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zscix mu v l w wi- i 855 p 6 weekendersaturday may 30 1998 2 it the tribune saturday may 30 1998 vol 14 no 22 the tribune is a member of the ontario press council tscopinions 905 6402100 fax- 905 6405477 email thetribistarca editorial cas pretty much a useless entity the childrens aid society is pretty much a useless enti ty which is losing more and more credibility each day the most recent example of this is the case of a keswick baby who died while in the care of a mount albert woman this woman was on file with the york region cas for three months before his death the police made monthly visits to her home for domestic violence calls instead of acting on complaints that this was an unstable household the cas sat on paperwork knowing this woman was running an informal daycare service the cas even determined children were at risk being in this house because of the potential violent spousal alter cations and never once pulled the plug on this daycare venture time and time again it is proven that cas social work ers take action against parents or caregivers when none is warranted and ignore serious lifethreatening situations when supervision is critical is the cas not supposed to protect children to ensure children are not harmed abused or neglected not consistently enough it seems who made cas social workers judge and jury to decide to put a complaint on a waiting list the family of the boy is suing the cas for its negli gence in this matter and so they should cartoon humiliating for family unit dear editor theres a fine line between humour and humiliation and i believe your cartoonist steve nease moreover your editor has taken a quantum leap from the usual middleoftheroad artistry usually printed in the tribune to the far left of anything resembling amusement when it comes to the sad comment on children bearing and using fire arms against their peers and their parents i refer to the illustration on page 6 of your may 28 issue and to suggest in some simplis- letters tic way that working parents with their noses buried in financial news media and their finger on the pulse of cellular phones and television remote control devices are somehow flatlined to little johnnys comings and goings is- ludicrous it pinpoints a narrow scope of the family unit demographic as well as the underlying psychology of youth which i believe your car toonist and your editor would do well to steer clear of since they have both shown so little respect or understanding of this crisis at large we need more information on the disintegrating sociological framework that houses our chil dren not a whitewashing of the family unit as portrayed with upscale otherwise preoccupied authority figures your illustration may by trying to poke fun but instead will strike a low blow for the delicate par entchild relationship which is not an exact science at the best of times katherine whitney many people left out at glad parks opening vote yes for pool dear editor calling all pool supporters an indoor pool has been dis cussed for over 30 years lets do it on monday june 29 council will have the financial figures before them and a vote will be taken is your councillor going to say yes or no do not let this opportunity to have an indoor pool be washed away our children need this pool to learn how to swim and save lives our youth need the jobs and lead ership opportunities whitchurch- stouffville needs this public facili ty that contributes to a healthy community canada is full of lakes and rivers lets prepare our children and grandchildren to safely enjoy this gift one life saved is worth the cost at 21 per household per year for the operating cost we can afford a complete aquatic facility our daughter learned to swim and instruct at uxbridge and markham taught lessons and one morning saved a drowning child by teaching swimming she earned money to help her through univer sity and she learned how to teach thankfully georgina has an indoor pool where our granddaugh ter will learn how to swim she will learn water safety and she will socialize with her friends in a posi tive setting whitchurchstouffville needs an indoor pool phone fax or talk to your councillor today leave a mes sage at the town office 6401900 plan to attend the council meeting monday june 29 and have your voice count for an indoor pool lovanna sanders stouffville dear editor in 1997 the york region board of education formed two committees a users committee and an area boundary committee to assist in planning and naming the new ele mentary school in stouffville unfortunately the names of the members of these committees were not recognized at the official school opening on may 21 members of these committees were the area prin cipal superintendent of education chris collins wayne hill represent ing theteaching profession marlane wetheral representing parks and recreation jean bearden represent ing the community and parents donna metcaife parti penny mar garet drudge and susan wannop in addition to board staff unfortunately recognition of their valuable donation was omitted at the official opening i would like to acknowledge the valuable time and service which these people gave for the completion of glad park ele mentary school harry bowes former trustee kinsmen say thanks dear editor on behalf of the stouffville kinsmen club 1 would like to thank everyone who purchased their fireworks from the kinsmen this past weekend every year the selling of fireworks is our biggest fundraiser and this year was the best yet with your support the kinsmen club will be able to continue to support the stouffville foodbank markhamstouf- fville family life centre and cystic fibrosis to name but a few a special thank you goes out to melair transport who donated the use of one of their transport trailers and the ap plaza for allowing us to sell fire works on the property steve sutter fireworks chairman kinsmen club of stouffville stouffville tribune weekender etroland community 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