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l ' ‘ ' mmommfltwiz-c rid . 1 r . . . ‘ . . . . . . . _‘ . Regional 0011110“ As for the information and pub- our local economy. Investors also , . a. lit input sessions being held, why took a sizable loss to their portfo- Febru m t self-serving on LRT bother? It’s all windowdressing. Iio. One can only wonder what , . . Regional sin” and council aren't would have happened to RIM had is no surprise the [RI is already .< . . . . . . » . I “Ming like M going to so over $5.22"? them lust some through 31:er been 3 Stew of the initial n the song Hasn't Hit Me Yet. Blue Rodeo sings: “I stand 1 bud er. in the ‘ . 0 “3m rt pltents e. . , transfixed before this streetllfltt. watching the snow fall on Nowg "ans“ ulsecgl'lSOIh‘ave to pay They ll go ahead with what The comment regarding Braids this cold December night" significant increases in fares to help we}; "ml Tad), (12523 e: to do no mo?n:1:8 vtctoryhtnBtheilast elec- “ was a C0“ and "fame”!!! winter night "3 years 380 this ‘ cover the cost. ma er a peOp ' em. 22350” mtg: well-all We? week when I saw Blue Rodeo -â€" one of Canada’s most accom- Regional council and staff seem ' pllshed and beloved bands â€" in concert for the very first time. 1 to forget most transit users are low- , Bradhkflwm 32d his percelntagehof at “0°“ was On the drive to Bingemans in Kitchener that evening. I mum“. earners. The M". alread . ' WW ' per cent ess ' an t e ma ° saw ice-laden tree limbs glitter like diamonds as freezing'rain y ) avera of Con rvatt votes The - financially challenged. How are they uracil? d'd SC vied 12 3 and hail wreaked havoc on the roads The band arrived more supposed to deal with this ridicu- Braid doing no favours t a" ‘ a” if“ h ' P" than an hour late due to a slippery tournéy down the 40!- Ious increase? hr local mmflments cc“ fmoszges, loan l ,e average But I held my position in the front row and I'm glad l did. We know why. so Kitchener and vote‘vor I s '." 313110. .I because Blue Rodeo delivered one of the best performances l Waterloo can get their nice new Ne, Braids statement to the l' ater 0° "38an mung». l)“; have ever seen â€" a diverse set with their blend of heartbreak- l shiny train set and downtown revi- Pchronicle that economic police corinmission, our c "3. 0 ing ballads and furious rock intensity, . radiation growth is his No. I concern is not po ice_|an “0:1" cnr'nefp‘rievelntton I was reminded of this unforgettable show when I heard Cambridge. of course. gets noth- supported by his actions. 2mm“ (of e f": ', e (If er a 80V" Blue Rodeo's lim Cuddy will return to Kitchener on Feb. 2 for a ing but more buses. However. we When RIM asked for a fair is?marajdodl'darliztallgteneagld[xiii 50.0 performance a the Gem“? in the Square. ' ‘ still have to help pay for K-W's new chance to bid on Nonel's patents in t Ly" th _ ‘ The llm Cuddy Band â€" rounded out by Colin Cnpps (gm- toy, - 2009_ the Harper government 0 III f it?" regts Tied k'll' (h tar). Bazil Donovan (bass). Ioel Anderson (drums) and Anne Waterloo (bun. Sean Strickland ignored the pleas Of our largest K (e u I H Tumor ' "a“; e Lindsay (fiddle) â€" is the same top-notch line-up I saw per- - ‘ says transit users have to pay their employer and Braid stayed silent. 33mg mobs“) 0" c tmate change. form in 1998 at Mrs. Robinson’s in fair share. Braid's ineptitude was further frail, by L“ an“? mout dp'f'c" Kitchener. shortly after the release of .\ . 1 . . i , t ‘ Well. we here in the second or_ arper. as. emonstrate ( at CUddY'S solo debut, A" in Tt'me. v‘ l \‘ " 1\l l M f i demonstrated when the Harper he is m n for himself and not our .. ‘ g 1 largest municipality in the region governmer" stopped me sale of community That might have been one ofmy .‘ l .j l \ l are getting “U“ With paying for potash producers in Saskatchewan Braid is ' roudly servin himself my (solo) 3‘st ‘l “0‘ my first SIS. 1 something thatwedon‘t get. after Conservative MP5 fought _ mums cgnsmuems 8 (”My ”Gem” “M m°,°"‘?' "19 Oh. yes. they say we'll get trains against the sale. We lost 1.000 RIM ' PM"? from Edmonton» While on (our in a later phase. When pigs fly we jobs in our community. resulting in I! l T l for his new solo release. Skyscraper .§2l will. a loss or $100 million annually to Waterloo Soul. . . - y' “‘ l thdly remember Cuddy’s sedrst 4} ‘ . that night -â€" a mix of brand new fl“- ? T. f 0 t l 0 material. some Blue Rodeo hits like Till lAm MyseIngm'n. Five Days in l true or canned 0 110 d the 11118 May and my mum,“ and a min. . l l or has to be careful when asking for advice 550“ to stay put for a variety Of reasons We liked the [egg/52:38“ on EMS Costellos 01,” MARSHA] | l â€" there is always thc possibility you won't ”mmm'yr‘m'c‘m ”mm?” “m“ 5°C“ fab“ “On this tour I’m building my set WARD l like what you hear, and personally. I've enmed being a slightly larger fish list around my voice which I figure is ‘ l-ttll credit. then. to the City ofWatt'rltx) In a medium~stzed' media pond. (T1115! hi f" '. "d (- dd "50 . 1] be . f for tuning together I committee to renew me. without an ego in “is business you myc - e instrument. 5a] A" y' l ' n M more armx o . t? _ _ ‘ _ ‘ . I _ d out far) listemng and groovtng. as opposed to when you saw us tn that ‘ its iltlgt'l prawn-x loo often gtmrnment l ‘l l “ i 4 . . get‘very . _ . club where we were trying to get people to dance. And that's ‘ agencies lurch forward based on the con Working for the my provtdcs a num- not the best place to be heard l (Pp! t)l"it'slheway nevi-ohm“ done it." “l ll l ll l\l be! Of bonuses â€" SOOd working CODdl- “But now it's “he different as we're la "n most! the- . I [he ("itilt-m‘ budget task force has rec» $"2-fismm pay and strong retirement attes where the agnosticsare nice ,. p y] g y l (lIIlIIlt'Iltlt'tl Waterloo do away with its _ _ f}; n is .' . . l Harm m swung in. budget new! tn.- 7, ., i For some, its "01 mush- “wfs a“ inril‘él‘i’ofi‘t’fli‘lyté'o'iwo'tl'é’fltLflllfiyvi‘iSii'i'i'fefl‘éee'l‘fieflt'él‘f I municipal pnt't- indt't. It says that mode of it 15 rid“. POOPle can "10V? 0" if they WiSh. (met and Club Deniln in Cruel h g ‘ ”IN-ration abuts assumes lht‘fl' will l)(' a 3 1 - That (100911 mean everyone has ID “I mean I love I . P ' - y . « , . . _ . n, , . - . , paying clubs and the excitement of clubs. 1 h“ WNW" and ”M“ " dangerom it") 1“ f l ' work for minimum wage. bl" " also but it's difficult to ca ture the audience's attention where u ‘ start on .i linant ml tll\t “anon. . " é doesn't mean the city has to offer as .p . . . yo _- y . try and do something In which you have to listen. and the ' It would bi- like too or I always assttmâ€" -. , mUCh I" more than every other City. . . . t . .. . . , . . . , . clinking of glasses and distractions is too much. said Cuddy. my, tw tirt- going to hau- ntort- money L'ilt'll “19705 nothing wrong Wllh change. a . ~ - - y .. | | l . .. . . But chan 0 can also he unnervin 1st) five years ago. With The Light That Guides You Home tour.l 1“ ‘" "W“ ‘ ‘ ”M” “”’k "h" “A." _ " Io me sic ‘ 8 figured that if I didn't try to play the theatres then I was not ”"' WW" " "l“ “WWW“ "W ‘ ”Y ' u." peep ' . . going to be able to play the music that I wanted to play. 3 needs to t‘\.lllllllt' its Int-Is of totnpt-nsti» BRIAN I-or city councillors it can create “The Centre in the Square is one of the bi r ones we're ‘ non lot with“ to bring tin-tn in line mth 1111091“le and that makes 50m 990- d - th' d - - SEC . 1 _ g . BOURKE nh 1" d f w I 111 orng ts tour. an the varying sues of venues seem tobelust ’ u" k“ "l ”“m ‘ ple very u app) ‘ ry rca ' e the right size for whatever town we're in And they're great for ‘ 3, It's .t km point l)t‘l now Ml per writ of . Stall]? quo is "Nth 935k” (0 99“ in the me." . l 111i.51‘,§‘.'.f‘{l.f;il:;fi.".1‘il$.‘.’.'395255" mm "°"‘"“'“""""’“‘""'“’”"’“”° '”°*'"gl’a°%°"Stmsm'mwmwmmrm' ‘ l (m lllh. l li'l‘l nun ll lllt' Mlllli' wan as I do on the finketins With One line ”f the budget here and W m see hm Luddyls St lgoinggstronga (er all t “yea-“K _ fl . . . as he comes to town tomorrow With his dreamv harmonies. tssttt- til tin-lighter and [Nilltt‘ rt'tt-ntion pity If wme- another one the“? IS“! ROMS IO 50! the City up for a .. . ,. - . . keeping us warm on a cold December night. one worth in litunl to number tll(‘i'l to make more longlerm Stretch offinancral'health. Unlyaquantum Or inthis case acold February night mom-t. tin-n that \ llli‘ll tlt-t Mon ll that person change in “w" mindset thl bring the future we ' A ' ' moved on (hi-n Il('\\ blond t onltl be brought in. would like to see. ' l u- ltlt t-tl llll\ quandary lII)\('ll a few lllllt‘fl. I've And that'rneans our leaders Will have to put on bet-n hulking Ill llll' hull!) business in Waterloo their “8me and make some difficult dectsions n. Region lot J‘l wars and \|'\l‘Itll lllllt‘\ I have flirted . m ~ ml: t;l’l‘."r‘r(t’ tannin-1m wink lll bigger markets in both mwm' axfihrgflj xszzl’ PM Marshall Ward is a visual artist and [variance writer ' “(at l" "ful- ' J t . m ' 4. ' t, Bu! moon Nil vii-ruining and we llliltll' the dt't'i- mumwf’nm’" Pmarlu welcome ma ”4‘de “0mm" mm t , ,‘,,A, . _ W,‘ ,, ______.___~_.______________.______._l__.