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Take the trials and tribulations of resiâ€" dents of the Brighton Yards Coâ€"op and the Black Willows Condominium along Laurel Creek between Bridgeport Road and Weber Street for instance. These people just knew there were better things to do with city creeks than pour concrete around them. They were very justly outraged at initial plans by the city, and the Grand River Conservation Authorâ€" ity (GRCA), to channel that beautiful area of the creek to control a volume of floodwaâ€" ter thft even the GRCA‘s top engineer has along that water"vrr'aiij U oo They fought publicly. They lobbied politiâ€" cians. And they demonstrated amply that Yet more studies on channeling more of Laurel Sometimes it just seems like no matter what they do, Waterloo citizens can‘t get their message across at city hall. Oh sure, the politicians tan be reached with enough political pressure, this term‘s batch anyâ€" way. But getting over the heads of politiâ€" cians to the bureaucrats can be another PAGE 6 â€" WATERLOO CHRONICLE, \ Opinion _ _‘ _ (The following is an excerpt from Gordon MciIntyre‘s letter to United Nations Secretary General Perez de Cuellar) 1 as an individual Canadian citizen, have had my individmlrightd‘&u&nofexweajmviohfiedbythe pronncmlgvvernmentd’Qnebecbymlaguhtwnand its action forbidding me the right to use any language other than French on my commercial sign. T\emeocSupthout,theQuebecCourtoprped nndtheSuu[:l:moCodeaudghf‘ndlmledthatthe actions of the provincial government of Quebec, in denying the use of any other language than French on commercial signs in Quebec, is a violation of an individual‘s freedom of expression and is contrary to the Canadian Charter of Rights and the Quebec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms. The government of Canada has not used its constitutional authority to rid itself of this legislation violating the individmlrighuandfreodomsufiudtizem.lrelpeetflflly request that you. . .bring this violation. . .to the attention of the appropriate bodies of the United Nations including the Human Rights Committee. Quebec businessman blasts province‘s language laws has probably never Kelly Funeral Home Huntington, Que. help of city mgnnc'm s) get away with g:;re'u.Sotho Ae'lmenp:&wm billed as a compromise â€" a supposedly less offensive concrete wall. If there‘s any justice, they‘ll ultimately lose this battle. future projects they want the GRCA to do. wellfmt:gnmofihemktobe channelled will probably be from Weber Sueel:.to University Aven&e m Ad:: g.i: you let them a with it. M'IMMVMQ-M prepare to win the war. City engineers this week slipped by council a wish list of of life. It became obvious months ago that Waterloo city council was probably not going to let the GRCA engineers (with the But ‘meanwhile, ‘ve gone t repare to win the '.t'l’)exm muyin.;?fl\‘: received approval for studies costing $40,000 each over the next two years. This time the soâ€"called justification is erosion control. For 1992, the wish list estimates spending $500,000 on erosion controls for Laurel Creek "channel" from Weber St. to University Avenue. Now, if that isn‘t a Freudian slip. For 1993 to 1994, the wish list estimates spending $500,000 on erosion and flooding control from University Avenue to the city limits. There you have it. Of eni:urle, the ;:ity engineers claim it is simply a wish list, subject to modification, and dependent on the results of engineering studies. They admittheeonrxmunityiaoppmegofimher channeling of our already y ruined creeks â€" on that they‘re obviously on target. . Bu} up?rieme shows that once an okay is given for an engineeri that allows all 'xtions mmm conâ€" crete inevi ly rears its ugly head. Or at the very lu:l gabions, or some sort of engineered solutions‘ to nonâ€"engineering problems. And that, of course, is the Thank you very much to regional counâ€" cil, and specifically the members of the Ecological and 5nw Action Committee, for granting me one of three 1989 awards "in recognition of an outâ€" standing contribution to the protection and wise management of the region‘s natural environment." And q‘mn thanks to Chronicle reader Bob Gillis for nominating me. I‘m still blushing. the inevitable recommendations. Council can be more proâ€"active by ruling ONWWMMCMMI}' considering the terms of reference of any study. That way, they â€". rather than administrators â€" maintain control of the consulting and public processes. lem with asking enginéers deal with miflu&-thoylimit;hdrborizonm engineendlohfim A ity is now listewing to citizens oc‘ politicians e met the parameters of the studies and justifica tions, polifidmmmdemnficifizem to being able to do nathing but just react to