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p4 weekender may 3 1986 weekender comment tremont hotel in jeopardy although the tremont hotel in markham has been something of a landmark down through the years the 113yearold frame structure faces destruction and there are some important principles at stake the owners of the property are proposing to tear down the building and put up a new one which would be a replica of the tremont in its heyday their reasoning is that the build ing is wood frame construction and is not worth preserving its also deteriorating and would go up in flames fast if fire ever broke out there however if the tremont owners are allowed to demolish the hotel can other people step in and de mand the same for their older build ings on markhams main st does approval of the tremont project open the flood gates for de molition of other historical build ings our feeling is that the owners should be required to retain the pre sent structure although they should be encouraged to modernize it otherwise other heritage build ings on main st may also be in jeopardy leafs rose to playoff challenge a fan can be excused for jump ing ship when a bungling uncouth egomaniac rips the guts out of the hockey team he once admired the ballardization of the toron to maple leafs that occurred over the past decade or so forced many of us lifelong leaf fans to seek more exciting ways to spend our winters like watching frost form on the windows or shovelling wet snow its not that harold didnt want his team to be a winner the old reprobate simply didnt have the foggiest idea of how a hockey organization should be run pal hals efforts at motivation were the equivalent of trying to wake somebody up in the morning by tossing a live grenade into their bedroom but the miraculous resurgence of the lowly maple laughs has provided unmistakable evidence that for hockey teams anyway there is life after death now for those of you who dont know the difference between a power play and a corporate takeover it must be stressed that the leafs inspired showing this spring was much more than just another great moment in sports its a victory for oppressed peo ple everywhere for employees caught up in nowin workplace situations with bossmen who can never be satisfied walt poddubnys winning goal in last mondays game scored while falling flat on his face struck a blow for the unappreci ated spouses of this world who like walter had been banished to the doghouse of life for reasons beyond their comprehension brad smith known as beagle to his mates epitomizes the phrase a modicum of mediocrity yet hes proven to average people everywhere that if they wait long enough their chance will come and when it does by golly get out there and go for it even if it means sporting a prize shiner for two weeks the leafs carried their canine likenesses to the extent that they sported a trio of young phenoms known as the hound line some exuberant fans went so far as to extol their talents in song with a rewritten version of elvis old classic you aint nothin but a hound dog what courtnall leeman and clark have done for the dignity of the heinz 57 variety pooch goes far beyond anything that could ever be dreamed up by alpos marketing boys hey we could really go crazy if we wanted to and draw a biblical parallel of the leafs and the pro digal son hey dad im back they are telling all their old fans whose loyalties had swung over to the kid brother blue jays but now all is forgiven and what a homecoming funny thing though how pick ing up on a team youve aban doned for so long is like returning to the old neighbourhood the setting is the same but who do all those new faces belong to you keep expecting to see lanny macdonald yesteryears hero set up darryl sittler in front of the net or tiger williams punch out anybody who dares to share his ice space so gritty and determined were the maple leafs during this years playoffs that one could almost envision pete stemkows- ki bob pulford and jim pappin suddenly skating out there and re- enacting the magic that was the leafs last stanley cup triumph back in 1967 no they wont win the cup this spring but having risen from the ashes of adversity in such daz zling fashion the maple leafs have served notice that they in tend to inject some spice into the lives of those fans who had lost interest in them so what if khadafy is terroriz ing innocent people everywhere and russias nuclear plants are in flames the leafs are back all is well with the world drop us a line if you have a beef or want to pat someone on the back sit down and write a letter to the weekender deadline is noon thursday prior to publication names may be withheld on request at the discretion of the editor under no cir cumstances will anonymous letters be published the address is 9 heritage rd markham ontario l3p 1m3 conomistsun the tribune weekender bruce annan publisher 9 heritage rd markham l3p1m3 2942200 4959440 6402100 6492292 published every saturday by mclroland priming publishing and 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