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Veronica Kerr of Kitâ€" chener, currently beâ€" ginning her fourth year as a member of Conesâ€" toga College‘s Board of Governors, has been named chairman of the board for 1982, sucâ€" ceeding A. Paul Dilks of Stratford. Last month Waterâ€" loo‘s engineering deâ€" partment told council that because the city and developers were unable to agree on the location of the extenâ€" sion, a private consulâ€" tant should be hired to examine the alternaâ€" University of Waterâ€" loo (UW) federation of student president Wim Simonis was reâ€"elected to a second term in office in campus elecâ€" tions held last week. BRIDGE STREET EXPANSION By Chronicle Staff Writer It looks like a private consultant will not have to be hired to recommend the best route for the proposed extension of Bridge Street. The study, said task force chairman Alderman Richard Biggs, will be conducted at no cost to the city and will provide a "good basis of informaâ€" tion"" for the evaluation of Waterlioo‘s fire protecâ€" tion. Biggs said that by comparing this study to one completed by Fire Underwriters in 1980â€"81 the task force hopes to "see if there is a consensus on where we stand with respect to fire protection and (then) make evaluations‘‘ based on that inâ€" formation. Council also endorsed a recommendation from the task force that Ontario Attorneyâ€"General Roy McMurtry be asked to conduct an intensive campaign to educate the public to yield the right of way when they hear an emergency siren or see By Melodee Martinuk Waterloo‘s firefighting facilities will be the subject of an inâ€"depth study to be conducted by the Ontario Fire Marshal‘s office. The recommendation for the fire marshai‘s study was one of four contained in the report of the fire task force, which was set up last year to help Waterloo develop more efficient and ecoâ€" nomical fire protection. Council was acting on the recommendation of the Waterloo fire task force, which presented its first report to council Monday night, when it made the decision to ask for the study. According to Biggs, the study is tenatively set to begin early in March. â€" Simonis, who polled 1,043 votes in the race, defeated Chris Macinâ€" tosh, a thirdâ€"year arts PAGE 8 â€" WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1982 A former teacher and No consultant needed as stalemate resolved Mon.â€"Fri. 8â€"5 Sat. 8â€"1 Medical Dental and Nursing Home Supplies. Sales and Rentails of wheelchairs, walking canes, crutches and commodes. G.G.M. MEDICAL SUPPLIES Kerr named chairman Simonis reâ€"elected City asks for probe into fire facilities 637 Colby Dr., Waterioo past president of the Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo Club of the Canadian Federation of Universiâ€" ty Women, Kerr served aso viceâ€"chairman, operations, on Conesâ€" toga‘s Board of Goverâ€" nors in 1981 The engineering deâ€" partment had proposed four proposals but the routes selected by the city were rejected by developers, city engiâ€" neer Jim Willis told council. The following week, Richard Hardie, a planning consultant representing the develâ€" opers, appeared at council arguing that there was no need for tives Currently, she is viceâ€"chairman of the The student federaâ€" tion of University of Waterloo has over 14,500 members; less than 17 per cent cast votes in the election. Cost of the proposed study was to be paid by the developers. student who received 798 votes and a secondâ€" year environmental studies student, Chuck Williams, who got 567. 885â€"2457 Monday night Hardie told council that after two weeks of negotia tions with the city the stalemate had been reâ€" solved and the developâ€" ers he represents had decided to support the Council then agreed to defer the matter for two weeks to allow Hardie to meet with city staff to discuss a compromise. such a study and that the developers Yare ready to have conâ€" structive discussions with the city and reach a compromise." fellowships committee of the Canadian Feder ation of University Women (national orgaâ€" nization}) and southâ€" western regional repâ€" resentative on the exâ€" ecutive committee of the Association of Colâ€" leges of Applied Arts and Technology of On tario (ACAATO). Gurrently, said fire task force secretary Terry Hallman, information needed by firefighters on the way to a fire, for example, information relating to a building‘s construction or fire hydrant location, is kept in a card system. There could be better, faster ways of organizing the information, he said. The fire task force "just wants to see what our needs are ... and what could be purchased over a‘ longer time," said Hallman. â€" â€" Both of these recommendations were deferred by council for further consideration when the 1982 budget is set in March. These projects, the report concluded "would require substantial funds over the next 10 to 15 years with the cost increasing every year."" And to make it possible for the city to continue its *‘pay as you go policy" and avoid debenturing, the force recommends that council provide at least $50,000 in additional funds in the 1982 budget to be allocated to the equipment reserve. Also, the report asks council to set aside $5,000 in the 1982 budget to be used by the task force to finance a study into fireâ€"related communications and information retrieval needs of the city and systems available. The task force, said the report, has taken the view that another fire substation in Waterloo is inevitable but it is investigating ways of using existing resources as effectively as possible to ‘‘delay the need for additional substations and manpower until absolutely necessary." Topping the list of matters considered by the group are the installation of the Opticom traffic signal control system, which would allow fireâ€" fighters to change traffic lights from the truck to facilitate speedier passage to a fire, the comâ€" munications and information retrieval system of the city‘s fire department; and the replacement of firefighting equipment over the long term. ‘"‘"Ap everâ€"increasing number of the driving public ... would appear to have little respect for the rules of the road and a complete disregard for the right of way of emergency vehicles," said the resolution which will be sent to all municipalities with a minimum population of 50,000 for endorseâ€" ment. ® an emergency flashing light. MON â€" FRI 8:30 â€" 5:30 EVE & SAT BY APPT. DENTURE THERAPY CLINIC DEREK GROVES D.T. 48 BRIDGEPORT RD EAST (Corner of Peppler St.) WATERLOO route which city staff had proposed, which would run about 200 yards east of the existâ€" ing route. However, he said, the proposed â€"route must still be approved by Waterloo Region, beâ€" cause Bridge Street is a primary road in the Region‘s official plan. The city has taken a preliminary environâ€" mental look at the proâ€" posed â€" route, he exâ€" plained, and it would do little damage to the environment. ° As proposed, Willis said, the Bridge Street extension would go through an opening in the trees and would therefore not require a great deal of tree reâ€" moval. With the cityâ€"recomâ€" mended route, Willis told council, there is a possibility that an exâ€" tensive environmental impact assessment will not have to be underâ€" taken. William Dewar of 307 Dale Cres., Waterloo was â€"recently elected vice chairman of the Midwestern regional liâ€" brary system for 1982. Dewar appointed library chairman Florence came here from Hong Kong two years ago to study economics at Wilfrid Laurier University and would like to learn more about Canadian culture. Her interests are singing and playing squash, and the 21â€"yearâ€"old says she‘s looking forward to a career in public relations. Dewar, a teacher at Waterloo collegiate inâ€" stitute, is also chair man of the Waterioo public library board. He is a past president WATFRLOO SQUARE, WATERLOO | 886â€" 1250 Mon â€" Tues Wed & Sat 90010 $ 30 Thurs & Fn 9# 10 #00 . Sar 9 10 $ in of the Ontario seconâ€" dary school teachers‘ federation and author of the school text, Urban Canada