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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 8 Jul 2009, p. 5

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WWW-Wyhflymm-l O O O O Busmesses complain about growmg pains of new square Blem MacDomun taxis to and from work.” she said. nent of putting the square in front ofWater- “Now that it's here, I don't want the Grantley! But those are inconveniences. What she‘s loo Town Square. square to fail. I want it to be as successful as , - really concerned about is herlivelihood. ”It isn't just the loss of parking. it's the possible.‘ she said. n uptown worker says that she hm lost “People are leaving to go to places that timing' she said. Uptown businesses will see more clients business since the opening of the city's are more accessible,‘ Hoffman said. “They The Canbar development hasn’t started and a more vibrant core once programming ' square and that lad: of parkirg is don! want to. but they have to.‘ and other intensification projects are also in the square ramps up over the summer. drivingherctnomersamy A number of her lost clients are older. not finished. said David Smith. general manager of recre- Mary Kay Hoffman. an estheticisn at 'Ihe people this is affecting are elderly Those will get people in the uptown. but ation andleisure services for the city. Prenzi Hair & Skin on King Street. says “a lot" who can‘t get around easily,” she said. they're not there yet. Combine that with the “More programming will bring people of her clients have left the uptown beauty Hoffman is also not happy about the recession and the loss of parking has been into thesquare.’ he said. salon since the square opened in late May. square itself. toudi on many businesses. Huefie said. He pointed to an Opera Kitchener event Hoffman is “mad as hell' and wants to “We paid $2.8 million and it's nothing "in five years. we’ll look back and see this that drew more than 500 people in lune as know why the city is spending tax dollars on more than a skateboard park.‘ she said. square as the greatest thing,‘ she said. but sign of thing to come. projeas likethe square. Hoffman said she has heard similar com- added that it will be a rough ride to get But the changes that the square brings "They’ve taken more from us and given plaints from other uptown workers and there. won‘t belrmnt. Smith added nothing back.” she said. business employees. And. despite her reservations about it. “Something like this needs time to grow," Hoffman herself is having trouble findâ€" “People are mad,“ she said. Huegle said the time to fight the square is he said. ”We're looking at this longer term â€" ing places to park near the salon. Theresa Huegie. Who owns Angie’s Kitchen gone. six months. 18 months. a year.” "I have to get rides from friends or take on Erb Street. has been a long-time oppo- a ___...‘_\ . r . Order of Canada honor for Dalsa chief W /â€" ix ”a ' asses .1 -'3'3"' W17153A~$~1. A University of Waterloo professor. suc- while on leave from the university including ,/}~ ‘ - “\ \ ‘7 , '93:: .3 cessful businessman and digital imaging ones at the research centre at Nortel and / , . 7 / ~ ‘. #3:, éw‘g‘gqi: trailblazer has been named to the order of l8M. { _, L) I 7 I L 7 I; r a I I 5 ‘1 .- .. a “"1” ”gift???“ ~ Canada He founded Dalsa in 1980 and grew the \ 3‘ r ,. "‘ 27.;‘;~:f.”2. Sawas Chamberlain was appointed a company from a small consulting firm with \ _ ' . . g , . _,; “V ' , member of the order for.“ his contributions a few staff members to a global leader in the - “ ‘ - " t * ' ‘ ‘* ' A ‘ ‘ ‘ 1 ' / / ’5 3 ‘ to Canada's reputation as a global leader in imaging world with more than 1,000 \\\ 7/, .32 high-performance imaging and semicon- employees. '\%__, "" V ‘ ducters.’ according to a release issued last Chamberiain holds more than 20 patents .. ‘ week by Rideau Hall. and has written more than 150 papers for ' . ‘., 3 Chamberlain was born in Cyprus and research journals. He now holds Distin- : . received his university education in Eng- guished Professor Emeritus statuswith UW. . ‘ “a 7““ a wet- land. He moved to Waterloo with his family Hewuone of60 peopleappointedtothe . ‘ _ - in 1969 and took up an assistant professor order on My 1. " i i postinelectrimlengineeringattheUniverâ€" OthersinciudedWayneGretzkywhowas ‘ _ sity ofWaterioo. promoted to companion of the order. politiâ€" He was promoted to full professor at UW cian lohn P. Manley and broadcaster. lay‘ ‘ ‘ in 1977. He worked on numerous projects lngrarn. COMFORT PLU‘ OFF: RS You jnm rm? 0110“ther H; and MS' d- o . _, _ WAYS TO SAVE!!! M. ' ‘- s, A“ - PO NO"I' PAY ,. as i - w FOR 0 N E Y EA R “ ’ ‘ 'i-ei 1"; s; ' i * -» . a... 'HeJ-h- . i - cu - _ \ I“ 1-,”): “h.” . i wash-mssuuasun a" ;; we“ a" ‘v ' on hams): ‘ we ,- '2”. , 4 . - 7, ‘» g . . .- > db h.» _-' ‘. ; ‘ , ,7 I.- ‘W‘ {5 t. I , fl 4 .1 r l‘ m“ :' ‘1}: 9’ ,4.- ' » u~ "a: can ~ . . w ’3 i p); "I I: 3» " f Lg. '3] g b I .. L \ I . «hi»w‘ a “a t a g E ON All. REGULARLY PRICED MERCHANDISE ' Quaflg/fitmiurreuqfl'onfnfle prices! .' ! I a x 1 ' dâ€" muadbrouxmoyou by: WATmmCLE ‘ ' ‘ ‘ .

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