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Theatre favored for former Kmart An official tesponsible for signing up tenants for Waterloo Town Square says the favored new use for the malls former K mart store is a multiâ€"screen movie theâ€" Andy Clydesdale, the senior viceâ€"president and genâ€" eral manager for Pioneer Property Group, said last Thursday his company was still negotiating with a major movie theatre company about building a new theatre complex at the mall. Kmart closed its store at the mail this past May 16. "This would be the alternative, this would be the highâ€" est and best use right now, having a national company that would also bring in some other uses," Clydesdale Chronicle Henry Wang, four, of Waterloo and his mother Yin Shen were captivated with one of several table hockey games located in front of the Big Brothers of Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo‘s booth Saturday during the Volunteer Action Centre‘s Volunteer Fair held at Conestoga Mall. Thirtyâ€"cight charities parâ€" ticipated in the fair, held to recruit volunteers for the charities and to make the public more aware of each charity‘s existence and work in the community. Chronicle Staff lWM‘:EWM’ 1 He shoots... he scores said, when asked what the front runner use for the forâ€" mer Kmart stote is. "I mean if we tore the whole (Kmart) building down, maybe we could do some restaurants, maybe we could do some other things," Clydesdale said. "The bowling alley that‘s there would benefit from the synergy of the theatre group. I think that whole thing could be quite exciting." Pioneer Property Group actually manages Waterloo Town Square for Canada Life Assurance and Waterloo Town Square‘s ultimate owners, S3 Pool Fund. â€" When asked why the proposed movie theatre would have to be located in the area of the former Kmart store, Clydesdale said that was easy. "It has to go there," he said. "I mean the mall itself {Continued on page 2) Tim Garduer photo _ Dr. Susan Irwin and her husband Dr. Michael Rondilla, graduates from Western medical school, are finishing up their residencies in London before setting up a homestead and an office in Waterloo. S Bob Vrbanac Chronicle Staff The prognosis for the local doctor shortage just got better after two family practitioners confirmed they are setting up practice in Waterloo within the year. â€" on r ocm . _ But beyond the allure of returning home, it was the promise of setting up a city practice that helped influenced their decision. Prognosis: good 1t will be a homecoming for Irwin, a graduate of St. Mary‘s high school, and the University of Waterloo, who still has friends and family in the community "It‘s a niceâ€"sized medical community," said Irwin in an interview with the Chronicle last week. "You have excellent backup in all the specialties, and if you have to go to a tertiary care teaching centre, there are three in nearby areas. From a professional standpoint we feel like we‘ll have good backups." The budding doctors might also be the crest We _ M of a new wave of family practitioners ready to : help alleviate a doctor shortage in Waterioo Dr. Susan Irwin Region. Currently more than 40,000 area residents are without a family docâ€" tor. Irwin said that two classmates are interested in seiting up practice in the area. "They‘re both from the area, that‘s why they‘re thinking about it," she c _ said. "There‘s tons of underserviced communities, "said Irwin. "I don‘t think its because there‘s something wrong with Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo, I think it‘s more that there aren‘t enough graduating physicians to cover it. 6. .A Mathers said that most of the incentives of o the chamber‘s new program are being kept under wraps because of competition with other underserviced areas, but are drawing 5 . some keen interest from available physicians. Dr. Michael Rondilla Irwin said it‘s the norm for gprazsuaung physicians to be offered incentives to move to certain communities. Incentives range from lowâ€"interest loans to lower rents for office space. "There‘s so many options for physicians that they can pretty much go anyâ€" where. 1 think that anything that the community can come up with will sway someone more to Kâ€"W than somewhere else." Rondilla, finishing up his residency in June, has received multiple offers from communities interested in his services, but he will start his practice with the Urgent Care Clinic in Kitchener before setting up in Waterloo. "It‘s just a community we know and like," Irwin said. Two physicians to set up practices in Waterloo D 485 King St. North Waterioo, Ont. 885â€"5090 K MOTORS Glen Mathers, the chair of the Chamber of Commerce‘s Health Care Task Force, spearâ€" heading the campaign to recruit more doctors, also confirmed that he‘s had discussions with a family practitioner interested in hanging up a shingle in the area. VOLVO (Continued on page 2)