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p4 tribune april 11 199ct grappling with i received a letter last week from a stouffville tribune reader who took issue with a story which appeared on the front page of our march 2 1 edition the story covered recent trou bles at the deer park inn on hwy 47 and extensively quoted a for mer employee who claimed the owners of the establishment reneged on pay cheques for him self and others at the inn written by stouffville reporter tracy kibble the story was accu rate and fair but it showed a neg- ative side of the operation our reader believes the story was written in very poor taste which is an opinion to which she is clearly entitled her letter also states that as a smalltown newspaper the tri bune should reflect more posi tively on local businesses it is a point well taken but con sider this if the story didnt run what would happen to people in the area who have a wedding or other event booked there what about those who decided they would take in a play or a meal what of the local suppliers who may have been unaware of the situation clearly the story has a far- reaching impact and as a news paper the tribune responds to issues and occurrences in its cov erage areas in stouffville and stouf fvilleuxbridge tribune publisher patricia pappas editorinchief don bernard editor stephen houston director of advertising debra weller retail advertising mgr susan berry administration mgr chris bertram dir of promotionsdistribution jennifer hutt published eveiy wednesday by metroland printing publishing and distributing at 9 heritage rd markham ontario up 1m3 tel 2942200 second class registration number 1247 the stouflvifle tribune published every wednesday at 54 main st w stouffvsje is one ol the metroland printing publishing and distributing group of suburban newspapers which includes the acton free press ajaxpickenng news advertiser aurora banner brampton guardian burlington post qoucoke advertiserguardan georgetown independent kingston this week lindsay this week markham economist and sun milton champion misslssauga news newmarket era oakvibe beaver oshawa- whltby this week peterborough this week richmond wbmomhiiivaughan liberal scarborough mir ror topic newsmagazine wflowdale mirror metroland printing publishing and distributing is a division of harlequin enterprises ltd national sales representative metroland corporate sales 4931300 6402100 8529741 uxbridge in this case and others like it we provide a service to readers to let them know what is happening in the town if no story were to appear many readers would call or writeto ask why it is true that newspapers often champion one cause or another and the tribune is no different we often promote the downtown business core which is represent ed by the local bia arid chamber of commerce each of those orga nizations work hard to make stouffville a better place to live so too do we cover the contro versial issues which occasionally arise within those groups last year when the deer park inn was involved in strawberry editors mail festival celebrations the tribune reported its involvement as part of the coverage yet another part of newspaper coverage which often raises the ire of readers is car accident pho tographs the word sensationalism is bandied about and many believe graphic photos are used to sell newspapers but photographs and stories are merely a mirror of what is hap pening in our communities it may not be nice to look at but often provokes thought and action motorists want to know where there are trouble spots on the roads in which they drive is there a particularly dangerous intersection where extra care may be needed is there a section of road somewhere the 9th line comes to mind that is in need of repair these are the things a newspa per wants to know and what we war of words unnecessary the war- of words being waged between whitchurchstoiiffville council and the business iriiprove- irient area isnt doing much to fos ter a sense of community these days and local politicians made a pru dent decision last week in its bid to call a ceasefire in the issue by not providing a letter to the local press the bia which champions the cause of the downtown business area to help it thrive was recently reprimanded by stouffville council over a number of socalled short comings for its part the bia had a few words of its own for council and its deficiencies r unfortunately no one benefits from the friction especially the people of stouffville who like to promote their downtown core to visitors or friends both parties who have a com mon goal in ensuring the success of stouffvilles main shopping corre must put aside the illfeel ing and work for a better atmpsh- pere the firststep to defuse tension has been taken by the town if cooler heads prevail a better downtown will result news know our readers know its true there are two sides to every story if we were to cover only the positive things we would be doing our readers a dis service and despite the fact many read ers may disagree with the issues or content of a given news story it is their own conclusion they are drawing not ours some stories may be tragic oth ers are inspiring some provoke anger still others might make a reader smile you might disagree with what you read but thats the beauty of the society in which we live if something you see in these pages make you angry write us a letter just like the one about the deer park inn story if you have a beef about some thing else put it on paper and drop it in our mailbox thats what were here for arid its our readers who help makethe tribune better volunteers great dear editor april 2228 is national volun teer week let us salute whitchurcji- stouffville citizens who gener ously volunteer their time and talents to improve the quality of life in the community volunteers can be found everywhere in the community schools our new hospital work ing with children seniors etc during this special week set aside time to recognize volun- teers who give so generously of their time and themselves let us make volunteer week a particularly special event for our many volunteers and the organi zations that support them and to all those many organizations and associations that promote community service let us express our deepest apprecia tion stouffvilles tradition of vol untary service is well worth cel ebrating on behalf of home support services for seniors and all the other organizations hats off and gratitude to all of you ginny burrow stouffville fill our mailbox the tribune welcomes letters 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 5 pm friday to appear in the wednesday tribune letters may be submitted to the office at 54 main st w stouffville po box 40 l4a 7z4t in uxbridge letters catnlbe addressed to 59 albert s uxtfridgev po box 153813 ran si i-