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WAl “(Hill (.HRONICIL - Wednesday. February 154103 - 9 i '“"**"‘b"’ " ’ “ ’ b" ’ ‘ ' ’ ’ ’ ' fi”“‘¥"""â€"‘ if "" " ""” ’ 3 . .. .. . . . . . a ‘ ‘ . l.l:l llzRS 101“le CHRONICLE . Th . f d. L7 77 â€"--~7~~7â€" 7 77 777 77 7 7 7777â€"7 I r , ,_ . 8 Joy 0 Sprea mg em. ilL‘t‘ep wr no question 3 c e mentions re ro ittin . re airin GM Should SOlve its (1M management ~ it is their and upgrading our faciligiies Eu ma? ki (1 own problems resjmnsibility to find a solution fountains would be able to provide n “888 l other than the (anadian taxpayer drinking water. . . “Each 5,10qu glistening and sparkling “”181?qu ofdeli'glii.’ . asi week i say. u very disturbing I a“) M" that “1th sector . , I believe that the Citizens of Truth before my eyes. light that radiates on waves ofbri’lli'wu‘e. headline “on n read UM Seeks unions have made wage and‘benefit Waterloo deserve to have clean and Flooding my being with the spirit oflow." (iovernnieiit ”mm” Aid. demands that we. the (anad‘ian‘ tax- safe drinking water. I do not believe _ Excerpt from the poem Snowflakes by Ashmine Solanki General Moron Canada I” asking payer. cannot afford. I see this (.M that the water that comes from the the federal and provincial govern admission of a major financial error tapsin our crty is safe for everyone. rowing older at the Waterloo retirement residence (Lourt men” for did {or ”my ridiculous to their benefit plans as the tip of a g Ihe hydrofluorosilictc and rou- tlaurelwood is something Ashmine Solanki intends to pension fund that the (LAW much bigger iceberg. 1 . tinely’used'to fluoridate mumCipal do gracefully, while spreading kindness and making demanded and GM management l urge you to tell your federal and drinking water contains trace new friends along the way. It was one year ago this week that bowed to (guardians shouldn't PmYmCl‘?‘ representatives to say amounts of lead, mercury-and the 747year-old South African native lost her husband of 42 stand for their tax dollars to fund no to (:M srequest for bailout arsenic and these contaminants do years to cancer and found herselfat a crossroads. She chose (iM's legacy pension fund probâ€" funds for the” underfunded pen- ”'0‘ improve the anJ‘FY ofour , ‘ retirement liiing over an apartment. knowing she'd thrive in an lenis. This is not our problem. 510" funds. . I . . water. These fluoridation chemicals active community known for its abundance of recreation and lhere are many Canadians who They â€" the (.AVi and (.M (ana- do not make our teeth healthier and social activities. have no formal pension funds, 1 da management â€" must'solve’their they have been proven to cause "I knew I was not a loner. l'm very social and I can strike up happen to be one of them, and i own probluns. not the Canadian other health problems ‘ 4 a conversation with anyone.” Solanki explained. “l'm proud I simply cannot accept that Ontario taxpayers. . Hydrol‘luorosrlictcacrd ‘5 also can speak English. and i love people." But what Solanki didn't or (‘anadian taxpayers be asked to highly COWS”? and " leaches 0‘“ know when she moved in late one evening last August was she pay for a private-sector overly gen- Peter Donoghue lead from pipes. solder and leaded would be the only non-Caucasian person among 125 residents erous and flawed pension fund. Waterloo brassdfittings all of “afi'chgmmn‘ “The next morning breakfast was at 8 am. and as l walked GM, like its other North American Councillor won’t tainel vm our water ‘5'“ ution and down the stairs (towards the dining area). there was this sea of cannaket competitors. has bowed supp y system. white faces staring at me â€" (l was] to ridiculous wage and benefit support water ban l WI“ "0‘ 59pm)" a ban 0." b0". one little brown lady among them.” , demands from the (AW. with no tled “mum” we stop adding am- said Solanki. “l froze and something \ l \ l i\ l l \i l l consideration for how these gold- Iwould like to provide comments final fluoride to our drinking “’3‘” inside me said. 'Go back. go back to \ I I I \ plated pension plans would be paid about a recent piece in the Chron- your room’ Then a voice said. ‘Come for. icle regarding the ban on selling mm here.’ A petite lady (motioned) and . v The (‘AW has caused this prob- bottled water at city sites. The ani- Waterloo said. 'Sit here. don't be afraid.’ We . .. ‘5 - became great friends” ‘ ‘ . ’ 1 had first heard about Solanki from D b t d b d her niece. an art student of mine who r beams when she speaks of her weekly 7 e a e over goo vs. a news mmmmmwm Maybe it's just easier to blame the messenger. school, got the training she needed and has never mze‘tfdpthm‘ attend pagwgm ~.. ' lately I‘ve been running into a few people, looked back. She also says losing that job was the an] S thy eancie‘ri all” 0, ‘ ' some of them colleagues in my own business. who best thing that ever happened to her. “Fa h rough spin u‘mexgrcismfi Ids MARSHALL have taken the stance that the media is now making Almost every news story can be turned around {£0523 joumeyi :dseepgr l: WARD the current economic condition even worse. on a good news or bad news basis. 0 al' t' §e’ $531?“ log; 58 ' 7 These people believe that the constant barrage of The City ofWaterloo. for example. might re ”gognsa’fl bl a ' dngfat th 1 'rt 31 . I so called “bad news" makes people announce one day it is going to spend $10 2118“” th qu It"? eyes imfr: ace h'a V] U I) gl â€" withdraw even more. reduce their ' million on paths. mg? as“ . 055’] S e “1919' n can Mb It)” bee ‘ti , spending, thus sending the economy I )I I ( I l l I There will be new parks all over the theka :12)“: ”Sacra porehKi:3hness V3; ualflisherd :1]; Sign“, . even further into the doldrums. . . place. with trails and historical markers. (. n3 t la ‘ l 0539 ewsl it An p t d '“K‘ d .‘ There‘s no doubt people react to I“ )l I R k l and it will all be wonderful. ”(1),: a that]; , n e e; gcerp r5215- d an?“ It worsening economic conditions. It will have to raise taxes by five per {1 hqug" 39:1] ring 31:52:31. 2;. Lose: b an” hite. But i believe they do that based on .1 " “5 cent to pay for it. but it’s all good news. suc .a . 8”ng s'ghl‘ d rfulcl (:15 er us an . or “er I their own concerns about their secu- ”g .1 That is, unless you happen to be one of insgirgition, d Emits won he bb" 0v diii'riti(:i(g(.ivery inte emu; i rity. not from what they hear or read :7. those people who believes taxes are too a!" e ucate ’ admanty 0 .1 I? un erst‘ "P “9““ an , about in the news. 1* high already and another five per cent is a was encfofurlage .mij-wn ores Wis my merit 0km). ' ‘ Amuse me, ifyou ml]. as l spout oh” . . w“? just too much to take. t ‘ hm“) a: poe 0‘” iscove. {" {more "liar“: 1y . I on my own theory on the Good % A longtime ago. in a galaxy far far 0:: "mgr. 8?? 0 ”:18: ”gh 5' aria; In ignites.“ . . l News/Bad News debate. based on 30 if; . .. away. i worked at a radio station where “h “3 we lungo or? Em 1.! e powero d (in uman 55",": My 1 years ofexperierice. and several rather 3 i v“ the powers that be declared every morn- QUE/hiss“ gran- ? ‘ 99 ”‘85 $0 tor“ 5 3:11am] ”Hr.” I disastrous attempts at trying to cate~ ing at 11 o'clock there should be a “good '13?! w 0 5" e‘r pmnmelrty. one If?“ an ginger.- 5 C . gorize such things. 5 ' news" newscast. Snitch 8:23:23 ““95 ‘7’" wnte. W“ 50 ml“? 9355K)“ 5" I News. in and it. . ‘ ‘ Althou we tried. it soon deteriorated ‘ . . gm“! nor bad. of self is neither BRIAN from real she“ stories with a positive side boWhet': I asked Sfllanki. whose parents were from Malia. ‘ g i It just is. Where such events fall on BOURKE to just a collection of funny stories from bet ut I ‘? ”0.5m g e experienced growmg Pp "1,501" Marla. I the good and bad ledger is more a 7 77 7 across North America. Ofehftligriting to Canada in 1930. she quietly answered. ts l matter of context. Especially after some listeners complained we sgmet ingt a; nfiver leavefs y 0‘3 #18" guicklyénoved on m l And sometimes that context can take years to were slanting stories to favour various levels of gov- I Qg'rf‘em an t e recent ":3 s ipls Sh es $2 6' . , l emerge. Let's use an example right now of the auto emment. ‘ h eredare so many ta entl peep e ere gowegéartirts. l I companies. News, i believe. by its very nature tends to be eac eminoctohrsf one 89:" eman rim ”3’”? "l1 {Pl ?t' l Struggling in a sea of red ink. some of the Compa- bad. That's because for the most pan good things :1:legchSwvit:dii:(iiril:ishe;a:wh:rl:hed‘iabigtsfifi: ‘33: l nics have gone begging to various levels ofgovem- happen in this world. t Still 'tal d h . A" I ‘ . Sol nki .8 ‘ [m] I merit for cash. and thousands of people could lose The vast majority of people want to work and .03 VI. . an" p as” 7‘ Saga ‘ 3! exercisesypg ays N' . or already lost their jobs. have jobs. mxwgggg ' “Th won.‘ 9 “.0“? 3' “raw,“ 5 0°“ ‘F?’ There's no doubt that is bad news But in five Most ofour kids are doing well in school. {821 Oki " 'd .31“; (b ampIonship. "‘9 lrop y g '" my "mm years time. if these companies emerge stronger and Most of us in this country have something to eat. :la 52 2'; a igsmi e. l h l . . h r , capable of producing better. more fuel-efficient and Those good things are normal. ti 't’ n “a so an activesohznteer. e Pm“ out w". ”12‘?“ more competitive vehicles. doesn't that become Bad things are out ofthe norm and. therefore. ac w I“ 3”? events aroun r "New“? community. . w good news? they become the items in the news. more you give to others â€" riot material things, but love â€" it it's painful to go through this part of the process. "we ever get to the point where those simple fomes if: '0 You tenfo'd' ““1 50'3"” “1"“ 5 “mm mm” / and perhaps it would not have been necessary had good things are not the norm â€" when we are ”51‘? o“! h I h . ki l (1 other decisions been made earlier. but the context reporting them as unusual events â€" then we are in h . e "PM 6. P at 8',“ by spreading ndness. ove an does change the way events are viewed. some serious trouble. c anty mm a positiveattittide. "I? more my heart fills mm . [Even on a personal basis A {WW ago my peat joy â€" like sunshine. Solanki wrote in a recent handwrit- wife. who had spent a long time bouncing aiound in ten prose titled Reflections. “lfyou can spread brim?” in“ the retail sector. lost her job m hope in someone elses life.vthe windows of opportunity Will It came as a shock to her and was certainly a dif- Brian Bourke. a member ofrhe [(15.3 KOO]. PM spring “we 09"" '“ their "V95 and yours. ficult time. But it also proved to be the impetus she momi'ngm'w. can be reached hyemai'lar Marshall Ward “ a “imam"; and mm . pendent Immaker. needed to reexamine things. So she went back to blxmrktOlcoolfm.mm. Email is iwlmme at "who”, imrdflhnrmai’flimm.