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a4 tribune march 25 1987 a policy dear editor the letter published in the tri bune issue of feb 11 from mrs jean edwards re stouffville school problems present and future was like a fresh breeze blowing across the sleepy education scene of this community most of what mrs edwards de scribed is not new summitview school has been at enrolment capacity many months and chil dren have been bused from the dul- verton subdivision for the same length of time one thing should be explained that wasnt included in mrs ed wards letter the ministry of education has a policy that insists 80 per cent of those students to be enroled in a new school must already be living in the area to be served by that school in my opinion the dulverton de velopment still falls far short of this criteria a check with trustee har- rv bowes would support or reject this theres a reason for this policy several years ago back when for mer premier bill davis was minis ter of education schools like whitchurchhighlands and dick sons hill were constructed with reckless abandon later areas changed and trustees found them selves with beautiful buildings but few students consequently the children had to be bused in from wider areas the province then said no more of this they placed an 80 per cent student resident rule on the books and to my knowledge this ruling still stands it should be pointed out that are made to be broken mr sor- bara knowing that stouffvilles northeast quadrant is more likely to expand than diminish in school population could bring pressure to bear on the ministry and gain approval for a new school there however this is very unlikely sincerely mrs edith holland stouffville the tribune established 1888 james thomas bruce annan patricia pappas jennifer hutt editor publisher advertising manager distribution manager editorial dept chris shanahan al shackleton display advertising dept lome hillier retail advertising lome hillier manager charles canning real estateclassified advertising joan marshman real estate manager dorothy young classified manager debra welter distribution doreen deacon assistant manager sandra marrier business office manager chris bertram national sales representative metroland corporate sales 4931300 the stouffville tribune published every wednesday and saturday at 54 main st stouffville ont is one oi the metroland priming publishing distributing group of suburban newspapers which includes the acton free press ajax pickering news advertiser aurora banner brampton guardian burlington post etobicove advertiser guardian georgetown independent markham economist sun milton champion mississauga news newrrvbrket era oakville beaver oshawa whitby this week richmond hill thornhill vaughan liberal scarborough mirror topic newsmagazine widow- dale mirror metroland printing publishing distributing ts a division of harlequin enterprises ltd single copies soc subscriptions 2100 per year in canada s55 00 elsewhere member of canadian com munity newspaper association ontario weekly newspaper association ontario press council and sub urban newspapers of america second class mail registration number 0896 6402100 6492292 perspectives gerry eats his words sports items rarely appear on the journalists and everyone else who tribunes editorial page usually the dared criticize the leafs during the socalled candy store section jammed long lean years by chris shanahan editorials build smaller homes huge homes on postage stamp lots they make no sense as properties and services become more expensive developers attempt to cram more houses onto smaller sites the town of markham is an example in some subdivisions there the homes are so tightly jammed residents can almost shake hands from their bedroom win dows here in stouffville theres more brea thing space but not much why must houses be so large what ever happened to the old- fashioned bungalow with the family unit vastly reduced from twenty years ago one would think homes would be downsized as well not so exactly the opposite theyre build ing them bigger not all househunters today require four and five bedrooms two and three- car garages and mortgages the rest of their lives many need only two bedrooms a sing lecar garage and a hope rather than a prayer of handling the debt but try and find such places theyre almost nonexistent we toured much of the developing re- pure gold if you happen to be a homeowner in whilchurchstouffville your house is a nugget on a lot of solid gold if you happen to be a farmer in whilch urchstouffville your house is a migget on acres of solid gold the markets gone crazy one agent told the tribune perhaps not this soon but certainly the trend was predictable our town once a distant seven miles north of markham is now a short thirty minutes north of toronto land in whilchurchstouffville is a commodity easy to sell because its a commodity in demand and that demand will continue there are no signs of levelling off as mayor fran sainsbury put it recently weve been discovered to native residents prices boggle the mind average older homes are selling at between 110000 and 160000 the asking prices on new homes are exceed ing 200000 and climbing farm offers are in the millions and climbing for some its sad for others its satisfying it depends on the require ments of the individual but one thing is sure whitchurchslouffville as it once was and is will never be the same sidential areas of stouffville saturday but failed to see a single bungalow either under construction or planned for con struction we can only conclude that the profit margin is less for developers or homebuyers are on an inflated ego trip anxious only to keep pace with the joneses recently an allday seminar on the housing crisis in york region was held at bayvicw secondary school rich mond hill a recommendation that failed to make the floor was that houses like automobiles be made smaller and less expensive perhaps for the bureaucrats such an obvious solution would be much loo simple with bowling scores and hockey re sults is confined to this broadsheets second section but all that has changed due to the disgraceful state of torontos hockey leafs theyve been bad for a long time but the situation has taken a drastic turn for the worse just when the citys longsuffering fans appeared to have some reason to cheer the clubs brutal effort in the midst of a socalled stretch drive to the play offs makes these highpaid skaters more than deserving of all the shots the media can deliver as i write this column the maple- buds still have a slim chance of mak ing the stanley cup playoffs thanks to the equallyinept minnesota norths stars but even if the leafs do sneak in the backdoor how far will they get its true the playoffs represent a whole new season but no team is going to get very far if it has to rely on the same questionable players whove let it down most of the regular campaign last fall when the leafs started the season on a winning note former tri bune sports editor kelly connelly wrote an opinion piece under the head ing big mac attack it centred on leaf gm gerry mcna- maras seething verbal assault on looking at the situation today one cant help but get a chuckle out of the way things came back to haunt the en raged executive talk about shoving ones foot in ones mouth not long after his tirade toronto began the long and torturous slide toward oblivion cementing mcnamaras place as one of profes sional sports alltime biggest losers things reached their lowest last saturday when faced with a mustwin situation against montreal leafs came up with an embarrassing effort up 41 early in that crucial contest the toronto defence pulled one of its now- perfected swan dives end result canadiens 9 leafs 4 what a com eback don cherry pointed out after the game that toronto will never taste success as long as it has the likes of al iafrate patrolling the blueline the young american can skate plenty fast but he still managed to be on the ice for six count em six montreal goals that needless to stay sent his plus minus average into outer space for keeps if you dont have the horses youve got to clean out the stable and who would be a better person to lead the parade of rejected nags than mcna- mara himself the gm has togo with the majority of the active roster especial- ly defenders iafrate bill root chris- kotsopoulos bob mcgill and rick lanz as well as gary leeman peter t ihnacak mike allison dan daoust miroslav frycer and the list goes on i there are some quality players rj rick vaive playing some of the best- hockey of his career russ courtnall i wendel clark tom fergus steve thomas and vincent damphousse and they should stick around at least this core of talented skaters would provide some place for a newt general manager to start the verdict is still out on the white- haired redfaced bench captain con- sidering john brophys a newcomer to- the big leagues maybe he deserves another shot next year enoughs already been said about leaf owner harold ballard the teams dismal record since he took- command speaks volumes all dressed up for canada day celebration 1967 remember mr and mrs bill waldcn and family of mill street stouffville this photo will help them remember stouffville and july 1 1967 they were all dressed up for canadas centennial parade and the program that followed in the park their children arc left to right gordon 9 bruce 3 and karen 7 that was almost 20 years ago jim thomas asks help dear editor im trying to trace the family of my grandmother elizabeth hannah cooper one of her sisters josephine married a mr oke or oak he sold vegetables at the st lawrence market in toronto one of josephines daughters married a bert miller i believe he lived in stouffville if anyone can provide me with in formation on this family 1 will be very grateful sincerely jack kane uk 3 port perry lob ino sad sight dear editor recently while on my way to work i cainc upon a sad sight lying on the road was the body of someones golden lab the motorist like in so many similar instances drove away with the dogs death on his conscience if indeed he has a conscience i fell badly for the familys loss of a beautiful pet i wondered if it was a childs companion or the familys best friend as my dog is to our household many people dont understand how close families and pets be come animals arc often more of a friend than any human could ever be they could never be so cruel if anyone was to accidentally hit my dog i would respect that person if heshe stopped to help him out not just drive away and leave him to die my heart goes out to those people who must be asking themselves why they are suffering because of an inconsiderate driver i never want to go through a simi lar experience i hope i never do sincerely jackie shannon rr 3 ml albert