The trail around Lake Ontario follows the old Highway 2, with its hundreds of "fine" homes. It is obvious that there are many well-heeled people living in this area.
I began rethinking the term, "The Golden Horseshoe". The area from Oshawa around through Toronto, Hamilton and the Niagara Penninsula has for a century been an area of great economic prosperity. Although the steel mills in Hamilton are almost at rest and the Canadian auto industry in Oshawa a somewhat shakey, the health of this area is still quite good in comparison to what we've seen in regions of western New York and the hills of Pennsylvania where some people have to drive twenty minutes or more to just get to their nearest food store.
Yes, it is a rough time, but when we have 10% unemployment, that also means we have 90% employment. Loosely quoting the recent words of a world leader, those of us who are coping well will need to learn to share, which means getting our old clothes off to the thrift shop, a little extra food over to the food bank, lending our extra car to a mom who needs it, being in tune with the needs of the people living on our block or in our town.
I began rethinking the term, "The Golden Horseshoe". The area from Oshawa around through Toronto, Hamilton and the Niagara Penninsula has for a century been an area of great economic prosperity. Although the steel mills in Hamilton are almost at rest and the Canadian auto industry in Oshawa a somewhat shakey, the health of this area is still quite good in comparison to what we've seen in regions of western New York and the hills of Pennsylvania where some people have to drive twenty minutes or more to just get to their nearest food store.
Yes, it is a rough time, but when we have 10% unemployment, that also means we have 90% employment. Loosely quoting the recent words of a world leader, those of us who are coping well will need to learn to share, which means getting our old clothes off to the thrift shop, a little extra food over to the food bank, lending our extra car to a mom who needs it, being in tune with the needs of the people living on our block or in our town.
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