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I ean't remember ever hearing of any group(s) attempting to boycott and advise people not to donate to a well known charity such as the Kitchener-Water. loo Poppy Fund, which is a non-sectarian charity. lwmildliketndsrifyone point: Legionbranchesdo not sell poppies. Poppies are distributed by the local poppy fund at no charge and they awept donations ,dtkhareneededtofu1fillourgoala anddh'gatioru. The kieherserWaterfoo poppy fund is controlled by the following seven veterans organizations and their ladies' auxiliaries: ‘Royal Canadian legion Branch 50, Kitchener nttiriCanadianimp'onBraneh412Nish,kitdr - ‘Roysl Canadian legion Branch 530. Waterloo 'Unit 247 Army Navy and Air Force Veterans, Poppy Fund boycott hurts everyone While listening to a local radio station's 7 am. news on Monday, Oct. 31, I was very shocked to hear that the Canadian Jewish Congress and the World Sikh Organization of Canada want Canadians to only buy poppies from certain branches of the Royal Canadian . I Three strikes, he tt out I have just received a third election flyer from a can- didate for Waterloo mayor who proposes to ‘remove duplication' from local govemmene TheiimtitetnIretxsivedirmnMy.Stmirnenrmtsa refrigerator magnet with "John Summers The Mayor" displayed on it. Since our family already has dozens of magnets from various businesses, I was convinced many of these magnets would end up taking precious space in our landfill. The magnet slogan immediately offended me as I am still under the impression that the voters, not the candidates, decide who will be The second solicitation came, was filed with other election flyers to be looked at later and was not given another thought. It was the third which finally got me to put pen to paper. C Does Mr. Summers think the voters will believe he can reduce duplication in government if he amt mam age it in his own campaign? I am also certain Water- loo voters still appreciate being asked for support from candidates rather than being told' by election signs who will be mayor. I'm sorry, Mr. Summers, three strikes and in my bah, you‘re out. lfl were voting in Westmount ward, Ijust might be tempted to scribble his name on my ballot, despite his understandable unwillingness to put up with the non- sense he regularly exposed in the amndl chambers. Here's hopinghe runsfor mayorin'97. West ward citizens may think they got gypped out ofan election race, but the truth is they're among the NextMimdt1y'tsekdiortmarutheendofthe199t. 91ammiltenn,andnotarnornentta"am. Havingattendedthepast8oorisoamndlmetings "eloNigatedtoghamafewthingsI'veaeentrmn theheeldthehtmmhoe. _ Theteareamneillortrwhoarerunningagainwhoi tmpeet;thetearethogeIdonot.Ratherthanback any candidates (I prefer to remain neutral), however, nlplayittstahraanmentingonthesoamnaTlors wyanthm9fimRthBreandCrajgN11d1e. Few people are aware of it now, but Waterloo is mstllygdngtomiatrBrxrwn,rdtodedinaitorunforre. election in Westmount ward. Many times over the past term this UW actuarial science professor rescued council from everything from a simple misunderstanding of procedures to complete chaos. It was always a reliefto those ofus in the media (and, IU sure, the audience) whenever the petty bickering, speech-making and confusion that sometimes threatened to engulf Waterloo ammil was cut short by Brown's rational. balamd analysis of an The other councillors have always seemed in awe of Bmwn, and I dont blame them because I was as well. Healsokrtewjugthowtoerahusallup,oftenina time ofneed (1 am, for example). 1lllttittttttmtim,tmltgnaittllhtugtttgttt fit-R Naval Atr.teiatitm, Waterloo Cjaiiiyiiittiaitit, Barbara Charlton Public libraries deserve our support It is budget time again or our local public libraries. The Waterloo library is looking at more staff reduc- tion, reduced opening hours, elimination of specialty collections re heritage and audio-video and to cumm- vent the Ontario Free Public Library Act by imple- menting heavy user fees where possible. In Waterloo, people are concerned about jobs, liter. acy. technological and communication skills and life- long learning. This trend is here to stay and it will mean continued heavy use of the public library. It is true that most of our infomation is from shal- low, predigested television blurbs and headlines. Whenever we want or need to look a little deeper, to think a little more seriously, our libraries are our most efrtrtive resource - frequently our only resource and certainly, for the average person. the only aihnr able one. Public li . deserve our support Vote for the city and] candidate who supports intelketualhee&tti,tixxdantormdandthetxxnmu. mopublic library. A - At this time, I would urge these religious groups not to do anything that would impede the success of an honorable and annual campaign which has supported the veterans and the KAY community for many years in a non-sectarian manner. I also think that what these religious groups are doing could promote racism which we are all told not to promote or practice. M04 KAY Wing Royal Canadian Air Force Associa~ tion, Waterloo 'Unit 52 Korea Veterans Association, Waterloo When the Kitchener-Waterloo Poppy Fund is boy. cotted. all ofthe above veterans groups are affected. These same veteran's groups independently donate a lot of money to our hospitals and other needy groups. The primary reason for the existence of the KW Poppy Fund is to provide emergency financial assis. tance for all needy veterans and their dependents whether they are members of a veterans association or not. Residual funds left over are distributed to needy groups such as hospitals. The three local hospitals have received almost $200o00 from the Kitchener- Waterloo poppy fund over the past few years. When the poppy fund is boycotted, the funds going to hospi- tals are afftxted drastically and much needed equip- ment does not get pmhased. which affects people of all races, colors and religions. A final election thought: Sure, you’re going to want to vote for candidates who feel the way you do about some key issues - thah understandable. But be care- ful not tn vote in too many one-trick ponies. You are better off electing men and women who trulyeareahouttheeityandthasewiththebrainsto comprehend the huge, complicated staff reports coun- tailors are often saddled with than people with single minded devotion to "family values" or lower taxes at the expense of other issues. Nobody wants to see the major issues of the next few years (Seagram land redevelopment, suburbam'zation of Waterloo's west side, etc.) left in the hands of people who either dont give a damn or dont have a clue. lucky ones: Hoddle (who was acclaimed) takes a thoughtful and uncommonly unbiased approach to most issues, even when they directly affect his ward, which is doubly impressive. No knee-jerk reactions and very little silliness from this rare "regular guy' councillor who actually works for a living like the nest of us. We're lucky he's back for three more years. Tom Brockelbank So vote, please, but think about it carefully first. Ar!glie! Sid Kenmir Kitchener Arch" ttth/tgums GLENRIDGE WARD COUNCILLOR 4499/14me 014W 4mm“; www.cww Because of you ... and you, and you " working F O R W l . President Lexington District Neighborhood Association' . Representative at OMB, City Council and School Board . Ontario Special Winter Olympics Committee 1994 . 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