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N [W ’ . s ' 2 behind Coalition StopWater- ahead ofthe election. how it looks after that. I“ . . loo LRT lnc.. withdrew his “We'll get a good team in Democracy has to happen, , "- 10..." legal challenge last week place that will go ahead and “We are not going to give . ,‘ 2 . The coalition claimed the look at the contract and see up. Our campaign will con- : s m _ _. region's light rail transit projA how much it's going to cost tinue to keep growing bigger - I" ’9 ect didn't conform to the to cancel it . . . we need to and bigger as the time gets , m . region's official plan and an invest in our region in a dif~ closer and closer," he said. ‘3 v environmental assessment ferent way. not in a destroy- But Aissa's dropped legal . 5' wasinoomplete. ing way that's putting us in challenge was another win 139” m 4 Earlier this year, Aissa debt millions of dollars for for the Regan ofWaterloo. ; took the region to coun and no reason." Aissa said. According to the region's s .99 3 m f filed for an injunction to “I figure in the next four lawyer. Debra Arnold, the , , keep the region from signing to six weeks we'll see people region received $14,000 from a SIB-billion contract with coming forward and putting the coalition for costs assocr Y'“ the consortium GrandLinq their names in, and hopeful- ated with the emergency :0 02 msuum 0 I I i ‘ i to design. build, finance, lythey’ll all beanti-LRT and, injunction and $2,200 for the V r operate and maintain the . . things will change at elec- abandoned court appllt‘d BUBBA MUG ”an“ [on for 30 years. He lost the tion time. just like what hap- tion. .. injunction and was told to pened with RIM park" Chair Ken Seilin said in u ”a... ’ pay the region's legal costs Mth that project. located press release, 5{We are ”a I. _ Instead of going through in Waterloo. the city made a pleased this legal challenge . -' F m ‘ the courts. he’s focusing his business deal that saw costs has come to an end. . ‘ m efforts elsewhere. Now. he double what was expected. “We always believed we l , says he's looking to support The City of Waterloo Will pay had proceeded property, lusr E ‘ ’ l I/ I” anti-LRT candidates who for thefacilityuntil2031. tice (Anne) fucker com- ; “I will run in the Oct. 27 elec- After the RIM Park deba- merited in her ruling on the ' ’ tion against what he calls tie in 2003, he said voters motion for a temporary “career politicians" swept Waterloo's city animal injunction in March that she In an interview this week, clean and all of the council- believed the Region was in Aissa said he withdrew his lots lost their seats compliance with the legisla- - 99 99 application knowing that it That's what he hopes will tion and the Official Plan. It W . wouldn't be heard until after happen this October in order is good to end this chapter “3 . .- the election and he and the to stop the project from pro and move on." * R ' l h wh l lin 31 "Cl" DANDY 1.4 w. n. 9810“ aunc es no e P e . "smnm BY Mum Mumv “ satisfaction.“ ; MICMWAVE R" the Chmmdl 7‘ One number ’lhe region also launched , , ' ' an awareness cam aign to WA]! on“ ,. j g ‘ Calling the region just got 1U,” certainly hefp help citizens learn the num , ‘ ‘1‘ " *' easier. a lot of people. her: 519575-4400. That cam ' The Region ofWaterloo Chat KenSellln paign includes three difier ‘ launchedltsService First Call () _ (Maw 8m cm ads. which will be fea ‘ Centre recently. which con» " Wm "H ' tured on local tale-Vision _ nects residents to all of the pie,“ said Regional (hair Ken channels . - region's departments with Seilingat the launch Prior to the offii ial one phone number. The goal of the call centre launch, the region surveyed The Region ofWaterloo is to answer 80 per cent of residents using the system .. . ~ “I has 127 existing phone lines. calls within 60 seconds. The and found overall satisfat M... “a 1'5 " ‘ -~ "if“? and receives about 800.000 remaining 20 per cent are to tion with the call centre was hilt ‘ m > : g , calls each year. mostly from be answered by an expert around 90per cent. n A rkj residents looking for infor- within asingle transfer, Grand River Transit calls 1'] 12' mation about waste many ‘Residents told us they will also be directed hy the» » agement. public health. want servicesthat are-easy to call centre. but wrll take I “h“w n a ”match. housingand roads access.” Mike Murray, the another year to implement, ‘ F» ufi‘ummum ‘fiau.h ‘ One number, 24 hours 3 regions chief administrative according to a staff report “m n"““"‘”‘ day. answered by a person, officer, said in a press release The service is expected to he is _, not a machine, Will be a great A 24»hour call centre sup finalmed early in 2m r» r‘ - . w . _ hn-hmnâ€"h-h-II“ . , - . _ 4- , j. . a. as . , . .. . Improvement of servtce porting one easy number to [he centre is staffed by l l . ‘~ ‘ . ‘ , , was « ‘3‘ across the region and will call will improve service and, employees. who handle certainly help a lot of pea more importantly. (*itiien about armor-an” month I