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And that's what the life- time resident of Waterloo did. passing the torch by starting an annual program for local school children at the legion called Why Do We Remember? With changes to the curriculum. Such though the importance ul Remembrance Day was gel- ting lost in the shuffle, and today's youth needed to learn about the sacrifices made by Canada's men and women in uniform. "To you, from failing hands we throw the torch - be yours In hold it on high," wrote McCrae, a Guelph doctor killed in the First World War. in his famous poem "ln Hander's Fields." Students deserve better representation, says will“! leader m al sunk-ms Ill-0d hm» I “W n-prc-svnlumm at Vau'rlun my hall. \an's the vice-preside') mun-r sity ufluln on Wilfrid blunt-I Uroiswrsitv's \lluirnls' Union any Such, the long- Glime president oi Waterloo Legion Branch No. 530, thought the poem penned by Col. Inhn McCrae were words to live by. Waterloo legion carries otilong-time president's Remembrance Day school program Waterloo to review local ward system VOLVO My Mw And he Witttis to we n So when Such passed [OOKIIIG run A " VOLVO? BY Ammu Emmi ' hmrm fr 'srrtft By Bun VRBANAL Jinnah}? Hm!) B-K VOLVO BUS-BO‘M Stan Guthrie. who served trl the Canadian Army dur, ing the Suez Crisis in 1956, headed up the fourth year of the programming. taking over the duties once held by Such. The importance of the work he was doing wasn't lost an Guthrie. "This was Gerry's dream," said Guthrie. "And out of memory for Gerry. we want to continue on." And not just continue on, said Guthrie. but expand the program to reach out to more students and more schools. They'll do that by expanding the range of speakers who talk to the Stu» dents, getting someone from each branch of the Canadi- an Armed Forces to talk about their individual expe- riences of being on the frontline,. change __ 5mm "l learned from a profes- sor in a municipal politics class that the way the ward system is currently laid out in Waterloo, " clearly dis, vrimittates against uu~ dents." said Anthony Putin-ML "The wards should be designed in it way that rvilet Ix the e-mirv rummuni IV And having both W1.” and the lJniu-rslw of Witter, Inn has“ ally In tiuw u-mn- (If lam wanix Fist ill-III mud. only adds, to [hr pmhlmn But his h-giun comrades [nude \un' that I,trl. luhn MrCrutc, words held up. and the lun'h was passed once again, And recently they joined with more than 900 local children in the local legion hall to hold faith with Such and others lost in service to Canada. "We harc slum-nu sprciul um At ”INN threw m an.“ "ite, a lm-ngllu' battle u Ilh l ar1ccrlast summer. the quz-xunn was would hi, \‘islnn xunnvs’ rhey decided there was nu way they weren't going to [animus the Why loo We Rernernlrer? prugram. Warm up your home l with our (ri. il a ‘jg‘ :1 (r),,'!""")' W“; 'Gerry's kids' "Yau can see it by the questions they ask of the veterans." said Guthrie. "And the veterans are more than willing to answer any ques- lion." four wards," he said. "T heir votes are basically negated, which makes the problem worse." Guthrie has his own little way of seeing if the veterans are getting through to the students. He often takes aside three different Stu- dents and asks them what they learned that day. Invariably, it comes back to the importance of Remembrance Day and the sacrifice the veterans made. "Some of the answers are Piscitelli recently asked city council In examine its exisling ward system with it focus on how 'students can ho better represented. A sure-fire way for at", dents to have more of a say in city issues, Pirwitelli said, would be- m rewortrrt,mre the wards. has]! ally ”ruling " new ward that's nlmlv up primarily”! slum-nix Guthrie has seen the impact ot sharing the run-r- ans' stories with elementary students. ll puts a face nu Canada's hislury of sacrifice they might only get in hooks or in movies. "We "rm! mnn- mm m rm (nun: il." he said "And It would hes nuI- In "We also hrlwu‘ [II the yuung people an he did." mid Guthrie .. l'hul's why we're pulling 1ogetlier "srontinuethF,, and hopefully continue " (In into the future." "This is the last generation that's going to meet this generation. " Yhmkmg of choosing corne- new colours that. fall? Drop by Heer's for expert advice! YOU can also VISIt us onlme at: . " wvtnAr.rnq.orsrdoooratirnq.oor'Tn - Gerald Foran teacher ll TiiiTi7)7) CHRONICLE "'To you we pass the torch', and he's talking to each and every one of us. And the kids really get that sense of importance." It also takes a tremen- dous amount of work to get the programming and the people together. but the vet- erans and the Ladies Auxil- liary think it's worthwhile. considering how many of those first-person accounts are being lost with passing of another comrade. "He is asking us some- thing," said Guthrie about McCrae's famous poem. "And that's. 'Please don't for- get us. Piscitelli hclievcs younger represerrtativcs would he "ring a different pr-rxpm tive In the ' nun: ll rhumhvrs Gerald Furan. a Grade 7 tcacher at Our Lady oflour- des in Waterloo. said that's why he bruughl his students ottt. have people on council who have " pro-student stance. and realize things do impact students too. "It might aka he a chance for younger perople In gel elccted In city round! trecause. the may things :m' right nuw. there's nu roixlNir chance for them [wrung [maple] la he elected." "Fur example. mam; am dcnts Il’nll ttt tu. 1hr1Ulr0r1 Ilu'nmlim "m when nun-s "l just thought it was important that the students come down, hear the veter- ans. and realize the impor- tance of Remembrance Day," said Foram "This is the last generation that's going to meet this generation. and it's an excellent experience and a great program that the legion is putting on." a little 'iitiiarcrtt trom when. but Ihvy were all nn Roman irrurwe Dav and what it stood tor," said Guthrie. .. Hwy also [all me when it mount to be a Canadian. and the fret-don“ they enjoy. "So it is gelling lhmugh to them." like development on the Waterloo Murainc. come up. a student would likely have a more sympathetic view." he said. Hm In the meantime. Ii,citvlli Itrrrirowd the city create a t ummim-v of Nttt- (ll-ms. residents and l mm l Illors In "vi,t HIV staff In n-Lil-wmg lhv rum'nt ward hmthHH-s and nip of (mum I Students also have strung positions on lnral hy|aw issues. he added. including those that involve noise and snow s,hovelling. James Lang, 13, a Grade 8 student at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic elementary school in Waterloo, recently took part in the Why Do We Remember? ceremony at the local legion hall. Lang laid a wreath in remembrance of all the sacrifices made by Canada's war veterans. ll Is Imlmrmm [hm all ',-Heltor,ottxr I uni-ma HIM 2mm " N thrun no a." h P k “dun-n 24$ Ell-mum)- Rd (.mlph Wt king SI rn-l HfjrriJ,y.fi, I‘IL-m’ f & [nun N I r.v1‘ll\ l'isrilt-lll said he's expressed interest to the rin in being part of the upturn ing review. citizens have some input into moving forward." he said. According In city staff, the next review of the municipal electoral system is slated fur January 3005. and any changes should he in place for the 2006 munitr ipal "lvrtion. .. I'hr oty ruuuls In hair am " the different uunmu “My stakeholders. and Ill( Imh’ puhlir runsulm nun." hr will of the rrvu-w 1'1 Nerrth,Watcrle"r UV; 77: us: I‘d". 'ou, m9) [6”, non vRaANAI New ("ts \200 'str, q-ll K §HIJ