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he Waterloo Siskins added to their unique history in 1988, winning yet another Ontario junior 'tV hockey title, Nothing unusual there, except they were playing in a bubble rather than a 'barn/ the colloquial term tor a smalltown arena. The bubble, more typical of tennis courts, replaces an arena with a com demned roof. The Siskins are the first team playing, and winning, in such a structure. inside the light is bright and even under the round white roof. The lighting might be better even than Maple Leaf Gardens. The dome looks like the world's largest flash umbrella. Waterioo’s present arena, a rink inside a bubble, illustrates the city’s need tor new and better facilities What we have, what we need brings differing opinions By Richard O'Brien There, That's it, perhaps the nicest thing ommunity Service strange mix than can be says of the Big Top, Of course, most people go there to play hockey or watch it being played - not to take pictures. Their comments about the struc- ture are unkind. There's little doubt they'd like to pump the thing full of helium and launch it, The building's too cold in the Winter Revolving doors designed to maintain an air lock slow down the passage of people to and from the seating area. Capacity isn‘t what it used to be, not without the 400 or so seats eliminated from the south end of the building, --.,.....,, All the same, a rink's Just a rink, But when faced With a suggestion from a Waterloo alderman that the Sisklns go to the Kitchener auditorium to play their most Important games, It becomes pan of something Dagger - the mentality that says "Let Kitchener do t". The Kitchener Public Lrbrary reacted to non-Kitchener cardholders In 1986 wrth a yearly non-reSIdent user fee of $25 About 800 ot the 1.000 paying that tee are from Waterloo, Waterloo resrdents, not having an Indoor munopal swummmg pool they can call their own, often take their children to Kitchener tor swummlng lessons Knchener has three such pools and Is now construct. mg a fourth at the corner of Heritage Dr and Ottawa St, fG/d Is no mumcipal golf course In Waterloo, no Centre In the Square Water- loo has no answer to the the Chicopee Ski A decrsron back In August tor KR x: consider dropping the $25 non was dent user ftye gamed support "a" Ald Michael Hlscov Whl‘e Ala was Feraor son objected Ferguson holds the View that Waterioc has let Kitchener do too much tor too Iong yet he IS ODUNISUC for the future He believes the present Waterloo cny comcu l5 more progresswe than past countrls "For a number of years Waterloo hac nc Increase In property tax Ferguson says "but there comes a day ot reckoning II was Kitchener alone that gave hnanoa‘ backing to the (manoally troubiec Ch CC)- pee SKI hull. Ferguson says almougr Waterloo res9dems also use the sr0pes Ferguson wonders what to tell his conga tuents when they ca" ' gel membershum a' the Kitchener-Owned Doon or Rocxwa, My ll courses Doon nae 30 per cent ow; " membership Rama. 18 per cen' My. outside memoers 3‘19 Horn Watenm ‘4 Cambndge Let Kitchener do I! Thais been perception. valid or not Ferguson 5 rear,- from dialogue an: Twnn Clues JO" expansion of W1 could follow Sum Ferguson remavr: I (iscor m .995"; library user fees for answers Bu!"1he‘~e us abolished. " " oe due In large pa" ., the recent expansion or Waterloo F, ma , branch Space allouec to the aoun nh'an almost doubled and a hve-year $1 mm " grant to upgrade as colleenon IS now w rc third year Hill Watenoo librarian Joanne Tate looks forward to days of increased etsoperation with Kitchener and Cambridge libraries. KW PtMle 1989 25 u 'u'65 - Sui" B’emauot Centre- atoque (commuted on Day " . ODUMISm " u: son tyetweel the