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s - WATERI.()() CHRONICLE . Wednesday. luly z. 2014 Grand River 'Ii'ansit purchases former Waterloo hydro site ”Wham" upwards of200 new buses by2021. Gary Kappeier of Kappeler vvtsual' impact the masonry busi- and I‘m optimistic it will transform ChronicleSIajf ”We’re operating in Kitchener, Masonry did not respond to the no. may have by storing building that entrance into the city.” said M ' Cambridge and Waterloo and this Chronicle‘s request for an intervtew‘ mater-his outside die build' ing. Anderson. " or the second time in about a will ensure we have an operations about the recent sale. The tech company; which has a The region still isn’t sure how it year, the former home ofWater- and maintenance facility in each of About a year ago the Kappeler campus just down the road from will use the site or whether or not ‘ loo North Hydro has a new those areas,” said Eric Gillespie, the Masonry Corporation applied for the site. submitteda letter to coun- the building. built in 1982. will be owner. region's transit direct' or. an official plan and zoning bylaw dl throng: its plannrng' consultant. demolished' . The Region of Waterloo has Having a senrice centre in each amendment that would allow it to CS? Group. saying council should Any plan developed for the site i agreed to purchase the 45,000 city will help the region reduce move fonvard with thepurchaseof consider a higher density office does not require city council square foot building and 6.9 costs. Gillespie said. since buses the site and relocate It: head office development atthelocetion. approval, said Anderson. butwillgo hectare (17 acre) triangular piece of travelling to go in and out ofservice from St. Jacobs toWatelloo. Chiel' Admmlstratrve' ' Officer Tim through the site plan review land at 300 Northfield Drive E. from are an expense if they're driving In September. council approved Anderson said the city and the process Kappeler Masonry for 57.35 mil- from Kitchener to Conestoga Mall. the zoning and bylawunendments region have discussed those con- The city isn’t worried about negv lion. for example. necessary for the saleto proceed cents and will be wanting together ative traffic impacts either, since The region intends to use the The site's proximity to the mall, last year, several Iced him" to ensure the site has ahrgh' level of the buses should already be run- site as a new Grand River Iransit Highway 85 and the universities es in the area, including BlacltBerry, design and is visually appealrng' ning their routes dunn‘ 3 peak traflic bus facility to house and repair madeitappmlrng' ,Grlles‘ pie said' . raised some concerns over the “They've been very receptive times. Anderson said. CEI announces a strategic review of its mandate after firing its CEO l “Mum Munro supportive of moving CEI forward, sector here in Waterloo Region," spaces for artists up 45 per cent of the budget. while For the Otmnltle but in a new direction. Chamand said. During the local theatre festival provincial funding made up 21 per. . ‘Certainly a lot of people are According to its website. CEI Impact. Chanrand said it would In an interview last week. Far- ast week. Creative Enterprise clamouring for it to just be disman- arose out of a study by the Prosper- have been less expensive to take all well said CEI's mandate is broad Initiative announced its CEO tled. I don‘t know if that is the best ity Council of Waterloo Region in of the patrons on a bus to Toronto. and expands across all creative sec» as been fired and they are solution, because certainlya lothas 2010 to create long-term sustain take them out for dinner and rent tors. not just the arts. “CEI spans currently reviewing the organiza- been accomplished under Heather ability and economic viability in theatre space there than to rent the entire creative cluster. not sim- ‘ tion’s mandate. lSinclairI.” Chartrand said of the the Creative sector. space at some theatres in Waterloo ply just the fine arts and culture. Roger Fame“. chair of the CEI organization‘s former CEO. CEI offers various programs. Region. “I don’t see bookkeeping as and the board wants to take pause board. was named interim CEO, "I would like to see it repur- including 7,0(X) square feet of stu- something that is a useful thing and review the experience it has replacing Heather Sinclair. posed because it is there and it‘s dio space for artists in Waterloo. when we don't even have space to had over the three years.‘ he said. The announcement has left the well funded. ideally. I would like to But the workhops primarily target make art, or produce an or display “iCEI'si not going anywhere. It is ans community divided. According see it out of the hands entirely of for~profit organizations, which it." she said. very much going forward." to local artist and playwright Terre business. engineering and tech folk Chartrandsaid is misguided. 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