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wart-Moo calamari . Thursday, December 24, 2010 - s o . Campaign launched to stop ° -* li ll ’ all _ ght po utron at megam . l - . BYGitu‘. MMDONAw and glare, while creating dis- "master plan" of lighting I ’ f: . . ‘4 “WWW"! Skiff traction for drivers leading rules for the mall. ~ . ~ -‘ , , , to safety issues.” RASC wants to see limits 1 ‘ ' Local astronomers have Light pollution in the city ‘ on how long the lights can . launched an email can» has already pushed amateur stay on. .. paign to get the city to turn astronomers funher and fur- ”Why do they need lights . f,» T:- ' l ' ' s ‘ down the lights at a new ther out of the city, said on at2a.m.?" Nielsen said. ' ' 1.51 l" westside megamall. Shawn Nielsen. head of the While RASC'S concerns ‘ ’ Members of the Kitchen» RASC's light abatement deal mainly with what the er~Waterloo chapter of the committee. lights do to the visibility of Royal Astronomical Society “We already have to drive stars. Nielsen believes that of Canada have long com- at least 40 minutes (to see the problem could have plained that light is polluting the stars and night sky)." he other implications the night skies in Waterloo, said. “It's certainly an environ- The new Empire Theatre is one of the targets of a group of local astronomers concerned about making stars and planets “And that's only for rea- mental issue." Nielsen said. light pollution in the city. memo-orb virtually undetectable. sonable conditions, not “The name says it all. It's ~ The lights at the new optimal ones." light pollution. And it really Boardwalk mail. a one-mil- There is nowhere in the is pollution.” _,_,_â€"â€"â€"~ lion square foot develop< city where stars can be seen The City of Waterloo ‘ ment that straddles Kitchen- anymore. Nielsen said. prides itself on being green. _ ‘ er and Waterloo, will only “In the city, you can look but it needs to show more . make the problem worse, at the moon and maybe leadership in that area, C )})l (’,'1' ip ll s“ says Steve Holmes, president planets. but that's it." he Nielsen said. " L ‘ ~ of RASC's local chapter. said. Light pollution is a good , In a letter to Kitchener RASC is hoping to con- start. \ H RNI I 1 RI g MAI I It! “i \ ' and Waterloo'councillors. Vince Kitchener and Water- “The city could save Holmes argues against loo to turn oil or tone down energy and reduce the extensive lighted signs at the the lights during the night. impact on the environment Boardwalk. Earlier this month. Water- that light pollution causes." . ;_ “Exorbitant amounts of loo council deferred he said. __g _ 8&2;‘ ' 2 signage are not needed for approval of 15 signs for a The local chapter of , ' ~ g_. " g ‘ customers to find a store or new TD Canada Trust build~ RASC is holding an open _ ‘ . ‘ . =jg$g‘r,,g we _~ promote a business within ing at the site. meeting on Jan. 14 at Wilfrid ' _ 31, “f g sf . the megamall." he said. “ln City development servic- Laurier University, Room . . a ..l.. L; .. ... .._,- j . overâ€"abundance they serve es staff was instructed to 1002. A City of Waterloo 2 ,' ‘~ J . \ no useful purpose but to convene with Kitchener and planner will be discussing _ _ , -._.. 1 contribute to light pollution could potentially make a light pollution. . 5 , _ . J g \,. ‘_I ~ ., -.\' W ”lug -gr, g g';. ;.j-’ ‘ “"' ‘ l a A g v“ s-» a Q Q . ELVM_ ’ law/V w” h - 7 We wrsh all our friends and customers a - f a "r O 4 Merry Chrrshnas and a Happy New Year. 1 . _ . nIt’Y YW" ° rdays 0" P 9053 "V9 sofely. Selected Items as Low as Dealer Cost - Huge Savrngs on Discontinued Models and Selected One-ofâ€"a-kind Items! 0 v , Begins Monday, Dec. 27 - 10 am sharp f/t «drum-n- ‘ - » - ~ \ Closed December 25, 26 & January 1st . . - .. HURRY IN FOR BEST SELECTION! g g .gg 4 ‘f ‘ I». "» . l . â€" . J â€" - I ~ ' * . . a at i. . In“? New] l. " ‘kflnmflfl l y "A ea 1 ' , g . ~ l ‘ l g I . i ' , a ; . 3 . V Ik w I (Um/(wt L/‘r’m Wolfsburg Crest Club Award Winner 550 Weber SI. Noth 519.884.7470 0 mlesfivwwalerloocom VISII OUR CLEARANCE CI.Nllll AND SAVE 30 ”TM ON SI I I Cll'll ill WIS" www.vwwoferloo.com