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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 20 Feb 2008, p. 1

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Province looks into inorganic <_â€" fluoride e province is stepâ€" I ping into the fluoridaâ€" tion debate after a local citizens group requestâ€" ed a review of their conâ€" cerns under the Environâ€" mental Bill of Rights. The Ministry of the Enviâ€" ronment is launching its own review of the existing policies and regulations under the Safe Drinking Water Act that pertain to the Renewing your Beauty UltraShape » Skin Rejuvenation » Veins » Botox & Filler â€" Laser Hair Removal 519.578.2828 Victoria at Westmount By BoB VRBANAC Continued on page 6 Chronicle Staff *MSRP of $21,595/$20,695 on 2008 Impreza 2.5i 5â€"door (8G1â€"BPV2008 Impreza 2.5i Sedan (8BF1â€"BP). Freight, PDI, license, taxes, insurance, PPSA and dealer charges are extra Offer applicable OAC. Dulovm-y-ah:bu.WMMWWMW.WMMNWuMnM,SuWWMM Local kids drama group teaches students about live theatre. WATERLOO PUBLIC L! ARTS Ice sculptor Cathy Coutler, of Iceculture, grinds out the fine features of a howling husky at the annual UpTown Waterloo Ice Dogs Festival. The sunny weather brought out more than 1,500 people to the event that featured malamute puppies and dogâ€"sled rides. Watch for blowing snow Yoga for Hope fundraiser on Feb. 23 to benefit HopeSpring/Page 11 Waterloo woman is the public‘s personal assistant/Page 17 808 VRBANAC PHOTO Waterloo track athlete has the luck of the Irish. Region urged * to take €6 T yaper or plastic?" It‘s a question Ppeople are asked every week at the grocery store. al _ 0 â€" But at least you‘re given the choice. At other retailers, as soon as you make your purchase, no matter how big or small, the cashier will find a plastic bag to fit it all. Have you ever stopped to think about where all those plastic bags end up, and the potential impact it can have on the environment? A University of Waterioo professor and her research assistants want people to start thinking differently about the common plastic bag and they‘re hoping it prompts a change in consumer behaviour. Prof. Jennifer Clapp, of UW‘s facâ€" ulty of environmental studies, and her research team of Linda Swanston and Justin Williams recently comâ€" piled some of the latest findings regarding the impact of plastic bags on the environment. They‘re preâ€" senting those findings to regional council in the hopes that it will spur some action to deal with plastic bags that can take up to 1,000 years to The Region of Waterloo is responâ€" sible for waste management, and while it has a goal of diverting up to 40 per cent of the waste generated, plastic bags are one of the things that still ends up in local landfills. "Plasticâ€"bag waste is not only an action on plastic bags By BoB VRBANAC Continued on page 7

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