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Pushing forward ideals Continued from page 3 5 · Friday, February 24, 2012 OAKVILLE BEAVER · www.insideHALTON.com Today, the Waterfront Trail spans 900 kilometres along Lake Ontario and could expand to Lake Erie. Communication is vital, said Crombie. "You have to be willing to not only be engaged in dialogue with others, you have to take the dialogue to them. You have to vet the dialogue, you have to respond to their dialogue, you have to make sure there is a dialogue, because what's at stake for you is nothing less than success in your venture," he said. "What you end up with is not exactly what you started with, in terms of your ideals. You may end up with something even better. If you're willing to listen then you'll find that it's not the compromise you're looking for. You're not looking for compromise. You're looking for new space. You're looking for the sweet spot where everybody can come together and claim ownership." Crombie also advised one must have a strong sense of history. "It is still the best strategy in the world to put the new wine in the old bottle," he said. "Everybody has a story, everybody wants to be a part of something, so telling the story of the city, of the neighbourhood, of the area, of this church -- telling the story allows people to be part of (it). It won't be the same story you're grandparents told about this church. It will be a different one because the new generation brings something to the party as well." Crombie said history is at work every day, whether people are paying attention or not and spoke of how he watched history happen. "You're looking for the sweet spot where everybody can come together and claim ownership." David Crombie Crombie said he was on the Opposition bench in Ottawa when Pierre Trudeau became prime minister for a second time and led the nation in creating the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. There was much opposition and many hurdles, but Crombie said he had a front-row seat as a man (Trudeau) moved his ideals forward. Crombie also outlined his effort to save community pools owned by the Toronto District School Board, as chair of the board's Toronto Lands Corporation, a position he now holds. When Mike Harris, Ontario's premier at the time, removed the school board's right to tax, it could not afford to keep open all 72 pools. With 33 leased by the City of Toronto and the cost prohibitive in keeping the other 39 pools open, rather than closing most of them, the corporation created a Let's Make Waves campaign. That boosted participation in community swims and increased revenue so the board closed only six pools that needed costly repairs. The next speaker, Toronto's Parkdale-High Park MPP Cheri DiNovo will speak at St. Jude's on Feb. 29 at 7:30 p.m. The church is at 160 William St. Reserve a spot by calling 905-844-3972. 60 50entire winter inventory FEBRUARY 29 ­ MARCH 3 Don't miss it, because it only happens every four years! SALE! Four years in the making... LEAP YEAR Burrows % off P R E S E N T E D B Y March 2 to 4 Metro Toronto Convention Centre, North Building Get in the Game Take part in the SAND TRAP CHALLENGE online For a Round of Golf at Ontario's Finest PREMIUM ACCESS PASS Buy your Try the latest Equipment from leading MANUFACTURERS on the Golf Town TEST RANGE Fix your game with demos ON FRIDAY Michael Breed of The Golf Fix from Canada's LARGEST GOLF Buy from retailer NEW FEATURE Longest Drive Competition SHOPPING SPREE! $1,5OO Enter to Win Show Hours Friday: Noon - 7 pm Saturday: 10 am - 6 pm Sunday: 10 am - 5 pm SPONSORED BY FEATURED MANUFACTURERS For more information on ticket prices, directions, features and promotions visit us online at: A DIVISION OF 200 Lakeshore Road East, Oakville 905.842.0232 www.burrowsclothiers.com www.torontogolfshow.com