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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 10 Jun 1971, p. 1

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It would be a referral agency by which the averâ€" age citizen would have access to expert, compreâ€" hensive advice to enable him to receive required serâ€" vice from the appropriate agency. In effect, it would be a service to improve the quality of service. City gives $2,182 for AID centre Making the request, Erâ€" nest West said the proposed service would not be limited to indigent and welfare cases but would be for the community at large. June 7. Council approved a $2,182 grant to the Kâ€"W Soâ€" cial Planning Council to establish a Twin City referral agâ€" ency. June 9. Elmira weavers were guests of the Kâ€"W Weavers at a picnic in Waterloo Park. The Kâ€"W Social Planning Council has received a $2,â€" 182.29 grant from Waterloo to set up an Advice, Inforâ€" mation and Direction (AID) centre for the Twin Cities. June 6. Bishop Joseph F. Ryan said the lack of religious vocations was becoming a serious problem when he adâ€" dressed the closing session of the annual convention of the Catholic women‘s league. The 24member color guard of the Kâ€"W Dutch Boy Drum and Bugle Corps Cadets won top award at the Hanover Drum corps pageant. June 3. Waterloo teachers Mary Johnstone and Doris Litwiller received the Wiegand awards for excellence in teaching. o The 10th annual bicycle roadâ€"eo jointly sponsored by the Waterloo police and the Kâ€"W Optimists. Waterloo Cricket Club downed the London club 117â€"60 in London. June 4. About 100 members of the Hamilton diocese Catholic Women‘s League registered for the opening sesâ€" sion of the 51st annual meeting at the University of Waterloo. Thirtyâ€"three Grade 8 students at Centennial school raisâ€" ed $800 in a "garbathon,"" by which they gathered a ton of garbage throughout the city. Tawco Stables‘ riders had three victories in the annual Hamilton Hunt Club horse show. June 5. Hundreds of youngsters competed for prizes in %mo +NronmnI1e/ie aaepeores _ Program director Susan Watt. Bill Leunissen beside the diving board. The official opening of Week in retrospect o alpie h t ty "o 2 0n NC i Peron on‘ es â€" stt eC + w Ek o en ~me oo se B ."«;‘.k e y e HS:{Z;-. d ‘f i sc t / + 9n helley ons L athile i# 1 0) ied 18 ++ . re ow o relut io o uinss dn ie i 1. ul n e t Ane® BTRH : Cicqe * w 69 50. e tedt U P uk e o antsn M ie inienne ied Replying to questions, he said similar operations in other cities showed there was a need for suckh a serâ€" vice. One in Hamilton reâ€" ceived 252 requests when established in January and the figure had risen to 630 calls for May. Calls to a Windsor agency went from 100 a month when establishâ€" ed to 364 at the present time. â€"An agency in Ottawa associâ€" ated with Information Canâ€" ada also reported increasâ€" ing demands, he said. A Twin City survey showâ€" ed there were 155 organizaâ€" tions here. Some of these might be duplicating serâ€" vices, or one might be overâ€" loaded wnile the other wasn‘t. Some people may on h3 0X 49 P ue t e n oD e In addition to the Waterloo grant and a $6,600 grant approved last week by Kitchener on condition that Waterloo participated, the social â€" planning _ council hopes to raise $5,000 from the community. According to plans the coâ€" ordinator would start right away and would need a stenâ€" ographer. The liaison officâ€" er would not be required before October. The possibility of locating the office in the Conestoga College office on King Street Kitchener, is being discusâ€" sed. Replying to an earlier suggestion that a directory of services and organizaâ€" tions produced by the planâ€" ning council might be sufâ€" ficient to meet community needs, he said there were numerous people in the Twin Cities who can‘t read Engâ€" lish. ‘"You‘d be amazed at the number of secondâ€"genâ€" eration Canadians in this community who have not gone beyond Grade 4. They can‘t read English." Ald. Ron Buddell said the (See Page 2) need a combination of serâ€" vices but are unaware that these even exist. The program calls for a program â€" coâ€"ordinator, a liaison officer and a recepâ€" tionistâ€"stenographer. Ald. Bob Henry argued in favor of the grant, saying the social planning council had never sat well with council since "It isn‘t a doer: It‘s an instigator."‘ Ald. Harold Wagner opâ€" posed the grant, saying the budget made no provision for the donation. He was seconded by Ald. Roy Bauâ€" man on the same basis but the motion failed to secure support from other alderâ€" ‘‘Once established we feel funding will be available from senior levels of govâ€" ermment,"‘ Mr. West said. * oig 4e y n on ts 3. . e itc * **~ Family Y opens tonight GOLD CORDSâ€"Lynn Cross (left) of 258 Aleâ€" xandra Ave., and Cathy Burn of 80 Empire St., each received the guide‘s highest award, a gold cord, this week. Both girls are members of the 1st Waterloo Land Rangers. Mrs. Watt, John Lingwood, Joseph Connell and Bill Van Gorder $1.6 million project the $1.6 million Family Y, 145 Lincoln Rd., takes place at 6 p.m. tonight, immediately preceding the 76th annual meeting of the Kâ€"W YMCA. Guests: will tour the building following the dinâ€" ner meeting at which board members will be elected. An open house for donors is planned for Friday. Tours for the general public are Ukrabe Seg 1. + The facilities have been designed with a family concept in mind. There is a health service unit for men, men‘s locker room, locker rooms with steam cabinets and sunlamps for women and girls and a lockâ€" er room for boys. arranged for Saturday and Sunday. The summer proâ€" gram goes into effect June 14. The 75 by 40â€"foot swim Larry Ertel of Waterioo has been elected president of the Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo Sales and Advertising Club. He succeeds Robert Timm. Joseph O. Connell of 196 Mohawk Ave., secâ€" retary general will be in charge of both buildings. Norman McKee will be branch executive for Watâ€" erloo. William Van Gorâ€" der of 609 Northgate Ave., has been named to a simâ€" ilar post at the Kitchâ€" ener branch. Mrs. Irene Schatz of 159 Norman St., will be office manager for both branches. Until Labor Day, Sept. 4, members of both branchâ€" es will be allowed to use both buildings. After that date they must choose one The control is necâ€" essary to enable staff at each‘ branch to plan proâ€" grams for the members. ming pool has six lanes for competitive swimming. It is equipped with starting blocks, under water portâ€" holes, and a diving board which directs divers across the pool, rather than lengthâ€" wise. This releases the shallâ€" ower portion of the pool for use by nonâ€"divers. Memberships in _ the Waterloo Y will be availâ€" able to men, women and families. The rates will vary according to the acâ€" tivity and area. However Y officials emphasize that no one is ever turned aâ€" way from the programs soleâ€" ly because of their inâ€" ability to pay. About 400 perâ€" sons participated in. proâ€" grams at the Kitchener branch last year at no charge. or the other and a fee of 25 to 50 cents a visit will be charged at the other branch. Rates at the Kitchener branch will be lower than those in Waterloo until the former is renovated later this year. it Toatrct . | C sb ids *:';,"}F,"{T_)"\A' a E. 2 o o f Heads slate

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