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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 4 Apr 2012, p. 6

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‘ s-waruuxitxmua-mwuoiz Cominned than n l haber said. “They've got a lot in their homes ' ofpush to be leaner. meaner ‘They live a different Last week the Chronicle and smaller. lifestyle." Felhaber said. reported the city scrapped a “Are people safer? i think ”They do some risky things.” PE R Ks INCLUDE T H E proactive inspection compoâ€" the city needs to look at it Parents and the universi~ nent for tire code compli- and really check their risk ties and college should be ance as pan of its revamp of management on it. All it drilling the prevention prac- . a rental housing licensing takes Bone major incident." (ices into their childrens‘ ; bylaw that went into effect Deputy fire chief lamie mlnds, said the former i on Sunday. Zimmerman said Waterloo inspector. . - Under that original bylaw. Fire Rescue would do spot City councillors hyped the 1 fire code compliance was checks for compliance to the new bylaw as providing bet- ‘, confirmed with an inspec- bylaw ter safety for students when ‘ tion from Waterloo Fire Res- l‘elhaber said in his expe' it was passed last summer. - 1 _ _ cue prior to a license rience, a number of land- The rental bylaw applies i E" ' a. E ‘ - . ‘ ‘ issuance lords or residences were to low-rise rental properties ' l. , . . . _ Under the new bylaw, chronically not up to code â€" - houses. duplexes. triplex- ; 9 ,' |‘. J landlords attest to their oom- places he inspected 20 years (sand townhouses. ; . .‘- '] pliance in their license appli- ago still had the same prob- It was controversial from ; , V ?»- ‘ . . cation and no inspection is lems today. the outset of discussions in l i 1}; . fl ‘_ ‘ required. Hesaid spot checks might 2008, with many landlords i E - - “ r.« . " ‘ ‘ Councillors left Henry catch a few problems, but saying it infringed on their 2 I . p . ‘ y ‘ fl ‘ p _ y . and Karen Scian said the wouldn't come close to get- rights 3 ' ' inspection component was tingeverything. The city claimed the 1 ' . ' ‘ ~ ‘ removed due to budget pres- To counteract the lack of bylaw was a safety measure . _ sures proactive inspection. Fel- to wwd out run~down prop- i ' a 7 5- Lil . 's‘ _ M , 7 ._ 1 1 ,; Felhaber said he under- haber said education would erties being rented in many 1 f? ' ‘ ‘ ' ' ‘ " stood the pressure but hoped becrucial. cases to students and f k . beconjex‘gcma . my My ..: w l\, council would rethink its Vlfith three-postsecondary improvesafety. 43:- plan “i understand the dol- institutions in the city, Fel‘ The bylaw is currently the A lars and the fire prevention haber said students, some subject of an inquiry by the ‘ â€" the stafi they have now, being as young as 17, just Ontario Human Rights Com- ; creage Possibflhies. gar; r. they couldn't do a proactive didn't have the education to mission into whether it is . 1-21 inspection program." Fel- recognize fire safety practices discriminatory. ; “g.- i\l‘\ ' . ‘ i ' ' ‘ ’ “g . l i ’ 0 Wehelpgood i ' ‘ r , arrange , WATERLOO : pm.“ All “Mama 5 4 ' ‘ , ‘ . theirvehldes ~ -. . ' ' ' ‘} > I 1 a?» , , PHARMACY ltsfastandeasy. f . v ' _ z (in y ill-Lu ~ . . . Tue“. ' galtchrysler (aifinanvze my ridehtm . M'm Pharmacy SC“°°' INDIAN RIVER DIRECT l . . m a. ; Apr" 16 through May 28 Wed Apr" roman-1mm l Explore fascinating topics in pharmacy and health. delmm | No prerequisites. homework or annual if...“ a}; f , ' my?” Learn from the experts in a relaxed. a; I» f 1 1 ' l informative and entertaining atmosphere. " 5 ‘ f , . , . i . Geared to the general public, the sessions will include lots of time for l r t 0 a , 0 Learn more about: . l f Your Body and Your Brain ‘ . ’ _ ‘ Common Natural Health Products 5 . Living with Stroke ;‘ l Depression and Alzheimer‘s Disease 5 And many other topic: > ‘ COST: Adults: $1004HST - Sonlonlsmdoms: $75¢HST - A 4-1 to register please no printable registration form at: 'E mphannacyflwmriooca .: a“ (519) ”34499 of "m“: W ' H lhecommumlyplayerscom M’â€" ______________â€"â€"-___â€" ‘ UNCVERSITY OF Worm ' Q m Kitchener 01“ m Cm V WATERLOO Mme...“ an)“ 1 80° “21’7524 ........_ 4- 7; , 7 idmÂ¥AA7 A ,_,,A,,,,, if? ;A 7 .

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