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n saam eioftmcfjitiwinrirwli in vmu j- j i r t 1 1 t i c i 1 j c siounetrlbune 5 a metrplahdcoruniqiiewspaper 37sandiford 6 suite366stquffvjlle ont l4a7x5 73 it publisher- ian proudfoot gerieralmahageralvinbrouwer editorinchief brenda larson regional editor brian kirlik advertising director debra welter classified manager stephen mathieu business manager margaret fleming office manager vivian aneil editor tracy kibble distribution director barry goodyear j f editorial scrap over helicopter serves no purpose helicopter or no helicopter lets hope police chief julian fantino is wrong in his assumption that maybe just maybe some york region politicians have already grown tired of his straighttothepoint style t york regionresiderits cant affofdto have the police chief and regionalpoliticians bickering about publicsafety v v iv bufttiarjs dearly trie perception that exists today after fantinq took part in amedia conference last weekat bufrbnyule airport to explain why iforces thegrejfter toronto area need heli copters jto assist inthe fight against crime tl tnegoalwas to mcreaseawarenessland interest in a oneyear pilot project- markhamlmaydr dori i cousens and newmarkemayortomtaylor suggested late last week that fantinos enthusiasm f6rthe project may force the region to participate in the program at lmillion a year once the test expires i the two mayors also complained that councillors have never even been briefed on the project r tell me what purposewe councillors have are jusvtkese little rubber stampscdusens asked im not going tbbearubber stamp f r v fantino sees no need to apologize in factj hes upset bythe inference that ke is somehow trying to jsidestepduep6uticalprocess v eridrunlsmsultmgfantoos i belief meyre wrong deadwrong the love affair or whoneymopja between fantino and council may be i c- i frankly dont care i have a job to do r h- before misdisagreement creates irreparable dam- sa agepefhaps fantmodie pouceservices board and i iyl ydrkelected could improve communication letters to the editor pickering airport mess needs a new resolution 1 1 i- as agricultural and open space the green door alliance hasfor many years advocated this approach for thefederally held lands there is jittle objection to them being returned to private ownership under the right conditions and with the proper safeguards there is every objection both to them being thrown on the open market 1 without any protection and to the status quo which encourages poor land man agement and tenant victimization jim thompson whitevale s i matgmetblackbbm attended memeia conference tfivvho knows what is insignificant at this stage of j r the game -r- congratulations on your- editorial finrf a better option for airport lands in the march 9 edition youare absolutely right in saying a newapproach to resolving this mess needs to be found i over the years one thing has- become clear there never has been and never will be a need for asecqnd largeinterhational airport in the gta pearson will do very well fqrat least the next soyears by which time todays- generations of airplanes and traris- portatiori mettwfflieolete k aos a waste 01 hloney- even me heed for a regional airport is l r the ontario government is sending message in regards to the new money given to the modest expansion of the province for health care port usihgasmall portion remember- seeing premier mike dflmerfederalairportlandsrwouiaei jfem ding ui ftpnt of the large themdsensibleandecofo irin- this money on health care and thinking- hqwniceit was to see him a promise that he can actually be held accduntablefor now there are ads on television v flfjcoqfdiriatedambula munic- of ambu- j j jlances to mimicipalitieslasf yetheregqnmean- through their efforts to have agricultur al and conservation easements placed on title before the- pfdvihcially held whaehasuntahext jahuatyto lands to the south of ttie airportlands kgeritankakvw ip sj are sold v-i- v ms9i muchkreaterprotvctionfdrthee lands vstouffville business which is the only maker of pm uu v custom english riding saddles in north america won a regional award for exporting excellencefrom much greater protection for these ian ixplain fully in effect these are ads for ads how much money could be spent on actual i health care services instead of ads on how money will be spent in the future patrick fournier markham debora kelly higher learning skips lessons on responsibility c an you imagine spending nine years at university courtesy of taxpayers taxpayers like myself who had the privilege of attending universi ty for a mere four years working in the summers often at two jobs to help pay my way before venturing out into the real world proudly clutching my degree but cognizant of the limit ed job opportunities and lowly remu neration i could expect at least until i became famous across the nation i did it wrong according to the canadianfederatiqn of students which is taking the federal government to court over its law blocking students from declaring bankruptcy on loans for10 yearsafter graduation the group is using annick chenier to highlight students woes she has a masters degree in counselling obtained in those nine years and a 63000 debt its unfair chenier protests that unlike other canadians up to their ears in debt she cant wash her hands of it all i borrowed money for my educa- tion she persists its not a frivolous thing she is now a psychotherapist mak ing 34000 a year and cant afford the 626 a month the bank is demanding am i the odd one here thinking that deserving students should be helped never mind the memory of students in my dorm who received grants and loans they were the ones with stereos and who went south qr skiing for study week but that they also must be responsible for itheir choices did chenier ever stop to think how she was going to pay her debt for the education she felt was her entitle- meht v- shejs the extreme but 8000 stti- dents declared bankruptcy in 1996 up from 3000in 1990 students who borrow r four years can now expect to owe 25000 because universities have hiked tuition 115 per cent since 1980 while ensuring students are responsible for their debt in a reason- able manner is essential it doesnt address the real problem the hallowed halls that have priced themselves out of reach of the average canadianv what are they teaching in these overpriced courses anyway nothing about responsibility accountability integrity or commitment it would- seemt vwil a ictiiuucu avvatu iui uvuuiuiig avvuwivuuiii qntanq global traders the tompany-willnqwcqm- i mpeteforprovm r i ivf i- vv yrt v servini the stoufmlle tribune published every tuesday thursday and saturday is one of the metroland printing pubfehing and distributing ltd ffoup of newspapers which includes the ajavpicterfng news advertiser alliston heraldcourier barrie advance barrys bay this week bolton enterprise- brampton guardian burlington shopping news burlington post city parent 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