The Times Advocate, 2005-02-23, Page 44
Exeter Times–Advocate
Wednesday, February 23, 2005
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EDITORIAL
Much ado
in Exeter
There has been a lot of activity in Exeter's busi-
ness community recently.
Downtown, The Shipping Store celebrated its grand
opening on the weekend. South Huron Surplus also
opened shortly before Christmas and the town has seen
the expansion of Huron Apothecary. Also, Triangle
Discount underwent changes to become SK
Convenience, while long-time local businessman Jerry
Mathers recently retired.
The biggest news, however, is what's happening at the
north end of town. With a brand new Shoppers Drug
Mart scheduled for a March opening, and with another
video store and a fitness centre, business in the Highway
4/83 area has exploded in the last few years.
While new business is always welcome news, let's
hope it doesn't come at the expense of Exeter's down-
town core. People travelling through town often com-
ment on how busy Exeter's downtown is — let's keep it
that way.
Too many small towns see their downtowns decline
over time. A strong downtown core has always been
Exeter's hallmark and we should do everything to keep
it that way.
The fact that new businesses are always popping up
on Exeter's Main Street points to a positive future.
Game on ice
Last weekend's news that the NHL was unable to "un -
cancel" the season after commissioner Gary Bettman
officially cancelled the season a few days earlier was
actually good news.
It was good because a 28 -game regular season would
have been a joke. Rightly so, the eventual winner of the
Stanley Cup would never be seen as having truly
deserved the opportunity to drink from Lord Stanley's
mug.
The NHL, already the punchline to many a joke in the
U.S., would only have become more of a target of
ridicule if, mere days after cancelling the season, it then
did a complete about-face and decided to have a season
after all.
The sad part about this whole struggle between the
NHL's owners and its players is that it has nothing to do
with the game — money is all that matters to these
owners and players. The owners want more money and
the players don't want to give some of their money back,
grossly overpaid as they are.
In the end, the players don't have a chance of winning
this fight against the owners. They can either agree to a
salary cap or watch replacement players called in next
season.
In the meantime, Canadians will get their hockey fix
elsewhere. And much to the NHL's chagrin, Canadians
may discover they don't really need the NHL.
Editorial Opinion
)istr8ibuted by Canadian Artists Syndicate Inc.
Players and owners offside
It's over! NHL commissioner Gary Bettman has
cancelled the 2004-2005 hockey season.
after day we have been subjected to
reports, ad nauseam, about the status of
labour negotiations that have finally
cracked through the ice. If we're lucky
enough, maybe we can stay afloat and for-
get about NHL hockey for a while. As it
now stands, everything is off the table and
when talks resume, it will be back to
square one.
It's somewhat sad when you consider the
historical context. For the first time since
1919 Lord Stanley's Cup will not be award-
ed to the NHL's best team. Champagne
corks won't be popped in the locker room
and fans will miss the hype leading up to
the final game and the celebration after the fact.
But there's so much more to NHL hockey than
the winning team getting the cup. What about
loyal fans missing an entire season of fast -paced
action? How many suppliers have had to lay off
Day
workers because the demand for pucks, sticks
other items has dwindled? What about front
line workers in arenas or servers at the
local pub? Do they still have their jobs
or have their hours been cut?
Both the players and the owners
should take a time out and really consid-
er how their inability to score a deal
affects others. The only problem here is
money. Players' salaries and owners'
profits continue to escalate and the peo-
ple who make that possible, the fans,
and
STEPHANIE
MANDZIUK
CONSIDER
THIS!
ers, for
Coming
sides, is.
are being sent to the penalty box.
If time heals all wounds, including
bodychecks from both sides, maybe we'll
witness positive changes when negotia-
tions resume. Suspending fans and oth-
an entire NHL season, isn't the answer.
up with a winning gameplan for both
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