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4 the tribune thursday january 24 un i yw jw a y fav j ta metitie james thomas established 1888 edharlnchlaf charles r nolan ewtomaldeftjoaoatboowoajtaihott barrebeacocki advertising manager display aovbttbsm obi lefe wtem marl eomaaraoo cljls3fedadvertlsmqmculatldmjowlurtfcnui office manager ootmo ooacon buswessoffktrtl nqlom pubdaiwd my thursday at 54 mate st bleufhia out tat 0402101 toronto phcoa m11m0 stogla copln 25 sutmcriptsoea s11jm par yaar ki canada s3o00 a m canadian fhy waiiipapaft aaaodatioo and ontario waafciy nawapapara aaaodathn sacond data mab l nuaabar osas t t tba trlbuna la ona of tha wand pymwitog co unhad group of auburban navapapara mmch bv dudaa tha ajaxwhrlbyfflckarlng naara adiartfaar brampton guardian burbngton pott etobicoka oazatta markham eeononlat and sun hawnarkatf aurora era oahrlfla banar oahawa tma waafc maalaaauga nam othin thla waakand acton fraa prat mhoo canadian champion and tha gaoraetoantadapaodanl 3611680 6402100 editorials a project with potential the skating was perfect the ice smooth as glass its been this way between rains most of the winter yet sunday only a handful of kids and fewer adults were there it was the same all summer a place with so much potential but few users the site is the manmade lake between edward and church streets north of the high school a recreation area within walking distance of most thats virtually ignored why is this so the answers simple except for a pond of water or ice theres nothing there no trees no benches no tables no changerooms no washrooms not even a decent road in and out some folks seem to prefer this kind of setting natural beauty they call it and this is understandable we suppose because then- only interest is walking the family dog however the site could represent so much more if someone in authority would utilize a little ingenuity and imagination when the metropolitan toronto and region conservation authority of which whitchurchstouffville is a part completed this project many side benefits were en visioned but as with so many other things nothing happened first the town said it didnt have the right later the buck was passed on to the local conservation club now seven years down the road the feeling seems to be that the area must first be developed before anything can be done poppycock this site could have many uses and should be used not only by residents fifteen to twenty years in the future but by residents now and it all could be ac complished at very little expense sure whitchurchstouffville is a con tributing municipality as far as the mtrca is concerned the return on that investment has been extremely generous however so with that thought in mind a few dollars expended on improvements to the property would hardly incur much criticism more likely praise sine has served riding well sinclair stevens present federal mem ber cabinet minister and pc candidate in yorkpeel has served the local riding well and we see no reason to change mr stevens has been the first to open an election office in whitchurchstouffville the office is located in the stouffville plaza sine as he has become familiarly known has gained prominence as an ex cellent debater in the house of commons as a capable finance critic and locally as a member who listens to his constituents mr stevens is vigorous in his efforts to have the heavy deficit burden eased for canadians and he is a strong proponent of the mortgage tax credit scheme which was on the brink of passage when the government fell in speaking recently on the tax credit scheme mr stevens said that this move would have been a major stimulus to the canadian economy in the construction and home fur nishing industry the program he said was not geared to the rich but rather to the 67 per cent of canadian homeowners who had personal incomes of less than 15000 it was also designed to help the many apartment dwellers who would like to own their own homes who needs the aggravation in the months ahead members of whitchurchstouffville council will be ac cused of many things for its an election year however with the exception of funds wasted in support of midvictorian bylaws bigspenders theyre not quite the contrary we feel they dont spend enough on projects and programs that would contribute to a better community knowing councils usually tightfisted monetary policies it came as a surprise to learn that the town will soon have its own canine control department this is a mistake dogs and dogowners have been problems in this and every other municipality for years theres no solution nor will there ever be regardless of whether the service is provided privately or by the town but the expense will be greater maybe not at the start but later for one employee and one truck will never do the job not in an urbanrural area of 15000 people plus 3000 dogs in addition to personnel to make pickups a holding site will be needed where animals can be detained more money therell also be a demand for instant action we want him now will mean 24 hours a day seven days a week who needs the aggravation not whit churchstouffville but theyre asking for it and theyll get it so will the taxpayers r v beauty in simple things scenes like this can be appreciated every day bat how many stop long enough to look joann thompson of the tribunes editorial staff saw something here that many might miss and captured it with her camera the location is a section of the claremont conservation area in pickering hey fred want the loan of my presidential wardrobe fejf sugar and spice politieians back in harness by bill smileyj i will not think about the election i will not write a word about the election i will put the election right out of my mind i am not about to let an election spoil my new year there how do you feel about another election probably much as i do another sixty million dollars out of our pockets to pay for the damn thing and when its all over well have another bunch of liars or the same ones back in the house it makes one puke silly sods our glorious leaders the arrogance of those in and the lust for power of those out is no new thing in our canadian political history but nowhere has it been better focussed upon than in the past few weeks clarks tories whose favorite epithet for the past decade has been arrogance walked into the house of commons after six months of nongovernment stinking of the stuff as though a divine light had suddenly fallen upon the party they immediately broke most of their election promises and super ciliously informed the nation and parliament that it was going to have to bite the bullet more inflation more unemployment more taxes a little power is a dangerous tiling like a toothless lion the liberals leaderless in disarray and inf ormed only last may that nobody wanted them to govern the country or at least that a great many didnt cuffed the new boys with its clawless but powerful paws like jackals the ndp with nothing to lose ran yelping in to tear off some choice bits of meat from under the nose of the toothless lion lake looters in a riot the people who sell gas and cigarettes and everything else that would raise taxes joyfully hoisted their rates before the budget had passed adding the tax and a little more to make it come out in round figures a favorite game for years like so many hyenas the stock markets of the country rejoicing in a swing to the right sang hosannahs while stock prices soared and went to the wailing wall when they collapsed after the socalled govern ment fell if you feel like me youll be muttering a curse on all their houses so exhausted politicians stagger back into the harness of the campaign trail mouthing the same old cliches trying to stir something in the dull sullen pond of the canadian voter who has never been more disillusioned the media which feeds on disaster as cancer feeds on cells is having a field day and you and i jack when the smoke has cleared will pick up the tab as usual every vindictive bone and he had a lot of them in john diefenbakerss buried body must be chuckling as he watches joe clark make an ass of himself even the dust of mackenzie king must be stirring a bit as he overviews his beloved liberal party putting sticks between the spokes of the governments wheels a tactic at which he was a master mike pearson wherever he rests will be chortling and relating the whole thing to a baseball game he once played in which the biggest bat on the team struck out with the count three and two rene levesque is probably smoking eight packs a day furious because his tame pussy cat joe clark has upset all his referendum plans by turning into a mouse robert stanfield must be weeping into a pair of longjohns and shaking his head slowly and sadly as he contemplates the asininity of the party he once led with grace and dignity ed brpadbent the peoples hero who was thoroughly rejected by both farmers arid industrial workers in the last goaround is probably and desperately searching for a formula that will get some votes from the middle class pierre trudeau picking up the torch that everybody else dropped when it burned their fingers is probably thinking i wonder what that bloody margaret is going to say to screw up this one if nothing else the election fits the season january sales are up for grabs along with cheap power political oil prices rocket while our leaders tell us that we have lots or theres going to be a shortage whichever fits the matter of getting votes and worst of all were going to be sub jected to a winter of lies hot air cold comfort and complete stagnation of our country plain people from on who knows bilingual benefits are far reaching by lynecouturier in todays society with so much stress on bilingualism and multiculturalism its a definite asset to be able to speak two languages you stand a better chance at having a successful career since there are more possibilities for promotions when you know two languages you also have doubled the learning power since you can read books written in a language other than english meeting people is an important part of our lives think of all the folks one could meet by being able to communicate with them and learn something about them and their culture when you travel you can converse with local residents looking them in the eye in stead of having your head buried in a pocket dictionary or relying on a friend to translate for you you can walk into a restaurant open the menu and actually know what youre or dering instead of being surprised when the waiter brings something altogether different living in canada the ability to speak french is a definite plus french and english are two universal languages travelling to any european country presents few problems now in canada there are more and more frenchspeaking people new french schools are being built each year in toronto for example there are six french elementary schools one high school and one bilingual college theres a french newspaper a television and a radio station there is however a problem which arises in regards to the instruction of french in english elementary and high schools there is too much stress placed on grammar and verbs certainly these are vital in any language but too great an emphasis is placed on them i most english students following these classes become easily bored frustrated and eventually dropout of the course they dont always realize they are depriving themselves of something that could be of great benefit later on perhaps schools should concentrate more on teaching french at a purely conversational level much like night school courses offered for adults in colleges and universities isnt it more important to be able to communicate with someone and to make yourself un derstood rather than worry about the spelling or the grammatical function of a certain word another problem which occurs is prac tise living in a completely english en vironment deprives you of that once you step out of the doors of the french class its back to conversing in english probably not another french word or phrase is uttered until the next french lesson making french classes mandatory in high schools is not the solution forcing someone into doing something will not get the best results the interest and the will to leam must be present somehow these courses will have to change their format and make them more attractive to a student being able to speak two languages is something of which to be proud and com munication is an art which plays a major role in our lives t t george milling 520 rupert avenue stouffville george milling isnt on staff at stouffvilles orchard park school but to the principal the teachers and students there hes one of them for hes in one class or another almost every day providing assistance whenever and wherever hes needed a resident at 520 rupert avenue since moving to stouffville ten years ago hes employed as a fulltime fireman in north york working out of the station at finch avenue and don mills road i love it he says of his in volvement at orchard park george and linda milling resided in an apartment on yonge street before coming to town since the move their family has grown by two a daughter karen now six and a miniature poodle called fifi during the summer george enjoys getting in a few rounds of golf at gormley greens he and linda are members in the congregation of grace anglican church markham because of people like george milling whltchurch- stonf fvilles a better place in which to live