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v. Mav 29. 1994 â€" 6 C °O 5 ® 45â€"3824 Fax: 845â€"3085 s Classified Advertising: 845â€"2809 $ Circulation: 845â€"9742 or 845â€"9743 j 6 § The Oakville Beaver, published every Sunday. We and Friday, at 467 $ Ian Oliver Publisher _ enR oale ”"";;"'..“n:‘ mm thg Nows, i; Robert Glasbey Advertising DirectOf Connection. 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Advertising is merely an offer to sell and may be withdrawn at any time. t f 7 T s s c on a m on * ........................ Positive experience issue of where to build another bridge south of the QEW to cross Bronte I Creek has been a contentious one over the years. But on Wednesday, Town Council finally made a decision that will see Rebecca Street linked to New Street in Burlington. Council‘s decision to go for this option, means a lot better traffic flow in the congested Bronte Road corridor. Unfortunately, the town should have made this decision years ago instead of waiting for the traffic problems to reach unacceptable levels thus forcing their hand. One of the major stumbling blocks to a resolution of the Bronte Road traffic question, was the construction of homes on a large tract of land on the west side of Bronte Road. That land should have been taken by the town years ago, to widen Bronte Road to more appropriate proportions. Because of this shortâ€"sightedness, the town got itself into a box. With houses so close to the existing road, any further incursions onto these properties would bring mt en e o o L in ns i ce es PREMIER BOB RAE LEADS TRADE MISSION TO CHINA... Ian Oliver Publisher Robert Glasbey Advertising DireCtOT Connection. 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One of the major stumbling blocks to a resolution of the Bronte Road traffic question, was the construction of homes on a large tract of land on the west side of Bronte Road. That land should have been taken by the town years ago, to widen Bronte Road to more appropriate proportions. Because of this shortâ€"sightedness, the town got itself into a box. With houses so close to the existing road, any further incursions onto these properties would bring the front doors of many homes very close to the road. So the issue of widening Bronte Road took on a new dimension. The compromise solution to adding a 10.5 metreâ€"wide turning lane was to see this lane reduced to nine metres. But Oakville Fire Chief Wayne Gould was not impressed by the decision. He argued that the expansion wouldn‘t help emergency crews deal with alreadyâ€"exiting problems of trying to travel north and south on Bronte Road. Council has called for more reports on the issue but it‘s hoped that residents in the area will again give their input to any plans in the hope that a solution agreeable to all, can be found. Improving education Other centres, including Burlington, have widened roads but because of more generous setbacks, the impact has been minimal. This is something the town‘s legal department should look into so it can better control similar problems in other areas of town. Considering the magnitude of the issue, it was refreshing to see area residents work together with the town to find some common ground. _ _ Having said that, council has deferred the next potentiallyâ€"volatile issue in Bronte...what to do with the Riggs Road allowance that has been treated as parkâ€" land for more than two decades. only in Ontario, but throughout the country. The Council of Ministers of ucation, Canada met in Montreal this past week to try and further pinpoint areas in education that need improvement. It looks like there might be some hope for improving student performance not Last year the ministers agreed to expand the national School Achievement Indicators Program to test science as well as math and reading and writing. They also agreed to set up guidelines for measuring the effectiveness of provincial eduâ€" cation systems and compare curriculum. issue of where to build another bridge I Creek has been a contentious one over th Council finally made a decision that will Street in Burlington. Further recommendations were to have been made today at the close of the meeting. But one thing is clear, most people agree with Ontario Education Minister Dave Cooke‘s assessment of the problem. "Quality and accountability in education are key issues with parents, students and the public throughout Canada. I believe we can move forward with a national agenda to address these issues." Amen to that Mr. Cooke. hical eror, that portion of the advertising space ied by the ruvs :n\léno mmfiqtor.lmmmwfmmmmmum be for rize and reject ising. In the event of typographical error, advertising goods ertising is merely. flqhsdlmdmhnfimatwmz Ne nesW o. ow ie c . se yfi o 4 e on t > P 4. :d chandler and Grzy.b aren‘t Can you imagine what a And what do we say? We (Ying to turn out social.comâ€" world this would be if we all say: "Haveniceday". glandos ready to stomp with caught Gavin Whitsett‘s disâ€" jackboots where they used t0 eage? Such a wussy, smileâ€"button, s s Ronald McDonald benediction. _ C!DSe and cower. Catch you next week. I‘m off ~. .Maybe the problem is the®. . . , ROt Against _ 10. bury a fow «sns * oday I would like to launch a fullâ€" frontal assault on the most insidious phrase in the English language. The phrase is: "Haveaniceday". Everybody slings it at you. Postal clerks. Traffic cops. Shoeshinepersons. Used car salesmen. Ice cream vendors. Bus drivers. Matchbooks. Cocktail napkins. Haveaniceday. There was a judge in Cortland New York who recentâ€" ly sent a crook to the slammer for seven years with the followâ€" ing summation: "You are hereby remanded to the custody of the sheriff‘s department for delivery to the custody of the state offiâ€" cials. Have a nice day." Which, for me, is a perfect illustration of why the phrase has got to go. It doesn‘t mean anything. People who tell you to Haveniceday couldn‘t really care less if you got hit by a Greyhound Bus once you‘re out of their sight. It‘s a kissoff phrase. What it really means is..." Next!" Haveniceday. One of the few soft spots in an otherwise magâ€" nificent language. The French say "Au revoir". The Spanish send you on your way with "Hasta la vista". The Germans wish you "Auf Wiedersehen". and the Italians bid you a magâ€" nificent _ tongueâ€"tumbling "Arrivederci". No matter how you feel, ‘have a nice day eh!" "The disease of niceness cripples more lives than alcoâ€" holism," claims Chandler, and perhaps he‘s right. His partner, Jo Ellen, says she‘s a recovering â€"niceperson. "I was so nice I used to apologize to plants and sofas that I bumped into." very word ‘nice‘ When we swiped the word from the French back in the 13th century, ‘nice‘ connoted ‘foolish; senseless‘. After a couâ€" ple of hundred years, ‘nice‘ came to mean. ‘elegant‘â€"â€"in a showâ€"offy kind of way. Later, ‘nice‘ could mean lazy, effemiâ€" nate, tender or subtle, dependâ€" ing on the linguistic whim of the day. "Nice" has been around the block a few times, and there are some folks in London, England who would like to put it into permanent retirement. Ray Chandler and Jo Ellen Grzyb run a course called The Nice Factor. They charge students the equivalent of $300 Canadian to loosen those stiff British upper lips and sharpen their tongues. They teach executives, houseâ€" wives, lawyersâ€"â€"whoever needs itâ€"â€"not to be so dashed diffident. In other words, stop being so bloody "nice" all the time. I much prefer the rumours I hear of an underground moveâ€" ment that‘s flickering across North America right now. Near as I can tell, this movement was born in the brain of Gavin Whitsett, a Professor of Communications at _ the University of Indiana. Whitsett engages in what he calls "random acts of senseless kindness". He buries nickels in sandboxes for kids to find. He clips coupons for foodstuffs he doesn‘t want and leaves them anonymously on the shelves of his local supermarket. he takes his Polaroid camera to the park or the beach and snaps pictures of happy families or couples in loveâ€"â€"then gives them the photo. nice itself, but we try to help people who are always niceâ€"â€" even to people who do not deserve itâ€"â€"and whose lips always say yes when their minds say no." Well, I suppose some folks could use such a course. But it‘s sad that we need a course to teach people how to be less genâ€" erous. Imagine. Actually being nice instead of chanting "Have a nice day". No charge. No here‘s â€"myâ€" businessâ€"card. No weâ€"mustâ€"doâ€" lunch. Just ...guerrilla kindness. Whitsett defines it as "doing unexpected, kind things for other people, whether you know them or not." Can you imagine what a world this would be if we all caught Gavin Whitsett‘s disâ€" ease?