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Making the Cut kicks off talent search Making the Cut, a new reality show featuring Canaâ€" dian hockey players chasing their bigâ€"league dreams, began last night on the CBC. This 13â€"episode docudraâ€" ma hosted by Scott Oake and featuring NHL coaches Scotâ€" ty Bowman and Mike Keenan, provides a behindâ€" theâ€"scenes look at the search for Canada‘s best unsigned hockey players as they comâ€" pete for one of six invitations to a Canadian NHI team training camp. The twoâ€"hour world preâ€" miere of Making the Cun dea tured participants both male and femnale, and young and old, as they compete at Bell Making the Cut Trvout Chalâ€" lenges held in Hahfax. Monâ€" treal, Ottawa, Toronto, Winâ€" nipeg. Calgary and Y ancouâ€" ver during the summer From a cast of thousands. only those players who catch infoymgfoy on Budget Issues and Draft Strateâ€" gic Plan Provide your input on the City of Waterloo‘s 2005â€"2007 Operating Budget, 2005â€"2014 Capiâ€" tal Budget, and the DRAFT 2004â€"2006 Strategic Plan Waterloo City Council invites the residents of Waterloo to attend one of the Community Input Workshop between 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on: Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2004, Hauser Haus, Waterloo Memorial, Recreâ€" ation Complex, 101 Father David Bauer Drive or Thursday, Oct. 21, 2004, Forbes Room, RI M Park, 2001 University Avenue Public Meeting Participants Must Register To Atl:enll Attending one of these workshops will allow you to provide input on the general approach City Council should take on this year‘s budget as well as input on the initiatives identified in the DRAFT 2004â€"2006 Strategic Plan. Once your registration is received, an agenda and information package will be sent to you in early October or you can pick up your package in Financial Services at Waterloo City Hall. It is critical that you register in order to participate in these workshops. For more information and to register, please contact Diane I McCullough at 747â€"8774 or eâ€"mail dmccullough@city.waterioo.on.ca. mamesemimne THE CITY OF @ u a & m 1 Waterloo the attention of NHL scouts and coaches during a series of drils and skills testing are selected to move on during brutaily candid "War Room® sessions held after each show. The first episode conâ€" cludes as the top 68 athietes tearn which players have made the first cut to go on to Vernon, B.C. to compete in a grucling. twoâ€"week training camp where bench banter ensues, alliances are formed and War Room decisions reign. Fhroughout the series, plavers come under the watchiul eves of NHL greats Keenan and Bowman, and a team of NHL scouts and coaches led by director of hockey operations Jack Birch. The docudrama introâ€" duces viewers to the real ife hardships of becoming an elite hockey player as the fitâ€" As training camp proâ€" gresses, players are demoted and designated as Black Aces. They must now work extra hard to reâ€"earn a spot on the coveted Blue and Gold elite teams. ness, skills and determinaâ€" tion of the participants are evaluated on a daily basis. Team Blue and Team Gold will eventually compete in a bestâ€"ofâ€"three tournament. From this tournament, a final 17 players will be selected as designated Making the Cut Allâ€"stars. On Dec. 14, a twoâ€"hour finale will be broadcast live on CBC TV. Only six players will earn the opportunity of a lifetime and be drafted by one of the six Canadian NHI teams to attend their upcomâ€" ing 2005 training camp. The show will air every Tuesday at 8 pm. from Sept 21 to Dec. 14. HEAMLTIHY Healthy Living will include columns from traditional health specialists & alternative health service providers. It will address todays key issues, fitness, weight loss, cosmetic surgery, beauty products, seniors health and wellness are but a few of the topics and issues to be covered. A new publication dedicated to living healthy. Publication Date: OCTOBER 21, 2004 623â€"3050 ext. 203