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Conestoga College, Kitchener, Ont.
Vol 25, No. 22
September
199
13,
Construction delay slows move-in at residence Although financial
Gene
difficulties
were not the cause of the delay
in
new privately built residence near Doon campus, they may have become the construction of the
one. “It will cost approximately $10,000 a day to provide the students with busing to and from the
little
com-
but there are certain things that can-
Road, were all contacted by telephone and told of the delay, Pringle
activities
not be controlled,” said Pringle.
said.
seem more
in Belleville, the
pany responsible
Dozen Donuts, near Homer WatNew Dundee
for the construc-
Pringle, president of Syndel
Corporation
“We
son Boulevard and
occupancy by Sept. 10. lot of overtime went into the residence to be ready on .schedule,
college, and hotel expenses,” said
By Kari-Ann Puckering
tion and maintenance of the
for
“A
“The delay
residence.
is
because the sprink-
Because of safety concerns, students were not able to move in as
system has not yet been he said, adding that safety
scheduled for the
concern.
start
of classes,
but Pringle estimated that the resi-
dence would be complete and ready
ler
set up,”
a big
is
Occupants of the 17-room residence, located west of Baker’s 1
Since the residence was not completed, he said, about
160 students
were being lodged in a wing at the Holday Inn on Fairway Road and shuttle bus transportation was being provided to the college.
are trying to
make
this as
of an inconvenience as possi-
ble,” .said Pringle.
“We will provide
and meals,
to
make
it
like a vacation for the
students.”
He
and plumbing rooms were completed, allowing students to move some of .said electricity
hookups
to
their personal
belongings
but
in,
corridors were yet to be finished.
College installs new sidewalk to link residence and campus Tim Pozza It
may
not be the yellow brick road
which
led us
on a journey
into
new sidewalk built and paid for by Conestoga College at the Doon campus is intended to safely link students to the nearby Dorothy’s dreams, but a
student residence.
According
to
David Putt, director of physical resources, the decision to was a matter of safety, with the issue of liability a
build the sidewalk
secondary considcraton.
Conestoga College Boulevard, where the fence was away from city property, there was a slight issue of “moral liability” and along the main entrance to the college there was greater concern, but that was not what prompted the sidewald construction. Tlie sidewalk runs from the corner of Homer Watson and Conestoga Putt said that along
only six inches
College boulevards along the fence surrounding Doon’s baseball and soccer fields to the rear of the recreation centre, and
is
entirely
on college
property.
The project cost the college about $48,000,
said Putt.
Putt said it was easier to build on college property than to get permission from the city to build the sidewalk, and that in either case the college would be liable' for maintaining the walkway in the winter. The sidewalk had to be built wide enough to accommodate college snow removal equipment.
To achieve
the necessary clearance. Putt said, the fence
was moved
toward the field about 2.5 metres along Conestoga College Boulvevard and about 6 metres along the college roadway to keep city planted trees from harm. “For the last year, we’ve been looking at various ways to get students from the student residence into the college,” said Putt. He stressed the reason for building the sidewalk was “safety, not
komen’s safety or men’s
safety. Just safety in general.”
were also included to illuminate the walkway from Conestoga College Boulevard to the recreation centre, he said. The contract for the fence and walkway was awarded to Brantco, the same company which has built three new parking lots at Doon in the last two years. Wimeon Electric was contracted for the electrical work. *Six
new
Rodeway first-year
Suites Conestoga from the outside (left), and from the inside, where Nadine Wagner, a business administration/marketing student, stands beneath exposed pipes on Sept. 5. (Photos by Sean Meyer)
Students stay free at Holiday Inn while new residence completed
light standards
lem.
By Sean Meyer
It
has been slightly inconve-
nient for
Despite not being able to into the
when
new Conestoga
move
residence
they wanted, students said
some people,
move
problem was
could have put us up
in
a cheap
place, but here (the Holiday Inn)
is
Other students agreed that
Rodeway been as
Suites Conestoga has
fair as possible in
dealing
with the delay.
no big deal," said Guy Pe-
ters, a first-year
student.
and
it
said the biggest
packing and un-
move
to the Holi-
“We
general business
are having fun here
hasn’t been
much
of a prob-
“The only problem
me was
for
unpack'ng," said Cola Buscombe, a first-year law and security admin-
had packed
istration student. “I
I had to turn around and unpack things would need here (the Holiday Inn) for the time being." Nadine Wagner, a first-year busi-
then
1
ness administration student, said the temporary
move was
“slightly
annoying” Another concern for students was
Recreation centre vandalized, lights,
By Kari-Ann Puckering
parked
A
23-year-old
man
has been
charged with mischief after rocks were thrown at the doors and a window of the second-floor entrance of the
Cashing
Kenneth
E.
Centre around
in
“We
Security guard Janet Smith counts parking pass money Monday, Aug. 30. Passes, which went on sale Aug. 16, sold out Sept. 7. A waiting list for passes has been set up. (Photo by Hilary Ibbotson)
1
Hunter Recreation p.m. Aug. 1
1
1
area,
Inn and the college.
so she
Jumped
in the
into her van.
designated security
and headed towards the recre-
After running up the ramp. Ethridge said, she saw a
man
wear-
ing only Spandex biking shorts crouched in the comer along the
be busing the stu-
Conestoga on an almost continuous basis on the first day, said Graham Coleman, general manager of the residence.
of a round
figure out the total time trip,
we
will fine tune
some kind of schedule, probably
at
the top of each hour."
Rodeway will then provide ondemand transportation for students
who need
"My
a ride
at
worst fear
other times. is
having some-
one, or a group of people, stranded
without a ride, so we are trying to make sure that won't happen." Coleman said he expected the residence to be ready for the .second
week of classes.
man charged “He made no sense when he "He seemed
talked." Ethridge said.
he was breaking into his
to think
own
ation centre.
will
dents between the Holiday Inn and
“Once we
Inn.
away my stuff for the residence, but
nice.”
“It’s
in,
in
packing for the
day
transportation between the Holiday
Rodeway
accommodations at the Holiday Inn on Fairway Road. “I wasn’t too thrilled at first,” said Paula Laing, a first-year marketing
They
not
The students, who were contacted two to three days before they expected to
student. “It’s fine, though.
it’s
bad.”
they were pleased with their temporary
but
“It
house."
was 95
we were
p>er
cent pure luck that
outside and heard the
breaking glass, and
it
can't be de-
temiined what he was going into the building for." Ethridge said.
it was a number of bottles being smashed." said Judy Ethridge, a Doon campus
railing.
security guard.
But as she approached, he Jumped over the railing, before
Grant Roberts of Kitchener was to appear in court Sept. 10 on a mis-
being captured by security
chief charge.
originally thought
Ethridge said she could see the
shadows of someone
in the
campus
At
first
he Just sat there, not say-
ing anything, she
College security held the
man
until police arrived.
.said.
staff.
2 Spoke, Monday, September 13, 1993
OPINION
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Dresses, boned bras and very small shoes
T
he day comes. Your best friend has just be-
come engaged, and after
By
finally,
months of waiting, you
Hilary
Ibbotson
are asked the age-old ques-
The
“Will you be in my wedding party?” Say, “No.” And be em-
tion:
C
your freshly engaged friend that you have a communicable disease, tell your friend you are pigeon-toed and can’t walk because of a bad case of plantar warts or Just say, “No.” generous offer If you can’t muster up the courage to decline her then you minute), one in excuse enough good (or can’t think of a phatic about
it.
Tell
ing the spires of pines in the tiered above the shore. But I didn’t climb on the roof of
me warn you, there could be more to that purchase than you expect. It is my own recent misfortune that I am to be a Well,
let
hills
bridesmaid in a September wedding. The four other bridesmaids and I had a fitting for our dresses. We had already put $100 down apiece so they could be ordered. The total price
was
to
that
be $ 99. Still,
treasures security, because peace of
wondered why I was up there. I wondered why so many have come up mind can be
oped as a medieval torture device. 69. 1 0, making the total so far $269. 1 0. without alterations, which will probably run my $199 dress
This
is
for that visit
was $
1
before
I
should, for $300. Unfortunately, they are a B-width and
buy a shower
gift ($30),
a
wedding
to anarchy;
gift
no one, allow your plantar warts to spread over your entire body, make sure your friends never have contact with a member of the opposite sex or just learn to say, “No.”
Your pocket book
will
to
thank you for
I
it.
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light to darkness.
is
to
—
thousand small lakes, each with delicate lady-fingered bays where the waves splash against anchored
Not just from the sun dancing
off the waves, but from the sails of the sailboats and the stripes of the cigarette boats.
Everyone on the water had to have
known of the girl’s death, I thought, but they weren’t letting it stop them. Yesterday may have been a tragedy, but today was brand new scar-free and unmarred. Then I realized why so many peo-
—
ple
go north
—
to escape
for the sheer
thrill
when
every summer, those same bays are filled with
going gets rough.
boats and Sea-Doos that skitter across the lake like water bugs.
plunge themselves into a
boats like a pulse.
And
ting
we were sitaround a small, wooden
kitchen table, fighting off hangovers and warming our hands with piping hot mugs of coffee.
A crack-
on the radio cut through our conversation and told the tragic led voice
By Sean Meyer
wilder^^
ness filled with promise. They north to recapture the freshness of life.
And
they start by jumping from
the roofs of boathouses into
lakes
named
murky
where the
Joe,
first
step can be scary, but the rewards are waiting to be reaped.
who
of com-
the
Not knowing what to expect, they
game#
the last gladiator ask
ignored by ath-
many
of the boxers
collected their
two or
money
after
three rounds of smashing
Mike Tyson’s
To some of today’s more refined people, this may sound barbaric. They may say the world is better
their faces against
off without this senseless display of
than $20 million by spending 93 seconds in the ring with Tyson. The
male violence. decade of the 20th century and there is still one remaining link to man’s gladiatoirrational,
Well,
this is the final
past
— professional boxing.
better than watch-
two grown men, of comparable and talent, tring to knock each
other’s head off?
fit
came
Fighting to the death.
Nowhere opinion, please send
color.
be on that boathouse, that northern perch, by tagging along with a group of friends on their annual pilgrimage to the Musthe playground for kokas Toronto’s rich and famous. In the Muskokas, under-sized mansions sit on the beaches of a I
letes. Just
size
you have a beef, or an
swelling tide and wiping the surf from my eyes. “Joe” was filled with
sibility is usually
ing
the editor. If
a
girl
Before I knew it, I was in a boat dreamily bouncing across the
tors fighting for glory, for
What could be
all letters to
Summers
magine ancient Rome. Gladia-
rial
Spoke welcomes
tar tiles into
Boxing
is
true love.
And the solution? Move to a desert island, speak
By John
Early one morning,
whose bottom could be a bed of jutted rocks. I was jumping from reality to the unknown; from order
about paying an arm and a leg (and sometimes a torso or head) for clothes, gifts and sundry items because you are unfortunate enough to have a friend who has found
wedding game
up, the
will
lake
reception.
sum
and why so many
after I’ve left.
the stickiness of the
($75) and buck and doe tickets ($6) and, of course, you have to buy numerous drinks at the buck and doe. ($20) Sometimes, you even have to pay for the drinks at the wedding
So, to
I
I
1
to
fleeting at best,
So there I was, ready to jump from
need a D- or E-width. But I will squeeze my gargantuan feet into them for the 0 minutes the ceremony will take and then throw them to the four winds. Another part of the dreaded wedding game is the money you must hand over for events related to the impending marriage.
For example, you have
me
come up
well over $300. Caveat emptor. Let the buyer beware! Oh, yes. You are right. I did get free patent-leather shoes with the dress.
fire-
being the kind of person who
1
fitting, the bridal
The bill
boathouse to watch the
works of Armageddon. All I was going to do was jump into Lake Joe.
shop employees told me my brassiere wasn’t the right kind, so I had to shell out another $35 for a corset-type, whale-boned bra which I’m sure was originally develAt the
was
1
with another boat.
my feet were wet. Then
a perilous ascent up an un-
were hugging Lake Joseph, as if they were hiding from ghosts roam-
functional dress.
who was
killed in an open-water collision
Once I was up on the sundrenched roof, though, the world had shrunk, shrivelled and melted. The trees and rocks and cottages
soon be playing the wedding game. And the wedding game is not fun. Las Vegas hustlers would be green with envy if they knew all the cash to be made in the wedding game. Let me give you some examples. First, as a bridesmaid, you are expected to purchase your ever-so-
4-year-old
story of a
roof of the boathouse was
steady, 20-foot extension ladder.
will
exposure
limbing from the dock to the
easy, unless it
perils of northern
men
else in the
world do two
stand toe-to-toe in a battle to
the finish.
Well, legally anyway.
man
judged by his skill in combat and not by how he a can best con his fellow man serious problem with the rest of our In boxing, a
is
—
now-civilized world. Despite its tainted image, boxing
does have a
little
Muhammad
honor Ali,
left.
Evander
fists.
Michael Spinks once made more Holyfield, Riddick ers are
known
Bowe
and oth-
for their contribu-
and otherwise) to their local community. George Foreman once built a youth centre in his home town with his own money. Those who spend their spare time trying to get boxing banned are missing one vital aspect of human nature people love violence. Why do you think so many people slow down to look at car wrecks on the highway? Boxing is not about senseless vi-
tions (financial
—
thought of $20 million must have put any of his worries to rest. That isn’t to say the threat of injury isn’t real, because In 1982, then
it is.
WBA
champion Ray Mancini
Koo Kim
in the ring
lightweight killed
during a
Duk title
defence. Ali, perhaps the
son
in sports,
most beloved per-
now must
deal with
the effects of over 20 years of blows to the head.
There are drawbacks to boxing, but anyone
who
gets in the ring
is
olence, but innocent, controlled, al-
prepared to face them.
most
After all, young men have always thought they were invincible. Just like the gladiators of Rome.
artistic
violence.
One man challenging another in a contest of skill and power.
Sure, boxers face the possibility
of severe injury, but that same pos-
And if they put on a good fight, who are we to tell them they’re not.
Spoke, Monday, September 13, 1993 3
Score board ECE
You
screening program designed to pick applicants 500 applicants
An
“Wc
ECE program had between 400 and
By Sean Meyer
for the
Tlic evaluation
evaluation system developed
give them the as.scssmcnt,
much
not so
.semester.
fall
system considers
If
for content, but to sec
if
they can write a .sentence, to sec
if
they can put together a para-
by the early childhood education at Conestoga College significantly decreases the time
English grades, overall grades, references, past work experience, writing and the responses to a pro-
needed to process applicants, says the program’s field placement offi-
gram-created questionnaire. “We look at English grades as
tions of the applicant’s
cer.
probably the most important grade
scores from each .section arc tallied
program
“Wc
ECE
(the
come up with
in their
faculty) tried to
a system that
works
who
gram
.seeks students
hoped to would do as much of the screening
ulate
and can communicate orally
process as
wc
and
Different
and the
“We
variety of areas, said Schenk.
eliminates individual interviews which, according to Schenk, took
After the questionnaire
too long to complete.
total
examine
Fame, because I’m
cur-
score
is
rently infamous. Bill
different secfile.
Green
Co-ordinator, general
The
business
used to admit
end up scoring about five or
how
Schenk. “Then we have a cut off point for the people we accept, the people we don’t accept and those
we
put on our waiting list.” Each applicant’s file is examined by at least three people, said
chose the field, personal qualities and characteristics, hobbies, and past experiences with child care.
It
fame, wealth or love?
they get into the program,” said
writing
mation such as why the student
evaluate applicants to the program
—
ECE
the
six different things as far as
naire that asks for a variety of infor-
to
you could have only one of the following In life, which would it be
students.
are artic-
Applicants are sent a question-
possibly could.”
The system was developed in a
in
members of
faculty then
Schenk, mostly becau.se the pro-
Schenk. “Wc develop something that
Us
graph.”
high .school transcript,” said
for us,” said Shelly
Tell
is
Money buys
love.
So
money. Paul Goodwin, Third-year robotics automation
Schenk. “This way we didn’t end up having one person sitting down
com-
Students applying to the program
pleted, students are invited to the
would begin in January, said Schenk. “We probably saw our last group of students in April.” The
college for an information meeting
with one student
and are given a written Schenk.
decision.
test, said
think
I
file it
and making a
has worked out
very efficiently.”
Wealth. I’ve had love and
it
doesn’t work out.
Women will march to ‘take back the night’
Mike Strnad, Electrician at Conestoga
College
By
Night march
Rita Diab
is
for
women
to
be
able to go out at night unescorted by
As
the
men,” she
days become shorter and
the nights longer,
many women
wary about walking alone
in
said, but
by helping with the organizing of the march and provid-
the
years
women who
later.
Some
men cart and do
participate
are
Germany’s footsteps about two of the committee
members
thought about changing the route this year,
but decided against
women would
it
so
have the chance to
dark.
ing child care for the
But on the evening of Sept. 23, women in the Waterloo Region will join other women across North
are involved.
ator of sexual abuse treatment at
ener, she said.
America in a march
Community
Organizers will be selling Tshirts to raise awareness, said
Charlebois,
to fight for their
Lynda Charlebois, one of the organizing committee members and a graduate of the social services program at Conestoga College, said
women
is
is
the co-ordin-
Justice Initiatives in
Charlebois said Take Back The Night started in Germany in 1978 to protest rape and violence. Women in Canada followed in
are invited to join in
march, which
the actual
who
Kitchener, said she expects more than 600 women to march in the Kitchener-Waterloo area this year. “Last year we started with 150 women and ended with about 600.”
right to feel safe again.
only
join in the
called
Take Back The Night. “The point of the Take Back The
march
at specific places,
such as Speaker’s Corner
Charlebois.
been
in
Kitch-
The
price has not yet
set.
human
rela-
tionships are very important.
You can have
The march, expected to last about two hours, will start with a pep rally at
Love. For me,
wealth or fame
and be unhappy, but with love you are always happy. Gitta Kelp, Campus administration reception and information
—
7 p.m. in Waterloo Park and end Market Square coffee house,
at a
where female entertainers
Love. The other two are
will per-
temporary and inconsequen-
form.
tial.
Geoff Johnstone,
CO-OP/PLACEMENT-
CAREER CORNER good time
—
EMPLOYMENT DIRECTORIES
(e.g. Scott's
directory,
Educa-
Placement department. We encourage you to visit us to make use of the Career Resource Centre and/or distion arid
cuss your Job Search questions with one
— CITY
Some
of the resources available to
you
are:
— FULL TIME, PART TIME and SUMMER JOB POSTINGS
(We keep
—
RESUME/COVER LETTER
REresume of your VIEWS (drop off a copy and book appointment for personal assistance)
—
RESUME SERVICE
-
resumes printed on campus
Professional at
an afford-
able price.
— GENERAL WORKSHOPS on Effec-
tive
Resume Writing, Job Search Methods
and Interview Techniques.
WATCH EOR
be comfortable and can buy
whatever you want.
Brad Goodyear,
PORTS
automation
— GRADUATE EMPLOYMENT REreflecting typical job
age salaries
and placement
titles,
aver-
Second-year robotics and
statistics
we plan to address
Conduct an Effective Job Search" starting with Resume Writing to
Love. Because money doesn't
through to Interview Tips. As well, details on What's Happening in the World of Work. Drop in and take advantage of our ser-
right
vices
current
and previous job opportunities)
for
locating potential employers
In upcoming articles,
JOB EASIER!
(e g. Kitche-
ner/Waterloo/Cambridge/ Guelph)
"How
WE CAN MAKE THE JOB
Wealth. Becuase you can
DIRECTORIES
of our staff.
OF LOOKING FOR A
Canadian Trade
Index, Nursing Job Guides)
to familiar-
ize yourself with the Co-operative
SCHEDULE OF DATES AND TIMES. — EMPLOYER PROFILES (to prepare for the interview)
By Nfarilyn Snyder
Now would be a
Academic support
make you happy
and fame doesn’t mean anything to me.
Chris Warner, .Applying for part-time
law enforcement
and resources.
CO-OP EDUCATION
AND PLACEMENT SERVICES
Wealth, because
I
already
have the love and don't
ROOM 2B13 (at the back of the office) INSIDE
want the fame.
Marg
.Airdrie,
Clerk, school of business
DOOR #4
Monday to Friday - 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. or
call for
an appointment.
(519) 748-3556
We call
help!
By
Hilary Ibbotson
4
Spoke, Tuesday, September
7,
1993 Registration Starts
Coming...
Limited time slots are available for a.
Conestoga College
to
Squash
Book Fair in
the Blue
$
Kenneth
^
20-24
Room cafeteria
OPEN 9 a.m.
Clinic
Hunter Recreation Centre Sept. 21, from 6 p.m. - 10 p.m. Wednesday of each month The Squash Clinic has been scheduled for the third to March. January from and November to from September Don't miss this chance to whip yourself into shape and learn the fundamentals of squash. at
Sept.
NOW!
to 9 p.m.
Super Titles at Super Prices $
E.
^
Squash Round Robin Night Wed., Sept. 28
Enjoy Skiing or Hiking?
Maybe
at the
Kenneth
Register
M:
Hunter Recreation Centre
from 7 p.m.
chess is your cup of tea. Whatever your interests, check out CLUB WEEK!
E.
in
advance
-
10 p.m.
at the Recreation Centre
Squash Round Robin Nights have been slated
Wednesday from September to November and
every second and fourth from January to March. for
up from Sept. 13-17 Start up your own club or join an existing one.
Want to bet on a sure thing? This is DSA Sports
See about DSA Club Grants at the information table at door #3 foyer and get involved in as many college clubs as you can handle.
Free Entry
sign
it!
Great Prizes SEE Mike at the
DSA
Activities Office for
more
information
Conestoga College Student Food
Bank Help fill empty cupboards! Food Drive Sept. Drop at
off
Toronto Blue Jays
13 to 17
canned goods
VS.
DSA Activities Office
(f(DSA)t|
Boston Red
or Student Services
Tuesday, Sept. 21
canned good donated, your name will be entered into a draw for 2 Jays tickets
For every
Draw to be held
Fri.,
Tickets
:
$22.00 (includes transportation)
Cash Only Bus departs at 5 p.m. SHARP! from door #3 Don't miss the World Series Champion Jays for the WORLD! Tickets Available at DSA Activities Office (main cafeteria)
Sept. 17 at 12 p.m.
Got the Munchies?
Popcorn For Sale
Message from Doon Student Association
Support the Lions Foundation of Canada and the College Student Food Bank Purchase Microwave Popcorn for only $ 1 .00/package Available at the
DSA
When does a date become a crime? When she says "NO!" And he refuses to listen. Against one's will
is
against the law.
Activities Office
Talking Sex With
$Three-Buck Tuesday$ **
Movie Night
Sue Johanson Canadian
*
Live at
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1993
13,
5
HABITAT HOTLINE Spoke special supplement based on the daily newsletter produced by Conestoga College Journalism 2 Humanity Canada Jimmy Carter Work Project, Mon. July 19 - Fri. July 23, 1993
students,
summer
semester, 1993.
Habitat for
The neighborhood
that love built
Conestoga journalism students cover Habitat In July of 1993, the Jimmy Carter Work Project, a five-day building blitz, raised 10 in
figures
The
effort.
the final day of construction, a Waterloo resident decided he wanted to do something to help. Steven Martin arrived at the site on a bicycle at noon, said John Wertman, a volunteer from Canton, Illinois, and asked, “where’s a rake?” By himself, Martin proceeded to level an area of approximately 300 square metres of rough ground, “to help prepare the ^ea for sodding,” Wertman said, who at the time was working as security at the main entrance. Refusing offers of any refreshment, Martin worked until after 4 p.m., drinking water
from a bottle he carried with him. Wertman said Martin never stopped, or lelt
.
the site until the area was done. “He didn’t tell anyone his name until we asked him just before he left.” The work came to an end on the Friday,
even
and Habitat workers paused during minute work on their houses to pose
might not be enough to walk on water, but it is plenty to hold up a wall and drive a worldwide community together. On day one of the Habitat s I
house building blitz, last July in Kitchener, a crew of several hundred volunteers took the l^l curve and raced towards the finish line on Friday of that week. But the weekend before, a but a so viuil one smaller crew was hard at work, readying the
—
big building frenzy.
“We have some real gems here, Fitzgerald, the project manager, as he named and pointed at some volunteers. Fitzgerald said that Jimmy
Bob
for
at about 4:30 p.m. All the homeowners, their families, and the volunteers who worked on each individual house, along with Martin and the Schreyers, gathered together and signed a painting
group pictures, starting
which was later presented to each new homeowner. “Are you glad you came to Habitat.' shouted photographers Ken and Ruth Jarties. “Are you glad it s Friday? Are you glad it was sunny all week?” Cheers of “Habitat Ole!” answered each ,
question.
evening, as It was an emotionally charged each house was dedicated.
Joel, Rachael as planned.
and Daniel
— — could move
in
Jeffrey Gravenstetter, a laborer from Fort Lauderd^e, Florida, who worked with the Dorseys on their new home, presented the family with a Florida state flag, and gave each of the children a genuine alligator tooth “I appreciated working for you,” Gravenstetter said as he handed each child .
their gifts.
^ Marilyn Rushton, pastor of Living Word Congregational Church, where the Dorseys attend, presented the couple with the Bible, and told of her prayers for this family’s acceptance by Habitat. ^This has been my house all week, and now it’s the Dorseys’,” said crew chief Dave Ducharne as he presented the keys to the .
family.
big hearts
he met in previous
roar; “Satisfaction at the day, that’s the pay.”
work projects and who came to Kitchener on Tuesday July 20, is for real. “He doesn’t do it for the show," Fitzgerald
said.
“He
is
a
•
qualified caipenter.”
25 years a service ni 3Ji in oil furnaces and heating systems, was marking cut-
Norman Gascho,
for
outs for ducts. “1 owe the community something," said the 62-year-old Gascho."“l lived all my live here. I am heailhy and I have 10 years to give
awav,
I
hope.”
Gascho looked forw^d, with anticipation, to meeting Jimmy Carter.
Elmer Shantz, owner of Shantz Coach Lines, has many years of experience in construction. Busy pulling and pushing the levers of his tractor to fill in a water line, Shantz shouted over the engine’s
end of the
Dave Hall, holding the pipe in place, nodded. “Some days it s more difficult th^ others,’ hesaid,
S
iring heavily in the glaring ay sun. But It’s all worth it. Hall said. A playing lot of children will soon be
here.”
Jean Fitzgerald and her daughter Brenda Ernst were tidying things end up. “It can be all messy at the of Monday,” Fitzgerald said, “but Monday morning it’s got to be clean. Besides, supervisors want the wood piled up to sizes. Richaref and Brenda Ernst were in
mous-
said he didn’t know how much work they were getting into when they agreed to volunteer for the
project,
Richard said,
at
the start ol
construction the total expenditure they made was a mere SI 50 donaAll tion to St. John's Ambulance.
and drink was generously donated bv the community. the food
Richard, who is a professional disc jockev. said when he ap-
pauses
for a chat. (Photo by Wladimir Schweigert)
proached a likely sponsor he asked for the best possible price of goods, but frequently the entire order ends
up being donated.
(Photo by Wladimir Schweigert)
open house.
What’s going on across Canada
tache, like the one his great grandfather must have worn as soldier in the Prussian anny, Richard
"but the last month we worked every dav." Having been, for the past vear. an active fund-raiser for the Habitat
Fitzgerald
5’s
charge of the volunteer support
services. Sporting a large
Meetings and preparations kept them busy for a year, said Richard,
manager Bob
Day
’
project.
Project
last
His parents, Mark and Patty, obtained a truck and were ready to go at 8 a.m. Saturday. Crew leader John Harnish, from Strasburg Pennsylvania, said “they’re just finishing up the plumbing,” as the ceremony began “This is a real nice home,” said Harnish. Jerry McCoy, Patty’s father, said the night crew would finish up the necessary details so Jason, she, Mark, and their four children
community together
By Wladimir Schweigert A nail, a hammer and a heart
whom
(Photo by Wladimir Schweigert)
1
snowed up to lend a hand. week was just as moving,
hammers and
drive a
Day
On
,
six-
to his question.
rest of the
munity
new homes. my bedroom?” asked
move into his family’s new home. He didn’t have long to wait for an answer
as the Conestoga reporting team observed, interviewed and interacted with the com-
dable housing. o u Both the Fullers and the Schreyers met
Carter,
Bob
Schreyer,
into their get into
I
year old Joel Dorsey at the dedication ceremony Friday, as he anxiously waited to
difficult
Rae, and a host of local political
Habitat for Humanity is an ecumenical Christian organization which tries to accommodate people in need with decent, affor-
said
was
cus on Tuesday Carter, when
Schreyer commended the workers, and expressed his support for the Kitchener Habitat
site for the
moving “Can
the celebrity cir-
the audience.
—
supporters.
week-long event, and not only from
“This is love in action,” said Millard co-founder of Habitat for Humanity, at Wilfrid Laurier University’s John Black Aird Center that Monday night. Fuller, with his wife Linda, spoke to the 1 50 volunteers who turned out for some well deserved rest and entertainment after the first day’s work. Fuller echoed Jimmy Carter’s response to the work done in previous work projects. “There are volunteers from half the states in the United States, and half the provinces in Canada,” he said. Former governor general Ed Schreyer and his wife Lily were mso on hand to speak to
(Mails,
By Saturday, as the reporters breathed sighs of relief, some families were already
to keep from getting caught up in the intensity of the
Fuller,
who
their house.
sion
It
as everyone else.
.
worked on
with the volunteers and
—
.
neighborhood, signed by each person
port, after a bricl hand-shaking ses-
Habitat for Hunrumity Canada, called “the biggest barn-raising this country has ever seen." While over 400 volunteers struggled to meet the daily deadlines of construction, the 10 students in Geoff Ellwand’s Journalism 2 jclass faced an equally difficult struggle Meeting the deadlines and challenges of producing a daily newsletter for the project. The spirit of co-operation among the volunteers was contagious, and the students were made to feel as vital a part of the work
.
Each family was presented with a Bible, a the keys to their new home, and a ptiinting of an aerial view of the Habitat
hammer,
Air-
International
what Wilmer Martin, president of
project.
Humanity project
Carter and his wile Rosalynn at the Lester B. Pearson
By William Kennedy houses
for
By Teresa Other than the Jimmy Carter Projects in 'Winnipeg and Kitchener, there were several events co-ordinated by Habitat for Humanity across Canada, said national development director Grec Wong.
He
said that Habitat affiliates homes at eight other 1 1 Canadian sites: Kelowa. B.C.;
built
CalcaiT and Edmonton, Alta.; Saskatoon, Sask.. the Niagara Region, Owen Sound and Ottawa, Ont.; and HalifaxDartmouth. N.S. Disnitaries such as Habitat for rfumanitv International cofounder Millard Fuller, former U.S. president Jimmy Carter and former governor general Ed
Amy
Schreyer travelled to the various building sites across Canada.
Wons
said.
"The last 48 hours after Jimmy Caner's Kitchener visit have generated a lot of media and have increased interest turd support for Habitat lor Humanity .“Wong said. “I received over 29 calls from potential families and volunteers. We've just received tremendous support across the
country." Wong said he went to places that we're not building Habitat for HumaniU' homes to spread the organization's message and to help raise funds for further projects.
6
Spoke Supplement, Monday, September
13,
1993
Carter and Bob Rae visit area, lend a hand at Kitchener Habitat site
Jimmy
By John Cinezan Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter told volunteers that the time spent working on the Habitat project will be some of the best of thea
lives.
Carter, who spoke briefly before going to work on the houses himself stiid he got involved with the Habitat project to work with his friends and do somethii^ good for people everywhere. Carter has worked on houses in Mituni, New York and Tijuna, Mexico, to n;une
a few, and they were
all
great suc-
cesses. “It’s a glorious site for new homes here,” Carter said who was very pleased with how much the community has been supporting the Habitat project. Premier Bob Rae, who was also on hand, praised Habitat for their ongoing commitment to human
this
I
was thinking of life
come
rights.
Rae stiid “ It’s a great project that caters to the hearts and minds of people across North America.” Rae jokingly said, “coming
morning,
after politics, I know a lot of people in this audience would Like me to think of life after politics.” Rae said it was good for him to
in
out and swing something hammer for a change. Former governor general Ed Schreyer gave a short speech saying that everything that needed to be said had already been said. Kitchener Mayor Dom Cardillo useful, like a
warmly welcomed Carter and Schreyer and gave Carter a miniature conestogo wagon.
Ed Schreyer, exercising
his diplomatic skills at Habitat. (Photo by Wladimir Schweigert)
Ed Schreyer lends name to future Habitat projects By Teresa Amy Jimmy Carter was not the only high profile person to work on the Kitchener Habitat for Humanity project. Former governor general Ed Schreyer and his wife Lily were
Schreyer said he got involved with Habitat for Humanity when he “casually volunteered and showed up, putting in a couple of days of work on a prmect in 1988.”
also there to lend a hand. “Habitat for Humanity
interests include golf,
very
worthwhile
Schreyer said
in
Schreyer, whose recreation is
a
cause,”
a telephone
in-
terview.
‘There are a number of very positive things that come out of the project. It’s really something to see
500
to
600 people work-
ing to help out others.*’ Schreyer, Governor General of Canada from 1979-84, said the Jimmy Carter Work Project involves a number of different
components including volunteer labor, the generosity of
businesses, individuals and churches and “the patience and free lime donated from experienced ctupenters.” Habitat for Humanity Canada has come up with its own version of the Jimmy Carter Work Project for 1994, calling it the Ed Schreyer Work Project. Schreyer and his wife will lend their time to the cross Canada house building project scheduled for July of next year. “In a way it’s sort of a revival of the old Ontario bam raising
theme of 100 years ago,
momentum
to it.”
Father and son team walk from Michigan to Waterloo Habitat volunteers Ed and Mark Havitz walked to the Waterloo Region Jimmy Carter Work Project site. What makes this unique is it was a 250 kilometre walk from Lansing, Michigan. The father and son duo began their fund-raising walk for Habitat, May 17, 1993. Ed is a past president of Lansing Habitat for Humanity. Mark was involved with the or-
ganization in Oregon before moving to Waterloo. “It’s a lot of work and it’s difficult,” Ed said, who worked on house three during the build. It was a 13 day or 85 hour walk for him. There were breaks along the way. Because of Mark’s work, there was a few days when he and his dad were unable to walk together. Ed walked alone for three days, then
— — by Edgo
raised
will
— — will
go
to
not expect to do as
the same year, he led his party to an upset victory in a provincial
incum-
election, defeating the
Commissioner
High
to
Australia from 1984 to 1988.
William Kennedy •
Wladimir
-
Teresa Amy,
Rub
Cinezan,
lleinbecker, WlHfam Kennedy, Jackie Kuntz, Erin McCann, Shetlagh
McDonald,
would probably year for walks, but Mark said “he (his father) thought that last year too.” Mark said the route from Lansing to Waterloo is given a “different perspective when
Wladimir
Schweigert, Cory Thomas,
last
for other people.
•
Reporters
said this
together.
HABITAT HOTLINE
John
Washington, D.C.
it, you really notice Both men said the walk gave them the chance to spend some time together while doing something good
Mark
With Ed
June 25 of
Copy Editor - Cory Thomti,s Archivist " Shawn W'arford
Michigan, for
to catch up. living in Lansing and Mark recently moved to Waterloo “it was basically his (Ed’s) idea” Mark said, for the two to walk
waited for
leadership
On
.Schwei}>ert
Habitat’s fifteenth anniversary. Last year he walked Pennsylvania to from
Ed
NDP
Photo Editor
well as his father, who had completed solo walks before. Two years ago Ed walked from Columbus, Ohio, to
be his
the
7, 1969.
Editor
the
Waterloo project.
Lansing,
He won on June
Jiuirnalivni 2 siiidonts.
Lansing Habitat for Humanity. The money raised approximately by Mark Mark did
1968.
Supplvmont pnutiieed by summer st'inesldr, R)9^
to
the
SI. 900
House of Commons as the New Democratic Party member of Selkirk and was re-elected in
during their stay.
full shift
over S 10.000
Legislature. In 1965 he entered the
heading the first NDP government in Manitoba. After ending his term as Governor General in 1984, Schreyer served as the Canadian
ing
The money
Beausejour, Manitoba, Dec. 21, 1935, Schreyer was first elected to the Manitoba Legislature in 1958, Jind at age 22, became the youngest ever member of the
Canada’s youngest premier,
be repaid, without interest, money goes to helping build houses for others. In a sense the project has an increas-
just
Born the son of John and Elizabeth Schreyer in
while not being charity.”
tind that
By Jackie Kuntz
could.”
Humanity,
to
Carter and wife Rosalynn worked a
I agreed to parwhatever capacity I
“Basically ticipate in
Schreyer said, “is a charity
“The money for the house has
Jimmy
vious,” he said.
bent Progressive Conservatives under Walter Weir. In July, 1969, he became
Schreyer said. Habitat for
The hammer ministry
and wood and stone sculpting, said he has had an opportunity to do a lot of carpentiy in the last two to three ears, such as the elevated deck e built onto home. “My carpentry skills are about halfway from being ob-
Shawn Warford Photographers Teresa Amy, Rob Hetnbecker, William Kennedy, Wladimir Schweigert
you walk
Faculty Advl,(ior Ellwand
things.”
dedication ceremonies on Friday.
(Photo by Wladimir Schweigert)
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Geoff
Spoke Supplement, Monday, September
Habitat
Ambulance attendants
home
Jeanette Balzar was in tears that her family had been selected to have a new
when she leiumed
By Sheilagh McDonald
home.
The two St. Johns Ambulance
escorts, which lu'e standard parts of Jimmy Ctirter work projects, were trained last June at four different meetings,
After months of waiting for a response, Habirat for Humanity
“We found out (about the project) from a friend,” said Jeanette and described how she and her husband followed up to find out more about the project and then
grass grow,’ Albright-Peakall
Jones said. Floyd said the 20 escorts were trained on the history of Habitat, some background information on the event and important facts that the media would be inter-
said.
ested
“The only accident reported at the site was a worker who sprained his ankle midway through the week long building
there was an orienkition night for us on July 18, Just to get us ready for the next day’s events.” One of the chairs of the media committee for Habitat, Betsy Sheppiu'd said the chairs met in September to plan food, security :md escort responsibilities. “1 think the planning we did helped to keep everyone safe,”
attendants, who were present at the Habitat for Humanity site since the strut of the project, had no reports of emergencies or onsite accidents, said media co-ordinator Beth Albright-Peakall. “I’d have to say they were pretty bored just watching the
off a piece of media escort
blitz, after falling
scalToIding,”
.said
Je;m Floyd. “That’s the only thing
1
had
to
report."
Steve Jones felt the reason things went so smcxtthly, was because of the extensive planning Habitat did to ensure the .safety of the workers. “In the first place we knew
how important
media coverage would be and we the
wanted to make it as safe as possible for tlie media personnel who came to cover Uie event,”
There are many criteria that must be met before a family can claim one of the project houses as their
own. “Our motto is: it’s a hand up, not a hand out,” selection committee kcounsellor Nonn Warren said.
The fiunilies that are receiving the houses are required to do 500 hours of work (building, cleaning, on their own homes. “This was set up for the working
installing)
poor,” Warren said. “We try to avoid people on welfare.” In fact, the committee does not consider families that are on welor government assistance. Families must have a source of income from working. However, their wages must be below acertain level for the housing. This is ctdled “poverty income”.
ftu'e
figure for this statistic
is
derived Trom Revenue Canada.
Habitat’s
was
ned of their acccptimce to go straight up to his Iciu
and booked a week off in Julv so he could work on his home
ciiqiloyci
—
—
As the project continued,
<ind the
boys helped out by hammering in a nail or two on the home, they be-
more excited. The couple chuckled when
kind of missed out,” said Jeanette, but they had a chance to talk to Carter’s wife, Rosalynn. The Balzars had nothing but praise for Millard Fuller, cofounder of the Habitat for
Humanity
project.
“He’s a phenomenal mtm,” said Stephen. “He wtmted to meet each homeowner, and he made an effort to come by and talk to us.” The couple htid been attending reguka homeowners meetings and letuned how to handle the attention. The meetings were held every for all the new neighbors to get to know one another with pot luck suppers and to letun about the new financial responsibilities.
month
ciune
tisked
about the media present on Tuesday. '^‘We were expecting it,” said Stephen, who told about an interview with Global news Tue.sday
security people mentioned to our safety co-ordinator Richard Kauk that he was impressed with the safety standards at the
‘The sense of community is already there,” Stephen said about the new neighborhood. The Balzars had only a little bit of a choice in what kind of interior decorating materitds were used. It had been a group decision by homeowners as to what color all the paint and carpet would be for the homes, they said, as it would be more practical for the sponsors.
site.”
They are, however, adding an bedroom in the basement to make more space for their sons. The Balzars were hard at work
Many
extra
that the 10
putting in their hours of sweat equity as Jeanette put up siding and Stephen worked a great deal on
plumbing. “I’m afraid of electrical work.” said Stephen with a smile. He joked that he was actually more afraid of what would happen in the house after he had done the electrical work. The couple dismissed thoughts by some of the public that the mortgage, and have to keep up their
any other famify. asked what the first thing was that they were going to do after they moved in, Stephen said they were going to, “lie down on the bed and rest.”
projterty like
situations
housing. At the Waterloo -project, each house sells for approximately $75,000. Once a family has moved into their home, Habitat for Humanity takes over their mortgage at a zeroper-cent interest rate and the family IS required to make mortgage payto Habitat.
the house has been fully paid for, usually over anM l-year period, it may be. sold" by the owners, but only at market value
Once
and no more. The new owners of the home would in turn pay their mortgage to
was low-income housing. said they have to pay a
project
They
where it’s been pretty grim,” Warren said. In some cases a family’s income has been just above poverty income and thus they did not qualify for
ments
visit.
“We
When
The
fiunily then said that they like to hold a barbecue for
would
their friends and family who helped them out during the build. The one thing that Stephen and the rest of the family really wanted to express is how much of an honor it has been for them to have had all of the volunteers from across Canada and over half of the United
all
Sweet sweat equity Jeanette and Stephen Balzar stand on the front steps of their Habitat home on the third day of construction. The Balzars were hard at work that week, putting in their 500 hours of “sweat equity.” (Photo by Rob D. Heinbecker)
States to
come and work on their homes
house, and every one of the
Kitchener Habitat for Humanity site.
at the
Habitat.
What does HabiUit do with this revenue? Wanen said the money is saved up until there is enough to start a new work project. All building supplies are donated by Ctuiadian businesses.
success formula
By Cory Thomas 400 volunteers
gathered under the Habitat For Humanity banner with a go<il to build 10 houses, for 10 families, within five days. Tlie size of the task may have
seemed to be immense; however, it was not quite as immense as the amount of dedication each of the 400 volunteers contributed during the project.
Combined with
when he
Bal/rar is the pro-shop manager of Braun’s Bicycle in Kitchener. All of the Brauns congratulated him on his good fortune, he said. The Balzars have four children all boys ranging in age from eight months to eight yetas, tmd had lived in a semi-detached house in Waterloo. 'The Ixiys were a little too young to grasp it at first,” said Stephen.
said.
“We’ve had
“It’s very difficult (to choose the 10 families for the 10 houses),” said volunteer David Hasan.
tion.
1 didn’t think we’d ever own a home,” .said Jeanette. “It’s a dream come true.” Stephen Btilzar, Jeanette’s husb;uid. .said the first thing he did
former U.S. president Jimmy Carter during his
hand out. Humanity motto
By Shawn Warford
Together.
1992. struggled and
evening. The couple did not get to meet
hours of work on their house and
up, not a
Habitat for
The
November
7
other Habirat houses as the down payment for their new residence.
“One of Jimmy Carter’s
boots.
A hand
Itist
in April
“We’ve
sentative John Settino.
The media escorts were
I '
Sheppard
made the call
applied
in.
selected by local Habitat affiliates with input from Jones and public relations repre-
“We wanted to get everyone safely through the site, and I think we did that.”
finally
with the good news.
“Then
of the workers agreed house building blitz at the Habitat for Humanity site was run very smoothly thanks to the months of planning. The workers also report that they U"ied to keep the ambulance attendants busy by asking for lots of bandages to cover the blisters they got from their work
Jones said.
‘
The media
1993
honor
called an
as part of the “sweat equity” policy. Habirat residents perform 5(>0
By R.D. Heinbecker
monitor growing grass
13,
strict organizti-
a formula for success was es-
tablished for the project. On tlie 1.3 acre site, one could
observe a tightly organized work site with each volunteer perfonning a certain duty. Volunteer Joanne Hasan’s job
was to show any visitors from the media around the site. “For the whole project fb run smoothly, every little detail must be orgimized.” Hasan said. No job was unimportant or irrelevant. Each was an integral part
of the project and collectively they fonned the whole. Take Molly Warden for example. She was responsible for making sure that the construction crews were able to move large
vehicles and heavy equipment through the main street in front of the site without ptu'ked cars blocking them. Granted, her job is not as physically demanding as those who actually built the houses, but that does
not
mean
it
was any
“A house
less important.
leader runs each
house.” Hasan said. Tlie function of the house leader was to coordinate each house’s activities, of each of the volunteers at each individual house being constructed. Once again, organization in each house was imperative if a five day goal was to be reached. Hasan, Warden and the 389 other
volunteers
proceeded
and
progressed with stealth and vigour eacn^day. redefining the term teamwork.
“Habitat oye!” Using an African rallying
"Because we love
cry,
God and we
Millard Fuller fired
love our neighbor,
up the volunteers during a press conference.
we
are here,
said the Habitat founder. (Photo by V\4adimir Schweigert)
Spoke Supplement, Monday, September
8
New
13,
1993
home changes
Habitat
young asthmatic boy’s By Sheilagh McDonald A
three-year-old’s battle with asthma has taken a turn for the better since he has moved in to his new Habitat home. Asthma is a chronic condition that causes difficulty in breathing
and it is also what Benjamin Fields, son of Ken and Elbe Fields, has suffered from since birth. Beniamin’s family have lived in a tri-plex in Kitchener since 1989. His asthma was very irriuited, said Benjamin's mother Elbe, by the chain smoker who lived in the apitrimenl below. w;ls very serious, .stud Elbe. It
Benjamin was on constant medication.”
However, Benjamin’s health the only factor worrying the Fields family. Their living space put a strain on ftunily life too. “When people are
said.
That was when the family came to hear about Habitat for Humanity. “I had seen a feature on Habitat on the television and then a woman from my Bible study who already had a Habitat home told me how I could get into contact with them.”
living in smaller quarters and into each other it adds tension, Elbe said. “I didn’t real’
ize
space had such an impact on
goes
said.
Fields and other supporters of Habitat have been meeting for
months, planning how to make the fambies that would soon move in beside them more comfortable and
to college
raise money for the Waterloo Habitat project. Since the family moved into
Guelph Habitat project part of the curriculum at Conestoga College’s Guelph campus. The students wiU hopefully build two houses per year as part of an ongoing project for
home. Elbe and Ken have opened their house to the pubbc last June, and charged people a nominal fee to
new home young Benjamin’s
months.
“The medication he takes has been cut down drastically,” Elbe
checks, they aproved the family’s application and
cial tind chtuacter
egan work on tne Fields’ home
in
health has
improved
Both Ken and EUie helped out
in
various areas of construction. The Fields are very comfortable
new home on 49 Daniel St. They say the surrounding community have welcomed them by in their
coming over and introducing themselves.
greatly.
said.
“He can go without
it
for
months now
and have no problems.”
EUie and Ken’s eldest son, Christopher
July of last year.
president of Habitat for
at
their
After Habitat reviewed the Fields’ application and did finan-
By Shawn Warford The
Humanity, Guelph, Dave Ducharne, hopes to make a
The application process for the Fields family took only a couple of
was not
bumping
came to the point when our became desperate,” Elbe
situation
Elbe
life
The
family bfe.” “It
Guelph Habitat
thankful that his brother is feeling better, but he says his biggest satisfaction about the move IS getting away from their old neighborhood. The four- year-old explained in a very serious tone, “I was afraid of the pitbulls (British dogs) that lived across the street.” is
Habitat, said Ducharne. However, Ducharne also said the students, who will build the actual houses, will be fully
Tom Lumsden,
a teacher at
Conestoga in Guelph, said he is reaUy anticipating the start of Habitat in Guelph.
Lumsdon teaches the students who will be working on the houses.
“We’U be doing it in Guelph, that’s a guarantee,” said Ducharne, adding, that it would cost millions of dollars to build the same 10 houses without any donations.
mained and build everything, stiuting from just a hole in the ground on a piece of vacant
Ducharne said that when the Kitchener-Waterloo Habitat committee selected the volun-
land.
teers for the Kitchener building
Guelph
tdready started the process of getting Habitat for Humanity on the road. hits
Ducharne said he and
vice-
Knox
already ave the selection committee at work. resident Bill
who
Ducharne,
is
in
Kitchener this week, helping to build the 10 houses for Habitat, said anyone and everyone can
volunteer and contribute in some way or another in Guelph.
blitz,
the response
was so
great
to help Habitat, the committee had to turn some people down. Ducharne said involvement is the key for the project if it is to
work
m Guelph.
One
of the biggest problems facing the Guelph group is obtaining a suitable site. But Ducharne said his group is working actively on that side of the project and they are looking at a number of alternatives.
V^)
Guelph Habitat leaders visit
Waterloo building ing out,”
By Cory Thomas "Volunteers lae needed,” said Bill Knox, vice-president of Habitat for Humiuiity Guelph, if a Habitat project like the one in Waterloo is to be established in Guelph. “We need all people, especially those from the Guelph area,” he said.
Knox said that he and Dave Ducharne, president of Habitat Guelph, were at the Waterloo building site not only to help out with the construction of the houses, but also to observe the entire operation and to acquire some ideas for
Guelph project. all went to Waterloo thinking we couldjust lift a hammer and some nails (but found out that was not so),” Knox said. “The big key is fund-raising.” As it stands now, Guelph does not have any sponsors for a nousing project. “We’re the little guys just start-
the
Oh
say,
“We
Canada!
Volunteer John Donahue gets an assist as he hangs the Canadian flag outside the media registration preparation tor former U.S. president Jimmy Carter’s visit on Tuesday morning. (Photo by Rob D. Heinbecker)
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What do you do when a prominent person walks up to you and says “Hi”? Well, grab your legs and run, or stay put tind stutter. Neither. The best thing is to say your name, listen and call yourself fortunate. 1 spotted the fonner governor general, Ed Schreyer, chatting with a volunteer in the hall of a house being finished at the Habitat construction site last July. pointed my camera lens at his right cheek and 1 popped twice a fill with the flash, backing off quickly. No sooner than I could count to three, Schreyer stepped out and gave me his big, open hand. My chtuice to relish prominence, I thought, and to ;isk questions to a man warmer and more approachable
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A candid moment
with
Ed Schreyer. (Photo by Wladimir Schweigert)
than my apprehensions would have me believe. '‘What is it with carpentry,” I asked the retired politician, “that so many a prominent people in history pick it up?” “Jesus is said to have been a carpenter; Albert Schweitzer, a scholar, a doctor and organist, took to the saw and the hammer to build a hospital; Jimmy Carter, a former president turned carpenter is crusading for less privileged people and now Ed Schreyer,” I prodded, “chiselling and hammering at Habitat for Humanity?” “I’m afraid,” said Schreyer, “my involvement is not quite that profound,” pointing out that his father couldn’t make a straignt cut to a piece of wood. If anything, his carpenfry skills came from his maternal grandfather, he said. The second generation of German immigrants, Schreyer said his father was the first Canadian child born to his grandparents who came from Hungary almost 100 years ago and who settled in Manitoba, enduring all the hardships of frontier Olife. Schreyer himself grew up in a small rural community that was overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, yet he married Protestant. His wire is Lutheran. Schreyer endorses ecumenicism as it has evolved since 1963. “The best thing that happened to the Catholic Church in modern times,” Schreyer said, “wirs the ecumenical reform that started with Pope John the twenty-third.” “Quite frankly,” he said, “I had great difficulty, intellectually, being aRoman Catholic before 1963.” But it has been easier since, he added.
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Amidst banging hammers and whizzing circular saws in the background, Schreyer said he likes Habitat for Humanity as a cause because it is such a concrete example of applied Christian ethics.
Aware of ochreyer’s fluency in various languages, said “Aufwiedersehn” and counted myself among the privileged that evening. I
said.
By
McCann
Erin
Gelling past security at Habitat Huimuiily is not idways easy, even if you happen to be the premier of Onuuio. loi
John Wertman, from Canton Iltook his job as main entrance
linois,
security very seriously. On the work site, he had been instructed to be especially tight with security. Wertman said he was only al-
The Waterloo
site
Imperial Rd., Guelph.
Bob Rae was
in the
Bob
back of the van,” said Wertman. “I again repeated, do you haw|^ any identification or papers f^^® security? He repeated, 'Bob Rae,”and pointed behind him. My remark was, I am sorry sir, but that doesn’t mean anything to me,”
Wertman said. Wertman found out quickly he should have known who Rae was and let him through. Because he was from the United he was just not familiar with
States,
Carter
vehicle said
site
in knowing more about Habitat of Guelph are held every Monday night, starting at 7:30 p.m. at 660
identification.
driving the
“was a
situation, so it (information) is easier to distribute,” Knox said. Meetings for anyone intereste,^
Rae.
“The gentleman
said that
said that there are actually only six people “gung-ho” about the idea for a Guelph project. Habitat Guelph is looking for publiciw from the media to inform more or the public of the concept. Knox saicl that Habitat Guelph is asking for any type of exposure that would be helpful, and explained Habitat Guelph’s difficulty circulating any type of information about a Guelpn project to Guelph area residents when there is no bu^et to work with.
to let media and people who had proper identification in. One morning, Wertman said a van pulled up and he asked for their
lowed
He
nothing has actually been confirmed or finalized concerning the project, it is still only an idea. Knox
Security tight even for
Taking time out with Ed Schreyer By Wladimir Schweigert
Knox
site
Wertman was quick
to
add
that
there were no problems letting
former U.S. president Jimmy “I
in.
knew who he was,” Wertman
said.
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