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a metroland community newspaper v 177v fr fc publishenai j 7 general manager mwiiffriirar- 7- editor in cteek brenda larson director of advertising dera welter i deputyeditof debora kelly 7 editor jim mason production manager i pam nichols distribution manager i barry black f online publishing manager margaret fleming classified manager ann campbell retail sales manager stephen mathieu inside sales manager v stacey allen business manager robert lazurko office manager vivian oneil- editorial s 7 1 regions youth council ah intelligent step in planningyorks future as part ofyork regions vision 2026 process young people are actively being encouraged to get involved in helping plan for the future it is after all their future no matter how trite that may soundf so last week when riinerk regionyouths one representing each municipality gathered at regionalheadquarters to talk about issues give their insights and share their concerns with- regional representatives it was a positive step if youwant people to care about whats happening around them lyou have to give them ownership of the jssues the the rewards and the successes theyhave to m own the franchise thats why the region should be congratu- jated for considering the formation of a youth councitthat would- meet talk about tough issues- send recommendations to regional council and express the young persons view7 point on the future s j s if the region istruly seripus abpuf listening to youth then a permanent youth council with members elected by young people across me region is definitely the answer the young people who expressed opinions last week demonstrated maturity a grasp of their communitysuhique qualities in this demograplucajly diverse region anda desire to make a difference 7 c- f clayton haluza 17 served as chairperson s pflastweeksmeeting the whole purpose of this vision 2026 is to map out the regions future and to do this r without youth input wouldnt be doing it ade- quatelyhesaid s l- the establishment of a youth council is like havmgvgl a beginners driving licence for votinghefsaid 7 r v v in an era where weiexpect young people to v demonstrate a weary cynicism these com ments are refreshing7 1 y the yolg pvoplewhp participated made a 7 good pointy diis group traditiorially feels left out but if the regipnris simply trying to makcv pbutical with gobd public relations it yshouloytbothery- j v- 7 f dont pretend to belieyeyoungpeople t cdeserve tbplayah important rpleuhless you 7 c meanit 7 email newsroomeconsuncom r i il letters to the editor arguments on standardized testing flawed unrealistic letrtersfpojkjy f stoufivillejribune welcomes your kttereallfg submissionsriiustbelessthan f 400w6ids and must include a ie standardized testingneeded to ensure proper education letter to the editor oct 18 thedeughtfmypresented but intellectu r ally flawed arguments of letterwriter annette yuen simply fall to include reality all students she niust realize do not com pete equally in such tests they dont all come t from happy stablehomes they dont receive the same support they dont share the same culture or background they dont have wealthy parents to pay for tutors or extra lessons ms yuen contradicts herself when claim- ing tax credits to parents of private and reli- giousschool students cannot be an incentive t to switch public school students to private schools then claims hey if- they do thats good for competition isntit jf ms yuen knovvs all this yet she espouses the rightwing theory that competition even if unfair produces the best and shoves the rest to the wall the powerful rule and the weak arid helpless well they somehow survive ms yuens theory an internal contradic tion was espoused years ago by tdry bully and british prime minister margaret thatcher it was totally rejected by oxford university when that august body refused to a stunning condemnation no doubt someday ms yuen and those now mourning the departure of tory bully and ontario premier mike harris whose equally rightwing competitive policies will finance sociauydesiructive private and reli- gious training schools must intellectually accept the same conclusions as thegreat aca demic powerhouse of oxford university v james rb kelly 5 markhams thanks to all who helped with train station rededication the markham village conservancy would like to thank all those who shared in the c grand rededication of the markham village train station festivities saturday sept 15 it was gratifying to see so many people out j to ride the heritage train of the yorkdurham heritage- railwaywatchmeofficialribborf cutting and enjoy hotdogsycakeand tea ji f our- deepest appreciation fgoestd gall koidisof avonlea decbratihg forhertasteful choice of colours on the interior of me statipn she has created a feeling of warmth and time- lessness within the walls of this heritage site r 7 the community is invited to by and see the results of the last five years and keep daveteetzel v- t publiikovhotpublistfaridtb fjvtedit for clantv and space 1 tedit for clanty and space wifteflettmsxthewtor award her an honorary deffeestatirig she facility ta m if they nted a meeting had done deep and systematic damage tothe j vhole public system of education in britain- 1 from the provision to the youngest child up to t the most advanced research programs vvhat yi t j diannemore markham village conservancy- stbuffville tribune sewing the community since 1888 ddb t audit board member ontario presscouncil stouffville jnbune published every thursday and saturday is one of the metroland pnnting publishing and distnbutingud group of newspapers which includes thvajavpickenng news advertiser alliston heraldcounec bame advance barrys bay this week bolton enterprise brampton guardian burlington shopping news burlington post cityparent collingwoodwasaga connccuon east york mirror enn advocatecduntryroutes etobicokec guardian hamborough post georgetown independent acton free press kingston this week lindsay this week midlandpenetangiilshene mirror milton canadian champion milton shopping news mississauga news newmarket- j i -aurora- georgiria era banner northumberland news north york mirror oakville beaver oakville shopping newsi onllla todaycoshawawhltbyclaringtonportperrythis peterborough minis weekrichfnond v york guardian 71 our prized cashless society shows its achilles heel hedoor flew open and mywife burstin 7 j if you want dessert youre going to have to come to mm with me we have to use your credit card i began to protest about my visa bal ance before fully sensing the anger at the other end of the conversation the interac card doesnt work i dont have any cash and i cant get any the woman at the store said its been like this all day so i got up from a perfectly good afternoon movie deciding the dessert squares were worth the effort it was only wheni switched on the eveningnews i realized how many peo ple were in worse straits than i was j as many as13 million canadians couldnt get at their money due to a hardware glitch at tdcanada trust longtime customers were turned away at the door even as they pleaded for cash to buy food and medicine it was a business nightmare far exceeding the nightmare visions invoked by ibm commercials what i experienced last weekend was the inevitable result of trusting my finances to machines in recent years canadians have been slowly lured into using computers for every financial function and expecting them to work back in the goodold days you would- firidtime between 10 aim arid 3 pjn to line up in a bank to deposit your pay- cheque and withdraw a little more money than you figured you would need if you ran out of jcasfr on the week end you couldnt buy anything it was inconvenient but you knew where you stood 7- 7 today youcari unpulsebuy like a maniac lmdwing whatever it costs yoti just have tblswipeyourcafd 7 money moves inland put- your account withifttle iriyolvement on ydiir part you can wait tilltheiast pdssihle minute to pay ajbill bycallingsome voice mau drone and punching a bunch ofkeys ytj but when the system crashes siid-r- denly youre inltiiat nightmarish place where i- was last weekend use your credit cardgdto empty- handed pir aspmsce your own brown- ies froin scratchoh the pain the pain orsoauthmgsc6nsideredthisisan t utterly trivial pr6bleriin1ight of whats igomgqnintheworld v7 71 but it makes thinkthis depen- i denpteclm6lpgy achilles heel for oii society a joristxduku createecohdniic havoc by snarling up computers for a vvnile osurewe havcallkindsofifirewalls and vims protection programs and stuff j theirjonesome u