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WATERUK) CHRONICLE - Wednesday. April is, 2010 - s . l _, l ~ ~~~~~â€"~~â€"~â€"â€"~- i~~eâ€"â€"~â€"~~â€"â€"~â€"â€"w«~â€"â€"â€"â€"~â€" ' s.i.-si.Â¥,‘s~____.___~_ mm, a a s a s I s 0 lell lsz 10 THE CHRONICLE J Vex 111 I ' The Ontario Convenience Stores NO passion needed Allow pnvate Association and our members take . ‘ for merger debate- liquor sales the responsibility of selling age e Cl debate not . restricted products like lottery tick~ There is no truth to the myth that ets, cigarettes, and fireworks seri~ needed at all . private sales of alcohol leads to ously. and that is why we have t was about four years ago that I first noticed a new trend of . higher consumption. drunk dnvt'ng. developed the We Expect ID pro- I mounting little flags of various countries on top of vehicles. Idon't think. the local debate over or long-term health concerns. gram. lfl remember correctly, it only lasted about four weeks, and amalgamation needs any pasSion There is no data that shows that We Expect [Dis designed to train then those wonderful little polyester flags disappeared practiâ€" as is suggested in the recent editori- Ontario is an oasis of calm com- store managers and employees to cally overnight. al. ‘ pared to Albena. Quebec and Newâ€" ensure compliance with Ontario's This past week though. to my surprise. they've reappeared _ I believe that if there was ever a foundland and labrador in these laws and regulations. in full force zipping around our city streets. as I‘ve seen flags of time we needed cool reason and areas. The fact remains that private Our program is the most up to Germany. Brazil, Portugal. and Korea all flapping in the wind. logic to guide our ch0ice it is now sales in these provinces are subject date age testing program in North i'm not quite sure What has sparked this sudden widespread Cool reason and logic have been to the same or similar regulations as America. and our successes are enthusiasm for national flags once again (apparently a little in short supply in the city. sales in Ontario by the [C80 reinforced by continual government soccer tournament has been happening somewhere â€" maybe We are over due for a rational letter writer Carol Perkins might testing throughout the province. that has something to do with it.) decision that isn‘t based on a gut be surprised to know that of the cur- Convenience stores now average Regardless. ['m not complaining feeling or truthiness. rent 1.745 stores where one can buy over 90 per cent compliance. a You see, l'm what‘s called a vexillophlle â€"â€" a lover of flags l Passion. Wishes and dreams got alcohol in the province. 1.14] are remarkable improvement from have been intrigued by flags since childhood. and have always us in the mess we are in. they won't privately owned and operated. below 50 per cent in the early ‘90s been attracted to their bold displays of colour and simple get us out of it. Private owners sell alcohol every Perkins may be trying to send the designs. I imagine that's why. while studying an history. 1 was hie very idea we are having this day in the province and unlike message to the readers ofyour fine immediately drawn to the work of colour-field painters like debate at all is a failure to recognize Perkins' prognostjcation that con- paper that stores or business not Kenneth Noland and Mark Rothko. the plain and simple facts. trols would be gone in the case of owned by the government operate In a type of abstract expressionism. ______. - We don't need a merger. private sales. all of the sales involve in a sort of‘wild west' but that is these artists would cover entire can- What a waste of time and govemment controls. simply not the case. vases with solid areas of colour. Usual- \ l \ll\l l \ l l money. Allowmg more private stores ly very large scale. these paintings. \l) l \ such as comer stores to sell alcohol Dave Brynn with their vast expanses of colour. ‘ Scott LAbrams would not eliminate the [£805 pri- President, Canadian reminded me of flags. Waterloo mary role as a regulator. Contenience Storesrtlssociarion To my delight. my enthusiasm for flags of the world has also captured . the imagination of my eighr~year-old a '3 daughter. Mason. whose Grade 2 class ' i What I really want for Father’s Day - school hallways with ones made out hat would you like for Father's Day? Now "YOU don't "99d ‘0 buy me anything." of construction paper. A5 {‘1 Child: I Wthat the arguably most important occasion BU! "0 one ever “SIGNS loved the flag 0f.saUd,' “at“ and.“ ‘ of the year is almost here. I am hearing Maybe I can ”Y it ”“5 way. I have been [Old they mysterious Arab” script _, 53nd!“ that question on a regular basis. are OCCASION” readers. countless hours reproducrng “ wrth MARSHALL The three young women in my life. who should What dolwant for Father's day? Whne and green penal crayons m WARD know me better than almost anyone else. seem to l want I0 know we did right by W“ I know WC “3“?“ . . ’ have some difficulty when it comes [0 made mistakes. I want I" know they Now a proponent 0f minimalism, . . 1‘ getting me something. , didn't impact WU forever. one of my favourite flags today is that of Libya â€" a Simple l Personally, I think I am a very easy [ll 1 ( l. ( H I want to know you‘re safe and green field With no other characteristics. In my recent research person to shop for. “(H1 RKI you're happy. That's our Job as parents on vexillology. the study of flag history and symbolism. lwas [have a number of different interests. . when you‘re at home. it doesn't end astounded to see the amount of like»minded flag‘enthusiasts but admittedly it LS difficult to fit me into . when you leave. that span the globe. More than 50 national organizations and the usual advertising categories for . I try not to ml?” ”WW” too much one international body are devoted to furthering the precise I Father‘s Day . a into your lives. and systematic study of flags. ' . I . if you read the “if“ you will quickly I > You are _ or at least should be if we At the 43rd annual meeting of the Mirth Amenran Vexillol- realize that all {2"th are apparently I Ԥ' did everything properly ‘ independ- ogy Assoctation [ht/WA) held last year in (.harleston, 8L, I l poor dressers who need tools or golf ‘2'; . r em women. members wore flag ties, exchanged flag pins and played flag» ‘ equipment 3» But i want to know if what we themed card games. _ ,_ ‘ But I have plenty of tools whirh l (4;.- ’ think. feel “Y say “in means 907““th And you thought a 8“" ”Pk “"""""“"F‘ was geeky7 already don't “w, “I least two of every .- _ mm” Unfonunately though. i wrtnessed this past weekend how possible golf at (r-ssory. and as far as &. 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