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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 29 Aug 2007, p. 4

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4 + WATERLOO CHRONICLE * Wednesday, August 29, 2007 The Régional Municipality of Waterloo has scheduled maintenance work on the Laurel Tank starting September 4, 2007 following a successful flow test on the municipal water supply system in Waterloo Zone 4 (please see map below) during February 2007. Waterloo Zone 4 is generally bordered by Benjamin Rd. in the north, the Grand River in the east, University Ave. in the south and Westmount Rd. in the west. No interruption to your municipal water supply is anticipated as a result of this work. Customers in the affected area may notice temporary fluctuations in their municipal water pressure while the testing is underway. If so, the water pressure will return to normal when the testing has been completed. Customers may also observe some discoloration of their municipal water when testing commences. If any discoloration is observed, customers should allow their water to run to a drain for 5 minutes and the discoloration should clear. If discoloration perâ€" sists, please contact one of the individuals listed below. . All maintenance work is scheduled to be completed by end of October, 2007. | Every effort is being made to avoid any disruption and minimize any inconvémience. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the following: * General Inquiries: Mr. Hennie Fourie, P.Eng. Senior Project Manager, Environmental Engineering Regional Municipality of Waterloo Tel: $19 575â€"4488 Email: fthendrik@region.waterloo.on.ca Service Inquiries: Mr. Lane Stevens g Supervisor, Operations and Maintenance Regional Municipality of Waterloo H Pager: 519 581â€"5740 ; Mobile: 519 577â€"4550 i For Emergencies Your patience is appreciated while this testing is conducted All comments and information received from individuals, stakeholder groups and agencies regarding these projects and meetings are being collected to assist the Region of Waterloo in making a decision. Under the Municipal Act. personal inforâ€" mation (such as name, address, telephone number, and property lacation) that may be included in a submission becomes part of the public record. Questions regarding the collection of this information should be referred to the staff responsible for each projâ€" ect or meeting. LAUREL TANK MAINTENANCE E. Dyck O A BC L EV OPTICIANS Full line of Prescription & Sunglasses Come in and see the latest fashion frames that have arrived Region of Waterloo PUBLIC NOTICE Regional Water Operations Centre (24 Hours) Tel: 519 571â€"6208 www.edyckopticians.ca SERVING Kâ€"W AREA SINCE 1980 385 Frederick, Kitchener, Frederick Mail 519â€"745â€"9741 Continued from page 1 far back as 1998. It also recently opened up an office in Toronto to make that presence even more permanent. . Today, more than 60 per cent of WNEDâ€"TV‘s audience comes from southern Ontario, said Gwen Mysiak, the station‘s manager of corporate communications. And as a memberâ€"funded staâ€" tion that does a lot of fundraising to support its programming, they‘ve found they receive some of their strongest support from the Waterloo area. "I think a lot of people are surprised by that," said Mysiak. "We produce a member magazine, so we see the numbers every month. "A lot of our memâ€" bership is from southâ€" ern Ontario, and so is a lot of our viewership." But it shouldn‘t be a surprise with Waterâ€" loo‘s two universities and strong community college network sugâ€" gesting a wellâ€"educated and literate community. They are just the type of people who support WNED. But it‘s not the only thing that producers of the show are looking for, said Christy May, who spends a lot of time recruiting and training local volunteers for the Our Town program before editâ€" ing the submissions down to an hourâ€"long proâ€" "We‘re looking for a community with a strong sense of civic pride," said May. "We‘re looking for something to create that hometown feeling â€" that‘s really something we are looking for." American broadcaster trying to reflect Canadian audience This isn‘t a promotional video for the city, although Canadian communities like Niagaraâ€"onâ€" theâ€"Lake, Welland, Markham and Oakville have found it‘s given their communities a boost, said Mysiak. People working for the economic develâ€" opment departments at those respective cities have no problem handing out the Our Town DVD A video surveillance policy statement was approved by Waterloo Region council last Thursâ€" day to ensure the proper use of personal images gathered by the video surveillance cameras in place at regional facilities. The policy states cameras are meant to record significant events, monitor criminal activities and meet legislative requirements as determined by provincial law. heâ€"Lake, Welland, Markham and Oakville have "Our program director in terms of future ound it‘s given their communities a boost, said _ acquisitions is always asking what our audience is Mysiak. People working for the economic develâ€" _ really looking for, and what can we do to serve pment departments at those respective cities _ them better. This is really augmenting our regular nave no problem handing out the Our Town DVD _ PBS schedule." * * Region approves surveillance camera plan Chatparion cf e Board « Dracer of Educaton Learning * Caring * Connecting "We like to tell Canadian stories and when we run things like Canada‘s War or No Price Too High, we get a great response." â€" Christy May Producer to prospective employers looking to move to the community. May said the stories that are told, and how they are told, are entirely up to the volunteers. The producers of the show meet with prospecâ€" tive videographers before they start shooting to define the topic areas. â€" s But what the volunteers do with the assign ment is entirely up to them. "We want to share those stories with the rest of our audience," said May. "They are stories that are unique to this area that they might not see watching television or the nightly news. "You really don‘t bring out those heartâ€"warmâ€" ing stories, and that‘s what we hope to do." It‘s about the sense of community that f 5 makes a place. And Znadl?n S[O}'lt?S there‘s a I(?t of that to in things like talk about in Waterloo. drive. "We‘re trying to reflect our Canadian audiâ€" ence," said May. "We like to tell Canadian stories and when we run things like Canada‘s War or No Price Too High we get a great response. Anyone interested in signing on with the projâ€" ect can contact May or executive producer David Rotterman at 1â€"800â€"678â€"1723. They can also visit the station‘s website for more information at www.wned.org or email May at cmay@wned.org. This is Waterloo‘s chance to tell its story, and May doesn‘t think it will be any problem to attract volunteers. All buildings using surveillance cameras will have a prominent, sign at the entrance to notify the public of existing cameras. Only authorized staff will have access to surveillance images or information. The policy includes a requirement for an annual report indicating new video surveillance installations, as well as requests for camera images and any other related security issues. A special premiere will be held in the comâ€" munity to highlight the production. And then it will be broadcast on WNEDâ€"TV in Decemâ€" ber during a special oneâ€"night membership

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