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It takes pressure off the con- gested downtown Stouffville train and bus stop and provides better ser- vice for residents on the east side of Whitchurch-Stouflville and beyond. Many ridexsarealreadyunimpressed with GO’s record of late and cancelled trains. Might higher-priced tickets and cheap gasoline push them back into their own vehicles for the drive down the 404 or 400 into an even more con- gested Toronto? The cost of an adult lO-ride pass roseby$2.50andamonthlypassis $10 more expensive because of the fares incnease. A monthly pass from StouflvilletoUnion Stationisnow$238. That’s $2.856 a year and, if you don't work near Union Station, you also have topay for a'I‘IC ticket. But that doesn’t wash with all riders. Some are signing an online petition (petitions.com/petition/reject_go_ fam_hike/) demanding fares be rolled back to reflect lower fuel prices, among other things, and make fare adjust- ments only after it files its annual report. Does rates in the worst eco- nomic 6mm the last quarter century make sense? Afiaredeu'easewouldbeldnderto theecqnomymdmeenvixmmem. Customer fares pay 82 per cent of 608 operating costs, with the remain~ der covered by government subsidies GO carries about 105,000 passengers by rail and about 25,000 by bus every day. There are five trains travelling from Stouffville to Union every weekday morning and returning at night, plus far more regular bus service. CO, the southern Ontario public transit pmvider, raised fares by 25 cents earlier this month GO Transit said the hike, the second inasmanyyearsisnecessarytofund several service expansions, including trains for the Milton line, 12-car trains and a third track for the lakeshore West line, scheduled to be completed by the end of the yeax. In 2008, GO fares increasedby 15 cents lfyou're reading this on a CO han- sit train or bus, you shelled out a little more for your seat than you did in February. ' AreyouOKwithghatflsGOstillyour better way, York Region commuter? Editorial Transit fare hikes not better way PUBLISHER Ian Proudfoot ..... M I. @Jfibune He or she is the agent of change and learning on the team, and needs to focus on both the individual player and the team as a whole. He or she has the ability to ana- the ‘next best’ opportunities for e player and the team to improve, and thecommunication, motivational skills and vision to take the team from The players should grow, become stronger both in hockey skills but equally in spirit, sportsmanship. work ethic, self-confidence and selfâ€" respect. For the team, success is manifested in teamwork, commitment, learning skills, building trust and respect and executing as a team. These' are the objectives of the coach. What takes the coach from being the guy with the clipboard. game sheet and whistle, to the trusted and inspirational leader we hope our kids can look up to? For me, the answer lies in defining success for your team and for your child. Success for a player should be wrapped up in their experience on the team. in the games, in the prac- tices, in the change room and with their peers. Well, it’s that time of year. Minor hockey season is coming to a close in Stoufiville, and coach-evaluation forms have been handed off to the partici- pants. While the majority of us hang up the skates and helmets. the hockey folk set the stage now. making choices of leadership and responsibility for next year’s hockey teams. Minor hockey success not all about winning Letters to the Editor wno KNEW WHAT WAS UNDER ALL THAT snow- rrs OUR DOGGY BATHROOM! You can mad letters to the editor. columns and editorials 'printed in The Sun-Dibune on our website. Go to yorktegioncom Measuring the success of a coach does not comes through analyzing the win~loss-tie statistics. but comes through many years later, as our chil- dren become young adults with cher- ished memories of the things they learned and experienced playing minor hockey under the leadership of great coaches. As a community. we should applaud those volunteers in our com- munity who give in this way of them- selves and consider the values and experiences we want for our kids in minor sport as we judge our teams’ ‘success’ from our comfortable seats on the sidelines. September through to the end of the season meeting set goals. This requires skill, but more importantly it requires patience and a true sense of caring and concern for the needs of the players and the team. The coach is not a position of ego. it is a position of giving, teach- ing and role modeling, and carries a huge responsibility to influence our children’s lives. b WWhat do you think of these issues or othevs? E-mail letters to the editor to jmason@ym}qcom HAVE YOUR SAY SHARON TAYLOR 871 )UFFVII.I,E Burma 1N Cw Debora Kelly Robert Lazurko Getting a full~time police sta tion in Stouffville has been . sometimes election issue. Loh byists got their wish Saturday, i end~to-end coverage is the goal. The lineup resembled the one up the street at Tim Hortons. but those weren't double-doubles with a Chance to win something they were handing through the windows. And the drivers weren't flashing morning smiles. (As Bill Grant asked in a letâ€" ter to the editor in November. is enforcing speed limits in school zones on weekends necessary?) Downtown. more officers at the Community Policing (Ientre. At the Tenth Line and Main Street, where a new traffic light is up and working. more uniforms. Getting a fullâ€"time police stao Yes indeedy, neighbours. There were so many York Regional Police officers at work on our streets, you wondered if the rest of the region was cop-free. My stops were beyond com- plete. My SUV didn’t approach the speed limit. Turns were signalled so far in advance they may have been illegal. Paranoia will do that to you. “What's with all the police in town today?” our teenaged daugh- ter said. Between Stouffville Secondary and Oscar Peterson schools on Hoover Park Drive. a constable stayed in the shadows of a hydro pole, about the spot where an intersection should be, her radar gun hard at work. Business was good. Offend- ing vehicles were directed into the lineup in the Oscar Peterson parking lot for processing. l was driving so slowly and meticulously though Stouffville Saturday morning, I could have been leading the Rose Bowl Parade. Iim Mason is editor of The Sun 7Hme Police presence meant unwelcome presents for some Busmnss with Jim Mason Off The Top Duuscmn, Anvumsmc, DISTRIBUTION Nicole Fletcher Duuscmn, OPERATIONS Barry Black