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Same song, second verse. A little bit louder and a little bit worse. The City of Waterloo is raring to go â€" the deal to sell the cityâ€" owned Waterloo Town Square parking lot and remaining Seaâ€" gram land has been tabled and is ready for council‘s final stamp of approval next Monday. Well, a week later, here we sit singing the same old proverbial song It‘s a beauty of a deal, and it will most certainly define the face of Waterloo for generations to come Smiling for the television camâ€" eras after the deal was presented to council Monday night, Mayor Joan Chronicle V4payvia2zo®NT 75 King St. South, Suite 201 Waterloo, Ontario, N2J 1P2 Phone: 886â€"2830 Fax; 886â€"9383 Eâ€"mail: wchronicle@sentex.net We here at the Chronicle hit the streets of Waterloo every week to ask you, the people, your opinions on certain issues. This week, fitâ€" ungly, we asked what Remembrance Day means to you. One young woman said she remembers those who fought for our country and the sacrifices they made A young man said the contriâ€" butrions his grandfather made during wartime have special meaning to him. But an older gentleman‘s sobering comments really hit Lm_:fl Our task will be made easier with the presence of those who fought and Deborah Crandall came home to tell the tale. 1 know that when 1 look into their weathered faces and tearâ€"filled eyes, I‘ll be wondering about the horrors they have seen, the pain they‘ve experienced, the losses they‘ve felt. I‘ll share, too, their pride. Sadly, it won‘t be too many years until most of them are gone. Then the responsibility of honouring those who made the ultimate sacrifice in the First World War, the Second World War, and the Korean War will be on the shoulders of this and future generations. Its encouraging to see that this responsiblity is already being taken seriously. Kudos to the young men and women of the Royal Canadian Air Cadets No. 80 and No. 530 Squadrons who will, beginning tonight, hold an allâ€"night Vigil at the cenotaph in honour of those who died for their country‘s freedom. Their selfless gesture should not go unrecognized. They have taken up the challenge. They now carry on the mission of the vetâ€" erans who have for so many years helped us never to forget. We must never forget. EDT O RiALl Chronicle AND ANOTHER International Standard Serial Number ISSN 0832 3410 Not a done deal THIG... We owe it to them to remember > SN\i % At tomorrow‘s Remembrance Day ceremony, veteran members of Canada‘s Armed Forces will gather at the Waterloo cenotaph to remember the buddies they lost. The rest of us will be there to honour brave men and women we never knew. home "It means remembering the budâ€" dies we lost." said Bob Vilhers. "We went over to France in 1939 with 200,000 men and came back with less than 100,000." McKinnon said "we‘re a hair away" But it‘s a big hair â€" ane of those coarse grey ones that are hard to pluck. Thing is, the deal won‘t go down if First Gulf hasn‘t bought Waterâ€" loo Town Square from Canada Life Assurance by Nov. 15. A spokesperson for First Gulf said Tuesday he expects the sale will be finalized in about a week. Guess what? That‘ll be too late. Council wants to have the mall sale agreement in its hot little hands by its next meeting, or else We‘ve got some financial advice for Canada Life Assurance â€" SELL! Chery! McMenemy Group Publisher Jim Alexander Gerry Mattice Bill Karges Norma (yen Kim Broderich Linda Bellivean Darector of Advertising .. Sales Supervisor Advertising Sales Advertising Sales Classified Sales Clmssified Sales Deborsh Crandall Bob Vrbanac Tim Gardner Caroiyn Anstey Cheryi MeGill Lyna Mirchell Editor Sports Editor Reporter Circulation Manager Circulation Reg, Cluss. Magr A 7 9 0 0 90 0 Gosh, and so much left to do! Including the addressing and mailing of cards. By the way, do you want to feel insecure? Just count the number of cards you get against the number you send out. Gosh, stores are cranking up early for the Christmas rush. And judging by the hustle and bustle in the mall emporiums, the Christmas rush is going to come early and be frantic. Sick Call: Local hospital officials are hoping to raise $40 million by passing the hat among citizens of the region, but Kitchener Coun. Chris Weylie has a better idea. Chris questions the depth of local pockets, and thinks the region should pony up more. There‘s more to it than that, of course. She wants the region to pay most of the $88 million tab to expand local hospitals. The province would kick in with $40 million or so more. ' o There‘ve been hospital drives aplenty in recent years and potential donors may feel walâ€" letâ€"weary. Then, too, residents probably feel that the regional contribution represents a fair levy on all residents, that no community is freeâ€" loading. True, the wheels of justice may grind slowly, but sometimes justice more closely resembles a food processor. And, of course, predictably, it‘s said that strong cotmmunity support is needed to ensure the province‘s contribution. You can add to that the usual bougquet that this is a very generâ€" ous area, yahâ€"teeâ€"yah etc. All of which may be so and I wish them luck, _ @@®tubssint but $40 million is $40 million. They say we should give until it hurts, but they may be surprised by the low threshold of pain so many of us have. Christmas is cranking up early Dead Wrong: She‘s been six years in the federal slammer, and now Karla Homolka is going to court to get escorted releases And, judging by the outcry, she is far and away the most despised Canadian of us all Her pr.ospems for future friendships look bleak. Yup, if it weren‘t for the wierdos among us, she couldn‘t get a date on her tombstone. Crystal Bawl: Gosh, it‘s hard to believe, but municipal elections will roll around in a year. At this point, it looks as if it‘ll be long on the usual hoo haw and short on excitement The Chromicle M ~ ‘ :g f B sÂ¥ l ][' ha &’«i?ii ONCE OvER LIGHTLY The mayors of the three cities look to be shooâ€"ins for another term. Carl Zehr in Kitchener, Joan McKinnon in Waterloo, and Jane Brewer in Cambridge all appear safe. Carl Zehr has represented Kitchener particularly well. Joan McKinnon is in approximately the same shape, barring some nonâ€"development like Waterloo‘s big core project going down the drain. Jane Brewer? Sometimes you halfâ€"suspect she‘ll be Camâ€" bridge mayor forever and ever. Amen. There‘s not apt to be a revolt in the ranks af councils because there don‘t seem to be any big issues surfacing. ‘Tis a What a pity it would be to have it merged, amalgamated, assimilated, and in the doing deprive worthy local politicians of their wellâ€"paid sinecures. They‘ll describe the community (even if Baird they moved to it last year) as a Garden of Eden with chimneys, how much it means to them how their hearis warm when they hear its church belts, and survey the majesty of its potholes. (Of course, they could always aspire to higher office, and get jobs as lighthouse keepers.) There‘s a lot of drivel uttered about the demise of municiâ€" palities. The community spirit of Bridgeport hasn‘t vanished although the village is now part of Kitchener. Galt, Preston and Hespeler have retained a good bit of their identities despite their merger. So it‘s oolyâ€"drooly melodrama to shed tears about the old home town. Once that may have had a ring of truth. Back when we didn‘t have crime in the streets. Well, let me clarify that. We had crime. What we didn‘t have was streets pity. The councillors are a lackluster lot and a shakeâ€"up is devoutly to be wished in all three cities. What about regional reform as an issue? At this point, most candidates are probably hopâ€" ing to say as little about it as possible. Still, its a safe bet that some will wax poetic (soft vioâ€" lins in the background) and render a few verses of The Night the Old Nostalgia Burned Down. Still, incumbents have such an edge that turnovers are unlikely. You‘d think sometimes that election to a council seat is ordination for life. Waterloo Chronicle is published every Wednesday by The Fairway Group = A division of Southam Inc. The views of our colummsts are their own and do not necessar.ly represent the views of the the newspaper Mailed subscription rates $65 yearly in Canada $90 vearly outside Canada + G S T