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The liberals lack the majority they have previ- ously enjoyed in the Legislature and it will take some compromise to set the tone and ensure that items on the provincial agenda get due and appropriate consideration. This is an important session for Ontario and given the economic turmoil in the global market- place it becomes more apparent that Canada and provinces like Ontario will have a larger responsi- bility to implement policies that will restore confi- dence In the economy and sustain growth. Economic policies and growth stimulation that will lead to real and sustainable job growth will be the government's priority and definitely should be their focu& When the Liberals unveil their framework for the next working session of Parliament, it will no doubt promote stability in the economy and some measure of growth that will create new employment This will be the test for the govenunenes touted Green Energy Act and its promise of sustainable jobs as the province provides leadership in the implementation of green energy policies. There hasn't been suitable evidence that sus- tainable and significant job numbers will be cre- ated ttuough the goverrunenes policies as it goes down the green energypath. There is no question that it is a leap of faith at this point, and given the fragility of the economy, it may not be a leap that Ontarlans are lining up to take behind McGuinty. Finance Minister Dvvight Duncan will be involved in a great balancing act to maintain proper funding of health and education services while attempting to create policies that imptme the province's competitiveness and employment. We need look no further than to the Occupy movement to see that people need affordable housing, they need employment that will provide for the necessities of life for themselves and their families and the financial system has to be acces- sible to everyone and become a partner in the growing of the economy. We need a recovery in Ontario that benefits the greater percentage of people and pmvides bene- fits to many. Growth in Ontario must produce jobs that will sustain famffies and provide a future for the gen- eration of young people who flood out of colleges and universities with an armload of debt and little hope. As the world struggles to find a new economic order, it has to start in OUT own conununitles, province and country. And it has to be inclusive. DS A GREEK TRAGEDY.., I CAN You SPARE A EURO? WE'RE, MOO _ • letters to the editor Remiscing about the stores on The Square •lb the editor, I enjoyed reading Shirley Huckins' memories of businesses on the Square in the 1930s and '40s in last week's Signal -Star Her letter and recent memories printed about Craigit's pool hall prompted me to do some of my own •reminiscing. I'd like to pick up where Shirley left offwith a walk down Memory Lane to the Square of the • 1950s, '60s and early 470s. Those were the days • before shopping malls and big box stores when the Square truly was the centre of commerce and social life. Going downtown - or uptown as we used to say. - was an e*dting adventure for a kid back then. I remember blowing my 50 cents weekly allowance on Saturday movie madnees at the Park 'theatre located where it still is now (with just one screen). That price probably induded a double feature and a bag of popcorn! And who could forget the wonder of being a kid at Christmas in Goderich when you could visit Breckeruidge's hardware store where Anstett's jewelry store is today and take an ele- vator - probably the only one in town then - to the second floorfilled with toys?! There was Andrew's Dairy on West Street beside Culbert's Bakery. They served up IIUGE ice cream cones and had the mast mesmerizing dock on the wall shaped like a black cat with eyes and a tail tick tocldng hack and forth. There was the People Store located in what was more recently the former PharmaPlus • building on the Square. It was a large space with old dark creaky wooden floors. Shopping in there was like going on a treasure hunt. "there •was a bit of everything and you never knew what you would find. The Ivy Mary Shop, where Triangle Discount used to be until the flre, was men by two sweet elderly ladies named you guessed it - Ivy and Mary. They sold yarn, buttons, knitting patterns and all sorts of notions. At that time many people still made their own clothes. You could go to Schaefer's in the locadon it is today and spend hours downstairs pouring through the big Simplicity pattern books and then choose and have fabric cut for you. Gerzard's clothing store was located where Carman's camera store is today. It was divided in two and crariuned full with men's clothing on one side and wornen's latest fashions on the other. Later they moved to a modem new build- ing which is Elizabeth's Art Gallery today. We had a Woolworth's store located where today's Bargain Shop was until recently. ft had a fabulous long lunch counter with stools you could spin on while you watched thin make your food. During the early "70s, I worked after school and Saturdays (no Sunday openings back then) as a waitress in a tiny restaurant called The Luja located where The Bean is today. It also had a long lunch counter with stools as well as a front window booth and three side booths that had small wall -mounted juke boxes! There are lots more businesses to remember but this letter is long enough. Maybe someone else would like to fill in those I've missed. Joanne Walters, Goderich LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Signal Star welcomes letters to the editor. Letters must indude 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.