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Twoâ€"yearâ€"old Connor Vamos (left) and threeâ€"yearâ€"old Liam Klein®enjoyed a basket of French fries with their families near Laurel Creek Saturday afternoon. Kâ€"W‘s Student Employment Centre to host employer appreciation day Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo Career Connections, the Human Resource Centre for Students, will be holding an end of summer employer appreciation event Aug. 10 from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. "This event gives us the opportunity to thank all of our employers for providing local students with great summer employment opportunities," said student employment â€" officer Tina Suvajac in a press release. "It‘s been a great summer and we want to share our success with everyone." Local Red Cross branch now offering PCO testing The Red Crass is now offering a written exam for boaters to obtain their plea sure craft operator PCO card â€" The dates are Aug 16 at 7 pm. at the Cambmdge branch and Aug 26 at %a m at the Kitchener Waterloo branch Exam cost is $20° Study matemials are available in textbook and CDâ€" ROM for mats for $20 each Contact the local Red Cross for details at 742 2785 in KW and 621 1840 in Cambndge Invitations have been Lunch in the park sent out to all employers who have used KWCC‘s free services to hire students, as well as local dignitaries. A free barbecue complete with refreshments and desserts & BAVARIAN GARDEN OÂ¥ aueiphâ€"trittium presents RIBFEST BBQ AUGUST 25â€"26â€"27 FRI. NOON â€" 11 PM _ /(# | SAT. 11 AM â€" 11 PM || . | SUN. 11 AM â€" 8 PM \\_ _3 RIVERSIDE PARK/ ‘:& GUELPH * Best Ribs & Chicken Contest * Entertainment f * Classic Car Show i *« Craft Vendors FREE ADMISSION www.trilliumrotary.on.ca For Info CGall 836â€"0223 Rotary Club of Guelphâ€"Trillium presents will be available, speeches will be made and various summer success stories will be posted around the office, all as a wrapâ€"up to the sumâ€" mer program. ANDREA BAREY PHOTO Notice is bereby given that an application is being made to the Council of the City of Waterloo for an exemption to the City of Waterloo Noise Byâ€"law #78â€"79 which prohibits amplified sound between the hours of 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. and for an exemption to the City of Waterloo Fireworks Byâ€"law 94â€"27 which prohibits the use of fireworks except on Victoria Day and Canada Day. The applicant is the Wilfrid Laurier University Students‘ Union who are requesting an exemption as follows: To permit amplified sound/music and a fireworks display for their Orientation Week Events from September 4th to 10th, 2000. Scheduled events include an Outdoor Video/Dance on September 5th from 8:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m., an Qutdoor Movie on September 8th from 9:00 p.m. to 1100 p.m. and an Outdoor Fireworks Display on September 9th at 8:30 p.m. (one minute show). The application will be presented to City Council on August 21, 2000 in the Council Chambers, Waterloo City Centre, 100 Regina Street South, Waterloo at 7:00 p.m. Anyone wishing to speak on this matter should contact the City Clerk, Waterloo City Centre, 100 Regina Street South, Waterloo at 747â€"8549 no later than 9:00 a:.m., Wednesday, August 16, 2000. Questions regarding this event should be directed to Mike McMahon at 884â€"0710 extension 3375 or Michael Bartlett, Vice President, Student Activities, Wilfrid Laurier University, 884â€"0710, extension 3416. APPLICATION FOR _ NOISE BYâ€"LAW EXEMPTION AND FIREWORKS BYâ€"LAW EXEMPTION Over 1000 People have already shared their Vision for Waterloo in the year 2020! We need You to Imagine the future of Waterloo ...Now! Have You? Attend a Workshop! The City is planning for the future Tell us what you tike and don‘t like about Waterioo today and what you want Waterloo to look like in 20 years Thursday August 17 7. 00 â€" 9.30 pm Waterioo Recreation Complex 101 Father David Baver Dr &z COMMUNITY _ â€"INFORMATION erloo â€" sseâ€"1550 Imagine. Host a Backyard Patio or Kitchen Table Talk! If you haven‘t been able to attend any of the previous meetings, and can‘t make the August 17th meeting, then you can arrange to have an Imagine! Team meet with you and your friends, your neighbours and/or your coâ€"workers Call Sarah Rapley at 747 â€" 8745 for details You can also tell us what you think by completing an Imagine!Waterioo Survey If you would like a survey sent to you. or for more mformatnon on the visioning process, please call the Imagine! Waterloo hotline at 747â€"8720 or eâ€" Fill out a Survey! mail _ us at imagine@city. waterioo.on.ca You can also wisit the city website and fill out a digital version of the survey at www.city.waterloo.on.ca