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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 1 Feb 2012, p. 3

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Residents were presented developers are The input from the work- i ,, v * ’ ~ .. ‘ with three options outlining competingfor the shop will be included in a .. 7.3;” potential urban designs and I. b .ld. presentation to city council is: ’ Ls; landscapes at the llauser “8 test I" "Ig- . in late February. I € llaus at Waterloo Memorial 1 (”ant to see a The Northdale [and Use Recreation Complex. The . . . and Community Improve- options included included uniform UlSlOIIfOI' ment Plan is headed by ' > community improvement the entire corridor MMM Group in association . $21: M‘i , strategies to be considered . with RC] Consulting and 3a," 1, w by city council in order to that 15 better than Sweeney Sterling Finalyson ,, ‘: , revitalize Nonhdale. other Wfld-class 8t Co Architects Inc. ' " ' ’ , c One of those options fea- - - n in lune 20l0. city council , mansion-o lured the elimination of sin- C'neS- committed $150,000 to the Wins the to ' i glue-family homes and the 4mm“ land use study. The North- WaterloOWolves mil I A ltendar an Purcell ' . mask he towoar shuttering ofWaterloo (one Nonhdakmmowner dale “5'0" and principles for Monday night's Hero mm Alliance logic game at RIM Pillars rink against the 9“” "Emu“ "9°" was “99'0"" by Hamilton Reps The mask. med by local recreational league player Bob Brown» is atribute Chris Hardwicke, an Before each table of rui- council on Nov. 28,20“. ' f, , . . , , mflnhteawbymfliafafiieroflimfmpktwednghtamWMdWarpllot om architectandurbandestgner dents began discussing For more information GmlphuidamernbuotdieCanadhnMZSqrmmmafeddnwmythmnan . with Sweeny Sterling Fin- changes they'd like to see regarding the study. visit Field Marshall w" Round on my, 17' lmThQWolveshostathhlrd annual We - layson at C0 Architects. said made to the presented www.merlooca/northdale. W the Hero to HaroTeam Canada Troop Morale WW “ ”M M- the proposals were intended options. Chris Tyrrell of ' . . . to be provocative and were MMM Group. one of the Publ b d klll b 11 t1 1 designed loam mason coming agencies mum IC 031' may e 11188 I) an Strong reactions were on by city council. said. mostly elicited by option 'choose an option that is 31mm Last week. trustees deferred a School Board would align its start three. which proposed more most desirable or the least (Jimmy motion to comider bell time changes times forniaximumemcknqbetween growth closer to the univer- offensive." to its Feb 13 meeting budget delibera- the two boards. saving 3! million per sities, extending Balsam The least desirable and The Waterloo Catholic District tions. But Fife said the overwhelming year. , Street to Albert and closing most olfensiveaapectsofthe School Board could see itself lose response of parents' against the Because the savings depend on WC] in favour of a large proposed options appeared about $1 million in savings on busing changescouldmean the issue isdead. both boards synchronizing thetrans- green space. to be to maintain the if the public board delays plans for “The trustees are definitely leaning portation system. the Catholic board It would also eliminate, ramming lowâ€"density hous- chandng school bell times towards not supporting (it)," Fife said. would lose out if WRDSB trustees don't most of the interior's [my irig in the neighbourhoods The two boards stood to save more The board currently contracts out goahead. density homing in favour of interior. according to the than $2 million total on transportation 281 buses each day. but 32 ofthem sit Manuel da Silva. chair of the ' medium-density comma. . consensus reached by each ' costs if bell times were synchronized idle in the mornings and areonly used Catholic board trustees. said the cial and residential build- table. The changes replaced â€" sending elementary students to for afternoon dfop-offs. trustees extended their decision date my the single-family homes class earlier and high school students If the bell times were to be changed on the issue from Feb] to Feb. 27. in In both options two and with buildings that had a later. But it mayall belnieopardy. under the board's current proposal. 67 lieu oftheWRDSB's decision. . three, the edges of Nonhdaie minimum of four storeys Catherine Fife. chalrof theWaterloo fewer buses would be needed. saving ”mat type of thing is only ping to would be developed into However, a few tables Region District School Board trustees. the school board 513 million per year. work if both boards are doing it.” da 1 high-density residential. complained theexisting four said bell time changes would not be More than $994,000 of that would be Silva said “On Feb.27 we will have a i which has already begun on storey buildings on Colum- implemented for 20l2n20l3 and no used to lower walking distances allow~ better idea ofwhat they're doing.” ; King Street between (mum bia Street were put up too date was firm on any potential future lng the public board to transport 2.600 The Catholic board has extended ‘ hia and University fast using poor quality mate- implementation. ‘lt‘s definitely not more students via bus the timeline for input to Feb 15. Go to Option one was a (rimm- rials, and were afraid (he going tobethis year," Fife said. The Waterloo Catholic Ditll’lcl wwwsurveymonkeyoomls/Belfl‘imes s, . . 1. TOP AWARD “'4“ 3‘ ' . . i w V . ‘1 r J ‘ 1 wmnmc. a ii: is a f HAIR bALON ‘W it) , . . , ‘ . , . , 3 3‘; L. ' ' ' "ruin stun-am in ‘ V 519 ”6 2090 I unsun- ‘

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