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Nobody can say that the 80s were | It was a decade filled with drugs, e oc im i weo mmnniin um cang Hawco‘s face when it was announced that Cana: da,along with 62 other countries, wouldn‘t be â€" taking part in the: 1980. Moscow Olympic Games, I‘ve watched Hawco, a member of the Cambridge Kips, grow from an awkward kid to a graceful gymnast under the direction of Don and Benita Rope. Just four years earlier at ‘the Montreal Olympics Patti Rope, daughter of Don and Benita, Olympics Pm:nlx‘pe. daughter of Don and Benita, represented C setting the stage for other upâ€" "9o1 m the soarrol a MA 1981 was year of a Major League Baseball z&n and the Montreal Expos winning the NL of the second half of baseball‘s split season. 1982 started off great with &m&m world junior hockey championship in a~ kia, but sees tragidity on the ice in late October when Boston Bruin winger Normand Leveille suffers a brain hemorrhage in a game against the Vancouver Canucks. f 1983 sees Canadian middleweight Shawn O‘Sulliâ€" van and heavyweight Willie DeWit win gold ooo it i e o s on e n AdicNC) Vieu when weightlifters Guy Greavette and Michel Viau arâ€"ev;tni);eâ€"d‘;ffiletr titles at the Panâ€"American Games in Venezuela after testing positive for anaboli¢ steroids. Reflecting on the past decade I can still remember iwm :« 1984 was an Olympicyear and Canadians were in ,gfi .\~ .. fing form in the pool as Waterloo‘s Victor Davis s aid h&?ll‘ixmu_ihthm;m\whn rmpic shame: ; > t m’w- Later in year Canada We hm **â€" defeats Sweden 6â€"5 to win the Canada Cup. Locally, 7% <â€"/» the Waterloo Siskins defeated the Streetsville «*~ Derbys in the seventh game to win the Ontario s _ _ Jn tleke ons |, 2 ; ;»~ _ 1985 Canada wins its second junior hockey WW ‘Crzechoslovakia 22 in Helâ€" i _‘ z~. sinki. Swimmer Alex Baumann sets a world reord ' ‘â€"_ in the 400â€"m LM. in West Germany. The Toronto * Blue Jays clinch the American East pennant n still remember*‘defeating the New York Yankees 5â€"1. _ _ _ 1986 Theâ€"rink of Marilyn Darte of Ontario captured the women‘s world curling championship in March. The following month Ed Lukowich and his Albertaâ€"rink won the men‘s world curling crown. 1987 Todd Brooker suffers a multiple ski injury in Austria that ends his career. Brian Orser wins the men‘s world figure skating championship in Cinâ€" cinnati. Ben Johnson sets a world record in the 100â€" m at the world championships. Canada beats the Soviets 6â€"5 winning the Canada Cup. George Bell of the Jays is selected the AL MVP. 1988 Edmonton is crushed with the trade of super star Wayne Gretzky to the L.A. Kings. Ben Johnston wins the 100â€"m at the 1988 Olympics on Sept. 24 with a worldâ€"record time of 9.79 seconds. Three days hhrfl:wu st{lxpped Of;l,i! lg(olu‘! after ing positive anabolic steroids. Kitchener &me Lewis wins Olympic gold. â€" 1989 The Dubin Inquiry begins on Jan. 11 and closes on Oct. 3: after months of testimony from numerous of Canadian amateur athletes. In May the Blue Jays fire manager Jim Williams and replace him on an interim basis with Cito Gaston. The Jays go on to win the AL east division, but bow out to the Oakland A‘s in five games for the American League pennant. A Citizens‘ Advisory Committee was appointed by Regional Council on November 30, 1989 to prepare a report on QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF WATERLOO The Committee will be holding public meetings on the following dates. All meetings will run from 7:30 to 10 p.m.. se e P e January 17, 1990 February 14, 1990 March 21, 1990 April 18, 1990 June 13, 1990 Members of the public and community organizaâ€" tions are invited to present briefs and/or make short g::untttions to the Citizens‘ Advisory Committee sentations should be limited to ten minutes in order to allow time for members of the Committee to discuss the presentation with the speaker(s). Briefs should be restricted to five (5) pages, and submitted to the Planning and Development Degutmem ten (10) da.);émor to the meeting at which they are to be presented. At the meetings, individuals and organiâ€" zations may, if they wish, submit additional documentation to the Committee. Individuals and groups wishing_lto make a presentaâ€" tion at one of the meetings of the Citizens‘ Advisory Committee are requested to notify the Department of Planning and Development at 885â€"90535. May 9, 1990 THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF WATERLOO IS PREPARING ITS FIRST STATE OF THE ENVIRONMENT REPORT FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT Bill Townsend, Chairman, Citizens‘ Advisory Committee â€" 884â€"1345 Lindsay Dorney, ViooChflxB Citizens‘ Advisory Committee 885â€"1211 ext. 2880 DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF WATERLOO MARSLAND CENTRE, gth FLOOR 20 ERB STREET WEST WATERLOO, ONTARIO N2J 4G?7 Meetings will be televised by Rogers Cable. (In the event of bad weather, call 885â€"0575) Marsland Centre Committee Room B, 4th Floor 20 Erb Street West, Waterioo Wellesley Township Hall Crosshill Kitchener Public Library 85 Queen Street North, Kitchener Kitchener Public Library 85 Queen Street North, Kitchener North Dumfries Township Offices Spragues Road and Greenfield Road Cambridge City Council Chambers 55 Dickson Street, Cambridge