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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 27 Jul 1994, p. 28

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PAGE 28 â€" WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, 1994 Wlfl" t c’lll‘l‘lpl momuars Of To PRODRA ENAE BpIOTE ReTRRE M ECCC O 030 GaD l mLcpll nsl IP 1 onships include: (front mmwmmmm.m Rollerskating wheels just keep on rolling Chronicle Staff The sport of rollerskating has undergone several identity crises over the past few decades. To some, it was a fad which died with the hula hoop. Phoenix Rollersport head coach Bobby Woods has been through the highs and the lows of the comâ€" petitive side of the sport, seeing it teetering from the brink of surâ€" vival less than 15 years ago, to today‘s resurgence. Last week, thanks to the hustle and desire of Woods, the Phoenix Rollersport in Waterloo hosted the 1994 North American Rollerskatâ€" ing Championships. This was the second time Woods has been involved with the chamâ€" pionships in Canada. As a head coach in Hamilton, Woods brought the North Americans to Canada 15 years ago, but found there was no interest from the national associaâ€" "There was an attitude back then not to promote the sport of rollerskating, but to keep it where it was, at the recreational level," said Woods. It was the lackadaisical attitude of the national association which prompted Woods to form his own rollerskating association. Woods became the executive director of the newly formed amateur associaâ€" tion and because of his experience o Ee D L L on ue coen meem meee IlIlIIIIIIIIIIIIllIIIIIIIIIIIIIllllllllllll 15 years ago in Hamilton, he was able to tring the North Americans to Waterloo. "Because of my experience 15 years ago, I felt that it was time to do this again. We‘ve given the other other Canadian association 25 years of doing something, but nothing has happened." Woods contacted his American counterparts and they has no probâ€" lem in coming to Waterloo for the North American event, which not only saw skaters competing for North American titles, but also Canadian and American titles as well. The exchange of the dollar cerâ€" tainly attracted the Americans to come to Waterloo, and with the event in Waterioo, more Canadian kids would be able to attend. "It worked better for them to come the other way. "I told them that it would be really nice to hold the event in Canada giving the Canadian peoâ€" ple a chance to see this type of making, attracted many American clubs from the north eastern states involving 150 skaters. The Canaâ€" dian team was represented by 48 skaters, mostly from the Phoenix and we‘ve gotten more support from the public than we had first anticipated. "Our direction now is that we‘ve got the thing started, now let‘s try to improve the quality of the skatâ€" skaters involved." The'event, six months in the "The event has gone really well The Regional Municipality of Waterloo has established a landfill liaison committee for the Waterloo Landfill Site. â€" All members of the public are invited to attend the comâ€" mittee meetings. The goal of the committee is to identiâ€" fy operational problems that affect local residents such as liter and noise and to resolve those issues in a coopâ€" erative manner. The next meeting of the liaison committee is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 2, 1994 at the Waterloo Landfill administration building, 925 Erb Street West, Waterloo. Subsequent meetings will be held quarterly on the first Tuesday of November, February and May at the same time and location. If you require any additional information on the liaison comâ€" mittee, please contact Jim Archibald at 575â€"4774. Ir You Waxt To Vismâ€"Our Snowrooi, Oren Your Froxnt DoOR. TX bring my ColorVen® filled with thousands of quality interior decorating samples right to your home. Ev.fv? WATERLOO LANDFILL LIAISON COMMITTEE MEETING h o‘ 749â€"20964â€" uo cabge ecta> The Regional Municipality of Waterloo U Castom Window Trestments © Wallcoverings O Furniture U Carpet & Arca Rugs PUBLIC NOTICE U Slinds & Shades U Redcoverings uwpflmw Hach franchive indepeadenty wened and operitnd. ©1994 DOt. mmmiimemremmneme remmnmmenstyveres rementil Great Ideas Just Come To You."

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