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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Times Advocate, 2005-06-29, Page 44 Exeter Times—Advocate Wednesday, June 29, 2005 zkxna =CNA Editorial Opinion TIMES ADVOCATE PUBLICATIONS MAIL REGISTRATION NUMBER 07511 We acknowledge the Financial support of the Government of Canada, through the Publications Assistance Program (PAP), toward our mailing costs. Jim Beckett Publisher and Editor Deb Lord Production Manager &Published by Metroland Printing, rt Publishing & Distributing Ltd. Metroland 424 Main Street South, P.O. Box 850 Exeter, Ontario NOM 1S6 • (519) 235-1331 EDITORIAL Huron Park project necessary The recent decision by South Huron coun- cil to go ahead with a $7 million infra- structure on the residential side of Huron Park is great news for the park. At more than 50 years old, the park's infrastructure is, frankly, falling apart and in desperate need of an overhaul. This project, which goes to tender in a cou- ple of weeks and will take two years to complete, will give the residential side of the former military base new roads, sewers, waterlines, curbs, gutters and side- walks. And while the municipality is initially getting a loan from the province for the project, the province is ulti- mately on the hook for the cost since it owns the land. In other words, this is a win-win situation for the park. While the province attempts to privatize the industrial side of the park, privatization of the residential side is a long way off, but a new infrastructure will go a long way to making Huron Park a more attractive invest- ment for potential buyers. South Huron Mayor Rob Morley would like to see a similar infrastructure pro- ject eventually go ahead on the industrial side of the park as well. The $7 million project will also benefit the environ- ment, which suffers every time heavy rainfalls over- burden Huron Park's ancient sewage system, resulting in sewer bypasses into a creek and ultimately into Lake Huron. In an age of greater environmental awareness, it's pollution like this that needs to be cleaned up. Expensive? Yes, but worth it. An inconvenience for Huron Park residents who will have to put up with noisy construction? Indeed, but it's paramount Huron Park's infrastructure be upgraded. Part-time jobs? Some members of Parliament need to be reminded their job is a full-time responsibility, not some part- time job they can show up for when they feel like. While the downfall of Stephen Harper continued last week and the Liberals were busy passing their budget, it came to light that many Conservative and Bloc MPs were tired of arguing over the budget and same-sex marriage issue because it's summer time and they wanted to go home. Did we miss something? Are MPs only paid part-time wages? What does it say about their commitment to an issue that they simply give up because they're tired of arguing? Harper and his Conservatives have been outmanoeu- vred and outsmarted on nearly every issue since Adscam broke and they have only themselves to blame. COMMON INJURY THESE DAYS,., WE CALL IT "GAS PRICE WHIPLASH; D Mr - Nothing left but memories First of all, despite any previous comments I might have made about four legged, mooching, clawing my couch, good-for- nothing fleabags, I had nothing to do with it. Despite any suspicions anyone might have, I'm not a closet cat killer. The little hairball came on its own and departed the same way. How she/it/I'm not really sure got out past two closed doors, I don't know. But she's gone, on to the next free meal. But in the couple of months the walking ball of attitude took over my apartment, I learned a few things. Such as, I don't like cats. I mean I really don't like them. Were you expecting something different? Like how wonderful it is to have a cat mark your hock- ey equipment as its own, so you're the guy in the dressing room no one wants to sit beside. But cats are like that toothache that hurts so much it finally starts to feel good or a Rap/Hip Hop song like "Don't Funk with my Heart" that is so bad it makes you miss Disco. So there are things I miss about the little crap factory. Like the way she used to gently wake me up in the morning with a swat across the face when she decided it was time to be fed. Or the way she could deliberately miss the box with at least half of the offering and then give the usual "you'll clean that up, won't you," smirk. (At least until the day she got her nose rubbed in it.) And the mealtime attitude was always a favourite, turning her nose up at the cheap stuff I thought she deserved. But in the test of wills between an owner's patience and a cat's ability to wail for something better, always bet on PAT BACK 4 VIEW BOLEN 0 the fleabag. And in the end, the can of tuna would come out, (or when I was really whipped, salmon). And if nothing else, they're a constant source of cheap laughs. I really miss watching her work her way into situations where there was no easy escape. Every once in a while, when I turned her loose in the office, she'd find her way up into the ceil- ing. But being a cat and not something smarter, like say any other animal, she couldn't find her way back down. Eventually, I'd follow the whining, lift one of the ceiling panels and shine a light for a path even a cat could figure out. But the scars from the grati- tude she showed for the rescue remain. So now I sleep late, my carpet is clean and the food bill is a lot less. But I still wonder where she is. About the Times -Advocate Address & Office Hours Times -Advocate, 424 Main Street South, P.O. 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