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A separate tender to deal with landscaping on Father David Baner Drive and the Waterloo Park =slope: is :lpuadlcmbdmm in September, Eichinger The new parking lot is to be built immediately west of the recreation complex on lands Students at Centennial public school in Waterloo Scipatsl n k Bd Fais Pooiat Popran by onaung 11 Jak m::uupdifl last year for the A squares last year program Tana ind in se es become part of several international quilts, two of which are now on display at the school. One quilt at the school is made with 15 of the students® squares, while the other combines the work of students from many nations. More than 4,200 cloth patches from 44 countries were received and sewn together in Japan by 1,000 volunteers to create 288 unique blankets. Expanded of resource development, at 744â€"6507, . Yes ... here comes the summer! The weather has finally made a turn for the best and the honsing market continues to perk. .:. The sale of homes on the M.L.8. system in Kitchener Waterloo this month _: willl ones again exceed 300 home sales in town. These sales compare with in P ‘””M~m*~L“dPhh~dmm 'Ek‘h:tâ€"nld after the meeting presently can‘t ‘qlbp?’hwbky-b the city recently acquired from Transamerica Life Companies. The most northerly 124 spaces are to be paved while the other 106 will be made into a E'r:hlh-_ s o+ (Continued from page 1) Approximately 60â€"75 people took part in the Region of Waterâ€" mflwwhna A ‘Critical Mass‘ occurs when a group of cyclists ride together en will become an annual event. Michael Parkinson said a hum ber of people talked to him on the ipreeiely A people look pass The organizer of this past Saturâ€" "a very good possibility" the Mass zâ€"â€"â€" _ Parks patrol takes to home buyers like small to be much stronger tha 6 be much stronger than the dismal market of 1995, buyers continue to enter the market. As 1 predicted, ‘Mass‘ in 1997. at our open houses and process, Cyclepath provided the city with the bicycles, equipment and clothing needed for the patrol at a *dramatically reduced price" under the city‘s new Par to’(bqudl&yur‘swm costs, it should be able to save approxiâ€" mately $3,500 a year using the patrols new approachable," said park services team gpe uis to Mmyu. "The second reason is it (cycling) is more environmentally friendly," Detzler said. "And the third reason, and not the the park w uhaiet ie wok pive mofe :z&,-&qbkhnufi be twoâ€"tired. C iriieraniorteton ipats -’?«n:uâ€"dy.i:fity of students C’:'rhuq]uu znud.uhu.o-pu-. and Cindy McNamara The program was to officially begin snluph.-u' gram began in Waterloo in 1992, m'-:dmhn TFRROLSOY R l?’&." ":z ::h-ah:’:mdaaj ng the summer inside the cab of a city in aonn nnvdas .l . tomer service standpoint, is to be more This year, after a competitive bidding In fact, Detzler said, once the city is able cycling and cyclists‘ rig mmm::-. Wilfrid Laurier University parking lot south down King Street to Kitchener‘s Market Square. They then bicycled back up King Street to Victoria Street, cast along Victoâ€" ria Street to Weber Street, north along Weber Street to University Avenue and then west along Uniâ€" versity Avenue back to King Street. "We talked about doing one the same time next year," Parkinson said Monday. "I think there was a high school teacher and a lawyer masse along a road to promotc Jows and look to stay down June. We are through the parks and wearing the fluores cent clothing that we were." "I think it was very positive," Priichard said. "When we‘re on bikes, 1 think they approached us," Pritchard said. "They were just curious why we were riding Priichard and Penner went out on a preâ€" liminary patrol last Wednesday and found that a parks patrol on bicycles was a big hit. "There were just so many people who fid'asdch,'unlhd-k]n Zinger (back, left), Danya Marshall, ww “-‘fi- the photo is Cindy McNamara. Six students will be in the parks patrol on bicycles this summer As for whether city employees on dsulhv-uw‘nb'z answer to that question. for awhile. We have seen some increase in prices from last year so we may have started up again from our recent bottom in the market. The general ecomomy seems to be growing as expected and needed. The wild fow! continue to keep my place busy as Doris the Duck took her crew to Clair Creck on Wednesday. | got a picture of the happy family that appeatrs to show 11 little ones. The crow family is settied in and due any day. Strangely there are always 3 crows around the nest. Must be the parents and the motherâ€"inâ€"low | guess. Please drive carefully as our duck and goese families make their trips across our busy roads. For all your real estate needs, call Ted Schar(, Broker, Scharf Realty Lad. Const. Carl Buder of the Waterâ€" loo regional police said Tuesday he monitored last Saturday‘s ride although he didn‘t provide the ridâ€" ers with an official escort. No trafâ€" who came out. And they want to make next year‘s ride even bigger." As for whether he considered Seturday‘s ‘Mass‘ a success, Parkinâ€" son said yes. "People had the same fecling that 1 got from last year‘s ride," Parkinson said. "And that was a fecling of safety and security whi riding in a pack of cyclists. n'-:' por s 80 Koec Sreeet Soum, Watesi00 â€" 8889200 Discover WarErLOO‘s NEwEsT GEM! everybody here is relauvely in shape " lular phone and a twoâ€"way radio And will the group be up for all the hard cycling they‘ll be expected t do this sumâ€" mer? The program lasts at least until Labour Day and the nders may bicycle as much as 40â€"60 kams 2 night and visit up to If any major work or repairs need o be done, they are to make out work orders for other park services employees 10 complete later. And of course one of the patrol‘s major responsibilities will be to try and prevem and report vandalism A currem park services employer and 2 member of the city‘s first parks patrol in 1992, Jim Zuber, said the city has seen 2 decrease in park and twail vandalism every year since the parks patrol program was put in place The six members of the patrol will work on regular park duties when they are not actively on patrol. Only two members of swings and doing general ceanups the patrol will actively be on patrol at any one ume and they will travel as 2 pair Each patrol member will work an eighiâ€" hour shift startung at 7 p.m and ending a 3 a m. They all will be equapped with 2 celâ€" The members of the patrol will have speâ€" cific dutiecs while they‘re out riding through the city‘s parks and trails They are to ensure the salety of people using the city‘s parks and wails and are o answer peoples questions. They are tw do playground inspections, and they are to (people) are more aware of what we‘ve actually triling them. Now its just 2 whole cooperate with cyclists involved in ‘Critical Masses‘ in the future, Buder said police probably would if organizers applied for 2 special events permit and secured proper hability insurance before the Last year four people were charged during the ride for such things as running red lights and riding into opposing traffic, Buder hic laws were broken and no tickâ€" es were issued during the ride. he As for whether police would "I think we‘ll be ured but 1 think