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6 -l3iips-i- j it r i r t- jsftjsxm sss sulffvffleotuil ort vv j j i f v- t lametiolafld community newspaper- t yherierlfmaridianiontl3p 1m3 l publishen ian proudfoot u general manager altin brouwer editor in chief brenda larson director of advertising debra welter deputy editor debqra kelly editor x jim mason production manager pam nichols v z sirk s distribution manager ibarry black online publishing manager margaret fleming classified manager ann campbell retail sales manager stephen mathieu inside sales manager stacey allen 27- business manager robertlazurko office manager vivian oneil editorial wereroblnrig children of bright fuiufes schoolworks likehhad every jfcutehtipnpf creating shock waves withjthe release this weekpf a rather lengthy list of ontario schpolsf thatareialling through uifeascksbftiieedu- cational system i j the edmontonbased parent and commu nityoriented educational research company used last years provincial standardized test results in reading writing and mathematics to rank schools with the highest combined sum of failure rates l thesdings separate the grades 3 and 6 studentswho failed tomeet the provincial standard in each tested subject from those whoachieved level 3 t about 4900 grade 3 schools and 1700 graded schools from across the province had thedubious honour of making the top 150 failing schools list- v york region has 58 schools on the list practically every community is represented yet geprgina schools dominate the mix aydothiswhy die exercise in public humiliation based on at we all know is but a snapshot 1 as some jocal v are fondofcimgmestandardizedhests -4- of what is occurring inpur classrooms jbeceschoblwprks wants parents to grab this list andwaveitinthe face of thepeo- pie responsible for running our schools in fact it wants the entire community to look careful- ly at therankmgs for trends and patterns that affertmemttutepfpurjcmdren x because schoolworks tsfrpngly believes certain groups of student continue to suffer t asvanseuericepfmefctive 5 pbmesemariattagjfromma mental and school board monitoring systems itdlsappbmtmgj r brushing aside theconcemswith thelsame ured shopworn platitudes- reluctant to adctiess me issiijto ask direct questioabqut socioeconomc status cul- turalarid famyjbackgrburidahd teacher turnover in a bid to tfeyelop effective programs to helpunderachievhgstudentsr j vv i its a travesty that wewritinue to rob certain children of trie opportunity tbriave a bright i future v v v letters t0t he editor markham hydro is only bowes did his homework before elettricity distributor in town resigning from stouffville bia your article of oct 9 quoted mayor don re bowes resigns from bia board tribune gousens incorrectly that delays in approval of- nov 24 j a merger ofthe hydro utilities of markham iwas atthewwtchurchstounwe council aurora and newmarket were causing a loss pf meeting wnen the attackfon harry bowes was j utility customers to competitors markham happening mayor wayne emmerson did a hydro is the only distributor of electricity in good job of airing both sides of the incident thetbwnsomerearenorhpetit6rsfpruha thestquffve aspecfof the business what is competitive is area is in need jof more funds period the tiiesupply of tfie commodity itself creative vystheytrytq splvetheir problems retaiieishayebeen callmgrdnaitoain aresdangefheyfirsjthadashortfa residentstaridbusmessestooffektheniicoh- rof 2000 thisvas covered by a 16 from die tractsfor the electnaty- cwmmodity- thesetown for 10000 payable over the next three- contracts will onrybe effective upon market- years did they run a deficityou do the math openmgandiardlessofwjipmjiaistomer nexttoxovertiie cost increase for next contracts with for aecdrnmbtyvmaflmamr year trie biadecided to formally expand the hydro will still be ttie delivery agehtv a 5 gegrar3wchbuhdanestriisw if a customer chooses hot to sigh a contract newjtiusmesses would pay the biatax rate witha retermaridiam hydrowiubuy the which and may goip i again electridtyciornmwlity from me spbt market dependirigofr budget expenditures- and supply it to these customers at our cost the mam expense for the bia is the salary r people aretconttsi electria forthecpqidjnatbr which is heeded maybe deregulation and its niahy complexities p jeric tjsmar be given these duties as viwe tbcbmm officer for v tion toour cubtbrriers pahongoirig basis t tiie twmland should be bringing businesses explanmgindustry chapges ahdvthenew to the downtown core electricity market as always ourstaffjis didhany bowes spread rumours i jappyto answer questions regafdingthese believe hejwas informingthe businesses of changes or address any other concerns and their legatpjtions also highlighted the can betieacheid kt vtoft i7faha ft ff facvtheratwyegbmguphehaddonehis -homewbricv- t can be reached at 905 4773844 imilanboijkdvic presidenz markham hydro y distribution inc t r 0 v v fredrobbins stoufrville lettersolic stoufivaiethbune- xwelcomes your letters all submissions must be less than 400 ymidsand riiust include a l liamtandaddretnr vt sift rt 1 fc newspaper reserves the right to publish or not publish and to v edit for danry and space j 1v ft write letters to the editor i 9 heritage mfr markham0otup4m3f venwo lettan4eeoasaacomu 1 stouffville tribuhei a i- vv serving the community since 1888 he3 aiicbt board member stouffville tribune published every thuisdayand saturday is one of the metroland printing publishing and distributing ltd group of newspapers which includes the afarmetering news advertiser alliston heraldcourier barrle advance barrs bay this week bolton enterprise brampton guardian burlington shopping news burlington tpost city parent clllngwoclwas8ga connection eastybrk mirror erin advocatecountry routes etoblcoke guardian ramborough post georgetown independentacton free press kingston this week undsay this week mldlandpenetangulshene mirror milton canadian champion milton shopping news mississauga news newmarket- aurora georgina erabanner northumberland news north york mirror oakvdie beaver oakville shopping news orilllatodayioshawawhitby7aarington7port perry thisweekv peterborough this week richmond ml i transit plan acqtch22 for york region ork region cbunciilors got down to the crux of the transit xatch22 last week j t c- faced withafiyeyear to radically improve thetransit system at a cost of 200 r million v v regional councillor michael dibiase balked suggesting the repbrrsprpjectedf increase of 5 million riders was unrealisi a tic he recommended thelregipn make its improvements gradually arid gauge- public reaction throughout the process according to the report unlesslthe- regions service is a lot rriore frequent and convenient- it wont attract more riders according to di biase unless- there are a lot more ridersan upgraded transit system will just burn iip a wadof taxpayers money this same debate is going on among j residents our readership survey inji richmond hill included a quesrjori- about transit responses were split ialmpstv people whor farlkedatasvefy imporfantarid those whouldnt care less v- i in short those who use transition- v sider improving titj a top priority and those who dont resent seeing empty- buses rumbling down the steet jf itdoeshtrakean expertto see why- more people larent using york region transit now just txytbte transit fforh z one municipalityto another l m a trip fromjqng city tohillcrest mall in richmond hilll takes 15 minute by car the public transit memod alcom bmatibn of go train and local hus r tekes 40 minutes- v c until you bring that down to 20 rhin- utestfansit isnt an option for travel i beeentheheiglibburingtowris 4 perhaps mestrbrigest argument for giving york region a firstclass bus sys- x tern is its probably- the only way to secure me projects we really want ir- vaughannis lobbying to have the spadina subway extended to its city ceh tre richmond hill isrriaking a pitch to have the yonge subway extended to its borders markham is pushing for an lrt alohghwy7 the region is calling for the federal k government to join a threeway funding agreement- a- ur but why would the feds of thettc sink good money into transit for yorki region if local politicians wont do it v i recently joined the ranks di onecar households and life would be a lot easi- j if there werea reliable bus between- my home and the regions employment 4 centres i suspect there are bthersuke fne people who ejmergmdginglyspenll money tiiey dont have for a second car ortbughitputjwibnlybne i v r these peppleare the market for york region tvmsitj requires buses that niri tb all darts of thef region all day at convenient traiessy ifyork region isn t prepared to spend x jthe money to do this it snpuld get out of the public transit business altogether i i 1