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The toe that once only touched the ground at its tip will now be able to lay flatter, reducing pressure on the tip of the toe. This has also proven effective for those who have more pain on top of the toe because the toe now lays flat and is not fighting with the inside of the shoe, significantly reducing or eliminating pain. Overall, percutaneous tenotomy is an effective therapy for correcting the majority of lesser toe deformities and it can be done in a clinical setting. Patients do not require sutures, they can weight bear immediately after the procedure and they don't have to take any time off from work. However, this procedure is not meant to be a cosmetic fix. Are Your Feet Getting On Your Nerves? Peripheral neuropathy is a result of nerve damage.Nerve damage can have many causes, including diabetes, injury, chemotherapy, infections, etc. The most common symptoms are numbness, tingling,burning sensation,pins and needles,generalized pain,muscle twitching/ weakness and loss of balance. Until now, treatments consisted of a handful of medications. In our clinic,we offer the latest treatment protocol known as Combination Electrochemical Treatment (CET). CET protocol is tailored around the patient's condition in order to achieve optimal results.This drug free modality has a high success rate in a long-term reduction of neuropathic symptoms. 4 • WATERLOO CHRONICLE • Thursday, May 25, 2017 By Samantha Beattie and Bill Jackson Chronicle Staff Planners and politicians are applauding the pro-vincial government's plan to replace the Ontario Municipal Board with a tribu- nal that will empower decision- making at the local level. "We've spent far too much energy at the OMB," said rod regier, region of Waterloo planning commissioner. "It's a very costly, time-consum- ing process that occasionally moves against the public policy direction we've adopted." Currently, the board has the authority to override planning decisions made by munici- pal councils. If a council votes against a development, the applicant can appeal. The OMB, an unelected, quasi-judicial tribunal, often considers appeals as if munici- pal decisions haven't already been made and is regarded by many as overly developer friendly. Limited independent research has found that board decisions favour developers. Local democracy has erod- ed in the process, with some developers not waiting for elected council to vote on pro- posals, instead going straight to the OMB where they're more likely to get a favourable result. Other times, wariness about the OMB influences voting, with councillors attempting to avoid a costly and time-con- suming trip to the OMB by vot- ing in favour of the developer -- even in light of local opposition -- to maintain some control of the planning process. Kitchener council lors recently struggled with deci- sions pertaining to a student lodge in the Lower doon neigh- bourhood, as well as a fast-food restaurant and naturopath health clinic close to other resi- dential areas of the city. Kitchener Mayor Berry Vrbanovic said it's fair to say council has grappled with "what's reasonable," weigh- ing neighbourhood concerns against those of the business community. On May 16, the province announced it will be intro- ducing legislation for a Local Planning appeal Tribunal that would replace the OMB. Changes would go into effect mid-2018. "I think what it seems this proposal is going to do is return the determination of our com- munity's destiny back to the community," said Kitchener Mayor Berry Vrbanovic. "From what I've seen it seems to create an environ- ment where I think everybody is going to roll up their sleeves a little more to find good solu- tions, so that by the time it comes to council, we'll hope- fully be able to come up with recommendations that take everyone's best interests into account." The major change will be that developers can only appeal a local decision if it runs con- trary to municipal and provin- cial planning policies. "The province has made very strong statements in sup- port of locally supported plan- ning policy," regier said. "The tribunal will support this pro- cess and reduce costs and time quite dramatically." New official plans, major official plan updates and growth-related plans will also be exempt from appeal, which is expected to make a big differ- ence at the regional level. regional council passed the region Official Plan (rOP) in 2011, but it took more than four years to wade through develop- ers' appeals made at the OMB, said regier. Continued on page 5 Politicians applaud OMB change