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CROMWELL GRAY HC103 BLUE JAY BLACK RASBERRY BENJAMIN MOORE BM TEQUILA LIME 2028-30 KAYCAN MANOR WE DO CUSTOM COLOURS bavarianwindows.com Visit us online at www.waterloochronicle.ca ® Chronicle.WATERLOO $1.00 CONNECTED TO YOUR COMMUNITY WATERLOOCHRONICLE.CA ® Chronicle.WATERLOO $1.00 CONNECTED TO YOUR COMMUNITY WATERLOOCHRONICLE.CA THURSDAY March 9, 2017 LRT claims in legal limbo Region yet to receive formal claims for construction woes By Samantha Beattie Chronicle Staff With 24 businesses now having filed notice they intend to seek compensation for LRT construc-tion, the Region of Waterloo is confident it has its bases covered. "We've never paid for a claim in the past," said Coun. Tom Galloway, planning and works committee chair, add- ing the region doesn't even have a budget for such claims. "We don't budget for something we don't see as an issue." The region has yet to receive a formal claim. Sections of King Street were closed for almost a year for GrandLinq to lay the Ion groundwork. The businesses that have filed notice, predominantly in Waterloo, claim they've suffered financial losses ranging from $5,000 to $5 million, said lawyer Shane Rayman, who's representing the vast majority. "The region is very reluctant to settle business loss claims," Rayman said, adding if the region doesn't settle before a case gets to an Ontario Municipal Board hearing, the business would have to pay upwards of half a million dollars in legal and expert fees. "But if the region settles reasonably, the expenses can be very modest," he said. Galloway, however, is skeptical of how many of the two dozen businesses will escalate to the next level. It's one thing to send a letter to the region, he said. It's another to go to the OMB, file a claim and spend money hiring experts to make a case. Even then, there's no guarantee businesses would win. "The region appreciates there were challenges," Gallo- way said. "Nobody is suggesting everything was wonderful and there clearly were issues and problems storekeepers and business owners had to deal with. But we are also cog- nizant that when the trains start operating, that will uplift businesses and hopefully make up for losses during con- struction." Bill Jackson photo Feel the energy Reconnective healing practitioner Michael Brown (right) works his magic on Darren Mahon at the Quality living show at RiM park last sunday. the self-intelligent healing energy aims to restore balance, vitality and wholeness to a person on many levels -- physical, mental, emotional and spiritual. Continued on page 7 Local filmmaker explores his native roots as he chases his passion for film Page 20 ARTS FOCUS Orange Monkey Records contributing to the resurgence of vinyl Page 18 BUSINESS SEE OUR AD ON BACK PAGE OF THIS ISSUE