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a2 tribune december 22 197 unexpected assistance for stouffville firefighters firefighters received unexpected assistance jwhen they attended a blaze at standard aggre gates on the whitchurchstouffville townline north of the bloomington road flames severed a high pressure hose resulting in the release of a torrent of water that eventually put out the fire damage to the 80foot high hopper was estimated at 60000 jim thomas editors mail please pity the poor country mail courier bear editor in previous letters to the edi- ijir i have knocked the service provided by canada post in no un certain terms on this occasion pjjwever im taking to task those residents on rural routes who sjsould and could do a lot to ease jsje burden of those whose task it jsjo deliver mail up and down the concession roads gt personally have from time to bjftie over the last two winters assisted on mail deliveries so i jfibnsider myself competent and justified in offering criticisms there should be a standard shape and size for mailboxes and fchey should be large enough to hold moderate sized parcels in many cases the boxes are too small subsequently parcels imust be delivered to the houses ithis is not the responsibility of the jdeliverer the type and size of boxes should be the responsibility of canada post flags should be seniors say thanks dear editor i members of stouffvilles sil ver jubilee seniors club wish to sincerely thank the organizers and supporters of the stouffville dist secondary school teacher- student hockey game at the rec centre dec 15 proceeds totalled 500 the donation will help cover ex penses incurred because of a fire jn the clubhouse lobby last summer the silver jubilee club is also indebted to many others who gave freely of their time and skills in jthe renovation of the building seasons greetings to all j sincerely syd cooper chairman on every box and in working order many boxes have no front flaps and are in a sad state of disrepair the mail is often exposed to the weather and to the splashings of passing vehicles and snow plows consequently when its eventual ly picked up its in terrible condi tion there should be a standard height for all mailboxes to facili tate delivery some cannot be reached from a truck or car theyre either too high too low too far back from the shoulder or leaning into the ditch in the winter after the plow has been through the snow and ice is often piled against the box and the deliverer cannot get near let alone put anything in it the resi dent to the best of hisher ability should make the box accessible there is no legal obligation for the mail carrier to deliver if heshe cannot reach the box without get ting out of his or her vehicle for the mail carrier to leave the vehi cle is also forbidden until recently the rural resi dent has had an advantage over the town dweller the mail is deli vered to the edge of the property they can also send mail out with the carrier saving a trip to town mail in winter often is delivered under very hazardous conditions such as icy roads and deep snow also the load is especially heavy at christmas time so please give the men and women carriers a break and make a difficult job a little bit easier sincerely adam johnstone rri stouffville peace love fr ieijdsljip wishing you and yours a world of peace this christmas the residents and staff of eldercare manor may each day of this special holiday season be filled with magical moments and extra excitement for all wed like to take this time to extend our best wishes and thanks o q i a z 3 leasing parts servce 477 main street stouffville neil patrick sto i p 6403450 u j o 0 a 3 p o during the holiday season more than ever our thoughts turn gratefully to those who have made our progress possible and in this spirit we say simply but sincerely thank you best wishes for a merry christmas happy new year from all the staff management 7155 woodbine ave 4751971 holiday business hours wtddtc23 7am10prn sun dec 27 closed thundae24 7im6pm mondtc28 8m9pm fndw2s closed tu doc 29 8 m9 pjn stfdtc28 closed