Sounds good to me
So, London’s vocational high school is “dated and inequitable” according to school board officials who want to close it down.
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I just read Ontario is investing $3.7 million in a new program called Merit Ontario, to prepare more than 2,000 workers to start or advance in well-paying careers in the construction industry, because Ontario is facing increasing labour shortages with more than 360,000 jobs going unfilled costing billions in lost productivity.
A London high school that offers courses in welding, construction, and auto mechanics among other practical things like horticulture does not sound out of date to me. If it is not “equitable,” make it so.
It’s almost as if they want the school to fail for political reasons.
Patrick Bestall, London
Regarding the article Council has step forward, step back for diversity (Oct. 27)
I think encouraging people of diverse backgrounds is a positive step, but we must avoid the temptation to begin setting goals that might prevent the best from representing us to achieve the perfect “melting pot” around the table.
Ken Minshull, London
Regarding the editorial cartoon of pointing fingers (Oct. 27) captures the problem perfectly, that Ottawa has too many groups dealing with security and not enough cooperation to do anything, especially in a hurry.
In October, 2014 a gunman entered the Parliament buildings. Guess this “security system” still is not working properly.
Katharine Brandon, London
Just so the taxpayers of London have this straight, according to the article Finding stolen pickup easy; getting police help trickier (July 19) a Thorndale man contacted London Police to report his pickup truck stolen. He had used an app to track the vehicle’s exact location in London and required police help. However, a London Police dispatcher told him no officer was available to help recover his truck.
Yet the mayor’s ceremonial chain of office, of “little monetary value,” was quickly recovered after an “extensive search,” according to the article Police find man wearing stolen mayor’s chain, charge Londoner (Oct. 28).
On behalf of all citizens of London, thank you to the London Police. We can all sleep easier knowing the London Police Service prioritized and cracked this crime.
Jordan Reiche, London
The municipal election turnout had nothing to do with seeing that the right person gets in.
That’s where people don’t care and yet they should. I suggest, when the next federal election comes, that people not stay in bed and let the election pass. The election is everyone’s civic duty and responsibility and to not show up is wrong. It’s time people started to care about the election process if they plan on ever fixing the problem.
Bryan Patterson, London
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