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Mary Connolly is running in the Centralâ€"Columbia ward, Ward 2, Council bowed to public pressure and approved a committee to increase council size and redistribute the wards in what proved to be a highly contentious vote â€" even Mayor Herb Epp got involved to vote against the proposal. Even if all the incumbents plan to run, there will be at least two new faces on the next city council. "I‘m very disappointed that there wasn‘t one councillor who was really standing up and saying we need to hold on moraine development," said Piscitelli. "I really think we need an environmentalist on council who would be willing to do that." While he‘s satisfied with how the student accommodation study is proâ€" ceeding, he‘s interested in promoting pedestrian rights in the city around the university and the uptown. That‘s tied into a general concern he has about the city‘s environmental approach during the last council term. Piscitelli said he‘s running because it‘s time to change some of the voices heard around the council table. He wants to add a different perspective to the council, and said that council shouid better reflect the diversity of the city. So far he will face former Wilfrid Laurier University Students‘ Union viceâ€"president Anthony Piscitelli, a strong advocate of students‘ rights who has been heavily involved in the city‘s dealings with the university community. Coun. lan McLean is the only member of the current council that has declared, running in the reconstiâ€" tuted Uptown ward,â€"soon to be known as Ward 7, one of seven new wards created for the 2006 municipal election. Thc race is on, and at least one Waterloo city council incumbent will face a challenge in this Novem:â€" ber‘s municipal election. Candidates lining up for fall election By Bos Vrsanac Chronicle Staff Continued on page 3 But last Friday, instead of wearing pink, she opted for blue and black. The choice was fitting. Allen stood out from the rest of the school community, many of whom were dressed head to toe in pink â€" in her honour. The _ warm, funâ€"loving She does so to remind herself and others of the battle she and millions of women have faced with breast cancer. iJday to her teaching job at St Luke school in Waterloo. Grade 6 teacher Sandra Allen Luke school Friday afternoon cancer that claimed one of he andra Allen wears pink every By Anorea Bamey Chronicle Staff od b Sandra Allen is surrounded by students and wellâ€"wishers as she opens her S efe en eP s t 7 Serving your community since 1856 She knows this road all too well. The 56â€"yearâ€"old was to undergo a mastectomy Monday as a preventative measure against abnormal preâ€"cancer cells that showed up in a recent biopsy. teacher, who is cherished by her Grade 6 students and staff at the school, was the guest of honour at a surprise goingâ€"away gatherâ€" ing that sent her off with thoughts and prayers â€" includâ€" ing a message that read, ‘God bless you, Ms. Allen‘ on the school‘s front sign â€" for her next battle. Allen was diagnosed with Though the breast cancer she seemed to beat in 2004 hadn‘t fully returned, doctors told Allen that removing her second breast would ensure the disease wouldâ€" n‘t resurface. "I don‘t want this to happen to any other woman. I don‘t want anyone else to hurt this much." "When they tell you that you have cancer, it flips your uniâ€" verse sideways. "That was terrifying," she said. breast cancer two years ago, which forced her to undergo her first mastectomy. Continued on page 7 || || Classified Viewpoint Business WCAC hosts guitar summit this Saturday. WHAT‘S | INSIDE . Page 22 25 17