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amiaimmwmiw i 6 economist suntribune saturday jan 5 2002 stouffville tribune a metrolahd community newspaper 9 heritage rd rvfarkham ont l3p 1m3 telephone 905 2942200 416 7987624 fax 905 2941538 email newsroomeconsuncom publisher ian proudfoot general manager alvin brouwer editor in chief brenda larson director of advertising debra weller deputy editor debora kelly classified manager ann campbell editor jim mason retail sales manager stephen mathieu production manager pam nichols inside sales manager staceyallen distribution manager barry black business manager robert lazurko online publishing manager margaret fleming office manager vivian oneil letters help ospca protect our furry friends from abusive owners i have lived in canada all my life and never knew there were such things as puppy and cat mills i did know however the ontario spca sometimes has to remove livestock until the farmers can prove they wont abuse the ani mals anymore i am now 65 and legally blind ive had pets all my life and so have my children we have to love care and protect our pets not starve and beat them there are no set laws for this kind of abuse i guess the government think it is important enough the people convicted of abuse should get a jail term or worse mills should be stopped for good- what people get now is a small fine there is nothing to stop them from doing it again the ontario spca has its hands full getting these animals well and it needs our help i make blankets for the cages arid so do a lot of other people small blankets or heavy towels help keep the animals warm in one day i got more than 100 names on a petition to send to our mpp if enough of us do this the government will haveto listen please help stop mills and protect our furry animal friends micki clarendon newmarket local residents encouraged to apply for millennium scholarships the canada millennium scholarship foundation- has launched the application campaign for its 20012002 excellence awards in the context of a global ecbnomythat is ever more dependent on knowledge excel- lenceand commitment are essential to suc cess and the creation of wealth contrary to what we may sometimes believe there is no shortage of canadian indi viduals striving to meet these high standards last summer the economist suntribune published an article on a number of exceptional students from york region stephen chan karen cooke ian friedman valerie intrajgi janet manias kelly sinclair shaunatsuchiya and edward young i invite parents teachers politicians and members of community organizations- to encourage potential candidates to submit an application to this unique prestigious pro gram which distributes 900 scholarships each year ranging in value from 4000 for one year to 19200 over four years candidates must complete and submit their applications to the foundation by jan 25 forms arid information kits have been sent to all sec ondary schools in the country if you have difficulty obtaining a copy of the application form or if you are not currently a student you can download the form from the foundations website at wwwmillenniuirr- scholarshipsxa jean c monty canada millennium scholarship foundation private school standards often better than public system re private school tax credits should come with a price editorial dec 20 as a parent of two children currently in the elementary school system i thought this edi torial missed some important points while i agree with provincial tory leadership candidate ernie eves that private schools should be required to prove they are meeting basic standards in reading writing and math through grade 3 and 6 testing i suspect most private schools far exceed these standards n we were fortunate enough to be able to send our children to a private school up to last year and were very impressed with the high academic standards this year we moved our children to the separate system and the level of work that is coming home is a lot less chal lenging i assume the difference is attributable to the lower studenttoteacher ratios in the private system there the largest class size we experi enced was 17 children i had to drive my chil dren to a public school out of bur area to find a class that had 21 children common sense suggests a teacher faced with the task of instructing 17 children can do a better job with each individual student than a teacher faced with the task of teaching 30 children if the government has money to provide parents in the private system with tax breaks why cant this money be pumped into the pub lic system to facilitate smaller classsizes the other important difference between the public and private system is the availability of enrichment in the private system many families have two parents working and must pay to have their children cared for between 330 pm and the time they get home from work in the private system parents aire usually provided with options such as free before-arid- after care homework room or extracurricular activities such as sports or arts programming although parents are usually required to pay extra for these afterschool activities they would otherwise have to pay for aftercare offering enrichment activities after school would not cost the government anything since they could be offered at a rate comparable to the going rate for these activities in me community tammy morrellbellai letters policy 1 stouffville tribune welcomes your letters all- submissions must be less than 400 words and must include a daytime telephone number- name and address the newspaper reserves the right to publish or not publish and to edit for clarity and space write letters to the editor 9 heritage rd markham ont l3p 1m3 email letterseconsuncom stouffville tribune serving the community since 1888 rein canadian circulations audit board member ontario press council canadian publications mail product sales agreement 1403419 subscription rates by mail 1 year 6955 thursdays only stouffville tribune published every 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distributioncconsuncom rick vanderimde cranky grownups should be kept away from children there are plenty of nokids zones condominiums restau- rants and other places where children are off limits but what about areas that forbid entry to the childless adult i know that conjures up sci images of a place where couples without chil dren are sent for whatever reason after being banished from neighbourhoods filled with the busy buzz of kids but as a guy with three children i have little time for adults who have no patience for wee ones i have plenty of friends without children who relish them go out of their way in fact to immerse themselves in their wonderful little world my nogo zone is for adults who just cant stand the fact kids will be kids nadia ciuriak a hamilton woman who wants to rid her neighbourhood of street hockey is certainly one of thesevi ciuriak goes to court tomorrow as a witness against the father of one ofthe boys who plays road hockey in front of her home what is the community raisinganyway kids or tulips 1 r rrmi i well 1 the dad gaiy kotar has been charged under a seldomused hamilton bylaw that prohibits playing on a street ciuriak called in the law because too many tennis balls found their way into her garden what is the community rais ing anyway kids or tulips listening to ciuriak being inter- m viewed on cfrb friday morning its obvious she would be the type who would benefit from a childless adult zone- when host michael coren simply asked if she had children of her own ciuriak abruptly hurig up a telling response perhaps- some adults should be warned ahead of time theyre entering areas inhabited by children enter at your own risk children at play v as children we all ran into adults who had no time for us even though its fairly certain they were once kids them- selves theyre the grincries and wicked old witches of bur world v i remember a crotchety old farmer who didnt like the neighbourhood kids playing in his hayfield instead of approaching us perhaps with a treat in hand to tell us hed prefer we played elsewhere he loaded his shotgun with salt pellets and fired away sure we got the message but it was a message that showed us confrontation not consultation is the- way to handle disputes give kids a chance before you pounce theyre people top 1 v