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Jacob Hipel, five, bought a bunch of daffodils in support of the Canadian Cancer Society, Satâ€" urday, from Beta Sigma Phi sorority sisters Doreen Scherer and Joan Weltz. The Beta Sigma Phi sorority sisters were out in full force across Waterloo to raise funds for cancer treatment. The City of Waterloo is on the verge of estabâ€" lishing a youth council for the city to better hear and respond to the needs of youth. Three members of a youth committee estabâ€" lished by the city in February, largely set up to organize a ‘Youth Search Conference‘, announced to Waterloo council at a recent meeting that the conference is to be held this May 24, from 130 to 4:30 p.m. at the Waterloo Recreâ€" > ation Complex. Approximately 160 ‘What Waterloo youths, from ages 12â€"19 see is and from all walks of life, have been youth invited to the conference *â€" dbpimbs Mayor Joan McKinnon said durâ€" PCEV NPW T ing her inaugural address lase City anme December that the formation of a can | youth council in the city would be voice one of her prionities. After the meetâ€" ing, she said one of the reasons she cou wanted council to try and form a â€"GC youth council was so that Waterloo youths could have an oppartunity to work together and experience democracy firstâ€"hand. "And it was also to have youth express their opinions and needs to the city and for the city to go to them for advice on youthâ€"related issues," McKinnon said. "So it was supposed to be a twoâ€" way process. And it looks like staff have set up an excellent process." Irene O‘Toole, the city‘s manager of home supâ€" _ up of youth members port services and a member of the youth commitâ€" "I think that‘s really wha tee, told council that members of the committee "I think a youth counci hoped to take the results from the May 24 conferâ€" _ youth members. And if th ence to help them draft a recommendation to _ in some area, they can cal form a youth council in the city "But 1 really think to m The committee hoped to present that recomâ€" _ needs to come from them City to establish youth council PAGFK 3 DAFFODIL DAYS "What 1| want to see is how the youth can get involved in the city and how we can have a voice on city council." â€"Goharriz mendation to council at the end of May. The committee would not only use input from youth heard at the conference, but would also use information from 10 other municipalities that curâ€" rently had youth councils, she said. She also said there were two basic models for youth councils, one associated with the mayor‘s office and one more of a guiding body for the development of better and more want t0 appropriate recreational and ow the â€"lesure services for youth. an get Samareh Goharriz, 15. one of s three youth members on the youth I in the committee, said at the end of the ROW WE mceting that at the May 24 conferâ€" ave a ence, urganizers hoped to break = those in aitendance up into little n city & . L. groups so that organizers could cil." ask them specific questions to gain arriz valuable input. "Then what we‘re going to do is see how we can help them," she said. "And what I want to see is how the youth can get involved in the city and how we can have a voice on city council." Jane Waurechen, the city‘s recreation programâ€" ming associate and another member of the youth committee, said she hoped that any youth council that was established would be completely made up of youth members "I think that‘s really what it should be," she said. "I think a youth council should be driven by youth members. And if they need some assistance in some area, they can call someone to help out." "But 1 really think to make it validated, it really Public board principals have officially resigned their positions, but won‘t have to make a final decision until the fall. In a deal worked out with the Waterloo Disâ€" trict school board, all 209 principals signed leuers that guaranteed them jobs as teachers Sept. 1. Those who choose to return as princiâ€" pals will be given jobs in September based on the availability of positions. "Staying in as principals or teachers hasn‘t been determined yet," sard Dave Lane, head of the Waterloo County Principals Association "Basically all of the principals in Waterloo County, elementary anyway, resigned their position. We have up to Sept. 1 to make a decision to stay in as principals based on more {funding) information coming from the Minâ€" istry (of Education). Or we go back to our teaching positions without losing our seniorâ€" ity and without losing our positions." Principals in the separate school board weren‘t given an option. They had to make a final declaration last Wednesday. weren‘t given an option. They had to make a "It was inaccurate to say it was a money final declaration last Wednesday. grab and that principals didn‘t want to lose Most separate school administrators are _ their salaries," he said. "This is not about teturning to their posts. salaries. It‘s about quality education and job Only three elementary principals are going _ security." Downey tops public _sect lary list Public board principals yel to make status decision The University of Waterloo topped the local list of public sector employees earning more than $100,000 with 88 people on the The annual report, compiled by the Minâ€" istry of Finance, was made possible under the "Sunshine Law" brought in by the curâ€" rent government to make the public sector salary scale more open and accountable. The data shows a slight increase in the number of civil servants in Ontario receiving more than $100,000 in 1997 $ UW President James Downey topped the local list with $198,6656.64 including $1,804.62 in taxable benefits. § Here‘s a sampling of some other salaries from Waterioo: § + Elizabeth Witmer, Minister of Health, earned $111,004.20 with $319.68 in taxable + City of Waterloo CAO Tom Stocki¢ earned $109,028.24 with $5,845.52 in taxâ€" Bob Vrbanac Chronicle Staff To you and yours have a heartfelt HAPPY EASTER! VICTORIA STAR MOTORS 1450 Victonia St. N., Kitchener back to the classroom Lane said the board and the principals worked out the compromise because it was too early to make a final decision. The final funding numbers aren‘t in "Most principals are saying let‘s get all the information first â€" I‘m going to look before I leap," he said. "Our feeling is that we don‘t have enough good information to make that decision about staying in as a principals. There‘s no funding model â€" at least none with criteria in it." Principals will use the time between now and September to see if the province lives up to the promises made, like stable funding If they like the plan they can stay, but they lose all of their bumping privileges. If not, they can go back to the security of a union teaching job Lane said their revised job mandate will influence the final decision. They‘ll have to ask themselves if they can handle the stress of working under a new model with less adminâ€" istrative supports. * Waterloo Region CA Gerry Thompson carned $123,977.66 with $6,178.44 in taxâ€" able benefits; * Larry Gravill, Waterloo County Police Chiet, earned $131,294 with $673.02 in taxâ€" able benefits; * Patti Haskell, Director of Education for the public board, earned $119,516 with $581 in taxable benefits; * * William Brown, the retired Director of Education for the separate board, earned $106.,821.11 with $321.07 in taxable beneâ€" * John Tibbits, president of Conestoga College, earned $123,894 with $14.552 in taxable benefits; â€" « Lormna Marsden, former president of Wilâ€" frid Laurier University, carned $131,382 in salary and $737 in taxable benefits; * John Maxted, the former chicf of the nedical staff at Grand River hospital earned $182.475.07 with $828.84 in taxable beneâ€" 579â€"4460 Canada‘s Finest _ DEPENDABLE SERVICE SINCE 1959 46 King St. N., Waterloo 886â€"2040 CLOSED SUNDAY AND MONDAY TUESDAY â€" THURSDAY 9â€"5:30 FREE PARKING AT FRONYT & REAK OF STORE Aigly s