The Guardian Angels

The Guardian Angels - the international volunteer group designed to promote safer streets - certainly was a hot topic today! We had calls ranging from people wanting to volunteer all the way to people vehemently against them coming to town. Again, I say why not? What's the harm? If it takes a village to raise a child, why does it only take one police force to keep them safe? Let's all pitch in to make the city safer. I do not see a downside in this. If I'm missing something - talk to me! Call us tomorrow...the 1st and 3rd hours are open just for you! Let's have some good gangs roaming around town, not the thugs. De Adder reached a new hilarity high today with his cartoon. You must click on www.hfxnews.com and then clickin De Adder and you can see the cartoon. It is so spot on. Well done! Why don't we make the bad guys sweat a bit?

Charles Cirtwell from AIMS certainly had to do his fair share of deflecting today from suspicious Hotline callers. I thought some of what he had to say was interesting, especially in terms of the right to strike. I flip flop on this issue (like many others...). I'm going to speak with 5 of my friends who are all at the Mount this year for their B.EDs, and I'll comment on it later. But he said unions aren't bad (duh), he would agree to let teachers work to rule instead of full out striking and his main point was that the teachers' union has too much power. Your thoughts?

For those who may have missed the HRM by design meeting earlier this week, you have one more chance. Tonight's presentation starts at 6pm in Heritage Hall at Pier 21. A news release says the burning questions that have been asked by citizens will be answered along with a presentation put together based on the consultations. If you go, be sure to call us tomorrow as we will be speaking with Dawn Sloane and Phil Pacey from the Heritage Society about the downtown. Should be interesting, some of those drawings look incredible.

Stay safe today!

Talk to you tomorrow...this week is flying by!

Cheers,

Amber