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t 5 pdwtfei a-i- gfc- r s 7 v stburmmmung ametrolarui community newspaper 9 heritage ra iviarkhamont l3p 1m3 publisher ian proudfoot general manager alvin bfouwer editor in chief brenda larson director of advertisingvitera weller i iiwls v a m i 0052942200 r t deputy editor s debora kelly editor julie caspersen k production director chen kay distribution director barry goodyear online publishing manager brian kirlik classified manager x ann campbell retail sales manager stephen mathieu inside sales manager staceyallen business manager margaret fleming office manager vivian oned vp i letters- banning tobacco sales best way to protect health day afterday newideas are being put to work to allow smokers to smoke without endangeringthe health of nonsmokers banning smoking in public areas and high- tech air filtering machines are helping but the r exists 1 one- of the largest issues worldwide is healthandpreservation of life yet for some reason millions of people hand over money to tobaccocompanies whose busiriessdepends on destroying life i dont see why we allow thistto continue sure everybody lhasthe right to d6asthey pleasebit when the decision theymake tive routesit cannot be left to end athwy 48 affects mvirheajthraswell as that of the people asit ishbw the furthereast it goesthe more around them wme costingtaxpayers arid the attractive it is to commercial users healthcare system its time for someone to while i use it day to day the truckers are the step m and do something n target rharket t i aslong as tobacco companies arestill up r rutakeexcepubn however to the statement and running this problem will only get bigger my family will never ever set a tire on any sadly these tarandnicotinestained giants have targeted teenagers astheir main market because they know adolescence is the time when peer pressure and 1 the urge forexperi- mentation are at their peak y j so instead of hoping our children make the right decisibnnpt to smoke we needtp make mat decision j x stretch of hwy 407 given that the entirejtone of the letter was cpr and previous instructionguarding experience the rate of pay was listed at 750 to 850 per hour the second portion of the ad required a skateboard park supervisor- the qualifications listed wereprevious experienceworking with youth and superviso- ry expenence in a customer service environ- that the extension of 407 was detrimental to ment the environment am i to understand the next time you have to go to pearson airport you will crawl across the 401 or chug from ligrit to light on hwy 7 spewing exhaust into the air father thwusesthe 407 at a relatively fuel efficient the rate of pay listed was 925 per hour my eye caught the difference in hourly rates riavforthftsfitwo nosirions nolpnger should we be giventhe choice to speed ff so i find you to be a little hypocritical smokewhericigarettestake so much away and i s v v adb give nothing in return j werieed to shut rthe tobacco companies of pay for these two positions jhow does thetown warrant paying a skate board park supervisor with no first aid require merits and a customer service background nipre than a lifeguardinstructor who has unionville spent many years learning his or her craftand j wtu j- 11 who assumes a high level of responsibility for s down we have to stop feeding this multi-riiil- s h r v lidoiiariruktryjdthdsttrttdng lrfeguard aeseryed higherpay t tra nm namjsxfahxiirjteai iv5vi r the amount of training a person must obtain to finally be certified as a lifeguard is tremendous timecomsuming and costly ir j- h lifeguards riiust also ensure the safety of vvr 1 vf maiic lifeguard- j c and be able teackthem 5 3rti iv h i was dismayed to read a town of whitchurch- w skills- w wextensionbfsherhypocritfcall 74ri at rate of 750 to 850 perhois this v r positions how we show lifeguards how valuable they are v if use any otherhighway vm tothetowri 1 wbuid thiha lifeguards wf- m jl rnademequestipn the would exceed e skateboar park 5 re shame pwtnosewno allowed hwy 407 priorities and level of responsibility- of the ijjlji jriij i5i eifesvonittersapru25yx v- jji ucv w6 haveuved injarkkarri since 1966 and vthejft pvitionfthv ad required an jfor most of matletlw4b7wasadv 1 aquatic guardmstrorforthesun tfietorbrito bypass highway s j odatlhestquffeoutdoorpbol v- j- now mesemariyyearslater it is finally thequaluicationslisted were the standard partially serving that purpose i requirements red cross and life saving s v while i agree theremay have been altema- society instructor certification xec and betters policy i- supervisors based on educatipnarid jeyel of responsibility l y i hope the town reviews these two positions and reevaluatewhere the higher pay jsfiould be going l s melaniecox- stouffyille mal newsrovmeonsuricom its hardly worth the effort to steal 9 aaaycimdian stouftvillethbune v welcomes your letterstall j- submissions must be less than 400 words and niust include a daytimeelephone number v f name and address the j nevwpaperreservesthe right to pubushprnqtpubiishandto edit for clarity arid spacs x 4- write letters to the editor v 9 heritage mssssjll email lttertaeonwneom kt v stoufmuetribuiie serving theeommunity since 1888 vi e3e13 cenadlah icbnilations ontirto press council stoufrvide tribune published every tuesday thursday and saturday is one of the metroland printing publishing and distnbuting ltd group of newspapers which includes the ajaxpxtering news advertiser alliston heraldcouner barrie advance bans bay this week bolton enterprise brampton guardian burlington shopping news burlington post city parent couingwoodwasaga connection east ybrk mirror erin advocatecountry routes etobicoke guardian flamborough post georgetown independentacton free press kingston this week lindsay this week midlandpenetanguishene mirror milton canadian champion milton shopping news mssissauga news newmaiket- aurora georgina erabanner northumberland news north ybrk mirror oakvite beaver oakwfle shopping news orillla today oshawawhitbyclarlngtonport perry this week peterborough this week richmond hilthomhiu7bughan liberal scarborough mmorstoufrville tribune todays seniors uxbridge tribune and city of jrvbrk guardian lzrf phone 905 2942200 classified distribution v r iaxr9q5294i538 i8otf7433353vvo 9052948244 ss idden away in a newspaper story this 5 week was the stunning information that were all a bunch of thieves at the rate of 9 day at story about possible fraud at the infamous human resources develop- ment canada reveals that governments and business lose 9 per day in fraud for every worker employed according to theus association of fraud examiners buthaving caught my attention the story wandered away without providing any additional information leaving me with loads of questions for instance becausethis is an american studydo we apply the stan7 dard 10percent ratio so often used when arriving at comparable canadian numbers 4 if so it means you and i are only stealing on average 90 cents a day and if were talking canadian dollars its more like nine cents seems to nie youd be better off going on welfare where as everyone knows you do nothing all day anastill have enoughfor a case of beer ahda- pack of smokes j or you could apply for a grant from hrdc where you get to steal a lot more than 9 per day whatabouthplidaysand sick days w those rare days when youre just not up to it those plays everyone jas them from time to time when youre tired of thewhole thing andyou just cant bring yourself to steal lie cheat or iptherdefraud your employer- of- another penny and t dont know how were sup- posed to knbw is and vvho isnt stealmgn given tday so one canv iricfeaseor decrease his or her intake tpi make jjpforthosewho are too tired tob honest or just too stupid frbma fraud perspectiveto hit the daily target 7evenifitisjust90 1 1- arid what am supposed to feel on the days when despite my best efforts i fmd myself leaving the office with nbth- i ingevenclose to 90 cents in my pocket fcbuld i guessaccuse my co-work- 1 ers whick one of youdoubledippers took 180 yesterday jbutthat would only increase my feel- 1 ingsoffauureonmefraudfrbritnoone v is goiiig to admit that he cant even man- x age to steal a paltry 90 cents a day from the company v r arid by the way if ifs true thaf the r average american worker is stealing 10 tiriiesasmuchashiscanadiancounter partut kelps to explain the increasing number of people leaving- canacia for theus in addition to the brain drain we now have the fraud flood j editors jwie roy was paid for the- time he spent writing this column this will becbnsqemipis monthly quota forz defraumgfrisemployer z zv i t ft 9 i i it i