"I don‘t know why he was going so fast," said Congi, still recovering from bumps and bruises. "I‘m still trying to figâ€" ure out why. "We were lucky the injuries weren‘t Continued on page 4 St. Mary‘s Hospital. Congi, still shaken by the accident, said everyone had been released from hospital by Monday and are now doing better after dealing with the shock of the chainâ€"reacâ€" tion accident. The longtime Waterloo Minor Soccer volunteer said speed was a factor in the crash as the driver of a farm produce truck failed to slow down as it entered the conâ€" struction zone. The truck plowed into the back of the minivan and pushed it into the rear of the truck ahead of him. The force of the crash pinned one of the players between the front and rear seats of the van. He was airlifted to a Hamilton hospital with cuts to his face and serious injuries to his legs and hips. Congi, 50, and two other players were sent to Cambridge Memorial Hospital by land ambulance, with the remaining occupants of the minivan transported to St. Mary‘s Hospital. Five members of the Waterloo underâ€" 18 soccer team and their coach Battista Congi were travelling to London last Thursday for a March break tournament when the minivan they were riding in was sandwiched between two freightâ€"hauling trucks as they entered a construction zone near Ayr on Highway 401. PP are launching a crackdown of Ospeeders heading into local conâ€" struction zones after the third major accident in less than a month sent members of a Waterloo soccer team to hospital. Local OPP crack down on 401 speeders Sports Classified Viewpoint You said it WATERLOO CHRONICLE IN Bos VrBANAC Chronicle Staff ttuum TOTL m LL* 4M ouri iC IBRARY UJ May Chang (left) and Christine Lo, members of the Wilfrid Laurier University Chinese Students Association, served up sweet dumplings during the school‘s open house last Friday. High school students and their parents had the opportunity to tour the university and get a feel for Golden Hawk life. IBNARV NUJ m â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"1mu NESDAY, MARCH 21, 2001 + WATERLOO, ONTARIO Serving your community since 1856 Dumpling, anyone? $1 INCLUDING GST ANDREA BAREY PHOTO If approved, these figures would almost triple the $13, or _ 1.9â€"perâ€"cent, increase residents saw on the city The city‘s chief financial officer John Ford presented the first draft of the 2001 business _ plan â€" Monday night, explaining that right now the city is looking at a $3.7â€"milflion increase in operating expenses for its five departments over the next year. This would set the operating budget at $69.8 million. This equals a potential increase of $38.65 for the average homeowner. Residents face 6.4% tax hike The good news is city council still has until April 2 to trim that figure before the final operating budget is approved. The bad news is Waterloo residents could see a potenâ€" tial 6.4 per cent increase on the city portion of their 2001 tax bills, which would mark the largest local rate hike since 1990. |canada.com| Saab of Kitchener Waterloo 663 Victoria St. N. 744â€"5811 *Selected Distribution By Anorea Bailey _ Chronicle Staff Continued on page 5 Laâ€"Zâ€"Boy*