The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

0O baskets o level off, : helps to ntrate on ursclves," X0 pounds rive is the based resâ€" unogh mount of two weeks ust in the on pounds |m-: resting to in Kitch» t of food down to 1 € it info Waterloo city planner Terry Stortz said in a recent interview he believed city council decided to approve bed and breakfasts because council believed the addition of them would actually improve the city _ (muee. n "This past June 23, 10 days after the Mateyks bought their new home, Waterloo council approved amendments to the city‘s official plan and zoning bylaw to permit bed and breakfast establishments to be set up in residential and certain commercial parts of the city. The Region of Waterloo approved the city‘s official plan amendment this past Aug. 13 and the final appeal period ended Sept. 3. _ _ _ â€" Bob and Hoda are one couple who hope to open up their new house as a bed and breakfast in a few years. Lori and David Botter are another. But unlike the Mateyks, the Botters (who curâ€" rently live on Rosemeadow Crescent in Westâ€" vale) want to buy another house in the city before they try and realize their dream. Bob and Hoda said in a recent interview that whenever they travel they like to try and stay at bed and breakfasts because they generally like the warmth of the who run the establish Mlndll:yufl:lflcdnhomum selves. So it really should be seen as no surprise that they chose to go to a bed and breakfast to celebrate their second honeymoon, they said. "We know two couples who when they were marned they went to a Niagara Falls bed and breakfast," Hoda said. "The romanticism and the charm of a bed and breakfast is unbelievable." Well now Hoda and Bob are looking forward to bringing some of that special bed and breakâ€" fast atmosphere to the city of Waterloo. This past June 13, they bought a house on Blythwood Road with the express purpose of eventually turning it into a bed and breakfast establishâ€" And as of this past Sept. 3, anyone who wants to set up a bed and breakfast establishment in Waterloo will now be able to do so. ment in Kitchener, near the Centre in the Square. And according to Bob, there they received the "white glove" treatment they thought was usually reserved for young newlyâ€" weds, complete with chocolates on the pillows and congratulations from their fellow guests. When Waterloo residents Hoda and Bob Mateyk got married two years ago, they chose not to go too far to celebrate their honeymoon. The couple, who had both been married once before, headed for a bed and break{fast establishâ€" think just to enhance people‘s choices Chronicle Staff Furthermore both the Boters said there is a market for bed and breakfasts among the many loo area on a regular basis and are looking for a more homey type atmosphere. "Actually they‘re more for women who do a lot of travelling in their job," David said. "They prefer to come home to somebody. And there‘s a safety factor." generally speaking bed and breakfasts are. _ Lori is also a new mother, and wants Waterloo Theatre (now the Waterloo Stage Theâ€" m)providalivcfipudthmyhsm excellent reputation for its restaurants. For example, the Waterloo County Farmers Market and the St. Jacobs Farmers Market are both just north of the city, she said. As well, Waterloo now does have a tourist train, the old "When we think about it, we think of it more on an area sort of thing rather than the city itself," David Boter said. "We think Waterloo would be a nice sort of central place to visit. So that people could sort of set up 1/2â€"hour excurâ€" sions in any direction and then be able to see something." j Lori Botter also said there are attractions in or very near Waterloo that could make bed and breakdasts profitable. , Like the Mateyks, the Boters agree that there is a market for bed and breakfasts in Waterloo. Although Waterloo may not be a tourist destinaâ€" tion like Stratford or St. Jacobs, neither commuâ€" nity is very far away. £ "Not everybody likes to go to a commercial hotel," she said. "They like to go into a house. It‘s nice to be with people in a family armosphere." Moreover, as Waterloo develops as a computer will opt to stay at bed and breakdasts as opposed to staying at local hotels or motels. 2 Also Bob said bed and breakfasts in Kitchener currently accommodate musicians visiting the area as well as German businessmen, and bed and breaklfasts could accommodate visiting uniâ€" versity professors and lecturers as well. would do for Waterloo. "I mean if somebody comes to Waterloo, bed and breaklasts give peoâ€" ple a broader variety of choices and types of accommodation that are available." And Hoda Mateyk said despite what people might think, there is a market for bed and breakâ€" fasts in Waterloo, although the city might not be a tourist haven like Stratford or Port Elgin/Southamption. "University people would come t visit," she said. "Parents of studenis, sometimes if they wanted to stay over, could stay" Stortz said, when asked what bed and breaklasts Both the Botters and the Mateyks said that The Boters intend to incorporate a bed and breakdast establishment into their existing busiâ€" ness, Back to Balance‘. Lori makes gift baskets and homeâ€"made jams and preserves that she hopes to sell to guests. David practises reflexology and also teaches carâ€" diopuimonary resuscitation (CPR), first aid and conducts stressâ€"management seminars, which he hopes to conduct out of a bed and breakdast cheaper to stay at than hotels and motels. Bus neither couple said they intend to use their busiâ€" nesses as their primary source of income mmuwmmâ€"auuuwupumuu cstablishments in W within the next few years. Anyone who wants to open a bed and brealdast in the city can now do so after this past Sept. 3. be able Hoda Mateyk wants toreure in the buture and be able 10 write at home. A bed and breaklas would allow her to do that and sull allow the Mateyks 10 gain a hntle income a1 the same time As for when the Bowers might have a bed and breakdast establishment up and runming. David said he expected it would be within three years Unlike the Mateyks, the couple still have 10 find an appropriate house "We hope it will have a big large porch, 2 verandah where you can sit out and a fire place " Lon said. "I mean we have a major wish list " Lo carn somme im from home. ome withou! straying too far