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UW student seeking actors for new film project. Viewpoint Lifestyle Sports Classified WATEBLO 0,fil0fliy)ilr0LE WI lAT'S INSIDE tIN 'lt I b. 'Selected Distribution INSERTS Page 20 23 I0 12 Eastbridge schools need ring road, say worried parents Safer drop-off and pick- up zones needed new recommendation was An,iiisririie? 10 council Mon, ay night to help calm the traffic congestion and case the safety hazards amund Lester B, Pearson and St. Luke schools, Jim Malian. of Paradigm Tram- pnnatiun Solutions, recommend- cd various solutions. inrluding a ring road. which would be con- structed hotwren the two schools to providc a drop-off and pirkuT The Waterloo public library held the kick-off for its medieval themed Summer Reading Club Saturday with a family fun day. Lisa Werden of the Canadian Raptor Conservancy was also on hand to introduce Spear. the Peregrine falcon. who would have been used to hunt in medieval times. BY AIMEE. Wilson For The I ‘hrrmirlr WEDNESDAY. JUNE 23, 2004 __ Serving your community since 1856 The proposal also outlined a new trail or sidewalk that would he installed along the hack of the ring road for children In have easy. safe access to either school from the drop-land pick-up zone. Coum Mark Whaley vxpressed his concerns over the possibility of a ring road, saying a one-lane route, with numerous cars lined up to drop off their children, would enhance the problem. not ease it, spot for parents and their chil- dren. The recommendation also included the prohibition of (m Mme! parking on the south inside corners ofWindtammer Way. as well an the corners of the south side of Bluennw Crescent, For the birds WATERLOO, ONTARIO All-way stops were also recom- mended on Eastbridge Boulevard at Cabot Trail, Easthridge Boule- ward at Windjammer Way, Bonaw ism Drive, and Chesapeake Drive at New Bedford Drive. Mayor Herb lipp was also a bit skeptical about the guarantee of the measures presented. - But Mallet! said he was confi, dent. based on other experiences. the proposals would help the traf- fic concerns in this particular area. "We're quite Eonfidem the measures will reduce speed." he said. Mallet: also raised awareness that it was the responsibility of Pvcrynne in the community In SI INCLUDING (EST Continued on page 4 sou tlRBArtAC more _ Councillor l proposes r" ‘student I villago' Instead of a precinct, let's call it a student village. This idea came from Conn. Gary Kieswetter, who presented the idea of a student village for waterioo's university district Monday night. to address the issues that have arisen over accommodating the growing number of students. His comments came after a pre- sentation made by Chris Edey a stu- dent union housing representative for University of Waterloo. Anthony Piscitelli, vice-president of universi- ty affairs for the Wilfrid Iaurier Uni- versity Students' Union, and Bud Walker, director of business services for the University of Waterloo. The three reiterated to council the needs of students. and what stu- dents look for when selecting hour ing for the school year. Safety was a prime concern. as the representatives called for more housing within closer proximity to the universities to ensure safer walks for students. Kieswetter's student village vision creates a whole new approach towards the student accommoda- lion study. which was originally sup- posed to be completed this month. According to Kieswetter, the term student "precinct", which is an option under consideration. doesn't accurately capture the issue in dis- cussion. "From now on I don't think we should use the name precinct. Precinct is associated with prisons and prisons have jails. and there's no way sthdents should be linked with jails." The student village would he bordered by Columbia Street, dip- ping behind Waterloo collegiate institute. and back up onto Colum- bia. The area would then be bound- ed by Weber Street, Regina Street and on to King Street. Br AIMEE WHSON For The Chronicle Continued on page 5