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u -WATERL00 cannula-Wednesday, lune 15.20“ .» .l'; e .-« . L . ‘ we 7 «â€" I as . J. as; . 7» 17.4, . ,, "“ ' ,, » â€" g ' ; ' mi ‘ g‘fl'fii a“ 1 \l\( H I \ l l l > 4 I: V: i . ‘ . "is Adv!" i" ‘ l l “e . .‘ , a ; st§1@%;/’ . ‘ l " 7 J“ .,. ‘y-_'~ ”f. .‘ ,.-,_ a} 14.5 ‘M‘ 1 ' a,“ l i”: " ' ' ‘ l ~ . -, __ _ it .. ._->_ . Car-free Sunday 1 3.47 i :?<’\o'--:e:’_:. . i ' ' strife “\* ‘ ' if; : I , (s on King Street ~- I ’ \‘“é£.:7 i i, r» 1_;/I:r\ if“ . V ‘ v d ‘ " ~“,' l" Waterloo's first-ever car-free Sunday takes place E ~ 7 A 2,“ " g“??? f : “ 77”. w j "' ‘â€"‘- ".‘ . . on Father’s Day, Sunday, June 19 from 11 am. to 3 .. H » ‘ ~ . I f f. s. " '~ “ .' p.m. | a _ Ar} ,‘ -- {if x r ,, w; King Street will beclosed to car traffic from an) ,_ ‘ "" "f 5 ' _ l \ ' , ‘ ‘ ' ' Street to Union Streetin uptownWaterloo. 51.35», s. ' l? “a , 1; The community is invited to walk, jog, cycle, 5113-353»: . r -; 5 . . v n’ ‘ I, roller-blade or skateboard to this eco-friendly festi- scjri ~;;;:" 5 \ x “ , -' _. . val which aims to entourage citizens to reduce the fifggiirii ”a "N ' ' "‘ .. _ ' 5 number ofcarsontheroadforthisspedalday “9°???* a. , < 2,1- ; . -g s". , , y " _, ‘ ' .,'1"\;~»*'m.v"t There will be lots of finally-friendly events and 1.54; .H_mw'_~__ ‘ ' . ~ . ' v\ . i , activities including a flea market, sidewalk chalk- -‘ ‘ ;i'.f , ~ . ". .. ingTracesSteelBand,abattleoftliebands.ar1da , ' '" _,-r" ,. 7 )__ 4 . F .' ., ' ' number of demonstrations related to active trans- ‘ ‘ ' 3 ‘ '/ f" ' , ‘ " . portation. -' ’ ‘ ' . *- “fifv ‘ Four events are planned for the summer on the «A37, _._, ‘ K a . I ‘. following dates: lune 19, luly 17, August 14 and f~ _ ‘ » N ‘ 4 September 18, between 11 am. and3p.m.' . ‘ 53g} -. 5 r f. 1 5.2575! . r, The July 17 event will be held jointly with the ': gift 3 : ’.‘ . " f” ‘ ' " City of Kitchener with events taking place along » i ’ "“'f ' ‘ if?" fig” ‘ ~ ; King Street between the Kitchener Civic Square ' ' "A f 4, . . t , ' ' and the Waterloo Public Square. , ' _ ,. . y- , __ . _ . ~ f . ~ 1 _ , ~~ . » , 5... e %\ Battle of the bands _ it? i” v ‘ " , ‘ a . ~ '. . ~ . 7 . g .' igҤ;;< o o = . . - . ‘ y » - . s . asg‘ee tn the public square “3 31, - y . ' ' . , - , ' ~ g ' ’. ‘ " A “55.65 keg TheWaterloo Public Squarewillhost the second 1 i a 7 .‘ _ A '_ ' '_ . , , . ,‘ "ft-g, - annual Dig ln Battle of the Bands" during car-free - ; . ‘ . . ~ ’ ‘ ' ‘ . f 3‘ Sunday. ._ : . - ‘ . ~ . ~ H ‘~ " "' ' _ - , Fromnoonto3p.m.,lomlbandswillperform . ' . ' - ' ' ' “ ‘ live sets. hoping to collect the m'bst food! monetary - - . -' , ~ » ‘ ~ ~ ' ' ~ - ‘ ~ donations from friends, family, and the general Radha Ramcharan with children Noah and Avea is greeted by crossing guard Don Middlebrook. PUbfi‘l - ma mm more loin the food bank for a free afternoon of enter. tainment from upâ€"and-coming musicians in a fun . . _ - and family-friendly atmosphere. Show your support for the fight against hunger, and donate to a very worthy cause ' Food bank volunteers will be on hand to collect A Local crossin rd connects w 'th communi g1’s"f'vh‘i"r‘?b3"n33733tf'fes‘l’e'iyia"my” m 881m l W Thewinningbandwillbetheonethathasthe BYPAIGE Morin dlebrook said. “When they run out of “i go out for a walk in the morning most combined f°°d and monetary donations ChronicleStajf kids” quite often and he always tips his hat when the 00005“ ends at 3 pm. and you can â€"“â€"â€"“ " ' Nicole Waddick walks her son Eddie to me,” she said. “hie kids are always donate to a band at any ume dunns the three-hour e knows every name of every Neaves to Westvale and said everyone so happy as they go on their way. . » concert â€"‘ in“ “3“ the volunteers whom you re V0” Hchild and parent. He has a caresvery much for Middlebrook. “He‘s suchapartofcommunityand ingforwhenyoumakeyourdonatlon. smile and a joke for everyone. “He remembers everyone's name, we don't see that as much today." 4 He's Don Middlebrook the crossing he remembers if you were missing in As he walks children across the i guard. safety escort for the students the morrling."Waddick said. ‘He keeps street. there is a definite rapport Walk for . and parents ofWestvale Public School. it safe.“ between Middlebrook and the stu- Middlebrook was all smiles Friday Waddick and her son actually go dents MW” Dystrophy morning as he worked through his out of their way to cross in front of the He offers birthday wishes and chats Th Walk in M I h . be' h ld daily routine at the crosswalk in from public school just because of Middle- easily with every age group. e r mp. Y 5 mg e omie school onWesrvaie Drive. brook. As far as Middlebrook's concerned. a! water“ Pa“ °“ “me "1 Wmtreosn'a- "You get so many rewards.” Middle- "We don't have to cross here. we there is one very important quality tron begins at 10 am. and the W k begins at ll brook said. "l've learned more from could cross somewhere else.” she said. needed to do the job. a.m_l:h W 11 Walk f M ii] h . these kids than I ever learned in When Middlebrook was a boy, he "I think one of the prerequisites is fun e ate Odie . 0&1va ar Dy?de y '5 school, said there weren’t any crossing guards you have to be a grand(parent).' he event that entire “fly can ”a we in. “Kids keep you young." He recalls two children being killed said. regardless o “in?“ M: "1 years e ration . . . . will include activities for lads. snacks, refreshments Middleka and hlS Wife moved to crossmg thestreet. With a daughter, five sons. 12 d Hel make difierenoe . erln f Waterloo from Toronto about 10 years Watching Middlebrook man the grandchildren and two great-grand- a: woml pWalk fa M u] byregzst h 8 0; ago, after he ended a 40-year career. crosswalk. he seems determined to get children of his own. getting along with h f quads or mic align-2:31 y an ‘ He was looking for work and everyone back and forth safely. kids just seems to come naturally to e p raise to support "8 a neu- . . . romuscular disorder in our community applied forthelob. Anne Childs walks near Westvale Mlddlebmok. F0 . f lie all 1 066 687 2538 ext Now. he can't imagine doing any- and said she feels inspired watching His own children currently live in 153 r mg“? m orrna len ' ' - ‘ . ' thing else. Middlehrook interact with the chil- Australia. Brampton. Guelph. Alberta. ”V‘s mm“ '°‘ "Maybe that's when I'll quit." Mid» dren. Orangeville, and Toronto.