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A wnndermy and a new bylaw in on the bookgoa that looked at the llbme- ‘ ‘ l l ‘ ‘ x - _ “1,9pr recently butlt a m W chief driver behind it was the safety of residences in To say ll was an monen‘ (hm! library in'laurelwood at... / Wag-loo er would be an understate- and is new setting its ‘Sights ‘ $0013 a No one should live in substandard conditions. and merit. I strongly “he"? any “A 7 0:5: emnll‘illazgltdznhlgstss x the basics of fire safety and building code minimum progressive “(Y requrres a i F' ‘ f” , , h the Waterloovhromclt it publislrd standards should (”enforced strong library system that . infrastructure de icit in i e “in Wednesday by Metroland ,and ha - heWa m F" Rescu educates, enlightens, and [ hundreds of millions of dolA Medr (' rid In fat“ fire we“ “I!“ t "e e ' ' ' ' lars and the WPL wants a ‘ "w" service sign off on a lodging house or student apartment enlertarnsszs “URI“ fl" - build' 1: ”HA", was (“UM-[L before it was occupied was the reason the whole lodging this can be ' “e at a 0:19“ . At a this? it the inter , m Walrfkmfimnwk |\ a "mitt house system was put into place. It might have been 26 $05! than "5 currently one W“? . a mâ€" Ontario Press (aunt-ii. which years ago, but how quickly we forse‘ the tragedy that inWaterloo. net andieBooks are turning .. considers um'iplail'lh Against man, - . . d . l 10d . h Libraries across Ontario the tradimnal library ups|de , . befell a umversrty student unng a coal ging ouse ‘ _ her nevi Nplf‘ff\ Am complaint . d mew (h need ~ ' mini nevi \. opinions Salienising or fire. That tragedy almost stmck again a few SM“ weeks have spectal "8h“.mnted . de. l l Orrin“? brick afihieortar ‘ I Miami should fim hr his" in the later in l986 spurring local council to act and ensure l0 them by the Pm that something ' l?“ l to 5 1° 1“ h h } I "C“‘f‘4l':' l'nrtwh‘cr confirm“ young ”up“? mining to [his city were 5315 allows them to run change ulttlbsoniediigg dzne unfit “I: ll: rithat Flimsy)? ‘ “Tm he ,"lҤ."',"' Jung“ 3,“ livo decades later. this most basic of reasons for hav- autonomously. ‘ at at C" l rarles. ert Cf 3" 5° W a e U I (5?th 1 , tumlmffn ' '" ' ing a licensing system has been cast aside as the city has The city hands over mil- excuse is defensible and the libraries holds ‘ . “""" ‘ < ' ' - - d , lions of dollars to the WPL city and library need only The city and WPL have . 1 , allowed landlords. including the absentee ones that om _ i th , fo t that the , nl . 1 (“m “hm inatc some neighbourhoods. to simply sign off that their bl" has no. to V917 little say 00k 19 9 private WOT " “0 grasped re 15 0 l g ‘ ”K 9,3?" “I m" Sififiz "h: residence is fire safe before getting a licence. 0“ how "1's 'money 15 spent a solution. _ ' one WY“ . I ‘y with“ if. my» will who The Waterloo Fire Rescue service will no longer have or how the 1“)me operates Do you thtnk retail stores Every DUN": 5&9“ has a L mi purposes All other ugh“ are in conduct mandatory inspections |n fact, the Chronicle [he librrary mnsHo‘n its own pay paggtitr‘nilzrflplo‘yeqzsna misery C‘zitllifggcliclljirriigl 3 ' mm” “1 “"""““‘" ““ " W“ has learn id these mandato ' inspections were sto ped except Of some and pur- premi . . ~ ' . Pill ‘ f Mum! T" mm In) uw i" lb“ . t , f) lod ' h r p . chasing assistance from the day? The library has its own Universny has a library and as far back as 20") when the gtng ouse icence sys , _ , ' "“""" -‘"“ "m“ m“ "hm“ m‘ . ,. . < - . . . city. accredited accountant. This so does Universny of Water- ' “mum“ "( M ”an” M m, m,“ it or Lame under renew. (mt is the factor _ ' , l w fight for timber Inlurmalum in}. So what was council's response to this potential for A problem our sub-com- 15 a COSUY function 1h?" 5:0 How many libragies can ; (on um \ rhanat ldilut “any." opening up mmm in the city m harm? (bun. Mark Wm. mince found was. how they could be handled by the city e taxpayer support. . J . (1...ka 3m “ch-r si s , sun: . k r, h - Id he |~ bl d h | .Th went about their budget but the WPL chooses not to Most disappomting IS the , m v» ’ ”H \,J not Icy as edi t ectty wou la eun ert e aw e _ , d d h , f h WPl I ' M" m N," ‘ legal opinion of course indemriifies the city, but it does proces: ll begahfl “in" “a“ (1:2;th e “W cannot :::fl:::?0::;sl rleceommeili“ » ~ . .~ - ~ 0 i . - ‘ l i ri ”is Pout i nothing about the moral authority this count il has tram- M“nil OW "WC money f g | cum hi the l‘dllt' mud tantam the pied on hypndursing (his (“mu WPL could extract from (ll-C The WPL has abOUl 56 dations. ' mm \ run run-r. win-mm “in“ ,- . ' ~ h f . - h h‘ . d an ' ~|| city. Once they knew their full-time equivalent employ Board chair Helen «an: M lhey rt playing wtt in Wit t is ont. an it Wl . Kai f“ (i ll _ ‘ "a, "kph" "PM,“ f“? ‘, take is another fire victim for them to be burned. revenue, they W011” bu'ld “ff whose average compen- “71W re. te a 01" I“ ‘ ‘ w in? "m MZJITil‘Imr-‘it 7: their expenses sation of salary and benefits omniendatrons as either not $21.35" jinn-17m“ not he wi- ’ if” ;; if 5l“’>"“-:‘ "‘ " . ~' " “ ‘ 1 In other words. they will is in the mid $50,000 range. being factually correct or the if“ in memo-r iighllirflllt on ea” "jg“ '; “if r . '_ v" | ' ‘ I, ti“; spend whatever we give When you (limit that most of WPL had already resolved "m“ "' "W“ ‘"‘ ""’""'“""" "" " a“ ""“ m. “a" 4 ‘ *- them. Part~time staff are the positions at theWPl. are them. t‘x' h" purr-M: In“ "i” " if" “if 3 "~ ‘ W“. W?” ’ "in $51“ > paid time‘and-a-halfto work clerical in nature. this seems This is the response you n "(led to in in N ”my in y , 351, V,“ _ _ _ . Aw ._ . i . 15". , ~ ‘ hi F ll . l ... hi errilil it» mum- “a; . 535; 3m” we"? - “M‘iw’ififi 5g Sundays, 3 practice carried very gh. u -time emp oy- can expect when you are not . .ia\...c.i...i......ti¢ .. i. by mail _ g f. “if, gm figfitw , . g; on sinceth rm ees at the WPL fall under the accountable. I think the an. ‘.".."‘"‘"“’ “;“::f""',;,‘t’:‘;" 31} figwffi f" f"“‘-~h~* ”a. ~ . ~ ~- -- 4". WPL's CEO Laurie Clark OMERS pension plan Which lens of Waterloo deserve M3331"; at fi m " “ 'lfigfl-£‘hf"~“~ah“~i*$Â¥"‘ ‘ , . - ‘ defends this practice as has a defined benefit Plan better. M 7; 7Â¥7 AA, 7