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demi i and physical disney re- strictions now a more dis- tant memory than they were in 2022. The gathering is still seen as a right-of-passage posing safety concerns that have required first re- sponders as well as a huge mess requiring extensive cleanup efforts. Police laid 147 charges and arrested 19 people last year. "We certainly won't be parking our cars here this year," said one third-year student and resident of Marshall Street, who iden- tified herself as Gabby Ti- money. Timoney said revellers offered to urinate on her vehicle east year sand z= apal street fom her was eroken into and ransacked. She said say there isn't much residents can do except stand guard, protect their property and rely on police and security to curtail the chaos. Her mom said the city and universities need to take responsibility and or- ganize a sanctioned, out- door event. ontinue call onauthorities to nee an end to the street gathering. This year, however, instead of engaging the fe) plans for the day, ¢ officials are keeping details close to "We're not giving any in- terviews in advance," said the city's director of com- pie message is this, there is operational plan in place for March 17, led by WRPS and supported by the city and other commu- nity partners. We encour- age anyone who is plan- ning to celebrate that day to do so responsibly at home or at one of the many pubs and restaurants in uptown and throughout Waterloo." "We're expecting it to be packed," said Isabella Pre- tele, a bartender at McCabe's Irish pub where there will be live entertain- ment throughout the day and plenty of Guinness. Despite growing con- cern over the street gather- ing in recent years, Shan- non Sluser, bar manager at Ethel's Lounge, has faith that the younger genera. tion is more responsible these days. Sluser has seen the par- dif- ferent now — for the better, she thinks. "They don't much as 3 they vised to" to," she contends. With brisk weather in forecast for Friday, Sluser hopes the bar scene will pick up with students as through the door. Former mayor Dave Ja- worksy had gone to the trouble of sending out a personal message to stu- dents in the past, request- ing that they party respon- sibly and refrain from spill- ing onto the streets. "Dave's advice is good — huge crowd of students, who moved David Bebee Aparty goer is lifted up while sitting on a shopping cart ina their annual St. Patrick's Day party to Marshall Street in 2022. stands the test of time re- gardless of the day," noted Mayor Dorothy McCabe, who referred questions about St. Patrick's Day to police. Authorities including the WRPS and Wilfrid Lau- rier University Students' Union didn't respond to queries from the Chronicle in time for deadline. STORY BEHIND THE STORY: With another St. Paddy's Day upon us, the Chronicle checked in to see what's on tap. ekpenses inal [ om “aggount Reon thenass: scanty ital For Clarity..... Optimize Wealth Management Insight - Conviction Discipline - Action - Results www.optimize.ca TAX TIP: Side Hussle Income? 28% Canadians are taking a job in the ‘GIG’ Economy. Eg. Uber, Kijiji, Ebay, etc - SELLER BEWARE ! Search CRA and ‘peer to peer’ or ‘GIG Economy’ for guidance: CRA has it’s eyes on you! waterloochronicle.ca Optimize Wealth Management 729 Belmont Ave. W., Kitchener, ON i ot-m Teo) ge[-t- seam Mle lam areyele| 519-744-3020 employees was accessed. WRDSSB is it monitoring to past WRDSB CYBER INCIDENT In July of 2022, the Waterloo Region District School Board became aware of unauthorized access to our IT system. An investigation confirmed that personal information of some past staff need to call TransUnion at 1-833-806-1882. whose information was accessed. To register for one year of complimentary credit monitoring from TransUnion, retirees and former When calling TransUnion, pl Regional District School Board credit monitoring program. To obtain a code, retirees and former staff will need to provide one of the following: « Employee Identification Number (EIN); or * Past address Questions? Ifyou have questions about the registration process