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So when 13â€"yearâ€"old David Allan Reiner passed away two days later on July 19, his family decided to keep his memory alive by holding a special blood donation clinic in his honour, "We just decided to make people aware that this can happen to you," said Ruthâ€"Ann Reiner. "It happened to us, and now we know how much that blood supply is needed." Family, friends and classmates of the forâ€" mer Sir Edgar Bauer student are hoping to make the parents‘ wish come true Oct. 30 with the first annual David Day at the school at 660 Glen Forrest Blvd. in Waterloo. The dayâ€"long event, to raise awareness about the need for blood, will be capped off with a special blood donor clinic for the Waterloo family is hoping that no one A‘t;as to go through the ordeal their son id this past summer when they were told there might not be enough blood availâ€" able products to keep him alive. 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Wat Telephone (519) 8855090 6 mail info@b kmot Looking For a New While King/86 Developments still has hopes of building a 305,000â€"squareâ€"foot retail centre, which would include a Walâ€"Mart store, on the edge of Woolwich Township, near the Waterloo borâ€" der, counci} opted to side with city staff and a number of community members who believe such a pro ject would endanger the already existing commercial industries in the immediate area and even into the uptown core "We believe the (centre} would impair the city‘s ability to achieve or the second time in more Flhan two years, Waterloo council objected to the conâ€" struction of a big box retail centre near the border of King Street and Highway 86 in the city‘s north end during a committee of the whole meeting Monday night Council calls for halt to big box centre in Woolwich By Anoprea Baicey Chrontcle Staff By Bos Vasanac Chronicte Staff £ mai info@b kmotors com its official plan objectives," explained Joel Cotter of the city‘s development services departâ€" ment. While the Jocal council has no decisionâ€"making power, as the group denied the developer an amendment to the city‘s official plan for the project more than two years ago, they have now choâ€" sen to voice their opposition to the proposal to both Woolwich Township council and Waterloo Regional council Woolwich, _ however, _ has already approved the concept in principle. under the agreement than some changes be made to the design. But the project has yet to go before the region for _ final "Piece by piece we would be reverting from the industral nature of the area to commercial {status}, which was never intendâ€" ed." Canadian Blood Services The response has been overwhelming, with most of the appointments for blood donations already booked. Waterloo _ Mayor _ joan McKinnon leads a list of local dignitaries lined up to make a donation. That overwhelming supâ€" port was due in part to the Grade 8 student‘s heavy involvement in the commuâ€" nity, whether through sports or volunteering. He played hockey in the Waterloo Minor Hockey Association, and played the Pokemon character "Pikachu" at the City of Waterloo children‘s Christmas party last year. "As David grew older he was just able to do a lot more things volunteer wise." He even made an impact on his careâ€" givers at the Children‘s Hospital of Western "He grew up knowing that we volunâ€" teered," said his mother Ruthâ€"Ann. "And all three of our boys wanted to be a part of those things. approval. Besides the Walâ€"Mart anchor store, the centre would include freestanding stores filled with department storeâ€"type merâ€" chandise such as books or toys, as well as commercial venues such as restaurants or banks. But many feel these commerâ€" cial moves could send both existâ€" ing and planned development in Waterloo, such as the recent Conestoga Mall expansion and John McNorgan (left} and Wade Halicki, both Grade 8 students at Sir Edgar Bauer Catholic school in Waterloo, are taking part in David Day Oct. 30 to honour the memory of classmate and friend David Reiner. David passed away due to complications with leukemia this summer, and the event hopes to raise awareness about blood donation. "Conestoga Maill has been placed under a great amount of pressure here." â€" Stanley Stein Zellers Inc The initial prognosis was good, and David was supposed to be back in school in September, until unforeseen complications set in. It was discovered that he also had signs of myloid leukemia, and a small bleed Ontario, as the staff admired the way he tried to maintain a sense of humour throughout his twoâ€"week ordeal with a newly diagnosed case of acute lymphocitic leukemia. "Conestoga Mall has been placed under a great amount of pressure here," said Stanley Stein. representative of Zellers Inc. which operates a store â€" at Conestoga Mall. Brent Clarkson, representative of the First Gulf Development Corporation, agreed the developâ€" ment would be a detriment to any plans already in the works. "Our primary concern is the impact it would have on the uptown core," he said. "And with the impact analysis that has taken place, the concerns have only heightened." In a leiter, Mike Tucci of King/86 Developments Limited said his company chose not to attend the meeting because it was a foregone conclusion council the upcoming First Gulf redevelâ€" opment, into a tailspin. â€" "We don‘t want to see the strength of the mall weakened." into his brain stem ended his young life a few days later. _ s â€" â€" But the sadness of his family, friends and classmates was met with a determination to help others in need of blood. â€" "We just really want to encourage people that have never really given before to really As Tucci predicted, council supported its staff and directed them to attend the Township of Woolwich meetings on the appliâ€" cation scheduled to take place Oct. 30 and Nov. 7 to voice the city‘s disapproval of such a plan. "We have appeared before committee and council on previâ€" ous occasions," he said. "On the last occasion it was clear to us that council members were predisâ€" posed to oppose the developâ€" ment. Given the nature of the staff report and council members‘ preâ€" vious disposition, we conclude that we will be unable to persuade council to reject the staff recomâ€" mendation." "It‘s becoming more and more clear that this development would not be in the best interests of the city," commented Coun. Sean Strickland had likely already made up its mind. Continued on page 5