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[fig-g theer going.” he said rink at the Waterloo publit square And If its I: 1- . Drew ( iiuldii‘t hide her sitiile as she first day (it operation last \unda) is an) inili . f?” w iI clutched her dad's hand and took the halting cation. it will he a popularattraction as more ‘5‘; . - ‘ ‘ ‘_ y ‘ .,' steps unique to a new skater " l his is \t'H than it)“ people tame out to tr\ out Water ~ ' .7 . 7 t "" fun and this rink is very true." she said. Inn's neuest public rink ' «a ”i v; If I. ' .1 Melanie l-aber, nine. “as hating a good lhat “as a much dillerent picture than “I" .5 {if ' #1:}... ,i " i" . titne skating With Santa who tirade a Visit to the one that “as painted last summer when i the rink in the midst ofhis( hristnias prepa city officials wondered it there would even ‘ ." r l rations, "lt was fun skating with Santa." she be skating in the square this Winter But a ‘ a: J‘ said. "I like skating outdoors." group of local fundraisers that included lirii ' Mayor Brenda llallorari and the rest (it Playford. Paul Rossi, Rick [)ubeau and ”and f '. city council were on hand to celebrate the Martin. set out an ambitious goal to raise the ’ ‘ new facility She said it spoke to the impor money to fund the rink and raised more , '~ â€". tance ofpriivrdirig these types of facilities for than $385,000. ‘ ‘ I "' the community Two of them were on hand to see their ;' "This is what the public square was handiwork. Playford. a local accountant. _ intended for." said lialloran. " This was to be brought his whole family out to enjoy that a large open area that was a gathering place first skate and went airman-arm around the - . ~ 4 . J for people. "I'm grateful for the support from rink the first time with his wife l‘rudie. 4' the com in unity, especially from the The couple said it reminded them oftheir . . ,. » ‘ - fundraisers and the people who stepped up old pond skating days. and were very proud .1 ; and donated the money. to bring a little of that feeling to the heart of v, ’ .1 I 1 “They made our dreams come true." Waterloo. _. ,tflf ‘ ,5 Halloran said she understood when "It seems like a long time since last May. , .311. '52:?“ . '1 council deferred funding for the skating rink That's when this campaign really started." . _ . ”3.7 ,. .7 and the water feature that the public was said Playford. “And it really started with the i 4 L '7.- '. l “ {I L concerned it might not get built. But council City which put all the piping in. i ‘ ”3‘ did the financially responsible thing and "And look at all these people. this is what é ' ‘ ‘ ‘ went to the community for the extra $1 mil- this was all about. This is a people project, ~ ‘ ’3 *- ' "3*" . 4 lion that would be needed to complete the This seemed like a waste of a big space here. lsabella Montero, five. holds on to dad Javier for dear life as she takes her first steps on the features in the square. and it's not wasted anymore." new Waterloo public square skating rink last Sunday. ”NM New “This was an expensive item to put in the Rossi also took time to lace up the skates square and we knew we had to wait until the and escorted his daughter Katrina around the ice as parents helped their kids skating to come out and enjoy the winter," said moneywasputtogether.”said Halloran, the ice. She held on to her dad for support in {or the first time. Rossi. as he surveyed all the people around “It's paid off and now we have a beautiful a scene played out a hundred times around “Obviously there was a pent-up demand him. “This was exactly our thought behind facility." The 201 0 election race starts with d’Ailly declaring for mayor [9ma MACDONALD January, but d‘Ailly wanted to address The 50-year-old is banking on financial known for is the student neighbourhood in Chronicle Sta/7 rumours swirling about his candidacy prudence as one of his main tenets. the core of the city. "There were a lot of rumours out there “I came in 2003 after the RIM Park scan» D'Ailly has been locked in long discus» he race for the next mayor ofWaterioo is and l was being asked ifl was going to run," dal and was the finance chair,” he said. “I sions with Northdale residents about how to I on, as (bun. Ian d’Ai'lly has thrown his hat he said. brought back financial stability to the city." fix the neighbourhood. Permanent residents into the ring to challenge Brenda Halloran D'Ailly has been a councillor since 2003. D'Ailly also touted his environmental have often been at loggerheads with d'Ailly, in next fall's election . sewing Ward 6. record while with the city. working on the who has held a number of recent meetings D'Ailly announced his intention to run "I've been a councillor for seven years Laurel Creek environmental studyand advo- on the subject. last week. and I think my skills would be put to better cacy on the west side lands Candidates can't formally declare until use as mayor.” he said. But perhaps the issue d’Ailly is best (hotlrluedonpqu A; \ : ‘K‘ r\ 7 . r. 3 \ r7. 2 ,7? glue. : talks CARD: . \ I . .r “ 1 ‘. '3 a 5m , . Gr‘xr’E HEALTH & RELAXATION t»... " .2, a" ‘ ' » T if“ “t "‘3 ‘t " "ix ls ' ‘ ,r’ " x” 1' " " 7 ' e- , r“ ' ‘ " $4) FRQl z”l ll“? Aria/ARR; .l;~lt»lll~lu:.- T" ' V ‘ fi~>M ‘. -) G I NAS at we fin . _ s ,_ " "W“ “W" ”m“ S” s new St N . warmoo l 519.886.2090 i murmu-