Who does a break stand on a crosswalk commemorating our veterans?
Either someone had no idea of the significance of the crosswalk that features silhouettes of soldiers on it, right beside the cenotaph in Erieau when they hit the gas – hard – late at night July 25 to lay rubber across the crosswalk…or they did.
We are not sure which is worse, ignorance or intentional defacement.
Regardless, it’s vandalism, and the culprit(s) should have to pay, with charges courtesy of the police, and out of pocket to fix what they did.
People fought and died for our country and our freedom, and continue to do so. Show a little respect.
And if you did not know the significance of the crosswalk, pick up a newspaper, or just open your damned eyes.
The person responsible may have come forward on their own by the time this editorial reaches our readers, but we hope they did so on their own, realizing their mistake. If they still remain at large, we urge them to step up and take responsibility for their actions.
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We can’t help but notice the municipality has changed its tack in regards to opposing renovation proposals that could see residents unhoused, and that change has come as we helped make public two projects on Taylor Avenue and followed up with an editorial urging Chatham-Kent to support its residents.
A property on Sarah Crescent in Chatham is up for similar “improvements.” This time around, Chatham-Kent council backed the suggestion by the Committee of Adjustments to not approve the proposal.
In all instances, an out-of-town company, Foundation Capital, is behind the plans to renovate these buildings to add units, but without mentioning the impact on the current residents. On Taylor Avenue, the goal is to add a number of “micro bachelor” units. But nothing is mentioned on how that will be done and what will happen to the people living there in the current two- and three-bedroom units.
We’ve attempted to reach Foundation Capital on multiple occasions, and even got through once on the phone. But no replies have been forthcoming.
But it is great to see the municipality to opt to side with the tenants.
Enough Chatham-Kent residents are out on the streets these days. We need fewer, not more.
