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HomeMy WebLinkAboutGoderich Signal Star, 2011-07-27, Page 7;i derictt Si a uua1-Star • Wednosda •rich nal Star 150 -ISSUE X ISHED WEEKLY -- EST. 1860 nal Star Publishing 0 Huckins St.. 1 Box 120 Godedch ON N7A 486 19) 524-2614. . goderichsignalstar.com SYKES fisher SNRT ertising t •D CNN rters USTRA Bun € ds J1 ounting SH UNMEDIA A Quebecior Media Company Manager NtAtNp! 2s & Subsaipions Kier t.EGZNY NlOREUM E M ES $ tay. Sales ilrwsv bpwesflet.cOttt s )ortsabowesnet.com dsibowesnet.com e. nchadsebowesnet.com oral deadline Friday at 2 pm. RIPTION RATES ADVANCE: I ,: f Igo copy S42 plus GST 539 plus GST 5218 80 plus GS 1 $395 &) plus GST 51 ?S including GST s Mail 'Agreement 4(106 4883 )RN t1NDEr IVERABI.E CANADIAN ADDRESSES. T1oN DEPARTMENT iitEckin St, P.O. Box 120 Goderich ON N7A 486 nix) deliveries o< delivery concerts, ► `)24 2614 EMAIL gesnewstDbowesnacom N h Signal Star shall riot be liable for failure ar' ad fa typographical errors in pubhcatkxn the extent of the cost of that portion of the ad the error occurred The Goderich Signal -Star trio right to re ect or edit any advertisement w h Signal Star is a proud member of the Ca - immunity Newspaper Association (cC)4A) and tin COMMt J lty Newspapers Assoc scion (0(,NA). nowledge the financial support of the mem of Canada through the C:amrulisrn� al Ptind (('F) for nut publishing activitle*. 1 uanaua Member or Ms Camden Community '1 P4ovrapopew M oot:Won and the OMNI° Corrimunwty Nowspepsrs AMrui°rm editorial Our expectations of shopping have changed Communities are characterized and defined by their downtown areas. They provide a historical and inexorable link to the origins and development of the commerce of a community and maintain status as the social, retain and commercial hub. Behind every vibrant community, is a vibrant and viable downtown or core area. The town of Goderich has an amazing and enviable downtown known far and wide as The Square, It is architecturally beautiful and historically significant. By virtue of its layout, with the County Courthouse and park in the centre of the octagon with its radiating streets, our downtown is a unique and impressive area. With growth and development in town, many com- mercial, retail and industrial concerns have located on the periphery as new development occurred. The situation is prevalent in communities across the country. The dichotomy for communities becomes the preservation of their downtowns as viable and vital retail areas against the encroachment of big box development on the outskirts of towns and cities. Recently, in this newspaper, comments were offered regarding the openness of retail business, which has a direct relationship on the perception and viability of a downtown. There's no question that we have become a society of convenience and expectation. We expect to navigate the driveithru for coffee without any delays. We expect to able to purchase anything in town at the price we want. We expect selection. We expect that we should be able to shop when it's convenient for us. Any time, any day. We can make anything happen on the internet. The relationship between a retail commie aty and its customers must be a reciprocal one. To keep local services and retailers viable, the community has to support the local services and retailers. It's quite simple. It's not necessarily fair to cry foul if retailers aren't open for business. If you shop out-of-town, you will encounter people from the community shopping there too. 'That's natural. •So understand that it makes no economic sense for some local retailers to open at odd hours if there's no gipping support Some f* nily-nm and small business owners would work seven -days -a week without adequate compensation to justify the hours. And family time would suffer People are busy with jobs and families these days and their shopping hours are often compressed or come down to odd weekend times. So retailers also have to understand that if people's shopping time is reduced to Sundays, they will go where they can shop. There's no simple solution. But residents need to support community retailers or risk losing the goods and services they want, in their own community. And at the same time, the business community has to within reason, ju :4:4e its goods, services and hours to support the shopping public. But it has to make , sense for everyone involved and it takes compromise. Life is son complicated now. DS • MiuSUMMt'R RUMBLINGS of A . Bu.UE JAY MVP letters to the :editor Money helps make sense of it all Dear Editor, Did you hear the one about the travelling salesman pulling into a farm laneway? The salesman approaches the landowners and asks if they'd be interested in helping the Government of Ontario raise the cost of electrical power for everyone in the province, for decades to come. "Would that new cost apply to us" asked the landowners? "For sure" replied the salesman. The landowners immediately escorted the salesman off their property and offered the advice that 'it made absolutely no common sense: An hour later the salesman returned, asking to be allowed to tell more of his story. The landowners agreed to listen. "Our Ontario government has decided that we can no longer have electrical power from our traditional sources... water, nuclear, coal and natural gas, unless we also generate some from the wind when it blows and the sun when it shines. They're sure we can afford it and realty, it's a novel idea! It's like, well, like owning enough dairy cows to reliably meet your daily milk quota but now you must also keep some cows that will only milk when the wind blows and some that will only mill( when the sun shines. And bonus, when you can't ftnd a home for your new unpredictable surplus milk, the government has arranged to for you to pay someone frorn out -of -province to take it away. Even otter, the windmills will be so high that everyone for miles around will know that you've helped out. isn't it Just a great plan! The landowners again escorted the salesman off their property and advised him that 'it made absolutely no common sense: The following day the salesman returned once again but this time with a chequebook in hand. "Let's see if we can't make some business sense of .this for you" he said to the landowners. Sincerely, Volunteers make Ducharme Tournament run !)ear Editor, Re: the Ray Ducharme Memorial Tournament. Another wonderful tournament. Hats off to Annette. Hogga rt h and to Paul Htfggarth and the wonderful parent and youth volunteers who made the Ray Ducharme PeeWee Tournament such a great success. Leri. Lobb, GlinkR1 Ontario 'ib Emilia Doherty and her parent volun- teers who kept everyone "fed and watered:' To the umpires, scorekeepers and pitch counters who withstood the sun to do such a great job. It is always such a pleasure for the family to pcipate and we appreciate your many hours of planning and work. Sincerely, Terry Ducharme-Bolger LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Signal Star welcomes letters to the editor. Letters must include the writer's full name, address, daytime phone number and signature (for verification). Anonymous letters will not be published. We reserve the right to edit all editorial submissions including letters for clarification, style and length. Letters must be signed and be in good taste and follow the laws of libel and slander.