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WATERUX) CHRONIUJEOWednesday. December 28, 201 I 0 9 â€"_â€"â€"A~#~â€"râ€"_â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€" . ., , , , , 4 F‘_â€"_â€"â€"â€""_â€"_T I v V. . t ) . , . ‘ ‘ i Lizl Iiziib 10 THE CHRONICLE J T P Fix the Old before live in, so I will continue to pay my sudden, the proposed budget is e e Man , . rising costs/taxes and hope that the based on a base of $140 million. building new powers to be will wake up attd Why? How can we taxpayers verify . fter reading about our infra» channel '0‘?" lhI‘IIkmg and actions the numbers If cognul Is play fast Patti: labyrinth. released in North American cinemas live Astructure deficit. it reinforced in a mort responsible manner. and loose with data. 1 _ years ago this week, is one of my aII~time favourite movies. ‘ my concern about the lack of atten- 4' How I" the world dId the mfra- ranking atop the same altar of high fantasy as The Lord of the ‘ . - . _ . . , . structure defiCit increase from $l65 . - ‘ lion given to these issues tit past to $250 million from last year? This Rings trilogy. . . , : years. _ Keith Snider is incredible" The re sed solution Pans Wm}! also features the most fnghtening film char- , But apparently. the deficit now Waterloo is to im lenient p iii; tr ( r acter I think I've ever seen â€" The Pale Man, a gruesome crea» ' tops oII'at $250 million. Of course. d I“ 't Ip h a?) t as "PM"; turewithapenchant forthetasteofchildren. y looking after sewers. roads. etc. is _ . e IC;SBSVY w ere yaJaxes w' e "How do you sum up The Pale Mart?” mused Doug Jones. I not as flashy fexciting as projects (3th 2012 budget Inc": f” b; :1" agilpunfaalmplunt‘per the actor behind the heavy prosthetics. during a recent phone ‘ like RIM Park or rail transit. btit how seriously flawed “I" 9a] :1 Is . o ‘ o I; If; chat I had with him. “This hideously ugly. grotesque, eyeless about a little more attention on fix- pmelt‘: temggyts were pilu‘TIIi) creature is as creepy as it gets. And knowing that he eats chil- ing the old before building the new? :y m S; “ht: St or 90““ ‘ ere dren and he's with this one little girl who is so vulnerable â€"- it's ‘ (In a more personal note. my 0 n Dec. 5. Waterloo City council asto a ““50 unon. _ iustso nightmarish." ‘ wife and I have lived in our current unveiled its proposed 2012 5‘ Ilow dld the budget fa"_t° In the film directed by Guillermo del Tom, the young girl, home for over 32 years. For the first budget. "13mm" that the PM“ Of salaries Ofelia. enters a world of oppression and inhumanity when she I T 3 years otir sump pump didn't I hope there will be many public an benefits have increased by 50% moves in with her new stepfather. a tyrannical military officer, have to nut .it all. Itcgining Ill lien opportunities to debate this budget [59 “who" annually) so thatfthley followingthe Spanish Civil War. With her vivid imagination and 1 ; ruary. 1997. the pump started rim because it is scriouslyllawed. 30:1" 9'58"} :7 per cent 0 I ‘e strong belief in fairies, she discovers a mysterious labyrinth A ningcvcry few minutes. I. Iota] expenses are expected to 'u get "ISM! 9 51. per cent SIX and meets a faun (also played by Doug lanes) who $815 heron I It Is t urrcntly running about increase by 5.." per cent. That is our $35.33“ How WI" ““5? public serv- a remarkable joumey to save herself and her ailing mother. l ‘ every two-andralmll minutes, ()vt-r rageotis in a period of restraint. "”9 wtndlfallbestoppvsed. I "When I first read the script, knowing that Guillermo del 1‘ 1 the years there have been various 2. Ihe new storm water manage- . .6 T ere was if 0 “"3122“ Tom was at the helm and that every" _â€" I i i studies done but no action taken to inciit Ice train tax: is not included in VITOI.‘ and‘strategy or the an" e thing he touches turns to gold, I \ , , i , correct the problem. Apparently, the proposed tax calculation. CaII’ so ution “In“ “I increase taxes year absolutely knew Pan's labyrinth had , I \I‘Sl I \l l . I ‘ most of the cause is due to all the ing it a fee doesn't make it easier to aftcgyear. . . the potential to be something \I{ ] \ 1 tUIlIrlII non llllttsll) result-ninth to swallow. It‘s Nil” 3 new tax. Using 8:153"??th extremely special.” said lones. who the west of l or her llttlllllilll Road ,, accounting trit In is unacceptable to ame II ' previously played the role ofAbe SapiA I Lit It of proper drainage ll\ taxpayers Dale R en in Hellboy, directed by del Tom. ‘ In iont Iiision. I “Ullld like to say A. Prentius budgets are based on , oss l‘And when I first saw the C0nc‘ep~ , \\dlt‘llllt) is .i great communm to it tax load of SHS million. All ofa Waterloo tual drawings for The Pale Man. I d' I v 7 , 7 of. , 7 minnows 7 V knew this was something completely ' a I different than anything I played “ , i 0 0 before." said Iones. who also per» ‘ I Fm mg moments to s are . a... I in the film Fantastic Four: Rise of the -‘ We have i tiltlt‘ to the end of another year. and rious to find those moments we share. I iSIIIlIIISIIICfelII Pans IaII'IIrIIII’IlIIIOI'gII' MARSHALL l \\'Illl that tomes .iii almost endless string of I'm the most part. we now share those moments I I? If m If! at IEEIIIIfIIIII‘OSlfkmmrImI' WARD ‘ renown-(1mm and top III lists (Ii-[mung the events of at arms length. through the interriet or television, ‘; rasponses'lo I”. “I’ ear tom da."5' » , l the List I: months and many of them happen to be Ilalllr “I", l‘:’"‘f.:.‘".“f g: ““3 I”. mg d h . h . 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Because the family unit is not NH” it!" s to. unless will happen '0 ht' P” g ‘1 will“ ' ”W "I” and II" "”"hII ‘ “I what it used to be Some families get it right but there's more 1 sviii.iIl\ lll\tll\l‘tl \Iltl sometimes. that .. I ‘ “ ,' . ,‘ doesn‘t even man” {I I; A We are capable of being more con‘ 32:: ELZIr‘IaIgimelnfi0125:]??(2331g:i‘::;:fi:::l{3:33:30}: :23: I,“ ll \t’dl’ ilietunadmn Press, tin-coin . . < nectcd now than at arty time in our {hat " it - « y c. 1 pain responsible for disseminating news ’. , ' existence and the times when we can " ‘ . . . . . . .It [(l\\ the ( otintry to radio, IV, iicwspa I? I use that power for good are awe- “”de lones If I“: thought III‘II Pans labyriruhs legacy In" l . - . , , ~ , , .~ , _ . endure alongstde With fantasy films like The Prmcess Bride, l i pets All” other torms of t Ulllll'llllllttlllltll, a ‘ inspiring. But just as tastly, tht same H ’ I‘ I Th 1 d h R’ “I ,v b I' t I does .1 survey of news directors to find out & technology allows its to be more disr along] ""3” ant. be: fr :fI P $385". ts lee‘ghlve years I i what they believe are the top Histories - rant. and fractured than ever before. tea y an. I “II" I“? t e IIIZIIIIh I 01 Volt): 0 contact 1 , Ibis year, the election of .i ( ,onscrvatiw Technology has played a huge role "If to “N In“ saw Pans Labyrint ‘ ant . '9 all my friends i iiiaioritv government was deemed the top BRIAN in the past year. in the Arab Spring and a’I‘IIIIa‘LIIhIIy am" they havmfi IIIIS movte. he IEPIIQd‘ And i , stun. .in opinion [disagreed with BOURKE in protests around the world. While I L3); in 2:] (:filfiiid I0 Lard ofOz and how I! became a I l I irst. you toiilil st'i- ll (timing from g _ . may not agree with all the protests. I ’ ,. . . " . . . . . _ ‘ 1 almost thi- first opinion polls t‘.iItlioiiin. can recognine the passion and impor . ,_ I IIIIIIIIK fI‘ImII‘I IaIIyIIIIIII WI" haw that IIIIId OI IIIe‘ I hopt. I granted, not the results earned by the NI WI second, lance of the change iii the way movements are grow ‘ “InhZI‘Iga I" Ill gone. ) ’ . . . . .i sigiiilit .iitt proportion of people did not take part trig. histo I:::[I:9I:If tlizIrridzilgitIcIiiiInWIliI/ifga‘ljlm III cinematic; t ‘ Ihen-‘s no doubt a must-nativi- minority govern Information is power. And we are being handed . ‘ .ry ‘f' f bl f t' N XIII‘ kyimprtsrfiv‘e 3:] ‘ t int-iii Will have an impait on us, but so far. it's been the tools by which we can reshape otir own destinies wanna “It. a es 0 our Imc' ow I cou "I“ get e e pretty mundane and those of our neighbors. 3" ”I" 0 my nightmares ‘ t Which brings me but It to the ltlplt ol shared expo If we can learn to use it properly, that will be the neiit es and by that, I mean cxperit‘nt cs most of its biggest "ch storyofall time. h. vc at Ic; st some toiiiit-ction to, or inn-res ' Ila ' New Year . . , . . . I ‘ ”‘Iuw aw 'Im timing vi-rv (“nâ€"n u“ m find I III and PM Marshall Ward 15 a titsualamst and avoiding retainer. lunar! Ls ‘ Willi llll' explosion of the Information age and the m welcome “I marshall unrri@hotmatl.com, arrival of the oft dismissed "500 t hannt'l universe" Brian Bourke. a member ofthe ["5 it KOO! 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