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: Local man offers advice on how â€"to build a backyard skating rink LA fffies, ‘Than Local man , _ This Interpreter Service program assists victims of domestic violence who speak neither official language. The Kitchener Waterlo® Multicultural Centre has been granted funds to continue the Interpreter Service to victims of abuse against women. Feick‘s rink, which he perâ€" fected over the cpurse of two winters, is made of materials that can be easily purchased at many hardware or home improvement stores. , It uses a floating tube principle similar to the increasingly popular selfâ€" supporting swimming pools. With a tarp and corrugated pipe as the main compoâ€" "This rink is different," explains realâ€"life dad and mechanical engineer Murray Feick, whoâ€"ages that typical rinks can be plagued with problems â€" file," don‘t fill properly, ice is too thin in some spots and nonâ€"existent in others, or the backyard floods. "It can be a big disapâ€" pointment for everyone, especially the kids." Kâ€"W Multicultural Centre receives grant for interpreter service new howâ€"to book will Almake it easier for famiâ€" ies to enjoy a coldâ€" weather Canadian custom, right in their own baekyards. "Thanks Dad! Howâ€"to Make a Backyard Skating Rink Your Family Will Love" provides stepâ€"byâ€"step instructions and pictures for an innovative kind of rinkâ€" one that solves common problems like uneven yards, poor ice qualiâ€" ty etc. â€" all based on a Kitchâ€" ener father‘s desire to make a great skating rink for his son. ‘Thanks Dad‘ [Â¥ES! _ ) 4 dn â€" hy larsa?" n AD 3 _ is your way to say L ** WaATERLOG CHRONICLE I‘d like to havehthe Waterloo Chronicle delivered to my door each week _1 Please find a cheque for $24.00 enclosed fot a 1 year subscription. _ I‘d like to pay by Q Visa J Mastercard + Account #: _ _ Exp. date Signature: 2 h Through this program, the multicultural centre has offered more than 7,200 hours of free service to victims of vioâ€" lence. c The funding covers train ing of interpreters as well a interpretation services at shel ters and other locations. nents, this rink adapts to nonâ€"level yards, provides a rink border that‘s safe for kids makes MY Day! LIFESTYTE as Interpreters take a 60â€"hour training course, and language skills are tested by an indeâ€" pendent assessor. The president of the multiâ€" cultural centre, Raj Sharma, recently told members, "The support of the Ministry of Citiâ€" zenship has been essential in and remains level as water fills the rink. The rink‘s curved corners keep the puck movâ€" order to promote awareness of diversity issues among counâ€" selling agencgies and other community services. Our community is becoming more diverse. We need to make our services more readily availâ€" able, in order to ensure equal access to services." Thanks, Dad! How to Make a Backyard Skating Rink Your Family Will Love ($14.95 CDN) is available at local bookstores and on line (www.raylon.com/thanks~ dad). This winter, the Feicks plan to double the size of last year‘s rink. * Feick‘s success with his own rink and his family‘s enjoyment of iz prompted him to put his ideas in writâ€" ing. Thanks Dad!, created with his wife Daina, is a 40â€" page booklet that features userâ€"friendly, stepâ€"byâ€"step instructions, pictures, "weatherproof" paper, and Feick‘s eâ€"mail address for gink builders to ask questions and provide feedback. "I would really like people to enjoy the backyard rink experience as much as we did," says Feick. "For families," notes Feick, "that investment can mean hours of skating for the kids, fresh air and exercise for the family, a great way to spend time with friends and a lot of great photos and memories." ing,and on the ice. During mild weather, the border maintains the rink‘s shape or integrity. And once the rink materials are purchased, they can be reâ€"used, year after yeat > 1 The Paid In Advance Program is a convenient way to participate by the year in the popular Monthly Voluntary Subscription. Your yearly $24 contribution rewards the carrier each month for prompt, courteous and reliable delivery. And even though you pay once instead of 12 times yearly, you‘ll be , entered every month into a draw" for valuable : prizes. e x ] Your carrier and the Waterloo Chronicle 1 appreciat&® your support. FOR MORE INFORMATION oN Paip In Apvance, cau 886â€"2230 The Kitehenerâ€"Waterloo Aquarium Society will meet Jan. 7 at the Adult Recreation Centre, King and Allen Streets in Waterloo. The meeting starts at 7:30 4 pm. _ o sA e »~ "The Department of Sociology and Anthropology at « Wilfrid Laurier University will remember the work of the late Dr. Judith Abwunza on Jan. 10 in the universiâ€" ty‘s Governance Room (located behind the Paul Marâ€" tin Centre). The Kidney Foundatidn of Canada is a national volunteer organization dedicated to improving the health and quality of life for people living with kidney disease. Through the efforts of more than 100,000 volunâ€" teers from across the country, the Kidney Foundation of Canada has awarded more than $53 million to research programs to help fight kidney disease and related disorders. The donor will receive a tax Teceipt of $60 or the amount of the final bid of the vehicle, with the fitoâ€" ceeds going to the Kidney Foundation. For more information call 1â€"800â€"565â€"5511 or visit www.kidnev.ca. The Kidney Car Program is a unique charity initiaâ€" tive that raises funds for the Kidney Foundation of Canada. Members of the Ontario Automotive Recyâ€" clers Association (OARA) pick up the old vehicles and bid on them. Vehicies 12 years and older have a set value of $60. â€" Clear your clunker, junk your jalopy or donate your dud. By donating old cars to the Kidney Foundation of Canada‘s Kidney Car Program, Waterloo Region, local residents can help fight against kidney disease, have their old car towed away and receive a tax receipt for their donation. + Everyone is welcome, and there is no admission fee. For more information, contact‘Al Ridley at pyrofish@rogers.com or 571â€"9093. _ > _ Dr. Jon Planck will be discus;ing the Aquamat ;nd how to truly balance an aquarium or pond system. An academic panel on women and development will be held from 1â€"2:45 p.m., followed by a celebraâ€" tion of Abwunza‘s work from 3:30â€"6 p.m. All are welâ€" come. , e a. Kâ€"W Aquarium Society C * hosts monthly meeting Waterloo Chronicle, 75 King St. S. Suite 201 Waterloo, ON N2J 1P2 WLU to celebrate work of Dr. Judith Abwunza Giye a care, ~give a car FLITTD D11 T LLLDNLLU in Waterloo m=ri»â€"=] â€" #46"666 U n w Ask for details WATERLOO NORTH . Northfield at the Parkway % FINANCING