warmooammm-W-ym Homo-I [ ; t ’ " ‘ ‘ ) V ' r r a V x a V 1.1;1 mm H) lllh (.llRONlLLb ‘ The last Get dd of the ï¬rst serious accident it surely for city staffers. which by the way us will cause. taxpayers are paying for. So what Columbia Street It will do more than cairn traffic, does this tell us? “blllln o sen it will bring it to a halt. The message i get new the city w tz Maybe Mr. Hewitson should give feels it needs to clean up its water he article on Page 4 of the July his head a shake and refashion the for its city staffers. but thereet of T28 edition of the Chronicle. enti- origami $9815: . fl hall d Waterloo can 5" Wm less pure y sister Cathy (King). a teacher at Kltchener’s Circadi- tled “A Bump in the Road†quoting ï¬re "51" er .3†“gm†my)“ “I“ ul d tho th ci an Music School. bought me an accordion last week the opinion of Waterloo resident Ted truc entenng tr c m m two appear 1 e W rec- in Guelph, and has since shipped it to my Newfound- Scharfis my“ on the money. feet heading westward. ognlzes thatour wateris not pure _ landhorna in my daily walk. l have come to II I H énzzlslflilfor Iconis‘umption an; “dd" l'm not sure when it will arrive but l'm very excited. the intersection of Columbia and “I. no n “W I However. its arrival will bring with it some sadness tool Gatestone Bouleward numerous "hm “a some. ‘t th d I†Because l'il be thinking of another music teacher â€" the sisâ€" times since the “hullnose†was t mm‘ c a; â€his?“ tar that Cathy and i (and Marshall and Debbie) lost more than installed. :15; warns I th 30 years ago. The sister who was the ï¬rst of five siblings to i cannot, after over 40 years in City has double H as: t 3 amateur ought. learn to play the accordion as children. the engineering and construction standard on water m m u “Rafting"! pro lwas 21 years old when my sister Wendy (Bender) died. Her ï¬elmmtand the logic of th . “to “gm: mat 93:12:“ huslsaynzlnléobert died Mdtlrr her in an automobile accident. ins ‘ 's protrusion into e Wen Robert were ivin on wa 6. a roar: newly paved turning lanes that were Kudos t°.c°"n‘ Vith for WW our “I“; and then add “We“ ï¬l- the big hill at Oappison Comersggoingmliï¬â€˜tio gaming: hing otherwise well done and a â€at the whistle on city hall 3 new ten that will take ourdrinldngwater They were coins to an accordion improvement to keep me flowing water ï¬ltration system. down ‘0 ï¬ve microns? skills competition ' ' ' "‘ ’ “W A in both directions on Columbia h no“ anyone else see a problem This would be a good start. it was Wendy's ï¬rst as the newly ( '1 1 l x 1 ' Street. ere? On the one hand. the city has Also. who authorized this expen- WM W for the Canadian I . misbullnoseisadistinctoontm- beentellingitsresidentsthatit‘s dlmoftaxdollmflmnotaware Acoordlon'leachersAssociationâ€"a ( (H l]\[\ ., diction to all of the other improve- 3“? toadrink mfggd‘gm' “no?!“ (’me being a council W“ ï¬ne accomplishment for anyone. but merits made on the street. aging 'e “if; f the?“ an especially I0 for the bubbly 26-year- In my opinion. it protrudes promoting “9e 0 Water old newlywed. given her nearly two approximately 12 feet out too far Wagolmm th h d th h decades of commitment to what is andagreewithMr.Scharf-it .muedeo “ï¬lm 'fl ey ave Robert“!- prettymuchanunvaluedinstrument should be removed before winter or 1" a â€at" ‘1‘ °“ â€mm Wawrloo on Canada's mainland. A transport truck driver heading north fell asleep behind the wheel 9 . andcrossedwhatin1979wasawhite ar g W088 not our pro em centre um «an eventweroravem for. because it could happen to any DAVID nd some people wonder why there's such an tossformayorcom. I sent him an e-mail Iastweek. of us). WARD Aair of distrust about elected ofï¬cials? l've askingto meet withhlm prior to the election but My sister and my brother-in-law. never heard from so many people about one have yet to hearbodc traveling south, didn't stand a issue as l have about the news which came out ML Rosshasno historyasanelected 0M. chance. about a week ago, saying municipal bodies in me which l'm convinced isone thingopponents will i was at the family home in Kitchener when a good friend region would cover the back taxes owed by munici- point out. waiting at the accordion competition. after delaying phoning pal government employees caught in a l'm notentirely sure it’s all that cru- so as not to alarm anyone unnecessarily. called to say Wendy disagreement between the municipali- ) . . . cial. The cynic in me suggests perhaps and Robert hadn't arrived in Hamilton. ties and Canada Revenue. l l l ‘( ,l‘ ( )l‘ wewouldbebetter 05 without anyone Given my sister's responsible nature. enough time had in a nutshell, Canada Revenue viewed 1“ ) U R K I: with any history in politics. elapsed since she and Robert had left for the competition that the provision of free parking as a taxable ‘ But i think ifs important to listen to any hope their absence could be explained. in a non-threatenâ€" beneï¬t, and with that decision now ï¬nal, ‘ . .. 'Q' what serious people have to say when ing way. was no longer possible. " some municipal employees face a bill for ‘ -: g; ‘ they decide to run for elected ofï¬ce. it is The best we could hope for at that point in time was that back taxes dating back as far as 2006. "f: i ‘ "0‘ a decision WhiCh is made lighfly. they had been hun badly. and weren't able to phone anyone as ‘ While that's painful. it’s also not our ‘ 5- ‘ On that note, kudos to Cord Hague. a result; and that with an investment of time. love and energy. problemThere‘s no way in the world ‘ E w who had filed to mn for mayor. then we could nurse them back to health. But no such luck was to \ other taxpayers should be on the hook for 3 ii, " t ’ pulled out. sayng he did not feel he had be ours that March day (our father‘s birthday by the way). . ‘ those charges. No one is going to pay my ‘ ~ . the necessary background. Sometimes, i called the police and after a series of questions from them i " back tax bill if for some reason Canada I i a! 1 it's important to know what you can‘t to clarify who i was and where we were. they simply said that i 1 Revenue nuts a reassessment. ‘ ‘ 1 do. they would be at our home shortly. While i moved as quickly as } Perhaps the municipalities feel it's not . .. Speaking of the municipal election. 1 could toward some extreme form of denial, my parents knew l the employees fault that they owe the l i it is no longer that far away. According belter â€"â€" Wendy and Robert were dead. 1 taxes. But the fact remains the rest of us BRIAN ‘ to the city‘s website there are still three 1'" never forget watching my mom in all her sadness and i should not be paying. if the municipali- ‘ BOURKE ; of the seven wards with only incum- rage try to impart a physical beating on one of those big cops. l ties want to pay the bill up front. that‘s _ bent candidates running There's still She was obviously feeling pain that l. a childless male. will . ï¬ne, but they should work out a system of ' ' some time if you. perhaps. are someone never be able to comprehend or describe with mere words \ reimbursement from the employees aï¬ected. There Who might be "1611an lo 518!) forward. You need to So whenever that sweet little Hohner accordion does arrive , I simply is no reason in take this out of me taxpayer‘s do that before Sept. 10. Does it cost a lot of money to in Newfoundland. ['11 have mixed feelings. On one hand l'll be l , pocket. run? it doesn’t have to for a council seat. With the the happiest feller on the island, itching to get my ï¬ngers onto 1 intcmet. you can get your information out easily. that remarkable piece of music-making technology, and oh- V Good news _ a new candidate And nothing replaces a good set of shoes and the so-grateful to my sister Cathy for making it all happen. } So there is now another candidate for mayor of ability to knock on doors. But ['11 miss my sister Wendy. too. So much so that i might . Waterloo. in addition to the current ofï¬ce holder More than 30 years ofcovcring elections has even try to play one or two of the songs she taught me to play ‘ " Brenda lialloran. and Coun. Jan d‘Ailly, Dale Ross has taught me those are the people who 891 elected. along with her. when l was a child. ‘ now jumped into the fray. “’ ‘ Mr. Ross has a long career in business. and is very Brian Bourke, a "197711)" Of the 105.3 KOOL FM ‘ concerned about spending practices in the City of "taming New. can be reached by email at David Ward is afrwlance miter/teacher. y Waterloo. You can read all about him at WWW.dale bbawkeC‘kDOLfm-wm He can be reached at davidward385©grrwllcom l His brother Marshall '3 column will return next week. i