That old saying is still in place; build it and they will come. It’s very true, for recently there was a writeup in one of our local papers that Pictou County council is looking into having sidewalk put in on the street leading to the Wellness Centre. When the centre was build there was very poor planning as to how people were to get there. For there is no public transportation or sidewalk leading to the centre. Not everyone has a car and there are many seniors who walk or take taxis for their shopping or business.
Businessmen in the area have been asking for a sidewalk for the safety of the people walking to their businesses and to the Wellness Centre. So one would say it is time for county council to get the ball rolling and get the work done. The sidewalk is long overdue for the safety of people who walk to businesses, to the centre or just around the loop for exercise.
If we want the Wellness Centre to be a paying business there has to be a way to get people there. A lot of the people who used to go to the old YMCA and John Brother MacDonald Arena do not go to the Wellness Centre for this very reason. So let’s get with it and get the sidewalk in so everyone will be safe.
Loyd Murray
New Glasgow
