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: Residents needn‘t fear noise as result of new fire hall, says Waterloo fire chief & _ Residents wont have to worry > about the sound of fire engines 3 during all hours of the night if a 8 fire hall is relocated to Waterloos 4A Laurelwood area, according to Z the local fire chief ui â€" Chief Max Hussey said the § only concerns hes heard about 4 surrounding the concept of a & facility are based on fears of O heartâ€"jumping sirens streaming 8down the neighbourhood‘s The Uffelman family has operated a retail store on King St. in Waterloo for over 100 years. Jacob Uffelman, a former mayor of Waterloo, originally operated a general store and millinery business on King St. In the early 1900‘s, the Ontario Seed Company moved there and the fourth genâ€" eration of the Uffelman family is still activeâ€" ly selling seeds from that location. Woodhouse Contracting Ltd. is a 2nd generation famity business which was founded by James L. Woodhouse in 1968. Woodhouse continues to maintain an unparalieled level of excellence in the general contracting and insurance restoration industry. ONTARIO SEED HOME HARDWARE * Office Renovations _ _. _ * Commercial Renlovations * Content Cleaning/Storage â€"â€" * Water Extraction _ _ _ _ > * Floorcovering Dept. * Odour Removal * Mould Remediation _ m e i i al mt t . .Projéct Management .‘ > Mn t P a F3 P . o nalim t is Andrea Bailey Chronicle Staff 886â€"2990 16 King St. S. Waterioo 14 Hed Cabn ns 427A streets in the middle of the night "I‘ve heard through the grapevine that some people are worried about the noise," he said. "But we don‘t go around blowing our sirens all night long like some other munucipalines. "I haven‘t had a noise comâ€" plaint in T‘ll bet a year." Plans to relocate the fire staâ€" tion on Westmount Road were put into gear after Waterloo council recently approved the purchase of 1.098 acres of land as a potential site at the comer of The Edward R. Good Funeral Home was established in 1946 by Edward R. Good. Since that time, it has been a respected member of the business community in this area. Currently the tuneral home is owned by Paul Good and Jim Erb. Their sons, Steven & David recently graduated as Licensed Funeral Directors. The Edward R. Good Funeral Home is the only independently owned and operated funeral home in Kitchenerâ€"Waterlao 6 time CAA customer service award winners Jim Voigt â€" General manages of Columbia Auto Service, is noticeably pleased that the Voigt family tradition of #1 service to its customers has resulted in a 6th CAA Customer Service award in the last 8 years. "You must understand that we were rated #1 by a customer survey index that repreâ€" sented some 70 garages in midâ€"western Ontario," Jim explains. "To have won again in 2000 is a tremendous feeling and it reinforces that our commitment to customer service is important." Jim credits his success to his staff and family. "It really started with my grandfather Oscar Voigt, in 1954. He was so passionate about customer service he was hired by White Rose (now Shell) to train new service station operators." Jim continues by emphasizing that his father Gary Voigt was one of the first service stations to be approvec by the CAA, way back in 1968, at his Shell station on Westmount Rd. N. by the Westmount Mall. "In 1987 I took over Columbia Auto Service along with my wife Laurie, and | have put into practice everything | have learned. Come in and see why after 46 years we take pride in our family tradition of #1 service. Chner/Gen Man (hemee /hor Man Head Technscian .. Apprentice Technican ‘A a 82 uw m | T â€" i ‘ Jim Voigt Laurie Voigt â€" Terry Clarke â€" Peter Gorenc Mike Norris _ Ron Kramer Gary Voigt Pat Voigt COLUMBIA EDWARD R. GOOD Funeral Home Limited 171 King Street South, Waterloo, Ontario N2J 1P7 Paul Good & Jim Erb 160 Columbia Street West, Waterloo AVUVTO SERVICE CAA APPROVED FOR OVER 21 YEARS 745â€"8445 Columbia Street West at Gate stone Drive The cost of the purchase was $250,000, with approximately $150,000 of it coming from the sale of the former Eastbridge fire hall site on Bridge Street last fall. The rest of the cost will be covâ€" ered by the development charges reserve fund. But before a final decision on the relocation is made, the issue will be discussed at a public meeting with the adjoining neighbours to the site, and will 885â€"3520 LOCAL FAMILY BUSINESS DOES iT AGAIN! then go before local council for the final stamp of approval. Hussey said relocating the existing station will serve the current and future needs of the given neighbourhood, as well as the areas of Erbsville, Westâ€" mount and some parts of and Forsyth area. And according to a staff report, moving the existing station will not jeopardize the optimum response time to the Westmount + COMPUTERIZED ENGINE ANALYSIS "We need to move (station} to Martin‘s Garage was established in 1946 by Mose Martin. it is currently owned and operated by his son Paul, and grandson Jeff. The Martin family and staff continue to provide top quality service to their valued customers, at the original site in St. Jacobs. We Deliver Top Quality Service Est. 1946 54 years of serving you, our valued customer * GENERAL REPAIR & SERVICE THE WATERLOO CHRONICLE of Familyâ€"Owned/Operated Businesses * FRONT WHEEL DRIVE in our Community * ALIGNMENT SERVICE + COOLING SYSTEM * SUSPENSION * FRONT END stay within the response times, like they did in Kitchener," Hussey said. "We have been very deficient running into Erbsville Our response time there now is above six minutes." According to a staff analysis of response times to areas of curâ€" rent and proposed growth on the west side from the existing staâ€" «on on Westmount Road, it was determined response to areas currently under development extend past the optimal 4.5 minâ€" utes of travel time. Triâ€"City Readymix Ltd. was established in 1986 by Harold Esbaugh. It is currently owned and operated by his sons, Ron and Rick Esbaugh. The business originally operated 1 plant in the Heidelberg area and in 1997 purchased another plant in Kitchener. Triâ€"City Readymix Ltd currently services the entire Kâ€"W, Chmbridge, Guelph & surrounding areas BUS: 519â€"894â€"0900 WATTS: 1â€"800â€"461â€"7052 FAX: 519â€"893â€"2700 36 MANITOU DRIVE KITCHENER N2C 11L3 MARTIN‘S "GET A LOAD OF THIS" GARAGE ST. JACOBS 664â€"2281 But with the relocation of the hall, along with the extension of Columbia Street to the Wilmot Line, response times will further decrease to proposed developâ€" ment along the Wilmot Line Hussey said if the proposed changes are acceptable to all parâ€" ties involved, the moving process will begin this June, with the hall expected to open early "By doing this," the chief added, "we will meet the needs of the foreseeable future."