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W, GM LM l0? 905-640-2612 Fu: 905-640â€"8778 mbanuilleé’yrmgmm cnorman @yrmg.com DISTRIBUTION Circulation Superviso: Carolan Norman EDnonIAL Editor lim Mason jnuuon@yrntg.corn Anvmmsmc Retail Manager Mike Banuille Manager Dawna Andrews DISTRIBUTION 905-640-2612 PRODUCI'ION Manager Sherry Day sday®yrmg com INTERACTIVE MEDIA Marketing 8. Advertising lmasonfirmtcom lETTERS POLICY EDITORIAL The Liberals are making a sham of their own clean energy policies by allowing NIMBYxsm to trump the envi- ronment in Ontario. Energy Minister Brad Duguid pulled an ace out of his pocket last Thursday in cancelling plans to build a controversial gas-fired power plant in Oakville. v Mr. Dilguid ievealed the hypocrisy of his party's alternative energy policy when he said the need for the Oakville peaker plant â€"â€" first identified in 2006 â€"â€" has changed due to new demand projections for electricity inthe area. Maybe that was a rébbit he pulled out of his pocket. Even as Mr. Duguid touted the Lib- eral’s “conservation” projects already under way, data clearly shows Oakville’s peak electrical demand already exceeds capacity of the transformer stations serving the community, without facâ€" toring in any of the town's ambitious growth plans. Not to mention Oakville’s own economic forecasts a population growth of close to 40 per cent by 2021, almost double the provincial average. The aboutâ€"face will cost taxpayers $1.2 billion â€"â€" the amount the province is required to pay TYansCanada Corp. the company contracted to build and operate the Dakville plant. A What this decision to backtrack reveals is that the Liberals will, indeed, bow to special interest pressure/MM- BYism if it threatens their dwindling power in this province. A Does Premier Dalton McGuinty not remember his speech to Scarbor- ough naysayers last year when citizens objected to his wind turbine “green” energy plan there? 0319 safety and environmental con- cerns will be legitimate objections to his green energy acts, he soolded. _ u “But dmvft say, ‘I don’t want it around here.’ NIMBYism will no longer pre- vail,” Mr. McGuinty adgled. Well, NIMBYlsm will prevail after all, if a Liberal MPP in your community is about to be tossed out of omoe by angry NIMBYs who don’t want a peaker plant in their neighbourhood. NIMBY move shortâ€"circuiting Editorial How Whitchurch-Stouffville can get even better When we first purchased our new home in Stouffville in 2004 I was wor- ried about all the driving I was going to be doing every time I needed to purchase ofiice supplies and clothes. When our house was finally finished and we moved in May 2006, we still had a small town with few services. Since that time, 1 have seen a huge change and I no longer have to drive to Markham, Newmarket or Aurora for clothes, office equipment and supâ€" pliesastheycanallbepurchasedin Stouffville. . We now have Nineteen On The Park, our new arts centre, a new double ice pad, new fire hall, sports fields at Bethesda Park and a wonderful dog park, just to mention a few. I would say we have plenty of new recreational services to keep pace with a glowing town. The parks and splash pads in the new subdivisions are wonderful places to meet neighbours. The only things missing are an indoor soccer field and a good seniors centre. Stouffville Road has been widened and we have a tree-lined boulevard from Hwy. 48 to the Ninth Line, which is a huge improvement. Most of the town’s residents realize you must have growth to get services. If the town does not build new houses and provide services, no large com- panies will move to Stoufi’ville. Only if wehaveagoodqualityoflifeherewill companies such as [BM and American Express move here. When you have a good commer- cial base. residential property taxes are reduced. Wouldn't it be wonderful if the residents of Stoufi‘vllle could work, live and play in Stoulfville? Letters to the Editor GEE ~ IT COULD BE ART-t AN INSTALLATION ON \ EVERY CORNER '. STOUFFVILLE STUDIO TOUR OCT. )0 617 Simifi'i'fi'ibune PUBLISHER Ian Proudfoot I think it makes good financial sense to purchase a new town hall. Most peo- ple go into debt to purchase a house but realize that it is a wise investment and makes more sense to pay a mort- gage for 25 years than pay rent forever. I have been involved in fundraising for Nineteen On The Park and have joined local clubs and found Stoufl‘ville to be a very friendly and inclusive. If you want to volunteer, you could be busy seven days a week Many new residents are actively involved in vol- unteering here. For my part, 1 would like to say thank you to the residents, clubs and stores for giving me such a warm wel- come to Stouffville. I am having a huge moving sale this weekend, but not for the usual reasons. I am vacating my apartment to move to Iondon to enter the Teen Challenge program for six months. Paying forward from sale I have learned being selfish does not work The sale will help me help others who have addiction problems, whether it be with oxycontin like myself, or any other drug that has an effect on how we see the world. The sale will be held Saturday and possibly Sunday at 14635 Ninth Line on Musselman’s Lake. At the sale, I will provide garbage bags and gloves and encourage res- idents to clean up around the lake. Maybe one of our election candidates willhelpmepayforthebinthemn bagswill go into: 'For time information, go to my Facebook page. 6290 Main St. StoufMMe, 0N. MA 167 www.yortuegion.com JUNE O’DONNELL WHITCHURCH-STOUFFVILLE JASON IENSON MUSSELMAN’S LAKE Emma m Camp Debora Kelly Busmass MANAGER Robert Lazurko Dumcron, OPERATIONS Bany Black Like a tardy schoolboy, it looks like I missed the deadline to regis- ter as a real candidate in the Oct. 25 election by a good month. There areh’t {nany good spots left on public property in my hood for election signs anyway. So, I'll launch a fake candi- dacy consisting of plans if elected - which I can’t really be â€" I would have instituted. Real candidates, feel free to cherry pick any or all of this stuff: 0 A summer concert series for Civic Square. We’re not talking Lady Gaga or the Stones, folks. Just a few local guitars and singers serenading the home folks in lawn chairs with picnic baskets. The spot is an under-utilized gem. I 0 A Shop Stouffville campaign with business hours that are con- venient to shoppers. The custom- er is always right. 0 A sports council pulling together all forms of athletics and recreation. A website promoting groups and their games, from high school field hockey to Ir. A pucks, is a start. Let's support our home town teams. fans. 0 The introduction of one-way streets to the Greater Metropoli- tan Stouffville/Ringwood Area. Start with Commercial (behind our office) and maybe Blake streets. Hey, if we can handle roundabouts on main drags, why not. 0 More sidewalks. Not on back streets and crescents, but on major thoroughfares, where kids skip to school and adults should be walking to the plaza. You know those missing links. Let's be safe out there, Stouffville. 0 The re-introduction of a his- torical society. Our museum does fine work. but so can heritage- minded residents. Love those walking tours back in time. ' n Iim Mason is editor of The Sunâ€" Th’bune. Fake campaign promises from non-candidate Off The Top with Iim Mason Dumcmn. REGIONAL PRODUCE. Cussmnn. 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