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(roups team up to ~aise funds for 4sian relief work. L63 Victoria St. N. 744â€"5811 WATERLOO CHRONICLE A{IH INSIDE Saab sn ar swa canmem io en tor uty Experts reveal three safe ways to get from Point A to Point B. Page 12 ols ‘Saab 9â€"5 Sport Sedan topped the luxury zes mmdsize category for the lowest frequency 24 15 19 Survivors share tsunami experience with UW students Two University of Guelph stuâ€" dents spoke to a packed room of more than 100 students last Wednesday about their experience in Sn Lanka. Suthan Snskandarajah. 21, and his brother. Sutharsan. 19. were less than 15 km from the ocean when the tsunami struck. "When we first heard about it. we heard it was just flooding," Suthan said. Later that night. Sutharsan niversity of Waterioo stuâ€" l ' dents shed many tears last week. hearing the heartâ€" wrenching stories of two survivors of the recent disaster in Southern \sia. Many walkers were out Saturday night, enjoying the crisp winter scene at Waterloo Park. Families also made a point of stopping by the park to take in the final night of the Wonders of Winter light festival. tor The Chronicle By Tim Murowy WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12, 2005 + WATERLOO, ONTARIO ' of injury claims." â€"Highway Loss Data insutute. 2004 Serving your community since 1856 heard what had really happened â€" 10.000 people were dead, with expected death tolls passing 100.000. On Dec. 26, a devastating earthquake struck Sumatra, Indonesia and spanned into the Indian Ocean, sending tsunami waves into neighbouring Asian and African countries. It is the fourth largest natural disaster in history since 1900. While assisting people who were devastated by the disaster, Sutharson met a mother and her two children. More than 46,000 deaths were counted in Sn Lanka alone, with a total death count of more than 150000 as of last week. ‘It was just unbetievable," he Silent night "Saab 9â€"3 Sport Sedan is first car "Saab 9â€"2 Sport Hatch. Styling, performance named ‘Double Best Pick‘ in MHS and driving characteristics create a sporty, Crash tests." funâ€"toâ€"drive offer in the segment." Jnsurance Insutute for Highway Safety. 2004 â€"INorm Mort, Automotive Journalist She told him the story of how as the wave was flooding her home while she and her four chilâ€" dren were inside. Her husband was away so, havâ€" ing only two arms, she was forced to choose which two children to grab and run with. _ "She showed me her two kids, and 1 broke down right there, and walked out of the room," he said. The two brothers were in Sri Lanka on a mission trip sponsored by the Canadian Tamil Student Association, teaching English and assisting with technology needs. Sutharson said he met many people who had just finished rebuilding their homes from the wars in the region. $1 INCLUDING GST Continued on page 4 m umeay Puoto Dirty water threatens woman‘s livelihood ver since Mindy Decker and Eher family moved to Basswood Street in the Columbia Forest area of Waterloo six years ago, they‘ve had problems with the water quality in their home. When the water wasn‘t drinkable, which it hasn‘t been on more than one occasion, the city‘s pipes have deposited large amounts of iron on textiles Decker uses in her homeâ€" based business. The angry mother of two has complained to the city on numerous occasions about the damage the sediment has caused, totalling almost $5,000 in the last year alone. That‘s a major financial hit for the textile artist who paints fabric and has lost more than 60 metres of the work she ships to retailers in the U.S. as part of her Internetâ€"based business. "Most of my business is in the U.S., and they‘re shops so there‘s a time limit of when things have to get out," said Decker. "I don‘t know how many times this summer the water would be bad, and all this iron would come through and ruin metres and metres of fabric." She complained to the city on three separate occasions. After being frustrated by the various answers coming out of the public works department, she was finally told by city officials to make a claim against the municipality. She filed a claim with the City of Waterloo‘s insurer, a municipal "I was getting so mad at them because this was costing me a forâ€" tune," said Decker. "It‘s (work) lost and I have to replace it, plus I‘m late shipping, which ticks off the cusâ€" tomers." City washes its hands of the ongoing problem By Bos VRBANAC Chronicle Staff . Continued on page 5 move your mind"