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To watch the election brought back all the issues we had to over- no colour involved, But a name, and again, because we were Chris- tians. In a sense we were slaves to the abuse of the community, both physically and verbally. There was Now, as a senior, I can still relate to the hatred of others because we, as a family, were living in a com- munity of everyday white, nonâ€" Christian people. Being part of the Mennonite culture, we were not accepted. Not only because I could watch a part of history in the making, but because I had a sense of hav- ing been there in my childhood. I felt again how ugly persecution can really be. lETTERS POLICY On Nov. 4, history was made. As I sat and watched the US. election, I Was overwhelmed at the outcome. than 400 words and must include. a daytime telephone number. name and address. The Sun-mbune reserves the right to publish or not publish and to edit for clarity and space. U.S. election brought back family memories The Sun-“ibune welcomes your letters. All submissions must be less I sincerely hope the Fraser Instiâ€" tute’s backwards thinking finds no support here. Residents of York Region should be especially interested in growth plans. Or like building bigger bombs to support disarmament. ‘Smart growth’ policies may not be perfect, but they at least attempt to address fundamental problems of major urban centres. Advocating more of the same â€" more sprawl, more roads, more cars â€" is like, to borrow another writer’s analogy, loosening your belt to battle obe- sity. Something else people like? Cigarettes. By Mr. O’Toole's logic, governments should be making it easier for more people to smoke. A quick summary. most people like single-family houses and like to drive cars; both vastly improve our quality of life with minimal social and environmental impacts; gov- emments should give people what they want or get out of the way. Any hope I had somehow mis- understood his point quickly vanâ€" ished as I made my way through his arguments. . After reading Randal O'Toole’s enthusiastic praise of suburban sprawl, I had to read his full chapter contribution on the topic in the Fra- ser Institute’s recent publication. DRe: Is Smart Growth dumb?, Nov. 1 Smart Growth not as dumb as more sprawl, cars, roads lmuon.yrmg.com Lotta; to the Editor The Sun-Tribune 6290 mm St. StoufMllo. GM LM I67 Stouffia'lle Sun-7111mm I Saturday, Nov. 15, 2008 MYLES O’BRIEN ‘ STOUFFVILLE INTERACTIVE MEDIA Marketing 8: Advertising Manager Dawna Andrews jmnsonfi’yrmg.mm ION EDITORIAL Editor Iim Mason We both agree at the minor hock- ey level, things are going well. This town enjoys a great commitment Stating Stouffville does not stand a chance of becoming Kraft’s Hockeyville based on the premise the crowds at the Spirit Jr. A games are drastically reduced from years gone by is absurd. ‘ Re: Hockeyville? We are not war- thy, Stouffuillites, column by Jim Mason, Oct. 30 Spirit should promote itself, support community On election day south of the bor- der, I was reminded again the same God is still in control. How thankful I am today our family can look back and say, yes, by the grace of God we were over- comers. come, and overcome we did. Being a family of 12, we worked through many rough school days, but we always had a loving family to come home to. DORIS ROBERTSON STOUFFVILLE Classified Manager Bonnie Rondeau hrnndmuOyrmgmm ADVERTISING Retail Manager Dianne Mahoney 'Sif‘fi'i'l'ribune PUBLISHER Ian Proudfoot 6290 Main St StoufMlle, ON. MA 167 myofluegionsom Perhaps the people in charge of the Spirit have become lax in their At a time when disposable income is at an all time low (at least in my lifetime), families are forced to limit what and where they spend their hard earned money. Relatively speaking, the Spirit offer a bargain priced choice for entertainment, but even in this town many families are struggling. Stouffville has filled the rink for special events such as The Games of Our Lives, both 1 and 2. Once again, a big thank you to Stouffville’s Keith Acton, assistant coach of the Toron- to Maple Leafs, for both games. Over the courseof the past few years, Stouffville has filled the rink for our beloved Spirit, especially during their fantastic playofl run of 2006. The question that could be asked is, “Can we fill the rinks with specta- tors?" not “Do we?” from all of its volunteers. Enrol- ment surpasses available ice time, for now anyway. For those kids that have the opportunity, wearing the Clippers’ colours is done so with pride. Pnonucnon Team Leader Sherry Day 0mm Acquglld Barron m Cum Debora Kelly This, alone, would separate us from the rest and make us the greatest hockey town ever, even if we didn’t win some silly contest. It is now time for fresh ideas in planning special hockey events to promote the Spirit while raising money to help struggling families in our area and get them to the rink, whether it's to watch a game or have an opportunity to play it. lasxificd Should Stouffville wish to become Hockeyville, now is the time for the Spirit to pick up the slack and become leaders. We cannot blame the players for this. They may not yet be at their best, but rest assured, they are try- ing their hardest. Most hockey fans'are fickle. A losing club does not draw fans in any town. Maple Leafs fans are the exception. efforts to draw crowds. Perhaps the ideas to promote the team with the youth of our town have become stale. Perhaps it is time for new blood, top to bottom, for the Spirit ownership and management staff. 905-6402612 Fax: DISTRIBUTION 905-640-26] 2 ADVERTISING 905-640-2612 iod: 1-800-743- x: 905-640â€"877 EDITORIA I. Busmnss MANAGER DIImcma, Anvmmsmc Robert Lazurko a DISTRIBUTION Nicole Fletcher 3353 STEVE LOVETT S’I‘OUFFVILH The Sun-Tribune. published every Thursday and Saturday, is a division of the Metroland Media Group Ltd, a whollyâ€"owned subsidiary of Torstar Corporation. Metroland is comprised of 100 community publications across Ontario. The York Region Newspaper Group inciudes The Liberal, sewing Richmond Hill and Thomhiil, Vaughan Citizen, The Era-Banner (Newmarket/Aurora). Markham Economist Sun. Georgina Advocate. York Region Business Times. North of the City, yorkregioncom and York Region Printing. A York Region Media Group {SEW-Tribune This is an unacceptable practice from a medical. legal and financial point ofview. Council and the regional govâ€" ernment should be up in arms with this practice and should be forcibly requesting the minister of health and the premier get involved. Further, considering some of the members are in what is called class A risk of a heart attack, you would think they would see their own potential demise in the ER of a hos- pital and at least have questions. I believe if the mayor and counâ€" cil were on the ball, they would have seen, as I did, the EMS could not directly accuse and ask coun- cil to intervene on their behalf to remove this costly, unacceptable expense. The surgeon said I Eodld have died. I was in acute pain from a severe gall bladder attack and when finally seen by a doctor, I was given mor- phine and admitted for five days of IV antibiotics before surgery. Personal experience with Markham Stoufiville ' Hospital says their figure of two hours is very low. Ttansported by ambulance to the ER at 2 am, I was attended to by the ambulance attendant until the hospital received me at 8:30 am. Their figures showed this wait- time has increased dramatically during the past three years to a present time of approximately two hours. Your tax dollars are being wasted because the ambulance, the driver and the attendant are being forced to wait at emergency in the hospi- tal because the hospital refuses to receive the patient promptly from them. What was stated, simply put, was the present procedures at the emergency departments of the hos- pitals in the region, and probably all hospitals in Ontario, are causing thousands of dollars in loss of ser- vices to the EMS. Not one of them had a single question. I was surprised the mayor and councillors totally missed what the York Region emergency medical services representative was saying in his presentation during the Nov. 4 Whitchurch-Stouffville council meeting, Someone will die waiting b What do you think of these issues? E-mail jmason@yrmg.com Someone will die HAVE YOUR SAY community newspaper You REGION an'rmu GENERAL MANAGER Bob Dean DON BARKER mm ’FFVILLP,