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4 - Orono Weekly Times Wednesday, July 14, 2010 APOLOGY Continued from front "where do you draw the line?" he asked. "I think we set that line too far off to one side." "If Richards had withdrawn his comments, he would have been able to finish his delegation," Abernethy stated. "That is the line in the sand." For the second time in two years, the Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) has sent a letter to Clarington Council on behalf of Richards. In the most recent letter, the CCLA advised the munici- pality that its Procedural By-law places too broad a restriction on individual speech. Nathalie Des Rosiers, General Counsel for the CCLA states, "In no event should a constituent be censured simply because they criticized a public official for how they are conducting themselves in office, or because they used the term 'bully'." Councillor Mary Novak didn't think it was necessary for council to apologize to Richards, but said she had no problem asking him back to finish his delegation. In March 2009, council rescinded a speaking ban they placed on Richards for calling Regional Chair Roger Anderson a "bully" for the way he badgered an anti-incinerator delegate speaking at Regional council, reducing her to tears. The ban was lifted following a letter from the CCLA to Clarington council which stated that council had no legal basis for imposing such a drastic measure on Richards. "In this case," the letter stated, "council's action might infringe the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms." In lifting the ban, some council members did apologize to Richards. HOUSE Continued from page 3 how much happens in Orono. They all love to come here and experience the bakery, the church resale shop, the park and the car shows and festivals at the arena. We tell them that we live in the house at the centre of the universe, because all amazing things seem to gravitate here. Slowly bringing our house back to its former glory, we have met amazing trades people and artisans, uncovered a little of our house's history both from things we have discovered in the attic and from neighbours willing to share their knowledge with us, and we are always interested in finding out more. We have a long way to go with the house, much to do, so it is going to be a real challenge to fit in what is left to do in Orono between now and the New Year, the August Antiques and Art Festival, September's Chilli CookOff and Orono Fair, Halloween and the Santa Claus Parade. And none of this includes all the lunches and horticultural meetings and windmill farm presentations. We're exhausted just thinking about it, and somehow we have to find time for our old friends, you remember them, the ones that told us nothing ever happens in Orono!