ix parking spaces for SIOZ students spells a recipe â€" for disaster, according to Waterloo resiâ€" dents and business owners opposed to a new lodging house near the corner of Bridgeport Road and Regina Street. "They‘ll probably be parking in our parking lots," Theresa Cisecki, longâ€" time owner of the Double T art gallery on â€" Regina Street, told Waterloo counâ€" cil Monday night during an informal public hearâ€" Residents/business owners oppose student residence Wilfrid Laurier University student Jonathan Schlenker helped lead the red team, known as t;e Volcanoes, the university‘s Athletic Complex. The event capped off Frosh Week activities before all firstâ€"year student Looking for a new or preâ€"owned BMW? _WA! 2400 PUBLIC LIBRARY WATERLOQ CHRONICLE By Anorea Baiey Chronicle Staff 527 King St. N. WATERLOO (519) 885â€" Come to Canada‘s Benchmark BMW Showroom However, the applicant requesting an amendment to the zoning bylaw, which will allow for the renovation of an existing threeâ€"storey building to provide for resiâ€" dential units with a total of six parking spots, said the plan is meant to help address the studentâ€"housing ing on the matter. "To the student thing, I say absolutely not." Resident Rob Gural said it‘s naive thinking to believe a handful of parking spots will accommodate such a high number of students. She was not alone in her concerns. «e C000 rommen uh 1 on PC Mb annemnen ic en e (oge i o oo (oecen ioi tenitene m Neinararet en oi o oi id o ce abdnldeaipincss o in eAAA in + e SPP L. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2001 + WATERLOO, ONTARIO Measuring school spirit Serving your community since 1856 "We are well aware of the issue of a shortage of stuâ€" dent housing in the city; we‘ve talked to both univerâ€" sities," said Rob Gazzola, representing Haastown Holdings Inc. shortage now faced in the "By offering 24 new units, city. we believe this will be a real positive site for students. It ‘"UWie ane wel awane â€" (building) lends itself to that We are well aware of the issue of a shortage of students in the city..." â€" Rob Gazzola * Haastown Holdings Inc. he Volcanoes, in a cheerâ€"off competition held last Friday at year students hit the streets for Shinerama on Saturday. _"It‘s the kind of mess we have to live with now everyâ€" day," she said. "Beer bottles Gazzola said there are now some students living in the building, and they will be transferred to the new faciliâ€" ty when it‘s complete for next September. Cisecki, however, also pointed out that an increase in students could mean an increase in garbage and disâ€" turbance for the surroundâ€" ing neighbourhood. $1 INCLUDING GST Gazzola â€" assured â€" the property will be kept up to standard, and also pointed out the existing structure will be restored to its 1903 shape to retain its heritage. The plan could also be just what the city‘s student housing task force is looking for to solve the local housing woes. "It‘s a conforming, toâ€" code project as far as lodging houses go," he said. and garbage everywhere. "Student homes are really something for us to worry about." Continued on page 5 h reTelete oteloleletelalebete oo oue enc it tnate aralata‘a‘a‘ s s\o,» ANDREA BAJLEY PHOTO click here Viewpoint You Said It The Waterloo Siskins open their season this week. Lifestyle Classified 34 Hungarian seminary choir visits Waterloo. Saab of Kitchener Waterloo 663 Victoria St. N. 744â€"5811 Leather by Mann, Edmill Furniture*. *Selected Distribution WHAT‘S INSIDE VaLSEolms SGBEE: Page 29 Page 18 11