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"7 .1’94 ":é’u-JM23%;???"if city has signed a new not present at Monday’s ”7.; _ “2:133 .53" - 1'3"?”3‘ ., :. :fife 3, ,'~’-: g 33, agreement with its now council meeting when the g ' ' ”f" '4 ’;}.:;;j.'s 3m. "wuss-3321.4. mmmm contract was approved, but 'ng'fl}: 3;- -’i: arsigfgn"; , 9 - .. “5,,« 513,3- wlslllea2m pecan hum in sent a letter to his colleagues ;~'T- " ‘ :11; ' if“ tfi4all'i;_ $7.51; ’ 3' 3. #:2513132? magma)“. voicing his displeasure with 4‘ “i ~':- P ' (3.5.2? .34 tieiff‘flérfifi‘l‘l ‘ =1 ; 3535.; But that increase includes the plan. 7.; -;. .1 ‘33: ; fviaf’J-' faéfgfizfiég‘éikifigfgf ; A a retroactive2.4 per cent cost ”I cannot support another "'~4.“'F-.’ ,. = 2'. If; r , ,. ‘; 72:3443152§7=f5;3? time}: .; W'33 of living hike for 2008, the cost of living adjustment for :f-‘w. a“, ‘13, '1‘“ 1 . 4?; 3‘33"“ . fixggéfék' ifwfifgfigfi same year that the city paid 2008 . . . I respect our staff 47.Â¥;‘:3‘;=$"‘_1:‘37i3153 ; , . _ _ -‘ . 31,; y... ffi%fifii%§z§fi out $2.8 million to the staff association and value highly . ,fi;§fgl§54§:§§fi _ .. ‘ tfififiqu 53s” 1.4;5Y‘5v.‘;.1§';.3'i§ association after a market the work they do. but we ’iglgwsg' ' ‘3' .394; :71": is; '31:. . ,‘25;:':"‘4""f'-" ‘ if??? salarysurvey. must balance their needs ‘33,}; ’ g ’ '23:?(3‘1317'531 Magi; -’ v14... The negotiations for the with the taxpayer's interests ,"‘~V1.;l~.g; fi‘tfi ' ' ' ' " _ r " 3 ; at; new contract were inde- as well." he wrote. Macaqfiaww‘ * . 2' - 4 pendent of that salary survey Coun. Scott Witmer Tr:§f“«'f:-’._'~3§Tf-«f. h . ~ and have been ongoing since echoed those sentiments 4‘ l: ‘ ‘ ‘ g . ; ‘ .‘_‘ -1; Ianuary 2008. The increases “We have paid out $2.8 . j ; .1, 3‘4”; ; . '3 f in the newcontract aresimi- million already and to go 5,141.; ' ' 4"“ ‘1 . . '; .12., 3. Iar to what CUPE employees back now and add more " 7 ' ' ’ ’ L“ ’ “‘ ' received after their fall nego- increases in this economic 0 “mm nations ‘ situation will be pm tough Record breaking road warriors Workers W'” 3'50 receive for people ‘0 swallow.” he The 24th annual Waterloo Roadbrealters Road Hockey tournament celebrated its Guinness Book of Record recogni» 005‘ Of “"1118 €‘¢‘1l11-°>'JT“3""S 0f 531d . _ _ tion as the Wld's biggest road hodtey tournament in 2007 by hosting more than 1.000 players and more than 260 2 per cent m 2009- 2‘ 15 per Bl“ his {“31" P01m 0‘ con- teams at the University of Waterloo last Saturday. Taking part in the action was Sullivan Sparkes. 9. of the Human cent In 2010 and 2‘35 per tention Wllh the new 000- Highlights in white, trying to take the ball away from Nicolas Hague, 10. ofthe Smokin' Aces. The Smokin‘s Aces cent in 2011. tract is that it requires the won the game 5-2, The staff association con- city to do another market - tract has drawn the ire oftwo salary surveyin2011. e o my counclllors who belleve comm-ammo Grants pollcy out of tune Wlth Concert Band 0 BVGImMAcDoNMD That puts the future of asking for more donations committee that doles out Chronicle Sufi the organization in danger, from its membership. the money. mm 'Our funding has been But by 2016. the The band has been tradi- “Switch Back” to summ e members of the drastically cut. Fifty-one decreased funding could tionally funded through the Get A Grip and Save Waterloo Concert Band hundred dollars is not a ton mean curtains for the organ- external agencies process, . arewondenng' wherethe of money in the city budget, fixation. which gives money to out 5°0n4NEWT1RES . . . . , , . . Call lode '0' a uote organization fits Within the but for us, where our total Now. the band wants the srde orgaruzations y q city’s grantsprowssafterfund- budget is $10.” to 312.0(1). city to review where it fits in It lost its grandfathered 519745-27 77 @\ ing for the band was cut by it's significant.” said Chris the process. Deck said. funding this year because it 4/ $211!). - Deck. the organization's The city has recently required professionally is i In the past. the band has president. implemented changes in its reviewed financial state~ I received $5.l00 from the city The band will survive grants process. moving away ments to keep its status Mmmwmw but that was slashed to through 2009 by adding from council and staffbased mitten ' NTR .000 $3.100in thisyear’s process more performances and decisions to a citizen-run (kmtlnnedonpqe arbes / A I . are} ' . V, V ' V. 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