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a4 march 4 1987 editors mail sacrifice dear editor with reference to the tribune editorial of feb 18 under the head ing town growing pains i assume we need worry no more the solution to our school problems is simple we can settle down to en joying life in stouffviue and as you say sacrifice our childrens education and as there are munici palities worse off than whitchurch- stouffville we can sit back and stop worrying about busing and port ables and overcrowding just re flect on the fact there are children elsewhere obtaining a good stan dard of education at least someones children are obtaining it what a relief i think ill attend the next rate payers association meeting and suggest they take a leaf from our book and stop carping about spot- development and industrial parks and groundwater and the like if they dont like the way things are going they can always move elsewhere and leave us to enjoy the more important things of life i agree with your comments in last weeks editorial of course we can give them just the gormley problem as something to work on yours in fury mrs jean edwards victoria street i stouffviue patience dear editor when are people going to stop complaining about the problems they themselves create new residents are welcome in stouffviue but with their coming come difficulties overcrowded schools overcrowded parks and overcrowded roads if im willing to put up with these problems so should they growing pains hurt all of us lets show a little patience sincerely mrs shirley bell elm road stouffviue the tribune jww james thomas editor established 1888 bruce annan patricia pappas publisher advertising manager jennifer hutt distribution manager editorial dept chris shanahan al shackleton display advertising dept lome hillier retail advertising lome hillier manager charles canning real estateclassified advertising joan marshman real estate manager dorothy young classified manager debra weller distribution doreen deacon lon low assistant manager sandra 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number 09g 6402100 6492292 roaming around a meal in a minute by jim thomas- editorials lameduck decision absenteeism is no excuse for not doing business town council and planning advisory committee are aware of this however slowly the wheels of government must keep turning there are times however when the wheels of government should be slowed even made to mark time this should oqcur when the issue at stake is impor tant and the decisionmakers are short- staffed so it was on two occasions when the 21lot subdivision at kennedy road and the aurora road in whitchurch- stouffville came up for final discussion it was first rejected then approved in both instances a full complement of members was not in attendance both planning committee and council rqembers one in the same went into this issue with their eyes wide open they knew it was menacing theyd re ceived plenty of advance notice the antidevelopment forces were watching the result like hawks yet for all this the town elected to proceed with one mem ber absent iplanning committee turned the subdi vision down reporting is biased transport minister john crosbies walings overthc fact the federal tories are continually berated by the ottawa press gallery regardless of what they do will be greeted by laughs across much of this riding but unfortunately its no laughing matter its the truth and the truth is hurting the government we the electorate can expect critic ism from the opposition thats their job but the liberals and the ndp shouldnt be aided and abetted by the newspapers thats not their job but lljis is whats happening in the eyes of the daily journalists the mulroney forces can do nothing right this isnt so vhilc wrongdoing and rumors of wrongdoing have been grist for the news media mill accomplishments hove been virtually ignored certainly the wrongs perpetrated by government should be revealed and con demned at the same time the accom plishments of government should be accorded equal coverage and praised council gave it the green light while the yeavote forces on council are certain theirdecision is right we feel the town was treading on extremely thin ice by not postponing the debate until all could be present there was too much riding on the out come to handle it in lameduck fashion whos to know the result if all chairs had been occupied delaying major decisions is not un usual if nothing else its a form of self- defence even selfpreservation unless the hawks have extremely short memories the latter will apply come election 89 seldom a week goes by that someone doesnt ask are you still on a porridge diet when i answer in the affirmative they smile when i tell them four times a day they laugh whats so funny about eating porridge i say to myself after the enquirer de parts to me it seems like the most natural food in the world perhaps its the fourtimesdaily routine that kind of throws people and in all honesty the statements a little bit deceiving for seldom do i consume that much for im seldom home that often however two and three times daily is not uncommon the fourth i reserve for a midnight snack while completely illatease in the kitchen im getting pretty good at my porridgemaking project no longer do i have to call jean away from the tele phone for instructions i can now do it all on my own even to adding a pinch of salt now and then and you know its kind of fun not only is it good doing something on my own but its nice doing something for my own good i never felt physically better in my life while folks continue to laugh and smile concerning my determined por ridge intake a check into many break fasteating habitsreveals a similar type of enthusiasm especially with seniors why sure we have it every morning two big bowlfuls a couple at parkview village told me couldnt gel along without it re sponded another diet aside consumption of oatmeal must be a boon to agriculture for the brand jean picks up claims to be the real thing straight from the field with no additives i want to believe this in formations correct i dislike all these filler ingredients common to so many commodities today however in all honesty i must admit on occasions to straying from the straight and narrow besides my latest discovery is so doggone good i can no longer hide it from you the reader its called carnation instant break fast cmon now please dont choke its not a replacement for oatmeal porridge but an addition to it its something you drink rather than eat and i love it so do the kids jean says carnation instant break fast has been on the market for years if this is so then ive really been missing out i intend to make up for lost time a carton of six envelopes one en velope per large glass costs 309 or ab out fifty cents per drink not cheap admittedly but not overly expensive either its simple even for me to prepare all you do is empty the ingredients into a glass add milk and stir itcomes in both vanilla and chocolate flavors and can be served hot or cold the content is nutritious according to the analysis printed on the carton pro tein carbohydrate fat vitamins a and c iron and more one envelope con tains no less than 140 calories that could put hair on your chest even mine in stouffviue carnation instant breakfast is available at both the ap and the iga probably supermarkets elsewhere as well at our house were drinking it by the gallon no its not a replacement for oatmeal porridge its an inbetween supple ment and while the price may put us in the poor house were sure to be the heal thiest welfare recipients in town editors mall not always wrong dear editor inept and corrupt that expression in my opinion would seem to cover the present performances of north american politics in general if this whitchurch native could see us now if septimus footc is looking down from the heavens on his native yvhilchurchstouffvillc hes undoubtedly shak ing his head mr foolcs farm on he 7th concession mccowan road is now part of spring lakes golf and country club yes the community has changed consider ably since this photo was taken back in march 1968 jim thomas there is a definite similarity between the canadian government and the reagan administration the left hand never seems to know what the right hand is doing many of their statements on policy are contradictory i honestly feel one of the greatest mis takes the governments have made is allowing tv into the house of commons some of the performances by members from all sides during the question periods have been disgraceful is there no dignity left in this institu tion thats supposed to serve as an exam ple of how the countrys business should be conducted the questioners and members know theyre on camera and make the most of it by grandstanding for the benefit or otherwise of their constituents anyone watching this daily circus must say to themselves is this what we pay our members to do your salary is paid by we canadians to run this coun try in an orderly manner pass laws for the benefit of the people rather than en gage in mudslinging matches these antics would surely delay good men from entering federal politics in the feb 25 edition of the tribune under the heading pc woes blamed on liberal media transport minister john crosbic certainly made a point when he said there arc three opposi tion parties now the liberals the ndp and the media i have yet to hear any thing constructive said by any of the three the day seems long past when we hear anything constructive in parlia ment by the opposition the positive side of government poli cy is seldom if ever mentioned such as lower unemployment the lowest in terest rates in a decade and inflation be low the four per cent mark if all this is a sample of canadian democracy then pox on it sincerely adam johnstone rr i stouffviue