LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
- May 12, 2009
To The Editor;
To The Editor;
Are the Princeton residents being hosed? The remarks made to me by one of the Town Crew last week causes me to question whether his attitude reflects that of many others on the Town's payroll.
The dog's leg road leading onto Vermillion Avenue is disgusting. While the workers were chopping up Veterans Way I spoke to a man that I thought may be the Supervisor of the Veteran's Park project which is portrayed to be The Spirit of B.C.
I voiced my opinion that they were making an awful mess with chunks of pavement piled beside the Cenotaph. I said, "And I suppose if you could remove the Cenotaph you would." I was appalled when he retorted, " Sure we would."
As a veteran who lived through those six dreadful years of the second World War I was offended. I had two brothers who were in the front lines of battle for sixty long months. Another brother served in the Air Force and has lived a life of suffering ever since.
My brother-in-law experienced the horrors of liberating Holland. I was in the Navy.
"Lest We Forget" is a reminder that every citizen of this country made sacrifices so that today's generation could enjoy the fruits of their efforts.
However it seems that all the funding for arts, culture and sports in this town gets priority over an indoor swimming pool that could be enjoyed year round by every resident and visitors alike.
As I watched the worker pressure washing the dirt off Bridge Street I said, "That's the way the Princeton residents' dream of an aquatic pool goes down the drain." With the talk of a
'sculpture' being added will it enhance or detract from the Cenotaph?
- Kay Hardy, Princeton
