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6 economist suntribune saturday aug 3 2002 s stouffville tribune a metroland community newspaper 34 civic ave stouffville ont l4a 7z5 opinion publisher iar proudfoot editor in chief debora kelly director of advertising debra weller editor jim mason classified manager ann campbell production manager pam nichols retail sales manager stephen mathieu distribution manager barry black electronic communications manager john futhey inside sales manager stacey allen business manager robert lazurko office manager vivian oneil letters better managed business should be towns priority re municipalities facing infrastructure repair woes editorial july 18 although your editorial managed to get its point across the number of inaccuracies caused me to write to think developers funded development borders on fairy tale frontier certainly they may have put the money in upfront but the people who paid for the homes and businesses in these gifted developments actually paid for it aging community centres parks side walks and roads given for all to enjoy cost money to operate and maintain if by not charging the proper amount rather than a reasonable amount then our municipal councils are not doing the job they were elected to do the cost to operate a hockey arena or swimming pool is not what people pay to use it for one hour at a time it is the cost to maintain it 247 plus a reserve for repairs and replacement in the great scheme of things it might be nice if every person could play hockey or swim when they wanted at a public facility it might seem cheaper but in the long run municipalities perhaps should not be in the recreation business do we know what percentage of our pop ulation actually uses arenas and pools what percentage would be really upset if we only had half what we have now allan scott newmarket irresponsible youths could have caused serious accident this is an open letter to the three boys hid ing behind the bridle trail pharmacy dump- ster who threw an eggdtour van while we were waiting at the stoplight at kennedy road and 16th avenue thursday july 11 at approxi mately 1015 pm would you like to know who was in the van with us our one and threeyearold children does it feel good knowing you jeopardized our safety because you were bored or maybe you dont realize what you could have done and think it was just some thing to do next time you have nothing to do stop letters policy stoufiville tribune welcomes your letters all submissions must be less than 400 words and must include a daytime telephone number name and address the newspaper reserves the right to publish or not publish and to edit for clarity and space write letters to the editor 9 heritage rd markham ont l3p 1m3 email letterseconsuncom rolling stones 7astcash tour 2002 jean chretien v tour 2002 and think think what the consequences of your actions will be think about this while youre at a stop light waiting for the lights to turn and all of a sudden your mom or dad is sitting there and someone throws an egg at your car how would you or they feel did you think about this you could have caused a serious acci dent you could have hurt someone very badly or worse fatally you risked not only my life but also most importantly my familys lives i may not know you but im sure the three of you live in the same area do you enjoy having your family in dan ger do you enjoy risking your mom and dads life be aware i saw the three of you two were on bikes one has dark hair wearing a black shirt with print on the front and black shorts the boy who threw the egg had dark blonde hair and was wearing a red shirt with print on the front and red shorts and dark running shoes all these descriptions have been given to the police if you recognize these boys talk to them tell them what they did was wrong and dan gerous talk to your sons if you think it was them even if you dont want to believe it let this be a communication topic for you and your child and discuss the what if implications for the safety and wellbeing of the people in our community rcruz markham poor communication by world youth day organizers world youth day a gathering of youth from all over the world united in one body and mind professing their catholic faith the pilgrims came by the hundreds of thousands to see pope john paul ii to learn more about their religion and to mingle and share expe riences among those in their age group a blessing shared by young and old alike my daughter and son attended the weekend session due to work schedules but after the event they mentioned it would have been wonderful to attend the whole world youth day from start to finish they came away with a renewed spark of faith looking for more information on their faith so they can deepen their relationship with our lord jesus christ i am overjoyed that most of the pilgrims appeared to be in great spirits even in spite of the weather sunday morning and i think most left as my children did organization was perfect in almost all respects with the exception of the volunteer communication channel dont get me wrong i am not knocking the volunteers they have done their best and given countless hours of service before and during the event this week we took every thing down cleaned up and put things back in order i say we because my wife and i are vol unteers as well however the lack of informa tion and communication was appalling for example during the papal mass pil grims and the public were asking us for directions and not one of us had been given a detailed map of the site so we could answer stouffville tribune serving the community since 1888 rfh dde canadian circulations 1 audit board member ontario press council subscription rates by mail 1 year 6965 thursdays only how to get in touch with us telephone 9056402612 pax 9052941538 email classified newsroomeconsuncom advertising 8532527 distribution 18007433353 905 2948244 9 heritage road distributioneconsuncom markham l3p im3 their questions now you may ask why i would write this letter i believe it needed to be said so some thing may be learned from this experience for future events where large numbers of volun teers are required overall although frustrating at times it was a most uplifting experience that put a feather in the hat of the catholic church which has taken its share of beatings lately doug bueler markham government should reexamine basic concepts of relationships re premier eves stand on gay marriages disturbing gutless letter to the editor by richard andjudi van seters july 25 while mr and mrs van seters are correct in their accusation of the conservative gov ernments nontraditional policies in regards to marriage a rather fresh outlook for a left ist like myself both they and the govern ment should take a wider look at the more basic concept of relationships instead of trying to change the fundamen tals of marriage a religious institution the government should realize that it has little business in the church since a couple may obtain a marriage licence from a justice of the peace rather than a priest perhaps the government should instead attempt to license a more basic type of relationships unions i propose a new type of certificate for unions that have lasted say three years or longer since there are already commonlaw marriages why doesnt the government regu late longterm relationships between any two people regardless of sex or religion that way samesex couples may receive the same benefits as married couples and the church gets to keep the institution of mar riage as a purely religious ceremony and com mitment the ground rules for divorcing could also be made clearer with such a new law michael creighton markham daughter has onceinlifetime experience meeting pope my fivemonthold daughter kiana eugenie had a onceinalifetime experience of meeting pope john paul ii at the sisters of st joseph on bayview avenue monday just before he took off in his helicopter to the airport he drove by in the white golf cart and waved to the throngs of people lined up at the fence when the aidessecurity saw kiana who was small enough to pass through the bars they took her from me and presented her to him he kissed her on the cheek and blessed her then the aides returned her to me of course at this point i was crying and so were a few people around me it was indeed a wonderful blessing and afterward kiana was very calm and content and had this serene look on her face all day and night eugenie landry stouffville stouffville tribune published every thursday and saturday is one of the metroland printing publishing and distributing ltd group of newspapers which includes the ajaxpickering news advertiser alliston heraldcourier barrie advance barrys bay this week bolton enterprise brampton guardian burlington shopping news burlington post city parent collingwoodwasaga connection east york mirror erin advocatecountry routes etobicoke guardian flamborough post georgetown independent acton free press kingston 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