NIMBY alive and well

I thought Bolton and Caledon wanted to regain that small-town feeling. But it seems that a few, like Ms Chilko, want the NIMBY attitude.

What do I mean by NIMBY? It seems that people want kids to cut the grass, but not help out in the community. I really take offence to this type of thinking.

We are ALL responsible for this community and should be proud of those who help to make it a special one. People complained that they did not want buses because it would bring "those" people in. I think "those" people are already here as they cannot see what a caring community is all about.

I found the recent letters very disturbing as I spent five years in Cadets and found it to be very educational and enjoyable, but to call those who help to serve in your community "beggars" is, at the very least, insulting.

To show how much we care, I proposed a special day during the last municipal election that everyone walk up to a stranger and shake their hand and introduce yourself. The day I suggest is June 21. Let's be proud of who we are and where we live.

I think "those" people should reconsider living in a caring community because this type of thinking is NIMBY.

Darren Parberry