CONNECTING
It just never seems to hit me until we’re putting this issue of The
Hub on the page and I type the next year for the first time. 2017. How
can it possibly be that another year is almost over?
It’s been a busy year in Windsor-Essex and we’ve seen an awful
lot of long-term plans come to fruition in 2016. The Farmers Market
got moved to Pelissier Street, the old GM plant came tumbling down,
and the long-awaited FINA meet starts just days from now. Transit
Windsor promises we’ll have modern-day wait time apps available
soon.
We welcomed almost a thousand Syrian refugees, saw the Big 3
reach new agreements and watched WIFF hit record attendance levels.
Tens of thousands of locals and visitors walked, rolled, cycled and
skateboarded across town during two Open Streets events. Kylie Masse,
Noelle Montcalm and Melissa Bishop represented us at the Olympics.
All in all, not a bad year, considering some of the chaos, tragedies
and disappointments on the world stage.
Here at The Hub, we’re grateful for a fabulous year, and looking
forward to the next. We’re planning more great features, interesting
ideas and new endeavours. Be sure to watch Facebook and Twitter for
news of upcoming podcast. It’s just one more way we’ll strive to do
what’s most important to us: bring the people and ideas of
Windsor-Essex together.
Stay safe and be kind to each other as we move through this
holiday season. Happy new year!
Shelley
Oh October, only a few weeks in the past but we miss you more
than words can say. We were all innocent then. We be truly believed,
that even though the good guy doesn't always finish first, he would
when the choice was so blatantly obvious. But, the good guy didn't win
and to make matters worse, we have since realized that what we
thought was unimaginable just short while ago will be the norm for the
conceivable future. Disillusioned, and at a loss to understand how
something like this could have happened, we seek comfort in the
knowledge that four years can go by very quickly.
In the meantime, we accept our new "normal" and continue to
work, go to school, look after our families and even manage to play.
Regardless of how shaken our world had been, we find our focus,
reestablish our priorities and forge on.
If history has taught us anything, it is that facing the future head
on with optimism and hope predicts a much better outcome than
when approaching it with resignation and fear.
As the new year approaches, we bid farewell to a tumultuous 12
months here and around the globe. We do it by deciding to be
neighbourly both at home and abroad, to support those in need and
accept a helping hand ourselves if the occasion should arise. We
welcome the future, regardless what it may hold because we know we'll
be doing it together.
Wishing you and yours a joyous holiday season and all the best in
2017.
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Shelley Divnich Haggert
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Eva
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