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p4ribune january 2ftfti st whm jl t v- landfill secrecy n after painfully irrelevant debate york politicians last week decided to release information on contingen cy landfill sites chosen in the region politicians were fearful of releas ing the information since the sites are now considered obsolete in light of changes at the provincial level of government true the ndp government changed the role of the solid waste interim steering committee swisc when it came to power last fall the swisc group was made up of area regions who agreed to pro vide the previous provincial govern ment with contingency landfill sites to confront the garbage crisis but its clear that the public has a right to know if such sites are in their communities true- the sites chosen will not be developed at this time but just as the swisc program was set aside by the ndp it could easily be revived if another government is elected and nobody believes the waste management crisis we still face is going to be quickly fixed the public paid for this study to determine which sites were chosen it must be made aware of its results a pause for canadians in the gulf despite canadas involvement in war lets continue to pray for peace in the persian gulf uxbridge and stouffville area families are hoping for the safety of canadian and american rela tives in the gulf yet remain stoic in their support canada in its first conflict since the korean war is now playing a different role but the peace at any price appeals weve heard beg the question what price is any price we continue to hope for the best while preparing for the worst canada post should have- a complaint line to deal with com plaints about its complaint line that would be just fine for norval hodgson who spent the ssxs at random wmvvwxvkvvvv till willi steve houston most part of a couple of days recently trying to get some action from canada post officials when he couldnt retrieve his mail it seems mr hodgson needs a little muscle to retrieve official correspondence these days because old man winter has a firm grip on the door to his supermailbox not that he like most people is eager to open the slot and be greeted with bills but its the principle of the thing canada post which was widely criticized for its introduction of stouffvilleuxbridge tribune publisher editorinchief editor advertising director business manager promotionsdistribution operations manager patricia pappas jo ann stevenson stephen houston debra weller chris bertram mgr jennifer hutt pam nichols the supermailbox in recent years is hard to get a hold of when it comesto complaints mr hodgson mentioned to me last week that numerous phone calls to the complaint line ended with nothing but a busy signal calls from the tribune office achieved similar results cynic that i am i have to wonderif canada post isiiaving a good laugh at our expense toting lip the number of calls to a line that doesnt really exist either that or there truly is a busy signal while one or two editors mail overworked operators attempt to handle thousands of calls each day the gst hotline pales in com parison meanwhile mr hodgson and countless other- residents like him must carry with them a propane torch when they go to retrieve their mail if you feel like hearing busy signals the tollfreenumber is 1- 8002688445 x is this agreat country or what on the fashion front i received a call last week regarding a front page tribune weekender photo that depicted a models father unusual fashion outfit it was shown at a goodwood christian womens club event last week as part of a show high lighting the work of designer judi von zuben to be sure- the outfit shown in the photo wasnt something youd see worn by women while out shopping in downtown stouf fville but as was pointed out to me it was hardly reflective of the type of show that was organized for the women in the christian womens club ms von zuben is well known in the area for her woven fash ions which were the core of the show they arevappropriate for most seasons and arent as for wont of a better phrase far out but it truly was an interesting outfit and quickly caught the eye of both our photographer steve somerville and myself hence its selection for the front page so there a road to economic recovery published every wednesday by metroland printing publishing and distributing at 9 heritage rd markham ontario l3p 1 m3 tel 2942200 second class registration number 1 247 the stouffville tribune published every wednesday at 54 main sl w stouffville is one of the metroland printing publishing and distributing group of suburban newspapers which includes the acton free press ajaxpickering news advertiser aurora banner brampton guardian burlington post etobicoke advertiserguardian georgetown independent kingston this week lindsay this week markham economist and sun miton champion mssissauga news newmarket era oakville beaver oshawa- whirby this week peterborough this week richmond hillthornhillvaughan liberal scarborough mir ror topic newsmagazine wiliowdale mirror metroland printing publishing and distributing is a division of harlequin enterprises ltd matiohal sales representative metroland corporate safes 4931300 6402100 8529741 dear editor until recently i thought the condition of the claremontstouffville road was simply the result of an inefficient roads department somewhere but after dis cussion and reflection i have come to realize the error of my ways it is i now understand an integral part of a wellconceived plan for eco nomic recovery first it benefits local merchants and services everyone who has journeyed on that road knows that it is impossible to drink coffee while travelling therefore rather than bring it from hottfe you must purchase it from one of the local shops obviously an economic bonus if it is your first time or if you are stubborn and try to take coffee with you then the dry cleaners reap the ben- efits of your attempt because of the great number of pot holes the vehicle repair industry has never been better and due to the fact that in several places the road is narrow and slopes sharply toward the ditch tow trucks are able to keep busyespecially when its slippery i understand as well that the tourist industry will gain when the road is declared a national site as the worst in canada secondly we must drive slowly on this road this represents a consider able saving in fuel consumption which translates not only into more money in our pockets but also less damage to the environment thirdly and perhaps most important ly the road kept as it is saves a great number of tax dollars and shows con siderable foresight it is not necessary to send out repair crews because no one notices a new hole here and there however and this was revealed to me this past weekend there is the chance that somewhere in the future the road will be torn up to make room foran airport i have always admired this kind of thinking there is no point in repairing something if it is- going to eventually be torn down it is like thinking that there is no reason to take a bath when everyone knows youre only going to get diity again i urge whoever is in charge of this wonderful road net to be swayed by petty complaints but keep the road as it lsor worse voups more or less truly v glen eagle clnrcmont