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6 stouffville suntribune thursday sept 29 2005 t suntnhune 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 flyer sales nicole fletcher advertising director classified real estate events management gord paolucci circulation barry black director circulation systems lynn pashko director debra weller york region printing general manager bob dean 4 i editorial youd think politicians would learn sickening grotesque nauseating rank foul these are just a few words newmarket residents have used to describe odours emanating from a 21hectare facility that recycles york regions yard waste and torontos kitchen scraps there has been nothing but problems at halton recycling since it began opera tions in 2001 and despite attempts by plant operators to eliminate foul odours nothing has improved enough already thankfully the region agrees with that sentiment and has given up because of haltons problem controlling odour emissions that began at the plant long before halton took over from canada composting four years ago there have been rotten smelling plants in several municipalities for years that despite grousing by politicians and residents still pump putrid odours into the air we breathe for example a richmond hill factory has been stinking up several neighbour hoods for years gamma foundries which includes several smelters using metals such as bronze brass and nickel has been identified as a source of odour and toxic fumes since the late 90s installation of new equipment follow ing a provincial order has not solved the issue to this day the ministry insists despite the odour the factory meets stan dards politicians continue to allow cer tain types of industry near residential land or land geared for residential use anger over this issue is often mis placed on the factory operators and should be directed at politicians for instance newmarket mayor tom taylor didnt foresee a problem in 2000 when canada composting expressed an interest in moving to town and now the town is hamstrung with little or no power to stop what residents have dubbed the stink the region however will at least divert business from the plant its yard waste contract widi halton expires in april and will not be renewed its about time government took action on these issues while it is important to divert trash from landfills and to investigate efficient and responsible ways of dealing with waste close to home governments must be tougher on where these plants are allowed to locate unfortunately the region and newmarket have been burned once again residents in other municipalities should take note letters to the editor stouffville followed terrys example what a beautiful sight stouffville came out strong for the 25th anniversary of the terry fox marathon of hope more than 1200 people togeth er for one cause cancer research many of our young residents who were not even bom 25 years ago did the terry fox run at school and again sept 18 ten area schools con tributed more than 20000 and the community event raised in excess of 65000 please check out our dedication board at the lebovic leisure centre to have an appreciation of why so many of our wonderful residents partici pate in the terry fox run terry fox established a course of selfless giving 25 years ago thank you stouffville for following his lead in such an exemplary fashion over the last 25 years a huge tliank you to the 100 volunteers who made our event so great sandy schell kennedy community event organizer longer hours would reduce vandalism after a couple of summers as anxious onlook ers this was the summer our seven and nine-year- old boys were finally able to use and enjoy the skateboard park their ability to now muster the courage to balance fall and continue in the new tamer kidfriendly park has kept the wheels on our skateboards rollerblades and bikes turning day after day there i am good ol mom thinking what a great place fresh air exercise kids meeting kids what more could you ask for plenty it seems the hours of the park are posted and advertised the stouffville 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 stouffville l4a 7z5 email jmasonyrngcom as being til 10 pm then 9 pm in the fall the first evening we were there as it gets slowly darker all the older kids started leaving and i final ly asked some about the huge stadium lights apparently they dont come on never have all summer thinking this is just ah oversight i call the town offices only to be informed the lights do not get turned on anymore because the park is now free admission and does not generate any revenue i am still stunned by the stupidity of this how can a price be placed on the usefulness of this park our local newspaper headlines scream of vandalism in town nothing for the kids to do no where to go and yet there sits a dark park empty an hour and a half too early perhaps our mighty council should weigh the cost of the vandalism in the town or the price of operating twice the number of necessary street lamps on the landing strip we call main street as compared to a couple of hours of skateboard lighting vandalism public and private areas thousands of dollars two skateboard park stadium lights a few hun dred dollars happy kids and a place to go and something to do priceless s parker stouffville editorial editor jim mason jmasonymgcom administration office manager vivian oneil voneilqymgcom events management shows manager bonnie rondeau brondeauyrngcom production manager pam nichols pnichoisymgcom advertising classified manager ann campbell acampbellymgcom retail manager stacey allen sallenymgcom managing director new business flyer sales dawna andrews dandrcwsymgcom managing director real estate mike rogerson mrogersonymgcom editorial 905640261218668461889 fax9052941538 advfrtising 9056402612 classified 18007433353fax 9058531765 distribution 9052948244 cartkfoi onurfo sunjribune a york region newspaper group community newspaper the sun tribune published every thursday and saturday is a member o the metroland printing publishing and distributing ltd a whollyowned subsidiary of torstar corporation metroland is comprised ol 70 community publications across ontario the york region newspaper group includes the liberal serving richmond hill and thomhiil vaughan citizen the economist sun maikham the erabanner newmarket aurora stouffville suntribune georgina advocate york region business times north of the city yorkregioncom and york region printing off the top with jim mason fright nights on ninth line big business for 14 falls they have ventured to the rural property on the ninth line atop the oak ridges moraine to have the bejeebers scared out of them some have driven from the other side of the gta standing even longer in the wind rain and cold of the october night last autumn 13000 thrill seekers paid good money 12 to 56 depending on age and number of attractions visited for the halloween season treat that the haunted adventure is some of us study our heating bills or watch the leafs play in the pre season for a good scare for thou sands of others its not good enough theyre the folks who own carrie on dvd and have bela legosi posters in the rec room they haunt the haunted adventure starting with opening night tomorrow and rolling each weekend through oct 30 by day the park is an unassuming tree farm complete with home and barn horses frolic nearby sedate stouffville goes about its business in the valley below turn the lights out in october and the show starts featuring 140 masked and costumed actors play ing monsters in five adventures including the new murder motel it already rates five out of five skulls on the scare meter according to hauntedadventureca norman bates would be proud visitors ride and walk through the scare fest shrieking as they go the head monster according to legend is cavendish who was born to the farm family on the property and escaped many a travelling salesman came to the farm not many left the story goes as the years passed and the bodies and their ghosts piled up the townspeople of stouffville became suspicious but theres more to the tale than local lore how about a business suc cess story adventure founder barry shapiro is justifiably proud a magi cian by trade he pulled this scary rabbit from a hat the monsters are local teenagers earning parttime salaries part of the 100000 the park pumps into the local economy annually be afraid be very afraid but you should also be impressed jim mason is editor of the sun- tribune a