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8 + WATERLOO CHRONICLE + Wednesday, April 9 Peter WINKLER PUBLISHER EDITORIAL Bob VRBANAC EDITOR ext. 229 editorial@ waterloochronicle.ca sports@waterloochronicle.ca Jennifer ORMSTON REPORTER ext. 203 jormston@waterloochronicle.ca Greg MACDONALD REPORTER ext. 215 gdmacdonald@ waterloochronicle.ca Gerry MATTICE ext. 230 RETAIL SALES MANAGER SALES REPRESENTATIVES Norma CYCA ext. 223 neyca@waterloochronicle.ca Jackie HAMILTON ext. 228 jhamilton@ waterloochronicle.ca Carly GIBBS ext. 222 cgibbs@waterloochronicle.ca sales @ waterloochronicle.ca Brenda SOKOLOWSKI1 ext. 202 bsokolowski@ waterloochronicle.ca CLASSIFIED §19â€"895â€"5230 CIRCULATION 519â€"886â€"2830 ext. 213 Canadian Publications Mail Sales Publication Agreement Number 40050478 Iaternational Standard Serial Num ber ASSN 0832â€"3410 Audited Circulation: 31,292 ADVERTISING WATERLOO CHRONICLE Thie Waterloo Chronicle is published each Wednesday by Metroland Media Group Ltd. 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FAX $19â€"886â€"9383 EMAIL It’s always been a struggle to balance the demands of yearâ€"round residents with the students who move into the area to attend our institutions of higher learning. _ How -ciovyrtr)rurpreserve traditional neighbourhoods while meeting the need for students housing? mm e ced ts m uin uP There are other centres that have fought this battle and lost â€" the student ghetto around Queen‘s Universiâ€" ty in Kingston, Ont., comes to mind. w W T T . t We eaemnenen se s oalen lt . md on mt And while there was talk about creating a student precinct in Waterloo during discussions of the new Height and Density policy a few years ago, it was quickly shelved because residents rightly pointed out that the city would be abandoning traditional neighbourhoods. These are the neighbourhoods that popped up to meet the postâ€"Second World War housing demand, and while not historic they are a historical touchstone for Waterloo. _ To see them abandoned to uncontrolled student development serves neither the residents nor the stuâ€" dents who would potentially occupy this area. â€" But while no official policy exists, except the rules already on the books for lodging houses, residents of those neighbourhoods argue they are quickly slipping towards the precipice of becoming the very ghettos peoâ€" ple are concerned about as absentee landlords and housing speculators have driven a lot of families out of the neighbourhood. Em e xeneiest l The city says it has a longâ€"term strategy to combat the student housing issue and in 25 years the situation will stabilize itself in this area. That‘s not soon enough for the residents who think it‘s a crisis situation now and that something has to be done immediately or their neighbourhoods will be irrevocably lost. The levers of government sometimes move too slowâ€" ly, with the reality on the ground changing much faster than the municipality‘s ability to respond. © Hopefully, we‘re not in such a state and the city can still institute a few things that can provide balance to an issue that seems to have reached its tipping point. Striking a balance VIEWPOINT I've never been one to celeâ€" brate individual accomâ€" plishments. _ Maybe it was all the team sports I grew up playing. _ Whenever I was selected to play for an allâ€"star soccer team or a rep travel team, 1 was always respectful of the role my fellow teammates played in helping me receive that type of recognition. The same applied to footâ€" ball as well, where you don‘t earn an allâ€"star nod as a defensive lineman without recognizing the work of the guy sweating it out beside That‘s why I was always happy when more than one of us received the recogniâ€" tion. No one likes to stand alone. The group accolades take into account the communiâ€" cation, dedication and comâ€" mitment we all engaged in to be a successful team. That concept of team has stuck with me since I‘ve been with the Waterloo Chronicle. There is no way a sucâ€" cessful community paper like the Chronicle gets put together without a strong team behind it. So we were thrilled to hear in February that the Chronicle was once again nominated for the 2007 Genâ€" eral Excellence Award by the Ontario Community Newsâ€" papers Association. The association repreâ€" sents more than 270 comâ€" munity newspapers across the province, and once a year gives your peers a Ei chance to judge Ontario‘s This was the second time in the past three years that the Chronicle was honoured in this category, which recâ€" ognizes the overall achieveâ€" ment of the newspaper judgâ€" ing it on editorial content, advertising impact and overâ€" all design. The last time the Chroniâ€" cle was up for the award we finished in second place. We always knew we were putâ€" ting out a quality product, but it was nice to have it confirmed by other people in the industry. The commuâ€" nity, however, has no probâ€" lem telling us what they think about the Chronicle â€" and that feeling is mutual. To be nominated again, and to finish third this year, extends the legacy of former editor Andrea Bailey, while affirming the work of the new team we have in place. In addition to being a gifted writer, the Chronicle also boasts one of the best copy editors in the business in Jennifer Ormston. No one cares more about the Chronâ€" icle than Jenni, a lifelong resâ€" ident of Waterloo. The addition of Greg MacDonald to the staff last year also sharpened our edge, while adding energy to the newsroom. A lot of that energy comes from the mulâ€" tiple cups of coffee our Gregâ€" gy drinks in a day, but he also has challenged us to be fresh and creative in our covâ€" erage. Of course the paper wouldn‘t look as good as it does without the production team of Millie Martin and her rightâ€"hand man Eric Habich. They never want to be listed in the masthead, but this is my chance to thank them for making us all look so good. Then, there‘s the sales _ team led by Gerry Mattice and made up of reps like Norma Cyca, Carly Gibbs, Brenda Sokolowski and newest addition Jackie Hamilton. Without them there wouldn‘t be as many pages to fill. They are also some of the best contacts we have in the community. Lastly, there‘s Waterloo itself, Without a dynamic and vibrant community to write about I don‘t know how successful a paper we‘d be. Waterloo is leaving its mark on the world, and this is another nod to the people who make this community such a great place to live and work in.