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rf- v j c w 3v llitfmribbt a a metroland community newspaper 4 9 heritage rdtmarkhamonu l3p 1m3 publisher ian prouflfoot general manager alvin brpuwer editor in chief brenda larson director of advertising debra welter deputy editor debora kelly v editor juhe caspersen production director cheri kay distribution director barry goodyear online publishing manager brian kirlik classified manager ann campbell retail sales manager stephen mathieu v inside sales manager stacey allen business manager margaret fleming office manager vivian oneil editorial firidingfhe message in columbines fragedy rlts been a year sihcelunspeakable tragedy v struck the school cdmmunityof columbine x- thirteen pejiplerhurderedo twentythree injured twoteenaged them selves j a day parents mh the tiny colorado community would preferto have never expert enced a day they and the rest of the world simply cannotforget tas the world reflects one year later on columbine theres sadness grief and an r inability to comprehend how such an event could ever come to fruition how so much evil could livein the hearts and minds of two boys parents fear copycats even here in yorkv- region understandably they cant bear the thought that some freak may just decide their childs school isthe next target for annihilation oria grand scalefdue fcrsome perceived slight from thepopular crowd i drunfortuhatelyybure bound to get the practical jokersthe who maywanta day offfiwhothinkirjs cool toseeadultesciam- h toseguard othechildreh against iinag- rc aryjbogeymen 1 v telephone- v v l 905294153 t maivriewsro6meconsiihtoin blirig inr chancetheyjll be using the policy and proce dures they have in place toensure school is sajv 1 and police forces today dont take these tlireatsidly either vverencouirage them to dp- what they need to dp to find the perpetrators 2 sowhat dtf we trie parents the families -mecitinstdoabputtiiesetlireats- the students wrlohave talkedtp us v told its its all nonsense that npttiingvgoing to happen that weshpuldnt beuped into giv jngpranksters trteirltaste of frdhtpagefame t certainly hope as tunecl in as tiiey are that jtheyjrenght ytvvnatwe cando is talk to pur teenagers j find butwhats happening in their lives tauctpj them about columbine and what we can leafh from that tragedy j i let themknpwthat using the public fear abouv columduieftpempty a schoobor get r f some attention isnt appropriate or acceptable behaviour vm v v t show that you care letters to the editor tax cuts not worth the stress placed rbrijbduqtionisyhem ihe apnlt3-frpnt- pageltpfy strike no wify parents say presumes teachers their bunion arid boards use students as pawns this shows matministerpf finance paul martin habouglrf fiitc the taxpayerfunded ilbmmonteacherbasriihg adcampaigri of 19971998 r removing a billion dollars from ontario r schools has made our system the poorest one in canada au for the sake of a small taxcut all school personnel including teachers work harder and longer- than in any other province despite what our politicians say afid are already stretched to die breaking point even the governments education reformrnrnissiori says the cuts went too far and that teachers deserve a reasonable raise after eigktyears of frozeri wages now the tories are ofdering teachers to teach ariotherclass parents should be storm- ing queens park since its theprovince which is using thestudents as pawns iteachersaiid students are all valiantly try- i ihg to cope with a ridiculoqs funding formu- fla martin would be better off looking in his wallet and deciding what he would rather havetafewexfra dollars or a healthy educa tion system u r robert grehwood stouffville there is a reason theyrecalled sidewajks not videjogs re sidewalks are for runners too letters april 8 id like to respond to rick marteus response to my letter joggers almost run down those of us who like to take a strolv march 25 does he not know everyone is allowed an opinion about different issues formartell to call my letter asinine and having an ignorant take on joggers was cpriipletely out of line he suggeststhe next time my friends and i take a stroll we either step in front or behind each other if he had read my letter properly he would know i did move otherwise there would have been ah accident martell states he is frustrated by people whofeelthe sidewalkistheirs and refuse to move for the oncoming runner- thafs the point im making sometimes there isnt time to move out of the wayas the jogger is behind usbeforeweknowit i still feel the sidewalks are meant for peo- pie to walk after all it is a sidewalk not side- jog- rj v r i have nothing againstjoggers i respect their lovetof good exercise however if martell wants to enjoy the great outdoors wouldnt a nice country road do just as well i mary eustace 1 j mattkham letterspolicy 3l v stoubwlle1hbune- j welcomes your letters all submissions must be less than i 400words and must include a daytime telephone number nameand address the newspaper 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stoufrville hospitals worth about 202 million more than 40 million of the regions share will come from your property taxes creating an increase of about 16 for the average homeowner the remaining 208 millibn was to be paid in a voluntary levy of 463pn every new home in the region that would seem to be fair since the expari- siohs are necessary because of gbwtk york region officials were prettyon fidehtdie urban development institute would support this plan back in- early march when it was announced- but last week the udis stephen kaiser told regional councillors hes drawing a bit of a linein the sandover voluntary payments the development industry wont pay hospital levies but it will lobby the proyincetp kick in more money for the projects 1 for me record the province is paying 1248 million 62 percent of thvbill forthe expansions t so what to do about theshortfall r the developers dont want to lack iivj the money the province probablywont j do it and cant really be expected to thehospitdsareakeady million themselves and there aire limits to how much can be brought in through bake sales and fuhdraising dinners then theres us the taxpayers i certainly dont begrudge paying 16 more on my property taxes if itmeans maintaining quality health care h 7 but if you ask me to pay more than that because the developers dont want topay their shared i may grumble a bit and if because im an awfullycynical t fellow i suspect the developers pulled their support for hospitals because some politicians wouldnt playbauon 1 tiie oak ridges moraine well i might grumble a lot v v so its a dam good tiling york region i has about 1 5 million in capital reserves rattling around in itscoffersand it has i 237 million in social assistance reserves- perhaps hospitalslquajifyas social spending j the region shouldnt be spending all that money we need to have something a saved for a rainy day jsli but theres a flood pouring into our hospitals and the guys who are making it rain just took away their bucket v v v