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i weekender v3zftfi5 t s jumj nil markham fire has insurance industry hot the insurance bureau of canada is still smoking after markhams 108home fire last month million dollar losses are not going to be tolerated by the in dustry and this weeks announcement about strict safety measures comes as no surprise welders and plumbers and anyone using an open torch must carry fire extinguishers water valves must be locked open and municipalities must certify that valves are fully operational these ontario- wide changes can be traced directly to the markham fire however the criterion of in dependent night watchmen now specified by some insurers indi cates industry concern about arson the link to markham is not direct since arson was nev er confirmed by investigators with the potential for horren dous losses from unsupervised sites this precaution seems ob vious but the safety measures have another hardhitting effect theyll increase the price of homes for a consumer already buckling from the weight jo ann stevenson i surprise happy fathers day dad being benevolent in stouffville by bruce staplev the milk of human kindness as poured by those who are truly sympathetic to victims of misfor tune has a way of making us feel a little more positive about what can sometimes be an indifferent world stouffvilles suzanne wallis is an infinitely creative lady with a pronounced tendency to altruism suzanne is special assistant to ontario communications minis ter alvin curling shes also a freelance writer you may have read her articleab- out uninvited household guests in the june issue of chatelaine my earliest recollection of this perky good natured ever so vib rant blonde gal goes back to 1980 a gathering of local businessmen were sitting around a big tabic in the old regal restaurant on stouffvilles main st fundraiser terry fox had just been felled in his attempt to cross canada on one leg and we were challenged by one of our members to orga nize a town fundraising drive in his name suzanne walked into the room and within minutes was offering her creative input her deter mination and her time towards the establishment of what would become the towns annual terry fox run a few years later when a local teenager was seriously injured in an accident in which suzannes daughter was also involved she researched and headed a plan that saw dozens of residents orga nize in an effort to restore the girls vital faculties suzanne remained optimistic even though the hundreds of hours of therapy bore precious little fruit always time a mother of three she has al ways had time to apply her enthu siasm to school assignments brought home by her children her high creative energy level and genuine concern for others has rubbed off on them as well son duffy a student at stouff ville district secondary school recently took it upon himself to line up a bus for students to take them to and from the school prom in toronto a realist duff was aware of the possibility of drinking at the func tion and wanted to avoid the inci dence of students drinking and driving when the hour of departure ar rived only eight students climbed aboard the bus that didnt even begin to cover the cost of the rental duff collected every dime he could muster and took it to ged stonehonsc of stonehouse travel who had arranged the bus rental owner steps in mr stonehouse whose two teenagers also attend the school felt compelled to absorb the short fall such was his sympathy for a young man who had stuck his neck out trying to ensure the safe ty of his fellow students a letter awaited the travel agent the next morning as he opened his office door in her own flowing style duffs mom suzanne expressed her appreciation of mr stonehouses generosity she was genuinely moved and felt it was her duty to tell him how deeply impressed she was by his kindness at the same time she explained that she couldnt allow him to absorb such a loss and that she would arrange to pay it hard to hide because of this experience there are three people who are able to walk a little taller ah three will be quite embarrassed when this column is brought to their attention for that i am sorry but i find it hard to keep something like this a secret periodically we all feed on this type of story to restore our faith in our fellow man when our chance comes to pour some goodness into the cup of one who finds himself in a jam hope fully we will be able to find a way to open the milk bottle conomislsun the tribune weekender bruce annan publisher 9 heritage rd markham l3p1m3 2942200 4959440 6402100 6492292 published every saturday by metroland printing publishing and distributing at 9 heritage rd mar kham ontario pp 1 m3 tel 2942200 second class mail registration number 1247 the markham economist and sun published every wednesday and saturday at 9 heritage rd markham is one of the metroland printing publishing and distributing group of suburban newspapers which includes tho acton free press ajaxpickonng news 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