Morning Coffee – By Aaron Hall
Stopping vandalism
The headlines in the Sydenham Current were occupied on Tuesday by news about some obscene and vulgar graffiti, which popped up in a number of places in Wallaceburg this week.
One of the most prominent places where the tagging occurred was at Colwell Park, the home of some brand new playground equipment and the future site of the Wallaceburg Splash Pad. Other areas damaged were the walking bridge, some other southside buildings, the former D.A. Gordon Public School and Wallaceburg District Secondary School.
Other spots in town have been targeted continuously in the past as well.
Here is our coverage from yesterday:
– Wallaceburg tagged with obscene, vulgar graffiti
– Community steps up to clean graffiti in Wallaceburg
Anyone I spoke with about the situation on Tuesday were upset, disappointed and angry about this latest wave of vandalism. It also didn’t surprise me to see people step up to the plate (Nick Cadotte, Greg Gielen) to help out. Others contacted us on Tuesday morning concerned about the situation, and offering to help as well.
While the comments were flying about the issue, some recurring potential solutions kept coming up as well. We’ve gathered a few of them together in our latest poll questions. Please vote below, or offer some feedback by commenting on the story or on the Facebook page.
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Mixed reviews on marijuana legislation
It was a mixed bag of results when we asked our readers if they agreed with the Federal government, who introduced legislation recently that would legalize, regulate, and restrict access to marijuana across the country.
Here is more of our coverage: Marijuana legislation introduced by Liberals
Here is our poll results, which were cut right down the middle:
Do you agree with the Liberals plan to legalize marijuana?
Yes 51.85% (98 votes)
No 45.5% (86 votes)
Not sure 2.65% (5 votes)
Total Votes: 189
If you have a suggestion, story idea, column idea, or if you want to say hello… drop me an e-mail at aaron@sydenhamcurrent.ca.
Photo of the day
Staffing update: recently hired Little Red, Gangsta Granny and Arthur #lkdsb #EducationWeek pic.twitter.com/p2kmMbn8Ri
— H. W. Burgess PS (@hwburgessps) 2 May 2017
Weather forecast for Wednesday, May 3, 2017
A special weather statement remains in effect across Chatham-Kent.
Today – Cloudy with 30 percent chance of showers early this morning. Clearing this morning. Wind west 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light this morning. High 13. UV index 7 or high.
Tonight – Mainly cloudy. Low plus 4.
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