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Greater urban response needed 130th Year No. 6 Wednesday, February 6, 1985 Waterioo, Ontario 25 cents at the Newstand Waste Management Master Plan begs more city resident input Melodee Martinuk Chronicle Staff Concerned that there hasn‘t been sufficient input from the urban residents of Waterloo Region, the region‘s engineering committee is holding a public meeting Thursday, Feb. 7 at 7 p.m. dealing with the Waste Management Master Plan study. Although hearings have been held in both Cambridge and Waterloo to present study findings and receive public response, consultants preparing the report say input from the region‘s urban popuiation so far has been "very minâ€" imal." We want to bring the Waste Management Master Plan to the attention of the urban population," remarked Sil Nadlin,. of MacLaren Engineers Inc. ‘"We‘ve had a good response from the rural residents. but we haven‘t had the input from the urban population that we would like to have." At the same time, information about Africa‘s foodâ€"related probâ€" lems and development activities, already underway, will be provided through a series of films, displays and panel discussions. Besides increasing public awareâ€" ness of the African problem, the committee hopes to raise $60,000 which will be forwarded to African Emergency Aid, an umbrelia group It‘s no accident that Africa Week at University of Waterioo culmiâ€" nates Feb. 14. John Rempel, chaplain at Conrad Grebel College and one of the week‘s chief organizers, explained that Africanâ€"related activities have a dual purpose: to increase public awareness of the university‘s cruâ€" cial role in finding practical soluâ€" tions to problems in developing countries and to raise money for African relief. **So often technology is focussed on the needs and possibilities in highlyâ€"developed countries â€" reâ€" The University has a responsibiliâ€" ty to use its knowledge and power for reasons other than making rich societies richer,‘"" he explained. Africa Week was organized by an ad hoc committee of representaâ€" tives from various university deâ€" partments, church colleges and student societies, Rempel said. **who found the way to each other because we felt it was inexcusable not to do anything." "If you live in a rich country, you can‘t escape the responsibility to do something to help." On Valentine‘s, a day devoted to love and caring, staff, students and faculty at the university will be asked to ‘"Have a Heart for Africa." Africa week will be held Feb. 12â€"14. search thatâ€" is complicated and exâ€" pensive. Pat Arbuckle Chronicle Staff Africa Week celebration of responsibility The University of Waterloo Food Services will offer an African menu Thursday, Feb. 14 in the Campus Centre and $1 of the cost of each meal purchased will be contributed to the UW African Relief Fund. And the Peace Society will comâ€" bine its volunteer work in the community with African aid by collecting sponsorships for volunâ€" teer work during the week. A highlight of the week‘s activities will be an appearance Thursday by Eugene Whelan, president of the United Nations World Food Council, who will discuss world food probâ€" lems in the Great Hall of the Campus Centre. Speakers begin at 12: 30 p.m. Other speakers during the week will include Annette Oudejans of Oxfam, Dora Bea Cook of the Eastern Canada Synod of the Luâ€" theran Church of America, Susan Isaac of CUSO and Gordon Hunsâ€" berger and Rev. Ray Brubacher from the Mennonite Central Comâ€" mittee. The Federation of Students has also announced that it will donate 25 per cent of sales on Feb. 14 in campus facilities such as the book store and student pub to famine and development assistance. There will also be a panel discusâ€" sion on Food Aid Tuesday, Feb. 12, 12: 30 p.m. in the Great Hali, featurâ€" ing representatives from the World University Service of Canada, the University of Addis Ababa and professors from the Universities of Guelph and Waterloo. The threeâ€"day event will conclude Already, $1,250 has been coliectâ€" ed, a figure which will be added to the $6,000 raised through studentâ€" run activities held last fall. Groups on campus have also begun responding to the fund drive. of relief organizations. (Continued on page 3) Stage two of the study identified 14 possible locations for a new landfill, 13 of which are in the rural townships of Wilmot, Wellesley and Woolwich. Also under consideraâ€" tion is the expansion of the Waterloo Landfill on Erb Street. which is the major dump in the region. While the proposed dump sites made the rural outcry ‘"‘natural," Nadlin stressed the study has implications which will directly affect the urban population as well. Consensus from the public so far, he said, is that the Region should pursue alternatives which emphasize waste reduction, reâ€"use, recovery and recycling, (the 4 R‘s) *"The four R‘s are more expensive than landfilling â€" it will definitely increase the cost of waste management in Waterloo Region. The people in the rural areas have said they don‘t mind paying more. Now we hope to find out whether the urban population is willing to pay more," he remarked . Coâ€"ordinator Lorne Caughill starts a group of snowmobilers off on their 100â€"km Snowarama ride to raise money for the Easter Seal Society. Metodee Martinuk photo Fewer snowmobilers than expected turned out for Kitchenerâ€"Waterlioo‘s first Snowaraâ€" ma for Easter Seal, nevertheless organizers are calling the fundraiser a success. *‘*We‘re very pleased with it. We had a lot of public support," said Snowarama coâ€"ordinaâ€" tor Lorne Caughill. **The whole thing was very positive, except the numbers, which means we just have to make it grow next year. Approximately 60 area snowmobilers took part in the 100â€"km snowmobile ride, raising some $7,500 for the Easter Seal Society. Snowarama success but hopes to grow C Essentially, he added, the region would like to hear the public‘s response to four questions during Thursday‘s hearing at Knox Presbyterian Church, 50 Erb St W. Should the region continue landfilling? Should the region incinerate wastes? Should the region expand source separation? Are you in favor of paying more for alternatives to landfilling? Input from the hearing will be considered by the consultants in preparing their recommended waste Also, among alternatives being reviewed by consulâ€" tants is Energyâ€"fromâ€"Waste, that is, burning waste to produce steam or electricity for use by industry. "This will most directly affect the urban population and we‘re hoping to draw some response from the public,‘" he said. Possible Waterloo sites for a waste incinerator are University of Waterloo, Seagram‘s and Labatt‘s brewerâ€" management plan Organizers had predicted more than 200 would participate in the event, which was sponsored by the Go)den Triangle Snowâ€" mobilers Association, the Kitchener, Waterâ€" loo and Westmount Rotary Clubs and the Easter Seal Society. j Since its inception provincially 11 years ago, Snowarama, billed as the "millionâ€"dollar ride," has raised more than $7 million for physically disabled children. More than 7,000 children across the province receive treatâ€" ment through the Easter Seal Society. sgig oo 'e*'vfi'b m " C Ti m . «o td on oc nagh ts 4 , AT i 9+ s n d F w w82 s us :" C M 5"»5 " 3 s ‘V(‘ i ®