j r t j hi 3 i -ti- -j- sfoufrmetribunelr iametroland community newspaper 9 heritage rdjmarkham ont l3p 1m3 li publishenvanvoimbof- general manager alvin brouwer editor in chief brenda larson director of advertising debra welter deputy editor debora kelly x editor 7m mason production manager pam nichols distribution director ftary goodyear online publishing manager margaret fleming h classified manager ann campbell retail sales manager stephen mathieu inside sales manager 7s allen r business manager roblazurko office managers v- vivian oneil v letters doug walker article was atypical character assassination jyour recent article regarding walker was a typical character assassination in which thebldlets come from an undisclosed soiree and although they always hit the target they quite often miss the mark y is just 6neexample mrtwaikeftdihi not advertise for young actresses a cqupleof yearsago jt wasin fafctapublished audition- telephone 905 2942200 416 7987624 fay 905 2941538 email newsroomeconsuncom frank daggett movie complexes kill older theatres but often arent viable r r mydaughtere espl5m stidned beforea panel wdwerelnven roles in theyproduction alongwithoqtheryoung that each of us only has a pairlof hands the david blow was convicted recently of more peopmnjerconduct only solution to get things finished quickly is to than 70couhts of defrauding victims of 72 v prcfetrai couhirnselfjwdthdecort be able tomultitask tf r cmiiliori over llyears he was sentenced to 54 h raswteydyrfproismlhatis m dauymeit vnot peopled months in prison r vh making use meirabilityof multaskmg the the sentencing disturbs me greatly i one as mostwualsceneweencountelrisusjngacell s i i ui- j mi ii jti r 5 york regional pohce interviewed more than 100 jtime and tax dollars fthiscase job and were avail- they requiredtime io 7 v f zj man 30 victim impact irs aepmearadenthbwever there are statements and hadthem placed oh record- x- s where accidents cost more the victims were told these statements could m f c v 1 s tfian money itcouldebddilyihjury or psy- be read out atthe hearing it appears part of 2 smdiedmusicurfdexhis directiqnor where the shameful dealmecrown attorney and vtwo lawyers made before the heanng and sentenc- x u i 0 ivv iia vthatpeopleshoiild prevent ing wasthatblow would be allowed fo speak- i t vj nottheictims howjustisthis justicebruceshiltoh stated the sentence willing to imppsedwasatheiow end of the lange he n considered he took the advice of wsiawyer jtcrtake into account the time dmoney saved when dave blow agreedto pleadguilly and help policed i tt didnttakentq consideration the many i wfioscriniped anhsaved arid worked to save for decades and had their lv-va- m outweigh a mistake in discretion macie23ti i t sjsf j 7 4 j emember your hometown movie theatre the squeaky seats the sticky floor the musty smell and those cracked faraway screens a theatre where you just knew that big tall guy would sit right in front of you how about 2 tuesdays when youd a stand freezing m line waiting to seethe newest release hands shoved deep m your pockets blowing frosty air laugh ing and joking with your buddies maybe youd spot your teacher or your hockey coach or far better some cute girls from school i had those memories recently when i heard loews cineplex odeon had filed for bankruptcy protection chmniingthe lights at 25 theatres across canadj including at the promenade in thornhillandat21intheus being a movie buff theatres interest me when i first moved to toronto i was pretty impressed by the movie complex near me it had multiscreens comfort- able seating and plenty of buttery pop- comand colaplus it offered matinees at offprices what more could you ask if was the height of movie luxury at the time now theres famous players silver city colossus theatres andamc theatres megaplexes with mega- prices to match what can an old-time- theatre dp i shortof trumpeting low low ticket pnees and that air of nostalgia theout- look seems grim v but its also grim for the companies that own the megaplexes since their newest creations are only taking viewers away from their older smaller venues what an exercise in poor planning v when the colossal theatres sprang up a few of the outofdatetlieatres wereclosed leaving too many seats fora 1 too few moviegoers r- v w its funny the rumoured buyer ofc v j cineplex is none other than onexs gerrytvs j schwartz who just bought chapters l funny because this biggerisbetterj mentality reminds me bfv thevf chaptersindigo phenomenon where consumers were urged to abandon theiri iocal bookseller for the bigbox bookstore where they could relax with a trendy icof- a j fee in a cosyreadingchair well peopl went in to read and have a cuppa alright but they didntbuybooks vf- vi wonder if in time moviegoers wiuv 11 3miswlimiwga8a