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" M Was devttttpmgrtts in Waterloo' ttirt have meant- ly gone tie sale and new money to solve their long- 't1tpttlrttt Ul,U'lf 'mtttrettlt incl-dint «wig at Waterloo French students find Canada very American Chronic“ "a" Mam Central Ontarm - especially Toronto - IS a mu- ture of American and British Influences At least, that's what It looked like thmugh the eyes of Chin Parfait and her friends Claire, Sylvie Le Hour and Annie Changer all from France. recently completed a whirlwind tour of this part M Ontario. and that was one of their observa- (Inns Their combination vacattorveducatmnal visit was made possible by a Waterloo woman who taught them English -- in France Susan Sebben. of Waterloo. was their teacher NMs Sebben was chosen by the University of War terloo to travel to France and work as an assnstant English teacher She worked at the Centre Pedago- pthqltittg tttmetorPani Dietrich. m-twmmm'romaprhnmmm Giriiii'TtieYaGisiLiomrittiart-ttsattttee-or tatgtmtrethmstti, St. _ . 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Them-as was " born when the tittrehtt0r at area drew ups enemas! plan.‘Thephnealledt¢one-largeshopptn¢phuon’roll Gate Road in the Lake” area. ButwbenthedevetoperwenttotheCityplannlnqdepart» mentgand the matter - upbetore council. residents of theareaobjeemdtoalargeplan‘l‘heysuwestedinstead iiiitaidea-ui1eraa,tintiettt.tymi,atlere1tef: Waterloo’s planning department did some researchon the subject, totrdiseewered.AUt in fact it would be better to tiiiiidaukmtterotamairatmmtieneepites whiehwould feature “corner mil stores". It was decided three plazas wound be built. one on Toll Gate Road, one near Weber St. and the other on Glen Forest Boulevard; The W'eber St. plane - materialized, the Glen Forest Plaza Was very successful, and the Toll Gate Plaza quickly became a white-‘ elephan' t. ""m. Mt. Dietrich said Tuesday'part at the problem with the, plaza were the toning requirements at the time. The plaza was mined convenience commercial, which remind that an abnormal amount of space'be given to landscaping and also stipulated that only a certain type of business could move in. As a result the plaza owners had diffimity getting tenants. f "I think the zoning requirements gaviithem problems." Mr. Dietrich said, but added "...n was planted in a poor location. off the main drag." _ 'iiiiGuiiiguesdititrrriisrefu-dto".g.ivetttetr,tUo,t more leeway" he said, but by then other problems had piled up. The plaza on Glen Forest Blvd. was doing a booming business. andVandals had taken their toll on the empty hill Gate stores. . Part of the problem also stemmed from the plan owners' attitude, the city planner said. _ “The owners have been lackadaisical...they didn't pursue teimits," he said. Now the troubled plaza may get new owners: since Sabem Developments Ltd. defaulted on their mortgage paymenn "Tiil"i't'i" iiii1TG; Fears there has been a piling up of prob lems.” Mr. Dietrich said. Under new ownership, he feels the plaza Taypel be su.ccts.s.fyl. .. He also feels there is still hope for Columbia Square apartments. That 13bunit complex was started in 1970, but the owner quickly ran out of money and the next few years were spent ironing out the debts incurred. » "iiiuliiriG iia1'driruior took possession of the building. and decided to complete it. Information day to focus on programs for women By Howard Elliott Chronicle - writer Waterloo area women who want to know more about learning opportunities in the Region will have a chance to do so when the Waterloo Region Committee on learning op- portunities for Women holds an information day tomorrow. "hailsiiay .. ti, be at Fairview Mall in Kitchener - is designed to expose women to the wide variety of learning prggrarns, from acaliemic, to recreation to leisure. "riir/iiiola committee. a branch of the Canadian Com- mittee'on Learning Opportunities for Women, is organizing the exhibit in co-operation, with local _co_mrnumty groups. _ Pat Carter. Conestoga College representative to the re- gional committee said this is the second year the informa- lion day has been held In its first year. the committee was newly formed and not aware of the number of learning re- sources available, Mg, Carter said, This year's exhibit. she added. has been expanded, Among the community groups represented at the exhibit will be the Waterloo county board of education. area universities. area 'Y's, Conestoga College. the Ontario Teacher's Federation. Canada Employment, the Kitchener Library and municipal government community services departments The information display is unusual in that education groups often compete against each other The day long exhi- bit will be a joint effort between education resource people, the sole purpose being to inform women of the vast learning opportunities available in the area. Mg. Carter! said. WW. ._...-.--. - v ---e--ei" _ "WeYe trying to get the information to wonfen in a dir. ferent way," she said. _ ' - . . Among other things. the information display can be used as a reference centre where interested women can have personal contact with people in educational fields. Women who don't want to - or cannot - get involved in educational programs at present can still talk to educators and find out what is available That way they'll have some knowledge of the resources if they become interested in the future Any woman who has a specific area of interest can go to one of the contact people at the session and explain her in- terest, If one organization doesn't have the program in ques- tion. the woman will be referred to another community group that does. A _ - .. ' IAAA --__- II. (nun..- .u-n'a an”, -....- _-_.V Since the information seminar last year. Ms Carter said the idea has gated a great deal of support and popularity She said people are starting to recognize that while the exhibit “is a radical approach. it's a good one .. "vfiiiriniormatior, dlsbiay will start at If) a m tomorrow. and run till 8 p m (continued on page 10)