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Unified: JmuonOyrmg.com (Smfibune lETTERS POLICY Carolyn Norman cnonnanOynng. com DISTRIBUTION Pnonucnon 905-640-2612 Pu: 905â€"640-8778 Jim Mason jmasonOyrmg.com DISTRIBUTION 905-640-2612 ADVERTISING 905-640-2612 Fwd: 1-800â€"743-3353 u: 905-640-8778 EDITORIAL EDITORIAL I remain hdpelessly romantic about our right to vote. I'm not the only one, plen ofcandidateswanttonmkeg Oct. 25. You’ve not aléne in being divorced from politics, with voter turnout typi- cally tracking in the 30â€"per-cent range And I know many have taken the Big leap, only to be left, shattered and disil- lusioned, in the wake of all the cheatin', lyin' and broken pmmises. you lose the freedom of having yourself to think about; it’s boring; only naive suckers do it. I’ve heard the arguments against making the Big Commitment, such as: ter and for worse. Well, for the next four years anyway. Oct. 25 is municipal election day. Wait, don’t go â€"â€" hear me out, please. ' As for a potential danger, hello? These things weigh tonnes and tonnes. Do you think you can stop them easily Would itbeworth if ifone person walked (itdmve in front of a moving train because Mr. Youngman doesn’t like the noise? The trains go by five'times both ways evexyweekday and I think his neighbours are keeping their windows closed so they don’t have to hear him complain about whatever it is 'he doesn’t like on that day. around longer than him. You've gdt to be kining me. Is Mr. Youngman for real? I think- trains have been Re: Train whistle wastes energy, awakens people unnec- essarily, letter to the editor by Paul I. Youngman, Aug. 19. Coundlhasbiggerthings than whisfletoworkon O ' IN IN MW SWWGO? PUBLISHER Ian Prou Will you say ‘I do’ when someone comes knocking? LETTERS’TO THE EDITOR ummex’s over, school's in and it’s time to focus on the Big Day- 0 Please, stop your ridiculous comment's. Worryabouthowtogetour bayshome from overseas or Andtotrytotellusthatthis could be a problem to ldds’ ears? I don’t know any children that stand there every time the trains come by. But I think our elected ofliâ€" cials have better things to take care of with the town finances than to study train whistles I could see how some towns would have to consider a ban on train whistles, if freight trains came through five times a night, for instance. once they get going? Do you W‘WWI beadanger? If you don't like the train Youcanmdlempsandsm- :fmm The Sun-Wane at SobegahherbidtosweepWard timidentsofimeirfeetbyedlmtmg them about local government. She's notmldngnoforanatm, 1mm ‘Peopledowamtobe ” Theycamabout mf- fic, taxes and the environment. the “People say, ‘Can I vote?’, while oth- ers say, ‘I don’t vote’," she tells me. “Peo- ple aren’t engaged. There’s a disconnect between council and people â€" they don’t belapartofit." January. Despite her enthusiasm, she found many residents unaware of the BiSDW Debora Kelly P. KOVACH 3 TO UFFVILLE In Nefinarket, Maddie Di Mucdo, running r Ward 6 councillorpqays mounddenmareawamoftheelecflon MmWonmeissues. With youthful optimism, he hopes mwmiflafivessuchasadvanoevot. mgmplaoeslikethemallwfllboost turnout. ‘ Youth has its appeal, in marriage and politics: "People like that I’m ymmg, tlugtlhave a approach," he adds. While “there is a lot of cynicism out there", p‘lenty of residents activelyfollow council “If they're still talking beyond two minutes. they’re voters," he says with theauthority of a manwhohasknocked on more than 7,000 doors. “It’s my dilty to remind them, ‘If you've unsatisfied, things won't change if you don’t vote'." “I’m informing them of what my duties would be... I’m bringing them up to speed. They’re curious and they’ve encouraged that I’m taking the time to do this,” he says. ‘ Daniel Salvatore, running for Ward 2 councillor in Vaughan, also found resi- dents in the dark about their election date and local government. He’s willing to woo them. PUBLISHER Ian Proudfoot says. All municipal issues. :li'i you don’t need a lum- or sky-writing proposal to get engaged â€"- we’ll provide election sup- pbments and ongoing coverage on issues. if that helps. was guilty of that myself. But if talk about the issues, it’s not bor- infiat all People do care and they do w to talk about it.” :30 why the low voter turnout? “Candidates aren't doing enough to me cifigens," she says “A lot of peopfe assfime that municâ€" ipgpolitics is boring." Ms Di Muccio Rather, it’s 6n par with daily life. mung out thegarbage, getting the kids to soccer practlce, scooping the dog’s poqp _and gutting the glass. Like monogamy, some see munici- pal as boring. ’There are-an political parties â€" no swinging from the chandeliers, so to speak â€" on big life-and-countryâ€"defining issues. , After working online and at doors since last January, she, too, uses the E “People want to be engaged.” EDITOIINCHIEI' Debora Kelly Rum“. Dmcmn, Ammo. Dunntmou Nicole Fletcher Robert Lazurlco Please vote” of) Oct. 25. Oman-Ions Barty Black MMBWMWOIWM Damon, Rmxowu. PIODUCI‘S, Cmsn'um, Tonm Hons Debm Weller