The Chamber of Commerce of Kitchâ€" ener & Waterieo will be hosting a Kâ€"W Chamber membership information night at its 80 Queen St. N.. Kitchener office, April 18. Potential members will discuss business networking opportunities, how to boost the profile of business, issues that affect Chief building official Tony Krimmer said the city began charging people deposits on new building permit applica uons April 1. At present, anyone seeking a building permit with a fee greater than $1,000 has to pay a $500 deposit, while anyone secking a permit under $1,000 has to pay a $100 deposit, Krimmer said. Last Nov. 27, Waterloo‘s director of planâ€" ning and development, Greg Romanick, told Waterioo council that the number of outstanding building permits in the city had increased from 1.310 in 1993 to an expected 1,765 in 1995. Romanick also said that number could reach a projected fight its outstanding building permit probâ€" TID BIHI members info pi¢t The Chamber of Commerce af Viae he City of Waterioo has decided to ‘start charging deposits on building permit applications in order to City fights outstanding building permit problem with deposits mlï¬buwumm _ Do It Now â€" Avoid The Rush [WV.‘"| :# doubles in size Satnam Machine & Tool has purchased the former Decraâ€"Loc Pave Stone Products building 60 Schaefer St., Waterloo. The purchase and sale of the 13,000â€" business; group insurance for small busiâ€" ness, and ways to heighten business profile. Admission is free. For more information call 576â€"5000. 2,013 by the end of 1996 if the city didn‘t do something about the problem. An outstanding building permit occurs when people apply for a specific buiiding permit and then go ahead with construcâ€" tion without asking city staff to conduct a required inspection. The City of London was successfully sued recently by a student who fell and was paralyzed in a London building that had not been properly inspected. The court case was settled in 1993 and London had to pay a $5 million liability settiement. Romanick, said the way the new system works is that a person applying for a buildâ€" ing permit application pays a deposit on the application up front and gets the money back once all necessary inspections on the project are completed. The idea was presented to the city by a Waterloo builder. Over 70 years of selling and servicing bicycles in the Kâ€"W area. bisher Dr., Waterloo. They have plans to hï¬cï¬yclqsixmwmmmdnm mflnulslocxpmd'dï¬ropam‘ occupy approximately 8,000 square feet of the building later this spring from their curâ€" rent 3,900â€"squareâ€"foot location at 160 Froâ€" squareâ€"loot, sixâ€"acre site was handled by Mel de Oliveria and Nick Holzinger of Coldwell Banker Peter Benninger Realty "The problem with outstanding building 50 Queen Street N., Suite 650 (Commerce House) permits is that people weren‘t connecting Kitchener, Ontario MZH 6 with us to request their various inspections . [ 576â€"5351 _ Ek and then their final inspections," Romanâ€" ick said. mmmmmm ues vjï¬â€œâ€˜.-\ï¬g.';l‘i‘\%: on deposit with us to finish up that process & 3! â€"BrRALL and get that $500 deposit back." . 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The Waterloo store is unique Jeff Buzbuzian said, because it‘s the only jewelry store in Canada to sell Fabergé Eggs. The store also scils topâ€"line jewelry such as TAG Hener, Cartier and Raymond Weil. ness has moved to Uptown Waterâ€" loo, as Knar Jewellery, 80 King St., S. held its grand opening last Friâ€" 2.’:‘.:‘.."""..1%‘.""""‘ Waterioo store after Jmh Kitchener. Buzbuzian, and his Another downtown Kitchener busiâ€" Satnam Machine & Tool will relocate to 100‘s of New Bi We can help resoive child FURNITURE AND ART GALLERY I 1373 Victoria St. N. Kitchener, Ontario mna//mwmmg@m :j A custom mirror for that special epot or to j complement your fine furniture? Charterhall 4 offers free inâ€"home consultation. 4 INNOVATIVE AWARDâ€"WINNING DEsich . art is a specialty. â€" j A new acquisition that you want to show to best 1| advantage? Charterhall maets high expectations. Family Lawyor â€" F€ AUTomomiLe gooy ano paint act of the For many For pich regu. Ple no pr