, 800 people participated locally in the event, raising $125,000. This year‘s walk takes place April 23, beginning at 9:30 a.m. (registration begins at 8 a.m.) at the University of Waterloo‘s Federation Hall. Participants will be treated to a healthy breakfast prior to the event, refreshments and snacks along the way, and lunch, entertainment and awards following the event. Past studies indicate that Waterloo Region has a very high compliance rate for drivers â€" 94 per cent wear seat belts. But the focus of this year‘s campaign is on passenger compliance, especially among children, toddlers and infants. Each police officer will be attempting to make at least one contact with the public, on every shift, to enforce seat belt laws. MS walk held this weekend The Waterloo regional po'fiee department hopes its Spring Seat Belt Campaign, which got underway Sunday and continues through April 30, will convince even more local residents to buckle up. Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo Health Centre (formerly Kâ€"W Hospiâ€" tal) will receive up to $1.5 million from the Ministry of Hea]dnobuildamwwo:ificationfadlity. For 20 years, the hospital‘s detoxification program has provided a safe environment for men and women who are ;nrt:gx:sicatedormmaewidzdrawdfinmaleoholuxdother Besideeixmuingflxepmgmm’sovemllm,thefimding will add seven beds for women and two for men, for a total of 30 beds. The facility on Park Street in Kitchener curâ€" rently houses 18 beds for men and only three for women. As part of the community‘s addictions treatment system, fl\ehospital‘sdetoxpmgmmismppomedbytheWaterloo Region District Health Council. Seat belt campaiqn continues _ The Waterloo regional police department ho Hospital to rebuild detox facility _ News Digest Traffic Talk, provided by the City of Waterloo pubâ€" lic works department, answers common questions about Waterloo‘s roads. If you have a question you‘d like answered, call Christine Koekler at 747â€"8747. 3. Never cross from between parked cars because drivers cannot see you. 4. Use the push button at the traffic signals whenever possible and cross with the ‘walk" signal only. 2. Look in all directions for cars, trucks and bicyâ€" cles before proceeding across the street. 1. When walking along a road where a sidewalk is not p_rovjdgd, walk on_the left side facing traffic. What pedestrian habits are considered the safest? Page 3 747â€"2040 ts The resale market continues to move at a cautious rate as the sale of homes below $130,000 is the main ingredient of the sold inventory. As the sellers of these homes "moveâ€"up" in the next couple months, we‘ll start to see average house prices increase as more expensive product starts to sell. This years market is very similar in sales and activity to that of 1993 when the market picked up in May and we have a strong summer and for us a record breaking fall. The daily sales reports are increasing as 7.7 homes are bing sold per day in April. Today‘s sale sheets show 21 homes sold in town from our weekend activity. The Easter Bunny has made his visit and hopefully he left nice chocolate eggs for everyone. As the spring market slawly unfolds, good news of lower interest rates and a strengthened Canadian dollar bodes well for the housing market. Aupocalinne .: ntcamme n riitiinn on ts . uiromainpregyetgiad (onibi i nc ies in on On Saturday, members of Shamrock Co-operati\; Homes Inc. will clean up the grounds of their coâ€"operative. And on Monday, the 8th Waterloo Girl Guide Unit will clean up Rosalea Park in Lincoln Heights. On Friday, "Pre Earth Day", several schools and organizations will take to area green spaces. Harold Wagner public school students will clean up Moses Springer Park and their own school yard, Our Lady of Lourdes stuâ€" dents will clean up Alexandra Green, and members of the Willowdale neighborhood will clean up the Willowdale Avenue green space. Students at Northdale public school in" Waterloo participated in the Green Leaf Project yesterday with an assembly followed by a clean up of their Hickory Street school yard. Students at McGregor senior public school in Waterloo participated in the Green Leaf Project today with a tree plantâ€" ing and clean up in Waterloo Park. And St. Agnes students will participate in the project tomorrow by cleaning up Bechtel Park. Barker invited groups to get involved in the Green Leaf Project through an ad in the Waterloo Chronicle. She also mailed invitations to Waterloo schools and neighborhood associations. Four more groups are participating this year than participated in the proâ€" gram‘s inaugural year. And Barker expects more will participate next year as word spreads. "We‘re hoping the momentum builds," she said. "And we‘re hoping that the outdoor plaques will stir some interest as well. "We‘re getting plaques made that they can put permanently in the areas they have taken ownership of," Barker said. "For example, in Waterloo Park the plaque will say ‘This space has been adopted by McGregor public school students.‘ So not only. will (volunteers) have recognition that they can hang up in their hallways or churches or neighborhoods centres, they‘ll also be recognized by signage at the different areas they‘ve cleaned up." The City has awarded a small a amount of money to the project this mm m W year, allowing organizers to provide volunteer groups with plaques recognizing their contributions. Each group will receive two plaques â€" one to display at their school or hall, and one to display outside at their adopted green space. "We have about 12 groups particiâ€" pating this year, which is really cool," Barker said. "Not only do we have schools, but we have neighborhoods, youth groups, and housing coâ€"ops." Deborah Crandall Chronicle Staff f while strolling through Waterloo park today you find yourself surâ€" I rounded by 300 gloveâ€"wearing, garbage bagâ€"toting 12â€"yearâ€"olds, don‘t worry. You‘re not being swarmed. Your are witnessing McGregor public school‘s celebration of Earth Day (April 22) and its contribution to the Green Leaf Project. Initiated last year by Waterloo City Coun. Joan McKinnon, the Green Leaf Project links local community groups, schools and individuals with their favorite green spaces. As "guardians", the groups of volunteers clean up their "adopted" green spaces, and a sense of stewardship and pride develops, said Christine Barker, the project‘s city staff liaison. Local volunteers to clean up green spaces WATERLOO REAL ESTATE UPDATE "We‘re hoping the Conditional sales are up as 18 conditional sales were also reported over the weekend The pent up demand for homes has been patiently waiting for interest rates to come down and it appears they are. We have one lender who is offering 7.95% for one vear up to $100,000 to qualified buvers, Now it appears to be the beginning of the next housing wave as builders, developers. and realtors have a good inventory of lots, new homes and resale homes ready to meet the demand The changing of the direction taken by the Seagram‘s Museum shows even the ~ hoys" have looked at the big picture. I think we‘ll see Waterloo join St. Jacobs as tourist "must see" in the next couple years. If you have any real estate needs or would like to plug a local event, ple Scharf, Broker. 747â€"2040, WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19. 1995 â€" PAGE 3 Esgm. fo.the Finestâ€" 56 ST GEORGES SQUARE, GLUELPH #21.7982 8 KING STREET EAST_KITCHENER 745â€"505% * The Westmount Environment Group will be offering information on some of the impacts of and alterâ€" natives to pesticides by means of a display at Waterloo Town Square from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday * On Monday, cleanup of Roselea Park by the 8th Waterioo Girl Guide Unit * Cleanup of Hillside Park by the Waterioo Mennonite Brethren Church Youth Group * Greenbacks The Environmental Store in Westmount Place will be accepting unrecyclable plastics (provided they are washed and free of paper labels) from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday. All plastics except PVC (those with a strong odor) will be accepted and sent away to be melted down and reused by manuâ€" Goldberg said Earth Day is "a time when people can reevaluate their own personal situation and set goals for themselves that they can try and achieve throughout the whole year." Waterloo is going to be a busy place over the next few days of activities â€" and a much cleaner place afterwards. Local Earth Day events include: * Park clean ups by local school students * On Friday, cleanup of the green space on Willowdale Ave. by residents * On Saturday, cleanup of grounds of Shamrock Coâ€"operative Homes by residents bly the most significant step they It‘s once again time to stop and think of the environment for a day â€" Earth Day 95 is this Saturday in Waterloo and all over the world. Jed Goldberg, president of Earth Day Canada said the best advice he could give to people wanting to make a difference on Earth Day is to set some goals for 1995 that will increase their "green outreach", which he defines as any lifestyle changes that would get that person more in touch with the Earth. "One example would be to really look hard at the use of the family car, and maybe try to arrange carâ€" pooling, take public transportation, walk or bike instead. That is probaâ€" KnarR JEWELLERY Tom Brockelbank Chronicle Staff Earth Day rase call T ed