Knit one, purl one ... to brighten uptown — July 25

With reference to this column by Martin DeGroot, we wish to express our displeasure with the City of Waterloo, the Waterloo Public Library and the Waterloo Business Improvement Area concerning their community urban knitting installation as part of "Project Brightspots."

Holding "knit-ins" for community members to provide knitted and crocheted squares to cover construction hoardings, light fixtures and fencing in connection with the ongoing light rail transit system construction is both pathetic and a useless waste of talent, money and effort, not only for the knitters but for the City of Waterloo as well.

With such cold winters as Waterloo experiences, wouldn't it make far more sense to have all those volunteers knit for the unlucky people in our community who cannot afford warm hats, scarves and mitts?

Nancy and Steven Hoke

Waterloo