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Current Columbia ward Coun. Morty Taylor offiâ€" cially announced he would be secking one of three council on Monday. He has city‘s Columbia ward since 1991. In a news release, Taylor said as a member of both councils he wanted to continue to focus on strong economic performance, debtâ€"free government, stronger bylaw enforcement and planned, responsible _ Current city and regional Coun. Mike Connolly and current West ward Coun. Craig Hoddle are also offiâ€" third incumbent Waterloo councillor will be ILmhlmmMmdm and Region of Waterloo councils in this November‘s for the city‘s new vacant Uptown ward, Brent Needâ€" ham, 30, officially registered to run for the position of Uptown ward councillor on Aug. 12. _ ___â€" _ Needham is currently completing his PhD thesis in Canadian politics for the University of Toronto but is a longâ€"time resident of Waterloo and currently lives in dlcUpwnwadAhhu‘hlwlnmflimp.olhid ezpm:icngc. he hsbe:l; a policy d\:h_cr:lov.lhc provincial Minister of Industry, Trade and Technology and has worked for nine seasons for the City of Waterâ€" loo‘s department of recreation and culture. Current Uptown ward Coun. Tricia Siemens announced July 23 she would not be secking reelecâ€" tion in this November‘s municipal election. Bruce said that according to city bylaw 7842, all parks within the city must close from 11 p.m. to 5 am, The city‘s director of recreation and leisure serâ€" vices, Bob McFarland, originally said he believed the park could technically be open 24 hours a day, seven days a week because the facility was unsupervised. C::mnionohmwu'-inod:ldzmds- est corner of King Street South and Willis Way should be completed by the first week in Sepâ€" tember. m&mapuukmmcod Lemon, said Monday work on the transit node (or transit transfer location, complete with pedestrian waiting area) began Aug, 12. However Lemon said the work site will be barricaded off during the Waterloo hrkh:mmuthflywhfiy past June 9, Waterloo council cone mdmmm-flfl&h it July 28. The City of Waterloo is paying for $36,600 of the $73,200 cost of the node with the Ministry of ‘Transportation also paying $36,600. KEWS BI6EST As well, the first candidate has come forward to run s is h ap i n n o nihne» aF thk. Now is the best time to take advantage of the great interest rates. Give the professionals of Scharf Real Estate a call. 4 ce * ApptyMalter® > * â€"~â€" Bob Mathis # Judy Reck 7# Jack Sheppard Tale of two Universities "Part of it has to do with more awareness of the highâ€"quality proâ€" p-lhnafldkwm-dlb'mmdmm&- dates when they graduate," she said. "I think there‘s a relationship between the two." "Also 1 think Laurier suffered a little bit before by being known more u:wwathovnmuyhm.'dnnd "And we‘re certainly establishing much more of a strong provincial repâ€" utation as well as a national one as well." When Lavigne was asked why firstâ€"year applications to UW were down for this upcoming year after such an impressive year in 1996â€"97, he said there could be a couple of different reasons. "Possibly there was a stronger desire on the part of applicants in the fll‘bfloubuytflhhm‘hfl'mum tation of UW is very good, and there can be a perception on the part of mqflmhMmfidfilmhMWmh When asked whether Toronto students might have decided to attend fiwyambrdzlm-flnk-':yacoqndwnl over 16,000 last year. WLU raised its student tuitior fees 14.6 per cent earlier this year for the 1997â€"98 academic year while UW raised its tuition fees 10 per cent. When asked why she thought WLU was so successful in attracting firstâ€"year applicants to the university for this upcoming academic year, Wflhdmh“mhmiywm better ME-JWWMthw'MnsMâ€" board competition held at Waterloo‘s new portable skatcboard park, which afidaly_qac‘um.mp-lbloatdmuthwm universities in Toronto in order to be able to live at home and save money due to higher tuition fees, Lavigne said that was possible. be THINKING OF SELLING OR BUYING A HOME? nc C o9# nA Cindy Melloul Mike Melloul Marie Minns Walter Muclier se (Continued from page 1) "That‘s a reasonable assumption," he said. * #,“flgpdmmdau& province in our firstâ€"year classes." _ Yet despite the lower number of applicants, Lavigne said because more students accepted offers of admission by the amversity this year than the university expected, the number of actual firstâ€"year studenis at UW will likely be up, possibly as much as 10 per cent Waryhdhmphqumm 3,700 hruâ€"year students this fall, Lavigne said. As of last Thursday, the university is now expecting to welcome 4,080 new students But the fewer number of applications this year has had some eMlect on the cutoff marks for firstâ€"year students to get into UWs general ars and science programs. The cutofl marks in both programs has now dropped to the low 705 from the mid 70s, Lavigne said. As for WILV, Forgyth said last Friday the university was already offâ€" cially set to welcome just over 1,700 firstâ€"year students this year. Last year, it enrolled approximately 1 680 students. Also the increase in the number of firstâ€"year applications to WLU for the 1997â€"98 acadgemic year has had an effect on curoff marks. The cutâ€" off marks to get into WLUs general ants program has risen from 75 to W.Spa‘finfamllfid.vfltd:mdnhhh-â€" versity‘s general science program has remained at about 73 per cent. M*h-”“m-ww-lhum h-wmhocâ€"lmyan:hflc. Mbmwwhnwflumm-qp dwnadmmwil!bu,m,-d-fl Janet Schnart Alexunder reluciunt to give up city recycling service © W“a-dbml--:- believe city reention of recycling service in Waerloo will mean 2 tax increase. Coun. Bruce Alexander was responding last werk to 2 qup#lytdyhe-hdulam&-d ormwaer management , Bob MacDonald . presenied to Waterloo council at its last merting Juby 28 "I think there‘s a way of doing # without increasing taxes,." Alexander said dbous the city ressining recychng, fim.'lnh\“-(wdym f i“yw&th-lmy“ Alexander said before he would even consider handâ€" Qmfihmuhm,hfiyhua- vice considerations, he wanied io look at city cons for uu“wwuma, should ask the Region of Waterioo to assume responsiâ€" bility for recycling pickup service in the city large}y because the city is faced with having 10 soon buy 2 new mmfiulauaiwwldw]m if the city retained pikup service. it would have to impleâ€" Council is expecied to make 2 decision on the matier at its nex! mecting Monday night. 2 tax increase in order to pay for the new «wucks Chronicle Sudff ffi‘l"ra;% : said. "However in the final oA qudents from all across the i mindalzpieae