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' will cost $90,000. “But I think we have madeQan< , ‘f “(The committee) appreciated astute choice." . 31513. the whimsy of the concept of the Next up for the public ans com- 3325; " 3“. - ., golden goose coupled with the mittee is the art for the new RIM 7b}; ' J Qt. Q QQ .- i ancient art of origami,” said Betty Park sports fields. - 1 4 . "Q._."‘ ' Q . Q ‘ Q ‘ Anne Keller. the city's manager of The city has set aside $70,000 , l f l f I . ’ f.Q~ l .~ ‘ ‘»Q_ f“? Q.‘ arts, culture, festivals and events. for the project. ’ 4 \ -«,-’f:g~t;f Q9; ; l l Q , “(Qâ€"gr... -- Q ; QQ., Keller expects the goose will be The list has already been whit- . Q -. : _rffi { i i if a e, ., _ " more than just a visual piece, but tied down to five selections, ' Q ‘ Q N . 132 l t l t ggq'jflff? an integral pan of the library land- including a 7.5«metre tall fibre- _ \\, . L ‘Qfiflcenmv .... “ “is." scape. optic dandelion and a collection of 3” ' ' ' The artist has even built in animalsculptures some durability so children can x The public has the chance to climb on the origami goose. view and comment on the pieces. The process to choose the art To take a look. visit Q was unique at the city. A taskforce http:/ /www.waterloo.ca/Desktop Jhyling Lee's origami goose was chosen as the new public art piece for the westside library. made up of citizens. neighbour- Default.aspx?tabid=2522. mm‘DW‘ Local family makes major memorial donation to Harper branch BYCHARwlTE PIONG Puumm tions to the Waterloo Public Library â€" one Alan liked who-done-its and British new piece of the new branch,” said library board Chronicle Stafl' for the courtyard at the centre of the John M. els: Joyce was into cookbooks. gardening member Tim lackson. "It will provide a quiet Harper branch. and another to kick-start the and improvement. place for people to read or relax while also ou'll never get a chance to thank [tyce collection of large print books But they both, as they got older, started giving us a place for outdoor programming. Y and Alan Rigby for their contribu ton “l was thinking about what we could do borrowing more and more from the large like story time." Q to Waterloo Public Library's new Harpâ€" as a memorial for them," Southwood said. print collection. something that Southwood The Rigbys were originally from England, er branch. “And they loved the library. They used it now does as well. where Alan sewed in the Royal Air Force as a But if someday you sit quietly in the all the time. Theywere both big readers." “1 like it too. it's so much easier, it goes so maintenance man during the Second World , courtyard of the library, enjoying a coffee, The Rigbys were patrons at both the much faster," she said. “It’s a really good War. chatting with a friend. or reading to a child, Waterloo and Kitchener public libraries. but thing I think. So we're donating to that. to They married in 1943. and moved to that might be thanks enough. could most often be found at the main WPL get more books in that collection." Canada after the war, first to St. Catharines The Rigbys lived in Waterloo Region for branch on Dupont Street. The landscaped outdoor space will be and then arriving inWaterloo in 1959. 50 years before dying within months of each “Most of the time, they went together. named the loyce and Alan Rigby Courtyard The couple had three children and Joyce other in 2009. They’d look around, and Dad would get his and a plaque will be mounted in, their mem< was a homemaker. 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