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Ontario team cash losses for Cflnldlan m- moved into the town’s old Church Theatre a couple years involvin the Ontario Deni-El A550. DentalAsvocianon era back. From the creaking wood floors and 24-foot ceilings to . . 3 Alfalfa hay is easy to grow. It the beautiful stained-glass windows. Toy Soup is much more outwith). “h on I'd “k Stop the sale of genetically bloom to, 2 yam and m can in), than a "on _ it has “mi to share withellleoresidentsthate: "was“ “"8"“ '1' M 33mg? 13;; m 33:3? 1 on?” Bob and "it“ “wiltimflifimtitm if Ill: pan om. , .. . . . a an a e aco Sparkles,a‘age- e ’ o to e o'ayseason :2? the ()[)As 905mm on "“5 m“ ( : Eneéflydz‘gmiefdfifol; {twist}? to promote miguplbut with extended hours, in-store promotions and sales. draw Our association made the deci- designed by Monsanto. They left: paitl'infdfrdargf‘amnners “(fitting Pmmfi flfifiogfr {firmlliaanyd's down as the sion to move forward from this own the patent on the genetic traits ruin organic farming industries if townisalllitu Mthfifiihorse-drawficdrri eridec chrollers issue and refrain from taking up of the seed and it can spread in the wedon’tbanthisproduct 5318‘“ d P . ., ag ' . . . . . . - g an lots of free goodies. Rob told me when I waited anymore of the courts time With pollen up to 8 miles from where the Please help Canadian farmers by ThySoupthlspaatweelL TILT atterttl‘h e a;socii:‘tior;;;itered mgéaizaused. according to Crop writing ‘0 your MP and MPP and The Bouliannes opened Toy Soup in 2006 after moving p Thâ€" V: "0 ne . pob h D l ‘. d wild alfalfa ask them to ban the sale of genetl- from the us. to Waterloo when Rob took a pan-time posi- e C W“ 888m“ 0.! I" I can easily Sp“? to . tally modified alfalfa tion teaching courses in biology at Wilfrid Laurier University. Harry iloediono and Dr. lra Kirshen crops by way of birds, butterflies, Alwa wantin to 0 en their own business Rob and Lisa have been dro ped -â€" similar to the bees and wind. ya 3 p - - ' . p . . Inuiaetteuntelgne were inspired by Dancmg Bear, 8 famdy-run specialty toy Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Once in the comment. it canâ€" Wamioo store in Frederick. Md - Ontario‘s move to dismiss the frivo- not be reasonably controlled or “We thought if we don’t ’ve it a lous claims brought before them on contained. Letter policy t 'u kn . h .5“ ’th \1 \l ‘8! l \l l .._ . , rywe never ow. esai WI a . \. . . this issue. If modified alfalfa is detected on [en t th edit be s b- laugh ) The people of Ontario should be farms that have not purchased the . ers o e or may u ‘ . - \l\ l \ . - . mined by fax to 519-886-9383 or by Rob also said it was a leap of faith assured that the ODA Will continue seed, the manufacturer has the legal '1 t editori movin T Sou located 'ust u the to advocate on behalf of the public right to seize farm equipment and 2:23;“ o. .' g qy p. . . l p - . - erloochronicle.ca or by mail road behind The Mill. Into the old when it tomes to their health and property of that farmer for patent or deli l to Waterloo Chronicle Church Theatre built in 1914 “When 3’ well-being. .- . . . infringementt 1‘ also creates i‘mfi‘ 279 Weber St. N., Suite 20. Waterloo, we first thought about having a toy ,‘ "9 The association wtll continue cant issues or farmers trying to Ontario N2l3H8. store in this building. we were really '8‘ F"â€"~â€"'- *â€"â€"â€"‘*â€" worried that people may respond a. l negatively, given that it was a church.” Rob told me. i Between a rock and hard place i... m... w. . . ’ ward about it, the immediate l Hello rock, id like to introduce you to hard place. Voltaire: 1 disagree with what you say. but will defend response from customers was MARSHALL 1 It's a thought I've had as 1 consider local job action your right to say it. extremely positive.” said Rob. WARD ‘ | by public high school teachers and the us. Presiden- And that. i think. leads into the quandary facing “We've had people come in from . . tial election. our neighbours in the ”5 AS ”Ch year all over the country â€" Alberta, British Columbia â€"â€" and tell us l First. the teachers. We‘ve been waiting of elections goes by I am more and how they've never seen a toy store like this before." i for some kind of response since late I)” t I ( )l more amazed at the extremism of Indeed. Toy Soup is unique and unlike anything I've ever i August, when Dalton McGuinty. in hind. ' ' ' , . American politics. The middle ground seen. which is part ofthe reason i keep going back. sight. made the move that eventually led to l“ l“ Rld'. seems to be quite barren. i hope we are "it‘s a beautiful old building with lots of space and light - litnt walking away as Premier. It was legisla- not going in the same direction. coming in, and the stained~glass windows aren't overly reli- tion taking away collective bargaining, and - . ‘3'; although that certainly has been the 9'0qu said Rob. “The building was built in nine months for a imposing a contract on teachers in the 3' ' casein recent years. ridiculously small amount of money. something like 513,000. public school system. ' . 3“» The US. is like one of those great big it's amazing how times have changed." I didn’t like the premise of that. You can l 1 3 ships. It takesan awful lot to move it. let And because the building was a theatre for many years, l)(' pro or anti-union, httt I think decency ' ' J alone turn it around. So whether the Rob said customers often tell him of shows and concerts they calls for you especially in a position of winner is Barack ()bama or Mitt Rom- saw there. power ~ to respect an agrcctiient that is in ‘ 5 hey most of what it does will stay the “We even had a couple stop by who got married in this place. that's simply the right thing to do. so » ~, same. Perhaps the tone or the feel of building, and wanted to check out the place,” he said. I understand the tetichers' frustration. fiat“ how it's done will shift. but for the most Some of the best Fred Eaglesmith shows I've seen were at . But that's the rock. The legislation is '7" ' part itwilllumber. the old Church Theatre, i told Rob. already in place. (Not here is thc hard place BRlAN But looking at the US. and what has “The acoustics were amazing in here, and the building still of the parents and the students, and thc BOURKE befallen it over the years seems to have resonates with that warm, pleasant feeling and good vibes.” teachers are sitiack iii the middle overtures in world history. In the space he said. The local president of thc high school . of centuries great powers have risen ”We're so lucky to be here. especially during a village‘wide teachers federation has announced educators will and fallen. The Romans, the British and the French celebration like Sparkles. * take at‘llon. some of those moves include missing have all. at one time. towered over other nations “It's avery special time.” . ’ staff meetings, perhaps not administering standard before eventually falling back And that's why Toy Soup has become one of the many l tzed testing anti not communicating with parents The [1.5. has been at the top for a long time. but is magical components of my family's Christmas traditions. outside of the rt-gtdar school day. It seems extracur- it possible to maintain that position? And if not. what Toy Soup will be open late Thursday and Friday until 9 j ricular at1ivities will stay in place for now, are the ramifications for the rut of the world? P-m-t as St. Jacobs Sparkles runs from Nov. l5 to 18. Everything 1 There's a difficult balance them. The teachers and Some of you may well say. "Who cares what hip in the store will be 10 per cent off the regular price. 2 its federation have to do something otherwise the pens in the United States?” Consider those potential Visit www.5tjacobs.com for more information. i protests and such are a waste of time and air. But they changes and then tell me it‘s not important. also want to avoid penalizing the students. That is - "‘ J certainly not the way to garner suppon, Brian Bourke, a memberofthe 1053 KOOL FM Marshall Ward is a visual artist and music writer Some people will be annoyed no matter what the morninch can bemchodbyeâ€"mallat ' for Rock Cellar Magazine. Email is welcomeat _ . [ teachers do. htit you have to go back to the words of bboulheQWmm niarshaleandOhotmaiLcom.