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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 16 Jun 2010, p. 14

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Age didn't allow - , , ' ' a ’ Lâ€"wâ€" Heritage Village on Father's Day, lune 20, from 10 him to cross as fast as he once could .31 l ‘I‘ ' _ ' am. to 4:30 pm. 1 and he was caught out in the intersecâ€" " This show is unique and offers patrons more i tion after the light had changed. i ’~ \ than a typical car Show. The Antique and Classic instead of getting a little under- ' . ' . Car Show and Tell is a celebration of the first 80 standing from the motorists waiting. 1 .- , 4 years of the automobile. he was greeted with a cacophony of car , 3 _ .’ . ; i It will feature only preserved or authentically horns. But a little inciiility goes a long 1.. w“ , I »‘~* I «' . 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Contact l something as simple as setting up a but” carshowresterfl‘gmailcom for more information. countdown on a crosswalk will not -‘ ' w ’ » \ afizlgelp them but the community as a ,‘:-. a I”: . . ‘ I . .. , Tour de Waterloo And there will have to be adiust- ‘ .. _ ' . a: fix , A 3 . - ’ ’ cycles [hmugl] county 1 ments to our fastApaced lifestyle after .. v . r 6- ,, - -‘ ’ the grey tsunami hits and changes how it. ' ‘1 . . . “ - g , y 7 y our out society services the fast grow- ’ ”v - . :ffu . f ' fl lhe Your delNaterloo cycling tour is being held mg segment ofour population. \ ‘ -‘ i ‘ s I -. . on lune £0 at kiwanis Park in kitchener and offers \ The initiative was started b"r Waterâ€" ‘ . ‘ road cyclists two routes to choose from _, I30 km loo Mayor Brenda Halloran and came ,‘ ,4 I k and a 79 km. . out of the World Health Organization's ‘ it Will take in the cycling roads of the Waterloo ‘ emphasis on active aging. 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