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Environmentâ€"first is good business for city Keren Adderley I| Chronicle Staff Waterloo‘s strong environmental policies are attracting business to the city ‘One reason we chose to locate here was the Environment First policy because it complimented our own corporate policy." » Tanya Kroitor, the manager of the Waterloo office of Harrigton and Hoyle Landscape Architects, told Waterloo council that her company located an office in Waterloo specifically because of the Environment First policy practiced by the city. ‘Waterloo is developing a pool of specialists because the city is demanding the highest standards from their environmental consulâ€" tants These people are also exporting their services outside the regiON And Kroitor says her company, specialists in environmental landscaping and redevelopment, isn‘t the only business that has located here because of the city‘s environmental policies. PAGE Al4 â€" WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13, 1991 _ _PERMS & : HIGHLIGHTS: Adult precision skating teams from across Canada competed Saturday at Albert E!cCormk:k Community Centre in a competition hosted by the Precision Teams of the Kitchenerâ€" THIS OFFER NOT VALID WITH KIM OR FRANK OR ANY OTHER DISCOUNTS EXPIRES MARCH 23/91 THE LOOKS! THE STYLES! THE STYLE MAKERS! TOTAL IMAGE ARTISTIC TEA * (OAL IMAGCC BEHOLD A NEW VISION! PREPARE TO BE AMAZED Keepers of the fight to save the Brazilian Rain Forest 886â€"5020 ‘"‘People are more comfortable paying for things they can see for themselves. It‘s all well and good to talk about infiltration, but it‘s a concept that is most often beyond the scope of the average person." Ar omcs uol P d . 6 . c . 1 1 environmentally friendly Kroitor says environmental businesses are booming, despite the recession, and healthy business can only help a city‘s economy, especially during a downturn in the economy. And one of the best type of businesses is one that can export its services outside the city, thus bringing in other income. But she also warned the city to promote their environmental policies and achievements more, so Waterloo residents can see what their tax dollars have paid for. T M\ Ainatarrentinnks dtice demntninchintda. hb mds Kroitor told council that people understand the end results, however, like clean streams and more parks their children can play in and she says the city needs to promote these results more often. She also suggested that council could "lead by example" when it comes to environmental issues, such as becoming more creative in their development st.a‘ndards to encourage developers to be more Waterloo Skating Club. Though medals were there for the taking, fun and recreation were the name of the game. Conestoga Mall Deborah Crandall photo The finest Austrian Spring fashions Blue Danube wareau® "Romantic Treasures" 84 King St. N. 747â€"0164