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m vr lj cftf c i illil r 4 c st v l fl i i j 5 i i i v r t- the tribune tuesday july 8 1997- p7 newspapers in small towns last bastion of individualism dear editor quite often i visit friends in your area it is thoroughly enjoyable one of the highlights is reading your paper senior says teens get a bum rap dear editor this is in response to teen says respect should be reciprocal i am a senior citizen and i sympathize with 16yearold aidan boyd and all respectable stouffville teenagers who have been wrongfully labelled by the police because of a few bad apples aidan is saying that teens in general are treated like criminals with stares and glares from older residents is this the image the police have of our stouffville teens why are stouffville parents silent when aidan is saying that for two years the stouffville teens have been subjected to police harassment and verbal abuse being called every name in the book are parents in fear of the police or do they not believe their own children which is it aidan says the police refer to residents of musslemans lake as inbreds and junkies if this is so i believe the offi cers who made these remarks should be removed from the force aidan boyd sounds like a bright young man and seems more intelligent and compassionate than the bully in blue who allegedly abused him aidan knows that most officers on the force are decent and fair especially to young people that is to say most except the five per cent of bullies who should be removed from the force what can aidan and other teens do about an officer who abuses them or who denies them common decency and cour tesy first do as aidan did write to the editor i salute aidan for his bravery in doing so and i salute the tribune for printing the letter all too often the fears and pleas of our teens are ignored aidan can also complain to the police chief if you are not satisfied with the result you can write to the police complaints commissioner 47 sheppard ave east north york ont m2n 2z8 fax3148189 this agency is due to be closed down by the harris government because nobody spoke up in protest after that the police will investigate themselves with no one to monitor them it will be like conducting an investigation on your own mother or brother a farce at best of one thing you can be certain in any police investigation when given the option to admit any wrong doing or lie to cover up the officer will surely lie his tory repeats itself in your letter the police said that kids lie to their parents hmmm wonder who they learned it from i often stop and chat with a teen because by so doing i learn to under stand and help them our teens are made of much better stuff than that bully in blue so stop and chat with our teens come on parents come on teenagers the respectable stouffville teens like aidan boyd need our support when they are in the right what have you done to protest the injustice and the alleged police abuse to aidan boyd is he to be deserted in this protest with all the odds against him alyetman stouffville while having a coffee cant be sustained by acrimony again breaking its will i sincerely hope so small town newspapers are one of the last bastions of indi- thank you for your newspaper per- cy hammond vidualism they write the news from a human point of view i am looking at the canadian flag they have fluttering in the breeze that lovely symbol of a fractured country such a beautiful country such a large country unfortu nately inhabited by people with small minds a community is created by sharing not by dissension it town of whitchurchstouffville haps we can keep the philistines from don mills notice 1997 final tax bills 1st instalment due august 22 1997 2nd instalment due october 24 1997 final tax bills have now been mailed ratepayers who have not received their bills should make immediate application to the municipal tax department failure to receive a tax bill does not eliminate the responsibility for payment of taxes nor the penalty charges for late payment tax payments may be made by mail on in person at the town office and at most financial institutions through tellers banking machines and by telephone banking fees may apply after hours tax payments may be made in the drop box at the front entrance door of the municipal office town office hours monday to friday 830 am to 430 pm 6401900 8952423 box 419 19 civic avenue stouffville ont l4a 7z6 ruth armstrong tax collector amct cmtc j town of whitchurchstouffville town of whitchurchstouffville tender call m sealed tenders for the following contracts placed in the envelopes provided clearly marked as to the contents will be received by the clerks department municipal offices 1 9 civic avenue stouffville ontario l4a 7z6 until thursday july 17th 1997 300 pm local time contract ws9717 second street reconstruction the work consists of the supply of all material labour and equipment to reconstruct second street from a point approximately fifty 50 metres east of william street to edward street including storm sewers base restoration subdrain granular materials and hot mix asphalt a 2500 nonrefundable cheque made payable to the town of whitchurch stouffville is required per set of tender documents for the above contract only contract ws9718 bethesda road asphalt resurfacing the work consists of the supply of all material labour and equipment to prepare the existing asphalt surface and place hot mix asphalt including adjustment of shoulders and driveway approaches to new pavement elevation as specified on bethesda road from fox farm gate east for a distance of approximately 750 meters contract ws9719 bethesda road road rehabilitation the project consists of the supply of all material labour and equipment required for the following in place reclamation by pulverization of the existing surface treatment road surface and the underlying granular materials asphalt emulsion base stabilization of the processed material and application of 40mm of cold mixed open graded bituminous pavement and an application of a slurry seal the work is to take place on bethesda road between mccowan road and kennedy road for a distance of approximately 2 kilometers if information is required please contact mr p whitehouse cet director of public works at 905 6401 900 or 905 8952423 the corporation of the town of whitchurchstouffville reserves the right to accept or reject any tender and also reserves the right to accept other than the lowest bidder sloriie hi fliiuiii iiii yif agc m bloomington w gospel church 13660 ninth line south of bloomington rd sunday july 13 1997 speaker grant gordon 945 am sunday school 1100 am worship service 630 pm no evening service until september everyone welcome springvale baptist church stouffville rd at kennedy rd 8875651 senior pastor bob hemming associate pastor bill thornton associate pastor to youth brian g simcoe visitation pastor bill smith sunday july 13th 1997 1000 am rev richard flemming 600 pm rev richard flemming guest speaker missionary on furlow fb from france j welcome to st james presbyterian church worship begins at 1000 am every sunday in july visitors always welcome 6432 main st 6403151 stouffville united church 34 church st n 6401163 rev robert nightingale sunday july 6th 1997 1030 am morning worship sunday school from baby fold to the grade 8 level everyone welcome bahai faith 1800433328 j the anglican parish of christ church 254 sunset blvd stouffville the rev robert a shields 6401461 july 13 1997 eighth sunday after pentecost 800 am holy communion 1000 am choral eucharist and nursery is provided everyone welcome wideman mennontte church 10530 hwy 48 north of major mackenzie phone 6406219 pastor lawrence burkholder 2940649 1 sunday july 13 997 1030 am 700 pm steve ribble bible study everyone welcome stouffville baptist church a fellowship church 6273 main street pastor rev gordon bickle sunday july 13 1997 sunday school 1 1 00 am worship service message healthy changes in the church music glen langford wednesday 730 pm hour of power we are at our best when we serve others we care churchill baptist church july 13 1997 summer hours no sunday school 1000 am worship service dr em sikakane 700 pm open air service at cedar beach park tuesday 730 pm bible study prayer meeting all welcome sth line north ot aurora sd rd 9th line north of aurora sd rd st marks catholic church 345 glad park ave stouffville 6406665 mass schedule saturday 500 pm sunday 900 am and 1100 weekdays mon wed fri 730 pm vivian baptist church 4733543 on hwy 48 at vivian rd pastor robert okum holding forth the doctrines of grace 945 am sunday school 1100 am morning worship 700 pm evening service everyone is welcome