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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Times Advocate, 2007-10-31, Page 44 Times–Advocate Wednesday, October 31, 2007 OC =CNA T. 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. Canada Jim Beckett – Publisher Deb Lord – Production Manager Scott Nixon – Editor €NA 2007 BLUE RIBBON it The Times -Advocate is owned by Metroland Media Group Ltd. Metroland 424 Main Street South, P.O. Box 850 Media Group Ltd. Exeter, Ontario NOM 1S6 • 519-235-1331 Doug Rowe -General Manager, Southwestern Ontario Division EDITORIAL Wait for the facts Regarding the future of the MacNaughton Dam, let's not jump to any conclusions before we learn all the facts. As reported last week, the municipality has received complaints about the green muck at the pond and around the dam. Council respond- ed by agreeing to hold a public meeting on the issue and seeking a 50 per cent grant to cover a proposed future study estimated to cost $30,000. The municipality will only go ahead with the study if it is successful receiving the grant. It's obvious this is an issue South Huron resi- dents care about. The look of Exeter's parks is a point of pride and there's a fear that visitors to our town, seeing the unsightly green vegetation at the dam, which is actually duckweed, will get the wrong impression of our town. Duckweed is not algae (it in fact limits the growth of algae in water) and improves water quality by removing phosphorus and nitrogen. But it can look ugly and some residents want the municipality to get rid of it. But do they want to pay for it? Do they want the municipali- ty spraying chemicals on the pond to get rid of the duckweed? Aren't there already enough chemicals in our environment? Will removing the dam help get rid of the duckweed? Is it worth the expense? If the study goes ahead, the possible solutions to getting rid of the duckweed will likely be costlier than some residents will want to pay. Should we just learn to live with the duck- weed, as ugly as it may be? Should we hope that our terribly dry summer this year remains an anomaly and rainfalls in the future will return to normal levels, reducing the amount of duckweed in the pond? Right now there are a lot of questions about the future of the dam and not many answers. Let council know where you stand on this issue. Council has agreed to hold a public meet- ing on the issue before making any decisions on the future of the dam. ?:,c/IIIPIR KNOCK THIS H[P OFF MY -1 SHOULDER! I DARE YA! OUBLVG PARE ¥A! I've retired my rockstar lifestyle Yes, gone is the music, the crazy hair and cloth- ing. Gone are the tattoos and the silver micro- phone. I've retired my rockstar lifestyle, most, it only took one night. For years I'd wanted to be this rockin' n' rollin' rockstar. I've always loved my music, singing in the shower and the car. So this year for Halloween I went all out. I didn't spend much. Most of my costume was already at home in my closet. I'm pretty cheap and the costumes these days are either extremely expensive, too sexy or way too cold — plus outside of work, my style sort of leans towards the "rockstar" look (in a good way). So, while getting my costume, I bought just a few accessories — a big sparkly silver microphone, studded neck and wrist bands and the best part of all, my tattoo sleeve. Wow, was that ever cool. And that's the fun of Halloween, "pretending" to be someone you're not. I mean, I don't even have a tattoo. And here I was, looking ultra tough. This tattoo sleeve was crazy, seriously, so much fun. And then came the big closet search. After finding the perfect leather vest, leather and unlike jacket, silver hoops, black make-up, flared jeans with a studded belt and my AC/DC and Rolling Stones pins for my clothing, I was ready. And since I cheaped out on the costume, I treat- ed myself to getting my hair done — on the "Wild Side." It was teased, crimped, braided, hair - sprayed and pinned (59 pins in total were used). And then I was ready. I was taken to Sarnia, to the military base, as I have friends who are part of the military. First of all, I was dressed crazy from head to toe. Second of all, it's not often that I actually go to a military base for a party and dressed like a rockstar. While stepping "out of the box" for the night, my date for the evening made me feel at ease. He'd dressed as my roadie, carrying my micro- phone around for me. And did he ever look the part, equipped in a bright blonde mullet wig. So my night was definitely different, a good kind of different. I lived out my dream job, minus the singing (I can't sing to save my life) and I went somewhere totally different, having an awesome time. And I've now retired my rockstar lifestyle, full - filled — at least for another year. NINA VAN LIESHOUT KICK THIS AROUND About the Times -Advocate Address & Office Hours Times -Advocate, 424 Main Street South, P.O. Box 850, Exeter, Ontario NOM 1S6. Our office is open Monday to Friday, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. Closed on Holidays. Contact Us By Phone or Fax Classified ad & subscription sales 519-235-1331 24-hour automated attendant 519-235-1336 Fax number for all departments 519-235-0766 Subscription Rates One year rate for addresses in Canada: $42+GST Two year rate for addresses in Canada: $75+GST One year rate for addresses outside Canada:$160+GST Call 519-235-1331 to order a subscription. Classified Rates Word ads: $12 for 20 words, 20t for each additional word+ GST. 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