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Council was forced to make some tough decisions to narrow down the requests to fit into the $182,000 they‘d allotted for external agencies last December. But council was able to meet the groups‘ requests in most cases, by pulling a few aterloo city council Wworked hard Monâ€" day night to fill the wishlists of more than 20 community groups who came forward with requests exceeding $475,000. . NC SCw We T Wl hn t ie h iinbabreliserict t CCCR "COPRS 296 L259 Our municipal partners. By Rvan Conmuy+ P read. 9 cememmemmany o romapmnseg 2 l "In the winter the cold becomes an issue when the seniors are here for our allâ€" "Parents who brought their kids to the centre last summer and filled out evalâ€" uation forms all said the same thing: they enjoyed the programming, the staff was great, but it was too hotâ€"and that‘s why they won‘t be coming back. The thin glass makes activities in the arts centre unbearably hot in the sumâ€" mer and frigidly cold in the winter, DiCiccio said. Sher DiCiccio, executive director of the WCAC, said the building‘s singleâ€"pane windows are in desperate need of replacing. The 120â€"yearâ€"old cityâ€" owned building is full of hisâ€" tory, which prompted the community to have it named a heritage site a few years ago. But the state .of the beloved site may be hinderâ€" ing the arts centre‘s proâ€" gramming now. r [1he Waterloo Commuâ€" nity Arts Centre loves its home. Since its beginning 13 years ago, the centre has operated out of the charmâ€" ing structure once known as the Waterloo Button Factory on Regina Street. Waterloo C Window woes By Ryan Conneu For The Chronicle By Anorea Bamey Chronicle Staff Karin Barthel Sales Representative in Kâ€"W For Over 15 Years win City Reamity inc Other arts programs also received good news, includâ€" ing the Waterloo Communiâ€" ty Arts Centre which This was just $2,000 short of what the group had origiâ€" nally asked for. The Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo Symphony Association was among a few of the groups who received the good news that the city was planning to grant its request, having received the most funding than any other organization, in the amount of $70,000. extra dollars out of its yearâ€" end _ surplus for an extra$s330,000. "I‘ve approached local businesses about supportâ€" ing us by donating money that would go to replacing the windows, DiCiccio said. "We believe the windows are the city‘s responsibility." As do others in the comâ€" munity, she added. "But the windows are part of the building. If we leave, we obviously wouldn‘t take them with us; meanâ€" while, we‘re the ones that have put $25,000 into them? "We don‘t pay rent, but we do pay all the utility costs and any repair costs that are needed. We‘ve also done a lot of work to clean up the building. We‘ve put in the washrooms, we‘ve painted, and we just paid for an elecâ€" trical upgrade. We had to do that for safety of course, but it was also to help (enhance) the art. Not that it‘s up to the arts centre anyway, said DiCicâ€" cio, given the building is owned by the City of Waterâ€" loo. ommunity Arts Centre looks to city for needed upgrades But replacing all the winâ€" dows would cost $25,000â€"a fee too great for the notâ€"forâ€" profit organization to hanâ€" dle. "There‘s no question, we need new doubleâ€"pane winâ€" dows." day workshops. They find it really coldâ€"you just feel like giving them little blankets or something. CITY NEWS GLOBALFusion Kâ€"W Oktoberfest wasn‘t so lucky, getting $15,000 instead of the $35,000 orgaâ€" nizers requested. However, The Kâ€"W Art Gallery received the second highest amount from council, adding $54,600 to its budâ€" get. The Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo Opera fared a little bit less, receiving the same amount the group received last year, $5,100. The group‘s request this year was for $10,000. received its full $15,000 grant request, as well as the Waterloo Concert Band to the tune of $5,100. She said generous grants from groups such as the Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo Comâ€" munity Foundation, Playâ€" Create Communities of "Over the last 10 years, the city has contributed between six and 10 per cent of our operating budget," she said. "We try to do our own thing." DiCiccio stressed the WCAC is responsible for covering the majority of its operating budget. "That $6,000 we lost in revenue because of the heat would have all but wiped out our deficit by Sept. 1. That‘s what‘s so frustrating." "We‘ve had a tough last couple years," she said. "In 2004 we had a yearâ€"end deficit of nearly $14,400. We worked very hard over the next year and managed to get that figure down to about $6,500 in 2005. DiCiccio said the indoor temperature caused the centre to lose about $6,000 in revenue last summer. "I want the city to know that we‘ve tried to get our own funding for thisâ€"we‘ve just hit a brick wall." "All of them said the same thing. If it was for a new piano for the arts centre, there would be no problem. But since it‘s to replace the windows, which are part of the building, they think it‘s the city‘s responsibility too. From its exotic teak, bamboo and cork furnishings to its traditional ethnic prints, grasscloths and weaves, GLOBALFusion is all about a merging of styles from around the world. To capture its exotic essence in your home, start with a palette that‘s light and tropical, or rich and spicy from Benjamin Moore. Just one of 6 NEW design styles and 12 new colour palettes now available at Heer‘s Decorating. The Catholic Family Counselling Centre didn‘t The House of Friendship received the necessary funding of $15,000 it needed to now offer a fullâ€"time community resource coâ€" ordinator at the Sunnydale Community Centre. At the bottom of the list was the Waterloo Region Children‘s Museum, whose representatives were denied their $40,000 request from council. council recommended the city look into its tourism budget to help fund the remaining amount instead. "We try to dov as much community outreach as we can," she said. "We try to take part in the city‘s yearly festivals; we bring programâ€" ming to lower income areas; and we have a feeâ€"assisâ€" Waterloo Region and the Ontario Arts Council have helped the centre meet its needs. The volunteers who help run the centre are also supportive. Sher DiCiccio, executive director of the Waterloo Community Arts Centre of the singleâ€"pane windows that overheats the centre in the summer and cold in the winter. The Canadian Federation of University Women in Kâ€"W had received $5,000 to proâ€" ceed with publishing a book The Business and Educaâ€" tion Partnership of Waterloo Region also received only half of its $5,000 request. However, the organizaâ€" tion did receive the same respective amount as what House of Friendship received. fare as well in comparison, having received only half of what it requested from council to assist in its Erb West neighbourhood proâ€" jects. the full fee. "I brought this up to "That doesn‘t help our _ council a few weeks ago, so bottom line, but our manâ€" _ now I‘m just waiting for the date is to provide opportuâ€" city‘s response," DiCiccio nities for artistic expression. _ said. "I‘d like to sit down "We really try to live up to _ with city staff and discuss the ‘community‘ part of our solutionsâ€"together. We do name." consider them to be one of DiCiccio hopes the city _ our municipal partners." "That doesn‘t help our bottom line, but our manâ€" date is to provide opportuâ€" nities for artistic expression. tance program, which means we don‘t refuse anyâ€" one who‘d like to take part in an activity if they can‘t pay the full fee. 565 King St. N. @ Northfield in GTO Gas Bar www.qtwireless.ca _ 880+1477 k The Greater Kitchenerâ€" Waterloo Chamber of Comâ€" merce will be receiving oneâ€" time funding to the tune of $20,000 to assist in physiâ€" cian recruitment, with a fiveâ€"year funding commitâ€" ment to help bring more doctors to Waterloo. The Child Witness Centre of Waterloo Region received $2,500; Community Justice Initiatives received $20,000; and the KidsAbility Foundaâ€" tion received $25,000. titled Proudly She Marched, devoted to heightening awareness about women during war times. recognizes the centre‘s efforts and agrees to help with this problem area the centre can‘t solve on its own. H itre, stands next to one and fails to keep out the PCS. 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