rvtribunb september161887 cll political dissent in the 1800s by ruth burkholder with the provincial election just over and the dissent at the polls in etobicoke my thoughts turn to how this was done in the early days of our province i came upon an article in a book entitled discontent in upper canada that referred to this issue i quote from his quotes of the newspapers of 1834 house of assembly debates as reported in the christian guardian york 22 jan 1834 mr sampsonh we give the power of voting by ballot we may just as well come to the principle of universai suffrage at once mr boultonh is a degrading system if there are per sons who would not give their votes manfully and openly they should not be allowed to vote at all mr bidvellby the present system it is in the power of some wealthy individual to ruin his poor neighbor if he vote against him and so deter him from voting at all it is for the protection of the people that vote by ballot is established and that is the object we all have in view mr govvansir i contend that it is but a cloak of hypocrisy and humbug nothing short of it the ballot is a sneaking mode of voting and never can be brought into operation in this province arent you glad it was i hope you exercised your hard won franchise come out to the whitchurchstouffville history group meet ing at pine orchard union church vivian sideroad west of warden avenue on sept 23 at 8 pm to learn more of the heritage we have in whitchurchstouffville photo of father touched his heart dear editor seeing the excellent coverage of the uxbridgescott historical society steam show provided by the tribune prompted this letter publishing photos of tireless volunteers doing what they love touches the heart of the show one of the photographs touched my heart it gave me great joy and satisfaction to see my father bill wood at the controls of his 1922 george white steam engine dads years of hard work and sup port of the show and the museum adds to the enormous pride my family holds for him dad passed away in january 1982 he left a void in many steam shows across ontario i wish to express my thanks we now have a new newspaper clip ping for our old scrapbook sincerely michael wood broken glass bylaw recent injuries to those who collect garbage from markham homes and businesses have made clear the need for a bylaw to protect the people who perform this vital service the hazards are familiar to us all part of everyday life broken glass window bottles glassware broken crockery cut metal cans etc bylaw number 29981 passed aug 18 1987 classes the above materials and anything of similar nature as hazardous from now on these materials must be placed in separate containers and identified as to contents for refuse pickup the container must not include ashes or noncollectible waste anyone found to have breached this bylaw faces a fine of up to 1 000 a similar bylaw applies in scar borough it may take a few extra moments to ensure safe disposal of these materials but think for a moment how vital it can be anyone who has pierced a hand foot or face with a shard of glass or jagged rusted metal knows how dangerous that can be for this reason the town of markham council welcomes the cooperation of the community in this regard there is every reason in the world to protect others from these hazards just as we do ourselves and our families your compliance with this bylaw is greatly appreci ated ismsssssffi door prizewinners 1st prize 2nd prize 3rd prize diamond ring pearl ring lapis ring gladys nelson erica wiggins donna mc lure scarborough unionville unionville jmam 0 0 0 1987v jaguar lease it today inquire today at our leasing department about our selection of fine cars markham dodge chrysler hwy 7 east of mccowan markham leasing call bob ludgate 4711500