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filth-14mm. mun-mt! «manna-mum "malaria-thin“ mum-1W act-mm min.me til-MM“ the mm!!!“ m andnulhlmrh cryde W has Whammy». m.mm mm.m Minimum In York Region. Newmadtet Aurora MPP Frank ches is asking the prov» ince to invest in more addiction treat- ment beds and easier acceas to those spaces to get at the root of repeat impaired driven; ‘ It's a mantra that has fallen on deaf ears. but one that reignites when the community learns of thefcolmsal fail- ure of a system that is being carelessly flouted by offenders too sick to care. "-W tithe facts of this use: Richard Raven. 62. oLVatighan has It) convictions for driving while or in excess of the legal limit. five convictions for driving while being disqitniifled from doing so {our con- victions for not complying with court orders and a driving-related convic- tion for criminal negiigence. accord»- xing to a May 2 sentencing decision. Carrie Machine “A I1 1-“..ng con Yuri;th (ipmpcoutmunny - LETTERS POlKY Most importantly. the person must enter mandatory treatment for a spec- ified period and have his blood tested leguhrly for a set period of time. When you look at the statistics of repeat offenders who disregard coun‘ ordered driving bans. most will agree the system is not working We need preventive mum such as mandatory treatment. blood tests and laws u family and friends who enable drun driving by loaning vehicles. He admits to being in alcoholic who wants treatment. but doesn‘t qualify under the province's guideâ€" The first thing that should happen Is the repeat ofiendér's which should be seized. 'lreaunem was not available to him while he was in prev-sentence custody for more thnn three months More co~ondimlion needs to take place between police. the coun sys- tem and pmvince to crack down on this crime. The offender should be banned from driving for [119. For years. MADD has been calling on all governments to get tougher on repeat drunk drivers and cites 53 bil- lion in Canadian enforcement costs as a good reason to take action. Drinking and driving is certainly not a new problem in Canada. where alcohol abuse costs millions of dollars in law enforcement. health can: and .pmductivity losses every year. And the problem doesn't seem to be 3c:- dng any better. according to statistics pmvlded by Mothers Against Drunk I)qu to look on the “human side" of alco- holism for those who repeatedly get behind the wheel while drunk. Meat drunk drivers befbm they hit road ()nc maAMl‘VP wants the pmvince Editorial NIN The paper bagcan be more deserv- ing of outlaw sums. if you measure the worth of something solely by its carbon footprint. In any case. the banning of plastic bags is not necessarily the best policy, A [teem study by the Environment Apncy of England finds plastic bags have a smaller carbon footprint than reusable plastic or cotton satchels as well as'digmsable paper has; According to Evidence. Life Cycle Assessment of Supermarket Carrier Bags. one might have to reuse a “fash- ionable cotton bag” at least 131 times to equal the low carbon --footprint of a simple plastic bag. if we muse a plastic by ~ as auwaste liner perhaps Other studies have shown reusable bags provide a wonderful breeding ground for F. coli and omer bacteria. But if youdothat. Ken Green at the American Enterprise Institute that all that bleach. soap and hot water expands thcit carbon footprint as well. - So the uni Mentions plastic is fathompe' butitismn x from the plague (ban It is made out to be. The British study was commis- ~dwypullevenhmhetam§asthc gmenest technology. 111:! is. unless you wash them mg~ ulafly. Here we go again. Another step to save the environment. But is it? The tax man makes money (MST) on the bags» The retailer. wholesaler. manufacturer. suppliers. stockhnldcrs whomcwr gets paid ofi' on the side all make monev. We should useâ€"plastic bags Who loses? Mc- ahd the other con- sumels. And to what 300d?Wc should be able to use any plastic bag. Re: Plastir mmpost bag ban in efl’ert‘ Mg moms THE SPRING BLDSSOMS Letters to the Editor SEW-Tribune Webuflt planters. nephwd the gar- mmenWMbomv inglong-wrmcuehomeandnppealed for donations of treesandshmbs. Businesses, volunteers teamed up for Parkview me mponse was overwhelmlrg. and dmost myming was Wed ThemaMshmbsman'tbephnb eduntilthisywductosomedninage wmtdathndtobcdonc. I want :0 thank the companies who have helped, Without Wallets mm. als on St. John's Rind. Gary Bouwmcis- ter. Thunnyson. Scott Bmmws of Farms! lack's. "lbm Patterson of Eagle W The Mums and Ron Schell of Schefl lumber. we could not have done this. Last year. 'some members of sum Guden Club decided to maple-fixhdpfmmPadMew , [m us muse our supermarket plaus- tic bags in trash bins. Technology can salve the problem of so ‘ting‘ them from compost materiafiagid. in the long run. save the consumer several named in 2005 but wasn't released until this It is alleged by'somc it might have been suppressed by "Greens” inside the former labour government. Punusmm Ian Proudfoot 62% Main St. Sumfiu. USA 167 mem DIANE WARD mm WW! I F GA mm mun hthesofllswelcomem ROCKY SANXOFF STOl 'FH’IUI Bonn-ma DahomKth Mr. Undcthlll. who would drift to the centre from his mcianst roots. was made a member of the Ode! of Canada in 1967. He died four year: later. - as a founder ofthc (Io-operativc Commonwealth Federation who helped write» its RégifiFMafifli‘sto in 1933. The CCF would eventu- ally morph into what‘s now the NDP - ‘undet whose banner Ms Freeman was elected last week. That's acceding mhis biography written by R. Dougas Francis and pmvgled to me by Stephen Sword. A shy boy. Frank Underhill pan~ layed local schooling and a love for reading imo post-secondary studies at Toronto and Oxford and jobs teaching history at three uni- versities across Canada. But he's best know here's your connection. Ms Freeman small world. indee bout. (The book also makes refer- ence to a young Frank not being allowed to play with “the rough and boisterous boys along Main Street'.) I Born in 1989. he spent his first-year on the planet above his father's shoe store on Main Street. before his dad had the stateh/ fam~ ily home built at 82 O'Brien. Ms Freeman. 22. is not alone as far as nationally known. left- lean'mg products of the avenuc go. Is there something in the at: on O'Brien Avenue in Stoufl‘ville? With: tinge of orange perhaps? Mylene’ Freeman, the freshiy elected NDP candidate for Argen- teuilLPap'ineau-Mirabel in Que- bec. grew up on the street. unt- of the prettiest and oldest in the heart of our community: Frank Undethili grew up across the street. albeit 100 wars earlier. It's vintage. small-town Omar- io. with its stately verandas. wide shade trees and deep lots. [1m Mason is editor of The Sun Tribune. lathe Smart Mum Socialist deja W on O’Brien Ave. with Jim Mason Off The Top Amara-nub. WON Niml: Flnrhn Barry Blart Dun-nun.