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'l’ . plan _ a document alongfâ€" the strréi‘ctftliral fail~ _ ats y we app an my counct 5 move to reiect designed to review existing 3; ure 0 enginee oor (15:33:71: may if: afipéim any further discussions with the City of Kitchener regard programs and to make assemblies in many new 1 Media Group Ltd. ing amalgmuont Eqmofing {Om m‘eaghznh If)" expert recommendations \ - homtgs 0671th ”I? (out?) per mg to n tier e CienCies wit 0 er nei curing regarding the required level cent aster an or ose 912T figfii‘flifig? ac in“, municipalities , of service to meet the ever- with traditional solid wood or The Drama he“ CMIL which Reopening the debate on amalgamation‘would have changing fire safety needs of :5. mist assembly. “mm,“ complmu gems. mm, had high costs for this mum” in both political capital the community. '1 Additionally. today's her newspapers Any complaint and the amount of money wasted on an exercise that has Typically. a city would polyurethane foam fumiture "a" WS- OPInIOHS “Vtmfins of already failed on multiple occasions undertake this e rt evalu~ significantly increases the ifl‘xpr’mrfg‘l :21 fi2‘p‘lg‘m No one had the stomach to venture into a new untest- ation every five 33:0 years risk of relatively severe. fast. can be brought in Ontario Press Ed experiment in refonning the won When the econ?" in order to ensure that [he an fires- Finally the Council, 2 Carlton Slrcct. Sun: my and other factors should supersede that type of polit- factors OfWh- economic§ province continues to resist _ I706. Toronto, ON , M58 in mi navelâ€"gazing and current] - l - efforts to mandate residen- . . . _ e315 anon are . . . . i . . . Thats not to discount the work done by Citizens for c i _ l "D n [h tial s nnlders in new home ( (Wisdom B C h' h _ ‘ d properly ons dered n e e 1721 g e P . The contents of this ncuspapcr an: etter lovernment. W lC commissmne a mp0" on Waterloo, the last fire master ' CODSU'UCIIOH. protected by L0 yn hl and may he munici al reform and released their findin 5 last fall. level offire service Arewe re red to deal 3’ 8 P 8 ' plan was tabled over 20 , P pa IN? only “W Pcm'03'hnnn'tihmmcr' Their basic premise is that there are a lot more efficren- years ago. in 1988. In Waterloo by [he with these increased levels tn. purpusfl or er mg i» are cies that can be found in the overlap between eight local The f ' a] d ' ~ ' ofrisk in the City ofWater- rt- ‘ncl and comma-r val use: pro , . . , . , pro 955“?" a “C8 ‘ ‘ hlrllcl; in make Mi) me a; lhix municipalities. Anq they re right- . from our fire chiefwas a prlce tag only is a loo-7 . nun-rial )nu must rim nhtain the But there wasnt a groundswell of support for their three-year implementation dangerous Frankly. were not and pcnnmum ui the mum nflhc tony ultimate conclusion â€" that the area would he better ofthe plan _ allowingWFR d t t we're at risk offalling even girl“ "my”: [pgjgma‘grq ;" served by one amalgamated superciw m have the desired level of We“? en 0 set â€" further behind. i‘n" 'i.‘-ii H A 3-, A . . ‘ «innit. :71? vii-m s7 (5 in": ““3 WWW?" ‘0 the Proposal, 3‘ the ("I/m 'e‘iel In service in place by 2010. one this c0unczl change demands careful :0. Walcrkli, Ontario N21 mx Walcflmggwl‘ (lime "003’- QmUP: may“? WES?" :32; identified pressures such as should avoid n analysis and responsible munity ,ounCi . representingi e Cl s nei )ur trainin ,technol ‘fim - action. ”Tn-Rs Porky associations, said they preferred more cooperation. not preventgion and flogyeducm Strong leadership in the Lilli-X'?.I{“.,f.",.'§“\.",‘,‘.‘;l..‘,;’"'.;‘.£;.£': amalgamation. tion programs needed to be our firefighters in vulnerable public realm acknowledges and New" "up“: Awnim‘ “a And there are more than 50 successful examples of addressed to keep our positions the need to balance finan- telephone numbers are turd only fix that type of cooperation that have occurred between department current and One would be hard cial pressures with the huge- \C:{K;lcl(dm Sumwn and who“: t: Waterlooand its nearest neighbour. Kitchener. to suggest afiecu've‘ pressed to find a Community ly Significant social. environ- ‘_ t - - . _ . 5214'?“ mucravz‘aelnlghlnh): calli'lunr ”"5 process can be“ (““3- After much debate, in Ontario that has changed mental and public-safety new. ._, mm my “mum...” I... So instead of getting into a divisive debate. Waterloo Waterloo council opted to as much as Waterloo has needs of‘he Community, . Newly 1'3: prmnea‘li‘ftaqmgy councrl has decrdedlto strike its (rpm committee to meet approve implementation of over the last 20 years Determining the level of l“ Wm" ) u '0 , ‘ with area municipa ities to see i there are some more the recommended com A Wealread knowth tth file sen/ice in Water] by h I i d r to , . P0 y a e ' . 00 filming-2: t: 1: h'yl $3.7. £355 economies “f scale ”‘3' can “’0“ for "“3"?- nents over a fiveayear term. next 20 years will bring even the pnce tag only Is a dan- ma in Waterloo Chronicle. 270 Am} working 1086mm to find more “VIBES 70' [he ‘3’" Unfortunately. on Feb. 9, more dramatic changes â€" a serous precedent to set ~ Weber Eating..." 20. Winn"... payer is ultimately a WOnhWh'k 8031- council will be reconsidering multitude of hingisai in one this council should . ”mm the fire master plan funding the uptown and increased avoid. â€" with the possibility of density in our new suburbs FAX stretching it out to a mini- Our student population 5 5mm”, mum of seven years adds diversity and energy. Karen :Scum ls a? l ‘ In my opinion. this would but it also adds a significant Waterloo City mum-i110: * FMAll. beanineaponsible move. level ofriskintheareuot‘ Shembemachedat mew-chum]:- leaving the community and public safety and lire pre- Winner“)! waterlooonca