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t/lllll,pri; Demographic data and statistics now available on city's web site While some may seem like bizarre statistics In uhlain. Waterloo rity staff has now made it easier for anybody who is interested in getting domugraphic data by providing it on the riry's Wvb site The Web site provides statistical profiles divided by The cool fall weather provided all the fun Erik Steiner, T, and his neighbour. Philip Spence, 6, needed on Saturday as they piled up the fallen leaves in the Old Beechwood area of Waterloo. With Emily Steiner. S; and Elizabeth Spence, 3, joining their older brothers, they raked, jumped and buried themselves in a cloak of of red, yellow, orange and green leaves. Or how many people in their early fifties live in Westmount area? Or how many divorced adults live in the Beechwood neighbour- hand? ver been curious about Ehow many Polish immigrants live in the laurelwnod area? BY RYAN CONNELL For The Chronicle "We get many requests aver the course of the year for a whole range of demo- graphic data, so nnw this make, it much raver m rrfer those people m the ( hirrie said the new data- base was generated in response to the constant or mails and phone calls that (in staff receive from citi. "Aerrs and businesses requesting inmrmation, neighbourhoods in the city, with comprehensive data about all of the people living in the districts. City policy planners Dan Currie and Tania Curic unveiled the database to Waterloo city council during a recent committee ofwhole meeting. Leaf him alone! CITY NEWS In all. the Web site pro- vides 12 taides that outline several different percentage totals of what each neigh- bourhood is comprised of including population by age, people aged 65 and over and with whom they live with. private hunger holds by size and type. lamiv lies by sm- and lyre. people aged Ir, and over by marital slat-n. mobility status. incrmte. labour division, dwelling typr's. tenurv. Web site," Currie said, To view the statistics pro- file database, residents can visit the city's Web site at www.city.waterlna.nn.ca and click an the Statistical Profile button that is located on the from page. By following the easy-to- follow demographic tables, it's not too long before you then discover that there's actually only 15 Polish immigrants residing in Lau- relwood. 220 adults in West- mount that are in their early-fifties, and 335 divorced Beechwood adults, according to the 2001 cen- sus that is provided. As well, there are percentage totals for each demographic and a total for the yntire city in the next rulumn that makes it any to rampart the neigh- bourhoods in contrast to immigrants by period of immigration, and immi- grants by place of birth. Continued on page 9 BOB \‘NIANJ( MOVE Some of the municipal- ities the committee plan In compare pay practices to include Kitchener, Cambridge and Guelph. The committee will work with a compensation consultant to undertake a survey that will evaluate municipalities of compar- ative size toWaterlrso. They will ascertain the pay practices and any other criteria other vities may use, The city's CAO, director of human resources and a city clerk will be selecting five citizens out of all of the applicants whom sub- mil a letter of interest. The five selectees, city staff hopes, will have a broad cross section of represen- tation from business. aca- demic, community group and recreation sectors. l.. it (report) will come directly from the citizens' committee. " Rob Deyman of the city's human resources department presented a proposal to council on Monday night suggesting city staff would recruit members of the commu- nity to form an elected officials remuneration review citizens' commit- tee. citizens' committee AfCli, conduct a emuheration review for Waterloo city council to examine the pay practices and policies for the term of council commencing in 2006. Citizens will review countil's pay and benefits As well, the deiriated BY RYAN Comm For The Chronicle - Rob Deyman City of Wa terloo 565 King St. N. G NortMlold In GTO Gal Bar ,IeattytterhIssca 880-1471 _ "We will hopefully In do an apples to apples comparison to see where Waterloo stands in com- parisnn to where nthvr municipalities Hand." “(The committee) will he looking at more stan- dard and medical benefits but also any other benefits that other municipalities may offer," said l)eyman. As well as pay practices and policies. the benefits other councils receive will also be reviewed to ensure Waterloo council is up to par with other city repre- sentatives. "This is in order to ensure the process is transparent... it will come directly from the citizens' committee," Deyman said. "There will be a lot of research done in terms of contacting other munici- palities. determining the amount of compensation, tapping into the benefit carriers, doing the research and carrying the math," Deyman told council. "lt will just be to review to see if it's the same as all of the other municipalities." There will be no city staff on the committee associated with making the final recommenda- tion, which is where Dey- man says the citizens will have the most significant impact by coming to council on their own to report their findings. The city is spending $10,000 to conduct the consultations to deter- mine if the pay practices and policies are up to par with what other munici- palities are offering. which brought concern to Court. Gary Kiesweuer who questioned what the breakdown will be like for the 510,000. committee would work with a consultant to devel- op recommendations for future practices. PCS Blacktrerry Mule & Data Hung m mus an t [came a "If! HEADS!" 1329 00 value: TELUS