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â€"OPINON In your November 1 issue.Sandy Baird remarked that he was astonâ€" ished and excited "to see Canadians cranked up from sea to shining sea" durning the last few days before the Quebec referendum. He went on to say that on only one other occasion "have I seen the same spirâ€" it and it fashed only briefly. That was when Paul Henderson of Lucknow scored that goal against the Russians." Well | guess Sandy was out of the country when a young man named Terry Fox not only captivated his own nation but the entire world There wasn‘t a dry eye in my house when he had to end his rourney and be taken back home to British Columbia. There wasn‘t a dry eve in my house when an absolutely astonishing telethon raised more money than the Canadian Cancer Society could have ever dreamed that Terry would raise in his walk. And Terry‘s dream is suill reaching out to young Canadians encouraging them to stretch bevond their limits to new goals that others haven‘t even thought of And under the same heading of catching up on November‘s readâ€" ing. Sandy said in his November 8 column that we should not "forâ€" get the Remembrance Day observances on Saturday. In recent years, they haven‘ attracted nearly the attention they deserve." | would invite Sandy to attend a high school Remembrance Day program next year. Perhaps they don‘t all do it the same way but if Grand River Collegiates program is any indication, I have no concern that young people today are forgetting the sacrifices of their grandâ€" parents. 1 missed the program this year but the one in 1994 was one that cvery veteran should have witnessed. With up to 50 students on stage. the halfâ€"hour program was a veritable battleâ€"cry renouncing war Actual newsreel footage on a huge screen of bombing victims, battle victims. concentration camp victims and on and on appeared during a play about what our own country might be like if the Nazis had won the Second World War The program concluded with a monologue that nvalled the best of Churchills and you could have heard the proverbial pin drop in the audience of several hundred stuâ€" LETTER S dents If Sandv‘s only criteria for judging how this community remembers our fallen is the number of people who attend a public ceremony at the cenotaph, hes using the wrong yardstick. Many young people today dont really want to put up with a slowâ€"moving, traditional style of service or parade. Thats too boring. They want to do someâ€" thing thats powerful, that gets attention; thats "in your face". And you know what? 1 like their way better. On behall of the Waterloo Region Breast Health Network, I would like in thank the Waterloo Chronicle for its support in Breast Health Awareness Month: The article Deborah Crandall wrote was wellâ€"writâ€" ten and accurate. Deborah was professional and very easy to work with We had many phone calls and attendees at our events as a result of this article It is very difficult to make our large community aware of breast health. Articles like yours increase our efforts greatly. As we are a newly formed network of organizations and individuals with a comâ€" mitment to breast health in Waterloo Region, we hope that with a longer history, our efforts will be better organized next year. . w Mn remie ind aat ied nlifibncn id oi in aienennnientt 4 T Thanks again for your efforts to promote breast health and we look forward to working with you again next year 1y 0 armlco Chronicle Thanks for the help promotin Breast Health Awareness Mont Waterloo Town Square 75 King St. South, Suite 201 Waterloo, Ontario N2J 1P2 Telephone _ 886â€"2830 Fax No. 886â€"9383 Catching up with Sandy Waterloo Region Breast Health Network Editor: Melodee N artinuk Reporters: Pete Cudhea (Sports Editor) Deborah Crandall Tim Gardner _ Display Advertising: Maureen McNab Gerry Mattice John McVicar More comedy from Queen‘s Park Gosh, only 12 days until Christmas and so many things remain to be done. But mark you, I‘m not complaining. I‘m always gaâ€"ga about Chnstmas. Its the most glorious time of 29908 And its particularly so since the cards are addressed and mailed, Thats noi much of a chore but it offends my sense of thrift. With the cost of stamps these days, we take more of a licking than they do Basket Case: in keeping with the season, | received a little gift basket from the Kitchener Market and an invitation to visit on Saturday. 0NCE The cookies, jam, tea and coffee were deliâ€" Pakg cious; the books make good reading and the mug and basket are utilitarian. The visit? Well. lgcnod\enwkt(o&mcmugh.bunhemfl was most hospitable. 1 must confess that lately 1 have a thing about crowds. Mostly 1 avoid them. Which, come to think of it, makes me a candidate for the Bob Rae fan club. Light Work: A volunteer group, Citizens on Patrol, is now striving to combat vandalism of Victoria Parks Christmas lighting display and more power to ‘em. Its painful to see the Christmas spirit proâ€" Wifitmobaak faned by young thugs. And I don‘t echo the oolyâ€"drooly words voiced about them. They‘re not misunderstood; most of us understand them all too well. T‘d let the punishment fit the crime. I‘d give ‘em all one day in jail â€" Christmas Day. Yule Suffer: So OK, I‘m a purist about Christmas, but 1 resent the way Christmas carols have been rewritten to flog butter. They keep popping up on CFRB and to me it‘s sacriâ€" _1 love carols, even the one that goes: "Tis the season to be jolly, traâ€"laâ€"laâ€"laâ€"la, laâ€"laâ€"laâ€"la!" 1 too, can never remember the Major Accounts: Bill Karges _ _ ; iPieket Lines: I wouldn‘t presume to tell Waterloo regional Police Chief Larry Gravill how to do his job but it strikes me that he missed a glorious opportunity to remain silent about picket lines. Classified: Linda Howard Denise Tucker Millie Martin <[ Darlene Royle â€" Administration: Heather Mitchell Circulation Manager Andrew Pearen Circulation: Sharon Walter Becky Bien Jerry Fischer Publisher: â€" Rick Campbell President Paul Winkler The Waterloo Chronicle is published by The Fairway Group, a division of Southam Inc. _ _ 75 King St. S., Suite 201, Waterloo ON. N2J IP2 886â€"2830 Waterloo Chronicle is published every Wednesday by ONCE OVER LIGHTHY resent The views of our columnists are their own and do not necessarily ttP the views of the newspaper * @n #**"m. cn .91 . n eressaners i aneras â€" â€" â€" â€" â€" ~International Standard Serial Numbet | Surely he has something better to do than comment on form letters, even if the provincial directive miffed him by needlessâ€" ly pointing out the difference between legal and illegal picketâ€" Ing Well, lets assume that the province wanted it on the record and lets grant that policing a picket line can be among the toughest jobs the gendarmerie undertake. Stll, when you start reading "tones" into provincial letters Publisher: Rick Campbell professional clowns blush. Granted, the PCs showed unseemly haste in pushing an omnibus bill, but it‘s been done before. The similar bill by the Rae government affected twice as many ministnes and was given only seven hours of discussion. _ V xd glvtn Uflly SEVERTPNGE S C RCTTCCC I was watching the legislature on cable TV when it turned into more of a shambles than ordinary. I often watch the leg: lature when the vital chores are done. (Such as sorting tht socks in my sock drawer, or separating the M&rMs by color): As a legislature watcher, I was afraid something like the fias co would happen. The Opposition MPPs have been fractious from the beginning and the Speaker, Allan McLean, has had n presence. . Stll, I think a fundamental change in procedure is needed. Each day, right after the opening prayer, the Speaker should repeat the results of the last election. The Fairway Group Subscription rates 240 Holiday Inn Dr., Unit F $45 yearly in Canada Cambridge, On. $90 yearly outside Canada N3C 3X4 +GSL © Iy:):u'tâ€"on â€"dubious ground. And to say that police won‘t be pawns in a strike is to leave yourself hamstrung by hypotheticals Gravill is quoted as saying "I‘m not saying we‘re going to ignore the law..." Gee, thanks. Most of us aren‘t too fussy about policemen who poohâ€"poohed the law. I‘ve covered more picketâ€"line violence than l care to remember. 1 don‘t envy policemen the mkolcoptngvdthlthua\e\hlmhasllmys cluded me: if unions were so smart, they wouldâ€" n\uewngeslothemst-ol-llvlmb\nmcy‘dlmk ‘em to the national debt. Kid Stuff:; Liberal and Socialist MPPs will pmbublymhluo\mdnfld\cywmmndw nAm-gaddonmdhnllmfonthmd.m that legislature mnpalbtweekwouldmh t6We‘ve got to show people that our community is being hurt from the bottom up. 39 QUoTE of the week on the Waterloo Regional Labor Councils planned boycott of businessses supporting the provincial government cutbacs. Page 1