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U.S./Canada border wall. It's better than an invasion.
t 1 was skeptical about
an to build a wall along
der with Canada, at
Ilometers, the world's
undefended border. A
raft report speculated
U.S. Customs and Bor-
ection Agency has pro-
e use of barriers on the
rallel to manage "trou-
ts where passage of
order violators is diffi-
ontrol
a very long and very
ive route to fighting
atwould be. Generally
g if Americans want to
riminal from entering
untry through Canada
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nrad Black right where
n that prison down in.
Seriously, we don't
back anyway.
of the =wall surfaced
environmental impact
nd I thought naw, no
y're not going to build
Hance fence along our.
en all of a sudden the
s and Border Protection
went public by stating
records that a plan to
fence along the border
nada was "not actively
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William Thomas
under consideration." And I
thought yup, concrete and
barbwire, floodlights and cam-
eras =- that wall is going up just
as sure as George Dubya Bush
attacked Iraq when. Iran was
the real enemy.
I mean it makes perfect sense
if you're an American. Half the
bridges in American are crum-
bling and need replacing. So
what do you do? Build a fence
across your northern. border.
When you're down to your
last good friend in the world,
what do you do? Cut him off at
the pass and keep any eye on
him 24/7.
When 21 terrorists from
Saudi Arabia, Yemen and
Morocco fly airplanes into New
York City's Trade Center, what
do you do? Attack Iraq...; and
heighten :security and surveil-
lance at all Canadian border
crossings.
When the dog bites you in
the bum, what do you do? Kick
the cat, of course.
Historically speaking, walls
to ward off evil neighbours
have never actually worked. In
fact instead of building walls,
the Unites States might as well
construct a great big roller
coaster along the border
because all such barriers -- The
Great Wall of China, Hadrian's
Wall, The Berlin Wall -- eventu-
ally are reduced to curiosities
and tourist attractions.
I wonder what a 49th parallel
wall would look like. Like the
Apartheid Wall Israel is build-
ing to control Palestinians - a
26' high rampart with electric
razor wire and sniper towers?
Or more like the shiny, metallic
beam and post design America
is constructing, along their bor-
der with Mexico to keep out
people who clean their toilets
and pick their fruit. Americans
think big so quite likely we'll
end up with a wall so huge,
Sarah Palin will be able to see it.
from her porch.
The best we can hope for is a
wall low enough that Canadian
geese can still fly south to
American golf courses but high
enough that we don't have to
y Culbert heads Horticultural Society
ich and District Hort-
Society had a very busy
and fall.
Arts and Craft. Festival
many new people and
three draw prizes to
Jewel, Tracey Duncan
n Schreh:
aw prizes were gener-
nated by Luann's Flow-
. ifts, Zehrs Market and
e Flower Shop.
g. 16 we enjoyed our
of luck picnic at Har-
k. Rhea Seeger- Harnil-
)ur guest speaker.
t )ct. 18 general meeting
, raham gave us many
ps on gardening. James
fir gardener and second
dent of OHA. He talked
arden favourites like
k and service berry and
plants like gout weed
weed.
you harvest rhubarb,
ayes under the plant for
r. Plant your garlic and
in the fall. Leave your
to freeze as they will turn
Ai
Grow your own Hostas
by freezing the seed
pods until spring.
Plant in shallow soii
into mulch. Grow hostas and
ferns under walnut trees. Keep
slugs off your hosta by spraying
with a mixture of 1 part ammo-
nia and 9 parts water. Ammonia
also acts as a fertilizer. If you get
a hosta virus, remove the plant
ASAP as the virus will infect all
surrounding plants as well.
Grow your own Hostas by
freezing the seed pods until
spring. Plant in shallow soil.
Lastly, keep a look out for the
lily beetle, which attacks all lilies
except the day lily.
On Nov 16 a pot luck supper,
was enjoyed by all who carne out
to install the new executive for
2012. Our outgoing president
Helen Sager gave a brief sum-
mary of the events for the past.
year. The new executive
includes;. President, Vicky. Cul-
bert, Past president, Helen Sager,
Secretary, Sandra Goddard and
Treasurer Sherri Clark.
Our Guest speaker,,,Kim
Burgsma spoke about chemical
free gardening and the benefits
there of. A well designed garden
will be enjoyed year round. Each
garden should incorporate win-.
ter beauty such as sculpture,
grasses, evergreens or art. Differ-
ent textures add mystery to the
garden. Repetitive colour draws
the eye. Mass plantings are very
effective for visual impact. Thank
you Kim.
The Christmas luncheon at
Candlelight restaurant will be on
Dec. 6.. Call Helen 524-6582 if
you plan to attend. Bring a friend.
Marry Christmas everyone.
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look at Detroit.
I hope it's at least fifty feet high
thereby providing the screens for sev-
eral thousand drive-in theatres on
our side of the wall. We will celebrate
the completion of the wall with a war
movie festival showing every war
Americans lost. (I expect the
Americans will use their side to
advance the case of capital punish-
ment. Look for a new reality TV show
along the line of Cops. They'll call it
Wall Hangings.)
A big wall will simplify America's
Homeland Security search for poten-
tial terrorists planning attacks on U.S.
soil. Now instead of tracking Mideast
nationals taking flying lessons in
small U.S airports all they have to do
is identify Muslim extremists in Can-
ada who care currently taking up pole
vaulting.
Good luck building a wall through
the Halfway House Hotel which strad-
dles the border between Dundee,
Quebec and Covington, New York.
Please, do not erect this wall between
the bar
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