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INSERTS Inserts delivered with this week‘s Waterloo Chranicle Norwich Union® , Murray‘s Clothing* Opinion ... Calendar.... Crassword Sports ....... Classified . Kâ€"W Diamonds on Ice preciâ€" sion skating tcam members land and Jennifer Kroetsch cheered on their club mates Saturday during the 1998 Gold Medallion Precision Skating Championship, held last weekend at the Waterloo Recreation Complex. Diaâ€" monds on Ice placed first in the novice division of the international, invitational competition. Three other Kâ€" W Figure Skating Club preciâ€" sion teams also took gold medals at the event. NE Great Setectuon OJ CA w & New or Reeonditioned USED a€ C \"‘Q“ , sese. * /FARQC EACG [# RRaar D corion on HOCKEY EQUIPMENT _/A *. _‘ ‘ C WATERLOO lm 1B: ‘hronicle * "GO TEAM! *Selected areas only Deborah Crandall photo 35 16 AZf 22 Residents opposed to city tree replacement policy An Avondale Avenue resident says residents in his neighborhood are opposed to the replacement of dead and dying shade trees on city boulevards with smaller ornamental trees Brian Costello led a twaâ€"man delegation to a regular Waterloo city council meeting Monâ€" day night to at least partially complain about a city practice of replacing at least some dying 50â€"60â€"foot shade trees, such as Sugar Maples and Norway Maples, with 20â€"30â€"foot ornaâ€" Great Select’bqny of EXPERT SKATE SHARPEING New or Reconditioned T e TTT, Tim Gardner « Chronicle Staff » caurmeny + m uamst rbanediueane weuere men wrrs, wcagat m snt on *~ \ . Scpmmsmmene mental trees, such as Serviceberry and Japanâ€" ese Lilac trees, on city rightâ€"ofâ€"ways in older residential areas. Council unanimously passed a motion Monday night to hold a public meeting on the issue of the city‘s current policy on the mainâ€" ienance and replacement of trees on city property at the Waterloo Recreation Complex next Tuesday night. Council decided to take the action after city stalf received a 3lâ€"name peution _ from _ residents in â€" the Avondale/Alexandria area of the city who wanted to meet with city officials to go over (Continued on page 7) Meningitis clinics flooded as fear heightens A second death in Waterloo Region‘s fight against meningiâ€" tis has heightened the fears of people who fall outside of the two to 22â€"yearâ€"old immunization target group. Dr. Barbara Schumacher, the director of health services at the University of Waterloo, said the university‘s health office was flooded with calls for more information, Monday, about the meningitis clinics in the area "We were swamped by cancerned students outside of the eligible group," she said. "We spent a major part of Monday dealing with people that didn‘t fall under the free vaccinaâ€" tions." The demand for paid prescriptions of the meningitis vaccine was so great that Schumacher had to suspend the service to people outside of the target group "We will not be providing prescriptions for people that fall outside of the age group provided for by the health departâ€" ment,"she said. "We only have four nurses and we‘ll only be working with a skeleton staff." The Waterloo Region Community Health Department will be providing 12 more nurses, and clerical staff. during the mass immunization Jan, 7 to Jan. 9, but its barely enough to deal with the expected demand at the school. "We‘re very accessible," said Schumacher. "We‘re well used by students. They come to us before they go to any other place in the communitx. "We can‘t devote all are energy to the program without denying services to other students." Dr. Jim Hicks, director of health services at Wilfrid Laurier University. said that his centre has also received a lot of calls from students concerned about the disease. He expects 3,000 students to attend the Jan. 6 and Jan. 7 clinics on campus. But he said that is staff is prepared for the influx of students outside of the target group. They will be covered under their student health plan and will be charged a small nominal fee. "We have vaccine for students 23 or older," he said. "Anyâ€" one interested in getting a shot can be protected." He was quick to add that most cases occur in young adults "The older you get the less likely you‘ll get it," he said, "but there‘s never a guarantee like a lot of things." She said older students should understand that none of her staff is receiving shots, and that most of the potential risk of contracting the disease can be avoided Schumacher sard the only thing she can do at UW is to calm the fears of older students before reâ€"evaluating the situation later this week. ‘Everyone should be paying attention to the avaidance of sharing saliva," she said. "Don‘t share drinks, don‘t share cigaâ€" rettes and don‘t share wet kasses." 2240 CHENER ERENCE QUVEEN Bob Vrbanac Chronicle Staff £xp. FUBLI Date: 04/01/98 2o LIBRARY (Continued on page 13) !/r‘?"_fl\!_af AilGks? .1