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Sigitrijg‘g)a;1::|olngasnwc:c3112; Wen l was a child, my mother would often say to me. ‘ We allow noisy leafhlowers. loud . i ‘ , upon seeing a homeless person: “There bttt for the and polluting road cleaning trucks. (11ml WWW“? foodhondthe table and d roofover grace of(}od go i." noxious snow blowers anywhere irt ater or) our f." 5‘ . 1 ,, . The prophetic statement never resonated tnore clearly for l the city. as well as tlefectiting dogs j. \Nelcould live a happy and “my me than when 1 attended the ntovtng memorial for Martin l‘ar- l who leave many traces sidewalks Time for MCGulnty to filwlf‘h _ y . back, a gentle giant with dreadlocked hair arid the region's . and surrounding areas. k his mi . It I e I“: I?“ NUS"? proâ€" most obvious street person. who died of cancer last month at ‘ l'd trade in an tmtended-to dog, eep pro ses on WSW?» W.” are dn mg’tfiur ream Freeport Hospital. any day. for a clean. looked»after. taxes and the deficit Siminfllng 3f“ we WI hstrérggle to The common phrase. “There but for the grace of God go i," egg-laying hen! ”a! ”hm 19V” 91‘" fa ? can haVe several meanings. For me. as it applies to the home The hen â€" a small animal, conâ€" Mr. McGuinty we want no new romeh Ea In: 0'! na ”:13 8635‘ less. has always meant any one of us could be just a few bad mined in someone's backyard. taxes! Ease I": y 1,“ trying ”an“. Pg a breaks â€" or a few misfiring synapses in our brain â€" away enclosed in a fenced area. emitting You signed a pledge not to raise wimatll . ome "15111313316. re or lees from finding ourselves in a similar situation. I small clucks â€" what could be more taxes or run a deficit without the f t "109.3% an ese are on y a Martin Tarback spent the last 20 years of his life shuffling environmentally cheery and more consent of the taxpayers. ewhcémentrton. h .- . between the downtown cores ofWaterloo and Kitchener. suf- important for our backyard food Mr. McGuinty. your proposed are")! axgs five ”5?" m m3; fering from schizophrenia and alcoholism. His friend since production. harmonization of the PST and GST angecaready $51. WI comic to 0 youth. Ernst Ritzman. wrote a poem as a tribute to Martin. We won't see hen owners walking will increase taxes dramatically and so . use 0 ‘5 propo armo- An excerpt read: “A brilliant sweet guy falters, for no obvious hens on leashes, allowing their will affect my life in all aspects. ”12310;!ch . d h reason. on the wayside on his own. deposits to dot our sidewalk land~ l have a young family with two I" urnty. you 0,110! ave Fell Off the boat of human connection. \ l . l ,\ l l \ l l scape. small children. and another little my consent to raise taxes. of belonging of home. floating in the l ‘ Let‘s go with the ftrture â€" with one coming in November. murkiness pretending not to cry.” \l l l \ sustainable backyard gardens and These new taxes will increase the Ritzman believed Martin felt pow- with hen farming. cost of living for my single-income Barry Sullivan erless to improve his situation. At the same time. let‘s do careful family. Waterloo i learned at the memorial for Mar- tin that the causes of homelessness ‘ are many. and none of us is exempt. ‘ w N b D l . And unfonunately. it wasn't until Mar- .. ‘ _ o more a our ay egg- aylng tin died that many people came to " know his story. thanks to his family And the chickens have come home to roost. The Public board has decided to start school on and friends who spoke. Waterloo city council has decided there will be Sept. 8. the day after Labour Day â€"the traditional Joe Mancini of the Working Centre ‘ no more chicken coops in the backyards ofthe city. launch to the year. read a poem titled Fly that Martin it was as close a vote as you can have â€" tied at The Catholic board is opting for Sept. I. saying it‘s wrote in 1992. An excerpt: 'Oh I can't MARSI-{ALL four on each side. and under the rules of the city that the best way to fit in the 194 instructional days need- explain. what a simple-minded man WARD means the motion is lost. ed. The problem is labour Day. which falls on Sept. would say. or what he might just find. This ofcourse. has angered fans of the . . 7. and apparently has thrown educa- if he flew away And i want to fly. but i just can't seem to find a . fowl. who point to many other major ) tional administrators into a fullâ€"out way, Could you help me please. cause l'm tryin." cities where one is allowed to have live» l ll ( l l ll tiny. Perhaps this is because labour At the top of Martin's poem, printed out for those who stock in the backyard. “OUR K l Day has never fallen on that date attended the service. Arleen Macpherson wrote: “This poem Hating your mm chickens has some ‘ before. Except for 1998. But things have expresses the simple dream of a young man whose chronic tremendous advantages, which in my . , , changed since then. Maybe it's disability determines his income and his simple lifestyle.” mind would primarily lean towards meat 1, because i don't have any kids in school By the stories friends and family shared. it was evident that anti eggs. § .& anymore, but it seemed like an awful lot Martin was poetic, musical. and philosophical. His friend Ritz- However. supporters ofthe birds say 6 ' - offuss over twodays. Oh. you didn't man said, “(Martin) was a beautiful man. an angel â€" who I there are other bonuses. Children can f ‘9 know that?Yes the whole foofaraw was wanted nothing to do with our religions.“ learn about caring for animals, and the j ." ’ ' . ' about two potentially missed instruc- l'm not sure what Martin would have had to say about the ‘ harsh reality, I suppose, of the food chain. *fi, tional days. Again. this would seem expression "There but for the grace of God go i." btit i can see Although no new coops will be } a *’ easy enough to fix. how it can be widely interpreted. I allowed. people who already have chick- ’ ' ”(DOW when l was in SChOOl. and Some may interpret it as: God withheld his grace from that ens will be allowed to keep them. ldon‘t L even when the kids were in attendance, person and gave it to me. know what will happen when the chick- there were plenty ofdays which might Somehow, that doesn't seem like the just and merciful God t'ns‘ pass away, but i think the owners will BRIAN i havebecn classified it? "instructional" that l have heard and read about. The expression for me is be allowed to replace them. BOURKE but really weren't all that useful. about being thankful. plain and simple. That is, unless some city bylaw officer ‘ The first day otthe year. the last day Manin's older sister Helena Durichen's message at the serv- will be driving around photographing before Christmas. any Friday before a ice was that of thankfulness to the community that supported chickens for identification purposes. long weekend and any day aftera school event. her brother throughout his journey. She said his wishes were This would not surprise me. but i will assume, for Arguably the week before Exams should also he that his memorial would be a community meeting. and that he the time being. that job has not been created included. wanted people to have a better understanding of mental ill- i do understand the feelings ofthc chicken pm- The point is, it really shouldn't have been that dif- ness and homelessness pie. if I can be allowed to call them that. licult to find a couple of days somewhere in the year. Durichen said Martin wanted people to know that street- But I also know. given the postage stamp piece of to allow school to start after labour Day. people are human beings. deserving of respect and dignity ‘ land i live on. that i wouldn't be too excited about Perhaps it Will happen by 2015. which is the next and it could easily be a son. a daughter or friend. . living next door to a coop. Unless. as previously stat~ time the boards Will have to struggle With the issue of Or it could be any one of us. i believe. Because there but for ed, lam given the option ofeating any chicken a late [about Day. the grace ofGod go I. which annoys me. Then i might give up my con« ‘” gems. Brian Bourke. a member ofrlw [05.3 K001. PM In other news, there must have been some tough morning on“ mu b! flatbed firm! at Marshall Ward is a Visual artist and independent filmmaker discussions for local school board trustees bhourkeOkoolmem. Email is wimmr at Manhall‘ wardfihotmallcom. _. - u .x_‘__\\\ fifi,