Letters to the Editor

Nickel Belt NDP MPP Shelly Martel has the unmitigated gall to shift the responsibility for the provincial debt to the PCs. I suppose that is one of the reasons she gets re-elected each time. Frank Petkovich Sudbury

Ontarians will remember Oct 2, 2003 as election day, but the day is also of world significance.

I'm glad the elections are near because I have a few concerns for which I don't have any solutions. Who's to blame? Who's responsible? I was raised in the Flour Mill in the 1960s. We were poor immigrants, but we were clean and had well kept homes.

Just a quick couple of comments to your Street Talk section in your Sunday, Sept. 28. issue. As of late Friday afternoon, Sept. 26, there are now 14 candidates for mayor.

I am a Steelworker from Local 6500. This past summer has taught me many things. One of the most prominent memories I will have is the people of Sudbury are wonderful. In our times of hardship and confusion, the community support was overwhelming.

My name is Audrie (Jamieson) Brooks, and I have lived in Thompson, Man. for the past 26 years. I was born and raised in Creighton Mines and carry marvelous memories of that small community with me. Many family members still live in Lively.

I lived in Sudbury my whole life, and although I love it here, I may be forced to move because of the labour dispute between Local 6500 and Inco Ltd. I spent two years on environmental and two years on chemistry studies at Cambrian College.

I agree with letter writer Norm Udeschini that downtown hardly needs more parking. What disturbs me is that during Tourism Week the Odeon Theatre rubble was sitting there as a health and safety risk and as a cruel joke on the citizens of Sudbury.

So Councillor Doug Craig has decided not to run for mayor and he states that no one on the present council is suitable to run for the mayor's job. Well, that's his opinion and he is entitled to it.

I think the only way to convince students that it's "safe" to reside in downtown Sudbury is to first work on cleaning up the people. I, for one, as a female student, feel uncomfortable and even fearful to walk downtown at night.