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Old Post Road resident ready to do butile to save lmlklnml A Waterloo man is conlident the facts will speak for themâ€" selves wheriig begins his hatâ€" tle to save somie parkland during the preliminary conferâ€" ence of an Ontario Municipal Board hearing next week David Ca,{lel], an Old Post Road resident. said he is disâ€" passed si Zehrs Ma today wh passed since Christmas, but _ amiount to anywhere from Zehrs Markets continued to . $6,000 up to $10,000 and the demonstrate the gift of giving . fact that we receive no govâ€" today when the company preâ€" _ emment funding, this contriâ€" sented a ceremonial cheque ~Basion is most welcome and for over $114,500 to the â€" appreciated." . itchener and area subâ€"chapâ€" . $ Sid iiopnadt i use ca l L l s 2 * ‘â€" Zehrs Markets donates m than $100,000 to Children‘s Wl?l::lmdaflm ter of the Children‘s Wish Foundation of Canada. ' Lk The donation was a result of bundrgising efforts which i took place over the course of |â€" [A [ Sl 1999. . B 1 In the last year, Zchrs made . ues a concerted effort to direcs. PP 29e much of its fundraising genâ€" j esw erated through golf tournaâ€" 3 ‘ ments, apple pic baking C&aa o contests, retitement parties . [ es and vendor promotions to F4 . Children‘s Wish. _: "To us, the ultimate act of giving is to satisty the wish of _4 child who is serigusly i; whatever that wish may be," said Michael Hayne, director of advertising for Zchrs Marâ€" kets. "We are especially appreciative of the tremenâ€" store managers, produce managérs and dairy manâ€" agers, custormers and suppliâ€" ers in belping to raise these A&most two weeks have assed since Christmas, but ehrs Markets continued to Anne Bochm, coordinator of the local subâ€"chapter, added, "This is an amazing contribution towards Chilâ€" drens Wish. Considering the FINE AUTOMOBILE 800Y AND PAINT meticulous Restoration Original Paint Finishes Unsurpassed Collision Repair MWhith Specializing in BMW PORSCHE JAGUAR Mmercedes Benz Dealer Authorized FINE AUTD INC 15 Centennial Dr. Kitchener Mhith Andrea Bailey Chromicle Stuff 578â€" 2052 ve . Her that & typical wish can pleased with Waterloo city vouncils lack of consideration tor public input when it unanâ€" imously decided to swap a 1/2 acre of parkland in his neighâ€" bourhood with an outâ€"ofâ€"town developer a few months ago The controversy came about after Heathshore Homes Limâ€" ited, a development company based â€" out of Guelph, announced its plan to build a 3(â€"home subdivision on eight acres of vacant land, located east of Beechlawn Drive and west of Old Post Road. 1t was then proposed that the vity swap about a 1/2 acre of land at the north end of Old Post Park in exchange for about a 1/2 acre of land at the north end of the new subdiviâ€" sion. This move, Castell said, would allow for an extension of the community trail on the north side; but, would also decrease the space now used as a trail which links Beechlawn Road to Old Post Road and provides easy access to Iwo neighbourhood athletic faciliâ€" ues In all, the swap would mean a reduction of park space from 6.7 acres to 6.3 acres â€"â€" a process Castell said he can‘t just sit back and watch tran spire â€"An informal public meeting on the development plan was held just over a year ago but, Castell said, the p;m of the plan involving the rezoning of parkâ€" tand was left out of the discusâ€" siOn To make matters worse, he said, there was never a second meeting to discuss, the issue of the parkland be?Jmmg part of the deal. C "When they decided to rezone Old Post Park," he explained, "they didn‘t bother to get the views of the residents who live near it. "Even when the developer had a meeting about it, it was more like ‘this is what we‘re going to do and are there any questions?" Since that ume, a neighbourâ€" hood group known as "Beechâ€" wood Citizens to Protect Old Post Park" developed a petiâ€" tion, which Castell said has now been signed by about 150 other residents on 13 area streets who also oppose the deal. Tom Buckley, a second appellant to the decision, will also bring his case to the hearâ€" ing. He was not, however, available for comment. [ "L feel 1 have a reasonable case," Castell said. "I feel the city‘s Achilles Heel has been that they kind of slid the parkâ€" land into the deal at the Kst minute. "They didn‘t follow proper procedure where the park is concerned. That‘s where 1 feel they went wrong." 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