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Chronicle Staff Blue Dog Bagels hopes to take a big bite out of the local bagel business. Clare Davenport and John Wilson launched the first, in what they hope to be a chain, of restaurants last week when they opened the doors of Blue Dog Bagels, 150 University Ave. in Waterloo. Located in the heart of university town, between Wilfrid Laurier and University of Waterloo, the cquple say they‘ve found an ideal location suitable for students, as well as nonâ€"students, who want an alternative to hamburgers, pizza and pasta dishes. And, when not filling up on the authenâ€" tic style of New York bagels, customers have the opportunity to surf the ‘net on two computers which will be located at the The interneUcafe trend, which has become popular in United States and Europe, is slowing breaking into the Canadian market, and Davenport says it will be just a matter of time before other cale/restaurants will pick up the trend. After working on Wall Street in New York City, Davenport, who has her MBA in business, knows the true value of a great bagel. After all, the bage! was invented in New York City and the New York recipe, according to Davenport, was a closely guarded secret up until the past decade. "We‘re not trying to make money on the internet service." said Davenport. "Our profit will come from people eating our products while using the internet." â€""These just aren‘t ordinary bagels. They‘re the type you can get in New York." Davenport and Wilson are correct in their claim. These are a genuine, crunchyâ€"onâ€"theâ€"outside, softâ€"onâ€"theâ€" Taking a big bite out of the Kâ€"W bagel business 1 hate to revisit arguments that were fought during the last elegtion about the ward system but since Waterloo city counâ€" cil does not seem to have the will to follow the public on this issue, perhaps it is time we understood the economic issues regarding wards. Wards themselves are not the best way to | govern. They are favored by people who wish to give representation to those who typically do not get representation but they add to the parochialism of decisionâ€"making and tend to add to the cost of government. The cost of government is increased because there are people elected whose role it is to fight for benefits for the people within a particular geographical district. Thus, to get something which benefits the people in X ward, it may be desirous to propose sometning at the same time for Y. ward so that councillorâ€"Y. will vore for what will benefit‘X ward. That may lead to. unnecessary expansion of the public sector. _ ‘There is only a small cost to having more com BUsSINESS Reconsidering Waterloo‘s ward system BLUE DOG BAGELS inside, boiledâ€"then baked bagels. â€" The pair believes that with their locaâ€" Blue Dog Bagel serves 13 brands of _ tion, their large selection, the market, bagels and numerous fMavors of cream* Waterloo will "be kind" to them and supâ€" cheeses, juices, organic coffee and bagel _ port their Nedgling busiâ€"sess. sandwiches. Although it‘s not the only _ To keep up with the expected demand of Waterloo bage! business, Blue Dog offers . 4,000 bagels a day, they‘ve hired Washingâ€" one of the largest selections. ton D.C. master baker Tom Roden to make According to Wilson, the bage! business _ sure the kettleâ€"boiledâ€"thenâ€"ovenâ€"baked in United States is one of the largest growâ€" _ bagels are fresh and in supply. ing food chains, increasing four per cent _ Roden, who has been a baker over the over the past year. "This is the fastest _ past 15 years, was a bagel baker in Washâ€" growing food chain in United States _ ington for five years. In bringing him to because it‘s a nonâ€"fat product that meets _ Waterloo, Davenport and Wilson have the demands of the ‘90s consumer," said _ given him free rein on the production end Wilson. of the business. According to Wilson, the bage! business in United States is one of the largest growâ€" ing food chains, increasing four per cent over the past year. "This is the fastest growing food chain in United States because it‘s a nonâ€"fat product that meets the demands of the ‘90s consumer," said Wilson. 'l .:i the last _ istrative services as well as receiving the flow of information ty counâ€" _ which a body like that requires. Each councillor will wish to c on this _ see favorite projects completed within their term of office â€" ic issues _ sort of their stamp of importance and something they can run with the next time by saying "look what 1 did for you". The cost of the extra projects created because they are the pet projects of a particular IT FIGURES | reivican must be added to the salary and travel cost of the politician to see whether the cost exceeds the benefit of having an extra ward Â¥ In Waterloo, it is clear that there are different C interests of the atâ€"large councillors and the ward councillors. It seems that we could get the same P benefits for less cost were we to reduce the P number of wards. It was pointed out by one of the councillors that the savings would be small and that was why they should ignore the voters. However, it seems that the savings might be T ,thumuf.mfiueismuhimsymbolkwhichmbe «~pointed out. The will of the people ought to be followed _ regardless of personal beliel of the politicians. Certainly, one of ptyp'inedsommysaéinlht ie _ Copippadisnpace 14 FOCUS FOR ETHNIC WOMEN (FEW) WATERLOO REGION INC. Maria came to us because it was critical for her to find a job. Her husband had been severely trtured in their country of origin, which resulted in a disability which prevented him from working. Once Maria started our training program, we became aware of many problems in her life. She had four chilâ€" dren, two of whom were preâ€"schoolers. Her husband was unable to take care of the children and Maria needed our help to find a babyâ€"sitter because she was new to the Kâ€"W area. The babyâ€"sitter was concerned because the children were underâ€" weight and we contacted the health unit on Maria‘s behalf and a public health nurse provided nutritional counselling to Maria‘s family. In addition, we contacted the Cenire for Vic tims of Torture in Toronto and arranged an assessment for Maria‘s husband. When we became aware of some incidents of abuse in the family, we were able to direct Maria to the appropriate agency. Thus, we were able to provide the support Maria needed to overcome barners to employment while pro viding the necessary training for her to find a job Focus for Ethnic Women (FEW), Waterloo Region Inc. was established in 1987 with a misâ€" sion to enhance the participation . of immigrant and visible minority women in Canadian society. The , organization‘s objectives are to initiate job training and skills development and to provide counselling and information serâ€" United vices for immigrant and visible umm minority women. This target group faces particuâ€" lar barriers in accessing services in the community. These barâ€" riers include limited knowledge of English, differences in cultural norms and values, fear of the unknown in a new counâ€" try, limited access to information and limited financial Since 1988, FEW has been operating Skills Unlimited, an employment skills training program funded by Human Resources Development Canada, to enable our women to learmn marketable job skills and gain Canadian work expenâ€" ence. in addition to the obstacles mentioned above in accessâ€" ing services in the community, immigrant and visible minority women have other extensive barriers to employment which are often compounded by culture shock, spousal abuse. lack of selfâ€"confidence, personal and family problems. For the past seven years, Skills Unlimited has provided skills training to more than 400 women from approximately 40 countries. Our graduates are employed in entry leve] posiâ€" tions such as office and sales clerks, sewers, execuâ€"care workâ€" ers, cashiers, nurses aids, machine operators, kitchen helpers and childâ€"care workers. FEW has also provided other training programs such as "Focus on Skills". In 1994 and 1995. with the help of Jobs Ontario funding, we provided computer trainâ€" ing and preâ€"employment training to 30 women with higher English language skills. We believe that FEW is filling a great need in the community. By providing skills training, it is helpâ€" ing women work towards economic independence. In addition to skills training programs, we have other proâ€" grams and services. The library/resource centre, supported by the United Way is an integral part of the overall program of FEW,. The library‘s ESL books, cassettes and other materials dealing with employment search, job skills and lifeâ€"skills are vital to improving our clients‘ English, enhancing their job hunting skills and achieving the goal of satisfactory employâ€" ment. Many of the materials are not available at the public libraries or other centres. The location of the library/resource centre and its groupâ€"specific contents make it very accessible FEW is one of the United Way‘s newest members. By accepting FEW as a member agency, the United Way has demonstrated that it is sensitive to emerging needs in this comâ€" munity. Agencies such as ours need the support of the United Way now more than ever because of the current government‘s decision t& withdraw their support/commitment to the social needs of our communities. Please give generously to the United Way and support your community. _ Live a happy‘and rewarding life in the Kitchenerâ€"Waterioo No mrnin mm manininitihvige w onpta¥¥9itc 13