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New EMS facility makes saving the environment a ton priority John Prno, the Region of Waterloo's director of emergency medical services, stands outside the new EMS facility on Maple Grove Road. The new Region of Waterloo Emergency Med- ical Services central fleet facility is now operational, with the building meeting strict standards for environ- mental design, or years. Waterloo FRegion's Emergency Medical Services have been saving lives. but soon they will be saving one more thing: the environment. The 2,00trsquare-metrt' building 'serves as the row tral ambulance dispatch facility fur Waterloo Region. housing offices, lurker mums. showers. naming mums and ambulanrvx At the hc-ginning ol out h shill. awhulances at the (mural fat ility will In- n'slm kvd with supplirs and I row before hf‘lllg wm m" lo muons satellite ambu lam r fm Hum Ihmughum thc n'gmn BY (Imus Cams All medical emergency ForTheChroriicle 95l calls will be received at this central facility and then Nor years. 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The new central fleet facility, however. allows each satellite facility to only have nm- amhulam " on hand Ar I ording m [nhn Prno. din-I In! of inrgc‘nw med " al wrviuw the idea of a single management staff Im Minn has only hern Implt-mrnn-d m two other LIFESTYLE locations in the province. although the concept is much more common in the United States, The project was designed by McCallum-Safer Archi. tects, Enermodal Engineer- ing and Waterloo Region Facilities Management Divi- sion. on the surface. the new building may look similar to the other regional buildings an Maple Grove Road in Cambridge; however. the Emergency Medital her. vrct", facility is a leading example of energy efficiert, w and sustainability A variety of runwrvatiun Inca-mu“. resulted In the building requiring an per u-nl of the "nergy and h!) per (on! (If the water of a tornparahle building m" facility was (k'slgm'd to mm-I thr. smugvm l H!) Clratlt'rship Ill l-Im'rgv and butvirrtrtmerttal hrslgm (mm "nviruruttvntal build mg slamlard 1)1"oy Junction WIN“ (ARK " I PHOTO Riverworks, St, Jacobs p ' rm . r [ 'r).a F birthday Parties 664-145] lr. l , mm In rn (”KIWI/1;: Available Themes: The application for LEE!) certification will sent to the Canadian Green Building council later this summer. with building designers hopeful that tile facility will he the first Lr'llrcerrified building in Ontario. The impressive energy savings are achieved through features such as radiant flour heating. a high-efficiency boiler. vertti, latinn heat recovery. a des- iccant dehumidifiralion system no minimize the use of air conditioning). a rain water cistern, and Salem windows [lo provide more natural lighting), Later this year a new type of photovoltaic solar panel from ATS in Cam- bridge will be installed. Natural, native species, landscaping and the selec- tion of recycled building materials increased the environmentally friendly aspects of the facility. "They have five key focus areas. and one of them is protecting the environment. Plus all of the staff have a professional interest in making sure the things that we do make the least impact on the environment as pos- sible." Ken Noonun, director of the facilities management division, explains that "the regional council has a spe- cific interest in protecting the environment, Architect Greg Rather explains his goal for the facility as being "first and foremost. to make the building environmentally- friendly; the way it looks is secondary "We wanted the building lo he sustainable. hut still look good, like an ordinary building. "When people lnnk at " they don't realize it has M! per rem em-rgy savings? T he building designers an- hopeful that the \m'u-ss of this building will (mum! age Waterloo Rrgiun to anI'Hl In and t-xprrimrm with "rwiroumental (m h nulugirs in future farililn-s 'qt d "T fir» FT 7,117; hm K MA” Va tr) rnr' tlir"C: l foto sourcew 'o.,'" NOV! PROVIDING DIGITAL m SERVICES fr, w I)” JITA' Mf I WN Hugh Ourststy [3qrtrsl Prop; Print rrpm - 1lllliPe,ottott,',t, a"; foto source'" "y' Free weekly computer workshops are being held for unemployed or underemployed individuals look» ing for work. The workshops will focus on writing resumes and uover letters using Microsoft Word, as well as using the Internet for job searching. To register or for more information. call 883-210l, ext. 5655. The Kichener-Waterioo Fibromyalgia support group is encouraging community members to attend their monthly meetings, which are held on the third Tuesday of each month. The hext meeting is scheduled for Aug. 17 from T to 9 pm at Highland Baptist Church in Kitchener. _ Chapters Waterloo is pleased to host its f1rst Local Author Day In celebrate and promote local author tal- i'arkinkis free And there are door prizes and refreshments. For more information, call Jasmine at 895-8495. Local authors lan Darling. Barry Siskind and Russ McDevitt will be present on Aug. 14 from 2 to 4 pm. For details. Contact Christa Yoshimoto at 766-9122. The local Girl Guides organization needs women, ages 18 and over, to work directly with girls or in sup- port positions. Girls Guides value all kinds of different time commitments. There are many ways to join in the fun. Contact representatives atg93-5l66 Brighten a chiWs day with play: Hospice of Water. loo Region is looking for volunteers to assist with a summer day camp program for rhildren ages three, I 2 who have experienced a death in their family or are living with terminal illness. Volunteers who are 13 or older can assist with crafts, field games and swim activities at Kiwanis Park Aug. 1620 Girl Guides invite women in our community to share your energy and excitement and help ghe girls. A two-day commitment ik required, The camp mns 8:30 a.m, to 4:30 pm. Be a Parkwood Pal! Residents at Parkwood Men- ntmite Home are moving into a brand new residence Moving can he a joy and a ohallenge sn to mam reidence with the transition pals are bring rm ruited Pals will he asked In assist and supan "Heidi-ms unrr weekly during the six weeks leading up In the mow' and mu hk'pt. 27 and " Movers an- also lwmlml the week loading up In Sept. 28 You can hrighten a child's day by calling Nancy at 743-41 14 nr r-mail nancyahospirr'waIt-rlno.(aV Fibromyalgia support group meets next Tuesday Int more inhrinatlmi on thvse short term l um mnmrnh. call Karin at 88548”! m r mad I ml»; wurlWare20fr2o'yahtro rum Waterloo Chapters store hosts local Author Day Free computer training 517 Bx10 ttrl4 12x18 Volunteers needed for variety of positions $2 50 ea $5 00 ea $9 95 ea $9 95 ea " lung St. South, Waterloo 1'00: .064 310 Print From Compact Flam, Smart Med-a, SD, MMC, Aty (arm, CD Memory “id, or Floppy Disk