The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

THURSDAY JANUARY 31, 2019 $2.00 WEEKLY IN PRINT. MUCH MORE ONLINE ANYTIME. WaterlooChronicle.ca PM40050478 SINCE 19 76 Duffy's Vacuum Centre KW'soldest VaCuum Centre Your choice of central vacs 519-741-9488 Canadian made Or european made nilfisk Or Cyclo-Vac 41 River Rd. E. Unit #5 Mon-Fri 10-5:30 Sat.10-1 Business owners: Pay less tax Are you taking full advantage of often missed tax minimization strategies for successful business owners? Talk to us today about a complimentary tax check-up for your business and you could pay less tax. ™Trademarks owned by IGM Financial Inc. and licensed to its subsidiary corporations. MP1124 (03/2012) Investors Group Financial Services Inc. Russ McEachnie CFP, CPCA, CDFA, RRC Principal (519) 886-2360 ext. 6241 • 1-888-886-2360 ext. 6241 russell.mceachnie@igprivatewealth.com • www.russmceachnie.com 97¢ TILE PORCELAIN FROM97FROM97/ SQ FT97/ SQ FT97 Visit WaterlooChronicle.ca to register for more today! Waterloo Region groups and politicians are rejoicing after their efforts to reverse a controversial component of the province's pro- posed Bill 66, which had potential to create development on the prov- ince's Greenbelt, were successful. Ontario Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing Steve Clark tweeted on Jan. 23 that the Conser- vative Party wouldn't be moving forward with Schedule 10 of Bill 66, which would potentially result in issues for environmental areas in the province, among other factors. "In December, our Government brought forward Bill 66 which among other things proposed changes that would create a new economic development tool for mu- nicipalities to shorten the time it takes to build job creating projects. The use of this tool would never be approved at the expense of the Greenbelt or other provincial in- terests like water quality or public health and safety. However, our Government for the People has lis- tened to the concerns raised by MPPs, municipalities and stake- holders with regards to Schedule 10 of Bill 66 and when the legislature returns in February, we will not proceed with Schedule 10 of the Bill," said Clark in a series of three tweets on his Twitter account, @SteveClarkPC. Waterloo Region's Hold the Line and Nith Valley Ecoboosters were among several non-profit organi- zations that were against Schedule 10. Labour, health, and environ- mental, and agricultural groups came together to take a stand against the legislation in the past couple weeks, which was proposed in late 2018. "We are thrilled that the Gov- ernment of Ontario has listened to the clear and unified message of our area municipalities, that growth in Waterloo Region should happen in a planned and democrat- ic," said Hold the Line's Sam Nabi, via press release. See PROVINCE, page 11 WATERLOO REGION GROUPS REJOICE AS ONTARIO REVERSES CONTROVERSIAL COMPONENT OF PROPOSED LEGISLATION NAMISH MODI nmodi@waterloochronicle.ca POLITICIANS, NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS LOBBIED TO REVERSE SCHEDULE 10 OF BILL 66 Ontario Minister of Municipal Affairs Steve Clark, pictured here shaking hands with supporters during a by-election in Brockville last month, announced on Jan. 23 in a Twitter post that the province would not be proceeding with Schedule 10 of Bill 66. Desmond Devoy/Metroland READ MORE @ WATERLOOCHRONICLE.CA Cold swim helps Special Olympics What's the beef with new food guide? Mac and cheese warms the soul Looking for more online? Check out these stories...