Wi V, ii:M« ‘ l “ A at. S‘Nk: ‘ 1 8 ~ I -, WEDNESDAYKFEBRUARY 24. 2010 ' WATERLOO, ONTARIO * $1 lNCLUDlNG GST 4 - t t COMIC“ I'BVGI'SBS «~ . vâ€"- ‘ ‘ . ‘ ‘ t at,“ , , . ‘ r . i it elf on fall A fl . s i ‘ ‘1 , - 3 :_ .7 1.. :1 ‘ . : .Eyig’ï¬ï¬ “ .W‘!‘ A" 1'". . a: .o.‘ \ 5- ': my; , ~ , a «5 .:'i'»-’. . ' , I '. A "5" t " it *4. C t ‘ a" Eu. .. ' l mer er uestion r ~ , ». 3/ , .3 W» “ «is . ‘- i 7mm, . ,4 , > _., , 3 .1 to, x l l “ï¬e-$7 . 535‘ > «ML. ‘ r‘ _. to ,v N. l .1. l -' t ' I": ' i 551': 3' ' N BYGRH, MALLDONMD ingtheir votes. » _"',¢ . '- Â¥ ~ ‘ > _ a , ‘K i N ,7 Li’fl’lfl 3&7 7 The vote ended up 6â€"2 in ', ' , fl: , l 3 if; 3% M; tztvour of llalloran’s motion, ‘ a o‘, ‘ _. ’ L . '9‘: a i Q » I i llhtlgattlallUll isheztded with councillors Angela L “’ â€I“ ‘ '~ ,> _ U; . - U . O. l totheixillot tliislzillititt-r \‘ieth and lan d'AiIlv 1 5 3". "P a“ 73 a- we l Waterloo touiit‘illors opposed. ‘ DL. ‘1 _ , -‘ .a P E voted to hold a n'ferenduiti on Councillors Diane liree» > w {r J: 1‘ SW? "' .. V, l whether to enter into discus man, [an McLean. Mark 2 ‘ ‘ -- ' ' '1; ‘ stuns about ;i merger Wlll‘i Whaley, Scott Witmer. Karen .. a g- " . ; ' g _ .r , 3 _ l Kitchener Swan and Mayor Brenda ' V . “Is-f ‘ L; 3 - ‘ -’ a: “ ‘ ‘11; ~ “1 think it‘s llillt‘ we heard iiailoran were in favour. 2 - f2.“ . file ‘ L is " Y . 3 ' ‘ "‘uu i ,Q.‘ from the total population oi Witmer, who voted #3 L; ‘1; :3 2% ,. ~ 3' we,†' ‘4 Waterloo what their opinion against the original motion. g f ‘ 5:22.A ’" ~ :3 “r: ; is," said Mayor Brenda Hair said his opposition to a - f 3 £35., ‘, ' , v to: .. ,7 t [omit tit Mondat night's HQ merger couldn't get in the ,1' 1;! fâ€â€˜-'-Â¥': .. 3 ' ; " ' ' ' “v ' C()Llll(ll met-ting, wayofdemocracy r L ‘ 3 fix: ‘ ’ It was llalloran who rev "Simply being against ‘ If?“ ’3 " ‘ f urrected the amalgamation amalgamation is not reason ~ ‘ . .. - . debate after her colleagues enough not to give others ,1â€, " dismissed an idea put for the right to vote on this 1.; .7 a“; £3,“ " ‘ ward by a group led by local issue." he said. 4 9‘ ‘ business leaders asking for After surveying close to voters to consider the “merr 250 people, Couni Diane its" of a merger. Freeman found a slim mar- ‘ ' ‘ New wording proposed gin in support of posing the hâ€"â€"â€" ~ l' by Mailman instead focuses question. Her survey includ- ascmmro on discussing the “advan< ed emails and a door'to- Potato blitz ‘ tages and disadvantages Of door campaign. bl" the ï¬nal Shelley Holmes and Karl Harris collect donations for the annual House of Friendship potato blitz at Valu Mart in a merger and lays 0‘“ the results came 0‘" .49 per cent Waterloo Town Square Saturday. The fundraiser collects spuds and donations to help those in need. it was held at 12 guidelines of what a yes or in favour of putting a ques- grocery stores across Kitchener and Watefloo‘ no vote would mean tion on the ballot. 47 per The rewording â€" and tent opposed anddper cent significant pressure from undecided. portions of the community . ) had councillors rethink Condnuedonpasï¬ V a1 d all f b d t w a i A . 0C CI'OW C S 01' 031' O TBSlgII 1;, v" l .- l ‘ ‘ n , . BYCHARtm‘rE PROM; the room to express their “This board has treated "You, the Waterloo Pubiit ' 9 , , ‘ , Putxittu fury at the decision to fin- (‘athy shamefully." she said library Board; have gotten ’ LIZ MAN LEV r (limriii'lv Staff *7 chief librarian (‘athy Mzityas. “I ask that [hl‘i hoard reinr the whole community into ti ‘7' V , it ' demanding the board to state Cathy, and Il they feel mew" he said "m . SPECIAL rim of "\huiiit' on too" lt‘t (insider or resign tht'v cannot, that this board He proposed the board 3 C ' ‘ ,2 ' arid“llleg;1lhoartl"‘ lroiii light speakers took a resign and allow another pass it motion saying that ‘ c o I an angry crowd were torn at the podium, all in board to deal With this Mattas‘ ltring â€has Lit‘dlt‘tl Wteg ‘ o A hurled tit lilirury hoard tlidll tmour oi reinstating Mamas issue " nothing but harm" and that Wat rl '_~,‘_~._ ‘ i ' ' lint Lawson and other hoard t lll’i\ l’t-uar. business Waterloo resident loliii theytoiisidt-roptiotis to (H e OOIIL , -1 V. ‘ . 4 ltlt'llllll‘l’\ during a rowdt manager oi the Waterloo \liortrt-t-d spokt-on l)('ll£llltll oft Illt'NlllldlltHi . ‘3 [Illlllllll\‘ iiii-t-tirig t'arlt luvs l’iihht lihrtirs [or It) \t-.irs. hiriiselfand his wife Martha. \hortti't-d didn‘t slHll . - _ dirt iiuimiiig, tit-st rihi-il Mattias as lit-r who served as library hoard then: suggesting the “bran g 1, About W1 people tannin-d hero ( hair 20 wars ago Continued on page 7 i i ‘. ' l .. t a “'3' " GI eat Vlew ‘ a W. “7;. w > 3 a r: , , leW an exc uswe ine-up O . s... . , . - ~ - W a â€Â°â€â€œAme"°asf'"est Bavarian . at†in ana a ’1‘ ‘ ‘ ' with Price * WlndOWS doors , I ,5 t 8‘ an; wmoow wonxs an I -4†Come view the finest in windows and doors at 2236 Shirley Drive, Kitchener . 51967843938 - www.bavarianwindows.com , 7 i,, , , ___________â€"â€"_â€"_â€"_â€"â€"â€"_