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wn Hum CHRONICLF . “Mm-site)- September ELEM I - 9 l I ‘ l u,,,,s___s_ 4 : | Ah‘ _'_"' *' fâ€"â€"_â€"â€"â€""_-’â€"“~I v v s s , ‘ ‘ LEI lERb N) THE CHRONICLE I 895 arty in ‘ monkey bars and basketball nets all All of our residents want to keep p Please leave in the beliefthat it would encourage the trees ' . our trees alone exercise and make kids happier. but Waterloo council is admirable in th ' l a growing body of research suggests their promotion of healthy active e at 0 ‘ i recent edition ol the Water the opposite is true" Citizens but to quote Court. Whaley: p l Alon Chronicle provided on Now travel a short distance down “The policy doesn‘t have to be so 1 interesting contrast of ideas Bridge Street to AllenbyCourt where rigid as to fly in the face of what usician lay 59mm, during his first radio interview l in two different pieces. the a". i5 planning on chopping makes sense." M back in 1983. humbly quipped: "l'm in the process of l lhe_\ \‘u‘ll‘ Marshall Ward‘s coir down a dozen or so mature maple As the Greening Committee at St getting a new group together _ and it should be I umn culled Made in the Shaded! 5!. trees so that they can btiild a side- Luke's has discovered. we need good. I think." . i I [like and the interview with t oun. walk. While I support the city court» shade and beauty and air quality as He thought correctly. l l Mark “halt-y. .‘lllmlu- t our! In'r’s cil's idea oi providing connected much as. if not more than we need That group would become Canadian pop icons The North» l I could he cull I’articulzirlt on ;\l|t'nh_\‘ sidewalks to encourage walking and concrete. em Pikes. who exploded onto the airwaves with such hits as l (‘ourt I lound the differences quite exercise. destroying the shade and Please leave our trees. Teenland. Things I Defer Money, and Girl with a Problem, As l interesting niIIllml Maul)" 0f 35-Yt‘iifâ€"Uld "005 chief singer-songwriter of the Pikes. and as a solo artist who 1 SI l.uke‘s community. working to do so seems to go against the BarbaraDelghan has released six albums. 5,9ka has comealong way since that . together mth the Region of Water- research cited in Marshall Ward's Waterloo first radio appearance 28 years ago. n was during that live pro» l ltlt) l.ll\'irtit1mt‘l‘ll.tl Steuardship column. ~ . gram Semko performed an acoustic version of what would l I und. KW Community inundation. Adults as well as children don't WW become one of my favourite Pikes' songs. Stars in 1,“,th later l i I ll i riends of the Iznvrronment. want to spend limt' walking or Fla)” 7 > 3. in. j 5;, v recorded on the album SecretsoftlteAIt'bi. . ! onota hergrecn, parents. and staff. ing on concrete undera blazing sun. Wick .-,= . m I'm really hoping Semko plays Stars in the Sky when he l : has planted in new trees on the Replacement trees would only proA 00.3.1011,” fig$5k H. . my, returns to Waterloo Region on November 17 fora solo acoustic l 1 school property vidc shade years from now and we “I 1": , ..;' _. v. g - concert at Kitchener's Registry'lheatrer I ‘ In the course of their preparar would lose the beauty of the red m3 "fiiw‘hfé‘?‘ '..5‘?~“’£?3 Asa longtime fan of'Ihe Northern Pikes. l was thrilled when ‘ nuns for the new maples. they dis. maples currently growing on our v M 1 ‘§§;;§,,.,,;::B Semko accepted my invitation last covered research that has shown street. _{_,_ L year to perform at the Button Factory ‘ that children will play more readily I encourage Waterloo council to ~'_‘" ,‘ sf; , g . «f r‘ in Waterloo. For more than two hours. \ l \l l\l l \l l in shady areas rather than on the support its own urban design guide- Ami“ ‘3 r. .. «3'. ,. Semko cast a spell on the sold-out \ l l [ \ flat tarmac playgrounds that have lines that encourage the pmmotion if A I“ in”: L 7 ' .. -* audience with his breezy storytelling ‘ 1 been traditionally built for schools of shade "as both an aesthetic l, «if? -;, ”>1 " ’1?" and haunting acoustic renditions of Kate Hammer of the Globe and aspect and a health aspect for sun ,; g i ' ' ‘ : songs including WaifhrMe' Swirl. You ! Mail is quoted: “For decades protections" ‘ >2 ‘ ” ‘ , H , y Y Sold theFarm, Mouse inaHale. Worlds ‘ 5 schools have chopped down trees Allenby Court is a small cul-de» gm . g A: y 3' Away. and Paris arSomeu/herelwhich. . ‘2 l and replaced [hem With asphalt. 53° .3,“ “ ”lg" ‘5 "= "' ‘ "‘ much to my delight. featured accom- ' W - i paniment from my sister Cathy on ~ I g . . . accordion) l What a borm electlon cam 31 "ed” 1 Semko reminisced this past week over 4 1 I. y u , .. the phone from his Saskatoon home. i oday's tip on how not to expand your writing “"1th Oh the same lm "01 Dalton boat. “It was perfect really, and that's what MARSHALL | I career â€" write about a topic at least half your Part of the problem might be the new fixed 9'90 you dream of as a singer-songwriter WARD i audience isn't going to care about tion date, The parties have been campaigning 50 long â€" people actually paying attention . Which brings me. against my will. to the they've “in 0|“ or things '0 53W- lh the and listening to your music. I look at l provincial election campaign. Or. perhaps past. whether an election was called by seeing live music: in many ways. as similar to going to a movie. ‘ more accurately. the battle 0' cliché~spew- l ’1 l ( l t l I a ruling party or forced by an 09905“ I think you have to dedicate yourself for a couple hours and . ing people who could all use a transplant of .‘ ‘ tron V0“? I" a minority government. say. This is what I'm going to do.’ and allow yourself to get in ' charisma and character. I;( ) l J R l\ l . there was at '33-“ one central issue- [his my“: to really experience i(_" Three weeks away from an election The liberals have cleverly shipped Semko doesn't arrive at these intimate gigs with a precon- \ everyone has known was coming for four 11% some of those issues Off “3 next year ceived sellist. but instead builds the show based on the vibe 5 years. and it‘s hard to imagine any group of A %‘ -'- “hlhk doctor and teacher contract that evolves over the course of the show. “If people want to 2 people being less interesting, less inspiring z; . ' i negotiations) and I can't blame them email me (jaysemko@gmail.com) and request a song in ' or more cynical than the choices we have ‘ -. ‘3 for that. , advance that they want to hear. I'll tryto do it.‘ i before us now. i 50 the WW5 have become the This past week. Semko released his latest single. Party in the l Maybe it's just me. or maybe it's having . samer Chum" the 0m" party and Parking Lot (the Football Song.) from his forthcoming live- i "In" “calm“ in l9“ than a year, bl" We - ' "“3“ run a tight enough campaign ‘0 song E.P. He's also working on his next fullâ€"length solo album. I had enough. More likely. it's just them. "~' g: hove YOU don't make a major mistake. due out in early 2012. 1 1 From the liberal side. we have Premier & The" take advantage Of what "i" be “It will be a collection of original love songs â€" some of I l Dalton Mdiuint)’ â€" cighl years in "ll-ICE * ‘ historically low voter turnout and hope them sound more like Beatles songs with a bit of a rootsy slant ' l and I would have thought almost unelec BRIAN for the best. _ ' _ â€" and l'm calling it 'the romantic album.’ for lack of another . l table given the complaints we hear about BOURKE . The parties pay ltp servtcc to the term.” he said with a chuckle, "I’ll be performing a handful of : ‘ spending and taxes. But no. there he is in "193 0‘ engaging "“95- When the truth those songs at the Registry show. which 1'" be recording for a l the latest polls With achance to win again w w , , we a, is ”19)" have "0 interest in increasing possible live albuml It's going to be a really cool. unique. can I Which means he is either a deeply loved premier. the number “Pall“?- who vote. cert. and I want people who come out to have a totally great ‘ or many see him as the lesser of evils My hunch is I ("all bank 0“" the Intemet Whh my phOne. 1 can experience that night." the latter K“ 3 WM“ ticket “‘9'" ‘9 my Blackberry and just “0"" lust as he did in that 1983 radio interview. Semko is predict- ()ne olthnst- evils might be lint lludak. the leader it "I" E“ lht‘ box ”"150 I can h00k a "in 935W and ing great things â€" and. as before. it's a prediction likely to j oltlie Progressive ( kiuservative puny securely. without ever leaving my kitchen table. come truer ‘ ldon't know what Tim lludak is for. I know what he hm “0 one. 3‘ the municipal. provincial or federal by Semko, A Solo Acoustic Performance at The Registry . is against Mr is against Dalton Mr(.uinty lie is level can come up with an easy system of online vot~ Theatre. in Frederlck Street. Kitchener. In on November l7 ‘ against any1hing that rhymes with Md .uintv lug dew"? having talked about it h" almost 1” years? at 7pm.“ckets are $25, mu.ble at Old Goat Books In Water- In lact. had he tainpaigned on that alone he might ".5 “lid W9 89‘ the grwemment W" deserve. l EU?“ loo 3nd Emma Records In Kitchener. Also “nibble onllne It have waltnd to .1 WI” Ihit he keeps Insisting on talk» “'1' “WW where 'h9 blame “'35- http:lllaysemko.ewntbrlte.com. l ing, and we soon find out he really doesn't have any "' ... l W00" [1" ”I“ Immlm‘ P" all, Brian Bourke, ” "7" "1h” ofrhe 105 3 K0! ’1' PM Marshall Ward Li a visual artist and wrestling reporter Email it i Not that be Is alone The NIH“ Andrea Ilorwath 1* morning "W'- can ”'9‘“th h."1""‘("’ ”' welcome at marshal! imrrim‘holnmilt‘om l hmurWhnlfmrnm #