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Chronicle Staff The fate of Ontario’s 11-year-old Retail Business Holiday Act will be decided this fall by the Supreme Court of Canada when it passes Jud- gement on the constitutionality of the act. And while it's impossible to predict the outcome of the highly-contentious issue, one thing is easy to foresee. There are going to be a lot of unhappy people either way. On one side are the droves of shoppers who battled raging temperatures Sunday to do some afternoon bargain hunting at Kitehener-Waterioo's two Robinson's department stores. Dressed in shorts and t-shirts and armed with credit cards, the consumers obviously enjoyed the opportunity tosearch for the pre-advertised items in the stores' air-conditioned climate. Even Robinson's Conestoga Mall manager Ken Wilson reluctantly made a statement about Sunday's shopping. "Business was good." he said. Wilson declined to answer any other questions. And while consumer response seems to indicate support for Sunday opening, there are those who are against. In fact some are "dead against it." Laurie Henderson, left, and Brenda Brown of Kitchener were just two of many shoppers at Robinson’s Conestoga Mall store Sunday. m amen photo Alan Rigby of Alan Rigby's House of Furniture on King St. N. has been a vocal opponent to the Sunday-opening crusade since it began and claims his opposition has strengthened "MFtimes over" in the past year. "What-Robinson', sells on Sunday they're not going to sell on Monday so it really doesn't make sense," said Rigby. ,4 _ - - - "rite'outspoeeii firniture retailer also warned of a possible flood-gate effectif the Supreme Court rules against the provincial act. Chip Corrigan (left) and Oriendo De Silva hold up e map showing pieces in Ontario that are participating in the Arrive Alive program, while surrounded by a sample mall display. . 'NttertqrtNte9teVooo Sunday shopping fires again fueled locally "If the stores open we want city hall and the banks open. And then since we're going to need babysitters we may as well have the schools open. It's ridiculous. everybody should be off," said There is also the question of service, says Rigby. He firmly believes that Sunday shoppers with inquiries to the part-time staffers manning the cash registers are likely to get a raw deal. "Consumers won’t be getting the expert atten- tion they deserve from qualified full-time staff. Everything is watered down," he said. The Supreme Court decision will affect thou- sands of businesses which have challenged the law. Both Twin-City Robinson's stores were charged on Sunday for breaking the law and could face a penalty of up to $10,000 for each offence. Robinson's Conestoga was also open two Sunday's during the Christmas season. Other major stores in the Twin Cities have yet to follow the move. "Head office hasn't made a decision as of yet but I'm sure the issue is going through their minds," said Mike Jorgenson, manager of the Conestoga Mall K-Mart. Jorgenson say the company will keep close tabs on the Robinson's move to see what effect it has on business. Sam Crystal, vice-president of public affairs for the Oshawa Group, a parent company to Towers, echoed the K-Mart outlook. "We're watching the situation very carefully," he said. All 12 Ontario Robinson's stores will open once again this Sunday and will continue the practice in- definitely. Rodney Gilchrist Chronicle Staff A public awareness campaign against drinking and driving organized by high school students in the K-W area, could get the proverbial ball rolling to help put a stop to this societal ill. Arrive Alive '86 started their "mall blitz" this week. They will continue their awareness program throughout the summer with an eye toward the fall, when they hope to have organized in one group all the high schools in the area, representing 60,000 students. The blitz, which involves the setting up of displays and information booths in area malls, will be at the Waterloo Towne Square, Thursday and Conestoga Mall next Tuesday. The booths will supply pamphlets. recipes, buttons, coasters and bumper stickers. " well as explanations of the SADD (Students Against Drunk Driving) organization. They will. also display photographs of fatal drunk driving accidents. "iiiiGGais" Jfirined for the suriimer include the display of a wrecked car caused by impaired driving, the plal'ming of a ride program with taxi Awareness blitz on drinking and driving Chronicie Staff The latest delay in determining whether Mutual 'Life is contravenins a Waterioo bylaw by parking in rear of an Allen Street East church during business hours could work to the insurance company’s benefit, says one of the residents opposed to the use. Bruce Lumsden. one of approximately so Allen Street residents opposed to Mutunl's use of the Church of the Holy Saviour lot, said last Thursday's decision by s district court judge to adjourn the case until " late as December could possibly work against his group's cause. "iii-e longer it's not resolved the more accepted the practice will likely become. But even so. we're not prepared to let it die yet," he The latest delay was caused by the summer vacation plans of District court judge William Higgins, a "till-in" at a Supreme Court of Ontario hearing in Kitchener. Only moments after hearing the opening addresses from lawyers representing the interested parties, Higgins informed the three sides that he would be on vacation in two hours and that to begin the proceeding would be "ridiculous." -viiid AGiliGis" 'Gr in eon}! seeking'a temporary injunction to the parking and understandably upset following the decision to halt pro- ceedings. "They (Mutual Life) can afford to drag this out; they're the ones with the moneyto light it," said ye§ident spokesman cfl1ter.ost. _ _. -iiiidGltirGia the legal squabble has cost her group $4,000 to date, a figure she says will likely double by the time a decision is made. Higgins told the parties the case can likely be held in Guelph this fall. When the case is finally heard it will be handled in one sitting and witnesses will be called to the stand. Last Thursday's proceeding, which would have been decided on the basis of pre-submitted affadavits, would have simply placed an injunction on the use of the lot. Further trials would have still been necessary. h 'ihie%Girovdrsy has been going on since last September and as a result of Thursday's delay, Mutual Life will continue to use the 68-spaee lot during ntfiee hour?. - . . A .. . "HiiiGtiGGl, iGiG, Minna] and the Church, are arguing that the lot was built as a "donation", and therefore no commercial use is present, ,4 - - _ --. A_ A _. . "fié residents cEim the use is of a commercial nature, something prohibited by waterloohryltt _ __ - T . . .. . Adjournment could work against foes of church parking iiiitGioo council has taken the position that nothing can be done. Rodney Gilchrist Chronicle Staff The chairman of the Blythwood Area Resident's Associa- tion delegation that went before Waterloo City Council Monday night, admitted after his committee's presentation that they had "played it up a bit" in reference to the problems the residents have had with traffic. Jim Playford was specifically referring to the commit- tee's claim that "several parked cars have been hit on the street, and many domestic and wild animals have been killed" when he made the statement. Playford said afterward that there was one car hit, and two wild rabbits killed. "We did it to get the council's attention," said Playford. The committee expressed concern that excessive amounts of traffic ftowing through the area, not generated by vicinity residents, is noisy and dangerous. Here’s how to make council take notice ""TiCGiiGtrttik, attributes' the exce§s to Ptoae. who use Blythwood Road as a shortcut through the triangle formed by Weber, Columbia am) Albert Strttts.. "riidiGinieiGpitroved the committees request to have technical advisors from the city assess the traffic situation and suggest possible solutions. WATEROO W. WEDNESDAY. JULY 23. 1001 services, presentations to local clubs and organizer tions and displays Pt, local restayrants and bars. The formation of the proposed group to unite the areas high schools, tentatively called OSAID (Ontario Students Against Impaired Driving), stems from the establishment of a $110,000 budget by the Ministry of the Attorney-General for this Purposr, _ ---_- -_ _ . A "ciGGudtret is split between 88 students repre- senting 39 high tchoeis i_n Ogtgrio; Spearheaded locally by Orlando Da Silva and Chip Corrigan of St. Jerome's high school. the group hopes to be fully formed in time for Oktoberfest of this year. "SADD is an American organization that was formed by adults, and is run by adults," said Da Silva "We want our own identity - a Canadian group. separate from the us. program." '"iririiGiairai/Gtites loca'lly,"they intend to progress geographically: thpugp Ontario. If they succeed on the local level with 00,000 students, the orgnnizatimt could be the largest of its type ln Ontario and the first purely Canadian. youth-oriented, anti-drinking and driving commit- ice in Canada.