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Chronicle editorial lacked important details The Chmmilek (-dunriaif last work misses some signitirartt details which distort the position that council took. For the wand. We added a 500 tion in our council resolution asking that the issues highlighted in Bill 123 should be included in discus- sions of reform 0f the Municipal Act. Further. all of council supported openness for all public institutions. some of which may or may not have a provincial legislative framework to guide them. V7 We have um- provincial act that governs municipalitiex...the Munici» pal Act, That is absolutely the place to reform. add. delete, "xpund ur change the rights. responsibilities and framework ofcity councils, Municipal gm t‘rmm‘nls are cre- aliuns of the province and as such. we are ,mbject In provirwial rules. With that in mind. it makes more wnsv for the guvermnvm I0 take the lead and ensurp there is rousis- Phallrhvry! liighI men: 108 holes of golf; 42 D10“ halls; and four million foul words. Brmust' that's what mm do. And m this Irrave Imupt: this thundering herd of “it‘ll blah-d our trail awn-v» the wild [minim of Pcrmsyhonia and WIN Virginia. In our "vvntual des- Iinalim). Myrtle Brad] . 'rc. Horny of Kim:- shun-s. grnllt‘Im-n's clulv, and $8 \ pitchers of hum Broudr.v,tcrs, salt-xmvn. Inwsum'nl plnnm'n. "ngiruwrs. husnwssnu-n. rmin'd rsrt'iightt'rs _, thcir mum-s will hr shivlded In prawn Ihvir n-putznmm 7, and thv immu'm'v u! lhusv who might nut hr nhlr lo hear 1hr “111mm dvsircs rrt Powerful. tzvtfirivnt. "ttractivc men. l pn-pan-d m (In what n mks-s m sum h a patlt lhrnugh tlu. laid "ark. southern mmnsplwn‘ of this Yvwnitcd Mute, M --- Ammm d' B " nu! MI It pmhnhly duhft ht'lp that ill um- point “1- pn'svnn'd mum-Irv» as thv "t )mnnn (my Mctt's, Sm ml Club" nm that llwn-R anything wrung with that, Ur that um mid um- rl-smumm thut "r' wvn' thru- primarily It" thc shopping. and Iru tlw annual Radio t .in llnrkvm-s t .hristmas Spun: “Lu. Mtrc. vu- vIsm-d a 1 unplr of bars. lull WT' didn't rlrm- thcrn down And tin-spur this imt w" all mm sinned nursI-lvm as LT, wan old and singhx thc young wnnn‘n in tlw plm l" mu thought it was run- thvrv wvn‘ smm- old guy's out far a night an tlu. Inwn Hm! rvaction, in spilv of mu talvrats m auratt Uh. wr tvrtainly talked a big gamw leurv we MI But WP didn‘t paint thr town n-tl. Pvrhaps a nu " sltadc of hm hm Is All wr could munugr Hvv. " gm m'rds his sleep. ttHut Golf balls and brotherly love LET") And the cost of organic lawn care ran be similar. or loss than practices 'that rely on the continued use Bylaw would help create social norm tency and clarity " all municipali- ties with respect In the way they gm- governed. Waterloo city Council‘s lack of support for a regional pesti- cide bylaw is inexcusable and is a disservice In local residents Links between pesticide expo- sure and serious illnesses and dis- ease have been shown in many studies; children are particularly vulnerable. In a recent report from the omce of the Auditor General of Canada, the environment commissioner stated that "weaknesses in the fed- eral management of pesticides raise questions about their safety." Pesticides within thy urban land- scape are nonessential Safe. effective alternatives exist: you ran have an attractive, green lawn without the use of pesticides. this isa fact. BRIAN BOURKE COMMENT lan McLean Ward 5 councillor Waterloo ing women. tinely honed are! an average of mum than 20 war; of marriage. Truth is the whole trip was put lugt-lhcr for a simple mason. I thought it might be fun to play a few rounds of golf with a few huddit-a. Swap 5mm- lies, have a couple of drinks. and just relax after a =I busy fall. Imagine my surprise whvn my brother agreed In go un the trip. bint haw to understand. my hrmlu-r and I ham- li unique rclationship. We only gm togvthvr about nnrv pm yvar at i.hristmas, l'hut's of mursr' hl'CEllIsP of thc trt‘nwndnua distance hmwm-n m, = sinu- he liu's just wvsl nl' London, " ' would mh- mnrv than an hour trr gm ' thvre In mm’h murr t um‘t'nivm tn 7 l drin- L500 kilummrvs to get iugrlhl-L iid, And nl ('nurw. Itv's wry sarcastic, and J a hit ol u otrartmotsh [hat's probably . grin-lit AN A .wav.aitl " orh.., laved; RKE A Hyway. a 1:1"ng u p IC " onqole of munds n! gull In thc past rmrplr' of vt'urs. this wva was diff” 1'tlt It wax (Irv must lmu- wok! spot martin-r In tht' pusl in wqu And it "wrnorv"wrves mr' rum-HIV. tht, last lime iucotced Im' hiking a fairly gum! thrashirtg from him. Wv'ri' nut gnlng In gr! all mushy alrrmt it here But it wax kind ul intervsting lu slut-ml that tittw mgrlhrr. w" dr~.rnu-rml wt' sham a lot Inun- than [list H last mnm' rr1rtr1ru'rrotth. huhns. and am null-s In numl' just thn-r' of them lt was. as " "up gnu” In plav golf, hul "w'" bctrcr In rm nnm'n Just dun] u-ll him. It'll go tn his head. . Hear mom of “Hank thoughts rm hfr with thr kT N Ji, Mormng Crew Prv'rv Im-t-hlm' nmrmng from h m ‘M m an Waterloo radio clarion Inf: , Kr )(H FM of pesticides. We are not on the leading edge of this issue More than 70 communities across Canada already have pesti- ride bylaws in place. Enforcement will not he an issue. According to the region's own latest pull. conducted by PMG con- sulting. more than BO per cent of the p,erwral population of our residents supports a bylaw. so you wuuld have significant compliance at the tttttset. Furthermore. most people and lawn care professionals are law- abiding citizens who will respect the bylaw, as they already do with exist- ing bylaws A bylaw will help to establish a new social norm where health con- Cerns take precedence over the use of non-essential. cosmetic pesti- tides. And to the weak argument that it will he difficult to restrict a legal product, governments already place restrictions on many legal products. Alcohol. tobacco. and firearms are but a few examples. Our local level of government has a responsibility to protect our health. especially the health of our children, if our federal level of gov- ernment fails to do so. Restrictions on the use of non- essential pesticides make sense. " is good public policy: Lorraine Bauman Waterloo l I First it was the damning report that unsafe husvs were put on the road last summer. Then there was the issue of the express bus routing through uptown Waterloo. Now there is the embarrassing situation of having tire on buses travelling along Highway 8 and the 401 that are not suitable to gr: faster than IDS kilometres. Sgr/ite,:," people say that bad things happen in threes. and I guess the people at regional headquarters and Grand River Transit would agree. This is actually more than embarrassing. Given the safety risks involved. this latest situation begs some serious questions about the transit authority. The buses in question are travelling the newly created and highly publicized "X-press" route from north Waterloo to Cam- bridge. - _ - _ A A - _ This route. which was launched with much fan fare. and is a trial of sorts for a higher order of public transit (LET). is costing local taxpayers about $10 million. _ - _ - - Receritiy" the transit authority received a letter from the tire manufacturer indicating that at speeds higher than 105 km/h, the tires run a risk of premature failure. i.e. blow outs. _ _ Transit officials hive instructed bus operators to travel less than 105 km/h, Are you kidding me? This proposed soluiion is inade- quate for two reasons: a bus going less than 105 km/h on the 401 is too slow and. in itself. is a safety risk: and tran- sit operators will be hard-pressed to keep the speed below the 105-km limit as they have In speed up to merge with traffic and enter and exit the highway. 1119 risks of having an accident on the 401 far outweigh any disruption that may be caused to the X-press hus route and its current passengers. GRT and/or regional politicians need to show some definitive leader- ship in this situation and help restore confidence in their ability to provide a safe bus service. Either change the route and get the buses off the 401 or suspend the route indefinitely until a permanent solution can be found. The riots of Paris {some would argue a country hum of revolution is destined In relive revolution. Some scholars point to the revolutionary past of ttw us as mason for its military might and. some would arguv. propensi- ty " war. Similarly. modern France was borne nf revolution and the concepts of liberty. equality and fraternity are "mlmddvd in thy anch psyche rtw Frvnch rm'uhllinn {HHS-99) was the tipping point tor the dt'vvlopnwnt nf modern European dvrmrcrucies, societies, and mumrit-x Whrm tlu. Frvrwh are up'u't. tin-y are not afraid to mm In civil unn'sl and vinlvm'v. [he famous Paris rims oi 1968. [hr Algu'rs ournfljct. mum-r um agricultural prrrts'sts and planned luhmn tivmrrnstmtiruv, that virtually shul down tiw mumry aw wvll dswumettttui. With the evcutual overthrow of thv munun'hy. propit- hrt'amt' "citizens" and werv no longer Int-rely "suhjcrts" ot thy monarrhv. ITw rm‘vm riots of the past 20 days nr w an- Olitt' rumbling. but In \(lllll‘ ways mprtvu'rtt il lhrl’ad of vivo dv,oltvdicnrv Ihdl has magma in branct' for a lungtlmu 'l‘hiw nhwn‘utiun is lust that. an "irsvrvatirr" No nnv can pussihly vondontt the rm'vnl 1iolem r. hul I wumlrr it Csutadiarts ran Ivar" fmln II We mml nut lu-mnu- mu xmug to think our Inullirulluml am My is almw tlu. issues faring mum-m Hanna rhe social vonditiorv, of wwrny. isolation and mm part" l palinn of sttond-p,vrwration Immigmms m Ham v an‘ aim found in tlw families oi Canadians, irnrrugrarus. Um Inullirulmral mt'ivtv is a ht1CT'r"p, for sun- Bul as up n'lv mum and mun- nn unnumuliun In provide phvsn rtl, manual and nwnial lulmm In \ll's‘dlll our IIh-slylvs. tlw on1fhr ts lwtwtwtt Immlgmm and mm Immigrant will hrighwn Wc mm! gt) In'ynml [mm hing Inlv-mnrr ttt hung and haul ing with an "ptarwv ')thvrwrw3ftvrvirsfrrrrtt mm; wt' run (hr- risk of haung nuts oi nm uwn Erma" your comments/questions to seanesearvstrick landxnm . Bus should be temporarily shelved