PLEASE WRITE TO YOUR LOCAL MUNICIPALITY

By Joe Ingino Editor/Publisher ACCOMPLISHED WRITER/AUTHOR OF OVER 800,000 Published Columns in Canada and The United States “I live a dream in a nightmare world” Always Remember That The cosmic blueprint of your life was written in code across the sky at the moment you were born. Decode Your Life By Living It Without Regret or Sorrow. - ONE DAY AT A TIME - I like to begin this column by thanking the many people that have called our office and signed up for home delivery of the community news source. Just as many of you have called wondering why you do not see more municipal notices, road closure, events, and the like. I like to assure everyone that we are doing all we can to soon start showcasing on separate pages events happening and notices for each municipality. This will include, Pickering, Ajax, Whitby, Oshawa, Clarington, Port Perry and the Region. I encourage everyone to write to their local municipality and demand that you be notified of all upcoming events. Traditionally, each municipality would have allocated a City, Town or Regional page in Metroland. This made the bankrupt Metroland newspaper a source for citizens to find out what was happening in their communities. Since their bankruptcy. Citizens across Durham region have been in the dark. Some of you have been directed to a web site. Municipal web sites that are beyond complicated to navigate and full of to much redundant information. The rule of thumb for anyone visiting a web page is... if it takes more thank three clicks. You lost your viewer. I also believe that it is irresponsible for municipalities including the Region to expect people to visit a web site as many people can’t afford computers or the internet. Not to mention many people out there are computer illiterate. We are now coming in to the winter season. People are left to fend for themselves. What are the holiday garbage pick up? What roads are closed? Should we attend an event? Municipalities have many responsibilities and one of them is to keep the citizens informed. The Central Newspaper as the only in print newspaper is the only logical choice. People are already flocking to pick up copies across the Region in order to be informed. Now, let’s take a quick look at why newsprint will never go away and or is the source to keep people informed. One, newsprint sits in your home and can be easily accessible. It does not require that the reader need to incur an expense on the purchase of a phone, computer and or the internet. Newsprint is right there. You can rely that the information in front of you is true and reliable. The internet today is nothing short of a public toilet. Filled with misinformation and unreliable sources. Let’s keep you informed. Write your local councilor or Mayor let them know where you stand.