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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 24 May 1995, p. 17

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0 City of Kitch ener, Waterloo County Board of Education, Ministry of Transportation and the Bruce Nuclear Plant, just to name a few. Most of the trees sold in these large contracts are Sugar Maples, but he also has planted native Red Maple, Hackberry, Burr‘s and various types of oaks trees. The domesticated maple trees, such as Crimson King Red, Harlecream and Deborah, are no longer in great demnand said Albrecht. Omoffl\euwstpopuhrhees'ufl)eOhioBu&eye, an environmentally safe tree that‘s salt resistant. "The trees (Ohio Buckeye) are in great demand and we can‘t meet up with the orders," said Albrecht. According to John Albrecht, his luck, more than foresight, is paying off. Albrecht, owner of John‘s Nursery Ltd. for the past 30 years, went out on a limb six years ago by planting tne::.pd‘mfivupa:hmamdhhloo- acre Realizing that there was a sharp decline of manâ€" made hybrid trees purchased in Europe, Albrecht gambled that the North American market would folâ€" low the same trend. He was right. Today, those saplings have blossomed into big busiâ€" ness for the i independent }\ grower, who ~apamapy has lunded Growing native trees pays off for John‘s Nursery * consistently speaks and votes for lower taxes, less government spending and a balanced budget. * opposed the N.D.P. auto insurance bill which has increased premiums. * voted for Ontario‘s first Bill of Rights for Victims of Crime. * worked successfully to improve the safety of the Conestoga Parkway through the establishment of median barriers. * introduced Private Member‘s Bill to regulate and classify video and computer games which have become more violent and sexually explicit. * advocated on behalf of the residents of Bamberg to the Ministry of the Environment to eradicate the water contamination problems. * recommended the establishment of clear and concise educational goals, a common school curriculum, high standards and meaningful evaluation and reporting. * spoke in support of organizations such as the VON, Meals on Wheels and Woolwich Home Support Services in opposition to the Long Term Care Bill which Will discourage volunteers and increase costs. * supported establishment of a community cancer treatment centre. I% xz BZ John Albrecht, owner of John‘s Ltd. has been mmmm{wnmum Working For You Elizabeth Witmer Stands Up For You At Queen‘s Park 20 University Avenue East, at Regina Waterloo, Ontario N2J 2V7 Telephone: 884â€"1556 Elizabeth Witmer Campaign Office the Region of Waterloo, Peter Cudhes photo University of Waterloo and affiliated Renison Colâ€" lege are jointly holding a Japanâ€"Canada business semâ€" inar May 26 as part of a spring festival (May 23â€"27) celebrating the countries‘ ties in culture, education, trade and technology. The business seminar, held at Renison, presents a morning panel discussion on forging alliances between the two trading nations. Speakers are Shinji Teshima, president and CEO of Mitsui & Co. (Canada); Masao Takemoto, vice president planning and corporate banking, Daiâ€"Ichi Kangyo Bank (Canada); Michiko Hara, partner, Hara Rothschild. Keynote speaker at the seminar will be Noboru Nakahira, Japan‘s ambassador to Canada. He will speak at 1 p.m. Renison College/UW hold Japanâ€"Canada seminar Rowling Fleming, president and CEO of the Toronto Stock Exchange, will be the guest speaker at this evening‘s banquet honoring national and Ontario regional winners from Wilfrid Laurier University‘s annual Stock Market Competition. A team of five students from Glovertown Regional High School in Glovertown, Nfid., invested in Diaâ€" mond Fields Resources Inc. to turn an original stake of $100,000 into $271,972.28 over a 12â€"week trading ‘We’venl:udyp\:tinlm-flinpmdleubmm these trees on stream." Fleming to speak at Laurier It‘s About Time! MON + FRI 9:300m â€" $:00pm + SAT $:00am â€" 6:00pm + KING STREET NORTH Al THE CONESTOGA EXPRESSWAY Retirement is an exciting time, with a whole new lifestyle to enjoy. We have more than a few ideas on how to do it right! See how during the retirement living show. S\ CcONnEsTOGA MALL RALEIGHL Y :\ l3 A Raleigh Representative will be in store on Saturday, May 27/95 to answer all your questions. "The spirit of cycling" WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY. MAY 24. 1995 â€" PAGE 17 Cycle & Sport Ltd.

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