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6 stouffville suntribune thursday jan 13 2005 t stouffville mm suntnbune a metroland community newspaper 34 civic ave 3rd floor stouffville on l4a 7z5 publisher ian proudfoot editor in chief debora kelly business manager robert lazurko director production interactive media john futhey advertising director distribution director marketingpartnerships retail flyer sales nicole fletcher advertising director classified real estate events management gord paolucci circulation barry black director circulation systems lynn pashko director debra weller york region printing general manager bob dean editorias police jumped gun issuing media release york regional polices statement janette montgomery was under the influence of drugs the morning she crashed her car and died illustrates the dilemma that can be caused by scientif ic advances last week the police service issued an apology to the obviously dismayed montgomery family the wealth of information police provide can create a dilemma for our newsrooms as we wrestle with whether or not we should publish such state ments the facts were clear ms montgomerys blood had levels of thc the active ingredient in marijuana trace amounts of efhanol a form of alcohol and benzoylecgonine a metabolite of cocaine according to a toxicology report from the centre for forensic sciences yet the report never stated she was impaired the amount of alcohol in her blood was well under the legal limit and there is no legal level of thc that indi cates impairment police stated she was impaired based on the determination of a drug recognition expert a breath alcohol technician and a collision inves tigator claiming police jumped to conclu sions without scientific proof ms montgomerys family demanded offi cers retract the claim her daughter was impaired the family was right its a big leap to conclude the acci dent was the result of impaired driving and while chief armand la barge has personally apologized to the family the police services refusal to retract the statement she was impaired still leaves the familys emotional wounds open her death seems tailormade for the message york police are trying to convey to residents as canadas political system continues to debate the merits of legal izing marijuana our cops have tough ened their stand on the drugs use police want to hammer home the message driving while impaired by mar ijuana can be fatal a young womans tragic death was used in an attempt to make that point if only it were true or at least provable by scientific means since it wasnt making a public dec laration was not only insensitive but also inappropriate there is no law precluding us from printing the facts of this case or the police services interpretation of them but just because we can publish all the details should we it certainly gives us food for thought okay ill wear the dress but i wont eat the haggis i a robbie burns evening kf saturday januartf 15 steepy houdw golfcfloniw oub presented ffimw mures school of dance parents association letters to the editor taxpayers hit five times for tsunami donations re york region contributes 500000 to relief fund jan 8 it is unbelievable york region politicians decided to donate 500000 of taxpayers money to the tsunami relief fund without any debate when you read vancouver will debate a motion jan18 to give 100000 to relief efforts hamiltons 25000 donation for relief efforts and the outcry kingstons plan to donate 100000 created causing council there to back down from its proposal why is york region donating 500000 further york region is budgeting for a healthy 89percent increase in property taxes in 2005 and used 500000 from the 2004 operating surplus why wouldnt regional politicians apply this donation money to the 2005 budget deficit there is a definite lack of coordination by all levels of government when the federal provincial regional and municipal govern ments are all making donations in other words taxpayers are donating to the same fund four times plus any personal donations they make in my particular situation that makes it five times what other disasters have we the taxpay ers had to contribute to five times frank vvetere markham the stouffville suntribune welcomes your letters all submissions must be less than 400 words and must include a daytime telephone number name and address the stouffville suntribune reserves the right to publish or not publish and to edit for clarity and space write letters to the editor 34 civic ave po box 154 stouffville l4a 7z5 email jmasonymgcom alexander the great a greek re letter to editor movie didnt tell the truth jan 6 it is amazing how freely steve pliakes criti cizes oliver stones alexander the great while he shows his ignorance of greek history and geography for the benefit of our canadian readers who read your paper i will clarify the truth macedonia athens thivai corinth sparta etc were all independent kingdoms yet were all locat ed in greece geographically speaking macedonia has been a geographic region in greece since ancient times it was split in 1922 by the big powers one third went to former yugoslavia and two thirds remain in greece this is also to correct the claim that our area lib eral mr lui temelkovski is a macedonian simply he is a yugoslav finally alexander the great was a purebred greek and educated people know it jpoulos markham editorial editor jim mason jmasonyrngcom assistant editor news frank king flcingyrngcom administration office manager vivian oneil voneilymgcom production manager pam nichols pnicholsyrngcom advertising classified manager ann campbell acampbcllyrngcom managing director new business flyer sales dawna andrews dandrewsymgcom new business manager steve kane skancyrngcom managing director real estate mike rogerson mrogcrsonyrngcom events management shows manager staceyallen sallenyrngcom editorial 9056402612 fax 9056408778 advertising 9056402612 classified 18007433353f 9058531765 distribution 9052948244 cm3m omnia ctawiortt b3hij fw auat boart ueittxt councfl suntnbune a york region newspaper group community newspaper the suntribune published every thursday and saturday is a member of the metroland printing publishing and distributing ltd a whollyowned subsidiary of torstar corporation metroland is comprised of 70 community publications across ontario the york region newspaper group includes the liberal serving richmond hill and thomhillvaughan citizen the economist sun markham the erabanner newmarket aurora stouffville suntribune geofgina advocate york region business times north of the city vorkregioncom and york region printing off the top with jim mason stouffville has game for charity hockey barring nhl return for a guy who has made his living from hockey for more than 25 years this has had to be one weird winter but toronto maple leafs assistant coach keith acton has made the most of the nhl work stoppage turning into a smalltown rink rat again just like when he was a kid and stouffville arena was on park drive the former nhl allstar and stanley cup champion was in the stands on the main ice pad sunday afternoon watching his 11 yearold twins robbie and elise and their stouffville clipper teammates win the minor peewee division of their 48team hometown tournament that night he was on the other ice pad as guest coach of the stouffville spirit jr a team leading the lads including 17yearoid son will in a breakout drill all the while a big smile on his face and the maple leaf logo proud ly on the front of his parka cancer research keith will be back on the main pad the afternoon of jan 30 leading a celebrity team against the spirit the occasion is the game of our lives ii the encore version of the 2002 game that sold out the rink in less than an hour and raised more than 20000 for cancerrelated charities gary roberts will play along with his stouffville brother greg and leaf teammate tie domi there wont be any spirit players taking runs at mr domi as rumoured in the spirit dressing room tuesday night there isnt enough insurance in this country the lads were warned the money will go to cancer caus es again including leukemia research fund and the oncology unit at markham stouffville hospital keith acton is a survivor of testic ular cancer a father a coach and a true community spirit he wont say it but the game is a celebration of that will as much as it is a noble effort to raise money to better the lives of others stay tuned to this newspaper and stouffvillespiritcom for updates on roster additions and ticket sales see you at the rink jim mason is editor of the sun- tribune and an organizer of the game of our lives ii