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economist suntribune saturday aug 31 2002 stouffville tribune a metroland community newspaper 34 civic ave stouffville ont l4a 725 publisher ian proudfoot editor in chief debora kelly director of advertising debra weller editor classified manager jim mason ann campbell production manager retail sales manager pam nichols stephen mathieu distribution manager inside sales manager barry black stacey allen business manager electronic communicadons manager john futhey robert lazurko office manager vivian oneil letters appreciating democracy means paying attention at meetings re theres a link between the dead of dieppe and our comfortable beds column by- joan ransberry aug 22 if ms ransberry would really like to pay tribute to the 1000 canadian soldiers who died on august 19 60 years ago on the beaches of dieppe then perhaps she should be giving her full attention to democracy in action what we need to remember is that all of these men died so that people like david moyer would have the opportunity to pre sent ideas for town council to consider if ms ransberry would really like to pay tribute to those brave soldiers of 60 years ago i can think of no better way than by pay ing attention to todays democracy in action pam mandich stouffville will provincial government listen to anyone on education re we must give public education invest ment it needs opinion by debora kelly aug 22 its hard not to agree with ms kellys asser tions the provincial government has to stop stalling on revising the funding formula for schools schools do need a longterm reliable source of funding not special grants the chaotic years of the tories common sense revolution though have done a great job of extracting children and support from the public school system even ms kelly admits she would pull her children out of the public school system if she could afford it this thoughtful editorial has left me with more questions than answers with just so many people anxious to jump ship its hard to see who is going to put the tories feet to the fire on these critical education issues the provincial government has labelled teachers and parent groups special interest groups proeducation trustees have been labelled irresponsible partisan wastrels after all the years of disturbing socalled education reform i cant help but wonder just who is left who can make a stand this government will really listen to tom koperwas windsor opinion 11 11111 mm fim vi- thanks to all for successful olden days antique cars festival the olden days antique cars festival held on main street markham last sunday was an overwhelming success more than 100 antique and restored vehicles three stages of entertainment and antique and craft vendors brought out record crowds the perfect weather made the day even more enjoyable special thanks to tom keeling our antique appraiser who donated his proceeds to the markhaven foundation a festival like this relies on the good will of our corporate citizens thanks to our spon sors markville ford economist suntribune and capstone communica tions for their generosity thanks as well to those who donated to our raffle and door prizes and of course we could not do this without our fabulous vol unteers on behalf of the businesses on main street markham we look forward to seeing you again next year judi mcintyre manager markham village bia old whitchurchstouffville town office in good shape re company wont back out of hall tribune aug 22 i noted with interest mr bruce arrowsmiths comments regarding the for mer whitchurchstouffville municipal office building as being in dire need of repair the building is actually in better shape than when it was occupied by the town offices since the towns migration to the west end three years ago the clock tower theatre association repaired plumbing replaced electrical fixtures and reinstalled the main electrical feed added fire separa tions and has provided custodial services to the artist groups that have been using the building the clock tower potters and the sidewalk artists two of the building occu pants took it upon themselves to repair and repaint the foyer as well as redecorate the walls in the old council chamber to make it suitable as a gallerydisplay room to exhibit their creations the building is bright clean and very functional thanks to the efforts of many vol unteers as an architect im sure mr arrowsmith is aware of the steel beam supports that were necessary when the town added the second floor comprised of modular con crete to accommodate the chamber and die clerks office with the exception of some deteriorat ing exterior bricks that can easily be replaced die building is probably one of the sturdiest structures in york region its not clear to me what is meant by restore the building which is how the town is considering spending 500000 restore the building to what before the town added the second floor it was a movie theatre before that a bowling alley and even a farmers market according to some historians none of these uses included a second floor does this mean were going to have a mar ket a bowling alley or a theatre seemingly not if the town and mr arrowsmith have their way their plan is not to restore but to renovate a heritage building capable of serv ing the public as a cultural centre into a com mercial office i just want to make sure we are all on the same page daveduggan stouffville bylaw needed to stop problem of secondhand smoke re bar owners smoking mad aug 22 we are taking this opportunity to signal our support for efforts that seek to prevent nonsmokers from being forced to inhale unwanted secondhand smoke the article discusses measures governing smoking in public businesses we would like to turn the dialogue to the problem of unso licited secondhand smoke from one house hold entering the household of another we acknowledge it is legal for adults to smoke in private residences what do you do however when your own house and yard is infiltrated by neighbours smoke suck it up maybe if the neighbours use tobacco products that only occasionally make it into your home but what do you do if you live next door to heavy smokers who do not believe in smoking inside what do you do when those neighbours and their smoking guests enjoy an outdoor lifestyle that results in yearround groups of people located steps from your properly emitting so much smoke it gets into your house even with the windows closed what do you do when after soliciting their compassion and asking them to direct their smoke away from your household because it triggers allergies and asthma in your family they receive your requests unsympathetically and do not change their behaviour if in a passion for chemistry we were to continuously conduct outdoor experiments with ingredients such as urediane formalde hyde and carbon monoxide or any of the other carcinogens contained in cigarettes it is unlikely we would receive public support if we remained unaccommodating to requests from fellow residents that we relocate our smelly toxic and legal activities in our household we are fortunate we are employed in workplaces where we are pro tected from secondhand smoke we find it painfully ironic that as soon as we return home from work and turn our key in the door we have to struggle not to inhale smoke that is wafting over to die entrance of our fully detached residence after investigation we are convinced the only viable protection we could ever hope to expect would come in the form of a change to die local bylaw we suggest york region bylaws be created that prohibit tobacco smoke from entering private properties from which it does not originate alexandra prasow and edward heshka richmond hill letters policy stouffville tribune welcomes your letters all submissions must be less than 100 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 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