The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

w at er lo oc hr on ic le .c a W at er lo o C hr on ic le | T hu rs da y, A ug us t 1, 20 19 | 8 EMMANUEL UNITED CHURCH Corner of Bridgeport & Albert www.emmanueluc.ca Worship Service 10am Sunday School provided WORSHIP WITH US To advertise your services contact Matt Miller at 519-623-7395 ext. 208 or mmiller@cambridgetimes.ca Public Notice - Pesticide Use In order to maintain federal standards, the Region of Waterloo has hired DBI Services to conduct vegetation control along the Waterloo Spur Rail Line from Northfield Dr. E. to First St. S (Elmira). Please note that only the 3m wide ballast area will be treated with herbicide. The work is scheduled to take place August 6th 2019, 10:00 p.m. to August 7th 2019, 10:00 a.m. (With a rain date of the following night) https://www.regionofwaterloo.ca/Modules/News/Search.aspx lf you have any questions about this information, please contact Bruce Hilborn at 519-575-4757 ext. 8301 or bhilborn@regionofwaterloo.ca The following herbicides will be applied by DBI Services: Clearview Herbicide Reg. # 29752, Active Ingredients Metsulfuron-Methyl and Aminopyralid (present as potassium salt), Under the Pest Controls Act (Canada). VP480 Herbicide Reg. # 28840, Active Ingredient, Glyphosate (present as dimethylamine salt), Under the Pest Controls Act (Canada). Garlon Herbicide Reg. #21053, Active Ingredient Triclopyr, Under the Pest Controls Act (Canada). International trade is- sues continue to dominate the national business agenda as the fall election approaches. Agri-food restrictions into China have caused se- vere problems for farmers and related businesses in all regions of Canada. On- ly one of the three nations in the Canada-US-Mexico trade agreement - Mexico - has ratified the new deal leading to rising levels of anxiety in Canada and the U.S. The national business community is also deeply disappointed to see a number of Canadian and Quebec elected officials asking the French parlia- ment to defeat the ratifica- tion of the Canada-EU Comprehensive Econom- ic and Trade Agreement (CETA), which has been supported by the federal Parliament and by provin- cial and territorial gov- ernments across Canada. Signatories to a recent let- ter opposing the deal in- clude the leaders of the federal NDP and Green parties. It is disturbing that Ca- nadian MPs, including the leaders of two political parties, would undermine Canadians by lobbying foreign Parliamentarians to defeat a measure that has been passed by our Parliament, particularly with all the anti-trade sen- timent across the globe. At a time when Canada needs more trade certain- ty, the national business community strongly op- poses careless actions that risk our collective economic interests. Ask- ing a foreign legislature to vote down the agreement not only undermines the will of the majority of Ca- nadians but also weakens our ability to create more prosperity for all Canadi- ans. CETA is critical to Can- ada's economy. Thirty per cent of our GDP is gener- ated by exports. As we have learned from our ne- gotiations with the cur- rent U.S. administration, the need for Canadian businesses to tap into new markets is more impor- tant than ever before. CETA has already de- livered benefits for Cana- dian businesses, with a 7 per cent increase in mer- chandise trade to the EU. The EU is our second- largest trading partner and is a crucial market if Canadian companies are to reduce their over-reli- ance on the USA as our top trade partner. CETA is even more important to- day than it was during the time of its negotiation. CETA is the product of Canadian ideals: every province signed on to CE- TA, and polls show that a consistent majority of Ca- nadians support the agreement. The federal and Quebec elected offi- cials who signed the open letter should respect Ca- nadians, the democratic process by which CETA was developed and the will of the clear majority of Canadians. Our busi- ness and economic pros- perity depend on it. Ian McLean is presi- dent and CEO of the Greater Kitchener-Water- loo Chamber of Com- merce. TRADE ISSUES DOMINATING BUSINESS AGENDA AS ELECTION APPROACHES OPINION CANADA NEEDS MORE TRADE CERTAINTY, WRITES IAN MCLEAN IAN MCLEAN Column SIGN UP FOR OUR WEEKLY NEWSLETTER AT WATERLOOCHRONICLE.CA www.waterloochronicle.ca connected to your The Region of Waterloo intends to amend By-law 19-016 (Establish Fees and Charges). The amendment to the by-law will include changes to Child Care Fees. The by-law will be considered at the Regional Council Meeting scheduled for: Thursday, August 22, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. Regional Municipality ofWaterloo Council Chamber, 2nd Floor, Administration Building 150 Frederick Street, Kitchener If you wish to speak at the Council meeting, please register as a delegation with the Region's Council and Administrative Services Division at 519-575-4400 by 4:30 p.m. on Monday, August 19, 2019. If you require accessible services to participate, please contact the Council & Administrative Services at least five days in advance of the meeting. This notice is in accordance with the "Municipal Act", 2001. Kris Fletcher, Director, Council and Administrative Services/Regional Clerk All comments and information received from individuals, stakeholder groups and agencies regarding this by-law are being collected to assist the Region of Waterloo in making a decision. Under the "Municipal Act", personal information such as name, address, telephone number, and property location that may be included in a submission becomes part of the public record. Questions regarding the collection of this information should be referred to Council & Administrative Services. Notice of Intention to Amend the Fees & Charges By-Law