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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 29 ,2 01 9 | 26 P. 519-886-1550 TTY. 1-866-786-3941waterloo.ca APPLICATION FOR NOISE BY-LAW EXEMPTION 16TH ANNUAL TRADITIONAL POWWOW,WATERLOO PARK Notice is hereby given that an application is being made to the Director of Municipal Enforcement Services for the City ofWaterloo for an exemption to the City ofWaterloo Noise By-law #2010-073 which prohibits amplified sound between the hours of 7:00 pm to 7:00 am. The applicant, theWaterloo Aboriginal Education Centre, is requesting an exemption as follows: To permit sound during a live musical performance using amplified speakers from 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm on Saturday, September 28, 2019 during their 16th Annual Traditional Pow Wow event located at Waterloo Park (190 Westmount Road North). Anyone wishing to comment on this matter should contact Municipal Enforcement Services in writing at 100 Regina Street South, Waterloo, Ontario N2J 4A8, or via e-mail at municipalenforcement@waterloo.ca, no later than 4:30 pm, Friday, September 13, 2019. Questions regarding this event should be directed to Shawn Johnston at 519-885-1460 ext. 25230 or at s36johns@uwaterloo.ca P. 519-886-1550 TTY. 1-866-786-3941waterloo.ca APPLICATION FOR NOISE BY-LAW EXEMPTION WALMART STORE #1156, 70 BRIDGEPORT RD E Notice is hereby given that an application is being made to the Director of Municipal Enforcement Services for the City of Waterloo for an exemption to the City of Waterloo Noise By-law #2010-073 section 3.1a, b & c schedule 2 item 12 - The operation of loading, unloading, delivering, packing, unpacking, or otherwise handling any equipment, containers, products, materials, or refuse (other than as contemplated by 15 below), whatsoever, unless necessary for the maintenance of essential services or the moving of private household effects - 7 pm one day to 7 am next dayand all day Sundays and statutory holidays.The applicant,Walmart Store # 1156 located at 70 Bridgeport Road East, is requesting an exemption as follows: To permit sound of transport truck deliveries on Sundays using back up horns and beeping alerts and refrigerated trailers running during delivery. Dates and times of deliveries: • Sunday September 1st - 2 deliveries to be unloaded from a refrigeration trailer at 8:00 am and 4:00 pm. 1 delivery to be unloaded from a non-refrigerated trailer at 2:00 pm and 1 delivery and shunt of a non-refrigerated trailer at 10:00 am • Monday September 2nd - 2 deliveries to be unloaded from a refrigeration trailer at 8:00 am and 4:00 pm. 1 delivery to be unloaded from a non-refrigerated trailer at 2:00 pm and 1 delivery and shunt of a non-refrigerated trailer at 10:00 am • Sunday September 8th - 2 deliveries to be unloaded from a refrigeration trailer at 8:00 am and 4:00 pm. 1 delivery to be unloaded from a non-refrigerated trailer at 2:00 pm and 1 delivery and shunt of a non-refrigerated trailer at 10:00 am • Sunday September 15th - 2 deliveries to be unloaded from a refrigeration trailer at 8:00 AM and 4:00 pm. 1 delivery to be unloaded from a non-refrigerated trailer at 2:00 pm and 1 delivery and shunt of a non-refrigerated trailer at 10:00 am • Sunday September 22nd - 2 deliveries to be unloaded from a refrigeration trailer at 8:00 am and 4:00 pm. 1 delivery to be unloaded from a non-refrigerated trailer at 2:00 pm and 1 delivery and shunt of a non-refrigerated trailer at 10:00 am • Sunday September 29th - 2 deliveries to be unloaded from a refrigeration trailer at 8:00 am and 4:00 pm. 1 delivery to be unloaded from a non-refrigerated trailer at 2:00 pm and 1 delivery and shunt of a non-refrigerated trailer at 10:00 am Anyone wishing to comment on this matter should contact Municipal Enforcement Services in writing at 100 Regina Street South, Waterloo, Ontario N2J 4A8, or via email at municipalenforcement@waterloo.ca, no later than 4:30 p.m., Friday August 30th, 2019. Questions regarding this event should be directed to Rosti Makarieva at 1-905-821-2111 ext # 78087 or via email at rosti.makarieva@walmart.com OR to Julie Woods, Store Manager at 519-616-2385. for an hour, checking out routes and stops. They learned about fares and transfers and tap cards and online trip planning and the Ion rail transit system. They asked questions, among them: Why is tran- sit not free for all seniors, as it is for seniors who are military veterans? Planners have long promoted Grand River Transit to seniors. So far there's been little take- up. Government and ri- dership surveys show that local transit carries mostly students, people younger than 30, and peo- ple who can't afford cars. Waterloo seniors take transit once for every 43 times they leave home. Compare this to an adult aged 20 to 24 who chooses transit once for every five trips taken. Don Beldock, 68, learned that transit has low-floor buses that can kneel to the ground, ramps for wheelchairs and walkers, special seats for passengers with low mobility, and automated stop announcements. Still he intends to keep driving. "They've done quite a bit to make things more accessible," he said. "But at the same time, that doesn't change what hap- pens at both ends of the trip." By which he means a long walk to or from a bus stop, made even more difficult if you have to carry something. Ellen Sergas, 79, had to stop driving temporarily while recovering from dizziness. "I just stayed home," she said. She recovered and hopes to never set her car keys aside again. But if she does, she'd rather not be housebound. "That's not good. You have to be out and around people," she said. "I want to just prepare for the fu- ture." Neighbours Eleonor Weiershauser, 77, and Jo- se Rosendo, 68, are un- usual among seniors be- cause they ride transit regularly. She uses a walker. He uses a cane. Neither has a car. They shop. They see sights. They get out and about, travelling to Elmi- ra in the north and Cam- bridge in the south, the breadth of the transit sys- tem. "You cannot sit just in your home. Apartments are so small. What will you do, just look to the TV?" Weiershauser said. They have found bus drivers to be kind and helpful. They like riding the Ion trains, which are smoother. But even then transit doesn't always work. Sidewalks are sometimes blocked by snow and ice for days after a snowfall. Or the sidewalks are cleared but the bus stop is still too icy for them to manoeuvre. "Then we just have to stay in the house," Rosen- do said. LOCAL Continued from page 3 DESPITE TRANSIT IMPROVEMENTS, SOME SENIORS STILL WANT TO DRIVE