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2 the tribune thursday nov 2 ism wht wfthnnt james thomas editorinchief barrebeacock advertising manager established 1888 charles a nolan publisher eorromaldett jtahok anlniog otsplay aovbmstfki oept loll wldmnan red spiear classified ao vertisimcmculatlom joaa llarshman office mawaoer per a 0 co business office stem moar pubushad aary thursday at 54 main su stoulmha onl tal 6402101 toronto phona 3s11680 staola eoptoa 25 subacrlptiona 1200 par yaar in canada s3000 atsawhara mambar of canadbn community nawspapara association and ontario waakly nowtpapars association saeond das mall registration numbar mm tha tribuna is ona ol tha inland publishing co umhsd group ol suburban nampapars which m- dudaa tha ajax whitby plckarlng naws adiarttaar brampton guardian burlington post burlington waafcand post etomeoka oaratta markham economist and sun nawmarfcataurora era oajnrlma baanar oshawa this waafc misslssauga naws osha twa waafcand acton fraa prass hilton canadian champion and tha oaorgatown lndapandanls 6402100 s 3611680 editorials impressed with graduates three over one to come so far this month we have attended three secondary school graduation ceremonies at uxbridge nov 1 at pickering nv 7 and at stouffville nov 14 only the commencement at markham remains on our itinerary its this friday nov 21 while staff teachers students even the system itself come in for public and media criticism from time to time it must be said at least from this vantage point weve been impressed without exception and weve no reason to think markham will be any dif ferent weve observed an attitude of responsibility and respect for the students towards their schools and the students towards themselves many of the uxbridge and pickering graduates we will never see again yet their presence on stage however brief left us with a deepdown feeling that our countrys in capable hands the same for the grads of sdss who we hope to see again fine young people every one fridays ceremony here was excellent well organized behind the scenes by staff teacher john marshall and efficiently carried through by students council president carolina dervaric there wasnt a flaw in the entire proceedings parental pride of course is always prejudiced we however cannot be accused of bias we viewed the program strictly as an interested spectator and liked what we saw gravel gouging to spread at present 1237 acres of whitchurch- stouffville land is legally licenced for the mining of gravel this is considerable for a check of the gravelmining areas adjacent to metro toronto finds us sixth out of sixteen however this isnt our current concern the problem as we see now is a litue- publicized cabinet policy directive that will if implemented open up 3551 additional acres in town for this purpose that in itself is a shocking revelation even more disturbing is the fact this acreage extends along a ridge of land now bordered by the bloomington road the most scenic portion of countryside in the entire municipality while the proposed acreage increase in whitchurchstouffville is less than half that which has been designated in uxbridge the percentage here is considerably higher we readily appreciate the need for gravel in the construction industry however we do not agree with a plan that could inundate 4788 acres in this municipality for such a purpose take a look at our neighbor to the east uxbridge township has been devestated by gravel firms and while some with a con science have restored workedout sites the scars are still there what counter action is planned here were not sure certainly no vast amounts of money will be spent a la disposal site town mayor eldred king knows what power the province can exert in this regard but neither should we do nothing a terse letter of disapproval should be sent to the ministry of natural resources indicating in no uncertain terms our opposition to such a plan jail the drinking driver with more than half the carnage on our highways being attributed to the use of liquor one needs to take a hard look at the penalties being meted out for someone to get behind editors mail slow growth won support dear editor i am a regular reader of the tribune and congratulate you for producing an excellent community newspaper as you have indicated in your lead editorial in the november 13 issue the recent municipal election was indeed exciting i do however strongly disagree with your com ments that eldred king must alter his stand pat policies you seem to have overlooked the fact that his policies were supported by more voters than were the policies put forward by his opponents and it is the opinion of the voters that is important your reference to the main issue as being grow and stay alive stand still and stagnate is in my opinion a complete misrepresentation of the true facts the real issue was rapid growth at any cost to benefit business or controlled quality growth to benefit everyone we have seen provincial and federal governments in recent years spend our present and future tax dollars in a reckless manner with complete disregard for ability to pay its about time that some parliamen- tarians displayed a sense of responsibility by putting a price tag on services eldred king was clearly reelected as a result of the policies he proposed and therefore has a mandate if not an obligation to continue those policies gordon watt stouffville denies urban rural friction dear sir my congratulations on your papers coverage of the municipal election both before and after x while the turnout at the polls less than 50 per cent was far from good it would have been less had it not been for the publicity let lis hope the new council will work in closer harmony than was the case in 197980 the rural vs urban issue that was raised became a fact onlybecause some councillors made it so in my opinion such is not the feeling of whitchurch or stouffville residents colin weber rr4stoaffvfie the wheel of a vehicle while under the in fluence of liquor can easily be equated with someone going on the rampage with a loaded gun canadas criminal code states in no uncertain terms that jail sentences shall be automatic for those convicted of second or subsequent offences of impaired driving it is a simple and direct declaration the results of such driving can be just as terrible as murder if harsh measures are required to curb such actions then thats the way it should be however we know that jail terms are anything but automatic and enforcement varies from province to province this loose approach to punishment and deterrence of impaired driving goes far beyond reason there seems little sense in having stern provisions in the criminal code if such provisions are to flouted right and left im paired driving is a major cause of accidents and fatalities and deserves to be punished to the limit of the law- our governments both federal and provincial have a responsibility to see that it is changing of the guard viewpoint let town grow in harmony the tumult and the shouting have died the captains buf not the king have departed no mayor eldred is back for his second term after a headtohead battle with upstart ged stonehouse the local travel man mr stonehouse perhaps tired of arranging intriguing tours for everyone else decided to embark on one of his own this f election he almost made it too falling just 342 points short of the town hall he was headed for and its first office just inside the door it was a good battle with both parties attacking the issues and not each other the main issue of course being whether development could come out of the closet and be discussed in the open along with the cost of polish sausage and the latest edict from the board of education on the possibility of teaching sex education in the schools and maybe in mixed day care classes as well the election proved that it could and those who advocate development are once more considered just as good citizens and as inclined to go to church on sundays and return their library books as those who rail against it all in all it would seem a most positive result perhaps ged stonehouse doesnt think so at this moment but he is a young man and if he wants to badly enough can come back maybe hell get himself appointed to some committee of the town both for his own sake and for the benefit of a cautious electorate which likes to see its representatives hep or is it hip as well as high spirited before bestowing its blessing ive never been so wound up in all my life said mayor king after the final results were in im glad its all over im just afraid however im going to be plagued with every sort of development but if development is the issue it will be quality development and will benefit the town he added the mayor has been criticized for his slow growth policy but that was the mandate given him when elected two years ago and he did his best to uphold it now that its obvious there are just as many for moving along as there are against hes in a good position to push for worthwhile projects and not feel hes letting down the side and the citizens of whitchurch- stouffville who are all split down the middle on this thing will just have to remember that nobody is going to have it exactly his way at the same time theyve got to remember the towns big enough for both factions whitchurchstouffville is not exactly a melting pot the prejudices can run deep which is okay thats its privilege by the same token it is no longer the isolated community it probably always considered itself to be right now its a good mixture of those who would and those who wouldnt between the two they should be able to effect a balance and if not a balance at least a realization that the place belongs to everyone even if more sometimes to one that the other but thats all part of a democracy and moreso part of the mandate mayor king and his council seem to have been given im glad mayor king is back one term isnt long enough to get everything to the point where one can always stand back and be consistently objective i think that with his experience of the past two years along with the decisive picture painted by this election mayor king will be at that point and will be as flexible as is yorkdurham corn harvest continues into earl winter city residents often think it strange to see corn being har vested in latenovember bnt theres nothing strange about it at least not in the regions of york and durham very often the work continues through until christmas this big machine above was doing its job on property north of the 9th concession of pickering dry or frozen ground makes the operation much easier by jimlrvjng humanly possible in the many issues that will confront him and his council in 198182 lets hope that citizens here will be every bit as flexible editors mail my appreciation dear jim thankyou very much for your coverage of the event honoring jean mann everything went well and im pleased we have pictures of the presentations thankyou also for the advance notices re registration day our community is fortunate to have a newspaper thats so interested in its people sincerely kathy brilllnger district commissioner stouffville girl guides urges candidate to try again dear mr thomas now that the dust has settled many people including myself have been reassessing the whitchurchstouff ville election results of nov 10 what comes out of it all with respect to the mayors race almost boggles the mind at least my mind here we had a freshman politician whose only experience was being president of the towns chamber of commerce literally come out of the woodwork and grab more than 1900 votes agreed he was quite well known in stouffville and obviously quite highly respected too but in rural whitchurch he wasnt known at all yet he still fared well in both areas ged stonehouse js an unknown to me but he obviously has something on the ball or he would would never have garnered that kind of support what im saying is he shouldnt give up the ship because he lost an initial engagement many of our countrys greatest statesmen first suffered defeats and then came back to win great victories so keep pitchin in there ged my boy two years down the road you could win by a landslide sincerely eric wilton rr 1 gormley candidate claims was misquoted becky wedley one of three candidates in the towns mayoralty race says she was misquoted by the tribune in a postelection followup story mrs wedley said her attempt to uphold the moral standards of the municipality had not been undermined by mayor eldred king as reported in the paper but rather by one of the ward councillors she said too that councillorelect tom wood had been critical of her stand leading her to believe this was not what most people wanted mrs wedley said she had contacted mr king on the matter to set the record straight