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Tony Krimmer said last Friâ€" day that indeed total residenâ€" tial building permits issued by the city for the first six months of 1998 (452) were down over five per cent compared to the first six months of 1997 (477) However Krimmer said to a certain extent the figures are misleading because in June, 1998 alone the city had issued 130 residential building perâ€" mits compared to only 74 in June, 1997. The City of Waterloos chiel building officral says he doesn‘t believe the city is suffering a drop in housing construction despite the fact 1998 building statistics are currently lagging behind 1997 City not suffering drop in housing starts In fact in terms of total buildâ€" ing permits, the city had issued 539 building permits during the first six months of 1998, only nine fewer than those issued during the first six months of last year. Tim Willoughby, NCR‘s general manager of image and item processing, stands in front of the 7780 cheque reading machine, a model that read its 100 millionth cheque on Thursâ€" day. The machine is developed and manufactured in the company‘s Waterloo plant and has captured 65 per cent of the world market since its debut in 1992 100 million served KIT. WATERLOO $/\) Sketchley:.. ANERS @W o. (i/,torb Because our year was so AUGUST SPECIAL 20;% Ofttawa & Lackner _ Hiway Centre 324 Highland Rd. W. 809 Victoria St. N. 645 Westmount Rd. E. 893â€"9499 894â€"8288 741â€"1912 576â€"5557 579â€"7261 2 PC. SUITS Beechwood Plaza _ Zellers 888â€"7240 888â€"9013 slow in coming off the mark. if you look at just this catchâ€"up month in June, we‘re almost equal to what we had last year," Knmmer said In terms of singleâ€"detached dwellings, the number of units built in the city during the first six months of 1998 was 248, down close to seven per cent compared to the 266 homes built during the same time period in 1997. As well, the total value of building permits issued during the first six months of 1998 is $55,160,400, almost 14 per cent higher than the The number of semiâ€" detached homes built in the city during the first six months $48,597,300 recorded during the first six months of 1997. EXECUTIVE SHIRT SERVICE $1.49 E800005 cueaners w# g [/pter/o ‘laza Northfield & Weber SENIORS 20%0 OFF EVERYDAY Waterloo firm introduces Internet training course The city did experience a big jump in the number of com:â€" mercial building permits issued during the first half of 1998 compared to the same time period in 1997. The numâ€" ber of permits issued jumped 37 per cent, from 38 in the first six months of 1997 to 52 in the first six months of 1998. of 1998 was 22. down 46 per cent from the 41 constructed during the first six months of last vear And the number of townâ€" houses built in the city during the first six months of 1998 was 87, down eight per cent from the 95 built during the first half of 1997 Creative Organizational Design, a local management 888â€"9025 M : consulting company, announ= ces the first Internet training courses for business According to a recent Creâ€" ative Organizauional Design news release, the company is offering customized and public individual Internet courses for businesses. * learners can take the courses on their own time and at their own pace * the costs of renting semiâ€" nar rooms, as well as paying for employee travel, meals and accommodation, are elimiâ€" nated, as is time away from the job The advantages of offering training courses over the Interâ€" net as opposed to attending more traditional training courses include * courses can be customized for individual businesses on the Internet & * learners can take courses from recognized experts anyâ€" where in the world * onâ€"line courses take advanâ€" tage of all the resources of the Internet and the latest and most highâ€"tech processes. For further information on the courses offered by Creative Organizational Design, call David Towler at 884â€"6411. quality product + professional Computer Gaming Center Internet Access Desk Top Publishing [10 REGINA ST N.]J ';UPSTAIRS{ 8861099 OO NE A Superb Balance If you want the highest quality replacement windows along with the very best professional sales, installation and service, call us today. Don‘t settle for less. We are moving... SALE Swimwear & Accessories Y%o % Pren tm 40%.75"off.=" to 5 the store Hurry in for the best selection Lots of fabulous suits at fantastic prices â€" sizes 6 â€" 24 SWIMWEAR &" ACCESSORIES _‘ 28 Eby St N., Downtown Kitchener * 578â€"9914 CWTAWTAD Xr| AMUESEMBIEC l Your Waterloo Strassburger Dealer 884 +674 7 VISIS&N:ech 13