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While 40 public‘ssumestiom fl; f} per cent had a positive or some- Members ofthe public had sing-1&5“: W123 what positive reaction to'l'heWave. gested more than 500 different “ism ’ ’ j "5 “ion it is.” said Coun. Sean _ j . _ . ‘ names. but ion was one of three my: j - u ’- 4” ‘ its: Strickland, win heads the region’s Strickland raid-many people aide " ‘ the aluminum provided by Quarry integrated 3542, j v . rapidtnmitsmringoommlttee. want the region to operate as a rapid transit project will attract Communications. a firm that was . .j 3, . _ 'We tested a name from the business would, and no business plentyofnewriders hired to do branding work on the lg _ f; at? {a public â€" The Wave â€" and i think would undertake a law branding lust 43 per cent of respondents project. git-Lt ‘f £351.”fi£ $3; that's been indicative of the exercisewithoutprokuionalhelp. said they airlently use transit, but “i find it insulting We do this all P l” "i Mafia *~*>'"" if - process" “The name [on has certainly 71 per cent said they plan to use it the time. We have public input. but Kim Moser. manager of rapid The region is paying Quarry grown on me," said Kitchener in the future. we always go back to the profes- transit community relations for the $75,000 for the process of recom- Mayoral-”eh: "i think that's a good indication sionaisâ€"and it's time we quit,“ she Region of Waterloo. outlined the mendinga brand nameandforcre- But Zehr wondered why the of success, and bodes well for the said. process of the final name selection ating a graphic design for the logo. region is not using The ion as the future." Maser-said. “i cannot believe out of 500 Quarry chose three names: ion, The design. complete with chosen brand. rather thanjust ion. interestingly 12 per cent of the names there wasn'tagood one.” Arc and Trio. Those were put colours and fonts, is expected to “i think that’s the way the public 305 people surveyed had never The name ion will be used for together with 17 of the top names come before regional council this will utilize the name," hesaid heard of a rapid transit service both the light rail transit system, suggested by the public and the summer. Moser said the phone survey oomingto theregion. Councillors not concerned by SN C Lavalln’s ban byWorld Bank BvCHAlwrnzPaonc Panama; ates undertaking right now," he said. iavaiin from bidding on its proj- in an e-maiied statement. Quin- Fortth'lmm‘de “i think I heard something Thebidsareduethisfall. e'cts . j - ton said the agreementsvith the about that.” said Coun. Sean Strick- “They’ll be measured on a vari "Firms or individuals who have World Bank is an acknowledge- wo regional councilors say land. who is head of the region‘s etyoffactors,” Strickland said. been sanctioned by a development merit of the seriousness of the situ- I they have no additional rapid transit steering committee. “Each one will be assessed and organization. including theWorid ation and of the company's deter- . ~ concerns about SNC lavalin One of the three consortiums their strengths and weaknesses will Bank. for engaging in corrupt or urination to set standarth brethics being involved in a bid for the that is preparing a bid for the local beidentified.” fraudulent practices. wil be indigi- in business conduct and for good region's rapid transit project. even rapid transit project is iridty'ilan- Coun. Geoff Lorentz said he bie to bid on CiDA-funded proj- governance that are beyond though the company has recently sit System, which includes four thinks regional councilors will be ects." agency spokeswoman Amy reproadi. been barred from bidding on SNC lavalin subsidiaries following the news about SNC Mills wrote in a statement to the “The impact of the World Bank World Bank projects for 10 years When the shortlist of consor- iavalirt Toronto Star. settlement does not have material The Montreal engineering firm tiums came to regional council in “in this country, you're innocent The former CEO of SNC Lavalin effect on the Company nor our came to the agreement with the March, three councilors â€" lean until proven guilty.” he said. has been charged with fraud. capacity to deliver our projects for Vlbrld Bank Group after an investi- Haalboom. lane Mitchell and ‘We're going to try to be fair Another senior move is await- our clients around the world. We gation into bribery allegations Claudette Millar â€" voted against it about all of this. but at the end of ing trial (in charms ofmoney iaun- will continue our eiforts to provide related to a bridge project in because of concerns Haalboom the day. if there's more information, dering. None of the allegations a world-class compliance environ» Bangladesh and allegations of mis- raised about SNC Lavalin. or there are convictions. that's cer- havebeenprovenincourt. ment and are committed to the conduct on a project in Cambodia Strickland says it's not time to tainiy something we’ll look at" lesiie Quinton. senior vice pres- highest standards of ethics and Terms of the agreement are con- evaluate the consortiums or their last week. the Canadian inter- ident of global corporate commu- transparency," she wrote. fidential, but it affects SNC lavalin bids national Development Agency nications for SNC Lavalin lnc.. did inc and more than 100 of its aifili- "We have a process that we're announced it is also banning SNC not consent to an interview. -Mflrflksfium Whit-remix» if s.â€" , . W in, *" 0 Eye Glasses a ~~ . arm ~ 0 Sunglasses a _ x ”i“ ' ‘ \ a A t J 5 __ , ‘, fa! °foft00ntact my“... .- j g Live Exams on Premises. Call Us. enses r , z .