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a4 tribune july 22 1987 s editors mail quiet trucker praised dear editor if prizes were given for con siderate performance to gravel truck drivers davey white of tin- dale ave would be a winner while many are hoping for another hour or two of sleep davy- starts his day at 5 am with engine as quiet as possible he literally crawls at a snails pace down tindale ave to main st he misses the various drain holes that stick up or down an inch or so and never accelerates on the corners one almost has to see him to hear him this is his every work day year- in yearout performance and its time davy white gets a public thank you sincerely the byers coverage super dear editor thank you for your super coverage of music mania this year without the tribunes constant and positive publicity and flattering photos music mania 87 would not have enjoyed the success it did thanks again jim and denise from me personally and on behalf of the entire music mania cast sincerely doris harvey producer to geese take a gander at claremont nature preserve geese both of the tame and wild varieties greet visitors to the sprawling by the metropolitan toronto and region conservation authority is located on claremont conservation area in north pickering the nature preserve operated cone 7 southeast of the hamlet of claremont chris shanahan i the tribune established 1888 l james thomas bruce annan patricia pappas jennifer hutt editor publisher advertising manager distribution manager community editor chns shanahan sports editor alan shackleion display advertising dept lome hillier retail advertising lome hillier manager charles canning real estateclassified advertising joan marshman real estate manaqer dorothy young classified manager debra weller distribution lea kitler doreen deacon business office manager chris bertram national sales representative metroland corporate sales 4931300 the stoutfville tribune published every wednesday and saturday at 54 mam st stouffville qnt is one of the metrolantj printing publishing 8 distributing group of suburban newspapers which includes the acton free press ajax pickering news advertiser aurora banner brampton guardian burlington post etobjcoke advertiser guardian georgetown independent markham economist sun milton champion mississauga news newmarket era oakville beaver oshawa whitby this week richmond hijitrtornhll vaugh3n liberal scarborough miror topic newsmagazine willow- dale mirror metroland printing publishing distributing is a division of harlequin enterprises ltd single copies 50c subscriptions 21 00 per year in canada s55 00 elsewhere member of canadian com munity newspaper association ontario weekly newspaper association ontario press council and sub urban newspapers of america second class mail registration number 0896 6402100 6492292 guest column- reporter tells his story by chris garbutt- editorial cooperation essential j those interested in purchasing sur- j plus pickering airport property have banded together to prepare for the feder- j al governments imminent sellback j program i the brougham community centre was filled to overflowing july 15 as i potential buyers met to prepare for the dispersal airport tenants and other residents are understandably anxious to initiate j the project and theyve formed a steer ing committee to keep an eye on future developments while this is a positive start one must question the rationale of allowing the group to be chaired by a person who readily admits he has no intention of al graham a clareniont resident who lives outside the airport zone appears to be primarily concerned with continuing the people or planes fight that he and many others waged in the early 1970s last week he again attacked the feds for having left the citizenry in the dark on this latest development even though hes well aware that transport minister john crosbie recently announced itll take six months to get the resale prog ram off the ground mr graham is not taking the right approach cooperation not confronta tion is essential to successfully imple ment this vital first step in the long- awaited rcvitalizatiori of the 7530- buying any of the excess 3800 hectares hectare 18600acre pickering airport 9300 ayes site id like to make a few things clear first of all i am the summer student working as a reporter here at the tri bune i think that needs no explanation second im okay in fact im prob ably in as good shape as ive ever been for those who dont already know although it seems like everyone does im the one who passed out at the scene of an accident last week it wasnt my first choice of topic for this column but i decided i ought to say something about what happened its actually kind of embarrassing here i am chris garbutt aspiring ace reporter trying to get the scoop and what happens i black out instead of unobtrusively finding the facts i create another casualty for the emergency crew to deal with right now im working on a number of excuses for this unfortunate incident one is that i didnt really faint i tripped it was actually a crack in the sidewalk that made me fall or i could say i was pushed yeah some person disgruntled by a less than complimentary story more likely someone whom i owed money decided to get revenge someone pushed me yeah thats it the best one i can come up with is the participant observation line i really wanted this story so i threw myself to the sidewalk unconcerned about the pain i may endure youve heard about reporters chasing ambulances this re porter got to ride in one in this way i could get the facts firsthand examine the anatomy of an accident from start to finish not convinced well im not sur prised i was on deadline and i wasnt doing anyone any good sitting in the hos pital the truth is i blacked out i arrived at the scene a few minutes after the accident occurred i was fine for about 10 minutes i took some pic tures and looked for someone who might know what had happened then one of the children a victim of the accident asked a question of the people attending to him is this a dream he queried an attendant assured him that it was the real thing but that question shook me suddenly the reality of the situation dawned on me for us the many bystan ders who had stopped to look at the scene it was like a dream we were there but still removed from it we could walk home say how awful it was and forget about it i guess it was then i began to feel a bit unsteady i cant be sure why perhaps i was feeling sympathy pain maybe my overactive imagination put myself in the victims shoes whatever it was i decided i had better sit down so i leaned against a tree wait ing for the nausea to pass that was smart then i decided i was fine and id bet ter get back to the tribune office that was dumb i stood up and as the doctor later explained to me all the blood rushed out of my head i took a few steps and the next thing i remember is being leaned against a wall i didnt feel any pain but i did notice i was bleeding and my front tooth was chipped i figured id fallen but for all i know someone may have taken me by the lapels and beaten the tar out of me i dont know i was unconscious at the time i was taken to scarborough grace hospital where i spent an hour waiting and about five minutes being examined a few swabs of alcohol a trip to the de ntist the next day and i was good as new well a few abrasions on my face and hands served to remind me of the fall but the only thing really injured and i use this wellworn cliche reluctantly is my pride now a week later the cuts and scrapes are almost gone and it really does seem like a dream the boy and girl involved in the accident are out of hospit al and are going to be okay its some thing they never shouldve had to deal with but its over now and they will like ly look back on this as a bad dream as well as for me ill just keep doing my job here and if i ever feel faint at the scene of an accident ill just stay put for a while iilliiii waterfowl mixes with beachgoers at bruces mill picnickers have flocked by the thousands to bruces mill conservation area in recent weeks to take advantage of all the warmweather attractions offered at the whilchurchstouffvillc park in this photograph taken sunday afternoon water fowl including canada geese and seagulls were undisturbed by the noisy public beach antics carrying on just to the cast of their idyllic setting chris shanahan gallery defined editors note the following description of public and alternate art galleries applies to stouffvilles financiallystrapped latcham gal lery a public facility requiring in creased community support to maintain its present level of ser vices public and alternate galleries are distinct from commercial galleries as nonprofit publicallyfunded in stitutions they do not depend on the sale of artwork for their survival their priority is to make art avail able to the public and to raise the awareness and appreciation of va rious artforms when considering approaching a public or alternate gallery for an exhibition of your work it is important to understand this distinction public and alternate galleries each grew out of very differnt sti muli the mandate of the public art gallery is to inform and educate the community and to preserve the cultural heritage each gallery varies in the degree to which it ful fills this mandate some of the lar ger galleries are able to collect and exhibit old and contemporary mas ters whereas smaller galleries usually produce more modern shows often utilizing local talent a public art gallery is established through the desires initiatives and financial backing of a group of artists a municipality a university or college in the community the gallery is inextricably tied to the interests and needs of its particular community