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I “35"” ,I I _ __ _I My young daughters'and l were recently invited to take a I to pave the Wilmoi line. even exceed 1.000 ears per (lay. steps ‘tffgsgt‘ifi‘c; " ‘3 ' 7‘13}: 9 fascinating and unhurried walk through the Ratz-Bechtel I I. ~. . s. ~._ . , . , ,., . -. v51. Jrâ€"';...'§;;°".~ -.:,ZI';. . .. . . . \sitliiiiItIfair and optn tiiihlit noiitt Iould be tLIikt iiI III) Iprt \znt traffic . a t i L» ,_ {I _I 7'7 Funeral Home. one of38 Sites partiCIpating in the ninth annual I to itsountonstitutnis. . romItxtet mg, .( )1 per a}. . (‘3‘ch , . , I DoorsOpenWaterloo Region on September 17. I Unfortunately they did so \vith- “ilniot and Waterloo are neigh- .. 3%., . 3:312»: . . . w Ofall such intriguing places in Waterloo Region __ from the I “l" "15"“ ‘0’ ”‘1’ (in) ”I \Viill‘TIUOS “0““ It!!!“ m“~&m In": historic Black Horse Comers llerita e Outbuildin to cuttin - ‘ concerns 'I'hev should he \vorkin to ether m“ “We. - - - - g gs - g I . ‘ . . - . .g g Si ' : mm tale edge research faCIlities like the new Stephen Hawking Centre lo set the record straight. starting to address the Hallie. environmental m 1, 31‘s.” I. . . j at Perimeter Institute _ l have a special affinity for Ratz-Bechâ€" I in 2004 the City of Waterloo under and others issues between mm 1 1'?- ‘V a fl tel having attended several memorial services for family I I took a number of key initiatives them. and not playing coy with mute???” members and friends over the [35‘ 30 years. I when it approved the west end intentions. “WWW“! . M "The building is kind 0Iâ€" an anchor in the community hav- ! developments. which also inmlved With the region growing as it is. Wyn” ing served so many families and “'5 verv comforting to have ‘ Wilmoi (Zounrv. especially the commercial develop ' ' , ' ' ~ _ - them come back and tell us that we looked after arents and It set out a process with the merit on Ira Needles Boulevard. and ‘ "3”“th grandparents .. managing funeral (“we"), Carly'pLounsbury region and the lownships ol \Viliiiot. more and more people wanting to we ”‘7?th m 9‘”- told me as welstrolled through the historic Victorian mansion \\‘ool\vich and Wellesley to establisli walk. myth? or ski in pans ofthe Ian cm‘mwm built in 1892 “And to have all those records some of them a lltligrlt‘l’m vision for the area, rel(ireek FfiL. traffic will increase. “will? : . . 1' ' " ' . - from other funeral homes that have closed in. the city is cer- which led in iheesiahlishinem oi the it's time to put together a plan for it“ "" .5 $5152” ‘ ' _‘ f“ ‘ tainlv very imponant to us in carrving ' laurel (reek Environmentally N‘n‘il- the entire community rather than I 9.51 , as: W” on that tradition for families -» ‘ ‘ tin-landscape 71:51.}. acting unilaterally. "“‘" ' , _ ‘ "If ‘ ' ' ' As we walked around the exterior \I \Ii\I I \I I I ll required the developers to hiiild 'lhe political leaders need to talk 0' ”Marti” ‘I ‘9 of the buildin with Lounsbu , she I I . l ‘ - 'l'ill“ rd (l - o *a‘lioh‘r'nd ‘om ( ‘o » m i’:""..‘." - g ry: \\l\ I an inttrna ti utor n a to .o um i t t t t d t e t ) a L in . . . k . _ ‘3‘ A explained that the house was butlt as I hid Sin-pi to pron-m the wilmot l_ln(‘ nion understanding on how to 9“ "In“! « of“ .- ' the family home of Kaufman Rubber I lroni becoming the primary access ensure the long term ennronmemal ”I h. , ' a -. . fi‘fi‘fiu In“: (.0 founder Jacob Kaufman “It was I road into the sllhdlvlsitnls. iiiiegritonf the laurel (Ireak Head “I ,4 “filggjggfl, I, built out of tooled red sandstone. a ‘ I It provided an alternative access waters lznvnonmentallIy SensnIive ;’ «gag-1‘s»: w £5.41; “in rare building material in this area at a ‘3 I to ihe developments so that (,olum~ Endstape along the “ilmot Line . , . - t - i. r ~ ,, ~ -. . . s: the time. and cost about $11000 to ‘ w _ build â€" about six times the cost of the ' 0 2 average home in those days." said ow we e remem ere my.“ . the elaborate stonework on the turret. ‘ omt‘tinies I'm a Inm- weird. Faithful readers I confess~ I have had thoughts of my 0%11 funeral- IEZ‘SUT'T‘fieTfiIS‘IISIflgfILBE'; fine MARSHALL , [both of you} probany already know that. Now WI") WI" come? What will they say? In that final (“5' forebodin from the outside just b WARD ‘ and then. I likp to spend mm- along. tmly alone. cussion of friends. and colleaguesand lovers. will the the ve I “in“? and desi n .' Lounsy-y ‘ With no distractions. consensus be that I lived a worthwhile bury nbyted “But we ho alien peo le come in th feel wel» Hard to do that. htit when it happens I ' 7 MC? Perhaps if WOUId be better if Wt‘ comed intdour home ~pe p ' 8y I disappear into my own thoughts. usually III I I I ‘ I ll had eulogies and such. a few days Inside the grand house much original w lwork remains I MSW] “n “’him'Vl‘f lhmg‘ have bf?" hill" 80” R KI before we head OER” the 135' time. including the main entry vornate doorways; trim and one of pening around me. Sometimes, those ‘. Sometimes. we hear we should . . .' . " . ' .I . I ”Hugh“ mm I” my ”w” mortality make every em)" to leave this place. $gnmost beautifully detailed. hand carved staircases I \e ever . i More and more. as l vet older Iand I .._‘ ‘ 4118‘ 8 little bll better than ii W85 when i . . ~ - I . h H v I . , Those who “5!! the house during Doors Open Will also have I I pass it this neekI I wonder how much g Q we arrived. What does that mean? a rare opportunitv to see the former servants' quarters private I l . ‘ . - s . I .- . . . ' v ‘ . ‘ v I I IInnt isIli ft on this tlotlt, cspt ItIialIy “hut I .5 t L);e::h:f;n;:;u;our:dnheapigoblelagggg living areas. bedrooms and the one-time billiard room. I I of" " ”mom“ pawng ”“3 ‘" “m" ' « ‘fi 2 ' ‘ g ‘ The highlight for my daughters was the elegant grandfather I thing (lose to my mm age. ‘5 " Does there need to be a grand scheme clock once belonging to Orton Bechtel whose partnership ‘ I I Like lack Layton. lie was bl when he . 3* ' of liftingthe world around us toa hetâ€" . ' . . . ' . . died this week not iliai much older I did- ‘ 5 tot place? I don't know. In my life. I mm EL Ratz was formed m '928' A painted portrait of Bech ‘ ' ' . ' h " ll 1 ' 'k' l‘ ‘ l l ‘ ‘ "I have hel red some 0 lo I have hurt tel hangs beSide 1' on the wall. I I'lI-S'tsInI‘I I\~:llltl.llal(l) din”: I’I‘I’ I'I‘II‘II‘I‘" I‘I‘I I . some to!) I h1ve bggn‘hn‘derstanding “I believe someone gave (the Clock) to him in exchange for ‘i‘ ‘ " ‘ ‘ ‘ ' ‘ ‘ ‘ “ I t ' ‘ . funeral services," said lounsbury. “I think the historv of the respect. He was also leading Ihe way Ior , and generous. And I have been judge . . . . . . . . ' ._ l his part\‘ when a ilraiiiatii change went I menlal and cheap. I have done plentv funeral 210m? and ‘1‘"!de “Sty IS T13"): lnlerfiSlIng' as a p" l ., _ BRIAN - , d h I _ _- \ate resi elite. and it is somet ingt at is usua I) not open to I through llii' Lindstape llim ninth of that I BOURKE "I “WI I iiiK‘- Mid l hi“? bun the public" I l was due in him. or int lllilsldlit‘t's. we will I responsible for in\' share of had. “minding in the Chapel I look a moment to reflect on loved I I [II “ iikmli‘ytlillldihli‘li‘r I’lkhmliII‘Ir'g'r‘li‘l‘I. I h a h I“”2:31::I:0I}:::83:15::If:“;;:g(w“I: ones who have passed over the years. We then thanked louns I (use est e i . i ‘t‘ 1' l' o \ i v e - . . , . . - . - . . ‘ uolilil li.i\ e peiloriiii-d as opposition leader or as up and clown the i Iii-('klist oflile. gives voii your final {all}: [fiziriil'sut4:133:33:-|fi:3:i§gglig:r'23?:l “"5th her good “'0‘ ”In“. \1inisti-r. il ihai “1.". to hill‘l’V“ lint he leaves st ore, and then, either puts you on the back. or kicks I .. . . . 'I _ .- . ~.» ‘ . ,, . d “114“. assured no“. in some \\.i\sI lieuilise int the \“l' "' "W IN“? I s iidl sill): Itiiiill'di'snnht'tiliiiig Ii]:dlsl(li:lt‘:nfi'lttllcihatleli‘i(t)lntto III]: unanswered questions ltlon'i spend a lot ol Illlll‘ worrviiig about this. hill I ‘_ .I ‘ . . .f “ ' . g _ ‘. ‘ . y , 1 II II‘ ids me to some IIIIIIIHIIIIII ”Hump,“ \\'li it mm ind then it I'oiiies tip And I think somewhere ‘ grantlldther ”m I“ gentlequarterâ€"thime. as we were leavmg. I d ' £ ‘ . ‘ I “ If u I) ~ I u ‘ n i x , I “I“ In" “I“, “'11-“ \ be” t I.” “I“ plan tour 1.“. in down the road a child. or a grandchild of lllllll' will ‘ in I;::::I;;1r;nl:lmlli:lfiIT:II:::II:JIII‘.£:ITI(;2gzwtclxrnllkngui I sun h .i “at .is that leg.“ \ is assured? (It does it post \"Illl'. Mid say ” l lldl reminds iiieoll)ad" l l Iii-ril'igt' here .. I. ‘ W ‘ y (ur I ‘ . . , . 4' I It i - ‘ t ‘ ‘ ' .‘ .' . . I lhnIIIIIInIlI-IIIIiIIIIIIIIIAIIIIrI-IIIII-IIIIIIII'IIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIsIlIIIIfIIIHIIsi-III “I” ' "N" ”i H "will: kg“) WINK“ I, [or niore information on Doors Open Waterloo Region em I . I I ”no,“ our memory? I vents held in our honour? Bruin Bourke, (I member Iiflhe "5.3 MM”, I'M um WW“ region watt rloo on ta doorsoptn I I Awards and personal (It‘t orations7 Who will rement "N”"I'UI'W'U (on b? whedhye-nmilul - . . ... » . . _ , her I“ and what will they “I when we are gone? Mmurkefi‘l'milfm ram Marshall Ward isa Visual arm! and u restlmg reporter [email ls l I ‘ . - ' welcome at marshall‘ wardfi‘hotmailrom. w