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lcussmed @“fi-Tfibune The Sun~Tribune, published every mutsday and Saturday, is a division of the Metroland Media Group Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Torstar Corpomtion. Metmland is comprised of 100 community publications across Ontario. The York Region Newspaper Group also includes The Liberal, sewing Richmond Hill and Tho'mhill, Vaughan Citizen,The Era-Banner (Newmarket/Aurora), Markham Economist The Sun-Nbune welcomes your let- ters. All submissions must be less than 400 words and mm! include a daytime telephone number, name and address The Sun-Tribune reserves the right to publish or not publish and to ed}: for clar‘ ity and space. Letters to the Editor. The Sun-Mbune 6290 Main St. StoufMlle, GM LM I67 Sun, Georgina Advocate.York Region Business Tunes, Nonh of the City, yorkregioncom and York Region Printing. Classified Manager Bonnie Rondeau brondeau@yrmg.com Carrie MacFarlane cmqf'arlanernngcom Stouflvflle mbunuillermgcom Dawna Andrews dandrewséyrmgoom York Region Media Group community Carolyn Norman cnonnan@yrmg.com Dismmunon EDITORIAL Editor lim Mason jmason@yrmg.com Retail Manager Mike Banm'lle jmasonOyrmg.com Anvmmsmc DISTRIBUTION 905-640-2612 Pnonucnon 905-640-2612 LX: 905-640-8778 ADVERTISING 905-640â€"2612 tied: 1-800-743â€"3353 |x: 905-640-8778 lETTERS POLICY Immmvn Sherry Day sday@yrmg.com EDITORIAL Look beyond our stars when naming buildings Re: Who should we honour at school ?; editorial, Sept 3. Your piece got? me thinking . . about the entire topic of nam- D What do you think ofthese Issues or Eng public bUildings in h0n09I 0f others? E-mail lettets to the editor to notable people. jmason@yrmg.com In finnnh-In-Jnn nnm:nfl a n1 .klin In conéidefing naming a public building. just who is notable and (if possible) local? Most often, the nominees are: a high-profile politician, sports hero or other "stat" whose professional accomplishments have caught our attention. All too often though, it seems to me, that notoriety and popular- ity comes at the expense of others whose accomplishments, while at first glance may seem basic, are in fact very substantial. As a resident and business pwner in Whitchurch-Stoum/ille, I have come to know many local people who I consider extraordi- They range from a single par- ent who raised three children (none of whom got into trouble) and now, as adult professionals, 1N1 â€"â€" or swine flu, as they unabashedly call it in unpo- litically correct New York City â€" has caused my sister, who has always had fastidi- ous Felix Unger-like tendencies when it comes to germs, to cross the line into the territory of the infamously germa- phobic Howard Hughes. She isn't wearing Kleenex boxes on her feet â€" yet â€"â€" but “Wash your hands” is her greeting to all who enter her home, as she protectively holds her 11-week-old son against her chest. A trip to the amusement park in Central Park last week with her, the baby and my four-year-old twin nieces was somewhat akin to touring a toxic waste disposal site; thankfully, though, without the gas masks and chemical biohazard bodysuits. The hand sanitizer and disinfecting wipes were speedily whipped out and rubbed over little hands that had come into contact, however briefly, with any publicly shared surface. That would be about every 60 seconds. The twins, recovering from lingerâ€" ing colds, were admirably up-to-date on the latest in disease-prevention eti- quette. When they coughed, they did so into their upper arms, rather than their hands, to prevent adding their bugs Keep hands clean, fingers out of nose during virus battle LETTERS TO THE EDITOR are themselves contributing to society. Icanalsothinkofthethird- generation farmer, who, as a fine steward of the land, has passed the family farm on to the next generation to continue growing food locally. I would like to challenge all of those responsible for nam- ing public facilities to cast their thoughts a little wider and to rec- ognize some of our citizens who are out there doing many seemâ€" ingly small things but that have very significant and positive out- comes for us all. HAVE YOUR SAY; WH "CHURCHâ€" STOUFFVILLE to those aforementioned germâ€"ridden surfaces. Sharing their toys at the playground is no longer permitted â€" to their initial confusion and, now, righteous delight. I tease my sister, but, in all serious- ness, her ‘common sense is admirable. in fact, if more of us were like her, the reach of H1N1 during this flu season would be greatly reduced. She, like many of you with young children, is particularly concerned about the impact of the return of school on her children’s health. The headlines, here and in New York, trumpet a swine Deborah Kelly KEN PRENTICE STOUFFVILLE PUBLISHER Ian Proudfoot flu story daily, detailing how the virus is targeting younger and healthier people than is normal. With a new baby who has already had a frightening bout with a serious respiratory virus, my sister’s aggressive precautions are understandable. HlNl is spread mostly through coughing, sneezing and contaminated surfaces. Ontario's chief medical officer, Dr. Arlene King, has said while “nobody knows for certain" how HlNl will hit us this winter, it will likely be similar to the situation in the southern hemisphere. where winter is ending. The severity of H1N1 in Australia and South America appears only “slightly worse" than the regular flu season. While reports of severe illness and deaths due to HlNl are scary, them is no need to panic. look, there’s my sister, still going out in public with her children, unen- cumbered by surgical masks and latex gloves. But basic precautions such as the ones she so diligently practises are cru- cial for all of us to adopt. And, please, parents, if your children are sick, don’t send them to school. Start making daycare arrangements now for that eventuality. I ulge schools to be vigâ€" 6290 Main St W, 0N. MA 167 www.onnmm '1Tribune ilant in enforcing this precaution â€"â€" call parents to retn'eve children and send older ones home. Adults, don’t go to work sick and employers, do all you can to support this precaution. And when the HlNl flu shot is able, expected late this fall, get one. For more details, visit www.h gov.on.ca/en/ccom/flu/ If I may, as I have in this space before, let me urge the demise of our habit of handshaking (eeuuuwww, I see you there 'cking your nose in the car!). . A nod. smile, squeeze of the arm. pat on the back, courtly bow or even curtsey are more respectful and courâ€" teous gestures in our modem-day era of communityâ€"acquired global infec- tions. Ennon IN CHIEF Debora Kelly Busmuss MANAGER Robert Lazurko IfI may, as I have in this space before, let me urge the demise ofour habit of handshaking (eeuuuwww, I see you there, picking your nose in the earl). Duuscmn, ADVERTISING, DISTRIBUTION Nicole Fletcher DIRECIUH. OPERATIONS Barry Black Lhcalth 8V2 ail