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p 16 weekender saturday november 22 1997 stux munro bodychecked in bill 160 game what if you went to an information meeting on bill 160 and a hockey game broke out or was it a hockey brawl interrupted by an angry bar rage of questions aimed at an overmatched mpp julia munro laying in bed last thurs day night after covering a rather one sided town hall- style debate followed by a hockey game which con cluded with an old fash ioned small town arena punchout i was having trouble sorting out the two the crowds attending the two events showed similar traits i detected the same hissing jeering and taunting sounds afforded the opposi tion at both it left me to wonder if the folks gathered in the church basement to take on besieged tory mpp julia munro over their gov ernments controversial edu cation legislation had fol lowed me across town to the arena afterwards after 10 years covering public meetings and hockey games ive come to the con clusion that they have much in common public meetings often involve a highly con tentious issue with a res olute gathering of the local citizenry taking on someone sitting up on the dais trying to defend the position set forth by the authorities the iiupr a v- 1 o v our j you are cordially invited to our antoinette condello maria mpardakis we have moved saturday november 22ihd all day wine cheese at 730 ptn new cuents receive 20 off products services 5 i- o 5990 sixteenth ave suite 232 443 905 201 7 t nw corner hwy 48 16th ave m w reg ion region of york social services department plan for postal disruption general welfareontario works cheque pickup december benefit cheques dated for december 1 1997 will be available to be picked up at the local office serving your residential area the following locations with times and dates for pickup are below office georgina office 23324 woodbine ave keswick clients with last name starting with pickup dates newmarket office 62 bayview parkway newmarket markham office 625 cochrane drive suite 400 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ter of time before someone takes exception to a ploy used by an opponent and the elbows begin to fly like the home crowd at a hockey game the audience at a meeting becomes collec tively more brazen as indi vidual after individual raises both the stakes and his or her voice in attacking the outnumbered opposition at the hockey game the embattled visitors at least have the support of 1 8 or so team mates so even if they lose the game theyll try to win a few battles in the trenches along the way consequently the gloves are dropped and two by two the players begin to exchange pleasantries and punches the fans some times enter into the fray upon the conclusion of the game as they did last thurs day night ushering the defeated enemy hordes off the ice with catcalls and chants thats exactly how julia munro had been sent on her way an hour or so earlier for munro sitting unpro tected and utterly alone while enduring her school yard beating there was no recourse at times but to sim ply pull in her head and tur tle always an advocate of the underdog both at hock- from where i live bruce stapley ey games or public meet ings i couldnt help but feel sorry for the woman try as she might to explain that the bill in question was the end result of years of studies and consultations by various governments all that mat tered to those in the audi ence was that it has been wrapped in packaging best defined as early don jail one woman carried overkill to new extremes by conjuring up images of nazi storm troopers and concen tration camps ive never heard that one even at the most brutal of hockey games sure the moderator of the meeting came to munros rescue on occasion like a good referee reminding those gathered in so many words that this was an exchange of ideas not a lynching meanwhile over at the arena game officials were doing their best as the local heroes and the aurora tigers exchanged salvos both verbal and physical and as i finally drifted off to sleep after this most bois terous evening i had a vision of dave johnson mike harris and julia munro out there at centre ice facing off against eileen lennon earl manners and marshall jarvis amid a thun derous crowd din advertising correction in our christmas magic book included in this newspaper this week please note page 40- casual connection rib chenille tunic sweater is not available in brown colour shown all other colours available as advertised page 158159- lego duplo and free style buckets copy is reversed we sincerely apologize to our valued customers and regret any inconvenience or confusion this may have caused eatons instead of insignia of the the home team the puck was embla zoned with bill 160 it was then that i knew id had far too much excite ment for one night gary unitas public school board trustee elect area 2 wards 36 unionville a big thank you i would like to thank all my voters my many supporters and my campaign team who worked extremely hard the result was a great effort in a close great win i will 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