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YFrtet .i.tt aiiiie,ttt.,itao,reee?, ury Cafe & Deli CT-cas) 'CL'] 373 BRIDGE ST. W.. WATERLOO 568-6690 T " unique enclosed smoking section k rcegrs.tdh'.tth-P.'tt,115ih3'.dph'Atr. 'f., ma Regarding regional reform, I had intended to attend a local neighbourhood meeting, butjune is a very busy month and l was unable to attend. I did forget to return the questionnaire that was In The Chronicle, but I think that the issues concerned are thlli- cult to assess without a lot of knowledge of costs and operation of services by either city or region, whether or not there are savings, and how dillerent departments work so as to assess eTaciencles. It would seem to me that, for instance, the same amount of garbage has to be collected, so where would the savings come in when the same number of trucks and employees would be needed? My assessment would be that the questionnaire is valuable only as opmton, and not informed opinion Regarding members of regional councnl. Members of city coun- Clls should serve here so as to be current with the decisions and policies of the region, and to protect the individual cities in those decisions. Communication between the two levels would be much facilitated by representation on both councils. The two-tier system is working I agree that public tiansit is a regional Issue as it IS obvious that the Invades should be linked by public busses. - _ In a recent survey issued by the City ofWaterloo, 77 per cent of local residents indicated that the present Iwovuer system is work- ing satisfactorily. The only people who seem 10 be pushing for drastic change are Premier Harris and those in the local business community who are only interested in bottom-line economlcs. Thumbs up to our local students for supporting the blood program On behalf of Canadian Blood Services, I would llke to con- gratulale the students of both Kitchener-Waterloo area high schools and post secondary institutions for their over- whelming support of the blood program over the past school year. Sincejuly of 1998, Canadian Blood Services has organized close to 25 school clinics and collected 2,300 units of blood m the Kitchener-Waterloo area representing more than a third of all blood collected by slu- dents m the west central region of Ontario over the pm year Canadian Blood Sauces is c7iTNEss 6’LASSICS All 1998 Fashion Swimsuits woo-s to choose from W 75 King St. S. . Waterloo Town Square . 747-1424 E I HRS REAL SUITS Tired of bohng all nverfnr a mu Aatfits and looks great? Your warrh is over.' str" 70% OFF for REAL WOMEN committed to providing a safe, healthy blood supply to all Canadians wherever and whenever they need it. A heart- felt thank you to all those who gave their time and made a donation of blood alone of the area clinics. loo slope And, a reminder that you can continue to make regular donations throughout the summer at the CBS Permanent Blood Donor Clmic located at 186 kmg Street South, Watct because thc need nocr Jacquelyn Lumsden, Waterloo Janet Picrsma. CBS donor services rcprcscnlatm- David A. Crow, Waterloo