December 29, 2011
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December 22, 2011
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December 15, 2011
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December 8, 2011
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December 1, 2011
No substitute for experiencing art first hand
Dear Editor,
re: High school hosting black and white, 17 Nov. 2011
This is to thank the Eckville Echo for the story on this exhibition currently on view at the Eckville Junior/Senior High School, also to congratulate the staff at the school for organizing and presenting the travelling exhibition to the Eckville area public.
The prints in this show have been carefully selected from our remarkable Alberta Foundation for the Arts collection, representing the best of Alberta visual art. There is no substitute for experiencing art first hand.
If just one student from the whole school is drawn to pause before one of these works and begins to see, to think about what they see, to wonder … that is success.
As for adult viewers, you have at least one who has been delighted and moved.
Charles Meggison,
Eckville
November 24, 2011
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November 17, 2011
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November 10, 2011
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November 3, 2011
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October 27, 2011
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October 20, 2011
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October 13, 2011
The Internet never really forgets
Dear Editor,
LOL! Wait, that’s not funny.
Who hasn’t left a funny prank comment on a friend’s Facebook wall, or had a friend upload a goofy photo of you at a less than flattering moment? It’s all in good fun, right? Maybe not.
What is posted online in jest could end up costing someone their next apartment, or even their job.
Today’s Internet user is a global publisher, spreading the latest gossip about their friends, relatives, and even customers, to unexpected audiences eager to learn more.
Most social media users have no appreciation of the legal rights of other online users. And if you post something damaging about someone else, or if it happens to you, it may be impossible to redeem your online reputation.
Yes, there is a growing industry of businesses who claim to be able to fix your online reputation, but our research has found that these services may be prohibitively expensive for many or ineffective, so great care must be taken in choosing one. See our report at http://www.consumerscouncil.com/ormreport.
We should all be much more careful about what we share about others online, and be aware of what others are posting about us. The Internet never really forgets.
Don Mercer
President,
Consumers Council of Canada
Toronto, ON
October 6, 2011
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September 29, 2011
Town apologetic for
lack of communication
Dear Editor,
On behalf of the Town of Eckville we would like to apologize to family members for our failure to give notice for the clean-up that took place in July at Eckville Cemetery.
We feel genuine remorse that this lack of communication has caused so much distress to you. We can tell you we are sorry but more importantly that we have learned from this.
Consequently, Council has agreed to form a Cemetery Committee and will be preparing a Terms of Reference which outlines the purpose of the committee, who will sit on it and the work to be undertaken. We hope we can all move forward and work together in a positive manner.
We would also like to apologize to our staff who cleaned up the cemetery in accordance with the Cemetery Bylaw. Council, having viewed the cemetery personally, is completely satisfied with its appearance.
Helen Posti,
Mayor and Council
Therese Kleeberger,
CAO, Town of Eckville
September 22, 2011
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September 15, 2011
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September 8, 2011
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September 1, 2011
Angry over cemetery clean up
Dear Editor,
I would like to bring to the attention of the community, what the Town of Eckville management and staff have done to our cemetery.
The town foreman, Rick McKinnon and staff, went to the cemetery and removed, and put in the trash, all the items that families had placed on their loved one’s graves. The excuse was the cemetery was cluttered or messy. My brother has been there for 16 and a half years and never once have we been asked not to put items by the head stones.
We do this to help us deal with our loss. When we leave something there it usually has great meaning to us. Who is Rick to decide what we can or can’t put there? When we bought the plot there was no list of rules on what to do or not to do on the grave. Many of the items were solar lights, hand made crafts and personal items.
I can understand old wilted flowers or items that have blown away from the headstone may be a problem for maintaining the cemetery. I know for a fact that the items taken from my brother’s and Shane Biy’s grave were all within seven or eight inches of the headstone. The boys’ graves are trimmed and maintained by our families on a very regular basis.
There is no excuse for discarding our memories of our loved ones. This so called clean up has caused a tremendous amount of grief to those of us who spend every day still dealing with our losses. How hard would it have been to put a notice in the paper to let people know that the town wanted things cleaned up?
The cemetery is a very drab place right now as it has no colour left. I can’t remember the last time someone has shown so little respect for us and the graves of our loved ones. We are supposed to cherish the memory of the family and friends we have lost and not hide it because someone thought it was cluttered or messy.
What was town council thinking or was it the decision of one or two people? I thought the town was busy with cleaning up after the flooding. I can think of a half dozen houses and businesses in town that look a lot worse than the cemetery ever did. Maybe there should be priorities put on the jobs that get done if there is all this spare time for town staff.
Hurt and angry.
Jason Smith,
Eckville
