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So our (“an .tu‘uw Whiu'huuh \‘tnuffvillv council of not spending mum-y during its last lorm and a halt. 0 a some! and baseball/xonmll park (m Belhvsdu Rnud; 0 lx‘lxwic Centre for An.» linlcr lainmt'nl Nint-wvn nu the Park. the xmsjn's multi-purpuw. mum-minim) dollar ove‘m u-mro m downtuwn Sluuffvillv And it's hard to Ignorc their «use. given the hundnrds of adults and rhil drm mvulvcd in the beautiful game in \N'l‘xitchun‘h-Stoufivillc Same for the public library uwm they would like the 12-year-old facil- il\ in Memorial Park to be enlarged .md im proved. The seven members of council. Im‘luding the mayor. haw huilr 0 a double-rink awna mmplex. 0 a shtm'pk-co of a ball diamond m Memorial Park; 0 a new community room to g wilh gut-naive n-mwatinn-s (u Mg municipal musemn in Vandorf; 0 a nmsolidau'd yard and office facility for the municipal works and parks department; But it‘s not enough mnnm' for some. («In-(wally muse groups who haven't benefited a~ much as they would haw Iilit-d In lhc soccer cummumty has bot-n lobbying councils tor wars lur addi- Imm fields. Indoors and mu. ~ lhal hasn't happened yet. despite intense lobbying at the library board and town council tables. lhrow the town's growing and organiu‘d seniors community into that category. A permanent farility for the 55-plus crowd has been much discussed but not approved. ym. In brief. munul has ll1\'l‘\ll‘d lull lions. much of it mum-y rcccivcdtmm developers who took part in thc first stages of the town's building lxmm. lxx‘al soccel vnthusiasts will haw an indoor facility tn use. but it's being privately built. It's perhaps the biggest and most serious omission on om community's in-do lisi. Wth luwn rmmcillnrs deal with their 2013 budget next month. it will pn‘tty much be their last kick al the um lnr Ihls tvrm at "five war. I 1' ()ur wniurs haw dvmunsuatcd they deserve boner HIHM Missing links in council is legacy M least m terms nf (‘apilal pruj V m'w \‘(mnnl wull lw vlu In! um 3| lhr Inhhving begin Editorial ur ('Un Whath the model. i! will need mom space. whether for [Xmas or (‘k‘f lmnim - pmhahly both. Rm‘iprocal agmemenu mth other libraries certain- ly haw their place but they am not the answer In Smufivillo's library pmblems. Ask any student. Mr. Fetdinands. and you will discover they need a place when- tht‘y can find the mounts and staff to help them fulfill their educa- nonal needs. pneferabty a place dose to home. Markham library is not dose and (21an accnmnmdale Stouflville' 5 students as we“ as‘their own. Re: ( ‘mma‘l rmdy to ‘stand 1101'. Ian 3 l vmuld hh‘ m begin by Wishing you a happy new year. Uhfonunately. I have discmrrcd after reading your paper and disuwering mwn muncil has likely wmed immediate plans for our library growth with: expansion likrly waiting fibr 2014 Median". ("nuncilkn Km Herdinands said the town is "still grappling with what a 21st century libran' will look like is it mill stacks of houLs or same other model"? Perhaps countillors don't use a library and mm 'u: the mason they can- not undvrstand the imponance of hav- ing a good one. big enough for every- one. The delaying tactics mponed in the article in your paper am just that. 'lhey have been used by council fur many wars. let's gm our priorities straight Students nvml a Iihmrv vxpansinn \VI‘ all (in (inum‘illnrs wrn- Nun-d A! a council meeting km year. an able mpwsemative of the seniors club mentioned the decision his club was seeking needed to be made in 2012. since 2013 wuuld be Ins! tn ok‘uiun campaigning. Library decision overdue Is that what is? arr seeing hero? Wv wun't gm a library expansion hocauw the munul is too busy camiwgning? Letters to the Editor limo to give y‘qu head a shake. Thaw sumo Clerks and cashifls are pan of the problem with youth smok- ing. along with parents who expect oth- ers to raise. and discipline ‘lheir" kids. lustget'meBeeIStoremtummer asmuchmmuegdwelflwarldm might have a little paycheck left for ourselves for a change. Yesmerewasapenodmmylifemal I felt the American way was a boner chute. with having booze and beer at the comer store. But over the years. I have seen how freely the wmng people get it with the system we now have in place. It wasn't that long ago that booze and drugs wen- available at the bad: door of a local residence. York Regional Police wcrv rogularly seen them trying to bust it up. Canadian mumps“ and stub mint! tn put a million people on even! bloc Beer, wine in comer stores no longer the answer Re; Another round ofrlumge m order. column in lim imam, [an 3. 0f Iand to work every year for the needs of the residents of Stouffville. Let'd hold themm account. tryf "('m'm-r More flats and supcnnurkct cashiers can be (mined and certified to dka for L1) just like wamers and bartenders an! mm.” isasscaryasBobRacmrwasamihe hearty killed the NP!) party. And Sle- phenHarperisuyingtogiveawayas much of the umntry as possible. As forum Hudaitaking power? He We need leadership that will pmtcct STEVE PICKARD \IY ’i H’\ I!!! JOAN R121 ~11 n ‘rn‘nn Dawn». Ploounma ku k u‘ .\mu r! ‘ ‘ DIle Dnanun. Cannons ' (iwunm/Rm ESIAI! Harrv 81m A Minimum. I Irma H ell?! ( :nmuau MM.qu Iohn M allrms Mum- ": (.mn [Irhmu Kr!“ knowing I'll watch my share of games when the shortened 5334 son begins, I still say to those folks: “Get a life. please.” lnsteadrof {letting all fall over whet}th the Leafs Wuld trade for Roberto lmngo or Zach Parise would get to count his $98 million. you should have been out there liv ing your own life. How about cheering on the local hockey kids. from the iuniOrs down to the mites? Better yet, you could have used all that accumulated hockey IQ to volunteer with one of the youth organizations. Who bet- ter to quote the wisdom of Donald S. Cherry than yuu? Phone 3 long'lost relative. loin a service club. Check on an elderly notghlmur Or. am a former boss used to afimitmately say: “Make ynurwlf useful." It's not too late You can still PVR your four games a night The Stanley (Lup can wait unul Going to ekmemary school with Michael Del 7mm York Rang’ ers) and highsdlmfl with Steven Stamkos (Tampa Bay Lightning) obviously didn't rub off. Ned have trouble identifying either on Spam.- net tonight. ' Ho's more into reading. mov- ies and playing Vida) games than watching others play; games [hails hun. a Uniiké Ryan. ‘there are many mhvrs whose lives seemed to sway with the prospects of another Mil. season being cancelled due to labour difficulties. The scars of 2005 remain fresh on real fans. app-at- end): Maybe visiting someone in a long-term care facility or hospital. lunv My son couldn't care less ‘if the NHL shut down forever. And he's not alone. He hasn't played hockey since hm Mam" ls mhlm at I‘Iu‘ Sun ‘I'ribmw Still time to get a life, hockey fans Off The Top with lim Mason Hair"): of Bush-l?» Anlumsmnou Robert I uzud'u Dlm'mn. Dunn-um». lama I‘m‘hu‘o