_ The building blog already features informaâ€" tion on Teeple Architects, The branch library blog can be accessed at http://wplwestbranch.blogs pot.com . Weblogs are innovative webâ€"based approaches to sharing information and communicating with the community. WPL already supports two blogs, which have attracted international attention, and which have logged visits from as far away as Africa, Australia and Malaysia. The blogs function as online journals and newsletters, with freâ€" quently updated stories with links to news items and websites. The Waterloo public library _ (WPL) â€" has launched a new blog, or weblog, to provide a forum for the community to proâ€" vide input into the design of the new west branch library. WPL blog gives readers a say on site The second aspect involves faculty and stuâ€" dents of Conestoga‘s fullâ€" At the Conestoga recreâ€" ation centre will be repreâ€" sentatives of all the particiâ€" pating colleges, plus repreâ€" sentatives of the various student services available at Conestoga. The program goes from 8:30_ a.m.â€"12:30 p.m. The daytime event has two aspects. The daytime schedule during the fair is reserved for Grade 11 and 12 stuâ€" dents from schools in midâ€" western Ontario, as well as their teachers and guidance counsellors. In all, nearly 2,000 daytime guests are expected from Waterloo Region, and Wellington, Perth and Huron counties. The general public can visit the Conestoga Recreâ€" ation Centre at the Doon campus for a community open house from 6â€"7:30 p.m. to gather information and meet with representaâ€" tives of all the participating institutions. There is no admission charge and parkâ€" ing is free. The fair will provide an opportunity for secondary school students and the general public to meet with representatives of 24 colâ€" leges and institutes to disâ€" cuss programs of study, careers, admissions proceâ€" dures and the valuable role that college education plays in the economic growth and prosperity of the province. onestoga College will ‘ host an Ontario colâ€" lege information fair at the Doon campus in Kitchener on Nov. 1. Conestoga College to host large information fair for highâ€"school students Continued on page 20 "® _ Details at www.creaturecomfort.ca *# iÂ¥ 2 u4 4 & t#e*#406eeeee4e45 t * Howlâ€"Oâ€"Ween Party: Sat Oct 28# * 25% off ;h:- enter to win FREE food for 1 year! 5 = $10 off [CANIDAE] . The event at Conestoga is an ideal time to learn about the participating institutions, which offer In tone and style, it‘s a trade show format that allows student visitors to tour, gather information, and ask questions directly of Conestoga faculty and stuâ€" dents. Visitors can take the short, 20â€"metre walk from the recreation centre to the E Wing at the Doon main building and find there an array of displays and preâ€" sentations by each program. time programs up to flying dog Rack of Lamb h * Asian Tenderloin Salad * Thai Chicken Pizza * Hickory Brushfire Filet * Indian Candy Salmon October Specials PLUS all breedâ€"specific items 'E They play a key role in meeting employer needs locally, provincially and nationally, and thereby conâ€" Ontario‘s public colleges and institutes annually serve 150,000 fullâ€"time stuâ€" dents and close to one milâ€" lion partâ€"time students, and employ _ approximately 30,000 people in 200 comâ€" munities across _ the province. everything from oneâ€"year certificates to apprenticeâ€" ship training to threeâ€"year diplomas and fourâ€"year degrees, and even postgradâ€" uate programs. 34 Examples of the 24 colâ€" leges and institutes particiâ€" pating are Conestoga, Camâ€" brian (Sudbury), Durham (Oshawa), Fanshawe (Lonâ€" don), George Brown (Toronâ€" to), Georgian (Barrie), Mohawk (Hamilton), St. Clair _ (Windsor), _ St. Lawrence (Kingston), Sheriâ€" dan (Oakville), and an instiâ€" tute of health sciences (Michener). innovation, _ economic development and global competitiveness. tribute to productivity, Mitchell S Mary _ Connolly Regional Councillor 16 Years Regional Experience and Leadership Working Hard for You. For more information: Website: www.JaneMitchell.ca Phone: 519â€"886â€"9626 Reâ€"elect Jane I want to ensure that growth and development does not harm our environment. What we do today affects future generations. To provide clean water and monitor our ground water so that it is adequately protected and constantly tested. maryward6@rogers.com 519â€"886â€"1894 your voice at City Hall! WARD 6