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6 + WATERLOO CHRONICLE + Wednesday, June 27. 2007 The solution to your foot problems is & â€"7 Xtra Depth®* shoes, only by P.W. Minor. , «@@@ d Arthritis & Hammertoes dCongeniml 9 Disbetes f Foot Trauma Deformities SHOECKRAFTERS â€"~© 94% Weber St. W., Kitchener _ 519â€"749â€"0787 Where It All Began: Uptown Waterioo Wednesday, June 27 â€" 6:30 pm 8 Thursday, August 2 â€" 10:30 am T Waterloo Park: Jewel of the City Sunday, July 8 â€" 2:00 pm Wednesday, August 1 â€" 6:30 pm Dodgy Dealings: Mystery and Misdemeanor in Historic Waterioo Thursday, July 5 â€" 10:30 am Sunday, July 22 â€" 2:00 pm Wednesday, August 15 â€" 6:30 pm Sunday, August 26 â€" 2:00 pm Brews and Beverages: Waterloo‘s Past and Present Watering Holes Wednesday, July 4 â€" 6:30pm Sunday, July 29 â€" 2:00 pm Sunday, August 19 â€" 2:00 pm Thursday, August 30 â€" 10:30 am The Mary Allen Area Through The Ages: A Century of Architecture and a Bit of the Paranormai Thursday, June 28 â€" 10:30 am Wednesday, July 18 â€" 6:30 pm Sunday, July 12 â€" 2:00 pm Wednesday, August 29 â€" 6:30 pm On Wednesday, July 18 and August 29, this tour will conclude at the Hillcrest House B&B, who have generously sponsored refreshments. Hillcrest Bed and Breakfast (Beanâ€"Wright House) is an 1882 Waterloo Heritage Landmark B&B operated by Stefan and Wendy Schuster, 73 George Street Waterloo www .hillcresthouse.ca Group Tours available at times other than those listed. Please call Rock around Uptown Waterioo Thursday August 2, 6:30 pm This is a two hour walk around Uptown Waterloo to explore the building stones of our city. The tour is guided by Peter Russell, curator of the Earth Sciences Museum at the University of Waterloo. All tours cost $3, run for 1 to 2 hours, and begin at the Visitor and Heritage Information Centre 10 Father David Bauer Drive, UpTown Waterloo (Next to the Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery) Hurt? Lroup Feet rAdVIEL, Retirement & Tax * _ Specialist Russ McEachnie Tues â€"Fri. 9:30 amâ€"5:30 pm Sat. 9:30 amâ€"4:00 pm Thursday, July 19 â€" 10:30 am Sunday, August 5 â€" 2:00 pm Sunday, July 15 â€" 2:00 pm Thursday, August 16 â€" 10:30 am "The way the propertyâ€" tax funding goes, the municâ€" ipalities retain very little of it, and the bulk of it goes up to higher levels of popular summertime Ajl)nraction at Waterloo ark, Lion‘s Lagoon, won‘t be open until city offiâ€" cials make sure it‘s safe. Continued from page 3 Lions Lagoon closed over safety concerns City needs help from other levels of government 1 saw your ad in the Chronicle ADVERTISERS appreciate it when you tell them, ... By Bos VrBANAC Chronicle Staff â€" KW TOURISM | waTeRLOO 7‘& spring to replace the old one, which had been around for 13 years. s s One of those falls includâ€" ed a boy who struck his head, sending him to hospiâ€" tal. City officials realized there was something wrong with the new surface and closed down Lion‘s Lagoon last Wednesday. * ~ ‘ That might put a damper on some summer plans for a while, but Mark Dykstra, the City of Waterloo‘s director of environment and parks services, said they are com:â€" government. "But the municipalities are the ones who have to provide the crucial services for the ratepayers." About 50 per cent of this year‘s property taxes went to Vis/tor and Heritage Services mitted to providing a safe experience for families and children. Groups planning a trip to the park for the last week of school have already been informed, and the city is trying to fix it as fast as they can knowing that more than 30,000 people visit the splash pad every summer. "Safety is the key in dealâ€" ing with this," said Dykstra. "We‘ll try to get it back up and running as soon as we Dykstra said the city had done a number of surface the region, 30 per cent to the city and 20 per cent to the province, Mavin said, adding that breakdown flucâ€" tuates annually. "The bulk of the money, 1 feel, should stay at the municipal levels where the services are most affecting families and students and children and our qualities of life because we‘re the ones who have to sustain our own community." To deal with these infraâ€" structure issues, the city is looking into the possibility of implementing a capital infrastructure levy as part of the budget process. This system should be reversed, according to Halâ€" loran, who is particularly concerned about the milâ€" lions of dollars needed to fix and maintain city roads. It could be anywhere from oneâ€"half to two per cent, which would be added on to the property taxes. "In order to address the infrastructure maintenance deficiency, there has to be some funds diverted to them," Mavin said. "There‘s various ways of doing that. One of the best ways would renovations and improveâ€" ment in the offâ€"season to spruce up Lion‘s Lagoon. That included the installaâ€" tion of new asphalt and the application of new paint. "The last surface had reached its useful end so we had to look at that and make some changes," said Dykâ€" There were assurances from the manufacturer that the paint being applied was used in other water attracâ€" be to have this capital infra structure levy." â€" If the levy is approved in December, the monies will be put into a fund and alloâ€" cated based on need. "I understand we have to look at how are we going to maintain our aging infraâ€" structure and our buildâ€" ings," she said. That‘s why she‘s now focusing on informing the public about the challenges the city faces. "We‘re a smart communiâ€" ty. We‘re the most intelligent community in the world. To me it‘s important that we educate the community and learn what our struggles are, but also celebrate our sucâ€" She recommends resiâ€" dents contact their provinâ€" cial and federal representaâ€" tives and ask where the funding is to help the municipality. It‘s too early for Halloran to say whether or not she will support the levy. _ "The community needs to be on board with this and hear what‘s going on and be educated in the financial sitâ€" uation of the city." Continued on page 7