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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 11 Jun 1980, p. 5

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The Marsland Centre ofâ€" fice of the wellâ€"dressed reâ€" gional lawyer resembles a library and his department includes a staff of about five â€" an assistant lawyer, a land inquiries and all regional collective agreements. He advises regional commisâ€" The 1959 graduate of Osâ€" goode Hall has for the past 20 years been employed by various municipalities in southern Ontario and since the inception of regional goâ€" vernment in 1973, he has held the top legal position at that government level. As a younger man, Moore worked in a factory and on the coal dock. After receivâ€" ing his bachelor of arts deâ€" gree from the University of Toronto, he spent seven years as an underwriter with the Crown Life Inâ€" surance Company. His decision to enter law is a decision *"I‘ve never really rationalized." He said "I‘m not sure anâ€" yone ever stated their reaâ€" sons for becoming a lawyeâ€" gion‘s chief solicitor and inâ€" volved in road and land purâ€" chases, landlord and tenant was born and raised on a farm. Dundalk has a populaâ€" tion of about 1,000 and is loâ€" cated about 60 miles from sioners and council on legal matters and represents the region in some court proâ€" Moore‘s roots are planted in Dundalk, Ont., where he Elmer Moore plowed his way from the barnyard to Elmer Moore keeps legal wheels spinning At 55, he‘s now the reâ€" By Marg Kasstan & Ragas for $Â¥len FATHENS DAY Give him our best _ ULTRA BLEND MAIN MALL â€" WATERLOO SQUARE â€" 886â€"1250 purchasing officer, a secreâ€" tary, a title searcher and a clerk. Compared to the region‘s early years, ‘"we do have a lot more work. J think we‘re far busier. We‘ve added peoâ€" ple, as the tempo of the "I‘ve found we‘re getting into more land acquisiâ€" tions;‘‘ with the introducâ€" tion of major road projects. Within the landlord and tenant advisory bureau, alone, the work has more than doubled, he said. "Judging by the amount of calls we get, they know the bureau exists,"‘ Moore Everything from how much notice does a landlord have to give a tenant to vaâ€" cate the premises, to heat specifications, to comâ€" plaints about insects and cleanliness are all questions that can be answered by the region‘s legal department free of charge. During Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) hearings reâ€" garding land severances, zone changes and subâ€" divisions the regional soliciâ€" tor represents the region About 30 per cent of Moore‘s time is gobbled up with matters involving labor relations. For the past seven years, Moore has been a member of the regional neâ€" gotiating team which atâ€" tempts to hammer out all collective agreements. "It‘s very time consumâ€" ing‘‘ but as Moore points out ‘"it‘s part of the job. I have not heard of anyone clamâ€" mering to replace us." Moore also works on arbiâ€" trations when required. _ DAD Moore is also an elder at St. Andrew‘s Presbyterian Church in Kitchener, a member of the Royal Ash Masons of Waterloo and past master of the Masonic Lodge of Toronto. In his leisure hours, Moore enjoys putting his green thumb to work in his vegetable garden. He‘s married to Sheila MacLeod, a part time secreâ€" tary Wilfrid Laurier Univerâ€" Asked if any one court case stood out from the rest, he replied it‘s very hard to single out one with distaste or particular pleasure." Currently, the Waterloo resident is serving his seâ€" cond year of a threeâ€"yearâ€" term as the national chairâ€" man of municipal law comâ€" mittee for the Canadian Bar Association. His duties as chairman inâ€" clude coâ€"ordinating various provincial sections and runâ€" ning municipal law courses. The educational programs involve bylaw enforcement, liability problems and pubâ€" lic service. ; He‘s an armchair sportsâ€" man with a love for all â€" Elmer Moore, regional solicitor, is a busy man handling the many, varied acâ€" and ‘‘we prepare subâ€" divisionâ€" agreements for Court cases are also part of Moore‘s job and ‘‘when you‘re dealing with litigatâ€" ion and arbitration you don‘t always win. You lick your wounds and you go on to the A job welt done is his greatest satisfaction, he sports except soccer. sity, and they have four chilâ€" dren. They include Julie of Ottawa, a graduate of Wilâ€" tivities of the region‘s legal department. GOING OUT OF â€" BUSINESS Save ap to 60% c QUALITY Phildren‘s Rattles ‘n Rags Kitchener â€" 745â€"5823 1'0":; Sale Held Under City of Kitchener â€" Licence 12071 nilaren‘s â€" WV ear COME IN EARLY FOR BEST SELECTION 98 Queen St. S. near Charles frid Laurier University, Alan at home, Sandra, an art student at York Univerâ€" Waterloo Chronicle, Wednesday, June 11, 1980 â€" Page 5 student at Bluevale Colleâ€" giate Institute in Waterloo. sity and Angela, a gradeâ€"12 EXPIRES JUNE 27 TVES. TO SAT. 10 AM â€" 5:30 PM

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