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w at er lo oc hr on ic le .c a W at er lo o C hr on ic le | T hu rs da y, S ep te m be r 5, 20 19 | 8 ABOUT US This newspaper, published every Thursday, is a division of the Metroland Media Group Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Torstar Corporation. The Metroland family of newspapers is comprised of more than 80 community publications across Ontario. This newspaper is a member of the National NewsMedia Council. Complainants are urged to bring their concerns to the attention of the news- paper and, if not satisfied, write The National NewsMedia Council, Suite 200, 890 Yonge St., Toronto, ON M4W 2H2. 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Published letters will appear in print and/or online at waterloochronicle.ca Delivery For all delivery inquiries, e-mail customerservice@metroland.com or call 519-894-3000 OPINION TO LEARN HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR OWN CONTENT VISIT WATERLOOCHRONICLE.CA The Royal Canadian Air Cadet Tudor Squadron 822 now has its own flying air- craft. This squadron of 92 area boys and girls is located at the Region of Waterloo In- ternational Airport. The small KR-2 white, single- engine aircraft, trimmed in maroon and black, is now at home at the Lt. Col. Ronald F. Gowing Youth Development Centre at the regional airport. The unique little air- craft was built and flown by Jim Palmer, now a re- tired veteran of the Royal Canadian Air Force. Palm- er has flown the plane across Canada and recent- ly made the Waterloo Re- gion airport its temporary home base. He has now do- nated the aircraft to Squadron 822 and it will have a permanent home at the local airport. Dan Pfohl, administra- tive officer of aerospace with the squadron, said, "This is a tremendous ges- ture by Jim Palmer to do- nate this flying machine to our cadets." The small sleek-looking aircraft can cruise at 150 mph. The wood and lami- nate body can fly with the best, indicated Palmer. He has spent 60 hours flying in the craft. Palmer had spent four years at the Royal Roads Military College in Victo- ria. As a member of the Royal Canadian Air Force he has been stationed at several bases across the country. "Every time I was trans- ferred the many parts of the plane went along with me until it was completed and ready to fly." He retired from the RCAF in 1987 after serving at the staff college in To- ronto, the Pine Tree Radar Line for northern Canada, at the Canadian air base at Lahr, Germany and a stint in England. The air force life all started for Jim Palmer as an air cadet in Nipawin, Sask. He was married in 1987 and has two daugh- ters. Both girls have been air cadets and, according to Palmer, the air cadet or- ganization is a great train- ing ground for young peo- ple. David Gowing, chair of 822 sponsoring committee and chair of CYDC, said they are extremely thank- ful to Palmer for his gener- ous gift that will allow ground training with the KR-2 aircraft. The aircraft has been decommissioned and will not leave the ground. Walter Gowing is a lifelong Cambridge resi- dent, author and journal- ist who has been to 131 countries worldwide. His latest book is Vanishing Gold. UNIQUE AIRCRAFT FINDS HOME AT REGIONAL AIRPORT WALTER GOWING TALKS TO THE BUILDER AND PILOT OF THE KR-2, JIM PALMER The sentiment was captured perfectly by this un- named maintenance worker. "The students just don't give a sh - -. There's your story," the worker said to reporter Bill Jackson when he went to check up on a pile - or mountain, if you will - of garbage left behind a Waterloo condo building. The story, which was published online Thursday, focuses on the Sage 6 condo on Hemlock Street and the issues that have arisen there, but this is a problem that goes well beyond one specific building. At the end of the winter term, and again at the end of the summer, driving through the student housing area of Waterloo is appalling. Couches on the lawns, garbage strewn throughout - it's a complete disgrace. What's worse is that residents (permanent residents, actual residents, call them what you will) have to deal with that. It's a little complicated to have an all-encompassing number of students in this area because of the Universi- ty of Waterloo's co-op program, but it's safe to say that, between UW and Wilfrid Laurier University, there are at least 40,000 students in Northdale and the surrounding area at any given time. These are visitors to our region. Not all of these 40,000 students are disrespectful. More than half of them are probably good community citizens. But it's the ones who don't care that make everyone look bad. This expands beyond garbage, as well. In just a few weeks, when homecoming comes around again, there will be another gathering on Ezra Avenue, and even more disruption for not only neighbours of the area, but the rest of us, as our emergency resources are focused there. It's not an easy problem to solve. How do we, as a community, make students accountable for their mess and the way they affect the community at large? Per- haps we do more to communicate with them about this community. To students coming into our city for the first time, welcome. We hope you enjoy your time here. If you have the chance, leave the university area. Take some spare time and volunteer at one of our great local organiza- tions. It's small actions like these that can make a huge difference not only in your life, but in the way you per- ceive this community. 'THE STUDENTS JUST DON'T GIVE A _____' EDITORIAL WALTER GOWING Column SIGN UP FOR OUR WEEKLY NEWSLETTER AT WATERLOOCHRONICLE.CA