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Andrea Sharpe performs in a Voola Camp on tour concert at Waterloo Town Square last Thursday. Camp participants per formed at the First United Church throughout June and July. Piano prodigy brings home another provincial award. A study in concrptrrtio.n Getting local hockey players ready for the big show/Page I 8 Historical walking tours a nice summer diversion/Page 10 ("In Wm "DVD wmmoo PUBLIC uni-mm axerloo Mayor Brenda Halloran said she takes full Wresponsibility for the promises she made on the campaign trail to do what she could to stop a con- troversial development on the west sideid the city. But since assuming office last November she's been privy to more information regarding the Vista Hills subdivision and two neighbouring developments slated to be built on the Waterloo moraine. And she's changed her mind about the development after some of her own misconceptions have been cleared up regarding the environmental impact it could have on local groundwater. "I'h take the resprmsibiiity," said Halloran. "This has been a huge learning gun; fy me. . - . . ihave hadume ability to access information that wasnt available to me." The deciding factor came in a report delivered by the regional planning commissioner Rob Horne last week at Waterloo regional council. The 39-page report summed up all the technical information compiled on the subdivision since a 1992 Ontario Municipal Board decision gave the go ahead to develop the land. Halloran and the rest of regional council accepted the report last Wednesday, not putting it to a vote that would usurp the planning commissioner's power to approve the development. The lone condition was Halloran's motion to Highlanders outstanding season leads to invitations to Team Ontario. Mayor rethinks west- side development BY Butt me fhett_isht s'atr lndudu up to " of “1730 ' Stand-d "her 395 - St. N., Van-loo 519.745JDZQ __-- $1933 Continued on pages