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-t- 1 ssjv jt steulfmeanvune a metroland community newspaper 9 heritage rd markm7 oni dp 1m3 5 t publisher ian prpudfoot general manager alvinbrouwer editor in chief brehda larson director of advertising debra welter ii e vi deputy editor debora kelly- production director cherikay distribution director barry goodyear online publishing i mahagerte classified manager ann campbell retail sales manager stephen mathieu inside sales manager stacyallen r business manager margaret fleming t r r- faitk editorial hfbigkbox centres arecul reaht we muspaccept parking lots overflowing with cars and yansr drivers waitingrimpatiently attimes to make leftfiand turns atbusy intereectibrisa cohfusiv mg myriad ofturn lanes and rpadwaysrjjiv all leading to the bigdraw- the bigname bigboxpower centres that appearing around york region iin the south developments are continuing to grow at woodbine avenue and hwy 7 in markharn at hwy 7 and weston road in vaugfian and at yonge street and hwy 7in richmond hill c in the north at the newmarketeast gwillirhbury border along y6hgestreetanotherpqwer centre is growing rthestorenames include winners future shop home depot canadian tire sears the shoe 0 marks workvwearhquse dahier the bsus a shoppers paradise f v forsome people though bigbox develop merits are paradise lost r rv f the traffic headaches in the areas sur- rounding bigbox developments- the weston road andhwy 7 area is probably the best example of this have residents pulling put their hair every day is a busy day on the roads every hour feels like rush hour its frusfriting the advantages to bigbox development for thecorisumer are obvious ashopper can findalmost anythirighe might need or want without travelling all over for bargains itsjcon- venient the quality of tlie merchandise is a- 1 known factor no surprises involvecirits leasy j k the advantages f the community while notsb apparent are extremely important v bigbox developments with their vast square footage are taxbase t cash cowsfor municipalitiesthey provide trie funds a com- miinity nee to offer highquality services to residents andmunicipalities that ignore that opportunity onlysend the developers elsei i where- i fthe stores themselves offer employment oppdrtuhities ti jobfseekers in theservice mdusivli vv v j y xtgr6wth cannotbe stopped biitit can be effectively planned and controlled the big- 66xdeyelopments whiletheymay mean a headache sbnie residents represent the j provision of servicesa community needs c xxtelephone 905 2942200 416 7987624c email newsroomeconsuncom letters to the editor guris have taken away homeowners right to safety r we agree with joanransberrys column about guns guns have taken away our right to walk on our property in peaceand safety thisproperty was intendedtp welcome our family to a peacefulsetting my mom looked forward to her grandchildren arid mike harris has been a capable financial manager for ontario m if a stouffville resident thinksontarid premier mike harris has had managerial skills where does that thinking place prime minister jean chretien and former ontario premier bob rae k to keep only two election promises chretien blew away 13 billion of taxpayers greatgrandchildren coming to see her at money when he cancelled the pearson air what she called a little heaven on earth port and the helicopter contracts was this she cameto stay with us in december i egbqr good management v didnt have theheart to tell herthat it is hard- as finance minister in thetrudeau govern- lysafetb get from me house when ment he left canadians with a 324billion the shootmg is going bnflfneyer crossed our deficit s minds that shooting in sucha populatedarea 7 1 then there is the really good manage- twouldbe allowed until a neighbour and the meiit of rae he gave us 66 new taxes bor tl evirrktiirr norfif iarmilr1 rwifiic inrl rtiir ricttrrc j a shooting party would put us and our visitors in such an unsafe environment our homes are much too close together for anyone to be shooting even though a whitchurchstouffville bylaw allows it 1 we cannot db our normal chores let alone have a walkabout without the danger of crossbows rifles and shotguns worse still would be if our nonshooting rowed 90 million to buy his way out of the recession then left a 10billion deficit harris had little choice but rein in the administrative spending in all his ministries to eradicate the deficit f when harris tookcontrolin 1995there were 15 mri machines in ontario now there are 27 thats good managementof bur taxes by changing the way school taxes are col neighbours move we may end up with more lected harris has kept the greedy hands of hunters rs- the school boards out of the pockets of home- wewould like to have the bylaws changed owriers that in itself proves he is a capable befbrejurymalngorcleathbccurs manager of taxes- 1 t lbutler f ir cnewmarketi jshaw markham r cz 5 j letters policy 1 stouflville tribune welcomesyourletteirslall submissions must be less than 400 words and must include a j daytime telephone number 1 name and address the newspaper reserves the nght to v publish or not publish and to edit fordanty and space i t write utters to the editor 9henugerd a i maikhani0ntl3plm3 j 1 email lettersaeconsun com 1 vl stouffihnetnburiie a 1 k serving the community since 1888 ehu3 canadian circulations audit board member ontario press counal j stouffville tribune published every tuesday thursday and saturday is one of the metroland printing publishing and u oistnbuting ltd group of newspapers which includes the ajaxpickering news advertiser atliston heraldcouner barne advance barrys bay this week bolton enterprise brampton guardian burlington shopping news burlington post city parent collingwoodwasaga connection east york mirror enn advocatecountry routes etobicote guardian flamborough post georgetown independentacton free press kingston this week lindsay this week midlandpenetangulshene mirror milton canadian champion milton shopping news mississauga news newmarket- aurora georgma era banner northumberland news north york mirror oakville beaver oakville shopping news onllia- today oshawawhitbyclanngtonport perry this week peterborough this week richmond halthornhillvaughan liberal scarborough mirror stouffville tnbune todays seniors uxbndge tribune and city of york guardian canadian publications mail product sales agreement 1403419 subscription rates by mal 1 yeaks6955 tuesdays only phone 95 294200 fax 905 2941538 classified distribution 18007433353 905294-8244- tracylgbble regions commuters would appreciate having travel options some would say i live in the boonies but i guess that depends on- yvhere yduwant to go the big town of pefterlaw is about 90 kilometres from pearson international airportor a threehour round trip dur- ing rush hour north york oh the other hand is a breeze at about 65 km and maikham seems a mere jaunt at 55 km or about j hours driveone way xi i knowthis because h travelled the distance for more thanfive years to get l back and forth to work the miles add up on the speedome- ter at about 120000 km in three years each year means two sets of rotors two sets of brake pads at least one tuneup two maybe four new tires and nearly 500 ayear in gasoline- y 1 and if time isrhoney i have spenva zrsmall jfortune just toehold on tomy s i i v when youuve north of the actidn and consider bmployrhentkind of cru- cial ypuhaye no choice but to hit the- pavementttsjustthewayitis v v thats why it makes me nuts when politicians banter back and forth about gridlock on the roadways but come up with ho realisticsolutions j oh sure york region has talked about streamlining its transit system theyve talked about asking the feds for cash and queens park to chip in a por tion of gas taxes 1 theyve talked about the crisis com- muters arefacingasmore and more homes pop iip across the region theyve talked about improvements 1 to roads subway additions and quicker l easier bus routes 1 s theyve talked and theyve talked and theyvetalked theyve talked so much theyre run ning out of time to implement a transit plan by the jan 1 2001 deadline with only five months left regionalpoliti cians are virtually out of steam and ideas r and with yorks population forecast ed to grow to 11 million by 2021 its time to stop talking and start acting as a longtime commuter what a pleasure it would be to have options in travel j but for that to happen we have to get our minds out of the dark ages and off the letswidentheroads mentality countries such as germany japan france and italy realized long ago road widening is a deadend street instead they are offering residents highspeed travel at low taxpayercosts meanwhile back in york region politicians are talking about transit problems and how best to yavvri solve the problem y theyd better step on it 9 t h m f