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Continued from page 1 Town Square property, as well as Shoppers Drug Mart and two banks as their main occupants. In the past six years the focus has shifted from hosâ€" pital restructuring to comâ€" munity care back to building o off First Gulf scales back development plans eur O/p PURCHASE FINANCING {L [ 2001 Elantra VE: Lots On Order Lots In Stock up hospitals‘ infrastructure That‘s led to a shortfall in community care, which has been shown to be more costâ€" effective than the traditional hospital model of recuperaâ€" tive care. "We always seem to be playing catchâ€"up," said Mercer. The local CCAC has comâ€" missioned a study . by University of Waterloo proâ€" fessor John Hirdes to look at and report on the impact of And discussions are curâ€" rently underway with a hotel chain to construct a new facility on Erb Street, behind Waterloo Maple, which would overlook the new Perimeter Institute. Kindrachuk also said First Gulf is hoping more local independent retailers set up storefront shops in the redeveloped core. A good sign of that so far, he said, came with the reloâ€" cation of bonnie toggs chilâ€" dren‘s wear from Westmount mall to a building owned by First Gulf in the core. "We agree local indepenâ€" dent retailers are uniquely Continued from page 1 "We don‘t need a study to tell us that the neighbourâ€" hood has a history and that the trees are old. And we don‘t need to know all sorts of architectural terminology to know how to take care of our homes." Council nixes heritage designation Reinhart, who was one of the residents behind a neighbourhood _ petition signed by over 85 property owners against the designaâ€" tion proposal, said pursuing a plan would only serve to th the shortfall on local serâ€" vices. That report, along with the findings of a community forum looking at the future of community care held at the Waterloo _ Memorial Recreation Complex last Tuesday, will be sent to the Ministry of Health. Waterloo and they fit into the fabric of the city today," Kindrachuk said. He also said the company still intends to demolish the south end of Waterloo Town Square, with the exception of the office tower which will be renovated, to make room for a new parking garage on the property. "It was an opportunity to hear firsthand from people receiving services and those technically eligible for serâ€" vices about their concerns "What we‘re doing now is putting a framework in place with less density, more parkâ€" ing, and we are focussing on King Street which is the life blood of the uptown core," Kindrachuk said. "With a framework in place, we will let the market "I would hate to lose even one of my neighbours because of this study," he divide the neighbourhood. In response to the conâ€" cerns, some committee members tried to assure resâ€" idents that a designation would enhance and preâ€" serve the style of the area, not draw from it. "The neighbourhood has been well cared for and the residents have done a wonâ€" derful job at maintaining their properties," said Chris Pidgeon, a planning consulâ€" tant on the committee. "But it only takes a few instances to spoil the entire Serving Individual Investors http/ /www.edwardjones.com Member CIPF Common sense and a cool head in today‘s market * Date: * Place: * Address: + Phone: This broadcast is free, but seating is limited. Call or stop by today for reservations Kate Warne, Canadian Market Strategist with Edward jones will deliver a review of the markets year to date Dave Powers, Senior Technology Analyst will provide viewers with an outlook for Nortel Networks and other technology stocks. 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At that time the city will have the option of terminating the agreement with First Gulf altogether, or approve the changes. "We want to pull all of these pieces together to make this project a reality," Kindrachuk said. "I know there are conâ€" cerns and people are afraid we would turn into a herâ€" itage posse that would go around pointing out things that don‘t fit in with the plan," added fellow commitâ€" tee member Tricia Siemens "That‘s just not the case." But Waterloo council was not about to take any chances and risk the resiâ€" dents‘ fears proving true. character of the neighbour hood." When _ Coun. _ Brent Needham, another member of the steering committee, moved the motion to supâ€" port the plan, no one supâ€" ported him. Cliff Roth investment Representative