Now I know, I know I know
What came down the pipe from the media regarding the Carleton University students council decision not to to support CF and look at other avenues re: fundraising efforts was a procedural thing that got blown way outta of proportion, for the sake of sensational reporting.
I know I know I know that sometimes in the heat of a roundtable session things get said ( and must be by process and procedure written down and usually forgotten)which have no relavance to the final outcome.
AND I know I know I know despite what is being discussed by any organisation a fringe minded individual has to have thier say because that is what we are all about here , to give everyone a say.

When I heard the news regarding this for the first time, and in a context only the media can produce on the 6 oclock news, I actually said bad words in front of my children over the supper table.

It's true! It can be done! Just bring the car ... and leave the family at home, because that's the new Daily Rate for beach visitors for 2009: $15/day!

I visited the cenataph in a small town today, the main ceremonies having already been observed on the weekend. I was all alone until 10:45 when a gentleman and his two young sons approached, wondering if they had missed the ceremony. They were disappointed and decided to go home and watch it on the television. I gave the older boy a poppy and he placed it on one of the wreaths that seemed to draw him. He smiled, took his father's hand and , once again, I was alone. People began to filter into the area, some in pairs, many alone. Soon there were some twenty of us, in total silence. The sky was grey and a cold wind chilled its way into all of us. Still nothing was said. At 11:11 the sun flooded the cross in the center above all of us. Most smiled in silence. I turned to leave and stopped to talk to an elderly lady. She had lost two brothers to the wars and mentioned how much she hated war. I turned and stared once again at the memorial.

Via the Record, Some paparazzi shots of Sauble's latest celebrity,

A black and white squirrel that looks as though it tangled with a skunk. Or a Holstein. Or Cruella de Vil...
He first turned up looking for spoils under their bird feeders on Thanksgiving Day, and he's been pretty punctual in making a daily appearance ever since.

[ Curious critter turning heads near Sauble Beach ]

It seems that some people around the council table are starting an early campaign for the next election. The Mayor has revived a number of "defeated" issues but seems "no" does not necessarily mean "no" to her. One issue is the ridiculous organizational review that they want to spend $54,000 of our tax money to do a review of staff that our CAO should be doing. I read in the Council minutes where this issue was turned down but low and behold it has been brought back to the table. Then there are the Sauble decorative lights. Council turned that down but Mayor is pushing that again. That is $100,000. Does she really need to start campaigning this early and can the residents of Sauble be bought?

"To be , or not to be, that is the question".......I just made that up, I don't know what it means but it sounded good.....
From the news file about plagerism. I was only curious about how a group that has shown a great deal of creativity, imaginiation and demonstrated the ability to make up some wonderful fictional tales, need to resort to plagerism... :)

Clear-bagged trash is back, maybe to stay, and other than the monopoly supplier and user-fee mentality, I wouldn't mind so much if they would just tell us what is and what is not 'recycle material', because for the life of me I cannot tell the difference between the roast chicken packaging from Kirklands vs the cake packaging from Independent. To name but one. But then again, it's not really about community services, its about the money:

"It has become apparent that we must ask those who make garbage to pay for what they make."
The committee says the system being proposed will not only extend the life of the landfill, it will reduce municipal costs by an estimated $309,000 per year -- the equivalent of a five per cent tax reduction.
Under the proposed bylaw, garbage would only be picked up if it was in a transparent bag stamped with the municipality's logo. The bags would be sold for $1.50 apiece at approximately 20 locations in the town.
Lamont and Coun. Dan Kerr, also a member of the committee, plan to visit local schools and service clubs to explain the process before the bylaw, if passed, goes into effect. Ratepayers will receive information sheets promoting the program -- ideas borrowed from Saugeen Shores, which heavily marketed the idea before it was implemented there.
[ Council proposes clear bags for trash ]

Final reading is set for the October 14th meeting, no word at all as to whether the committee has at all considered recycling the dump itself.

So what happened to all of the Wombles last night? Did a tour around Sauble and found zilch. Was really looking forward to the recycle and reuse frenzy!!! I guess nobody has any neat stuff to turf! How was the rest of the Bruce?

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