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WATERLOO Midi-Madly, September 29, man . . . . . s ) » » ~ r ‘ a w y \ a ‘ l.l;l 11:le l() th(.HROl\il(.l.l~. . B tf 1° th cillors voted to keep the property in u 0 e Poor finanCial the hands of the citizens of Waterloo Willy SO little ' decision made â€" Ian d'Ailly, Mark Whaley. and erence? Angela Vieth â€"â€" but they could not ace 0 0 by City come“ overcome the other five who chose Afrecent Statistics Canada study gr . . . (Sept 20) mm very to sell out their fellow Waterloo resi- ound; “When it comes to fluori~ . f . , - dents. dating drinking water. Ontario and . . . important deasnnwasmade at Quebec co ul dn’t be further very time I walk past Rob Michalofsky, an unobtrusrve aquietlyarrariged3pm.t1ty Albert Ashley Ontario has the country’s highest panhandler in uptown Waterloo. l think of the phrase. will}? mtedoo sold a prop- Waterloo rate of adding the tooth~enamel< It wzish 5212351) r trile gifts: 333150 olften sa u n seein a erty in its downtown core, for less strengthening chemical into munic- street person To mg thyis idiom has always meayitt at any ogne than market value that included a Homeowner ShOllld II)?!J supplies. Willie Quebec has one of us could be just avfew bad breaks â€" or a few misfiring men» heritage train station (the only one of the lowest. “nth practically no one tal s a ses â€" awa from findin ourselves in a similar situa- of its kind in Waterloo) and fourteen have to pay new fee drirékitng fluoridast'edtxaterf’ tionyn p y g . . . _ usurpnsiny, etwo . . Fififisfsfifiigfifl‘ifé‘ifim Iwas emerannwedwseemata Provinces have my “file difference milmaii‘ififn'iilfis'fim Sfiffiiiéliifflfie‘i'oi‘; 2.323 It was a property that generated newhome owner thinks that the in tooth-decay rates Why then ‘ust gutside of Subwa on Kin Street each time uietly askin $30 000 of income a year and rest ofus should pay her fee. would we want to potentially risk inc ifl had an s ghan e g ' q g appreciated in value $50'000 a year I congratulate CFO BOb Mavin our health and spend taxpayers Sometime! IDS? and 8sometimes I didn't Re ardless he for the citizens (”Wat ”160 and city council for trying to recoup money to add hydrofluorosilicic alwa seemed friend] and sincere wishin ‘mega 00 d he It is interesting to note that this some costs that can be applied acid to our drinking water? and 5): 'n "Take care lilu d dy .. ' g g y special meeting was being held a Specifically rather than absorb them Common sense tells you that Curiougs to hear his sto I've asked him man times for an month before Ian McLean finished and increase taxes to everyone. adding a toxic industrial waste to interview but he alwa rylitely turned me dowii “Not toda his time in ofiice â€" McLean being Idon't feel that a newspapers our drinking water makes no sense. budd m' de ressionyisp:wfirl and I can't think clearl " ways the main advocate for the sale of front page is the place for a home- Don't take a chance with your his tyigicalyresponse His face bedra _ ___y,__ - this highly valuable property owner to whine about something family’s safety. We can only remove gled and creas‘ed bore evidence of hgis fire sale wasl radon a 1'995 like this. nor should it be raised as the risk byvoting"No" to fluoride hardshi s I resi ned that I would \l \ l i\l l \ l l conclusion that this pmperty was an eleglion italic by contacting on Oct. 25th. never he; his store: -\ l l l \ aurprlius", at a time wig/hen uptown mayo can ' Ta” That is, until last week. when he ‘ ate 00 was not vi rant. mice Helsehmam Randy “vhf waved me over from across the street Thankfully. three visionary coun‘ Waterloo Waterloo and asked me if I wanted to chat. I . certainly did. ‘ “I was born in Waterloo â€" lived " a The neverendin fi t for bab freedom “6“ mywh°‘e"‘e'"“‘°“a‘°‘5“ 5“ ' " g y with a sandpaper voice, squinting as ‘ the mornin sun reflected off sho The countdown has now ticked down to less than something inanimate it should be their choice ~ windows. Asg he spoke. he waved ts two months until the arrival of the Grandcth hygiene bedamned. many passersby who have come to ‘ of the Moment. Where would my oldest daughter be. had she not recognize his white head of hair and Slowly, as I dose the door to each room which is dragged around the scruffy blue dog for a couple of braided silver goatee. MARSHALL methodically being filled with baby gear, I am leam- years? 0h, we washed it and while that cleaned it up, “The people here in Waterloo are WARD ing more and more about the items the modem baby it never looked very good. The little squeaker inside twice as nice and polite than the peo- needs in order to have a decent start to areas reamed}? mding like a shmeep ple in Kitchener,” he said. “People take me for cofiee or buy me life. ing 't wi a mer. . . not at l subs here." Following a baby shower this weekâ€" l ‘ l l l l l l l know what that sounds like. I asked Michalofsky about his past. “I've done painting jobs. end. I discovered what a baby really l“ ) l l li K l“ Or my middle daughter, herding a worked as a tree trimmer with my brother, and did deliveries needs is something to chew on and can-y ‘ group of pound puppies with her for Uppert' Furniture, but I haven‘t worked for quite a while." ‘ around when it gets mobile. ‘ across Waterloo Region. [will not men- Ever been married? I asked. “Yeah. twice," he replied. “I The item in question appears to be an A = a“ . tion how I had to drive around the area ' divorced my second wife. My first one was killed in a car acci- old dishtowel, with some kind of round f as collecting these puppies as she did tend dent up by Huntsville, we were only married a year and a half." head type unit. They are. lam told, all the : “a? ' i to forget about them when distracted His eyes welled with tears. he sighed, and then condoned: ragewhen it comes to today's baby. (if i. by something shiny. I hope that doesn't “She was a nice girl. Met her in high school. Her name was Apparently, these dramg and chew- f F happen with the grandchild. Karen.” ing things are so much better for the g}; I have also been told there are books I nodded, not knowing what, if anything, I should say. And baby. Much more hygienic, and very safe. 52 ‘ ,, available for the baby. Michalofsky kept talking. He told me of a life that spiralled into Congratulations to the marketing ‘ -.=, Nothing wrong with that, but once mental illness and heavy drinking. I asked him how old he was. genius who thought this up. Someone out &. again. the child should make the “I'll be 56 in a few days,” he said. “But it’s just another day. there is getting rich by selling dishcloths choice. In our case they did. which is Time, at this point in my life. moves very slowly." with cute heads BRIAN Whyl read the same books at bedtime With a sad resignation in his tone, he concluded: “It's a ' In the meantime. it is unlikely the vast BOURKE for about two years. ranging from lonely life.” majority of babies will follow along. Tommy the Tugboat â€" who I have I can't even imagine â€"â€" or perhaps I don't want to. Beinl’getthe ligeértarian thztdiam. it's book grown to hate â€"â€" to some little worm My chat with Michalofsky was a reminder that panhandlers always n a Iiefthat c i ren should be allowed and street eo le deserve consideration and res ect from to drag around and chew whatever they want. Within I had to stick my finger through the back to make those of us Erho‘are more fortunate. p reason, ofcourse. acutelittlefuzzywormtallcl'm notrealfond ofhim Good fortune can be a fleeting gift, and people like Pulling around the neighbour's friendly goat either. although I am fairly solid at funy worm lan- Michalofsky can remind us how quickly it can slip away. probably crosses the line. I believe this is an impor guage. Whether by the grace of God or some other influence. most tant part of their mental development when they are So I will not be forcing this child to drag and chew of us lead lives of relative happiness and comfon. tiny. drooling, smelly people. on the latest trendy‘item, or forcing a book upon By spending time with people like Michalofsky. I'm remind- Babies don't have a lot of choices when they first them. let freedom ring! ed to be grateful for what I have. show up in this mfldél‘heir food is alrr‘e‘adty sppplied. And I hope Michalofsky can someday reclaim the happi- they are carried m ace to place, a t e arge ‘“ ness that has eluded him for too lo people in charge of them are always telling them Brian Bourke, a member ofthe 105.3 KOOL FM rig they need to be cleaned up. morning new. can be latched byeâ€"mail at Marshall Ward is a visual artist and wrestling reporter E-mail is So when they finally get the chance to bond with bbourkeroolfincom. welcome at marshaleaniOhotmar’me