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The Waterloo Regional Heritage Foundation is holding its annual general meeting on June 13 at 6:30 p.m at Doon Heritage Crossroads. Tom Reitz, the manager and curator of Doon Herâ€" itage Crossroads, will be the guest speaker. After listening to a presâ€" entation by Mary Jane Patâ€" terson, manager of the Resiâ€" dential Energy Efficiency Project (REEP}, Monday night, council agreed to supâ€" port a motion put forth by Ward 2 Coun. Jim Bolger, calling on the federal govâ€" ernment to reinvest in the program. "This world is going to hell in a handâ€"basket, and this is one positive step that shows how tons and tons of energy can be saved in this community every day," said Ward 4 Coun. Mark Whalev. The federal government announced May 12 that it aterloo city council Whas thrown its supâ€" port behind local efforts to see the federal EnerGuide for Houses proâ€" gram reinstated. Waterioo calls on feds to reinstate EnerGuide program FINE AUTOMOBILE BODY AND PAINT Meticulous Restoration Original Paint Finishes Unsurpassed Collision Repair FINE AUTO INC 15 Centennial Dr. Kitchener Mercedes Benz Dealer Authorized PORSCHE JAGUAR Mkhith Mkhikth Specializing In 578â€"2052 By Anprea Baicey _ Chronicle Staff "Without help from the federal government, we‘re going to see significantly reduced demand for servâ€" ice According to REEP, in the last seven years local Enerâ€" Guide recommendations in Waterloo Region have led to 2,400 tons of CO2 reductions annually, with 550 in Waterâ€" loo alone; and an estimated $700,000 in energy savings each year for participating homeowners. would be immediately canâ€" celling the EnerGuide proâ€" gram, which provided subsiâ€" dies to delivery agents, like REEP, to conduct home evalâ€" uations and help residents of all income levels cut down on the energy they use. "But this service must be affordable and attractive to homeowners," Patterson pointed out. THE BEER DINNER Tom Bird, a local resident Benjamin‘s Restaurant & Inn 1430 King Street, ST. JACOBS present 5 course dinner & beer tasting Chef Nick Benninger _ Benjamin‘s Restaurant Tickets available by calling (519) 664â€"3731 Menu posted at www.stjacobs.com $70.00 per person plus taxes Thursday, June 8, 2006 6:30 pm Brick Brewing Company Jim Brickman Patterson said if the fedâ€" eral government refuses to reinstate the funding, the who had his home evaluated by REEP two years ago, said EnerGuide recommendaâ€" tions have made his home more comfortable and enerâ€" gy efficient on a limited budget. He added, without monâ€" etary support, "the people who need this program the most won‘t be able to access the services." "It‘s not just a service; it‘s a resource." he said. "It‘s not just a service; it‘s a resource." â€"Tom Bird resident E T E0T a ts «w «. «NQL v2tid wath any Oth@L OHOTS O SPOCASC, C u. 4 ts um um un aa NQL 42 Bolger, who was pleased to see council support his recommendation, _ also openly questioned the fedâ€" eral government‘s logic. "At a time when this planet needs our help more than ever... I don‘t understand why anyâ€" one would pull the plug on this program." She said other provinces, such as Quebec and Manitoâ€" ba, have already stepped up to support EnerGuide delivâ€" ery agents. "I‘d like to think this was an oversight or a miscalculaâ€" tion on the part of the federâ€" al government," said Ward 5 Coun. lan McLean. "It‘s defiâ€" nitely something (the govâ€" ernment) should reconsidâ€" er. next step would be to approach the Province of Ontario for support. Today The Difference in Cost To Use CEDAR is So Little ' "YOU‘D BE CRAZY‘" Not To Use CEDAR | For Your Deck Or Fence Projects ~ * Decks & Fences g; Cedarland £ * 4x4, 6x6 Posts Lumber & Sauna Co. * Privacy & Square Lattice P 445 Conestogo Rd., WaterJoo, ON * Sikkens Finishes ANY DECK ORDER OVER $1,000 Building a deck? 100 OFF Coupon valid till July 31/06 www.intelligentwa proes bated on average compentor price on pressure Iated um «s WOOD CARE FINISHES ! Coupon valid till July 31/06 | Not vahd with any other offers o speci@S .. a 8‘â€"20‘ Lengths Clear & Knotty Cedar 10° OFF