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Bunda-S' Association. 355m you I NEVER had three jour. of racism, homosexuality, women s liberation, infidelity and Furthermore, please note that Everyone in the building industry is neymen direct me at any one time. The Wm- it was not the fim [1-120 Gold Build- well aware of the fore-casted shortage working relationship was one to one, Never before had sitcoms been ing, there were many LEED Gold of skilled trades people looking for- and whatbetterleaming experienoeis “50‘3“!“ With storyline: of "“3 \j 3.145} j kl Office Building projects that pre- ward, not only in Ontario, but the rest there? Not secondary school. not uni- nature, W to mention deathly sedans I“, , ceded this project. What was so OfCInldl varsity not college. subject mam" like I“I”, miscarriage ‘1 l \ l \ unique and special about what Con- To the best of my knowledge. one There are many entities promot- and breast cancer. rad and RSai accomplished. with the of the biggest challenges in Ontario ing apprenticeships, but due to the During the season "'0 Wm of whole consultant team, was to cre‘ is the outdated ratios of apprentices existing ratios the interested potential ”Chic Bunker 5 Place, it was revealed *1 ate the first LEED Gold Multi~Ten» to journeymen. one to one for the apprenticescannotbesigned up. 018‘ Edith had died 0” stroke in her '5 it} ant Office Building in Ontario, maybe first apprentice, three journeymen sleep. '“‘ even Canada. required for your second apprentice Ronnie in the final scene, Archie walks , A We should be extremely proud of “we“ there has been a change 1 have ”up"; into his and Edith's bedroom and the tact that we have a firm as talented not been made aware of. closes two empty dresser drawers. He sitsdownonthebedandflndsoneof _ Wh f wh will b ' d b W"‘"""°“°""‘°“°°" 0 pays or at e qulte a 8 ate Alone. he holds the slipper and MARSHALL says: ”It wasn't supposed to be like WARD hings are heating up at regional council. Granted, other urban municipalities, based on a set of assump‘ this. y'know_ 1 was supposed to be the .A, 7 I the issue at the heart of the fire â€" development tions that were old, tired. and completely out of touch first one to 80- I always used to kid you charges (DC) â€" is one that makes the W95 glaze WM" reality. about you going first. You know I never meant none ofthat. And over whenever it comes up. Waterloo council spoke up at that time, too. propos» that morning when yous was jams there, I was shaking you and Unless. ofcourse. you are a member ofa local council, ing an alternative that would have saved a bucket load yelling at you to 80 down and fix my breakfast. I didn't know. You focused on maintaining the integrity of your core. pm- of money. only to he laughed out of regional chambers. had no right .0 leave me that way, Edith." tecting your taxpayers or having some element of say in after being scolded for speaking up. Archie begins to cry, bringing the slipper to his face; 'Without an issue impacting your citizens. ‘ _ This time around. Kitchener sent a for» giving me jug one more chance ‘0 say I love you." The issue, in a nutshell, is simple. The H] ‘ I \ mal delegation, presenting their concerns 1 The scene still chokes me up as Carroll O'Connor‘s perfor- province has granted new revenue tools, 5( j \ V to council. They are looking for an outcome I mance (before a live studio audience, no less) recein a peg. designed to help pay for the increasingly ‘ ’ ‘ ' that is completely different than Waterloo's .‘ body Award Not surprising for their work as Archie and mm complex budgets connected to transit and 7 they want their downtown core to be l Bunker. Carroll O'Connor and lean Staph-ton each received “8’“ trash. Regional council needs to decide how 3 exempt from the new charges. l Emmy nominations and both won an. award numerous times. to implement the develoPment charges v 3‘. l empathize with their request ~ they ,' As a child of the ”was, All in the Family was my favoume extra fees attached to a new development ‘ ,3 have worked hard and invested a lot of fund- : ghnwv Edith Bunker captured my heart with her sweet my?!” . 7 across the region 1 ‘V ing into the downtown core. They are con honesty and compassion, while Archie despite ms unrepen- Which has local councils standing at ‘ I cemvd that their momentum wtllbeimpactr 1 rant NEG")! , wasinherentlyagoodman, attention, but for different reasons. i I ed by this new set of charges -‘ The show bfinianfly threw a humorous spotlight on our frail~ Waterloo has spoken up in a formal man 1 I also respect their right to speak up. ‘ ties, fears, priorities and prejudices, And now that l’m older. I ner by unanimously endorsing a motion, ; Unlike Councillor Tom Galloway, who made ‘ appreciate the show all the more as Archie and mm were nos; requesting that the Region of Waterloo ’ the ridiculous public statement that the folks I jam-c ior the simpler days of yesteryear a“ they sang in the open ‘ . grandfather projects already in the approv t_,.,,_,_ “‘â€" at Kitchener (Iity llall clearly don't under j ing theme song _ Those Were the Days. l ais progress, phase the IXZs equitably across stand the issue 4 And while there are a few programs on television these days 1 all core areas in the region regardless of whether or not Really? Another city. another scolding. : that I regard highly (Big Bang Theory. Bob's Burgers. The Odd 1: a core area exemption is currently in place, and ensure Two cities, two very different requests. It will be inter 1 (huple. Game of Thrones and The Walking Dead), the majority 1 that the townships also pay the new transit development csting to see what deals are made as council crosses the 1 of what I see flipping through the channels is demeaning. reality j charges. finish line. based mpg, 1 These requests are desiwled '” “Hm” 9’05”an dEVEIOP ‘ Rediscovering All in the Family on DejaVlew, I believe the l i merit to stick to their budgets and, most importantly. buf "- show is responsible for some of the most ptmerfui and touching ; ! fer the potential impact on Walerloo's taxpayers Karen Scion is the commuter of the Intent Business I moments ever seen on Amer-jun {damn i | This conversation is not a new one for Waterloo Two mm an educator and a recovering city councillor I .., l years ago, regional count il implemented a new DC Bylaw You can enroll he! at beinsrt'aannmchom ("follow I Marshall Ward L, afreelance writer and “may . I that left Waterloo's taxpayers carrying the tab for the he! on Twitter @karnucian. I (“an welcomed! marshal" wartholmailcom . e. . was”. ‘