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His first position was with the citx,of Port Arthur where he worketi "yrith the engineering de. partment for; two and I halt years, then to the engineering de. partment of the Township of Eto- bicoke for three years, coming to Waterloo in 1954. While in Port Arthur, WArey met and wed Patricia Corcoran whom he met in the Port Arthur Communities Plays organiza- tion. D'Arey was_president of the organization at the time and also took an active part in many of their plays put on. Both have found' that keeping a home and raising a family of three has keist them too busy to cultivate the theatre activity here. Their children are: Darell 12, Derek ll and Debra 4. Though his position as City En- gineer keeps him very busy, he manages to find time to work on his cottage at Sauble Beach where he also takes a great deal of pleasure swimming, sunning and boating (D'Arcy hates the wintertime and does not take part in any winter sports). He is an ardent home movie addict and took the official movies of the downtown redevelopment that, have been shown at various functions. He is also well known in the area for his public speak- ing abilities and has addressed numerous clubs on civic affairs, partieularly,,as they pertain to his favourite city, Waterloo. D'Arcy is also talented in the field of music and plays the saxaphone and clarinet. In his university days he played with various groups but now only plays occassionaly for his own enjoyment. D'Arer received the larger portion of his elementary and secondary education in Dryden, then entered the University of Manitoba (Winnipeg) in 1945, graduating in 1949 with his Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering. Mr. Button is a natiye of Tor- onto, born there in 1927. Shortly after his birth the family moved to Saskatchewan. remaining there about four years, then re- turned to Toronto. This was dur- ing the depression years and the elder Mr. button. who was a dentist, was attempting to find a community wherein he could become more fully integrated. When D'Arcy was about eight, the senior button moved the family to Dryden, a small com- munity of about 2,000 at that time, here they remained. WArey is an adherent of the Anglican Church, was a mem- ber of the Hons Club and served for years on the Waterloo Me. morial Arena Commission (now diamond). He belongs to the Association of Professional En- gineers of Canada and the En. (inm Institute of Canada, also various other professional assoc- iations concerned with roads, air pollution” Inter pollution, This tool we lock-“our “Spot. Mr. button he]: that a city light" OI D'Arcy Blair Green- engineer must have a very broad Tood Button, eity engineer. knowledge at municipal open- 'Ill _ . ' tions in general, and civil engin- eering in particular. DUTII‘: D'Arcy Button N "Spotlight" - 'heqriuritsmgeg.:wrk.gtitrit" Many of our dealings, he says, are with people, most of whom have a problem, and they us- ually seem to eventually find their way to this department. Many of the problems deal with things like rats in the sewers, smelly creeks etc. Good public relations must be maintained. however trying. , As a public servant, he says, we are often subject to rather violent altercation: with -dis. sident persons. Our judgement however, must be based on what is best for the most even if cer- tain, individuals get hurt. The city engineer must have a hide as tough” a rhinocerous so he can take a.good deal ot abuse while maintaining his sanity and peace of mind. I find,, says D'Arcy is also advisor (techni- cal) to the Waterloo Planning Board and is intimately connect- ed with many at their opera- tions. and look after them. They are also involved in such things as garbage collection, traffic con- trol, -street cleaning, sewage treatment (on the operation side) and on the 'construction side, build the sewers, sidewalks, roads, bridges, ete. The duties Ire extremely var- ied, dealing with so many as- pects of the life of the munici- pality. They not only build everything but must maintain D'Arey finds that they are getting further away Iron pure engineering and more into an} ngement and planning. This in, valves 1 great deal at time went at meetings, many of which seem to be not particularly productive at the time, however the and result usually justly the time went on the study at the pro- blem. A $TAlltllJall1l' RIDERS Washers ‘- Dryers Sunday, Aug. lst mmweamww JUNIOR EXPERT CLASSES ST. AGATHA Ranges -- Refrigerators '... Radios Televisions For Service Call SH 3-5241 Starts At 1:30 P.M. Admissioui $1.00 Children Under 12 Years Free Motorcycle Races SCRAMBLES Auspices of C.M.A. Follow The Signs Sponsored By The Annexation also crates a good deal ot work for the engineer, he must also work closely with the OWRC in connection with the sewage plant. Mr. button has also been I member, since its inception, of the technical com- mittee that is studying the K-W Expressway system which has involved a good., deal of time spent at meetings. . 7 Be must keep a detailed re- cord of all buildings and works, do all the local irnprovemeast. assessing. ‘»deal with Mt sub- dividers, often working with The engineer must be able to plan and draw up estimates, supervise' the constructions un- derway, draw up tenders and evaluate and recommend those received to council. recommend the types and quantity of mater- ials required, also vehicles and equipment needed. He also sup- ervises the operation of the en- tire works department which has a staff at about 30 and also in.. eludes a garage for repairs. Draw up maps and specifica- tions for new streets and roads, keep different scale maps of all individual lots up to date. " sist in industrial development planning for services, how drain- age and other facilities are to be handled. Computability plays a very large part in deciding whether a proteaaioesal mu any: has in I community. On the whole, he maintains. We have had n very high calibre ot councilman and mayors. In some communi- ties, there is not the clue liar sion enjoyed between the engi- neer and council. m1 first can. lure, In "14,!de not in.“ to say, but I have found the job ex- tremely interesting and challen- ging, and have become’ to in- volved that I would not like to leave. here are so may pro- ieett that I would like to we completed MW one: come up almost every day. D'aiuts.t%eaaarrrrt,ts. IIM'uhuo-a.'l'hublo otberrtd_tsueer-t-t , The Board of Works employees are members at a union. to Mr, Button is also involved in nego- tiations. He is also a member at the Grand River Conanvation Authority and u involved in the building at the Laurel Creel con- servation area. Ali local mm: engineering work, dealing with Uae mark- Inu. tunic signals and lights and can: improvement: are handled by his department, along with the 'rtaintainenee of the Waterloo Square puking lat. duly will to ttg9ttret at warm. D'Arcy I: er ban a! the toeuieal coordinating committee on the updating tuf- fie study tor the Twin Cities. mumoM-MN In 1964, the department looked 745-8934 _ NO. 1 BRIDGEPORT ROAD - WATERLOO Ontario & Duke Su. -eiqreselart a Jiit$llllr1l cleaners KITCNINIR I WATERLOO LIMITED DOBBIN " Tool and EQUIPMENT to. "I miss you, too, Grandma." (But there's always Long Distance. the next best thing to being there.) POWER TOOLS - DRIllS SAWS " SANDERS " ETC. 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