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'lhési- efforts may make healthier foods more accessible. mow widely available and competitive with the fast fond joints and their high-fat. sugary funds. latdy. the fedcnil govenimem has been offering lax credits for children's sports'progrnms and adult gym mcm~ bemhipa ‘ Our municipalities. too. could band together to create tax incentives for businesses. shops and grocery storm that sell healthy foods. A The depanment‘s to resiâ€" dents has always been to incorporate a healthy file-style and mate physical activity. Each of Us Should have 2.5 hours of exercise per week Perhaps our Mrhment could find new. bmtiw ways to reward those who eat and serve up healthy food. Unfimunalcly. a tax. on so-callcd bad foods only hurtsat‘he poor. who can't afimd m cal higher pricvd fruits and vegetables. 'l'he’key isn't to penalize puu‘hasing of fast foods and junk foods. It's to extol the; yimms of hqalthy eating Ybrk Region community'mj Heath is aware of the study and its implications. Various ideas have been bandied about to attack the problem. In New York. Maynr Bloomberg has muted tho smcess' of his mda tax â€"~ hailed as a mm in the fight against obesity. During Heart and Stroke month. the war on obesity contimted, with patients and students bombarded with urging healthy eating and exercise. ‘ Fach year. about 250.0(1) potential years of life are ‘lost in Canada due to catdiovascular diseases. Ye! grim statistics appurtth aren't enough In scare people into action. 'Ihe “can and Stroke foundation's annual Report on (‘anadians' “with recently Revealed 13 per com of York ‘Regll’m residents l8 and alder are In today‘s classrooms. mow than a third of childmn an: (werweight or ubeswsays Statistics (lanada. And the numbers are miwing. A gem-mm") ago. the one fat in flax»; was the butt of or isolated from galm‘s. Get the message? Eat better, exercise Editorial Ward 6. consider yourself lucky In have Mr. Harng for yum representa- tiw. It's hardly the response I got from my own councillor. Richard Hartley in Ward 5 when I contacted him about the poolldosum. [its response to me was that I could use his pool if the public pool closed. It was nice to be taken so stationary by a person who came knock lng on my door last election asking for my vote. Kudos to ("nuncillm Rob ‘Hargrave for listening to what taxpayem have to say and for having the spine and hon- esty to support mesa conccm The idea of a cmssing guard should be consich as a pomihie. cost-diac- tive solution to the problem. I highly doubt this would grnctate a negative mmnse [mm any commuter. All we can: about is getting across the road Not only wnuld this lack an extra Is to 20 minutes to an already hour- long (one-way) commute to/fmm work for most riders. hm it would result in a major inmnvcnicnce for disabled and chiefly people who have mobility issues. as well as parents with young children. To Wt commuters walk from the train tracks dmm to Market Street. cmss the road. walk back up to the GO train parking lot” and then walk to the end of the parking lot in order to safety get to their cars is ludicrous. h is evident Mr. Morley dogmn use the outdoor pool um has he travelled by CO train orbus. \ Commuters just want safety Don't mm mow traffic lights or repair outdoor pail, 10th to the aim)! by Will Rd) 24 And Richard. we you in July! Letters to the Editor u m July! You can and letters.mlumm. ailm- NANCY SMART MB and Wfivm The Sunâ€" 'IHhunr 31m “H HLLL 0" wrkn‘glon.mm Oh. and you paid for my umee Amazing how far 51.72 MI! lakv some- one. Thanksagain. I didn't even think to note your license plate number. I only know you ordered an extra large comic. triple cream. one sugar. and you turned SOUlh (m Ringmod Drive. Ynur simple act of was with me all day. putting a smile on my face every time I remember the incident. or "flayed the story of your kindnessto others. ' thru. it was became I‘ve been in your situation: approaching the driveway fromthesouthandhavingtomakea left-handtumwhileadriverapproach‘ es from the north. lknmhowfmstratingit istohave two cars approach the driveway at almost the same time. only to have- the southbound driver quickly turn in ahead of you. That morning we both approached at the same time. but I thought I'd let yougo first. so [flashed my lights I was certainly not looking foranythinginretum.solwasvery pleasantly surprised when the wo'man atthewindowadvisedmeyou had paid for my cotfee. TheSpirit is averaging more than 500 fans through four games in this year's postseason. Far from Leaf like attendance but more than two and a half times what the Stoufi‘ville team averaged during the regular season. Mth gtxxl reason. This Spirit team is on a roll. goln 16-2 to end the regular seaâ€" son gefore earning a first-round playofl' bye and dumping the sto- ried Markham Waiters in the second round. For the local fans. there are five Whitchurch-Stouffville boys on the team: (Zhris Porter. Paul Geiger. When [flashed my lights at you to letyougoaheadofmeinmedflw- thru. it was because I've been in your situation: approaching the driveway frommesouthandhavingtomakea lefi-handtumwhflcadrivcrapproach- es from the north. This letter is , to the anonymous driver of the silver van who paid'for my ex! rat-large Coffer at Tim I lortons drive- thru on Sandals Road in Slouflville last Thumday morning. , . Act of kindness in drive-thus resulted in alkdayESmiIe PUBLISHER Ian Proudme Tribune ‘ SHARON BAXTER x 1m ku r ' Playoff fever strikes Ninth and Millard ll's highflctane. quality hm lie-x right in your back yanl. ‘ liven if you drm‘i appreciate the national obseemkm. there‘s plenty of drama; “immunity wirit and old fmhknwd socializing in stow at local rinks come this time of war See. you there. V Smufli'ille Sun» I‘nbum- an my Iim Mason is a former dmwor n] the Slouflville Spirit. Second-year dcfcnccman Brcn nan Serville is on the NHL watch list for June's draft in Minnvmta He and teammate Man Neal â€" 100 points in 50 games this. your ~ have big-time US. Mtholar'ahips staning this favlL Newmarkel has even mum playt'rs with NCAA packages For the local fans. them arc five Whitchurch-Stoufivifle boys on the team: (Ihris Porter. Paul (Rigor. Robbie Acton. Mike Robinson and "never (larflck. tie them early if you want to pull up a prime piece of bleacher. Even with the unis, and their (wm playoff hopes. hosting Philadelphia on Leafs'IV. Parking and traffic L‘uuld 1w downright downtown Tommu like in the Nimh Line and Millard Stu-ct hood tonight. * Blame it on playoff fever. Those upstan Stoufiw‘llc Spurn. in their funky barber-pole jerseys. lead the heavily favoured Nowmar kc! Hurricanes in an Ontario humor Hockey League playofl'series. ('Bamv 4 begins at 7:30 at ‘thc Stn’ufi‘vilh- Bunn- m L‘qu with Jim Mason Off The Top Dun-cm). 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