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Provincial plaques commemorate the County ttt Waterloo If: I foto source'" 'see" m PROVIDING DIGITAL “I SERVICES mom DIGITAL MEDIA High Quality Digital Pnnts Print From: .s M la. x6 - 39m """1ir",del'u"'g,'2l'"' a @Bent’s if"; foto source'" "rf 5x7 - S2.50ea 8x10 - $5 00 ea. 11x14 - $995 ea, 12x18 _ $9.95 ea lite Ontario Heritage Foundation and the HL-gional Mtorticipaltty " King St. South, Waterloo Tel: at"" 320 Print From: Compact Flash, Sman Media. so. MMC. AD Cards. CD Memory Stick, or Floppy Disk u! Waterloo unveiled pmvln x ml plaques m English Frtutch and Urmum warm Fer expires Dec. 13543: store .urchamAes fver Hu- county, along with Waterloo lbwnship and sew eral villages and lawns. was absorbed mm the newly tormed Region "fWaterioo in 1973. "The motto ofWaterloo I ounty for I20 years was Trace and Prosperity" A fit- ling choice, since through the county council there ly, cortttnemorutirtg the County otM'Uterloo, rhe plaques will hr installed next m the tunm-r Waterloo County Court- house in Kitchener as purl of " new landscape feature. emerged a syncs oi endur ing institutions, including u system of roads and bridges, a local judiciary and jail, and the county high schuul." said the Honourable Lincoln M. Alexander. chairman of the Ontario Heritage Faun dation, "The system of county government has had a lasting cultural inthtence on the region." "We are very pleased that the Province of Ontario is commemorating the found- ing of Waterloo County." said Ken Sailing. chair of the Regional Municipality of This legislation prompt- ed a flurry of activity throughout the province as municipalities maneuvered in become the seat of new counties. On fan. 24. 1853 the municipal council of the County of Waterloo. Canada West held its first meeting at the newly built courthouse in the settlement of Berlin (renamed Kitchener in Waterloo "In 2003. the regiun celebrated the tremeudvus ctrntrihutiun or county government to this community during uur 150th anniversary celebra. tiuns. ()ur theme of . I50 years of working tugether' reflected a positive history of working together. since those first county days, to address the common needs of our broader community. This cooperative spirit is very much alive and well in our region today." The origins of Waterloo County reflect the evolution m democratic practice and responsible government after Upper and Lower Canada were united into a single legislature in 1841 and magistrates appointed by the governor were replaced with councillors elected by ratepayers from local townships and villages. In May IB49, the Ivgisla- ture of the United Canadas passed the Municipal Act ior Baldwin Act). Not only did this legisla- lion replace the former dis- tricts with counties as the upper tier oi municipal gov- ernment in Canada West, it also recognized townships, villages. lawns and cities as autonomous municipal bodies, The Municipal Act dethaed a provincial system orlocal government that has Largely continued In the pre- sent. AI” and literature an, ‘ionados are invited to Written in the Stars. a glam- orous evening celebrating the New Quarterly. the liter, ary magazine where stars are born. The second annual party and fundraiser is coming up this Saturday, al 7 p.m., in the fireside lounge al Si 1ertome's 1lniversity. the New Quarterly home. The magazine is cele- hrating its latest National Magazine Award. new grants. and another sub cessful year of supporting Inca! fiterary efforts includ- ingOne Bank One (anmu- nity, Word on the Street. and the Festival of Art and Spirr it, Tht' evening will include food and drink readings hy literary stars from the (Inna dian hooks that wnl them over the moon.heavenly muur. and both tive and silent auctions of unt- ora kind literary memorabilia and other glittering ohiects Local arts magazine throws fundraising party Along with development of the local infrastructure. judiciary system and educa» tiunal institutions. the coun- ty government also encour- aged the emergence of agri- cultural societies. local mar- kets and cultural events highlighting the region's diverse population, The end of county-based government in Waterloo County resulted, in part. from growth in the area. In 1912, Berlin had become a city. followed hy Gull in 1915 and Waterloo in 1948, ()n Ian. l. 1973.Waterlm, County, Waterloo Township and the county's remaining villages and towns were absorbed into seven munit- ipalities in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo: the townships of Woolwich, Wellesley, North Dumfries and Wilmot: as well as the cities of Kitchener. Waterloo and the new city of Cam- bridge. The distinctive blue and gold plaques commemorate more than 1.150 sikniticant people. places and events in f)ntario's history. The Ontario Heritage Foundation is a not-for- profit agency of the Govern- ment of Ontario, dedicated to identifying. preserving. protecting and promoting Ontario's heritage for all of us to enjoy new and for oth- ers In experience in the future. Fur more information about the Foundation, visit wwwheritagerdn.on.ca. HHS! Council Ineelings were held there for IE!) years. e 'lhe cultural legacy 0! Waterloo County continues to this day. This unveiling is part of the Ontario Heritage Foun- dation's ongoing Provincial Plaque Program. Readings will come from a constellation of literary glitterati including novelists and New Quarterly favourites like Andrew Pyper. Michael Winter and Russell Smith and Water- Inn's awn rising-star poet Chris Banks, a high school teacher at Bluevale. I'm tickets, roman the New Quarterly ofrut at 884 Hill. ext 290 or v-mail rtes'rwar2wararts uwamr Ionra the evening celebrates the New Quarterly", latest win at the National Maga- zine Awards where it earned a gold medal in the poetry comes! for a heart-breaking suit? by Steven Heightrrn, The magazine will also he announcing a pair of important grants, one from the Ontario Trillium Foum dation and one from the Support to Arts and Literary Magazines proiert ofthe Canada Magazine hand Tickets are $50. nr S7r, fora 1 nuplv