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Westvale students pack their Magic Suitcase. Church choirs share the fruits of a musical retreat. IFiiiriai.Earrl You Said It Sun of Kitchener Watedco 663 Victoria St. N. WATERLO Q_.C.H RONICLE WHAT'S INSIDE Sangslers' Car Publications' Dashwood Windows It IN N " " MIERLoommrc mam 7AA.SR11 Page 15 Needham takes one last kick at can in naming of RIM Park lerloo city Conn. Wren! Needham's efforts to give the public one last kick at the can over the naming of RIM Park, formerly the Millennium Recreation Park, have failed. Needham hoped to put forth a motion of reconsid- eration at next Monday's council meeting. asking that final approval of the park David Platter, a bird handler with the Canadian Peregrine Foundation, helps Penny the Peregrine FUcon stretch her wings last Saturday at the Oktoberfest Charity Bazaar at Conestoga Mall. The Peregrine Falcon. an endangered species. is making a recovery here locally with the release of some birds last year in Kitchener. For more information about the foundation and the work it does in the area, visit www.peregrine-foundation.ca Br Mom Bum <1:qu WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2001 . WATERLOO. ONTARIO Servipg you! community since 1856 name be deferred until a public process on the matter has taken place, However. given the fact the majority of the horse- shoe voted in favour of the name RIM Park, with Needham the only member in opposition. his request could not be granted. n am very uncomfortable that there's been no public process," Needham said after Monday's committee of the whole meeting, where council, with the exception On the road to recovery of Needham and Waterloo Mayor Lynne Wooistencroft. who was out of province at the time, also approved the park logo, signage, as well as the names city staff has cho- sen for various parts of the recreation facility based on financial donations received from individuals and corpo- rations within the commu- nity. According to city stair, current fundraising practice indicates that major donors should be offered an oppor- tunity to name or dedicate $1 INCLUDING GST various facilities. rooms or permanent components of facilities to recognize the contribution. So employees from local high-tech giant Research In Motion donated $2 million to the $7-miltion fundraising campaign for the park last May in exchange for having the facility named RIM Park. The decision hasn't sat well with most members of the public who believe. given the fact taxpayers are responsible for funding the majority of the cost of the park. which could sit any- where between $56.7 million and $227 million, they should have the right to name the facility. Waterloo resident Barry MacCtrrmack, who made a plea to council in the spring asking for information about the naming process of the park and that a public meeting be held on the issue, pointed out his $hrstimsedorspage2 hum “(0'0