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st p4 tribune september 8 1993 campaign relies on you the voter t y now the writ should have been handed down we have a horserace in this country and the next couple of months are going to be very interesting by oct 25 readers will have made up their minds who they want to govern them for the next four years or so and despite most peoples hesitation to give politicians even the time of day there is an important function we all must perform in the coming weeks of the election cam paign it is up to each of us despite our respective politi cal stripes to be aware of the issues take part in the debates and lend a voice to the campaigns and most importantly it serves every one better is we cast our bal lots no matter how bitterly we may feel about the end result lesson to be learned over sidewalk furor f ff with the black arm- bands off with the black veils your longawaited sidewalk has arrived your hard work has paid off so now whats all the whin ing about i struggled with this ques tion last week after pounding the white virgin concrete as it takes its final shape to become the new ninth line sidewalk i stood on its freshlypoured surface and i looked up and down the street and for the life of me i just cant figure out what all the blasted fuss is about its a beautiful pathway and one that was ohsodesperately needed just ask the many seniors at parkview village now one would surely think that the arrival of this wind ing twisting suburban walk way would put an end to the many petitions and incessant council chamber lobbying but wait is it true more petitions are being born more letters are being written some people apparently dont want the sidewalk now that the construction crews have arrived some say its not needed and a selected few are saying they just dont like the way its being constructed theyve nicknamed the side walk a rampart a meander ing mess and an elevated mon strosity these are the very people kibbles bits t racy kibble stouffville tribune publisher general manager editorinchief advertising director business manager operations manager patricia pappas andrew mair jo ann stevenson debra weiler vivian oneil pamela nichols staff reporters tracy kibble julie caspersen roger belgrave photographers sjoerd witteveen steve somerville heal estate joan marshman classified doreen deacon debbie amundson uxbridge retail sales joan marshman doreen oeacon heather hill gibson uxbridge distribu tion ariene maddock canadian publications mail sales product agreement 439010 published every wednesday by motroland printing publishing and distributing at 9 heritage rd markham ontario l3p 1m3 tel 2942200 the stourtvllle tribune published every wednesday at 6244 main st stourtvllle is one of the motroland printing publishing and distributing group of suburban newspapers which includes ajaxplckering news advertiser aurora banner barrio advance brampton guardian burlington post colllngwood connection etoblcoke guardian georgetown independentacton free press kingston this week undsay this week markham economist sun midland express milton canadian champion mlsslssauga news newmarket era banner north york mirror northumberland news oakvllle beaver orlllla today oshawa- whltby this week peterborough this week richmond hillthomhlluvaughan liberal scarbor ough mirror and uxbridge tribune national sales representative motroland corporate sales 4931 300 6402100 6405477 fax who once signed their names to a petition requesting the sidewalk be constructed in the first place out of respect for those who really wanted it but a lesson can be learned here its a speak-now-or-forev- erholdyourpeace lesson one shouldnt sign his name to a petition unless he truly believes in the cause behind i like a t ast week i went to my first bringyourown food restau rant two friends and i had gone to the ex to see kenny g in con cert after which we repaired to the beaches for sustenance we found what appeared to be a likely spot a restaurant with a patio bar and ordered drinks our waitress oops i mean server promised to oblige as soon as she could locate suffi cient glasses for this over whelming contingent of three customers since the place was practically empty it seemed strange that glasses a mainstay of most eating establishments were in such short supply still we were from the sticks what did we know when our thirst became acute we summoned our server once more someone was in the process of making our beer she explained cheerfully we could tell right away it was the message its like signing a letter in support of building a home for nonviolent criminally insane adults but retracting your stand when you find out the home will be built two doors down from your backyard tsk tsk the point to be made here is people wanted the sidewalk and a sidewalk they got some people would have us believe the sidewalk has been constructed a ridiculous dis tance from the road its not some would also have us believe that the sidewalk installation will devalue home prices me thinks you would be hardpressed to find any pro fessional evaluator to agree to that statement there is more to this squab bling than just a few slabs of concrete and some grade alter ing that has these people up in arms it seems the fear of future road widening is what has some people fuming but side walk or no sidewalk road widening will be a reality sooner or later i guess it comes down to the ageold saying you cant please everyone kates corne going to be a long night ever optimistic one of us inquired about food after all we rea soned this was a restaurant sorry she told us sadly the kitchen was closed but there was a great pizza place two doors down one she could per sonally recommend why didnt we bring some slices back here she suggested and enjoy them with our drinks which had so far failed to put in an appearance it was a novel if unorthodox approach and at this stage we were game for anything dinner had never tasted so good especially since it was now with food past midnight and we were so hungry wed probably have enjoyed a bowl of salty porridge better still the drinks were served just before the pizza arrived the pizza arrived just after the rainstorm broke and we ended up laughing hysterically under a canopy normally reserved for bar staff from whence we watched the light ning and exchanged quips with both the other customers traversing kingston road on our way home we were so tired we almost stopped off at the havanap motel but we fig ured given our luck theyd be fresh out of beds maybe im just a country bumpkin or maybe city folks are weird but it certainly was nice to come home to a place where restaurants keep food and drink handy during their hours of operation