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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 24 Sep 2003, p. 1

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oscuin e s13 405 Brett Steole is seeâ€" ing Ca | Saturn ION Savage/Love heats up the Registry Nauman‘s Lawns Galore, jeasd parchass. stes ivight) Saturn of Kitchener Waterioo 663 Victonia St. N. 244â€"5811 WATERLOO CHRONICLE WHAT‘S INSIDE The Great Home Store* LIFESTYII e 10 31 Sexual predator still on the loose ocal university students have l added safety and security oncerns to their daily rouâ€" tines after a sexual predator has targeted women around the camâ€" pus of Wilfrid Laurier University, sexually assaulting four of them. The latest incident happened last week when two women walkâ€" ing in the area of Hickory and Hazel Streets at around 10:05 p.m. observed a lone male in dark clothing approaching them with his pants down around his ankles. When the students started to walk away, the man appeared to follow them. They walked towards Laurier where they waited for the man to leave before they returned home and called police. Kyle Johnson could have been mistaken for an actor Saturday at the Royal Medieval Faire, held in Waterloo Park. The young visitor came dressed in true medieval attire and and armed with his own bow and arrow. For more pictures from the event, see page 6 Vigit our: SHOWROOM @ 1151 Victoria St., N., Kitchener Website @ www.bavarianwindows.com Phone @ (519) 578â€"3938 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2003 «+ WATERLOO, ONTARIO Bos VrBANAC Chronicle Staff Perfect for hallways, laundry rooms or walkâ€"in closets The Flexible Sun Tunnel WATERLOO PUBLIC LIBRARY Serving your community since 1856 â€" It‘s just the latest in a string of incidents that have occurred in the area of Hickory and Hazel Streets around the university since last May. Police say the suspect, described as a white male with dark hair, weighing 170 Ib and standing fiveâ€"footâ€"six to fiveâ€"footâ€" 11 inches tall, is the same man their seeking in the assault and stalking of three women in May. He‘s also the suspect in three earlier incidents this month, including a man who approached a 14â€"yearâ€"old girl near Waterloo collegiate earlier in September. That has caused female stuâ€" dents at WLU to become especialâ€" ly cautious as the suspect seems to be stalking the area around their campus. Carolyn Penner, a thirdâ€"year kinesiology student said that she‘s particularly concerned because Aiming arrows EECHIRIY "We just get the guys to walk us home after work," said the Niagara Falls native about some of the speâ€" cial precautions she‘s taken to ensure her safety. she often works late nights at a local bar. _ Penner said it was something she usually did before the rash of attacks started, feeling secure enough to walk home on her own. But that‘s changed with the latest round of attacks. "It‘s something I‘ve started to do this past week," said Penner. "I find that a lot of people are using the Foot Patrol service here. It‘s definitely helpful now." The Foot Patrol program at Laurier, a volunteer walkâ€"safe serâ€" vice where teams of two connectâ€" ed by portable radio guide conâ€" cerned students home, has in turn Continued on page 2 $1 INCLUDING GST ANDREA BAILEY PHOTO _ Council drops idea of ‘gagging‘ presenters Some of the more controversial changes to the bylaw included a set of rules which stated delegates canâ€" ___hot speak disrespectfully of any perâ€" VELUA om of speech reigns in the Waterioo city council chambers â€" for now. Council voted unanimously Monâ€" day night to defer proposed amendâ€" ments to the city‘s procedural bylaw regarding rules for delegations to the next countcil for consideration. The only change made was to move the time by which delegations must register with the city clerk to speak at the next council meeting from Thursday morning at 9 a.m. to Monday morning â€" the day of the meetingâ€" at 10 a.m. "It seems to me the biggest probâ€" lem we‘re facing is a lack of public participation," said Coun. Morty Tayâ€" lor. "We need to encourage people to get involved, not be more difficult." son; use offensive words; speak on any subject other than the subject for which they have received approval to address committee/council; disobey a decision of the chair of commitâ€" tee/council; and enter into debate. Delegations would also have to submit a written copy of their remarks when they register with the prompted two weeks ago after Mayor Lynne Woolstencroft asked city clerk Fred Dobbs to look into the definiâ€" tion of what the city considers to be a personal attack from a delegation. Her curiosity was peaked after senior citizen Joe Hobin criticized the mayor for using City funds to join Waterloo‘s delegate for the Nations in Bloom competition, which is set to begin next week in Holland. He also questioned whether she was doing an adequate job of runâ€" ning the city. Council supported the rules in theory last week, but opened the issue to the public for discussion. _ Since then many citizens took exception to the rules, calling the list Fully Installed On Sale Now Call for Details The proposed changes were By Anprea Baney Chronicle Staff _ Continued on page 4

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