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6 stouffville suntribune thursday sept 1 2005 suntnbune a metroland community newspaper 34 civic ave 3rd floor stouffville on l4a 7z5 publisher ian proudfoot editor in chief debora kelly business manager robert lazurko director production interactive media john futhey advertising director distribution director marketingpartnerships retail fixer sales nicole fletcher advertising director classified real estate events management gordpaolucci circulation barry black director circulation systems lynnpashko director debra weller york region printing general manager bob dean editorial fuel pellet burn ban hypocritical its almost laughable that the ontario government is allowing a vaughan plant to create fuel pellets from garbage but banning their use the fuel pellets are created by remov ing moisture from garbage and pulveriz ing the trash into twoinch pelletswhich are used to fife cement factories according to queens park converted garbage is still garbage even though pro ponents of fuel pellets have studies show ing the product burns cleaner than coal which is still allowed in ontarios cement factories the vaughanbased company borealis thinks it can sell the product south of the border the province has no problem with this one problem if the province is con cerned about emissions from these pel lets entering the air we breathe is it not then hypocritical to allow sales to the united states reality is air pollution knows no bor ders american smog lands here the technology information forecasting and assessment council tlfac a group of energy industry lead ers in india have realized garbage is going to top 5000 tonnes per day in 10 years in southeast asia through fuel pellets they believe they can alleviate their garbage problems while producing a clean burning fuel according to their results there is 15 per cent less ash in fuel pellets than in coal or wood fuels a study commissioned by the savannah river ecology laboratory revealed us factories spew 20 million tonnes of coalash into the environment annually scientists say these figures can lead to severe physiological and ecologi cal problems and have recommended government agencies pay attention to the problem here in ontario we have a chance to use an alternate energy source that many are hailing as cleaner than coal and at the same time get rid of our nonrecyclable waste environment minister laurel broten should actually do some work and investigate fuel pellets and their merits right now the provinces environ mental strategy seems to be just say no no to incineration even though there is no community willing to accept a land fill and no other options no to coalfired energy plants even though we are having trouble meeting hydro demand no to energy from waste even though it could solve both problems but theres one more no looming no more time to mess around we need a way to deal with our garbage excelled soil whatwill you plant letters to the editor cartoonist should apologize retire over bigoted progaganda re cartoon by steve nease aug 25 we all have choices in life each choice begins from the brains repertoire of thoughts and feel ings if we train ourselves to think in narrow and limiting ways in blaming and accusing ways our actions will be just the same how did the thoughts of the editorial staff get to the point where they choose to allow the inflammatory bigoted and senseless commen tary of the editorial cartoon it has me and my family puzzled first of all what does it mean second where is the humour third is this type of blatant hate propaganda not against the law as my daughter and i stood there stunned trying to make sense of it we asked ourselves do they mean toronto black teens the one drawn to look like a dog have no parents or does it mean they kill all their parents does it mean they have parents but they dont know them is the cartoonist implying that all york region white female seniors are cranky con frontational and abusive in the company of black teenagers i suggest this cartoonist apologize explain the intent and then retire from social commentary through cartooning this is unacceptable and ridiculous stereotyp ing the media is in the business of selling ads but its effect is of shaping minds remember your journalism courses what do you want people to think and do as a result of reading this attack on black adolescents the stouflville suntribune welcomes your letters all submissions must be less than 400 words and must include a daytime telephone number name and address the stouffville suntribune reserves the right to publish or not publish and to edit for clarity and space write letters to the editor 34 civic ave po box 154 stouflville l4a 7z5 email jmasonyrngcom a very small number ofwhom are involved in the recent string of murders are they to feel it is all right to raise a stick and start the blame game against a whole group of people if you are part of the problem continue to cre ate a cocoon built of smug selfsatisfaction judg ment and anger continue to be pleased you live in safer york region if you are part of the solution why not publish articles about people who are building understanding between caribbean and canadian people why not find educated opinions and sensitive articles about the reasons young people of many cultures find solace and support in gangs and who need help to use nonviolent means of prob lem solving what about looking at schools groups and churches that have successfully implemented programs to offer alternatives to youth many good people of all colours work with teens whose parents struggle to support and raise their children in toronto i can give you plenty of material and contacts georgie kennedy markham editorial editor jim mason jmasonyrngcom administration office manager vivian oneil voneilyrngcom events management shows manager bonnie rondeau brondeauymgcom production manager pam nichols pniclwkyrngcom advertising classified manager ann campbell acampbellymgcom retail manager staceyallen satlcnymgcom managing director new business flyer sales dawna andrews dandrcivsyrngcom new business manager steve kane skaneyrngcom managing director real estate mikerogerson mrogersonyrngcom editorial 905640261218668461889 fax9056408778 advertising 9056402612 classified i8oo7433353f 9058531765 distribution 9052948244 ontario orauucm bt 1 p aum bomd molh suntnbune a york region newspaper group community newspaper the suntribune published every thursday and saturday is a member of the metroland printing publishing and distributing ltd a whollyowned subsidiary of torstar corporation metroland is comprised of 70 community publications across ontario the york region newspaper group includes the liberal serving richmond hill and thomhill vaughan citizen the economist sun maritham the erabanner newmarkevaurora stouffville suntribune georgina advocate york region business times north of the city yorivegioncom and york region printing off the top with jim mason i have seen the future stouffville rising in the south take a wrong turn coming out of sobeys and you can see the future of stouffville weldon road running between the lion of stouffville and td canada trust is an unofficial extension of west lawn crescent as unfinished as it sits its also the gateway to the new stouffville hit the dead end at its south end exit your vehicle and dream a little parts are close to reality the roof is being topped onto the new parkview home by antlike con struction workers toiling in the late- summer sun the long term care facility will continue the york county mennonite home associations proud legacy of housing and caring for the areas seniors well done parkview farther south singlefamily homes are going up in a scene being mirrored in the other three corners of urban stouffville ornate street lamps stand in stark contrast over rough and muddy lots in many of the future neighbourhoods back to weldon where you can picture the new stouffville district secondary school or whatever it will be called when it opens two years from this month the massive gyms library cafete riaauditoriums and technical areas will be as welcome as the current school has been outdated and cramped stouffvilles teenagers deserve it squint and look farther to the southwest where hoover park drive will run to hwy 48 youll imagine a power centre lined with big box stores the same as in every other municipality of any size in north america it will be boring and surrounded by acres of asphalt but it will also feed clotheentertain and employ residents new and old is there a theatre for the perform ing arts on the horizon not likely from the current edition of town council which has just over a year left in its mandate an indoor mall and cinema com plex the palaces stouffville young people have cried for more than a new school over the last 25 years dont bet on them given current retail and entertainment trends your future is near stouffville jim mason is editor of the sun- tribune 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