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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
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writer, as well as the address and phone number. Lettters may be edited for length, clarity, and libelous statements. The opinions of the writers are not
necessarily those of the newspaper or its editor. Email your letters to oscar@oldottawasouth.ca or leave in print at the Firehall.
Windsor Park Concerns
While reading the OSCAR this evening and particularly the Windsor
Chronicles B Part 85 (May 2008), with its mention of problems
in the Windsor Park parking lot, with young men idling in cars;
my teenaged son approached me. Out of the blue he said: “Windsor Park is
getting pretty sketchy.” I asked what he meant. The summary of which was
that today he and two other grade 9 friends were walking through the park
along the path close to the river, coming back from Dairy Queen. Another
teenaged boy who was described as being 17-18 years old and someone
they’d never seen before, approached them and told them that unless they
wanted trouble they should never come that way again because this was his
“territory”. They said they were just walking home and didn’t want any
trouble.
It would be my recommendation that all parents of teenaged boys
have a conversation with their sons about alerting us to potential “territory
challenges”. They need to ask for help if they are noticing “territory
challenges” coming into our neighbourhood. We need to ask the police for
recommendations and help if this is more than an isolated incident. In the
meantime, my son will walk on Sunnyside and Riverdale, to make his way
home, for a little while.
Regards,
A concerned mother.
I may not agree with what you have to say, but I will
defend to the death, your right to say it.
Voltaire
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Letter to Mayor Larry O’Brien
June 17, 2008
Your worship:
As is my practice on behalf of
CUPE Local 503, I attended
the Mayor’s Breakfast this
morning and participated in the
question and answer portion of the
guest speaker’s presentation. As
you are aware, I asked the question:
Will the City employees be invited
to participate in the development
of the proposed project revolving
around the use of technology? The
response from the guest speaker was a
resounding YES! And when I looked
to you for confirmation, you gave me
the “thumbs up” signal.
Following the breakfast, I
provided the president of Local 503,
Brian Madden, with a verbal report
of the presentation, and confirmed
that you, as Mayor of this great
City, clearly confirmed that the
City employees were going to be
encouraged to have input into the
development of the ideas that were
put to the business community.
Your worship, can you possibly
understand my utter astonishment
when I was advised of your
presentation to the Corporate
Committee meeting a few hours later
to get rid of 500 loyal employees?
No, I don’t think you can.
Mr. Mayor, your conduct in
this matter can only be described as
a sneak attack on an unsuspecting
workforce and the citizens who will
now face new service cut backs.
Mr. Mayor, this lone unjustified
act could be described by some as
dishonourable, and may serve to
invoke mounting distrust in your
ability to work with City employees
and their unions. It is, indeed,
unfortunate that while you profess
to support the proposal that this City,
Canada’s Capital, is the greatest city
in Canada, your actions at times
portray anything but. I am extremely
disappointed.
Clarence S. Dungey
93-811 Connaught Ave.
Ottawa, ON K2B 8K3
613-227-7140
csdungey@rogers.com
cc: Brian Madden, President,
CUPE Local 503
Paul Moist, National President,
CUPE
Common Front Presidents
Sean McKenny, President,
ODLC
City Council
News Media
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comments to
oscar@oldottawasouth.ca
or drop them off at the Firehall,
260 Sunnyside Avenue.
Calling All NATO Veterans
NATO Veterans Organization
is looking for NATO &
NORAD Veterans
The NATO Veterans Organization
is now almost 2 years old and we
have grown from 5 members in
March 2006 to close to 674 members
at present. We know that there are
300.000 veterans of the Canadian
Armed Forces that have served as part
of NATO since 1949 at sea with the
NAVY patrolling the Atlantic Ocean,
the ARMY serving in Germany,
France, the Balkans and now in
Afghanistan and the AIR FORCE in
France, Germany, Europe and many
other places
We are the second largest group
in the Canadian Military History of
Canada but are very seldom mention
up till now. The Royal Canadian
Legion now will be carrying the
NATO Flag as part of their Colour
Party.
We will also be celebrating the
60 th Anniversary of NATO 1949-2009
next year on 4 th April in Ottawa and
you are all invited.
We were involved in the defense
of the Allied forces to prevent World
War III or sometimes called the “Cold
War Veterans” but have never been
recognized as VETERANS or have
been honoured for the 570 Military
personnel and the 926 Dependents
that were buried in 44 Cemeteries
in Europe after WW II, yes the 1496
Canadians that were never returned to
Canada.
We would like these Veterans
to contact us by either visiting our
Web Site at http://natoveterans.org
or sending an e-mail to joordens@
nbnet.nb.ca or give us a call at 506-
472-1931 or Toll Free at 1-888-
NATO-Vet.
Hope to hear from you
Thom Joordens, President
Pacem et Libertas