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EDITORIAL
Square a treasured and
unique people place
The Squame.
It's our indelible stamp. Our identifier. Our mark. Our brand.
The Square is Goderich and it is unique.
Even people from outside the area, with a casual or passing knowledge 01
Ontario geography know of our Square. It's as if, to those outsiders, that
Goderichites lost all semblance of geometric principles and oddly called a round
downtown, The Square.
How could that happen? Visitors giggle with delight at the prospect of meet-
ing the shapeless and geometrically impaired residents who call their round or
octagonal main street a square.
We can live with the ridicule. We have The Square.
I have painstakingly outlined the valid reasoning behind the term The. Square
as an accurate moniker for our downtown area. Visitors grudgingly nod in
receipt of the logical explanation. The radiating streets form a perfect square.
But, it's so much more fun to think of local residents as not being able to
recognize their round shapes from octagonal or square ones.
Regardless, we have The Square and it in Just one of the jewels that makcs.
Goderich a unique and lovely town.
And so it has been interesting to read and listen to debate about potential use
of The Square as an event facility, closed to vehicular traffic and entirely open
to the walking public for special events,
It makes such good sense,
The Square is a people place, the ultimate in venues to stage community
events and gatherings. Closing the area to vehicular traffic for specific summer
festivals and events will only enhance the participation and the experience.
Who wouldn't welcome the opportunity to walk The Square on a warm sum-
mer evening, partake of a community event and not have to worry about cross-
ing a busy street?
It would definitely create a distinct and welcome atmosphere.
The town, in concert with its merchants and BIA, has worked together to cre-
ate a downtown area that welcomes visitors to its shops and the quiet shade of
Courthouse Park. Over the years, the sidewalks have been expanded to accom-
modate pedestrian traffic comfortably and allow for sidewalk displays and cafes
where patrons can watch the world go by on sunny afternoons.
The bandshell was reintroduced to the park, provokingnostalgic memories of
days when the townsquare was a meetinand entertainment lake. It is becom-
ing
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that once again,
Countless community events are staged in Courthouse Park and in and around
The Square. It Is an inviting plaice.
Deputy -mayor John Grace is right in his , assssertion that many community
events would be ideal for .pedestrian -only traffic and that more people on the
sidewalks would translate into more people in the stores, Simply, more people
would probably attend events on The Square knowing that they could easily
walk around the thildren'ss Festival or the Festival of Arts and Crafts or an
antique auto show.
The Square is such a valuable resource and natural gathering place for people
and events.
It would .be such a shame not to exploit it. 1).S.
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