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’ Oh great, yet another thing we’ll have to plug in So, when the premier talked about bright days ahead with clean, emission-free electric cars, I envisioned myself standing by the outlet, tapping my foot and glancing at my watch every 30 The same with my Clarisonic, electric toothbrush, digital camera, hand-held vacuum With most of those things, it just means I have to go manual, sigh, but being in a black hole of communication is quite another thing altogether. Which, yes, is very exciting. but it's the thought of one more thing to remember to charge that had me worried. I can’t tell you how many times I have gone without cellphone or Blackberry because I forgot to charge them the night before nemier Dalton McGuinty’s announcement of new era for Ontario gave me a moment of panic The province has part- nered with a Califomia-based com- pany to speed up the an'ival of elec- tric cars on our roads. So the Town of Whitchumhâ€"Stoufiville muldliketotrysueetparkinginareasthat have too many cars per household. Maybe our mayor, who approved these subdivision sites, should have looked at the draft plans a little closer. 'Iheproblennaslseeinisalotofthese driveways are small, and people don’t use their garages for parking. The streets are nanomasammanyofouroldexsueets, and they only get Hammer in winter. [ETTEIS POLICY nieStm-‘Mbmn welcomes“)!le All submissiummnnbeb nanOOMmdmu-t indudeadtyfine numbermamelnd TheSun‘Trh-Iem thcrUntop‘thhumt publhhandhoflhchly map-cc. “bum. mun-a Solution to parking woes? Clean out your garages Itismcetoseeinoursmallcommunity matthemarestillkind-heartedpwplewho willtaketimeouttohelpmtalstrangersin timeofneed. It’salsonioeofallooncemed toreoognizesuchahelpmlcitim The kind samaritan Mrs. Parry wants tomankforhelpingafierherfallonMain SueetisBillyHughesofBayerSueet. lETTERS TO THE EDITOR Goodsamaritanunveiled Re:Mysterymanalcindwnarimletter totheadimrJanJO. m n? Nunavut». A lot of sfieets don't have the snow PIN ION Wilma mtm I'I'MMason STOUFFVILLE Ennonm Iim Mason Or will there be or "fireWire? Will I pay a “kw/ h access fee" that ends up the company's pockets? W11] 1 get sucked into signing a three~year contract for a battery upgrade or better tires? Will it be eitra for “charge disâ€" play”? Our American partner, Better Place, describes itself as a mobil- ity company that sells access to its network. Mr. McGuinty said we will buy kilometres of electricity. much as we download music for our iPods or buy minutes for cellphones. Which had me woi'rying mone. Great, is this another way to get ripped ofl’ and nickled-and-dimed? Will the $25 a month plan end up really costing $50 a month? (Looking on the bright side, “Sorry, [forgot to change my cm" would be a new excuse for getting out of going places you don't want to go.) seconds, impatiently waiting for a spark of a charge to crawl into work. » Keeptlfingsthewaytheyam, and make peopledean out theirgarages D Whatdoyouminkofmeseiswesoromen? E-maillettustomeeditortojmasonéymcom Ifothese cars axeâ€"out when the town is plowmg. we lose even more drivable space, as the snow gets farther away form the Onanumberofoocasionswhilepicking up students in the subdivisions off Hoover ParkDfivaacarooufingtwaxdmehashad tobackintoadrivewaysolcanpasswiflx my bus. Theme is not enough room for two velfides.11fisisinoneoffl1epmposed‘test areas" foron-stmetnarking pushedbacktofllecurbandtendtolose lOtoleeetof pavement. It’shaxdenough foracaruyingtopassacarparkedon oneofmesesueembutmtaboutmy schoolbusthegatbageandrecycletrucks or,worse,thefiremlcks. HAVE won 3", WHITBHIIRBH-STOUFFVILLE Dianne Mahoney Suwfi-Tribune PUBLISHER Ian Proudfoot 6290MSL m,m.L4AlGT DAVE BROOKS STOUFFVILLE Or would they come up with plugs that only work at the network of battery recharging stations that will replace gas pumps? Won’t the government have to replace the cash cow of gas taxes somehow? I know, I worry too much and have too many questions. Would we even be able to charge Up at home? Pnonucnon Debora Kelly At W0“ 0‘ Elmo-mm DeboraKeUy Bum Mama: Damon, Ammsmc Robert lazurto Dlmnunou Nicole Fletcher ADVERTISING 905-64046] 2 (‘Jnsifiedz lâ€"800‘743-3353 Fax: 905-640-8778 Can we meet the demand when we all start driving electric cars and our air conditioners are on full blast? If so, why, in northern York Region, does the Ontario Power Authority insist we require peaker While I don’t pretend to grasp the complexities of energy supply and demand, I know ,there isn't an endless supply of electricity. Many will only buy electric cars if the price is right... which is when gas prices soar. And their price will remain high â€"â€" from $6,000 to $11,000 more â€" until we buy more of them. It will likely still be a challenge getting us out of our gas-powered cars, particularly since gas prices Sqflfisisagoodthing, not only for the environment and consum- ers' pockets, but in creating new green-collar jobs. The premier couldn't say how much this might cost taxpayers or what policies might change, but did say, “It’s an idea with the power to reshape our province." Fax msrnlwnoN 90545404612 905â€"640-261 2 1: 905-640-8778 EDI TORM l A York Region Media (imup community newspapcr The Sun-Tribune. published every Thursday and Saturday. is a division of the Mainland Media Group Ltd. a whoiiyowned i subsidiary ofTorstar Corporation. Metroiand is comprised of 100 community pubiications across Ontario. The York Region Newspaper Group includesme Liberal. serving Richmond Hill and Thomniii. Vaughan Citizen.The Eraâ€"8m (Newmamet/Amora). MarionmenomistSun.GeorgnaAMcam.York Region Businessflmes. North of the City. yorkregionoom and York Region Printing. gum-Tribune Though. I suppose, if I forget to plug in the car, I'll have to take the bus. The real revolution, of course. would be to get us to drive less by providing us with convenient, efiicient public transit. rather than drive cars using a different kind of energy. But that's an even bigger Chal lenge. When the new era arrives, the environmentalists' joy may be dampened as nuclear plants spring up. plants? So, this is a good thing, not onlyfor the environment and consumers’ pockets, but in creating new greenâ€"collar jobs. You Ramon PRINTING Bob Dean