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â€"Carrier Corner Council concerned about joggers LETTERS The Waterloo Regional Safety Council has become concerned with dangerous practices adopted by some runners and joggers who use the roads when exercising and we would ask you to assist us in attempting to bring the following suggesâ€" tions to the notice of runners and joggers. Clearing up some points on mediation mo”wherv sidewalks, grass or gravel shoulders are provided these should be used. _ o :\lway.s run on the left side of the road, facing traffic, and as far to the left side as is possible. o _ _ e If exercise must be done after dark, consider the wearing of a strip or two of reflective tape. â€" The first two suggestions are already requirements of Municipal Bylaws and Provincial legislation, the third would be of help to motorists. Divorce mediation is a new idea and I appreciate every opportunity to explain and promote the process. However, I must hasten to clarify some misconceptions inadvertently raised in your article of Feb. Firstly, the journalist referred to me as a psychologist, which I am not. Many lay people are not aware that in Ontario, the professional title "psychologist" implies *"*Registered Psychologist," the requireâ€" ments for which include a Ph.D. in psychology, one year of employment under the supervision of a Registered Psychologist in Ontario, and subsequent Changes in the Pension Act spell good news for veterans and their families. Five amendments inâ€" troduced in the House of Commons Feb. 7, 1985 (and passed Feb. 14) will remedy a situation which has been very unfair to veterans. In a welcome spirit of cooperation among Members of Parliament, Bill Câ€"28 received allâ€"party unanimous consent for passage. The Minister of Veterans Affairs, the Hon. George Hees drew praise from Members of the Opposition for introducing amendments which "reflect a generous measure of compassion for those who served their country during the last three armed conflicts." These consultations encouraged the Minister to advise his Department., (and relevant Boards and Commisâ€" sions) that the policy of the government in dealing with veterans would be one of generosity, speed and courtesy. The recent changes in legislation demonstrate this Government‘s commitment to that policy... Following his appointment as Minister of Veterans Affairs, Hees initiated a series of talks with veterans‘ associations and Members of Parliament concerning the manner in which the Department of Veterans Affairs had been looking after the concerns of veterans. The first amendment deals with the annual increase in the basic rate of pension. As many are aware, annual Chris and Todd Ancich A space of our own Les Rudrum WRSC President Kitchener, Ont. Secondly, I wish to state that while it is true that Interfaith Pastoral Counselling Centre and Counselling Services at the University of Waterloo both provide mediâ€" ation services, other agencies providing mediation include: Kâ€"W Counselling (743â€" 6391). Catholic Social Services (743â€"6333), Community Justice Initiatives (744â€"6549). Dinner for ‘Mr. KCI Bob Hannah This June, a legend retires from Kitchâ€" enerâ€"Waterloo Collegiate and Vocational School. Bob Hannah, Mr. K.C.1., wraps up an exceptional career of classroom and coaching dedication. Bob‘s colleagues and admirers who wish to attend the tribute dinner for him on May 30 at Kitchener‘s Granite Club should forward cheques, for $25.00 per person, payable Kâ€"W C.V.S. Staff Chapter, to the school. Order deadâ€" line is May 15. _ passing of a special examination. Upon payment of fees, members are included in a directory of the Ontario Board of Registered Psychologists. Individuals practicing divorcecounâ€" selling and mediation include: Ms. Brenda Montani (621â€"2225), Dr. John Wine (648â€" 2810), Mr. Ken Bender (744â€"1351). This list is not intended to be exhaustive, and there may well be other individuals or agencies providing mediation services of which I am unaware. Finally, Dr. Howard Irving is considered to be the father of mediation in Canada. He and others (including Dr. Art Waters, currently the director of Interfaith) in the mid 1970s were providing mediation at the Family Court on Jarvis Street in Toronto, not at the University of Toronto, as was published. C rce Riec ts Chris enjoys fixing things like radios, and also finds time to play ‘some football. His favorite music group is Platinum Blonde and he hopes someday to be a car meâ€" chanic. This week a brother act takes over the Chronicle carrier spotâ€" light in the form of Chris and Todd Ancich. Chris, 13, delivers in the Blueâ€" vale, Neilson area of Waterioo. He‘s a grade 7 student at St. David School. His brother Todd, 11, delivers around Mayfield and Lilâ€" lian and attends® grade 6 at St. Agnes school. _ Todd also fancies the Mr. Fixâ€"it role and enjoys playing hockey and baseball. He favors the music group Twisted Sister. Down the road, Todd hopes to continue his education and then become a dentist. We wish both Chris and Todd the best in their ambitions. increases in the basic rate of pensions are gauged according to the percentage increase of the Consumer Price Index. Under the new amendment, the rate of pension will be increased each year by whichever is greaterâ€"the percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index, or the percentage increase of the average salaries of five selected categories of public servants. Up until now, the percentage increase in the CPI has often lagged behind the percentage increase gained by these public servantsâ€"a difference of $611.00 in 1984. This change will benefit 90,000 pensioners, plus 51,000 spouses, children and orphans. Under the second amendment, a disability pension paid at the ‘"married rate‘"‘ will now continue to be paid to the spouse for 12 months following the death of the veteran. Those survivors of pensioners, who had been receiving Attendance Allowance and/or Exceptional Incapacity Allowance, will also benefit from this change. In allfi some 6,300 widows and widowers are expected to benefit. In addition, to speed up the pension examination process, four additional members will be added to the Pension Review Board, and Pension Entitiement Boards are being restructured to be more efficient. Larry Roth, President of Branch 532 of the Royal Canadian Legion in New Hamburg had a positive Rosslynn Shortt Waterloo, Ont. Roger Galley Kitchener, Ont. Hands up now, how many of us would allow that we fall into the *"famous person‘‘ category? Five, six, seven, hmmm, I thought so, not too many. Oh, it‘s not that we wouldn‘t like to be famous, or sometimes don‘t pretend to be. The painful truth is, we‘re mostly average Joes going about the business of making a decent life for ourselves in a wacko world. Not a glamorous life. Just decent. But what happens to you when you bump into a famous person, like, faceâ€"toâ€"face, on the street, in a real life situation? I know we‘re only teenyâ€" weeny Kâ€"W hanging onto the skirt of the fast lane big city, but in our travels, we occasionally do run into famous persons. Really and truly. Right before our very eyes. And, I ask you again, what is your reaction? If you‘re like me, you act like a sevenâ€"yearâ€"old kid with ants in his pants, right? Well, actually it‘s a performance that can be diagnosed in stages, but the end result is, no matter how demure, levelâ€"headed and/or reasonably sane we are in everyday life, when we meet up accidentally with our idols, be they from the political, athletic, musical or acting stage, we go gaâ€"ga, gooâ€"goo, falling all over ourselves/them/anyone in beâ€" tween. It‘s ridiculous. They are, after all just human beings. existing in their world as we exist in ours. Trouble comes when the two worlds overlap, like they did for my wife and me Thursday in Toronto while registering for the Ontario Comâ€" munity Newspaper Association Convenâ€" tion in Toronto‘s Westin Hotel. "Oh great," said Beth, immediately upon our arrival, "look at the lineup at the registration desk!" _ o Suddenly, my jaw dropped. Gaâ€"ga, gooâ€"£00. _ s â€" ‘"*Beth," I pointed out, as calmly as the situation would allow me, "that is no lineup, that is the New York Islanders hockey team." And it was. As in fourâ€"time Stanley Cup champion Islanders, until they were rudely dismissed by Edmonton Oilers last year. ‘"Yes, the Islanders. Look, there is their coach Al Arbour, and over there, why that‘s Mike Bossy â€" can you believe how small he is? And look, Bryan Trottier is..." â€" "Trottier," barked Beth. ‘"Isn‘t he the one who turned traitor in the Canada Cup, the one who played for the States." ‘"Why, uh, yes, Beth, but shhhhhh, we don‘t want them to..." ""I don‘t care, don‘t show me Trottier, I don‘t want anything to do with traiâ€" You see it everywhere. When I was a kid, thousands of youngsters screamed ‘‘The Islanders? Really." WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 1985 â€" PAGE 7 Rick Campbell Chronicle Editor Fame response to the five amendments: "the changes are definitely goodâ€"especially the annual incljegses:“. There is one important new Program introduced by Hees, called The Aging Veterans Program. The program will provide financial benefits and direct services aimed at helping veterans maintain or improve their indepenâ€" dence and selfâ€"sufficiency. I believe that there is nothing more comforting in later years than to live out one‘s life amidst the familiar surroundings of one‘s home. The Aging Veterans Program will permit many veterans to remain in their own homes, rather than receive care in hespitals or nursing homes. Some 97,000 veterans will be eligible for the program by 1988. One Waterioo resident, Jack Harper, Q.C., himself a veteran of World War II, commented that: "Any improvement in the area of pensions for war veterans is long overdue. There is a need for survivors to get benefits. Any improvement to the pension boards, whether by restructuring or other means, is to be enâ€" couraged" . Canada is proud of her veterans. I am confident that the Government‘s amendments will help improve the living standards of these veterans, who are the pride of our nation. deliriously when they thought they saw John Lennon‘s silhouette in a hotel window 300 yards away. Nowadays, the big thing is soap stars at shopping malls, am I right or am 1 right? Can‘t get near the joints ‘when Michael Damien stops by to say hello, and we‘re not talking teenies here, we‘re. talking 50â€"yearâ€"old housewives. "Oh, Sadie you did not, he never even saw you." *"Gladys, can you believe it, 1 talked to Danny Romalatti.‘ ‘"He did so, well, at least he looked in my direction. Wait til the girls hear about this at bridge club Tuesday." And so on it goes. Pierre Trudeau, likely the most hated politician in modern day history, gets slammed at least three times a week by us decent livers. *‘*No, we haven‘t bought the house yet, car‘t afford it, not after the way Tr deau screwed the country." Ever notice too, that once you claim to hobnob with the jetset, everyone always tries to outdo you? You met Trudeau, they met Reagan. You got Steve Podâ€" borski‘s autograph, they skied with Todd Brooker. Fact is, it‘s human nature to want to associate with the creme de la creme. But if you bumped into PET at the local Little Short Stop store Tuesday morning, what would you do, besides swoon? You‘d blab about it across hell‘s half acre, and at 16 cocktail parties. I was no different Friday night, when 1 decided to take a dip in the Westin pool, and noticed right away that Ken Morrow of the Islanders was the only person in the whirlpool. Yes, the same Ken Morrow who won both a U.S. Olympic team gold medal and a Stanley Cup in 1980, the same Ken Morrow who developed a recent reputaâ€" tion for scoring clutch Stanley Cup overtime goals, the same Ken Morrow who was operated on (knee surgery) the day prior to this season and who played just his first game last week. "I‘ll do him a favor and go over to the whirlpoo! and talk shop with him," I surmiged. And so I did, in what was to become the highlight of the weekend for me. He is a wonderfully intelligent, unassuming individual, modest to a fault, realistic in assessing his team‘s upâ€"andâ€"down seaâ€" son, and just as interested in talking about my career as I was about his. So there you go. Me and Ken. I have told my publisher that my time was extremely wellâ€"spent in Toronto, that I learned a great deal, and that one of the biggest names in the business was asking about the Chronicle. So big deal I didn‘t say what business. That‘s right, me and Ken, in the whirlpool, talkin‘ the Chronicle, and Olympic gold medals. What‘s that? You say you once took a sauna with Victor Davis? Really.... Waiter McLean MP Waterloo