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6 + WATERLOO CHRONICLE * Wednesday, February 21, 2007 Li =~~~al { councillor described the proâ€" _ requests totaling $500,000 o ceedings to do so as "farcical." about 25 local organizati 4 F\ "I don‘t think we understand _ including House of Friend a the process we‘re talking about _ Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo Symp! SJM here," said Coun. Mark Whaley. and Social Planning Coun "We‘re on shaky ground. So _ Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo. N ‘A\T U R ESC A Pl NG SE“\" l N A RS many agencies are going to The city, meanwhile, R J depend on the results of this _ has $231,000 available ir t . 1 * 3 "dy 22 °4 * 4 particular process we‘re going . operating budget to fund th The Region of Waterioo presents free seminars P va‘ through right now which we The previous council for amateur gardeners looking to improve your MAAAE | don‘t understand. used oneâ€"time funding fror yard with droughtâ€"tolerant and attractive natural + css "I think we‘re really in deep _ tax rate stabilization reser | landscapes M § } water here." address some of the req: ‘ P F i / Whaley called to defer the _ above these assigned mo Join renowned natural gardening expert a , WR SAE | allocation process at Monday‘s _ Coun. lan McLean said. Lorraing Mennen at the seminar of your choice * / > J f+ Check the locations and dates below and register M ....--.....- 7 - today by calling 519â€"575â€"4021 or email . ‘ watercycle@region.waterloo.on.ca ‘ “ \ SEMINAR: Learn How to Create Beautiful, & \f s AC! Water Efficient Landscapes e A ing experie" To NEW HAMBURG â€" Meadow Acres Garden Centre, in 4 a uniaue? sh % i 2315 Queen St., Petersburg, ON r /F\ | Saturday March 24th , 11 a.m . | 2.4 GHZ (% f , E6 ST. JACOBS â€" St. Jacobs Country Gardens and p d e ds e s M Landscaping Centre, {b | ((ll{l)l.‘lzbb lime 3§ e [ 1661 New Jerusalem Rd., Elmira ON J [| PHONE sSo e it Saturday March 31st, 11 a m with digital answering °.M 344 / CAMBRIDGE â€" Hespeler Arena, Optimist Room oi ihe 3 Saturday March 17th, 11 a.m | Dual ‘ ') Â¥ i Bcb UU _ Returbished SEMINAR SERIES: Drought Tolerant Caller 1.D. 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For more information, or to register for your spot i thoose trom b nB . at one of these free seminars, please call {fi 4 1 | ¢ ':’A _3 o . 519â€"575â€"4021 or email a W «KK | 666 Victoria St. N., Kitchener 9 9 o watercycle@region.waterloo on.ca ® oo o ® 9 sat 9â€"5: Sun 10â€"5 4o ooo ooo The Region of Waterloo presents free seminars for amateur gardeners looking to improve your yard with droughtâ€"tolerant and attractive natural landscapes. Join renowned natural gardening expert Lorraing Mennen at the seminar of your choice. Check the locations and dates below and register today by calling 519â€"575â€"4021 or email watercycle@region.waterloo.on.ca SEMINAR: Learn How to Create Beautiful, Water Efficient Landscapes NEW HAMBURG â€" Meadow Acres Garden Centre 2315 Queen St., Petersburg, ON Saturday March 24th , 11 a.m. ST. JACOBS â€" St. Jacobs Country Gardens and Landscaping Centre, 1661 New Jerusalem Rd., Elmira ON Saturday March 31st, 11 a .m ‘ SEMINAR SERIES: Drought Tolers Perennials, Lawnâ€"less Gardening Water Efficient Trees and Shrubs KITCHENER â€" Sheridan Nurseries, 100 Elmsdale Dr., Kitchener ON Phone: 519â€"743â€"4146 Sunday, March 18th,1 p.m. Drought Tolerant Perennials Sunday March 25th, 1 p.m. Lawnâ€"less Gardening Sunday April 1st, 1 p.m. Water Efficient Trees and Shrubs for Residential Landscapes For more information, or to register f at one of these free seminars, pleast 519â€"575â€"4021 or email watercycle@region.waterloo on.ca Saturday March 31st, 11 a .m CAMBRIDGE â€" Hespeler Arena Saturday March 17th, 11 a.m. COmBléte Collision and Bejinis!nir]n §gt!ifie JOB TRACK has been successfully placing indi viduals in paid positions where they were previ ously unable to secure paid employment inde §Northdal€ ***~ Auto Body 519â€"884â€" This is accomplished by when you tell them ... 1 I saw your ad in the Chronicle. ADVERTISERS Stephanie Chogquette, Employment Faclâ€" ftator, one of 4 Job Track staff mentors Groups have to wait for word on funding requests aterloo city council Wagreed to hold off on allocating funding to community groups after one councillor described the proâ€" ceedings to do so as "farcical." "I don‘t think we understand many age depend o particular through r By Jennteer OrmstON Chronicle Staff finance meeting after council disagreed on how much money should be allocated to the Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo Art Gallery, which asked for $56,000 this year. Council has received grant requests totaling $500,000 from about 25 local organizations, including House of Friendship, Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo Symphony and Social Planning Council of Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo. The city, meanwhile, only has $231,000 available in the operating budget to fund them. The previous council had used oneâ€"time funding from the tax rate stabilization reserve to address some of the requests above these assigned manies, Coun. lan McLean said. tax rate address above t! Coun. la Event will support three charities Continued from page 4 That‘s why Laura wants to make a difference in the here and now. With help from her mother, Shanâ€" non, and Cory‘s friends, she has organâ€" ized a fundraiser to honour Cory and support the organizations that were close to him during the last few months of his life: Toronto‘s Haspital for Sick Children Foundation, Ronald McDonâ€" ald House and the Childhood Cancer Research Foundation. The event will take place this Thursâ€" day at Bluevale collegiate, featuring hypnotist Jerry Enns, door prizes and day at Bl hypnotist raffle drav appea for the grate in printing And h said so the Tickets are $10 each and dents under age 18 "Cory would have done thing for someone else; t wanted to do this for him," L For tickets to the fund: 519â€"579â€"0377 or basketball_girl1245@hotmai ave Dieme The The We at e evening. iemert‘s school in Kitchener, ing costs. nd all of the dr. been donated. Ne‘ve already rs "I didn‘t think 1 can‘t imagine w vent." "I feel totally blindsided by this," said Coun. Diane Freeâ€" man. But this came as a surprise to some of the new councillors. "I have no idea whether there‘s any policy in place with regards to how deep one can reach into these reserves. I‘m extremely uncomfortable with going into reserve funds." The reserve currently has $1.4 million in it for council to use as it chooses, said Coun. 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