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I tn us oranot er [\\[()\ P , - El V ssen l semce year, but a lasting rem- l , tree he chooses is way too M/ s'wmter continues to howl around us. and we sur- nant ofthe holiday _ and l l l l l ll ( l( l\ big for his home. hence the Q can 0 Vi“? some of the coldest days of the year, the (New possibly one of its most rec- broken glass â€" and the orig 3...! . ion is how Will the City keep us all movmg if the ognizable symbols _ still . inal tree never even makes it The “unfit“ fhmnflc-“bâ€"um'hmj OUISldC workers go on strike tomorrow? ‘ lingers. j to the end of the holiday . “Ch wanna“) by Metrtiland Sure, these snowplow operators andwater seerces lsee it lying on curbsides , , thanks to Uncle 1.13““ at“. Media Group N ehmployeles arfint cogzijdged an essential serwce. but around the city. > ‘ _ dentally burning It down, ‘ ‘ . 3‘3 on Y UH“ you n em. At almost every turn t. 9;," Then there's Charlie ONTARIO ”“35 (OLNCIL _ People already complain about how long it takes to another discarded Christ- ,7 m4}??? Brown. who turns his back Tl“ w'm'l‘“ mm“ " ‘ "rm” clear their streets with the current City works crews on - , ‘ 1‘- 1 i of The Ontario Press Council, which ’ . . mas tree has been tossed in ‘ ‘5' on commercta ism at ( . considers complaints against mem» dUQ- The" goal [5 10'8“ all the “we“ Clem by at 1635‘ a pile of snow, its life Cut 3 ‘ . ‘ selects the smallesl ”99 on it: newspapers. Anzdcomplainl thfidays after a maior wleather egepébe k h short. ‘ IENNIFER the lot â€" orle that initially a m m“ ”Wm“ "mm“ "' l u you imagine ‘ at 5‘3" a ing ept W“ a it ma sound sill .m couldn‘t even withstand the ond1hou|df"hetnktthe .. Y i _ :cwstapir Unrelglved Coilpl‘llnh skeletoncrew 0f managers an? norâ€"unionized SUPPO" some. but it makes me sad ‘ ORMSTON weight of one ornament. can he brought to Ontario Prev Staff hehlrld [he Whee 5 Oflhe p 0W5. , . to look at those discarded 1 Regardless of myleellngs Council, 2 ( arllnn Street. Suite Worse is the water mains that invariably burst during trees. Onlya month ago they cuts and scrapes on my about live trees, buying I706. Tomnlo. 0N - M53 ”3 these sudden cold snaps. and the workers needed to get were growing in a forest or hands to prove that i helped them is part ofthc Christ (‘OPYfithHT the “'3‘,” distnbutlon semce up and, running GO a few tree farm somewhere. Now get it out of. and returned to. mas tradition for many P9” 17: contents of this newwaper are days Mmgugnmng wag? am! you ll wonder Why this they're trash â€" their yule» storage this year. PIC. protected by copynghl and may he isn't C0nSi e an essenti serVIce. tide urpose has been Sure. it couldn't ass for a For those of you who did. that only rot personal nonâ€"commcr- The problem with that designation is that it's kept for 59,“; real (me (unless yo: stood the Region of Waterloo is :an pumxluctmll: Jill‘s; the emergency workers needed 3° protect our streets, I'm not a tree expen, and about 15 metres from it and picking UP discarded "995 hlbIled. To make any use of "1!) fight our fires or get “5 ‘0 the hospital m time. The truth ‘5 lwon't pretend to have any squintEd your eyes). but it until Jan. l5 on your garbage material yr; Ixterm finl(xOll;:ln the ”first theref are all lot of munlctpdallywomnfiefl ‘0 make inside knowledge. but in an works. All the ornaments collection day}; The treesd “mm“ 0"” com" "35‘ 0 our "’95 mn smoo on a ‘5 era when issues like defor- collected over the years â€" then Will be C lPPCd an Ef'gimvfm“"h‘m'famf‘mi?; “"5 ‘5'“ 5° "WC" an argument about making the estau'on and the ecosystem some made in preschool. composted. _ Chronicle. 279 Weber St. N. slim plat" 9Pfla‘0’5 an 93‘9"?“ we“ b"! " does speak to make headlines. doesn't it others from our travels To ensure your tree IS col- at), Waterloo. Orlzio N21 suit the” importance. Md " leaves "I? “W m an 3“”qu seem wrong to cut down all abroad â€"â€" found a home on lected, the region makes the l tough posmon when negotiating with them Binge")! these trees for. essentially. its limbs fora month this following suggestions: . Wfilgmd "I: when those workers know that the City spent $1.8 million omamental purposes? year. . Remove all plastic bags. I“; fun g ‘0'_"“'l' to top up the pay of non-management staff at City hall On the flip side. 1 under- On several occasions, decorations and stands. in: W nun-her Addreua and '3“ W10 3“ them In line with 01h“ mumupallties stand that tree farmers just l've expressed my feelings - Place your tree out to new limbs! in ma lonly i: he outside workers can make the same case. saying keep planting new ones. so about live trees to friends the curb by 7 am. on your mwrmmmfigiefm the are paid 32‘!!! ‘3 h“ than workers in ““3”th this isn't exactly a case of who insist on purchasing collection day It“. We ‘ h m to 01". mn- municipalities like Kltdtcner and Guelph “I only thing widespread deforestation. them Cad} mt. They a" - Do not put your tree on dull: or retract my ammonia. for digiremdi‘siistae timing. The: contract came up in the But that doesn't ease my brush off my concem top on), behind snow ”Mi“ 0‘ W m’ I” "'Y m ‘0 “5‘ ”“0"“: ownrum. mind when I see a tree â€" Apparently nothing com- banks. 2: by .mnmrnlfofmfiffil The outside workers are asking '0' fairness. and 3° are which recently helped a pares to a real tree â€" espeâ€" - Cut large trees in half. Widen or by mail or deltv [”P‘Ye'l Hopefully ””71”” can "‘Odeme "'0” family usher in the season cially its smell. in a couple of days these ered to Waterloo egg-Sierra demands a little to reflect the time. were in. _ on their driveway, lying And l‘m sure "-5 a fun trees will be gone. forgotten Weber St. N. Suite . It: on. - . - . theirt m m owners, on» w 3:33;“? “"5 “Y m 0...... ‘° 8° and by A... who. At least with fake trees â€" lust ask Clark Griswold, in storage. waiting to be FAX which We always used â€" who. at the opening of pulled out next year to he Simona they last year After year. National Lampoon's Christ~ decorated and lit up for yet Maybe even decades mas Vacation. takes his fam- another Christmas season [NAIL Our: ha been around for ily to a forest to find the per- Hopefully it will be MOW many yearn. and I have the feet tree around for many more.