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j r bamomksuiistouatlfetnbtlunsdwdec2il998 a5 v i3 r f j iv put a classified acftertiment to work for you economist sim rstbuffviuetribunft 6 3 14 cs from page al rv a- hundyeareorsaw ve bryan smith of environment canada told us earlyjhthe year that ihis is the warmest february here since we began to keep records in 1840pvia j ci onthpsefeiv occasions when we werent preoccupied with the weather in 1998 its like ly we were following the chronicle of the york regional police force topping a year jammed with policerelated news was the appointment of a highprofile police chief julian fan tin o who was chief in london- was named the new york region chief in june fantino arrived here in a flood of high expectations promising to end the turmoil surrounding the police force over the retire ment of former chief bryan cousineau and subsequent breach of trust convictions against him reports of low morale among the rankandfile and a bitter feud between police union chief paul bailey and police board chairperson eldred king let me put it to bed once and for all said fantino theres a new leader new vision and we dont dwell in the past theres no point in even talking about it any more it matters not tome eldred king who made 1997s newsmaker list last year when he retired after13 years as chairperson of york region makes this years list as a very active retiree shortly after his retirement which included stepping down from the police commission and the go transit board king returned as chairperson of both boards when asked about his shortlived retire ment he snapped am i supposed to fold up and die apparently you think im out to get whatever i can which is so wrong we all have a responsibility in this world its to look after others as well as ourselves thats what i choose to do if i feel i can offer something i will do that in november though king again retired from the police board but had little to say about his reasons itll just drag up tilings that are in the past itll just give police union president paul bailey another chance to say things about me- j- one of the years most notable newsmakers v was markham mayor doricousehs the for- i niefjory cabinet minister was one of the most c vocal jorttics of tfiemike harris tories on a number of fronts including his efforts to get all gta mayors to marchon queens park in a property tax protest tdbes it take a death in the emer gency room to realize theres a crisis in health care does it take the death of small business for the province to understand we have a tax issue doncousens does it take a death in the emergency room to realize theres a crisis in health care does it take the death of small business for the province to understand we have a tax issue he railed at a meeting of gta mayors in october another newsmaker whorefused to toe any parry lines was bryon wilfert area mr he was one of only two liberals to support an unsuccessful motion to allow mps to dis play flags in the house of commons following an attentiongetting ploy by reform members ami supposed to fold up and die apparently you think inf out to get whatever 1 can which is so wrong we all have a responsibility in this world its to look after others as well as ourselves thats what i choose to do if i feel i can offer something i will do that eldred king wilfert distanced himself from reform and admitted the whole issue touched off when a bloc quebecois mp complained there were too many canadian flags in the olympic vil lage in nagano was ridiculous it was outrageous you can never have too many canadian flags on display whereour- national athletes are competing hesakl vi jl athletics ofa different kind were at theceit tre of a precedentsetting casethat occupied the provincial court house in newmarketfor an eightmonth period in 1998 j- jj v the trial of temjeanbefordfaka madame de sade whose cosy whnfilled thorhhill home was raided by police in 1994 began in april with bedford claiming her dominatrix business was not the same as prostitution t v she was supported in this by a york university professor when shannon bell who testified as an expert on sadomasochism was asked for scientific proof of- her statements she replied ive been around the judge disagreed and in october found bedford guilty of running a common bawdy house fining her 53000 1998 also saw the arrest of a woodbridge resident in connection with what police described as a 30yearold international crime ring- alfonso caruana was among nine canadians arrested in a series of early mom- ing raids by rcmr opr toronto peel and york region forces caruana was charged with drug trafficking and conspiracy in connection with a world wide drug smuggling and moneylaundering operation if organized crime was a game of hockey mr caruana would be gretzky said rcmp insp ben soave and as usual the year also had its share of tragedies none more shocking than the april death of an eightyearold stouffville girl attacked by a neighbours dog courtney trempe bled to death after being mauled by a bull mastiff an inquest into the tragedy gets under way early in 1999 other highlights of the year curtis joseph whose hockey career began as a youngster in east gwijlimbury and advanced to st louis and edmonton is back in york region having signed to backstop the stanley cup hopes of the toronto maple leafs york regions former engineering com missioner bob hodgson won an s800000 libel lawsuit against the globe and mail vv- eatons 50 million dollar boxing week blow out 4 v il a- kti n kl lsl l astl ms mi im soisoi selected items storewide 1 aisimmm steepweav mens women kids s oulepwear sweatersr shop early icks m m bt svlnoton y m f- owtri nttum ftcwy ouirima mui jglw jway ptnon shopping on dec 26th til jan 3rd 1 iii nncwvavevicbridiep monarch season s greetings from the staff at markham bowling centre o join us to ring o thenewyeal with our x p cosmbcfe owling5 call us for details 9052944556 5762 hwy 7 at galsworthy orf all regularly priced insrbck 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