 By Pepper Parr
October 1, 0214
BURLINGTON, ON.
Perception is often more relevant than reality – and that would appear to apply to the campaign Blair Lancaster is running in ward six where the Air Park issue is front and center for many.
 How many people are going to see this sign? Is it more of a political statement than a device to inform electors? Residents north of Dundas have for some time felt that Ms Lancaster is closer to representing the interest of the air park owners than she is the interests of the residents who have to live with the air park.
During the ward six debate the Gazette sponsored, Ms Lancaster did say that the development of the air park was important and that the interests of the people who owned the air park mattered as well. She took the position that she was in office to represent everyone – which is certainly not the way many of the people in rural Burlington saw her behaviour.
 Vince Rossi in the red shirt with Blair Lancaster to his left at a community meeting in the Warren barn on Bell School Line. When a community meeting took place in the barn of the Warren family property, which is one field away from the end of the air park runway, Ms Lancaster sat beside Vince Rossi, the owner of the Air Park. Ms Lancaster explained at the time that she had been in a minor car accident earlier in the day and needed a chair with a back – and the only one available was next to Vince Rossi. Several people suggested Ms Lancaster could have moved the chair she was sitting in.
During the court case at Superior Court in Burlington Ms Lancaster sat in the row directly behind Vince Rossi which many saw as quite inappropriate.
When that hearing ended Ms Lancaster was seen leaving the Court house with Mr. Rossi as they walked towards their cars in the parking lot.
 The Lancaster election signs are all around the air park site and on the air park site. Are small craft pilots funding the Lancaster election campaign? For many people this perception is so totally wrong – to their eyes they see Ms Lancaster as being in the Rossi camp and they can’t wait to see her election financial return to learn how much Rossi donated to her campaign.
The last straw for many was the Lancaster election signs spread around the air park. “What in heaven’s name is she doing” was the comment from a political operative, who does not live in Burlington and is not aligned with any Burlington candidates. “Pretty dumb thing to do” he added “unless Lancaster has data that indicates most of the people south of Dundas don’t care all that much about what happens at the air park.
 If you have a small plane at the air park – you are going to know that Lancaster wants your vote. The city itself certainly cares and has committed a significant amount of dollars and staff time – first trying to get Vince Rossi to comply with the city bylaws and then ensuring that he provides all the information the city believes it needs to approve any changes to the air park site that are not related to aviation and the operation of an air park.
The biggest problem has been getting a site plan from the air park. The city also wants to see something in the way of a business plan which many believe does not even exist
So far the city hasn’t gotten much from Vince Rossi. Ms Lancaster has gotten a place to put her re-election signs.
By Pepper Parr
October 1, 2014
BURLINGTON, ON.
The forms needed to apply for financial assistance if your home was flooded on August 4th are now available on the Burlington Community Foundation web site.
During debate at a Council Standing Committee Mayor Goldring made the point that no one is going to be made whole with what they might get from the fund raising that has been done in the community.
Goldring pointed out that the funds are intended for people who were under-insured or un-insured.
That 48 inch colour TV screen is not going to be covered – but the furnace that was under three feet of water can be covered.
The city had previously outsourced the creation of a Flood Relief program to the Burlington Community Foundation because that is what the province required. Monday evening the city approved the appointment of the members of the Flood Disaster Relief Committee.
It’s an impressive committee and while it could not and should not include anyone who is likely to make a claim – there doesn’t appear to be anyone of limited means on the list: Catherine Brady; Kevin Brady; Susan Busby; John Chisholm; Ron Foxcroft; Steven Joyce; Jeff Paiken; Phil Reddon; Michael Shih; Steve Stipsits; Linda Davies; Keith Strong; Dorothy Borovich; Allan Pearson; Ed Hannah; Rick Burgess; Don Smith; Doug Leggat; Scott Barnard; Wayne Hussey and Jeff Valentin.
The list appears just a little too” white”; made up of the “entitled”. Who put this list together and is it reflective of the people of Burlington?
But those are the people in place – so be it.
 Ron Foxcroft, on the right, gives Mayor Goldring a close look during a discussion at the Burlington Community Foundation offices. When Ron Foxcroft was asked to take on leadership of the fund raising he set himself a 100 day target to raise $2 million from the community. The expectation was that Burlington would be given the $2 for every $1 raised in the community – which would make $6 million available for distribution.
As of noon today that figure was at $660,000 – 33% of the target with two banks waiting in the wings for their photo-op.
 The Red Cross reported that 531 homes were likely to need major help and that 271 of these were either un-insured or under insured. They also estimated that it was going to cost something in the order of an average of $18,000 to get homes to the point where they had the fundamentals in place – a furnace that works and washers and dryers.
Councillor Sharman, who can always be relied upon to run the numbers, told his colleagues that he wasn’t certain the numbers he was hearing would work. With 271 homes being given $18,000 that comes to a total of $4,878,000 which is well within the $6 million the city hopes to see available to the BCF for distribution.
 The BCF is in the process of reviewing the short list for an insurance adjuster who be hired to review every claim.
Council authorized the Interim City Manager to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with the Burlington Community Foundation that will allow the city to cover the cost of support services to the Flood Disaster Relief Committee, including but without limiting services related to the design and implementation of the Flood Disaster Relief Program, fundraising, communications and claims adjudication and settlement.
The city expects it will recover any funds it passes along to the BCF from the provincial government. The city manager is to report back periodically to the Development and Infrastructure Committee as the work of the Flood Disaster Relief Committee and the Burlington Community Foundation progresses.
City council appears to believe that this program will be wrapped up by the end of the year.
There are people in this city who certainly hope so.
 By Pepper Parr
October 1, 2014
BURLINGTON, ON.
When the Performing Arts Centre was first opened there was deep concern amongst the smaller theatrical and performance groups that there would not be a place for them – and during the Heatherington regime – there wasn’t much in the way of “local” talent on that stage.
When Brian McCurdy took over and got some of the problems worked out he began to include local groups in the program.
 Trevor Copp, founder of Tottering Biped Theatre will perform at the Performing Arts Centre for a two week run. Thursday evening First Dance, a significant re-interpretation of that traditional first swing around the dance floor by a freshly wed bride and groom will be performed by Trevor Copp and dance partner Jeff Fox.
Copp is a fine performer, he doesn’t walk – he glides. He has tremendous control over his movements and is a delight to watch. I’ve not actually seen Trevor Copp dance – other than the occasion when he was declared one of Burlington’s BEST a number of years ago. On that occasion he floated out into the middle of the room and made his acceptance comments.
The Gazette will be doing a review of the First Dance – look for it on Friday when Lana Kamaric reports on the performance.
Copp was the person who appeared before city council about two years ago and asked why he, as an artist, could not earn his living in his community. We didn’t know it at the time but that delegation was the first peek at what is an energetic arts community that few knew about.
Following the Copp delegation we saw the creation of the Arts and Culture Collective that speaks on behalf of much of the art community.
 Trevor Copp talks with Angela Paparizo during the unveiling of the Spiral Stella at the Performing Arts Centre last year. That was followed by the first No Vacancy event at the Waterfront Hotel in 2013 – to be followed by a hugely successful second No Vacancy event at the Village Square.
And now Trevor Copp gets to dance on the Performing Arts Centre Stage telling the story about how, a man about to marry his male partner sets about devising their traditional First Dance. Through Ballroom dance and Theatre, the journey of a gay man is explored through the challenge of creating a dance for a ritual that has no history.
The dancing will be superb – what many will not get immediately is the political undertone of the performance. In our society men lead on the dance floor – how does that happen when both dancers are male? Our assumptions get challenged and we find we are facing a “cultural blind spot”.
As Copp was planning his own wedding (which has since ended) all the assumptions had to be deconstructed and a new approach created.
 Trevor Copp, the Burlington actor who mobilized the arts into a Collective makes a point on leadership while Executive Director of the Burlington Museum’s operation listens. This performance has “gay” stamped all over its marketing – a bold and quite unexpected step for Burlington. Would the performance attract the gay community from Toronto and Hamilton?
Copp wasn’t sure. He expects word of mouth will draw the audience and he is delighted that the Performing Arts Centre has given him a two week run. Something also unheard of in this city for a local group.
Copp has performed First Dance in Guelph, Kitchener and Hamilton and in the very near future he will be taking the production to Albania.
He has done between 25 and 30 performances of a production that undergoes constant change.
For those attending the event – there will be some wonderful dancing and a challenge to many of the assumptions we make about marriage and the roles each partner plays.
Copp takes his performance a couple of steps further and has added “Talk Back”; he works at getting into a dialogue with the audience after the performance. Copp has found in the past that people just blurt out a thought or a feeling.
This is tricky stuff – the performer has no idea what will come from the audience – perhaps nothing which makes for an awkward moment.
Copp doesn’t appear in the least deterred by something that might not work out.
This is new, exciting and bold stuff – Brian McCurdy deserves kudos for bringing First Dance to his stage.
October 2 through to the 5th and from the 9th to the 11th. Matinee performances are included. Moderately priced. Tickets can be booked on the Performing Arts web site. Box office 905-681-6000
By Staff
September 29, 2014
BURLINGTON, ON.
They’ve done it every year for the past 17 years. The cottage they live in and work out of is located on Beach Blvd in Hamilton – but because it is more like a part of Burlington than Hamilton (except for the taxes) they seem like local people.
 Cora Brittan was the calligraphist who did the work for the first Royal Reading presentation to Prince George on the occasion of his first birthday. Royal Reading was a collection of greetings from the people of Burlington.  They are both artists. She is petite, he has a pony tail. They winter in Mexico and usually rent their home while they are south.
They are not wealthy people – they just live their lives and do their art.
Cora has a well-developed calligraphy skill and did the inscriptions for Royal Reading, the presentation the Gazette made to Prince George on the occasion of his first birthday.
On a weekend in the middle of October – 18th and 19th – Cora and Eric Brittan will host their 17th annual Open House art sale. The event will run from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm.
 Much of Cora Brittan’s work has a light, whimsy, almost magical touch to it. Their home is next to what used to be the Bell Cairn Public school but is now the Training Centre for the Provincial Correctional Service located on Beach Blvd. Cross the canal and swing into Beach Blvd.
The neighbourhood has a rich history. There was a time when the Blvd was being used by heavy trucks – mothers blocked the road with their baby carriages to stop that kind of traffic.
They do things differently in Hamilton.
 By Pepper Parr
September 28, 2014
BURLINGTON, ON.
You know what those geese do – don’t you?
 Geese on a church lawn getting ready for lunch. Now imagine a flock of geese who discover a large collection of apples that have fallen to the ground. And picture a spot where there is space for those geese to walk around and not be bothered by a lot of people. Is there anything safer for geese than a church lawn?
All this has come together at St. Christopher`s church on Guelph Line just south of Prospect. The church provides the lawn, the neighbouring apartment building provides the apple trees – and the geese think they have died and gone to heaven – what with all those apples to dine on.
The geese do leave a lot of gooey stuff on the driveway into the church and the superintendent of the apartment building has said he would like to cut the trees down.
That brought Melissa Tervit into the picture. Ms Tervit heads up Growing and Sharing Food in Halton and she wasn`t on for the cutting of trees just because the apples were following to the ground and providing lunch for the geese.
 All those “free fall” apples have attracted geese. Does that mean the trees have to come down? I had an “interesting” chat with the property manager of the apartment buildings beside St. Christopher’s Anglican church yesterday while I was harvesting the apples from the trees, said Ms Tervit. He informed me that he intends to have the trees cut down later this week since the windfall apples are attracting too many geese. I suggested that he perhaps pick up the windfalls which would remove the lure for the geese. He wasn’t too keen on that idea, feeling that it was the fault of the trees directly that the geese were camping out on the driveway. He asked me if I had any power to stop him from cutting down the trees. I replied that I did not, however he may find himself the topic of an article in the Gazette.
Tervit wasn`t going to be deterred. She has found a group of Girl Guides who will gather up the apples, wash them up and get them to the Food Bank.
Will this arrangement work out? We will let you know. We`re still trying to get to that superintendent. You can never find those guys when you want them.
By Pepper Parr
September 27, 2014
BURLINGTON, ON.
Story has been updated
The proposal is for a two tower structure on the north side the Appleby Village which is on the north-east corner of the New Street – Appleby Line intersection.
 First Capital did a total makeover of the Appleby mall site a number of years ago – they now want to add some residential to a part of the property. The site has undergone a major upgrade in the past two years and the developer wants to do some intensification. The two buildings would be situated on the north side of the property – fronting on Pinedale.
Anyone can take a building proposal to the city. The bigger developers know the rules; they know that studies have to be done and they know the process.
In this instance, First Capital, the developers, will have read the provincial government policies and be fully aware of the nuances of the provincial Places to Grow policy and they will have hired planners to write the justification reports so that when it is taken to the city hall staff will have a very clear idea as to what the developer proposes to do with their property.
 Artists rendering of the two tower apartment complex with one 16 storey and a second 11 storey building that will have underground parking. This development requires both a change to the current zoning and a change to the Official Plan – both tend to send citizens up a wall. Many don’t understand how a developer can ask for a change in an Official Plan.
Director of Planning Bruce Krushelnicki will explain, as he has done hundreds of times before, that the Official Plan is a dynamic document that is in place to set out what the city said it wants at a point in time.
Developers however are encouraged to bring ideas and proposals to the city. Burlington wants growth – the citizens say we need that growth. When a developer comes along with a proposal the response is often – “well we didn’t mean that kind of growth”.
Part of the process of getting these development ideas before city council for a decision is a Statutory Public Meeting which has been scheduled for November 18th 2014.
 Ward six candidate James Smith beleives the statutory public meeting should be moved back to a date when the new council can make the decision on this project. That’s a problem for ward five city council candidate James Smith. The new council will be sworn in on December 1st and he wants the Statutory meeting to take place after the new council is in place.
In his letter to Mr. Krushelnicki, Smith said: “As you know this proposed development represents a very large change to the design fabric of the site and the adjacent neighbourhood; to say that this proposal is controversial in our East End neighborhood’s is something of an understatement.”
Smith argues that tabling the Statutory meeting until early 2015 would facilitate important criteria of the City of Burlington’s Engagement Charter, especially when it comes to both Accountability, and Capacity Building.
Turns out candidate Smith didn’t have some of it right. The planner on this file contacted the Gazette and explained that
“we are just starting the required review. One thing that should be clarified is that the November 18 meeting we have scheduled at Robert Bateman High School is NOT the required statutory meeting under the Planning Act.
It is a neighbourhood meeting that the City is holding above and beyond the standard Planning Act requirements, but consistent with our policy to have a meeting for public discussion on major applications prior to any staff reports going to Committee/Council.
I only raise this because I don’t want people in the community to get confused and show up on Nov 18th with expectations that formal decisions are being made on the applications that night and/or that it is their only chance to provide input.
The statutory meeting will be scheduled for a later date, dependent on the file processing timelines and Planning Act requirements, and notification will be provided of this meeting.
In addition, in the case of these applications it is anticipated that staff will be presenting an information report to Committee/Council for consideration before coming back at an even later date with some type of recommendation report.
Smith points out that the City’s engagement charter states: “The City of Burlington will encourage the ability of its citizens and stakeholders to effectively participate in the development and implementation of engagement processes with respect to issues and decisions that affect their lives and their community”.
 An apartment complex to the east consists of three towers – each 11 storeys high. Smith also points out that the white signs that asks citizens to visit a website for a meeting in two months is not compliant with the ideal set out in the concept of either Clear Language or Early & Widespread Notification.
“I’m critical under the Clear Language provision, as information signs posted do not have a clear English explanation; only a legalese description; citizens should have both. Widespread notification is deficient, for three reasons: the poor location of information signs, – facing streets that have been under construction for some time, the lack of information signs available in the Plaza itself and lack of illustrations on the information signs.
Besides wanting the public meeting date changed Smith adds some comments on the development proposal. “The site plan as proposed further exacerbates the deficiencies of the present site as it pertains to Pedestrian, Bicycle, Transit and Vehicle traffic flow, nor does the plan address the lack of street frontage of the businesses on this site.”
 Public art is set at the north west corner of the Village. Goats. For the record, said Smith, I am a supporter of the Province’s Places To Grow policy and firmly believe we need to intensify some of our underused sites in Burlington. However; given the examples in the province’s policy guide and the fact that the City of Burlington does not have hard design guidelines for this kind of rezoning application or for so-called Transit Friendly Design, I believe we need to take some time, as a city, to produce such documents in collaboration with our citizens and the development industry.
This way we can get the kind of intensification our citizens can generally agree upon and avoid long, and costly protracted battles between citizens, the city and the development community.
 South elevation of the two proposed towers. The developer sets out details on the location: Appleby Village consists of seven (7) buildings with a variety of retail/service commercial/office uses, including a Fortinos grocery store, Home Hardware, Rexall Pharma Plus, LCBO and the Beer Store. The Gross Building Floor Area (“GBFA”) within Appleby Village is approximately 20,056 square metres (215,881 square feet).
The 6.6 hectare (16.3 acre) site is bound by, on the immediate north by Pinedale Avenue, where there are three condominium high-rise buildings known as Pinedale Estates which were built in 1989. The three buildings are each 12 storeys and provide a total of 338 dwelling units.
To the south and east of Pinedale Estates, there are two elementary schools (Ascension Catholic School and Frontenac Public School) Robert Bateman High School) with associated parkland.
 Smith would like to see storefront access to the street for those who walk – just about all the retail locations open out to the inner parking lot. The Provincial Policy Statement, Places to Grow, states: “it is in the interest of all communities to use land and resources wisely, to promote efficient development patterns, protect resources, promote green spaces, ensure effective use of infrastructure and public service facilities and minimize unnecessary public expenditures.” It is a key Provincial policy to promote land use
patterns that are transit-supportive and to accommodate a range of intensification opportunities.
Density is almost always an issue for the people of Burlington. Current targets call for a minimum number of new housing units to be added to the built-up area between 2015 and 2031 as 8,300.
The phasing for these units are: 2,525 by 2016; 2,758 between 2017 and 2021; 2,669 between 2022 and 2026 and finally 2,659 between 2027 and 2031 by which time we will all be looking at a much different Burlington.
 By Staff
September 26, 2014
BURLINGTON, ON.
There are people that have stuff they don’t need and there are people who need stuff desperately. The trick is to match the two – not always easy.
The city set up a Community Bulletin Board as a way to connect people in the community.
 They will keep this live until the end of October 4.
Many generous people have offered their items for free to people in Burlington affected by the flood in August.
The offerings range from a red leather couch to Lego blocks, a washer and dryer, television sets and coffee tables. There are many goods available to help people rebuild their basements and their lives.
The Community Bulletin Board is here.
Click on the yellow virtual sticky note to see the list of items.
By Staff
September 26, 2014
BURLNGTON, ON.
Every minute of every day, someone in Canada needs blood—in most cases, blood from more than just one generous donor.
Someone undergoing treatment for leukemia, for example, may require blood and blood products from up to eight donors a week. That’s why Canadian Blood Services continues to work with partners and members of communities from coast to coast to Rally Together to Save Lives, because collectively, blood donations have a positive impact on patients and their families.
 Kristen McEachern, territory manager for Canadian Blood Services in Burlington needs to book 4000 appointments between now and the end of October. Help her out. Making a blood donation this fall helps ensure an adequate supply for patients. Bring a friend or family member to donate with you. You can book an appointment online at www.blood.ca or by calling 1 888 2 DONATE (1 888 236-6283).
Last week, the Burlington Blood Donor Clinic has hit an all-time low in terms of booked appointments. They have 807 spots to fill – just 400 have been filled thus far Canadian Blood services is putting out the call to remind people from across the region who are eligible to donate to come in and donate.
 They need donors to come to Burlington Clinic to help meet the need of patients. Key dates: Monday September 29th 8am-12pm, Tuesday September 30th 11am-7pm & Thursday October 2nd 11am-7pm.
Higher than expected cancellations and no shows have put a strain on the national inventory – patients rely on this supply.
In the longer term they would like to book group appointments to help us fill the gap. Between now and the end of October they need to have over 4000 appointments booked to keep up with demand.
Contact Kristen McEachern at 905-546-7203, if you are interested in booking group appointments. Complimentary transportation provided for group.
They need the Burlington community to rally together; it takes many donors to help save a hospital patient. Every donor makes a difference.
By Pepper Parr
September 25, 2014
BURLINGTON, ON
The cheque books came out and in less than half an hour the 100 Women Who Care Burlington voted to support Food 4 Kids, an organization that works with our schools who have identified children/families living in poverty situations and discreetly provide the child (it goes in their backpacks) with food on weekends.
 The Gazette wrote about this group a few months ago. We told of those 100 Women as well. If it’s something you might be interested in – touch base with them. It’s amazing what women with a cheque book can do – some might put the word “amazing” in big bold black letters.
There are currently 76 members of the Burlington Chapter of 100 Women – room for more of you. At $100 each Food4kids could be looking at $7,600 which is a lot of lunches.
You can reach then at www.food4kids.ca.
The other organizations nominated were Burlington Breast Cancer Support Services and the Seat Yourself Campaign @ Aldershot School.
Links:
In and out in less than an hour – Humane Society benefits.
The teachers knew who they were – Food4Kids fed them
 By Pepper Parr
September 25,2014
BURLINGTON, ON.
There aren’t many opportunities to say that you don’t like something without going to a lot of effort or offending someone.
There is a word out there that is offensive but it is still in use. The moment I write the word I give it currency and I’m reluctant to do that – so let me say it begins with R end in D and has four letters in between.
 In the soccer world the yellow card is a caution – it is being used to caution people who choose to use a really repugnant word. It’s a repugnant word, filled with hurt and harm and not in the least bit funny.
There is a group that wants to extinguish the word and they’ve come up with a program to get us to the point where the word isn’t used.
They call it they yellow card program and it is tied into the Special Olympics Canada and Canadians living with intellectual disabilities.
Motionball is a national charity that raises funds and awareness for Special Olympics Canada year-round. There is #nogoodway to use the “R-word,” and Canadians are asked to take the pledge to stop using the “R-word” and raise a proverbial yellow card when others use it socially.
In soccer, a yellow card is shown to offending players as a warning that they have crossed a line; in the same way, the Yellow Card Campaign aims to inform Canadians that using the “R-word” is offensive to those living with intellectual disabilities even if used in a way that seems harmless.
By informing and engaging without being punitive or threatening, the Yellow Card Campaign hopes to invite and inspire change, not force it.
The campaign hopes to see 36,000 Canadians take the pledge online to stop using the “R-word” – a figure that reflects the number of registered Special Olympics athletes across Canada.
In addition to the social change the campaign hopes to inspire, the Yellow Card Campaign’s corporate sponsors and private donors have come together to donate $1 to motionball for each supporter who takes the pledge online at www.motionball.com/yellowcard on Yellow CardDay which will be recognized in Halton when Regional Police Chief Stephen Tanner and Oakville Mayor Rob Burton will be taking the pledge and helping to kick off the event in the Rotunda at the Halton Regional offices on Wednesday, October 1, 2014 at 10:00am
By taking the pledge on behalf of the almost one million Canadians living with an intellectual disability, supporters not only promise to stop using the “R-word”, but also to raise a proverbial yellow card when others use it casually.
 By Pepper Parr
September 22, 2014
BURLINGTON, ON.
The Burlington Gazette will host its first ever candidate debate in ward 6 on Wednesday September 24th at 7 pm in the theatre at the Hayden High school in Alton
There is something appropriate about our holding this debate. It was the Gazette that first told the story of the trucks that were taking loads of fill into the Air Park property. That story was the result of a call from a Lowville resident.
The north Burlington community formed the Rural Burlington Greenbelt Coalition and we came to know Vanessa Warren who has proven to be a superb delegator and a fine researcher as well. Ms Warren decided to run for the ward six council seat because she could not tolerate the way the incumbent, Blair Lancaster was doing her job.
 Councillor Blair Lancaster. As it turns out, eight other people thought Lancaster was doing a poor job and they filed nomination papers. The expectation is that there will be 10 candidates on the theatre stage.
We have received confirmations from all the candidates except for Lancaster and Jennifer Hlusko who is not sure if she is going to be able to get away from a Board of Education meeting; Hlusko is a school board trustee.
During the past week there has been considerable communication on the approach and format the Gazette is going to use in this debate.
We got a call from a Brenda McKinley who wanted to talk about the format and the role I was to play as moderator – she didn’t want me to be the moderator; she wanted someone from the Chamber of Commerce to moderate.
We declined that opportunity partly because we did not know who McKinley was representing – she would not reveal that information.
 Miss Photo Op – never misses a camera opportunity – but then so do most of the other Council members. Councillor Blair Lancaster in the center with Burlington Olympians. Her husband is on the left McKinley called a number of the other candidates asking them to support her position. Several of those candidates called the Gazette to say they supported the approach we were taking.
It didn’t take all that much effort to learn who McKinley was calling on behalf of – what we didn’t know, until a reader sent us along the information below, was why she was calling.
Here is what we found in our mail box last week:
You probably already know this, but Brenda has been tied to Breast Cancer Support Services for a number of years according to her LinkedIn account she is
Chairman and director of Breast Cancer Support Services from January 2002 – November 2004 (2 years 11 months)
Moved the organization from a small group of employees operating in donated premises to a viable entity which owns its own building in a thriving commercial area of the city. Was instrumental in hiring a full time Executive Director.
Not surprised by her attempt to maneuver the setup for the debate. This is typical Blair Lancaster who seems to want to control everything she gets involved in.
Keep up the great work; I’m very impressed with your support for the Flood Relief efforts. They are benefiting significantly from your publicity and promoting!
Blair Lancaster is listed as the Executive Director of Breast Cancer Support Services in Burlington.
There you have it! Puts the Breast Cancer Support Services people in a very poor light doesn’t it? That organization provides a vital service for people going through a very difficult time in their lives – it should not have been abused this way.
 By Staff
September 22, 2014
BURLINGTON, ON
Sunday didn’t have much in the way of promise at around 9:30 but by 11 am the rain had stopped and the “beds” were lined up on Brant Street like racing cars in pit.
There was a buzz in the air and the “judges”, representing the four Rotary Clubs in Burlington, were looking over the entry papers.
The chief money counter for Scotiabank in Burlington announced that $20,100 had been raised for the Joseph Brant Foundation.
 Accura on Brant takes it again. The rules for the 5th Annual Amazing Bed Race were explained. Every team got two times trials and the 16 teams with the shortest times on the course up Brant Street would make it to the finals.
With a provincial election behind us, a municipal election almost upon us and a federal election in their air – it was not surprising that there was a strong political flavour to the event.
Politics however didn’t play in the results – it was, for the second year in a row a run off between the car dealerships.
 The Judges scrutinize the entries – all were found to be in order. The fasted speed was clocked at 28 kph and the shortest time was 13 seconds.
There were no accidents, providing the one runner who had the bed run over his foot.
Prize for the best decorated “bed” went to Burlington Taxi.
 By Pepper Parr
September 21, 2014
BURLINGTON, ON.
She pulled it off. With the help of her husband Dean and one of the most impressive collections of volunteers we have ever seen in this city, Selina Jane Eckersall held her second No Vacancy event, this time at the Village Square.
Jack Friedman, the man who built the Village Square, must have smiled when he learned that the space he created was being used the way he wanted it to be used.
Eckersall held her first No Vacancy at the Waterfront Hotel in 2013. It was a critical success and drove her to growing the concept and worked out an arrangement with the property owners at the Village Square to use the empty space.
Eckersall estimates there were between 2,000 and 5,000 people at the event – that is too wide a spread – the real number was somewhere above 3,500 based on what we observed.
Eckersall wasn’t prepared to say which was the best of the 30 installation but she did say that Appollonia Vanova and the Grand Connection were very popular.
 Lovely colours  The volunteers were superb. The volunteers were exceptional. If you had a question – they had an answer or they got you an answer quite quickly.
There were times when the space around the gazebo was packed so tightly you could hardly move. It was a friendly crowd – not a hooligan in sight.
In a city the size of Burlington most people know someone and the chance to meet up was just fun. Patrick Bermingham one of the artists, decided to rent one of the empty spaces for his own purposes and held a private party. He was able to invite all his friends, offer them a drink and have people get out to see some of the installations and come back to chat about what they had seen. Expect to see more of that next year.
 Dream catchers. And there will be a next year. Eckersall was going through what worked and what didn’t work. The installations at the Gym on Pearl didn’t get the traffic they should have gotten; the beer garden didn’t produce the revenue that was expected and Eckersall isn’t sure that she will use a portion of Pine Street next year.
Eckersall knows now that she needs to tweak the business model. The event cost about $10,000 to put on – revenue didn’t quite reach that level.
 The Juggler Sponsorship was good – but ways have to be found to increase the revenue. Selena Eckersall and her husband spent more than six months on this project and are not likely to see as much as a dime personally for their efforts. They might even have to dip into the cookie jar to make up the loss.
 Student Theatre mannequins It was an exciting event; it left all those who attended fully appreciating their community and the sense of community that was created in the Village Square.
It was a delight to see Angelo Bentivegna working the crowd and chatting with his friends. He was in full election mode and it seemed perfectly natural.
When asked: What was the biggest thrill for you? Eckersall didn’t need a second to respond – “Seeing all those people – the excitement of the artists and how inspired they were.”
What was the biggest disappointment?
Beer sales were much lower than we expected. We need to re-think the beer garden”, said Eckersall. All the activity was inside the Village.
Despite the low beer sales “the city is hungry for this kind of stuff and that was certainly evident” Eckersall added. The challenge now is to keep the content fresh and relevant.
The Cirque was different, it wasn’t as “scrappy” as the Art Crawl in Hamilton. There was more money in the space – Burlington is a wealthier city and that was clearly evident in the traffic – no one was wearing furs but there was a sense of satisfaction in the crowds – a crowd doesn’t seem to be the right word. There were a lot of people but it was more like a community getting together.
The mannequins located throughout the Village were all courtesy of the Student Theatre. The make up on a few was close to astounding.
 This took all the seniors back to the 60’s The juggler was close to a carnival pitchman – she moved beautifully and talked about her art. The belly dancers had nice costumes.
 Suspended illusions Eckersall is now looking for operational funding and working on writing for a Trillium grant. She might want to have lunch with Kelly Arnott of the Chilly Half Marathon fame, and talk about how one finds long term sponsors.
By Pepper Parr
September 20, 2014
BURLINGTON, ON.
Money talks.
Last week envelopes appeared on the desks of each council member, and we believe on the desk of the Mayor as well. Inside there was a cheque for $750, the maximum that can be donated to an election campaign in a municipal election.
The funds came from a developer; a good developer actually – a company that has done some excellent work in the downtown core.
Councillor Marianne Meed Ward returned the donation. Her view is that members of council running for re-election should not accept donations from corporations that have or can be expected to have business before the city.
Does this make sense?
Candidates are required to file financial statements setting out how much money they spent and where it came from.
Peter Rusin, running against Mayor Goldring has said he will fund his on campaign and not accept donations. When former Chief of Staff to Mayor Goldring was thinking about running for office he said that he would probably pay for his own campaign. But most people are not in a position to spend $5,000 – maybe $10,000 or as much as $15,000 to get themselves elected.
Running an election campaign is expensive. Is a cheque for $750 really going to sway a member of council?
When everyday people have business before the city – say a Committee of Adjustment application or a proposal to sell services to the city – should they refrain from donating to campaigns?
What if they made their donations via personal cheque?
It will be interesting to see what, if any debate there is on this issue.
What do you think?
By Staff
September 20, 2014
BURLINGTON, ON.
There is something about a church fund raiser.
While the event is for the local people – anyone is welcome – you just have to show up and be ready to be social and talk to people.
 They are always very welcoming – I’ve been to events like this where people invite you back to their homes for a drink.
Thursday, the 25th the Lowville United Church is hosting a pig roast with all the trimmings. The Chef on hand will be making cuts from 5 to 7 pm.
It’s a short drive up Guelph Line – the church is at the corner of Guelph and Britannia. Chow down a good meal, chat with the folks and if you’re interested in what Lowville is like, drive on up to the Lowville Bistro for a glass of decent wine and a dessert you don’t need.
If you really want to make a day of it – head for Lowville an hour or two early and watch the salmon run in the Bronte Creek that runs through Lowville.
Tickets are $18 for adults – reserve one at 905-335-5099
New feature:
 Early in October readers of the Gazette will be able to use a new feature for announcing community events. Anyone will be able to go on line and post their event. Our editorial team will be moderating the posts to ensure they are appropriate. Watch for the notice.
By Staff
September 18, 204
BURLINGTON, ON.
As of 8:00 a.m. today, the Burlington Community Foundation Flood Disaster Relief Committee has raised a total of $590,000 in cash and in-kind support.
“We are thankful that many citizens and businesses have stepped up to support our community flood relief efforts, however we still have a long way to go,” says Ron Foxcroft, Chair, BCF Flood Disaster Relief Committee. “The need for financial relief is imminent and we are still asking neighbours, families, friends and businesses to give generously so we can help those who are still suffering.”
 Over the last week the BCF Flood Disaster Relief Committee received generous donations of $25,000 each from Branthaven Homes and Union Gas. There has also been a lot of work in the community with a variety of retailers accepting cash donations. A Flood Relief Donations Centre was opened by a concerned citizen at 728 Burloak Drive. In addition, the BCF website is now accepting on-line donations.
 As of September 15th the BCF Flood Disaster Relief Committee has received five Advance Funding for Emergency Additional Living Expenses claim applications. Two have been granted and three claims were denied as the expenses claimed were not related to emergency living expenses. The Committee has contacted each applicant to explain the rationale and encourage them to include appropriate expenses in the broader Assistance for Losses and Damages application later this month.
“We are pleased to begin sharing the funds raised in this community with flood victims,” says Colleen Mulholland, President of the Burlington Community Foundation. “We would also like to remind those affected that the deadline for Advance Funding for Emergency Additional Living Expenses claims is October 4th.”
 Applicants are asked to complete an Advance Funds Claims Package that includes filling out a form, attaching receipts, and providing all requested information. The package must be submitted to the BCF Flood Disaster Relief Committee at Burlington Community Foundation, 3380 South Service Road, Unit 107, Burlington, Ontario, L7N 3J5 by October 4, 2014.
The form can be found at the BCF website or residents can call 905 639 0744 ext.223 to arrange for an Advance Claims Package to be mailed, picked up or delivered. The Committee is committed to assisting people in completing the form to expedite the claims process if that is requested.
Advance funding of up to $1,000 will be made available to victims who have no insurance coverage for emergency additional living expenses. Eligible costs are: evacuation costs, accommodation and meals, and essential clothing.
The next phase of the claims and disbursement process is The Assistance for Losses and Damages funding. It is designed to assist victims in greatest need with more extensive losses and damages, and who were either uninsured or under insured for their building and/or contents. Homeowners and tenants, small businesses, non-profit organizations and farms can apply. Applicants will be required to fill out a more complete form that will be made available at the BCF website by September 30th. At that time, more information outlining what expenses are eligible will also be provided.
Funds granted to those in need must comply with a very strict procedure – the Burlington community Foundation has recruited former city manager Tim Dobbie to review each claim and ensure it meets the provincial criteria. The BCF doesn’t set that criteria – they are told what they must do – and they do it.
Donors are encouraged to continue supporting the campaign by:
Cheque – make cheques out to “Burlington Community Foundation” with a memo reference to Flood Relief Campaign – mail or drop off at Burlington Community Foundation, 3380 South Service Road, Unit 107, Burlington, Ontario, L7N 3J5
On-line donations – Click on the DONATE NOW button at BCF web site. www.burlingtonfoundation.org
By Pepper Parr
September 18, 2014
BURLINGTON, ON.
We know more about Peter Rusin today than we did yesterday.
He is currently running around setting up his campaign organization – when you come into the race as late as he did – there is catching up to do.
 We described Rusin earlier as someone who was in real estate, which somehow got the word “developer” attached to him. While Rusin has done some small development work his strength appears to be in getting things done.
The approach I personally take to hiring people is to look at their core values and their range of skill sets. If those are up to snuff – then you have someone you can train.
Municipal government is radically different than the corporate world. The way they do accounting is confusing to those that don’t know how municipalities are structured and the provincial rules they must operate under. Municipalities are creatures of the provincial government – the province can deice to merge Burlington with Oakville in a heartbeat or, God forbid, annex us to Hamilton.
The old Ontario Reality Corporation hired Rusin to clean up a filing cabinet of cases that had languished for years – this was at a time when the 407 was being built through our part of the province and reaching into Oakville and points west. Rusin’s job was to clear up files that were years old related to land acquisition problems.
He was later appointed to the Board of Negotiations, a part of the Ontario Municipal Board but not responsible to it. This was a 4 year appointment made by a provincial Cabinet order.
His job there was to work on files and get parties to agree on a settlement of the financial dispute.
Rusin is a strong family man (don’t they all say that); he drives his kids to school and thinks the city should pass a bylaw that prevents retailers from selling drug related paraphernalia. Drugs are a big personal issue for Rusin and on this one he tends to lose touch with reality. The city probably cannot prevent the sale of such products. As dismal as it is – we are becoming a society that sees the recreational use of drugs as acceptable. Rusin knows all too well that the use of drugs tends to go beyond recreational.
Rusin would like to see a tree bylaw. “We shouldn’t be cutting down trees – it’s as simple as that.” He sees trees as an environmental issue and doesn’t appear to get tangled up with what some developers choose to do when they purchase a property and take out all the trees then apply for zoning changes. Trees are necessary and they don’t get cut down lightly says Rusin.
There is an apartment building on Guelph Line, south of St. Christopher’s where the superintendent wants to cut down the apple trees because the geese are eating the freefall. Someone suggested he gather the apples and give them to the church that has a food bank – superintendent didn’t appear to want to do that. Peter Rusin might want to have a talk with that superintendent.
The Association of Municipalities in Ontario (AMO) announced that Mayor Goldring was to be appointed (he may have been elected at an AMO board meeting) to an important committee. Rusin saw this as a bit of a travesty – “Why would AMO appoint the Mayor to a committee” asks Rusin – “because they expected him to be acclaimed?” Rusin felt AMO should have issued a statement decrying the fact that the people of Burlington were not going to have an election for Mayor because no one else had come forward. This was part of the reason Rusin decided to run for the office of Mayor.
Rusin believes Burlington needs growth – not growth for the sake of growth but Smart Growth – a term that can mean different things to different people and Rusin was a little fuzzy on a definition.
He points to Dundas and Appleby and what he calls excellent mixed use development. “People can walk to much of what they need in that part of the city. The schools are close at hand; that part of the city seems to function better.”
Perhaps but try walking across Appleby at Dundas – there are six lanes of traffic – close to impossible for a senior with a walker.
 Rusin is apparently a tough negotiator. So – why is Rusin running? He wants to see a more effective Council; he is adamant about their being new blood; term limits are vital. “We have people who have been on this council for more than twenty years – two of them – and twenty years is far too long. We need people who are capable of bringing new ideas to the table and listening to those ideas.”
Burlington is close to build out; all those juicy development charges are not going to come into the city’s coffers. to
There is a piece of land on Brant Street that has round bales of hay sitting on it. The land is adjacent to the Tyandaga golf course which is owned by the city. The piece of and on Brant is owned by the Catholic church – Rusin plans on having a meeting with the Bishop to get that land put into productive use. Letting someone take hay off that land gets them a lower tax rate – which Rusin sees as a lose, lose, lose situation.
Should this guy get the chain of office draped around his neck – expect a much more proactive Mayor. He is a doer, he gets out there and gets it done. He makes mistakes but he seems to have the capacity to pick himself up and move on.
He suggested during our interview that city staff should work a four day week – and, get this, get the same pay. When he says that in a debate there will be an immediate 500+ votes for him from city hall staffers which will come nowhere near offsetting the howls from the other people who will be casting ballots
 Rusin thinks city hall is a dysfunctional building – thinks staff should work a 4 day week City hall he adds is an unhealthy place. “The air is stale, the building is not a friendly place; the structure is inefficient”, said Rusin. There is a report that has yet to be taken to a Standing Committee on what the city has in terms of space and what it needs in terms of space. The report is believed to have recommendations that include a new city hall. It is being held back until the election has taken place. Having come perilously close to having their brains beat out of them over the pier, this council was not going to talk about another high profile, expensive project before the election.
That is not the Rusin way. He seems to want to get all the information out into the hands of the public and let them be a part of the decision. Are we hearing the real Rusin? We can’t know yet. The public needs to hear much more about Peter Rusin and be given several opportunities to ask questions. At this point he is very much of an unknown. He does have to be given credit for ensuring there is a debate and an opportunity to hold Rick Goldring to account.
Rusin wants the city to begin thinking in terms of Regional transit. “There have to be buses running along Dundas. We have to make better use of the GO stations and the mobility hubs the city has been talking about have to be made more real – and a little sooner as well” adds Rusin.
Rusin believes there are good developers in the city and thinks the project the Molinaro’s are building at the Burlington GO station is the right direction. He adds “there are developers who have a feel for the community and we need to work with them.” Parkland dedication, Section 37 issues and creating a smoother permit process are all part of the changes Rusin wants to see at city hall.
We are beginning to get a sense of who Peter Rusin is and the way he thinks.
 By Ray Rivers
September 17, 2014
BURLINGTON, ON.
I wrote this piece before we had learned of the actual diagnosis. Our wishes are all with Mr. Ford for a speedy and complete recovery. He deserves all of our support in this battle of his life.
Well it’s a tough one – you would have voted for Rob Ford but now it’s his brother. At a high school reunion the other day, a couple guys, who live in Rob Ford’s Toronto, wanted to bet me he’d get re-elected mayor. I should have taken the bet. They voted for him last time, disowned him only last year, but were seriously thinking of him again.
Doug Ford has been described as kind-of like his brother but without the comedy act. I can’t imagine any late night shows inviting Doug to enliven their audiences. Though quality of dialogue isn’t what made his brother Rob so popular. It was the unbelievable dribble, contradictions, lies and obscenities that made him so much fun to watch.
 Just plain boring – with other agricultural interests? Truth is Doug is plain boring – he lacks his brother’s charm. Remember that radio talk-show they used to have? Well Doug was always the straight-man, right? He has other talents I’m sure, but really lacks a good stand-up routine. And that has to change if he is to be taken seriously as the ‘mini-me’ candidate to his younger brother.
Toronto voters have a lot of choice this election. In fact some 67 people had registered as mayoralty candidates this time. I mean why vote for politically right-leaning Doug Ford when you can get the real thing with the ultra-right, neo-nazi, Don Andrews? And if you want something completely different, there is always the dominatrix, Mizz Barbie Bitch’ Ritch who’d just love to whip Toronto into shape.
No question that since Rob Ford’s reign, everyone looks at City Hall as one big circus – so who better to run it than ‘Sketchy the Clown’, Dave McKay? And what about someone called Happy Happy, who lives out the ‘Hokey-Pokey’ in real time, registering for office then pulling out, then registering again, then pulling out again… and that’s what it’s all about. Gosh isn’t that just like the transit debate – light rail is in, and then it’s out and then subways are in, and they shake it all about…
I, too, was diagnosed with a tumour in my abdomen, back a while ago. So I gave up running for office and have been OK ever since. I had a business associate, a friend, who looked like he had inadvertently impregnated himself. Everybody just assumed it was obesity, but he got diagnosed with a benign tumour the size of a basket ball in his abdomen. Once the operation was over, he was a much relieved man.
Rob Ford, as of this writing, is still waiting for the diagnosis of his tumour, mine was cancer, so we all hope his problem is more like the other guy’s. But perhaps Mr. Ford should give up running for office too – and not just for his health – for the rest of us who are through laughing at the ridiculous, and ever so tired of his adolescent antics.
And what is with this family thing? Oh sure, after JFK was assassinated Bobby ran as President, and then Teddy tried to run in his brothers’ stead. But that was the Kennedy dynasty not Toronto’s Fords. Still, patriarch Joe Kennedy made his money doing a lot of what Doug reportedly did at one point in his life – dealing in illegal substances. And the Fords have deep pockets too, despite this masquerade at being with, for, and of the common man.
 Whose interests are being served? Fortunately the mayor is just another vote at council. They took away a bunch of his responsibilities, and he wasn’t around for a lot of the time anyway between football coaching and rehab. Yet, despite his delinquencies, Toronto survived Rob Ford. So chances are good, almost no matter who gets elected, the city will survive – not like our sister city Detroit.
Another guy named Ford made Detroit one of America’s greatest back when. He was a real entrepreneur who founded the world’s fourth largest auto maker. And the city did get a little help from the Supremes and those other Motown music folk as well. But then decay set in and half a century later Detroit faced its second ‘Black Day in July’ – as it declared bankruptcy last year. I’d like to think that would never have happened if Henry were still around.
And don’t we wish Henry were the Ford now running to be Toronto’s mayor. Of course, there are other candidates with experience such as Olivia Chow, and that guy with that unfortunate name, which makes him sound like he personally owns the Progressive Conservative party. But if I lived in Toronto I’d seriously start thinking about that ‘Sketchy’ character. How could he be any worse for the city than the last clown they had?
 Ray Rivers writes weekly on both federal and provincial politics, applying his more than 25 years as a federal bureaucrat to his thinking. Rivers was a candidate for provincial office in Burlington where he ran against Cam Jackson in 1995, the year Mike Harris and the Common Sense Revolution swept the province.
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By Pepper Parr
September 16, 2014
BURLINGTON, ON.
It look like there is going to be an opportunity for local artists to “paint the town. On Tuesday, October 7, 2014 from 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM local artists are invited to attend the briefing event at The Hive on Elizabeth Street.
This event is for Burlington artists only ‘No one from Nova Scotia at this event” said Jeremy Freiburger who is organizing the event for the city as part of its Cultural Plan.
 Jeremy Freiburger, author of a report that provided direction for the city’s cultural plan based on reams of data he had gathered. Now the city has to determine how it wants ti implement its Cultural Action Plan. The city is launching the Local Artist Mural Program. It is intended as an annual program that will commission small to medium-scale murals throughout the city. The intention is to have one in each ward but locations will not be worked out until there is significant public participation in choosing the locations.
Burlington residents will have the opportunity to submit suggestions for mural locations and themes and the resulting commissions will be open exclusively to Burlington artists. As part of the program, free professional development opportunities will be offered to artists who may not have previous experience creating public art and/or murals.
“To ensure this program meets the needs of local artists, we want to hear from you”, said Angela Paparizo, cultural co-ordinator for the city.
Local artists are invited to participate in an open brainstorming session – that’s the event at The Hive. The purpose of this session is to identify program goals and maximize opportunities for local artist involvement.
Artists will be given some help with scaling a work they want to do; there are health and safety issues with putting something on the side of a building – what are those issues and how do they get addressed.
Freiburger points out that these “murals” may all be 2D – “but a sound installation could be done” – imagine a graphic of a steam engine running along the old rail bed in the Beachway with the sound of the train whistle. The possibilities are close to endless.
Freiburger is particularly good at tweaking people’s ideas and drawing more out of them than they thought they had in themselves. “I want to know where do you need the help, where can they Jeremy help them
Is this going to be “upscale graffiti” – undoubtedly someone will see it that way and squawk at the $70,000 budget.
Burlington artists, working in a variety of mediums (murals don’t necessarily need to be painted!), are invited to attend a brainstorming session. Dinner and refreshments will be provided.
To register, please contact Kim Selman: kim@cobaltconnects.ca or 905-548-0111
 By Staff
September 16, 2014
BURLINGTON, ON.
Raising funds for a community that is trying to recover from a disaster is never an easy task. Burlington’s August 4th flood was more than a month ago and in a word where the news cycle is good for three or four days at best, it is difficult to keep public attention – but the need is real and in some cases dire.
 Union Gas presnted a cheque for $25,000 to the Disaster relief Fund. From the left: MAyor Rick Goldring, Michael Shannon of Union Gas, Burlington Community foundation president Colleen Mulholland, Mark Egbedeyi-Emmanuel, Union Gas and Ron Foxcroft. The Burlington Community Foundation (BCF) is doing the lead work on the raising and distribution of funds with Ron Foxcroft doing the arm twisting and getting the major donations.
Last week there was a $25,000 donation from Branthaven Development and yesterday there was a $25,000 donation from Union Gas. Donations like this move the thermometer close to the $2 million target – which Burlington expects the province to match under its two for one ODRAP program.
The Ontario Disaster Relief and Assistance Program (ODRAP) allows the province to contribute $2 for every dollar raised by the community. If this happens the BCF will have access to $6 million to aid those who lost almost everything in the lower levels of their homes; including washers, dryers and furnaces.
The big donations matter – but the small donations are important as well. A young Burlington girl was having a birthday party to which she had invited a bunch of her friends. She decided that instead of her friends giving her a birthday gift she would ask them to make a donation to the Disaster Relief Fund – she sent in a donation of $341
 When you see a donation box – toss all your change into it – it also takes paper money. Catherine Brady, a strong Rotarian leader took on the task of asking retailers if they would set up a donation box in there store. There are now more than 50 of these set up on store counters.
The need is real – and every bit helps.
Mayor Goldring gets the look from lead fund raiser Ron Foxcroft In the days ahead there are other large organizations in the city that will be announcing major donations.
When an individual goes on line and makes a donation that actually move the thermometer. Each Wednesday the BCF will be adding all the large corporate donations to the total – so we can look for those big amounts boost that thermometer.
 At this point the total is at the 21% level. Ron Foxcroft said this was going to be a 100 day drive – we are 14 days into that drive.
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