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4trb3une september 4 1990 elections ontario i eewi min mo wir tire fire will raise more ire it may not have been started by mrs olearys cow but the fire last week at the large tire dump in this area should remind us all of how easy everything can go up in smoke it should also remind us that the 5 tax we ontarians pay on tires is talcing its sweet time getting to the problem it was designed to service officials are still looking for a cause to the blaze that could be seen from downtown toronto and once answers have been gathered this particular incident should fuel another fire the fire of outrage that will surely be sparked by con cerned local citizens who will want to know what can be done to pre- vent a similar incident from taking place again now is the time to lobby the local politicians especially with the election this week we have to ask them what they intend to do about the growing number of used tires that have hot jnade it to the recy cling plants it has been said by some that the biggest single issue in this election has been the environment this incident has only strength ened the validity of that comment and also that now is the time to act ultimate runners carry big price tag when i read the toronto stars report on what the social ly acceptable child sports in- footwear these days it struck me that the muchadvertised restraint of the 90s is a just another media myth the going rate to ensure your childs complete physical com- forty mental wellbeing and peer approval doesnt come cheap with the right names in sneakers fetching up to 199 how can kids like mine face the world in shoes which cost a fraction of that sum and which have never even been endorsed by a famous rich and influen tial sports star my children do have a choice if they want to stun their friends with a pair of those vastly expensive but incredibly cheap- kates corner kate gilderdale looking plastic shoes in which they bear an uncanny resem blance to olive oyl they can get a job and pay the difference between what they want and what my budget and my sense of proportion will bear by the time they acquire the wherewithal to pilrchase the ultimate shoe that once slav ishly soughtafter status symbol will have been replaced by an even more repulsive alternative with a price tag which will require a second mortgage remember converse stouffvilleuxbridge tribune patricia pappas jo ann stevenson stephen houston debraweller chris bertram publisher editorinchief editor director of advertising administration mgr dir of promotionsdistribution jennifer hutt dir of operations pam nichols published eveiy wednesday by metroland printing pumshing and distributing at 9 heritage rd markham ontario l3p 1 m3 tel 2942200 second class registration number 1247 the stouffville tribune published every wednesday at 54 main si w stouffvflle is one of the metroland printing publishing and distributing group o suburban newspapers which includes the acton free press ajaxpickenng news advertiser aurora banner brampton guardian burlington post etobicoke advertiserguardian georgetown independent kingston this week lindsay this week markham economist and sun milton champion mississauga news newmarket era oakville beaver oshawa- whftby this week peterborough this week richmond hillthomhillaaughan liberal scarborough mir ror topic newsmagazine willowdale mirror metroland printing publishing and distributing is a division of harlequin enterprises ltd national sales representative metroland corporate sales 4931300 6402100 8529741 otherwise sane parents who believe in sensible fiscal restraint buy rrsps insure their house against every imag inable disaster and snip coupons which will save them 500 on ketchup are often the same people who appear to totally lose their grip on reality when accompanied by their children to an athletic shoe store two pairs of shoes at the price quoted by the star would buy my entire wardrobe shoes included for a year happy as i am to know that sports stars scraping by on editors mail multimillion dollar salaries are supplementing their earnings in ads which manipulate acquisi tive children and their gullible parents they neednt look to this family for support we constantly hear about the lack of affordable housing fam ilies on the poverty line who rely on food banks and single parents struggling to get tax breaks and adequate day care in that context its somehow obscene for an 8yearold to be strutting about in 100 sneak ers the lifespan of which is unlikely to exceed six months the desire to possess exclu sive brand name footwear started with adults not children naturally manufacturers and marketers were quick to create and fulfill the same need for the youth market parents may claim they dont want their child to be different but the truth is many find it eas ier to give in and avoid any con frontation fortunately theres help on the horizon for the upwardly mobile child whose parents are so povertystricken they cant put down a trifling 199 plus tax to satisfy the cravings of their little consumer now you can huy used athletic shoes bearing the right label for a mere 60 or so an idea which as about as appealing as wear ing someone elses sweaty socks or for the same price you could buy three new pairs of nb- name sneakers secure in the knowledge that your children wont be set upon by a gang of youthful social climbers bent on separating them violently from their shoes campaign literature misleads dear editor one of the wonderful things about the canadian political system is the fact that we have three major parties the notsowonderful thing is that sometimes one party will speak out against another before checking out the facts i would like to correct some misin formation that is printed in a progres sive conservative piece of literature ontario premier petersons govern ment has not failed to meet its 1987 election promise to expand the ajax- pickering hospital as was stated in the pc literature to which i am refer ring back in the meddle of june this year it was announced that almost 21 mil lion will be provided for building expansion as well as for expanded psychiatric diagnostic and laboratory services this is well above the health ministrys original commitment of just under 15 million the abovementioned literature also noted a delay to hwy 401 expansion check it out anyone who drives from scarborough to durham every day knows that is not so work has been in progress since the summer of last year at the meadowvale and morningside interchanges at the pre sent rate of construction it is estimat ed that work from markham road in scarborough east to brock road in pickering will bempleted in 1997 three years ahead of schedule the mention of the announced seaton community being without infrastructure is an irresponsible state ment at this point we are without seaton as well of course the provincial liberals record is not completely unblemished but then no party in history can make that claim however there are a num ber of reasons that make mewant to once again renew the liberal mandate to govern stricter penalties for impaired driving cancellation of ohip premiums by individuals a balanced budget no small accomplishment q introduction and implementation of blue box recycling yours truly marina rodgers 1 1 8 f i a