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Millennium Recreation Park More ice time could mean more skaters and more medals ike figure skaters and I hockey players, speed katers, too, require more ice time than is curâ€" rently available "Speed skating is an ice sport that has seen very little ice time in Waterloo rinks for a variety of reasons," says Howie Dietrich, City of Waterloo team leader of recreation services. Besides a lack of available ice time, equipment storage has also been a significant problem. Those problems will be solved very soon. . es The development of the Millennium Recreation Park‘s multiâ€"purpose facility has taken these problems and those facing other groups into consideration, says Dietrich. And as a result, he expects ice sports in the city will grow, attractâ€" ing competitions and speâ€" cial events to the area. In addition to gaining ice time â€" on . the â€" facility‘s Olympicâ€"sized ice surfaces, WLU to host volunteerism symposium The World _ University Service â€" of â€" Canada {(WUSC) will hold its annual regional symposium in the Wilfrid Laurier University science building Feb. 9â€"11. Titled "Volunteerism: A World of Perspectives", the symposium will feature preâ€" sentations, workshops and discussions on volunteerism in the campus, as well as in local and international comâ€" munities. BEEEEEEEEESEEIIIEIIIE The WUSC symposium the Kâ€"W Sertoma Speed Skating Club will benefit from a wellâ€"ventilated, heatâ€" ed room to conveniently store its safety mats and skates, says Douglas Flynn, club president. A muchâ€" needed asset, considering the organization‘s plans to buy new skates for its memâ€" bers. Flynn says the club will be running all of its proâ€" grams out of the new comâ€" plex including "Jearn to skate", regular practices and competitions. While the extra ice time will only amount to a couple of hours a week, it‘s a big help according to Flynn. Rosanne Toronchuk of recreation serâ€" vices says Waterloo has hostâ€" ed speed skating events in the past (this year‘s provinâ€" cial short track speed skating championship will take place at the Waterloo Recreation Complex} and she hopes the additional ice time and facilities will help series was established in 1989 to educate members of the Canadian postâ€"secâ€" ondary sector about imporâ€" tant international and local development issues and to foster a sense of solidarity and commitment to local and international developâ€" ment. For more call _ Karen 884â€"0710, ext the Laurier www.wlu.ca. information, Strang _ at 6840, or visit website _ at the club increase its expo sure. There are currently an estimated 100 members in the club, ranging in age from five to 56, including 10 Special Olympic athletes. There‘s been a steady increase in membership over the past five years, and Flynn hopes to attract more residents to the sport, parâ€" ticularly university students. The Kâ€"W Sertoma Speed Skating Club (originally sponsored by the Sertoma Service Club) dates back to 1963 when members skated on openâ€"air rinks as well as the Victoria Park pond. To date, Waterloo Region has _ produced â€" Olympic speed skating contenders Dertick _ Campbell _ of Cambridge and Kitchener natives Cindy and Kevin Overland. Peter Volcic, also of Kitchener, is a Sertoma Club member presently ® * deky PHC fg {,_ Y e 3 pB 55. # is 1 $ & : s 9 5 vaie i * C We P SR on &: #ha, Bt es S . "2‘%«2; h 3[ s > +; The Laurier MBA Integrated and accessible y Tsl + N420 5 Th | he Laurier MBA features a comprehensive care curriculum, thorough and disciplined anatysis of business issues, and the develâ€" opment of actionable, innovative solutions. Choose from four program formats: oneâ€"year, fullâ€"time; partâ€"time evening; weekendâ€"format in downtown Toronto; or our new combined MBAâ€"CMA, also offered in a weekend format, t Tuesday Thursday Tuesday Monday Wednesday Connecting training in Calgary for the next Winter Olympics, and Kitchener‘s upâ€"andâ€"comer Amanda Overland is workâ€" ing towards a future spot on the Canadian â€" Olympic teams. "Our club is one of the oldest speed skating clubs in Ontario and we‘re working towards _ becoming _ the biggest and best in the province," says Flynn. "Last year we were presented with the Ontario Cup trophy for the best club in Ontario. We worked very hard to receive this award and we‘re very proud of it." Formore information about _ speedskating _ or any _ other _ aspect _ of the Millennium Recreation Park, visit www.city.waterâ€" loo.on.ca/mrp and watch for biâ€"weekly updates in the Waterloo Chronicle. Eâ€"mail questions and comments to. mrp@city.waterloo.on.ca. 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