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vveendeiwurday f ebrary ff 1 998 f st the tribune saturday february 7 1998 vol14 no 6 the tribune is a member of the ontario press council mom 9056402100 fax- 905 6405477 email thetribistarca editorial chief broke trust amid a storm of controversy former police chief bryan cousineau quietly resigned his position as the regions top cop then slipped into the opp headquarters in aurora on thursday where he was charged with five breach of trust charges the charges relate to his alleged personal use of police resources including allegedly accepting a 5125000 payment for future services with magna international and fraudulent inci dents involving cellular phones and telephone credit cards while some may think these actions definitely merit criminal charges being laid as the police chief should be beyond repute others- may believe these are small indiscretions hardly worth an 1 1month investigation and such punitive actions but the time and money factors are what make the entire story a crime against us york region taxpayers have had to foot the bill to pay cousineau while under investigation and the acting chief peter scott who was filling in for him weve paid close to 300000 for two chiefs and to make matters worse some of our provincial tax money has been used to pay for this incrediblylengthy investigation why did it take so long did investigators believe there were worse or additional wrongdoings committed by cousineau was there some kind of deal remember cousineau retains all his retirement benefits worth some 70000 and how much has the york regional police forces credibili ty suffered in this yearlong fiasco cousineau may have committed some crimes but the biggest crime is against the taxpayers of york region love is a fourletter word lovely has six letters april is the crudest month breed ing lilacs out of the dead land mix ing memory and desire the wasteland t s eliot wrote that and for my money ts eliot was all wet april isnt the crudest month the wettest month maybe but not the crudest that honour goes to the one- twelfth of the calendar canucks are currently slogging through febru ary now theres a cruel month for you february the waitingforgodot month the asbadasitgets month the merry roisterings of christmas and new years are but a distant memory a thousand shovels- ful of snow behind us and whats basic black arthur black to look forward to spring sometime eventually we hope which is what makes st valen tines day so important for our men tal health st valentines february 14th 24 hours of frivolity in a vast sea of slush and frost and frozen car batter ies herewith two tales of love one school councils will have positive impact dear editor re school councils cosy up to board jan 31 tribune your article implied that i feel that the work of school councils is pointless nothing could be fur ther from the truth it is my opinion that councils have a lot to offer and that the work being done by a large num ber of dedicated parents teachers school administrators nonteach ing staff and community represen tatives has had and will continue to have a positive impact on our childrens education the newlyintroduced area fo rums provide a necessary and letters valuable vehicle to allow councils to share ideas with our board on how improvements can be made locally to our education system as well as identify what the local issues are these forums will also provide councils with an opportunity to network and share experiences with our board facilitating and being regularly involved in a dia logue councils can become even more effective carol wildgoose bitter one sweet to get you over the hump from yule to spring the grim one first it concerns a sprightly fivefoottwo harbinger of love by the name of tracey lyn sar gent i havent met tracey but 1 have it on good authority that she is a stunning blonde elfin and captivat ing more than capable of snatching the average mans heart and playing a brisk game of pingpong with it she certainly did that last year with four toronto businessmen from each of whom the whimsical ms sargent managed to extract tens of thousands of dollars these guys were all successful savvy business men looking for a little romantic action on the side they called up a toronto escort service were introduced to tracey lyn sargent and got taken to the cleaners well they certainly had their bank accounts vacuumcleaned courtesy oftracey the men werent dummies one was a doctor another was a crown attorney the other two were self- made businessmen hardnosed guys one would think and yet a petite blonde who weighed maybe ninetyeight pounds soaking wet had these guys falling all over them selves in their rush to give her their money tracey didnt use a gun or threats or blackmail all she used was a pair of lethal babyblues as one of the guys summed it up later love is stupid well maybe but there is the story of bill gottlieb bill wanted to propose to his sweetie emily in the worst way actually make that in the words way emily is a crosswords puzzle freak she never misses the new york times brainbuster she does it even when shes with bill at lunch she was puzzling her way through the jan 7th edition over brunch with bill at a restaurant the theme of the puzzle was a modest proposal but it was a weird puzzle even by new york times standards for one thing emily found her name in one of the answers then she found bills first name in another scooting down to 38 across she read the clue 1965 gary lewis and the playboys hit was the clue that was easy emily filled in this diamond ring then she got to the clue for 56 across it read 1992 paula abdul hit well emily knew that had to be will you marry me her name bills name a mod est proposal a wedding proposal all these matrimonial clues emily scrunched up her nose the way bill loved as she looked across at him munching on a bagel bill she said with a sense of bafflement this puzzle and bill just took her hand the one with the ball point pen in it looked at her and said will you marry me thats when emily realized that this guy had gone to the trouble of getting the crosswords puzzle editor of the new york times to let him propose marriage to her in a crossword puzzle not surprisingly her response was the same as the answer to 57 down a threeletter word indicating agree ment love is whats a sixletter word for love stupid would fit for sure but so would lovely stouffville tribune weekender a metroland community newspaper patricia pappas publisher andrew mair editorinchief tracy kibble editor debra weller director of advertising mike rogerson retail advertising manager stacey allen classified manager barry goodyear director of distribution vivian oneil business manager pamela nichols operations manager about us retail gates 9056402100 cla 905 6402874 distribution mm 905 6405477 email thetribistayrjk 6214 main st stoufirviuej ont iaa 1e2 the moifujiv -ftijjii- iiilf- fmetroiand publishing and distribution group of commit- i 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