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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 12 Jul 1972, p. 1

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2C â€" 13,087 copies yx delivered by carrier T.: to every household NC in WATERLOO The new Waterloo chamber of commerce building lwas officially opened Monday by Dr. Bob Buck (left), chamber president. He received the keys |ftom Herb Gerster,. president of Ratz Building Cenâ€" tre, the firm which erected the building in front of Waterloo Square. â€"photo by Jack Ellis by Jack Ellis _ Monday the president and directors of the Waterloo Chamber of Commerce, with Mayor Don Meston officiating ; opened the new chamâ€" lber of Commerce office on the deck in front of Waterioo Square. s ~> with the Square managements desire to move most nonâ€"retail establishments into the office tower above the stores ; the chamber was forced to decide which location would best serve the community. Speck Turner, secretaryâ€"manager of the chamber said, ‘"We felt that a second or third floor location would hamper our function of serving citizens and visitors in Waterloo."‘ It was then after much thought the directors of the chamber began to think of their own building. Dr. Bob Buck, the president said, “"l‘he location in front of the square was chosen for a good many reasons, but primarily because it seemed to be the closest to the geographical centre of Waterloo." _ Late in the spring, Ratz Building Centre began errecting the structure which took about lsix weeks to complete. To tion which tries to present the problems of individual citizens and the community as a whole to various levels of government, with a view to finding solutions to nagging social ‘t;lems. Many of the projects the chamber Rertakes are often too time consuming for politicians or of a wide scope such as putting detailed briefs together with the opinions of {thousands of citizens combmed in them. ) Many people over the years, in this and other areas have gotten the idea that a chamber of commerce is a bastion of money, power and reaction as a pressure group. This means more emphasis on looking toâ€" ward the welfare of the community and less emphasis on being a pressure group. When a crucial issue comes up a chamber seldom sends a telegram to the prime minister. It sends a memorandum to its members. Often the chamber has refused some recent suggesâ€" tions that it take public stands on various isâ€" sues, instead it is working through its memâ€" bership to help form government policy with good concrete suggestions. The Chamber Serves ~The chamber of commerce is an organizaâ€" 118TH YEARâ€"NO 28 Dairy executive cancels meeting A meeting scheduled for tacted the provincial departâ€" yesterday between an ofâ€" ment of the environment and ficial of Dominion Dairies confirmed that Mr. Warâ€" Ltd. and representatives;; nock would be meeting with of ecological and recycling environment minister Jaâ€" groups was cancelled. _ mes Auld today. of quart milk jugs which are being tested in the Twin City area by the Sealtest division of the company. Sean Casey, a spokesâ€" man for Kâ€"W Probe, said Tuesday that S.M. Warnock, sales and marketing viceâ€" president for Dominion Daâ€" iries, cancelled the meeting. Mr. Warnock told Probe he took the action because he would be meeting with proâ€" vincial government officials. Mr. Casey said he had conâ€" The crash is being investiâ€" gated by the Waterloo township police and the federal department of transâ€" port. _ _ Ald. Buddell was first elected to council in 1954. During his political career he was once an unsuccessful mayoralty candidate. He served over seven years as a Waterloo alderman. Ald. Buddell was the city‘s representative to the airâ€" port .commission and had been its chairman since 1964. His presence on counâ€" Kingâ€"andâ€"Herbert lights to be installed soon The traffic â€" activated sigâ€" nals, planned for the inâ€" tersection of King and Herâ€" bert Streets, will be inâ€" stalled by the middle of August. City traffic enâ€" gineer Gord Lemmon said Monday that the lights may even be operational by A second set of lights slatâ€" ed for Bridgeport Road and Regina Street will be inâ€" stalled about a month latâ€" er. Mr. Lemmon said all the necessary equipment â€" which is ordered through the City of Kitchener trafâ€" fic department â€" is now in stock. The 1971 council passed a motion advising that the next council â€" comprised of mainly the same memâ€" bers â€" have the lights inâ€" stalled at King and Herâ€" bert. The council had enâ€" dorsed the lights as a reâ€" placement to the illâ€"fated crosswalk. When the crosswalk was operational, three persons were hit by cars within meeting was called Area milkâ€"jug boycott continues saelg ... it5 "Crie? told it wouldn‘t be possible for Probe members to atâ€" tend that meeting and presâ€" ent their views on the jug. He said he assumed Mr. Warnock would be pressing the minister not to ban the jugs. On Friday, Mr. Auld anâ€" nounced that his departâ€" ment was preparing regulaâ€" tions banning the jug and that they would be considâ€" ered by the cabinet today. An announcement is exâ€" pected today or tomorrow s * the . 3 T L h S h § t » " s is . wit k three months. The Waterloo engineering depart ment has not pressed to get the lights _ installed because the accidents stopped when the crosswalk was removâ€" Waterioo, Ontario, Canada ‘"‘The immediate solution to the crosswalk was to remove it. When its use was stopped, the accidents stopped," said Mr. Lemâ€" mon. He added that there was enough pedestrian traffic in the downtown area to justify the new sigâ€" nals. A traffic loop will be imâ€" bedded under the road on Herbert at the intersecâ€" tion. When a car waiting to make a left turn from Herbert to King is over the loop, it will activate the signals. There will be no pedestrian â€" operated sigâ€" nals. The light will operate identically to the one at King and Central Streets. Council _ approved _ the lights for Bridgeport and Regina at a recent meetâ€" ing. Ron Buddell on whether or not the regâ€" ulations have been approvâ€" ed. Mr. Casey said he hoped it wouldn‘t be a "stalling indicate that Warnock made some headway with the minister.‘"‘ The Waterioo meeting with Mr. Warnock hasn‘t been reâ€"scheduled. The fight against the jugs group @$,. women who were because of the new jugs and the disposal problem. They have been actively petitioning consumers to boycott all Sealitest proâ€" ducts until the jugs are removed from the market. ‘‘There is no way we‘re going to stop our campaign Bom in Waterloo May 30, 1926, ald. Buddell was the son of Mrs. Flora Budâ€" dell and the late Percy Budâ€" dell. During the second world war he served with the Royâ€" al Canadian Navy for two years on North Atlantic paâ€" Tuesday, July 4 â€" Ten handguns valued at $967 were stolen by thieves who forced their way into Northland Firearms at Waterloo Square. e O for 20 years and a trustee in bankruptcy, he was recently elected president of the Waâ€" terloo Lions club. He. was also a member of the Canâ€" adian legion, the naval vetâ€" erans association and the Canadian owners and pilots association. It was the second theft of guns reported to Waterloo police within a week. Wednesday, July 5 â€" Waterioo planning board endorsed a proposed study on the impact of urban development on small businesses at its regular meeting. â€" o The study will be carried out by two fourthâ€"year business students from Waterloo Lutheran University and will likely take about 10 weeks. The study is being financed by a corporation in coâ€"operaâ€" tion with the province. Thursday, July 6 â€" The body of Waterloo Park‘s missing male bobcat was found in a cardboard box at the rear of the bear cage in the park‘s wildlife display . A regional inspector from the humane society is investiâ€" gating the case. The cat disappeared in November. Monday, July 10â€" Preparations have started to determine the new local representation on Waterloo county‘s two school boards. Assessment, rather than population, determines the numâ€" ber of trustees each municipality in the new Waterioo region will have on the boards. The elections will be held October 16, at the same time as the municipal vote. z Tuesday, July 11 â€" Ron Farrow, an aide to provincial inâ€" tergovernmental affairs minister Darcy McKeough, said that an announcement of the government‘s choice for chairâ€" person of the new Waterloo region would not be made Wedâ€" nesday (today). Week in retrospect 8 Mig * ?r- i9. Auantige me * :"«- a t M : Wepnespay; suuyÂ¥ 12, 1072 > Kn > T Aur ns RomkiF ue t @3 ) 2 y Mibagat in p eC ie a of milk organized the petitioning. Mr. Auld said Friday that there had been deep public concern about the throwaway _ polyethylene jugs. ‘"The continuing trend to throwaway containers contributes _ substantially in volume to our waste disposal load in Ontario. until the regulation is pasâ€" sed and enforced. We‘re still asking for a boycott on all levels until it‘s off the market," said Tui McRae, one of those who must also consider the pubâ€" lic concern that disposable containers add to the cost of milk. It‘s time we put up a stop sons Donations to the Waterâ€" loo Lions club will be appreciated. Mr. Auld said the province

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