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I LETTERS TO THE CHRONICLE II Waterloo council lacks compassion A 'sincere' thanks to city council May I say that without your help, WT' would nt-u'r have known what real stress Is. nnr what " is like to face welfare. pnwhlu street living, and for some hen: the joy of being able to be "v,1ituumtalized, he residents of Green Acre I Park, Waterloo. would like to say'tharok you" to members of council. City ofWaterloo. for the cruelty Show) by all of you in con- nerlion m ilh your derision lo remove us trom our hnmes here at Green Acre Park. This is something we have all lucked fumzud In -- new experi- ences at our "tage nfllfe. To our Illustrious mayor, Mr. iHerb; hpp. I “null! like tO say that the C0n1])(l\'~l0n shown by a man your age itrtN sum-sunm Pleaw hm- unan- that everyone here in lhh uumnunily voted en masse fur mu. ft:. assun'd. this will Waterloo pitched in at 2002 tourney When the meeting of Kitchener Fastball Pmmnlums (KP?) and Wan-[Inn ()nlano Fastball Associa- tianUFA) was held to discuss the spin of the maths (proposed of KFP. fit) per I out to KFP, 10 per cenl to WI IFA and In per cent to each city), T his, proposal was rejected by Wt" A he evidence is nmunung I Waterloo city animal makes the absurd dermal) to turf trailer park residents out of their homes for two months ofthe year. "We have to set thc rules crystal clear." says Coun. Jun d'Ailiy. An obsession ullh rules over- rides compassion fur the residents, or any concession In an excellent example of low-ms! high-density housing in Waterloo. Council also schedules a meet- ing for June 28. ell-mun day. includ- ing on the agenda the controversial issue of an extummn of Columbia Street further through the Waterloo moraine to theWilmot Line [hr rmsnns that are stated in this .lrm Iv are rum-r1 as stated by Mr Itay Alviann. preudent of KFP A rnvmber of KFP made the atatmm-nt that the City nf Waterloo mntnhulrd w'ry IIHIP in 2002 and that kbp supplied many, many num- mluntm-n than WUFA did for 1hr 2fFld Worlds laxlpitrh (hamm- ouship Wt " A (luvs nu! (hxlnm' that kH' Ind mnn- voluritcvrs, but I would Mr In puml mu that [hr volunteer .IIIIHIIIMHII from KH' did nut um Lll‘ man». mam, vuluntt-(‘rs that Mu'rr gnu-n In the, pmmn from ll"- LU bl l utmlpx Council unanir1unrsly decides to extend Columlua Street. would llkv In pmm uul to the Ifnxllmll .nmmulmy the article that "ppiuirt'tl In lhe Record on June m gum rrgarthng "No WTtFA tnWrnrltr, Ind VV In mm“ of this slnpv n‘qum-s not happen again! To Mr. Han) d'AiJIy. I would hope that whoever voted for you will never do so again. Also. my hope for you. young man. is that when you retire and you are living on pensions. you are in a position where you'll be in a seniors' home with no friends or neighbours around to give you care and understanding. Even sstrcalled environmentalist Coum Mark Whaley is swayed to go along with the rest, In our zeal to punish the previ- ous council for the RIM Park financing mess. it seems we've replaced them with a very consent alive Mike Harris style mean team, many organizers and l hairiwrsons of which Wt tFA was, rvspunsuhle for food and Imilrrs. beer and lvnlxx souvenirs. parking. fat‘llnu-s. Math- lll"-. attorttmodatrruts, wrurny. accreditation, and the Senior 'I'wins provided msnuclnrs for the youth clinic. Hirsc- rommittee chairs spc‘m a lot nmn- mm- and personal t'xpt‘nw on "mam/mg thesur rum-dc for the n-vrm thdn umr m ket lulu-r. ham, hllrgm 111me m Inn-r ovum-r vor unu-vr [{Pgartling thc t m of melrmx I nnlnhlnmn. whu h (onslslmi nl mum-v for the hul mummlssinnrrs .unl plaw‘rx hrcakfast “mung. portable washrrmmx gnlundx "May I say that without your help, we would never have known what real stress is." "Show us that you care about the people in this community." Wawrlno Ontario Fastball 1430110!er "Waterloo did their share. " - loan Welsh amterned (when - Donna Keddie concerned daze" CC)M1/ffij)siT' We expiects/d some support from you. however minimal. Bad choice. people! We trust that you are all sleeping well at night and please be assured that no one here is sleeping well because the stress levels are so high. Consider revisiting the Colum- bia Street extension decision. Cur- rent and future trends are to limit urban sprawl and new road build- mg To Mr. (Jim) Bolger - Once again, some of the people in this park also voted for you. They are wondering why. For this, we, the disabled, the elderly. and the handicapped Peo- ple of Green Acre thank you once again! lacking in compassion or environs mental awareness. Come on guys. prove me wrung please. - Enforce the seasonal designa- tion only for new residents of the trailer park. May your memory be such that you can still recall what happened here and be very ashamed. Show us that you care about the people in this community. clean-up and purlahll- washmums clvan up. Waterloo did their share. The City of Waterloo and worn extend best wishes to Mr. Clancy twho " not a member of KFP or WUFAJ and Mr Alviano in their hid presentation in Fargo. North Daknta for the right to host the 2006 Worlds Fastpitch Championships l'hls urnrlc Is nnl moan! In hr sour grape on Wt tFAI, or thv City of Waterlook, behalf, hut to pmm out that we arr more than worthy of an equal split of pronts, Where were the Krp people when set-up and take-down for this event in 2002 was taking place? There are too many big egos south ofthe border into Kitchener, Fastball nerds "vents sun h as this m Waterloo Regmn CHRONICLE I Dennis Hartieih I ’nvudvnr ll'un'rlm: l Imam: irtstlvulAssoe mlmn Donna Keddie Waterloo loan Welsh Waterloo This is a far cry from the early 1970s when minor soccer associations in Waterloo region started to be formed (Waterloo Minor Soccer was founded in 1971]. In those days we called the soccer tournaments "socc-a-thons". The game was mainly played by the sons and daughters of recent immigrants to Canada who brought their passion for soccer from the British isles and Europe. Games were very interesting cultural events as the dads would shout instructions to the players in thick Scottish, English. Irish. German, Italian. Portuguese. Polish and Yugoslavian accents _.- languages from all over the world. The fun part was when the coach would tell the player one thing and the dad would tell the player something else in their native tongue so the coach wouldn't understand. The player, as if often the case still today, would do what he or she thought was best. There are approximately 4.420 children under the age of 18 participating in Waterloo Minor Soccer this year, and by the looks on most of their faces I would say that they are having loads of fun. In those early days we had a six- team league. Contrast that with the 80 teams and 880 players who played in the squirt tournament on the week- end, Another 260 volunteers were involved in the tournament including coaches, assistant coaches. managers. and field convenors. The young refer- ees did a marvelous job, as did the hundreds of parents. uncles. aunts and grandparents who came out to cheer the youngsters along. Recently I was'engaged in a conversation with someone about the Euro Cup final between Greece and Portugal and a third guy joined the talk, We asked him what he thought about the Euro Cup and he said he really didn't have an optmon sinee he only watched about 30 nunutes of the whole tournament. After a few more minutes of moverqanun. It quickly became apparent that no amount of convincing would change Jus guy's mind about the menls of the "heautiful" game Too slow. loo Indirect. way too horing are the rommon refrains of people who just tlon'l like sorter l have also learned that most people who don't like the game never played it as a youngster. To play soften ts In love It. True sports enthusiasts. who never played the game. will also recognize the toughness, tenacity. superior physical mn- ditioning. d6xterity and athleticism that are required In play the game well. Try bouncing the hall off your feet, thighs. chest and head 100 times in a row without the hall touching the ground and you will soon realize the skills involved. f you were driving near Lincoln school on University Avenue Int Bechtel Park on Bridge Street this past weekend and were wondering what all the fuss was about. I encourage you to pull over next time and take a few minutes to watch some spir- lied soccer. Yes. that's right. soccer. Soccer is increasing in popularity Soccer registration in Waterloo and across Canada and the US. is generally increasing year over year. More kids are play- ing, adult leagues are growing in popularity and the game is becoming. ifit isn't already. the thing to do for Canadian fami- lies in the spring and early summer. But somehow the (support at the minor level has not translated into increased popularity for the professional variety. Kudos and thanks to all the orga- nirers and participants who continue to make Waterloo Minor Soccer a huge success, New stadium will help The future does look bright for sorter in t anada. As enroll- ment inrreases in minor programs, morvchi,llren will grow up and as adults will appreciate and understand the game. Sorter p, now year-round as new and improved indoor facilities tlike MM Park, are being constructed arm“ the rountry. Hopefully the Canadian Sour-r Assooation and the Toronto Argonauts will got the shovel in the ground and huild that um stadium they plan In shat? in downtown l'nmnln And stinu'day, trope fully “you thc iiallriiml tram wralifics for ill? World f up and m- will hau- Mdpli' If.“ flaw parading on (an up and [1mm king 'ttrect I mallv. a cum k thanks to all the pan-ms and plavers of "w squm how's Marauders and mum! ports Hum] Blur lays who. ' mam; "mm went In the field and had loads of fun plenum: tht. "lu-mniful” gamu- I' mall Your qut‘uluuil tttttttttmls lrl searteseanstrirkland.rom Soccer is the ‘Beautiful Game'