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kr 3 -lsvi-5- w v -sr- ametroiarid community newspaper 9 heritage rd markham ont l3p 1m3v publisher ian proudfooi general manager alvinbrouwer editor in chief brenda larson director of advertising debra welter fax 905 2941538 vr deputy editor debora kelly editor jim mason production manager pam nichols distribution director barry goodyear online publishing manager margaret fleming classified manager ann campbell retail sales manager stephen mathieu inside sales manager stacy allen business manager rob lazurko office manager vivian oneil editorial it i itssaharsh reality but for many people meres no time left in the day to do the right thing- hyvplunteering undoubtedly volunteering and the good thatcomes from helping othersjs suffering because of our fastpaced lifestyles community home assistance to seniors chats for instance is desperate to recruit 100 people to help seniors across the region the agency usesmore than 1100 volun teers every year to transport the elderlyto medicalappointments and shopping excur sions deliver its meals on wheels program conduct telephone checks with isolated seniorsand prganize lunch programs however this holiday season officials real ized their volunteer pool has dwindledjeopar dizing the programs used by 5300 seniors perhaps it is no longer feasible to expect busylfamiliesto find extra time to volunteer yet volunteering and what it brings to a community is too important a resource to aubw to fau to tlie wayside r canadians prepare to mark- the international year of volunteers next september there has been recognition a dif ferent approach is needed to keep volun- teerism alive york region nonprofit groups gathered tuesday to highlight the achievementsof vol unteers and kick start a new era of giving time toothers j using catch phrases such avtlie value of onethe power of many vbrk region joins communities across canada in a project aimed at building on the generosity of people through corporations t many corporations across north america are already working voliinteerisminto their work day to keep the giving spirit alive i- critics saythe very spirit of volunteering that selfless motivation to make a difference v is lost when people are made to help others 7 forcmghighschoolstoderitstolog4phburs of community service to graduate is the wrong approach for instance the critics stress good deeds- will become tedious chores- they warn v v because of the reality of our lifestyle today many young people- dont have parents who are setting the example at home reinforcing the valiieof giving to your community by giv- ing of your time s during 2001 when we honour those who do volunteer lets also recognize helping oth- ers should be valued at home at school and atwork t ifsjme latest video wtfore y game fbkki whoever pre gollectsthemosralorfes and scoresffle mostheaoh problems wins itscaklep hi letters to the editor mppa prediction would lead to a one group dictating policy thornhill mpp tina molinari predicted the liberal government would correct the feeling of abandonment by her constituents by setting up a hotline between the jewish community in canada and the prime minis ter s in these days of political correctness would it now not be considered fair that a similar line be set up to palestinians in canada it seems to me canada is headed in the wrong directiori here since when is democracy served by the special interests of one group dictating to our elected government what their response to international events should be and how they vote in united nations resolutions would it not servethe interests of the global commu nity to really understand the reasons behind the unrest and address those issues f believe most people in canada arid in the world for that matter want truthand jiis- j tice to be served so that we may have true and lasting peace in the middle east it means each mdividual as well as each government should r be searching its con- science for what is really happening in trou- bledspdts in the world if injustice has been done to the palestinians and it has it should be fecog- nized and steps taken to redress that wrong it does not help the evolution of humanity to have wrong perpetuated because of the influ ence of special interest groups we should be on our guard about special privileges given to the vociferous and influential v i canada has earned its reputation as peacekeepersbecauseit remained impartial in conflicts with undue influence exerted oh our prime minister by apowerful lobby group canada can no longer claim tobe impartial in this matter it has chosen to be told how to vote at the un it means israel can with even more impunity shoot live bullets at youths armed witivstones what are they doing throwing stones they are protesting occupation they are protesting house demolitions land expropriations illegal arrests torture clo- sures military checkpoints that form the grind of their dailylivesjri any other place they would be called resistance fighters let us be clear we are talking of a military occupation here a military occupation that s has beeri in place for 33 years thelsraelis are building settlements on land thatis riot theirs this is against international law a nicety the israelis can safely ignore since the international cofnrnuriity do riotdo any thing about it in one month 7000 have been injured and- more than 200 killed nearly all ofjtheni palestinian such violence is required to guard against stone throwersthe best way to end the violence is for the israelis to withdraw from these occupied lands and end the occu pation barbara bakewell markham letters policy 1 stouffvuletkbune- welcbmesyouriettersall submissions must be less than 400 words and must include a dayume telephone number 1 i- newspaper reserves the right to i t fmthlkknfnatnublishandtoi write letteis to the editor fa9 heritage rd afp maiwiamront l3p1m3 1 publish or not publish and to j edit for daritvand space t heritagerd i ujetteraveeonmmoom stoufmetmburie serving thecommuhity since 1888 t he3 -zcmaamchcaato-v- l ut member ontario presscounco c canadian pubicatfons mid piwtaet sate agneemcnt 11403419 jiit sutttcitpdonates by mat 1 year- j6955 bealaysonv j- stouffville tribune published every tuesday thursday and saturday is one of the metroland printing publishing and distributing ltd group of newspapers which includes the ajavptctering news advertiser alliston heraldcourier barrio advance barrys bay this week bolton enterprise brampton guardian burlington shopping news burlington post city parent colllngwoodwasaga connection east york mirror erin advocatecountry routes etobicoke guardian bamborough post georgetown independentacton free press kingston this week lindsay this week midlandpenetanguishene mirror milton canadian champion milton shopping news mlsslssauga news newmarket- aurora georgina erabanner northumberland news north york mirny oakvflle beaver oakville shopping news jyrillla today oshawavyhitbyclaringtonport perry this week peterborough this week richmond j hillthomhillvaughan liberal scarborough mirror stouffvdie tribune todays seniors uxbridge tribune and city of york guardian i jtv viyaajavmt phone 95 2942200 w roc 905 2941538 classified ioo7433353 distribution 9052948244 5 distributioneconsiiilcom wkyallthe controversy over a job nobdfiy wants r school board inaugural meetings areusuauypretfauilaffairs but york regions public board had more controversy at its inau- guralthan in all its meetings in the last term due in large partto the trustee- elect for vvwtchurchstouffville and east gwillimbury who wasstanding in the hall haranguing the other trusteesas they left yes bob burrows knows how to liven up a school board meetingthat proba bly has a lot to dowith why he wasnt at the table with all the other trustees last week the outgoing board met behind closed doors and ruled burrows cant be a trustee because he doesnt live in york region- burrows was never asked for his side of the story he told us he owns a farm in durham region but lives with his parents in n jacksonspoiht this was enough to get the clerk dfwmtchisufirae took fiisnomination papers l y its worth noting notiody but burrows ran for the position so why all the bick- j ering about residency requirements for ajobnobody else wants- presumably a trustee is required to live in the region so he will have an active personal interest in the school 1 system nobody can deny that burrows hasthat v back in 1996 burrows was suspend ed from his job as a grade 4 teacher at holland canding public school for five days the board consistently denied burrows claims his suspension was related to his public criticism of out- comebased iearnmgat6ppri6rity curriculum initiative tliat underneath all the academic rhetoricmpant kids should be able to apply their classroom knowledge in everyday life but a letter from the superintenserit ofschoblsat the tifnethat seemed to support his casa in 1998 brought mevtoxmduld- issue to a headwhenhe had a piece of wood from a portable- at holland landing school tested in a lab then told everyone it tested positivefor stachy- botrys iatra which has been linked to health problems the scientist who conducted the testi later said his findings were wrong the mould was harmlesshe placed a fair amount of the blame for theerro- nedus findings on tlie shoulders of one bob z t are you starting to see why trie board issqitermmedtokeeptwsguyoutit but lets not forgetonce burrows got them looking the boardfdurid toxic mould m many of its stractures- doubt this guy isabrasive and very fond of grandstanding yesas a trustee he would get up the noses of the- boards staff and his fellow trustees c this is not necessarily a balithing i