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W, , , \i‘.»\ll.ltlt)t)(3lllt0Nl(1Lli - Wednesday. sepiemim 17.2008 - 3 Going to the faire . . . . . Royal Medieval Falre transforms Waterloo Park into Kingdom of Mearth thlS weekend BYIENNIFER Oms'ioN an t .. - J ‘ * questions and get them on their (‘hrorlicle Staff '. % way, . w? a x K ' The volunteer actors always i th knights in armour. stay in character. so if you ask ' W‘swordplay and magic. - where to park your car. they may i Waterloo Park West will be ‘ . ‘ . 7 fly; reply. "Chariots could be placed { transformed into a medieval king _' ' '._,'~ 4‘ _ “1‘ 4‘ somewhere over there." Lucas said. ' dom this Saturday. 1 q a ‘ - Or if you ask for the time, you may That‘s when the l lth annual V ‘ ' ‘ 7 " ‘. hear. “I don't have a timepiece. but Royal Medieval liaire will take . ' g ,~._ -" by the look ofthe stin I believe it is thousands of festival-goers back in ‘ ' .,_ _ ' . ~ one o'clock. time. a ‘ ' ,-:'.I . ”they won’t break the reality of And, once again. many of die '- .. I? ~.‘ ‘ ' ‘ . being in medieval times,” Lucas festival's veteran actors will resume . gay-i ‘¥‘-: ’ " lid.- their roles in the Kingdom of "a, \ 52' 3' ' , jig-Xi ‘ The storyline will progress at Meanh. "a.“ ‘ .5, ‘ 3:” . ‘s the Tournament Ring every hour “It's sort of like Christmas v"’ ~~ e , 4:“? y onthe half-hourbeg'nningatllfio morning with your traditions," said . :75 r ‘ ‘ jig . am. That's also where the knights Karen Lucas. the faire's coâ€"foutider. ‘ i: ‘3‘ i“ ,3 s "' will battle one another in sword- “You get to have those ‘ “fill 5‘- . \ fights. (moments of}, '()h I want to talk to v ‘ ,3} gs} ‘ ‘3‘: of ‘» Live performances will take the queen this year. she always gift?!" -. it E ‘3' place at the bandshell ~ known gives me her favour] " \ r 3 if} .: ff : g for the day as the Queen Stage. [he festival got its start more i " .3 ’ " - i Demonstrations will be held in the than a decade ago W “9” Lucas, The knights of the Kingdom of Mearth will battle it out again at this year's Royal Medieval Faire this Saturday at \Vizards' Pavtlion, V‘S'mrs “1" even Nick Oddson and l)! t not)“ were Waterloo pa“ West. mummmm be able to fire a trebuchet. a tradi- at the Pow Wow at Waterloo Park. tional medieval weapon. The trio. who enjoyed acting out hasn't changed that much over the what people do with their lives ver~ give the event an authentic feel, To make this event happen. 50- murder mysteries and doing years. . sus what they secretly want to do. The Royal Medieval Faire has 60 volunteers don medieval cos- improv. thought the location [he day always revolves around and what it would be like to live always attracted a good crowd. tumes and act out parts. while would be a good spot to hold a a storyline, and the same King out your dreams. with about 2.500 coming out the another 120 help in other roles. medieval festival. Bertram and Queen Charlotte have There also will be some first year. and between 5.000 and More volunteers are still needed. “The idea of costumes and always presided over the royal strangers in the Kingdom of 6.000 now depending on the To get involved. email volun- being in another world was inter- court. Some of the knights. includ- Meanh who will come bearing wis- weather. teers@royalmedievalfaire.otg. ' esting to us." said Lucas. ing ()ddson. have played the same dom. but perhaps it’s not so wise. "But it‘s not going to rain." This year's festival is on Sept. 20 "It's very different from our own character for it years. And there are always lots of free Incas said. from 11 am. to 6 pm. Admission is time," Lucas doesn't want to give too games for the children, and ven- When visitors arrive they are 55. $2.50 for children 10 and under, The event ~ which has always much away about this year’s plot. dors, Celtic music. magic and old» greeted by townspeople from For more information. go to been held in Waterloo Park West ,, although she revealed its about fashioned Irish dances Will help Mearth. who will answer their “MW.royalmedievalfaireorg. O C Loblaws sells superstore Site to local high-tech firm BvGRH. Mu Dom”) tllilltllllict‘d at Monday‘s t'ity counâ€" } 7‘3"" a“? for they; now we want more people in more (bun. Mark Whaley thinks that (lamina/iv slut? t H meeting ( titlllt‘ll originally 4i, ‘5 ' :; ,yfig; areas." Cassette said. adding that lMS will be another feather in the ft'lt't ted the loblliws chain's pro» 'ng.‘ . ' ‘ : ‘."' 52‘ they will hire marketing. sales and city‘s innovation cap. “People will hit site of .i t oiitrost-rsml ptisal due to worries about location 7; J: v V I 73‘. support staff, now look to Waterloo for some I loblrms duelopmeni in ( en and tral‘hi . as well as t'ontt‘rns from ~ng 7: ' by? Since they won't need all the solutions to the issues facing the Hill Waterloo has been sold by tit-.irb\ residents We?" . ’ 3:: ' space in the Conestoga building auto industry and Ontario," he said. lilt‘ grot on ston- r ham. putting an the (”Hip-HM planned to take - if“ fit :a :3 if. 5 immediately. lMS will lease pot- While the news of lMS's expane end to .i potential (infant) Munro its tight to the Ontario \lunit ipril 1 p; ‘:j * y ' . y a}? tions of the buildings to other comr sion into Waterloo was surprising. on Board fight hensm‘ll the ttlln hoard and the rm was going to “if" lilti‘ a t? i 'i it panies as well asadaycare. the news that Loblaws backed [MIN and tlietm mount .ithallengc Unfit“ “';‘ it." . , .If “We want companies who Will down from its fight was more of a Instead of a planned Real lunar llisii'atl, l\‘l\ mil move into the t‘ ;. , 5' 1. . fit in with what we do. like high» shock. (lldll Superstore being built on the lands and grow lht'lr ( ompany fill“; I '. tech finns."(‘assettasaid. Peter Benninger. whose real land near the lilli'rst‘t non of King there. said thii-f operating officer I” ~ The company still has to apply estate firm handledthetransaction, i rind Weber slit't'is. .t Waterloo loin t asst-tin fora rewsion to the land‘s zoning to first approached Loblaws six r lhlst‘d m h firm mil move mm thi- [he tompam, \shii h has (level change it from institutional to months ago, "We were looking for ‘ Lind oped prothit is sin it its ll one which ,, . industrial. he added», land that wasn't on the market." Intelligent Met hatronu Systems reads tlrivt'rs‘ emails aloud iii their People “'1” "OIU [00k There are no immediate plans While negotiations were tough. .‘ lllt ‘l.\1s1. an automotive safvtt tilt. has .in off“ 0 on Roger Street to Waterloofor 50"“, for the empty lands. though the he thinks that in-the end. loblaws 1 firm. port based the til .it re lot for lint has been looking to expand , _ company hopes that as it grows it made a decision with the commu- ‘il :l 7 million \lllCt‘ 2005 SOIIlthIlS [0 the ISSUES can add buildings on the site. nity partially in mind. i The site Illt hides a vat an! field The company plans to move on facing the auto City councillors were thrilled by “I doubt they put any money in that abuts both King and Weber, as t'iiiployet-s into the (onesioga fol , . ,, the news of a tech firm taking over their leans." 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