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a forum for publicopinion -j- thirty children isied in the first 10 ir months of thisear while beinglsuper- v vised by ontaiiccriildrehs aid societies because of this alarrnirig fact tougher child protection laws are being implemented- do youthinkthese changes will make a difference it will make a difference jim rowland- vf markham yes it will make a difference we have to protect the children of course v ella hunt stouffville letters to the editor im hoping they will the figures are alarming t hopefully it will reduce the violencegainst children if we cant rely on childrens aid who canwe rely on janehaddad markham it couldnt hurt and its senseless that children die its supposed to be an aid society and yoiiti think they can do a lot better thanthat v charles davison markham they should make a difference if these numbers are correct they are incredible and thefactlchildren aire dying rnakesitworse education system needs drastic reform involved lack the wisdom and maturity necessary for an amicable or win- win- win solution r icanthelpbutdream of how things like most parents in york region i m if these leaders find myself ma state of irritation and discussion wondering agitation over the recent unrest in our what theycouldgive of themselves and- public school system- theirvpeoplejo solve the impasse rather hainng several family pembersand w could get close mends who are teachers i try hard j t0 negotiators from any tobe sympathetic to their plight sihe spwwith avoice of selflessness it goes without saying that they have gper than one of anger and greed is it the system or the people that bryan dizon markham y it may help to a certain degree speak- ing i think thechildrens aid society has too much power thiere should be more interaction between children aid and the parents rather than coming r clown on theni like a ton of bricks v yes i think itwill make a put a tougher screening process i theres a lot of creeps out therefarid hopefully chil- i i i i i i i i i drerlwill be in better hands mikebanville markham brk region doesnt have the j- ordy police force to usecreative v ideas in its traffic strategy you have no doubt seen etbbicokes cardboard cdpsqn tv arid in newspapers trie idea is that drivers isldw down whenthey see thfe decoy v officers i i cant help but think it would have t worked better if they hadnt advertised this factpn tv and inriewspapers york region seems to be going in the opposite direction using cruis- ers that dont look like cop cars from a distance so you think every car up ahead could be waiting to nail you for speeding v- of course if you wanted to use cardboard cutouts toget drivers to slow down there is a cheapeirand more effective alternative some record stores have these life- size cardboard cutouts of shaniaj i twain most of the testosterone- j charged gaptoothed yokels who tail- gate rne in their pickup trucks would be more likely to slow down for shania thanfor anycop r of course they would have togive her a sign that could be read whenyou get close up that says im only card- boaid eyes on the road bub v i police shquldalso use hightech u methods to speeding for instance they couldpost fake email i messages warning that teenage gangs are shooting anyone who exceeds the posted speed limit v v j recent experience shows people are more inclined to believe far- v stouffville- j fetched tales on thetnterriet than any official statement r the police another excellent way to slow traffic toa virtual standstillwould be tdffoldhv j more santa claus parades 1 know q they held at least 137 parades iriyork but why not year ki ould close downa thoroughfare for a cou- sn dispatch large slow- sothatwecouldchoosetowhickschbol v moving floafeauo the region tp- our tax dollars are applied people used the therapeutic poob n back up traffic r l myhusbandraisedthe question as l there were threetaffmembers in r anyway this cardboard cutout to whether it is the system that needs the reception area and one supervisor thing probablyhas laphpationsfar reform or the people and two lifeguards on duty beyond policing we could reduce the- he pointed but that the educational eatyotnorthyprk population size r governrnent byreplacirigr one of the most critical and challenging jobs in all of society yet one cant help but begrieved by how this affects our childrenseduca- x i tion to say nothing of the- incqnve- nience and lack of stability for families 1 said to my husband over dinner this week thatthis educational l system need renewal something has to- give and soon in the meantime young minds are learning sad lessons about problem solving and none of us stand to gain by such lack of accord needs reform and i predicted we are going iti janephilpott observe the complete selfdestruction v j of tne public school system over the howcanwe afford luxury next 10 years were it not for the suffering of the- i had the privilege last week of students and other innocent bystanders accompanying two women to the jane j v years agoy r perhaps what has changed is the a uxury f his weeksvquestion attitudes of those in positions of power v i i i do the decision makers for all parties marion wells v stouffyille t reportejstomeirstultifyihglyuneyent- fulcouhcu meetings just dont tell fville anybody i x york regions catholic school board released its gratde 3 test results mis weeki do you think these vi t p 11 m i t j v ruoiisning ana uismouung uo group oi newspapeis wikii t tests are an accurate way of measuring student and- frx 17171 1 iplnnitnp aiiit6nheiawc6unef bameaance barrseayniiswf nvprallrhnnlnprfoffnanrp s jtjlylllly jjjv xllijkaxiks burlington shopping news burtinpon postcrty parent collin overall bcnooipenormdnte t r m l w kn adwcatecountry routes etobwoke guardn nambo r r- v submit contributions to i i i i i- i the stouffville tnbune published every tuesday thursday andsaturday is one of the metroland pnnting r v j publishing and distnbuting ltd group of newspapers which includes 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