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They want services that are accessible with a reducâ€" tion in wait times; the sysâ€" tem â€" should promote healthy lifestyles and preâ€" vent illness; it should be effective and affordable; and it must be sustainable â€" able to meet the region‘s and surrounding area‘s The Waterloo Wellington Local Health Integraâ€" tion Network asked the community what the healthâ€"care system needs. And more than 6,000 people responded. Community | input used ‘ in local health plan By Jennirer Ormston Chronicle Staff Continued on page 7 +« C s ds H pâ€" l â€" $ * » _ W6; on BP P ki ~ * vv o + >’/ * a ‘:;£§ 9 . ‘//’fl' \5\».._ * 4 CCC > ~ans Tsc . Lee c u. 0 in ts Sir John A. Macdonald secondary school held its 12 Days of Christmas fundraiser last week with games and challenges highlighting a week of events that collected $6,000 for the Tree of Angels and 1,800 food items for the Food Bank of Waterloo Region. One of the homeroom challenges was a gingerbread house competition. Teacher Brian Lozon‘s homeroom decided to go all out and build a second storey addition and a double garage. Helping put it together were Becky Peters, Dayna Stephenson, Carli Van Arendonk. Rvan Dubeau RamiSaid Alicha Aname Ceaua~ MLLLLL and Christopher Wylie From Our Family to Your Family Have a Safe and Happy Holiday 2. _ 1 " _ _\ _ " 0 CCOmg storey addition and a double garage. Helping put it together Stephenson, Carli Van Arendonk, Ryan Dubeau, Rami Said, Alisha Adams, Steven Nieboer Serving your community since 1856 Visions of gingerbread Project Linus Page 11 LIFESTYLE |Bavarian WPL photo contest Page 14 ARTS FOCUS ‘, WINDOW WORKsS HWindow & Door v(l;l//el:y 2236 Shirley Drive, Kitchener 519.578.3938 www.bavarianwindows.com Open Dec. 27, 28 & 29 10am ‘til 2 Open Jan. 2, ?am â€" Spm regular hours 808 VRBANAC PHoTo of "We got a great response from people," Seally said. The library applied to the Waterloo Regional Herâ€" itage Foundation for a grant to proceed with the project, and opened the selection process up to the public. "When the idea of doing this was first brought up, I remember thinking, there can‘t be 150 Waterloo peoâ€" ple," said Janet Seally, the WPL‘s history librarian. "But once you think about it, you realize there are 150 and lots more." The project is one of the library‘s contributions to the celebration of Waterloo‘s 150th anniversary as a city in 2007. Every three days next year, the library will post a new profile on its website, highlighting Waterloo citiâ€" zens â€" past and present â€" who have influenced the development of the city. verybody has a story. EAnd the Waterloo pubâ€" lic library will tell 150 of them starting Jan. 1 and running through 2007. WPL project honours city‘s top 150 people Continued on page 6 By Anprea Bamey Chronicle Staff Swim champs Page 20 SPORTS