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2 lmtimes.ca • Last Mountain Times • Monday, <strong>Nov</strong>ember <strong>21</strong>, <strong>2022</strong><br />
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THIS PAGE MAY CONTAIN: EDITORIALS, LETTERS & OPINIONS<br />
THEY CAN BE MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE<br />
Dumb and dumber<br />
I would probably stop writing this column were it not for the sheer<br />
amount of silliness I witness on a daily basis.<br />
I have just discovered, courtesy of the<br />
disgraced legacy christian college, that<br />
the entire planet is only four thousand<br />
years old, that we co-existed with<br />
dinosaurs (much like Fred and Barney,<br />
I assume) and that the existence of the<br />
loch ness monster is living proof of this<br />
theory and not a tourist attraction that<br />
makes the residents of loch ness millions<br />
each year.<br />
Wow, I must have missed all this on<br />
the six o’clock news. I guess I must<br />
get more current with my information<br />
services - depending far too much on<br />
legacy media! Mind you, I would not<br />
mind some brontosaurus ribs like<br />
Fred Flintstone used to winch onto his<br />
barbecue. I am sure they would be delicious.<br />
I pity the efforts of a butcher in<br />
his endeavours to put meat on the table.<br />
One could safely assume that attempting<br />
to dismember a 20-ton T-rex could<br />
be somewhat hazardous!<br />
Times are tough for many Canadians.<br />
After nearly three years of covid mandates,<br />
we now must deal with runaway<br />
inflation and supply chain <strong>issue</strong>s that<br />
send the price of food and commodities<br />
into the stratosphere. Many people are<br />
struggling to get by. How enlightening<br />
it is to see our federal government<br />
pitching in to do its part by sacrificing<br />
personal excesses. Just last week, I<br />
heard deputy prime minister Chrystia<br />
Freeland state unequivocally that she<br />
and her family were cancelling Disney+<br />
at the end of the month with a<br />
whopping saving of 13.99 a month to<br />
LTE - Craven <strong>issue</strong>s<br />
leading up to vote<br />
Hello! - I’ve been a resident of the Village of Craven<br />
for 54 years of my life. I’ve seen many family<br />
and friends come and go, many changes in our<br />
community, and we’ve also had many Councils!<br />
This is what I’ve seen from our latest Council!<br />
<strong>Nov</strong>ember 9th, <strong>2022</strong><br />
- BRENDA BLACK, Craven, SK<br />
First, I’ve seen the constant abuse of our water. Green grass and<br />
swimming pools are not important, having water for our town is!<br />
the Craven Community Center was built by the people of Craven<br />
many years back. We are all very proud of it. Somehow our hall flooded and<br />
created a horrific mess and a big expense to fix. We can’t know how or who<br />
was responsible for this!<br />
Our Seniors, the pillars of our Community, are given a nice supper so<br />
they can spend time with the other Seniors. That was taken away, and<br />
instead, a day at the local skating rink and a hot dog. Really these are our<br />
seniors. A Hot Dog!<br />
We have a nice cemetery in Craven. Many of our family and friends are<br />
there. My husband and I maintain the graves of many up there. The council<br />
of the past knew this, along with the town man. Our graves, along with<br />
friends, were left in a horrific state. The grass whipper-snipped to the dirt.<br />
The beautiful solar lights are broken and smashed all over, and the flowers<br />
were cut off. It broke my heart to see the mess and destruction. I ask this,<br />
exactly who was responsible? The council had no answer. As for an apology,<br />
that didn’t happen. Really, if it had been one of their family or friends,<br />
would the council raise hell over it? I’m pretty sure they would!<br />
People, I’ve written this because we’re to vote in a new mayor in a<br />
by-election. Please get out and vote. We need change in our community. It’s<br />
time for a change.<br />
YOURS TRULY, Brenda Black, Craven, SK<br />
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their budget and the 1.4<br />
trillion dollar national<br />
deficit.<br />
Now I am unsure<br />
whether the Freeland<br />
family can survive such<br />
a sacrifice. Some professional<br />
counselling may<br />
be required in the near<br />
future, but they can rest<br />
assured they are doing their part. I am<br />
sure this is a tremendous reassurance<br />
to a single mom with two kids, working<br />
two jobs, who can no longer afford gas<br />
to drive to one of them, and at the end<br />
of the month, has to decide whether<br />
to pay the rent or buy some dog food<br />
for her to eat so the kids can have fruit<br />
loops!<br />
Now in all fairness to Chrystia Freeland,<br />
I am sure she regrets making that<br />
remark. Still, it certainly highlights<br />
the complete and utter disconnect this<br />
government displays between them and<br />
ordinary working-class Canadians. People<br />
just like you and me!<br />
Disclaimer - Idea’s and opinions expressed here are<br />
those of the author<br />
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