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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 15 Aug 2012, p. 9

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WATEleCIIMNIOJOWUdnudayJugii-t 15,2012 on I , . . ‘ I V I [ll Hits Ii) llll:(.llR().\l(.l.i. Theartof This is the apparent efficiency day per tenant. The mney spent on mm running culture at city hall. one un-housed person would prac- . tin di amok at city hall 0;: Ross ticalltya house everyone in SHOW for $818 8 scavery . . . terloo one y. nIy in the minds of City I i ti t Ii i 0 $5333??? “(1552:": "i; Don‘t shelve this homing; [Erofie‘r‘hew'blulladtectfiet t gate? fit wig!" 33cm" 0".“ “We: “The a" 0‘ ea n is e o ass eve . resources considered a cost savings. important report Wfifi'gfilglfgmm of the F353 Thosse words echo loud arsid clear gr Stephanie Clarke. the The guy 03‘ Wasteglaigogias in 2008. the Conservative 80‘“ are estimated at $10 billion. 23â€"year-old carpenter for Schweitzer's Plumbing with whom 1 32:20:" 5‘2?! bf} sed ff 0 emment granted the Mental Health Let's not let the Conservative recently struck up a conversation when she was renovating I“ L .ure 5 '5 "'8 u e ec- Commission $110 million to carry government shelvethls study too. my next-door neighbour's house. . tively. out a study ofthe ham 1 was intrigued by Clarke. not only because shes a woman _ The money will be used for "spe- We Here At Home study is using “new in a traditionally male-dominated line of work, but because ctalized consultants worksh0ps. she so deeply understood the influence of strong teaching speakers training. etc ' a Housing First mOde‘ and then they 16me and mentorship in her life She embodied many of the ideals ‘ '. . ‘ ' t rk ‘ b- ' The crty claims to have already Ezfizfidm: :02“ Ecgfibrfimthe ‘ â€" dedication and self-confidence. for example â€" l have tried saved over $309,000 by realigning study. to instill in the art students 1 have taught in studio classes over inienge;pd"c‘:ei:::igersi:v: Slice?l pm" Did you know for one homeless the-$323333»: Mr (Randy) Cousins was my biggest This is equivalent to me trading person: influence to pursue carpentry." said Clarke. who took a wood- in my golf clubs for a new set. Look , _ - _ working course in her last year of high school. “Going into the dear at how much money I have gencyAd):peai:lmfl:n‘:t2gs‘t: :2 2310:! class I knew i had to prove myself and that I could do it. High saved and they were on sale. . 3950; school isn't the easiest time in your life. but Mr. Cousins saw Andfby it!“ way] I Ihad lto ingletst . lust the ambulance ride to the something in me and encourgged me to follow this path." a” 5:111? un Sta d e oca rpub (I emergency room costs “$5500; Sadly. Cousins fell ilCIan passed 0 am expcr a "CF .0" t. e es 0 It costs about $175 per incident ’ away 1““ months after me gradu- clubs to purchase. This WI” make . - . ated. “l was really upset because he v ' i | ab~tt lfer di v d whenihepoliceareinvolved. h d fl h \l \Imll \.1 me ‘ er 8" an 53 e 50 the cost adds up to over , . was suc a won her u man “I, 0 \I. I \ money. _ Si 500 (without the cost of probable , . taught me so much. she told me. He \ No. you can‘t play off your credit court involvement) . . had written me this amazing letter of rd. . ‘ - . ' reference that meant the world to the ca l i th th Supportive Houstng of Waterloo , . ,, ' | If"? I 930'}?! on“. e new (SHOW) also uses a housing first , , , ' "‘3' 15“" read over now and 381“"- k e is: s. ut no at ow e tcten model. . I I, I. 2» “min the fagggflitimetfiatrhglzik; ”‘3‘! l SHO It costs less 550 a . Randy figusins Memorial Award, rec- ’ as . . , ognizing high craftsmanship in the "‘ Blind devotion doesn t work W a... ‘1 W the award by his best friend, another . . tech teacher Mr. Neubauer. it still ‘ Well. it lust goes to show how good my sources are. then you can fix it. ' . .. Kitchener Waterioo's byelection will he held Sept 6. i The other parties seem to be taking that tack. But :Edkzslarrifeuvglmh saggggdmfis; "I12; MARSHALL still don't quite get the date. First week of school. so then, we have had issues with those groups as well. Second School in London ‘ ' WARD people are liable to be a little distracted. and seems haven't we? 1““:ng letin a two- ear busi- panicularly.inconvenient for university . ()fcourse. I'm not alone in my cyni- ness diplomapat FasnshaweyCollege, Clarke enrolled in Con- students Neither makes a lot of sense for a ctsm. Thats why most ofyou don't vote. esto a Colle e’s Women in Skilled Trades (WIST) program Liberal party which hopes to get its sup- I TI I ( I ( l I You don't believe anyone listens and "Yougcan't gm" with business but i knew I needed to get port from families and whatever small , you don't believe anythingwill change. into the title to be more hands-on - she said. 'WlST is number of students actually vote. I“ )l l R kl . Nothing against the people who are provincially funded absolutely free but it's competitive and I ~' Perhaps that was the plan. a date which _ ninning in this byelection but they are was one of 25 women picked for the pm"). I learned every- might ensure a lower voter turnout. You “13;: involved in a system that's broken. or thin from floorin and furniture to framing drywall and have to give the Premier credit. lle'sacrafty . I just too darn big to slow down and instagllation 8 ' pe ' . Pan of his job is to win byeleaions. ‘ _ a f. refocus .. ‘ . . sugdtk‘s whatever one must in order to I b. 3 Part of rnewants to tell you "don't wordy: {3:13:32 mafigfiigdyfgribgg :05 3:182:23? ""5""? that. E- “"e‘ Dont Ewe the system the ““5” said Clarke who graduated with the RONA Achievement Although I'm completely convinced his f faction of continumg on its merry way. Award for being an outstanding team may” sudden announcement of a time frame for it?{ But somehow I still believe democracy Clarke told me she worked as a part-time lumber associate a new Highway 7 to Guelph has nothing to .5; offers the best chance for change. for Lowe’s before Schweitzer's Plumbing hired her back in do with the byelection. ()r the announce- k M ‘ Another pan of me wants to encour- Ma “'Th saw I was r to learn and they took achance on merit of some help for RIM workers who " "' age you to vote for anyone but the me)": saidegllar‘ke burnings with pride. “The guyslwork with at may face layoffs. (The rest of you people BRIAN three major parties. Maybe that's the Schweitzer's respect me to the fullest and expect me to do "“0 "“9” he 0‘" ”f ““"k' can W“ ““9 “P BOURKE way ‘0 send the messagewhile still par- what they do and I love that. i don’t want to be treated any over there somewhere). ticipating in the process. For some differently M.“ taught me so much and I feel so fortunate Sept. 6 is a pretty short time frame. 1 though that means compromising on to have aiobwith them .. won't be surprised if there are other shoes still to certain principles. and that’salot toaak. . ' Sheadded. l'vealwaysbeencrahy like mydad.Weused drothhtheongoingunoenaintyoverteachercon- ltseemstomethatbiinddevotiontoonepartyor tobulldbirdhouaeslntheshedinthe'summertime Mypar. tracts (which boards have been told they need to another simply because you‘ve always voted that way ’ ents always supported me and said i should do whatever haveinpiacebySethLthetiminIg‘zsalittleoff. hasn’treallytakenusanywhere makesmehappyandaodier CousinaHisencoungement So far. the liberals. aside from aforementioned So I won‘t tell you how to vote, or even If you and the com he instilledin me will always be the tea- ngiway7andRiMpromheaJrefocuslngonhealth Whitl'daakyoutothinkaboutwhatyouwant aonlbecarneacarpenter.’ andeducationnieyaretelllngultheyaretheonly yourvotetosayuidthenmakeeveryeflorttoaayit Mr.00usiruclearlyunderstoodtheartofassistingdiscov- ponywhichoanbeexpectedtomakethe'touyideci- asloudlyaspouibie. ery lions" necessary. 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