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City firms to get boost through ILAP GRANTS, LOANS AVAILABLE Last week External Affairs Minister Mark MacGuigan flew into Waterloo-Wellington Airport to announce that the two cities had been designated for government financial aid through the $350 128th Year No. " That is what city businessmen, chamber of commerce representatives and government officials learned yesterday at an ILAP information meeting jointly sponsored by the Kitchener and Waterloo chambers of commerce. By Melodee Martinuk The city of Waterloo has a lot togain through participation in the federally-run Industry and Labor Adjustment Program (ILAP). Route 14 bus controversy continues By Chronicle Stall Writer The proposed west-side bus route may have gotten past the road block of the Kitchener Transit advisory committee. which last week endorsed the route. but it could run into a dead end when ll comes to Waterloo for approval. However, at that time. decision on the route was deform-d because of disagree ment amongst (-ummittvv members um cernine where the route should travel When the Kitchener Transit proposal t-amt- before Waterloo council Last month the route was strongly criticized by Mayor Marjorie Carroll and Aid. Robert Henry, who felt that it was far too long and could possihly draw shoppers away from uptown Watrrloo "I found It wry interesting." the mayor said. "particularly because m- didn't own know about the mowing There wastt't rum a representative there .. The proposal. originally submitted by Kitchener Transit to the transit advisory committee last month. called for service along the route to begin in September Route It, as it Is called. would run along Wostmounl Road and F'ischerHallman from Fairview Park Mall to Waterloo', two universities Arrurdmu In Carroll, the derision of thc Iransil advisory commtuets to approve' the m'w route last wevk came as a surprise In the people at Waterloo city hall Carroll commented that Waterloo um THIS WEEK INSIDE Yesterday's meeting was held to outline the program in greater depth, clarify who would be eligible for government help, and explain what kinds of projects are covered. million program - SEE PAGE 5 Shyness is learned, she says ICnnI-rumd on nag“ ' Wednesday, April 21, 1982 Waterloo, Ontario "This program." he continued, "is aimed at successful firms.,.wo are trying to get suv cessful firms lo t'X pand." The main focus of the program is an small to medium sized manufacturing and Winn-wing firms wish ing to establish, expand 0r restructure opera tions in designated communities “It is not a make- work program." said Kitchener MP Dr. Peter Lang in his open- ing remarks to the group. "The program is trying to address structural changes in the international econ- omy that are having an impact on Canada." Kitchener and Wa- terloo join eight other cities. including Chat- ham, Windsor and Brantford, which have received the one-year designation. The first, adminisr tered by the Depart- ment of Industry, Trade and Commerce, is the industry compo- nent. It is organized, said Ray Koski, Ontar- iu region director of the department. “to make things happen ih Kitch "ner Waterloo that would ordinarily not take plat-u" Grants wid hr avail able for up lo 75 per cent of eligible consult, ing Huts associated with the development of I'xpansinn pro grams, for feasibility studies related to PX There are two com- ponents to the federal- ly-run program. Meet BCI’s president - SEE PAGE 20 lCnm-mmd on not)? fit Betsy Hudgins, a Grade 8 student at Lincoln Heights School in Waterloo, is shown above with her winning exhibit. Fluft's the Stuff, which won firet place in the junior physical science category at the ninth annual Waterloo-Wellington Science and Engineering Fair held at Conestoga College this past week. The 13~year~old, who lives on Bellehaven Drive, is wearing a hat stuffed with wool and holding a bottle at down. It's all part of her experiments to test different insulating materials for clothing. Betsy was one of many Waterloo students who were declared winners in the annual event. (Photo by Heather Mackey). See page 6 for more on the science fair. Second Class Matt Red-tram Number an SCIENCE FAIR WINNER - SEE PAGE 23 Tigers set to turn it around