The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

5. wATEitu)OcHIt0NiCil J I ' .: N me Waterloo l Juuun k u publlstlrd E urn wanna” tn (hr Iammn ir, lJnup mmrd in l '1“ Mun: k .mup : In“ A subsuhan m Imam l mp (hr c-' lk ulllt‘nl at ttus W1 n mmn ted in t uppumhl and "My hr used unh tot l? perwualoon torumtrrcsal pup-m ? K All other nghls are Int-nu) and g, l mnmrn ual use b pootutsrtt iv, C l make usv ul [has "Inland mu musl 'ii i tirst ”hum tbe prnmssnn of the E owne' ul (he I omtrgttr '; “11.0mm“ aredoochromrkt t " sportsorwuterloochrorucie t a I sat-ate-ttroms-ttr l a (, cotttpos1nehs arerioochrorude ca 279W tit, North. Suite 20 watedoo.0otario Nel 3H8 Phone min 3110 Lu 836 HRH the um“ "I um columrusts are Ittctr mm and do nul I'm “with n-pn-wm those ot thc nehlriNH'e' , wan-4“ mm. 51....“ n...) m. _ I" .3 ort {gnu-"Wm nan-w Huh lmat hoe, lhzrnr hfukndm‘ $.23 Juliana iute-rrt.suruusf Mandala Yvu‘ \u'h'h'r - walrdmn hlmm le k .1 hndrea "asum may. Eu. 2rs ”no"; numhr: and mu hr srratim' in i (W! In Mum and mm mum ,oMtttttrM "t IN Puhle.hr, and armpit-d hr [Inhi- aur-n mum will (trauma but tht 1"va and In In men-I mm M "runw- "rm ttl pnnl '4mtToot' mart-F hum I In VHavam-‘FNW NI N Thart ’0 ”than N.'l II" ammn hr, umwd 1mm “I hr WWmerlv-nlhmm-k who!!!" i, Wm M thr Him-r The, “HM be - math rum? add” and l aim-.1 Jos lrng'h a» [bar br W Bur 14m. L rm Ranu‘ "my“: \Ilhmnun'u m w Letters Policy P6fs 08}: H10 WISH-£11.23 \udm'd (In mall-n 27 H“ signs-Janu- Hui \ Ma Norma I x. a Mal: Moe. ‘Ihuva Like it ttP ttot, change is coming to city's uptown COPE T,',",',',') nu such tlung as free parking In hte. Just dont tell that Io king Mreet merchants cun- u-Ilwd about that yen Issue m Waterioo's uptown Lore. Vtually, the (In parking they re talking about nn'l It-thmcally tree. The an s bylaw. “then do come around every two hours or so to lukel can that and around past the pusled hmlt But the merchants are cunnnced that a tug pan of uptown Warerloo's health. rclauve to their king Street neighbours 1n kicherter. 15 that they and [hen customers have access l0 on-street pmhng prank cally ugh! m front of their businesses But not for lung 1f Hrs! Gulf Unempment Corpo- nation has us way and gets a new subdnnsmn plan approved for the sue that will see the Missmsauga- based developers 'rwap the demolished pan of the Waterloo Town Squaw for the city's land fronting king Street. First Gulf has [Enlallve plans to davlop that King-Street frontage to street-level retail. mov- mg the parking to the back of the site like all things rearestate-related. that pomon of the development Will be market-driven. even though there seems to be some momentum behind n wnh the north end of the mall now spruced up. If It happens. the only free parking space available during the construction phase might be on a monopoly game board. Ultimately, u will all depend on approval from Waterloo city council. which " starting to apply some sober second thought ---- to how the development Is V -- __ proceeding. deferring a I " detmon on rhe proposed .. new uptown square at Gm Monday nights (nunul meeting aher a request try the Hptown BIA. Not that all busmess owners are against the development [eff Law'u. the president of the BIA. sand it doesnt make sense to leave (his prime real estate In the uptown core undeveloped. especially With the intensifrcation that IS slated for the area With the city’s new herght and density policy: The Region of Watedoo also sees the Nation mem of the King Street corndm as a crux of us new tram," 'rtrategy. mm mum-BS buses starting soon and a new Laghl Rail Transit syslem planned for the future. Parking m nearby parking garages would complement that system. Instead of making the car the focus of future development At a meenng of concerned business owners last week. the mam problem 'dennfred was the lack of informatton No one was qulle sure what Ftrst Gulf was planning for Its piece of Waterloo's future. and no one was sun- where the an was In appmnng the process Some of the blame fell on Hrst ( 'uf but to he fair. they've been told to undone“ the worn In the pub In after the" glandm nsions for the we came and went mm the last seven wan one of the first themp Mayor Herh I-pp dad when he came mm office “15 tell the desx4opers to keep a lid on " ontrI then have something legmmate In announce Now It “ms they}? mowing In that dlm‘nrm. as the purple demohtton hoards at the south end of the mall will attN Ind It definrtety raked the pmfik of the word. ac we" a' the blood Pre"""' of local bustrteises Ian McLean wah nght when he said am denmn on the Waterloo lawn \quan‘ we writ he a g"""" tunnal one affecting the ( In for the next Mt m if) Itars _ "sxt,ars Impnriam nnw Is gmnng (Ilnrnx, hus: "mm. the developer and the 1 In talking lalhng about when shape that I hangp “1" lair (11.1w n rt;mmg In waierior,i “pawn: C nrr The (“mm-n n-mams, what kind of ' hangr wtll that he? VIEWPOINT Keeping an eye on our politicians It Is odd how many strange things are hap- pening these days Take the number of people wmning big money in lotteries Can you imagine ordinary people win- mng all that money In the lottery? ash. I break o-ut in a rash when l mm a free Egg mum at McDonalds. I “Elwin If mnning that kind of money changes your ways, If " doesn t, you re doTgsomethingyTo.ntr 7 Nik a new Mir There's talk about a federal dearon for no reason that anyone can dunk of. - If Stephen Harper thinks a new election wall make him prime minister of Canada. he should think agam, - The chances of tum being elected head man of Canada range from mnemstem to impossible He makes a good bit of noise m the (bmmons. but It er mostly warm an over the totals, ,aiiii'iiiiiiiiii'iiiiur 1EimM)iitit-ll?-11Hh mmmm; unanimm? The Uberals should have the Conserve lives sorted by the "mt of the new election It s just d matter T" w of ume " B. Ah yes. there are only two big professions m Canada now: demon and Iawxers John Wayne and hrs rnnfrt'res mostly mped out all the Indian chick. Tax time: I hm? a great wav to sngmhcanlly lower taxes Each week your employer pays you whal you're worth. Then. once a year. you pay the government what they"re worth Spring cometh: Gee, you on can be! that sptlng " on the BA way You know full well that Winter 5 almost kaput. and 'vprmg rrqum‘s not that much balmy wmthn mm The Winter Is mg! a few Matches away from vnnlcr Yes Sir. the sun wall Como up now and then m keep your hopes up eee irisi,/w, ammo; in tate/ the lun will beam. making u all worth sommhmg. th .re% one whoosh mm the dutch Is all It may take In render your car coverage kaput Arrd trom then on H's marathon sessions wuh mm Insuramr folks and a hoddle With the caps Int' das that docsot has? a glass of " an the urn-t us a arm! Whs do mm sail knot suck and Hermit da shorts for men wrth knohhs inn-s In ”KIRK“ day as far as! m 1 nn SANDY SOMEWHERE!" buy? Incidentally, many husbands prefer clinging gowns for their wives of a type that will cling about three times a year, A lady shopper expressed a desire to buy a pan of expensive shoes to go with her cheap husband. By the way. here are a couple of ups to make men's clothing less expensive: cloth. particularly walking shorts, don't make the mam nothing lasts as long as a necktie. as a necktie you don't like: a Vest gives a man more pockets to look through for what he forgot m his other shirt. 7 gilenl treatment: A new type of motor- cycle 15 selling well in Britain except for one thang - , K109 quiet. The thing they have to do now is make ll run a hit noisier so as to alert pedestrians They reckon making it noisier will make " safer, Never a refusal: Mame d's always expect a tip. If they were leading you 10 the electric chair, they would have their palm =====-= out. " We have a lot of faith in park- DY mg attendants, We give them a 518.000 vehicle and they give us m a cardboard lag with a number on m I don t tum parking attendants, When they take my car I always check the mileage. and when they bring it back I always count the tires These guys are tho Cram-st derer In the world and we leave "tit can wrth them " b; like asking a family of (mules m mmd your cats wtule vnu m away The capital squeeze: I Mo to vml Washington (won once In a while and us” With my "10an I [Pol at home In Wastungttrn after F'vt'rb taxalmn day I feel like "oe ofthe "when Washmgmn serve, an Important fum mm In mu warm of Wrvt'romt'nt " keeps nut polo vans In our plan " whrrr " s raw to imp an two nn thrm {hey expect a up for just showing you to your seat. I'd gladly tell most of them where to go for nothing. To fmd out where thc worst seat in any restaurant is. show the mmtre d a Inonic and ask if he has change 0n the lot: You know what a valet parker B? A Demolition Derby driver who works for trps only