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"That makes it kind of scary about what‘s going to happen in January and February," said Savage. "I wouldâ€" n‘t be surprised if we had a few more That‘s what the program averaged overall last year after experiencing doubleâ€"digit increases the past two years. nter‘s here, and the local WOul of the Cold programs are already hitting the peaks in overnight guests they saw last year. That‘s despite a mild fall, which may have kept some people away from the seven local churches, including Waterloo‘s First United Church and St. Louis Roman Catholic. They provide emergency overnight accommodation for people who find themselves living on the streets. Mike Savage, the organizer of the Out of the Cold program at First Unitâ€" ed Church and one of the founding members of the program, said they‘ve already had more than 50 people staying overnight and, on average, fed between 70 to 80 people since they started Nov. 4. And now that the winter weather has settled in, Savage expects those numbers to climb, and that more people will have to use the overflow sites the local programs have set up with other partner churches. Shelter program hit hard by bitter cold holiday greetings WATERLOO CHRONICLE Kâ€"W‘s Lowest Price Leader D EAN MYERS ies 2005 Caravan C HRYSLER By Bos VrBanac Chronicle Staff Continued on page 6 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2004 + WATERLOO, ONTARIO Santa made his annual stop at Conestoga Mall Saturday to hear some Christmas wishes from local boys and girls. Bailie Morris, 5, was able to get Santa‘s undivided attention for a few minutes as she decided what she wanted for Christmas. Serving your community since 1856 ©‘19,888 *Plus freight, air tax, fuel taxes, administration fees, PD1, FDA assigned to dealer. Van not exactly as shown. All I want for Christmas... 150 Weber St. S. Waterloo (at Union) 743â€"0300 VALUE WITHOUT COMPROMISE! $1 INCLUDING GST nB vrsanac Pxoto Viewpoint Business Classified Kitchener 800 Victona St N (at Bruce) (519) 579â€"2252 Waterioo Zeller‘s Plaza 94 Bndgeport Rd. E (519) 725â€"2570 WHAT‘S INSIDE ExpressVu~ Mobility Sympatico HJOIHR wnere‘s Dean Uyare® 20 27 32 10