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I]! 11m, Dunn-amon- lan m Parheru Of course. there are all kinds of birds. fish. plants. insects and even bacteria tth are not native to North America that wound up hcrc.,thanks to our ability tn travel around and mix and mingle and trade and so on. Tums out the ememld ash borer feels quite at home in North America. and L» chomping on our ash (mes as we'spcak. It's a reflection of the way the world 1's. despite our best effmts to stop prohkms from developing because of it. It's been going on for centuries. The Mil borer. like the Asian long- ‘horned beetle or Dutch lilm disease is a real lhruat In our trees and munic- ipalities are taking notice. Town family friendly Earlier this summer. we found out Hecto: was to be transferred back to Canada; We originally looked at purchasing a ham:- in Markham and own- tually mm on Stnufiville. (I've always (haughi it funny when :hey say a thing was “introduced to Noah America“ as if it's a dale or fundraising gala. “Emerald Ash Burt-t. I'd like you to meet Nurth America. home to 75 billion ash trees. Enjoy") Re: New W109: launched in Stoufflrflk’. Sept. 17. I was inspired by your recent miclc and NewWiccs columns about newcomers to Stouflville and thought I would share our story. We we're living in 'nmmhili at the time. moved to Gdifnr nia, got manied and had a daughtm. all in that order. My parents live in Garm- k'y. so it made same for us to be as close as possible. At the time. we had no idea how fam- ily Smuffvillt' is I! is an My husband. Hector. and I recently moved from Sacramento. (laiifomia m Whittchurch- Stuuffvilk'. We th-d to Sacramento 2- l/2 yearsagofor my husband‘s wnrk. the dim to Wcom excélient place In raise a fan Situated close to Toronto. have large~city living with Ash tree bug comes at timé of tight budgets Cities and towns and tho region are lETTERS TO THE EDITOR Although we do not live in Swufl‘vfllc proper. we am very close to Hwy. 404 and have many community resources accessible to us. I Alumugmlamnotkmhng forward to the weather this year. I am very happy we have chosen Smuffvillc as the place to fame om family. excelth place to raise a family. Situated close to Toronto. we have large~city living without the crime and v Whatdoyouthhkofthissefles 0! mm issues? Eâ€"mail Hm: to HAVE VOUR SAY, WHITCHURBH- STOUFFVILLE W“! I I J! L ’1“ (And he": I thought mos‘ of what I earn should be devoted toward. “Having a good time". which I think was my original philosophy about Me. back bcfnrv I had any mspnnsi bilincs.) It gets you thinking how so much at the money we spend. as individu~ 319 or collectively through our 30% crnmem. is really going towmd a battle against the fumes of nature. all talking big bucks to dlspalch this tiny hug, although i! doesn't seem clean it's a battle that can be won Is this a battle on which we should be spending tens of millions of dul- lars? Or are‘we bone! OH to let nature take its course when we need money for other more pressing things. Bernie O'Neill EVA [ARA nu I x'lLu Not to mention the fact it's getting dark around hem. earlier and earlier. ‘l‘here’s homework that needs light shone upon It. computers to power up. printers that need to prim out graphs and charts and other amazing stuff There'a Shelton. since we live in a pan of the world when: it's too cold and rainy and bug infested l0 live our side. (They call It dying of exposure if you ever- become silly encugh to give it a try). [here‘s clothing. since again this is not exactly a place when one can walk around wearing nothing but a few fig Ivavcs. It'll soon be November mean~ ing it won‘t be long beftm: iongjbhns will start to look pretty inviting to those of us not used t0 the cold. despite 3% fashion drawback; There's food. of course. which we all need for energy and’u) renew our cells and grow and feel good and jump around and play hockey and breathe. among Other interesting pastimes. For some reawn, l a lot offood and may be why one of my sons is now 6 feet 4. He has not missed a meal. as they say. There are hydro costs. since that shelter we own needs to be heated about eight months out of 12. other- wise it's pretty much pointless. I just worry that at a time when ~budgets am tigtt and the wortd some" times seems like it is one bounced cheque away fmm bankmptcy. saving ash trees might not hr in the cards. It's what every neighbourhood is after â€"â€" that afier a few years some trees will grow and finally this place will not look like it was built in the middle of a desert. WMMW Other trees can be planted in thvir place. It's just sad that they «seem to take a generatiun m gmw. downloaded off the lntemet. ' OUtstde of our own spending. meanwhile. are our taxes that go toward garbage pickup. water. roads. sewers. health care. policing, transit. you name it. They’re all part ofa vast network of infrastnx‘ture and services we refy on to make the cities and townslivable for us. crammed in here together as we are. ’ Trees are also pan of what make the city livable. When you see pawn» (in! buyers cruising around [base new subdivisions. ybu can just the look in their eyes; “All this would look a lot boner; if onNz there were some trees.” MONOIWISGM