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napie i compnt mpeuremed ies representatives ries and to the organization‘s processing facility in Lonâ€" doniforgomnganddiwflmfionwcoodwfll month pilot project that could divert 100 tonnes of waste from area landfill sites. l c“:‘wnmd:flthi:mdmflcmy- program, the Region is encouraging area residents to take unwanted but reusable textile items â€" such as clothing, draperies, bedding and linen â€" to any of its six Small Vehicle Transâ€" 1995 was both a good year and a bad year for the Food mamwmmw»u agency decreased by cight per cent compared o 1994, demand increased by 28 per cent from Oct. 1 to Dec. 31, after provincial welfare cutbacks. "The reduction in welfare incomes by 22 per cent in Octoâ€" ber of 1995 has been worsened by an extremely cold winter that saw record high heating bills for many people," said food bank execufive director Sean Strickland. "Faced with dnmhmfiondreducedhmndhac-dlim expenses, many families turned to a food bank agency for help." Strickdand said if welfare rates were not reduced in Octoâ€" ber, the food bank would have experienced a 13â€"perâ€"cent decline in demand for the entire year compared to 1994. Region/Goodwill launch textile recycling program chase the kits in bulk and distribute them to their members. â€" Two versions of the kit have been developed â€" one for Waterloo Region specifically and a generic version from _ provinceâ€"wide use. 4 157&74”.6 "This is part of the Region‘s waste reduction released a "Fightâ€"Back Kit" in response to the provincial govâ€" provides five way residents can goven ment know they have gone too far in cutting essential comâ€" mym/ ," said the council‘s executive director Emic The council is requesting donations of $1 per kit to ummmmnui enced. it is hoped that faith groups, social service a chase &hh&dhflghmfiaâ€"-fl,’: residents to ‘fight back‘. . The Social Planning Council of Kitchenerâ€"Waterioo has LEWs BIGEST Association are embarking on a sixâ€" he Region of Waterloo‘s waste manage ment division and Goodwill Industries hfl“d“fl-mmln’l"mmmm read conditions and possibility of freezing rain certainly make a March Break to i Mlnfle.dphfirâ€"ybl-'.'flâ€"ymymhndrudy : made the move to buy a home this year, we can look to March for even more to take j action. 5 '&-ymab-y-d-flh-umnflh&wum&mad ... Witchenerâ€"Waterloo. This is a 66% increase from last very poor month, so it ‘ “umuanrm.mumrmhmuv > mmflc“b!_nl-ybhhn‘lm Homes sold in all involved). We asked Goodwill and Salvation Army â€" in fact all of them were asked, but Goodwill was the only one interested in particiâ€" pating." Bill McDonald of Goodwill Industries in Lonâ€" don said the pilot project will help his organizaâ€" tion in several ways. The sorting and processing of the extra textile items collected in Waterloo Region will mean increased opportunities for employment, as well as vocational training, for master plan," said Brad Whitelaw, the Region‘s waste reduction coâ€"ordinator. "One of the items that was identified in there was textile diversion. We looked at it (textile diversion) through the blue box program and Jooked at the eost to colâ€" lect. And after talking to other municipalities, we decided that making it part of the blue box proâ€" gram wasn‘t really an option we wanted to conâ€" sider, So we sought, and were given approval, to invite community organizations to (get majority of homes,, some 250 being sold under $150,000. There ";“o“hfi;h&wnfie range. March gusto as many sales are being reported already from an active HAIRDRESSER HEATHER BROOKS, of Teknik Hair, trims a little off the side of Bluevale collegiate special education teacher Peter Meggs all in the name of charity. Brooks and her coâ€"workers from Teknik were at BCI Monday for a special hair cut/manicure fundâ€"raiser, with a portion of the proceeds going to charity and the remainder going to supâ€" port BC1 programs. Any materials that are deemed not worthy of distributing to Goodwill retail outlets are sent to the processing plant‘s "wiper division" where they are broken down into rags and sold for use in industrial clean up. Textiles acceptable for collection include clothing (men‘s women‘s and children‘s), outerâ€" with the skills needed to survive out there â€" provide our client population â€" people with disabilities," McDonald said. "We provide trainâ€" ing opportunities for them, we provide employâ€" ment opportunities for them, we provide them "The money that is taken in (at the retail men and women with physical and mental chalâ€" lenges. And more clothing distributed to Goodâ€" will retail outlets will result in more revenue to fund the organization‘s vocational training and hntictindictintisnivdintindnintiminclirlindiodncio production. Look for a ud'â€"a‘-flqqrfi"d;!“ 0 ThUplo'-'*bomh-e-n‘a'qln'nHuthuc-u- stations, one can only hope they start to take shape and open this summer. If you‘ d ihuuduhyurh-nmfihdayp‘n--d-dl'lhw.rd-y professional people give you a c TFed , -dulunh-mw.d‘-"-hy.l‘“m_ M-Mn!“b.nhadt'-luu.‘-rn.fi-u,'l\rlâ€"- Mrnn-uh&hybauh-w-*dh.mw hhmmuun“w‘mmWthum um-fim.mmuwuww,m um_bhm-*qmquâ€"d‘.‘h Lemon said the city was originally hoping w spend $1.373 million in 1996 and work on 14 differem projects. The province was w provide $597 000, local property owners $5] 3000 and the city $263,000 However, the city will now only be gpending properiy maintaining its roads in the next lew years thanks t cutbacks by the provincial Minâ€" istry of Transportation. Warerloo‘s director of enganeering. Gord Lemon, said the city will likety have w delay a least eighn of 14 local improvement projects n was hoping t tackde in 1996 directly because of provincial funding cutbacks The city‘s roads will also sufler starung in 1997 because the MTO‘s subsidy t Waterioo for road repair and mainienance will be climâ€" nared from the city‘s road resuriacing program The city will only be able t spend $100,000 2 year on road resuriacing between 1997â€"2000 compared with $240,000 in 1996, Lemon said "Theres no doubt that there‘ll be some sort of 2 deterioration of the road conditions * Lemon In Waterioo residents can recycle textiles at the Small Vehicle Transfer Stauon at 925 Erb & W, which is open Mondays through Saturdays from 7 a m. to 6 p.m. erings (curtains, sheers), and bedding (sheeis pillowcases, comforiers, blankes). hnens (towâ€" ols, tablecloths). Footwear will also be accepied Inems recycled should be reusable and free of mildew, thinners, grease, oils. or other subâ€" siances that could contaminate other textiles during collection and processing. and should be free of musty or mothball odors All nems must be placed in plasuc bags The program began March 1 and will contunue through the end of August, at which ume both the Region and Goodwill will derermine, based on public interest and paruicipation, whether or not the service will be provided on 2 permanen: hmfichthdqwmm:pxn Waterioo will definitély have 2 tough wme 56 ST. GBOROE‘$ SURRE, ABWPH #21â€"7962 $ KING STREFT EAST, KITCHENER 745054 (Conprued on page 5 147â€"