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a4 tkibune june 21 1989 su comment page editorial suspension has queries flying re canada post something seems amiss in the upper tier of canada post management the recent oneweek suspen sion of stouffville postmaster gary fisher a man with 30 years of experience invites questions is this latest move by the managerial powers that be in downtown toronto just another in a long line of canada post blunders that illustrates the sorry state of the corporation canada post is keeping mum so its anyones guess on a larger scale there are recent scandals involving allegations of jobselling in westend toronto and horror stories about ironfisted management techniques at other postal outlets here we have a postmaster with a proven track record was he suspended by his superiors because of their own ineptitude- off the record reports from customers on the rural route which is the focus of the issue as well as indications from those close to the scene show that mr fisher is not at fault here and the word scapegoat has surfaced more than once its all too bad considering canada post finally won the public over in its much- maligned community mailbox program and then managed to post a profit after years of runn ing in the red even for a week mr fishers absence in the main street post office will be noticed track bid gains steam whitchurchstouffville town council cheerfully threw its support behind stouffville district secondary school students last week in their bid to get a running track and rightfully so town officials have asked staff to report back on ways the school will be most able to achieve its goal its a positive step by the town following positive stepsall along the way by sdss student council presi dent julian franklin and the york region board of education julians quest is gathering momentum surely the end will soon be in sight ward 4 councillor wayne emmerson put it best in saying the town needs another pro ject something to get the ball rolling with the collective energy of local residents behind the pro ject its a surefire success the tribune established 1888 stephen houston estor patricia pappas publisher deborah welled advertising manager jennifer hutt distribution manager retail advertising susan berry manager charles canning i v real estate classified advertising joan marshman a real estate manager dorothy young distribution sandy kiteley arlene maddock t2 v c 1 business office manager chris bertram doreen deacon national sales representative metroland corporate sates 4931300 the stounvijie tribune published every wednesday friday and sunday at w main sty well sloutfville ontaro is one or trie melroland pnrrrmg publishing and distributing gnjup of community newspapers which include the acton free press ara pickering news advertiser aurora banner barre banner advance brampton guardian burlington post etobcoke advertiserguardian georgetown independent kingston this week markham economist and sun mflon champon mississauga news newmarket era 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misfortune yourself my thanks go to the bank of nova scotia which has informed me of a trust fund being set up for shane this kind of thing is so dif ficult to accept as none of us like to receive charity please continue to inquire and to visit at the hospital shane should be able to receive visitors in a few weeks in the meantime he can only be peeped at through the hospital room window his progress is slow but positive he is aware of the fact it could have been much worse for him while the road ahead is long and painstaking his attitude is great and hes fighting it like a trooper sincerely bruce stapley stouffville attitudes the problem case for affordable housing why are people so threatened by poverty poverty is not a contagious disease it is a social ailment caused by a number of factors too complicated to get into here but it is not the presence of poverty that corrupts it is societys folly in isolating the needy families in lowcost ghettos of despair and hopelessness without positive role models how can anyone hope to better their position in life it is ludicrous to compare the proposed affordable housing pro ject in uxbridge to the squalor of the janefinch corridor or torontos regent park both large denselypopulated urban areas durham region nonprofit housing corporation is proposing an attractive 44unit townhouse complex on reach st with a grand total of 22 subsidized units so what is the problem the problem is neighbours do not want affordable housing in their backyards that was pain fully apparent at a recent public meeting build lowcost starter homes instead some dissenters cried i viewpoint deb bodine champion agree uxbridge needs lowcost housing for young families who are just starting out so that those who grew up in the town can raise their families here but that does not preclude a nonprofit housing development both are needed renters are being unfairly stereotyped by some opponents to the reach st housing project perhaps out of ignorance perhaps as an excuse to keep af fordable housing at bay most people who rent do not do so by choice they do it because they cant afford to purchase a home but i do not understand why some people assume that unless a person can afford to buy a house they are dangerous contrary to common belief most renters are not monsters until last november i lived in a townhouse complex in markham where affordable housing is non existent thats why we moved although our unit was owned almost half of the 54 units were run by absentee landlords with very few exceptions the rented units were cared for just as well as the owneroccupied units most people took pride in the pretty wellmaintained com plex and strived to keep their unit at par with the others renters plant gardens too the occasional exception to the rule inevitably occured when a unit was rented out to a bunch of singles who used the place to crash and party that is not the kind of tenant slated for reach st other opponents of the project argue that testa heights needs a fill our mailbox the tribune welcomes let ters from readers on current topics letters should be 500 words or less and typed or neatly printed they may be subject to editing for length at the discretion of the editor they must be submitted by noon monday to appear in the wednesday tribune letters may be submitted to the office at 54 main st w stouffville po box 40 l4a 7z4 ptmttumcx maoowk musselmans lake resident ken mckay was out for a bite or two at mill pond in uxbridge recently mr mckay 28 sat patiently rod in hand waiting for a nibble at last report he hadnt yet landed the big one park i agree the children living in the area deserve adequate park facilities as soon as possi- ble but it is not an either or it situation having a park does not preclude affordable housing i consider myself a responsible citizen i am actively involved in 3 my community i take pride in maintaining the outside apj pearance of my home i take an interest in my childrensschool- ing in preserving our natural en- viroment in finding acceptable solutions to the garbage crisis i am a good neighbour but the fact of the matter is inf my position as a freelance jour nalist or even if i was a full time staff member i could not- afford to support my family without my husbands income at the public meeting a single mother who teaches uxbridge students spoke of her difficulty in finding adequate shelter for her famiy she moved eight times in three years she is a responsible citizen and deserves adequate housing yet she was verbally attacked after the meeting by an irate- woman who accused her of not working hard enough she- already teaches school fulltime what else is expected of her is she expected to deliver pizzas loo and how many women are outj there yes even in uxbridge who are remaining in intolerable- or abusive relationships because financially they wouldnt be able- to make it on their own what about richard tutty anj uxbridge resident struggling to- make ends meet on 561 month j disability pension is he forced to live in a room and board situation that eats up half of his monthly income forever j another argument against the- housing project centred around- the school overcrowding issue where was the public uproar when other residential developments were proposed i no one cries overcrowding when l estate subdivisions go in a recent provincial study the first canadian study ever done to j determine the effect of nonprofit housing on properly values j verifies similar findings in the states there is absolutely no evidence to indicate property values are negatively influenced 1 by governmentfinanced housing j yet 60 per cent of the popula- j tion believes the presence of af- fordable housing will hurt their property values and there is the real problem once upon a time com- j munitites looked after their own j sadly it looks like those times are gone j