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But the building was too far gum 11m ’5 a shame The demolition was delayed as parties looked at saving and moving the structure. It didn't n. If council id not mm a demolition permit wquost this month. the home would have remained boarded up. ""filtFa‘SEowfiéfimxms in "nit-r Fauna i- a template place fot the town to furu‘ the swam-in, m m... We- and a rcfugr for our Mrilage buildings lit-fun“ the) are gone WEISII II ("I THE DISCUSSION .. oâ€"mail you canal-nix to imm@meom ISSUE 772;; Z; MW/e Other homes. in Sloufivifle and beyond. have mysteriously humed While waiting for lheir disposition to be sorted out. It's not just the Bartholomew house. Demolition permits for heritage homes regularly pop up on town council agendas Most are granted. ‘ There is a beautiful example 10 our south. Markham Heritage l-‘states is a 4240!. heritage sub- divieion owned by the town. “In recognition of the inevi- table conflict between the pres- sure tor new devebpmem and the (Innervation of our heritage in a glowing and developing municipality like Markham. (it) functi'ons as a subdivision of last resort for heritage buildings in tho community that cannot under any citrumzstances be suc- cessfully xvi-tamed on site." is the olficial Int-gage. Sound familiar? Sounds like something that would work in \Nhilt‘hllfl‘h- a town that has ulrvady invested heavily in its past at its wonderful musvum. We need a mechanism to pm serve that heritage. property owner to fix it. That. too. is a shame. liarhet this decade. some members of town council talked y of creating a home for heritage homes. Looking fomard to 30 1a: move yeats of Mason LETTER OF THE WEEK 10 years later, see what town support did 'for Luke Anderson Hts! {onward to 2013. Luke has surprised no one in his ability to accept what he was deal! and mwed forward. - Today. luke works at an engineering firm in downtown Toronto. StopGap is a result of who's vision ’to create a wodd free of bar. lcncouragc you to join with Luke and celebrate all he has accomplished. how Ten yeah; ago. many gathered to support a young man inour community who suf- femd a tragic accident. The 2003 Bid and Bop for Luke Anderson raised funds to secure Luke's future. Mom than 700 people «emu-(1'10 the plane in sup- pan of Luke. On May 30. Sleepy Hollow Golf Club in Stoufivifle. will host a fundraising dinner for I would like to acknowl- edge all of the wnrk done to promote our uwm by Sun- Nbune editor Jim Mason through his work at the paperawnhc years. has been a blessing to our mmmunity. His life expe~ riences have enhanced his I! was not until 1 mad his mlumn. (MT 1119 Top. last week that I walked how lucky Stoufl‘vifle has been that one of life's detours Immghtlimhemmoteman Imyeanago. flm'sunscriptedjounwy perspective and resulted ,in we‘ll-balanced editorials and mnenaining columns 9 Re: Our grunt! unsrn‘pt- ed journey. column by Iim Mason May 9. limpeMr.Mamnwasum talkingabouthisowncareet when he used the phrase "(k-ad end”. We now use the wurds “no exit" and all of his faithful readers nave: want humo'exit Stoufivifle. Here‘s looking forward In another I!) yum; of great (Zhedn out their activity at www.mopgap. Punusmm Ian Proud/00: GENERAL MANAGER john Wilkms 3"" )lr’FI-W'ILLE However. there is that faction of the population who feels in bteak- ing down a door and taking what others have worked their whole lives to attain. These awards feel enti- mtevenhaveyeatnm- «mummth sentirnenxalvalmacon- cepcdmgpmbefldeafly thinkit'xsfuntotrmhsome- ong's loved and wefl-cared~ mspedaland'donothavé toworklikemelestofusm Break-in artists spoiled Mother’s Day Whitchurchâ€"Smufiville is. for the most pan. a wonder- ful place to live. The peopie are and hardwork-L D mammum Ewan-mallemntomud- unmm HAVE YOUR SAY Fortunately. lift has a y of evening the some. Dinner ticketsamfls. (lallGaIy Betts at GwSleepyHoflmnProShoptomservaur tickets. Adaypfgoflisalsobeingofiered.m- sommnbookmroughMr. Batsasmn. (lafllheptoshopatSOSâ€"G-wâ€"MS. Hopetoseeyoudm the support of our community 10 years ago. enabled lulu: to move forwaxd and make incredible contributions to the community beyond our borders. SflWW-Tfibum Today. Luke works at an engineering firm in downtown 'I'oronto. StopGap is airesult F Luke's vision to create a world free of barriers. WMSL sum.o~.L4A107 Cut teachers salaries letter m the edit» by Bob Coupermm,mm I4. I was with Mr. (imper- thwaite lZOpercem. I walked to: a company aarhaatdnertbtwyem You comd count on my eight km the number of days I was absent from my job Now is this dedication or what? I have a sdudon mid- ing Bill 115 between the teachers and‘the prowncial government. If the province cut the leachers' salaries in half they would still be making mom than they am I am only sad that they are pmbabiy not reading this is may have already demonstrated their clear lackof (No! a) Happy Mother's Day. Would theit moms be miscreants may have got away with it this time. bgflifeislongandkanna's SANDY SCHELL KENNEDY m u 'FH'uLh GERALD MCGUCKIN STU! ’FH'IH f INGRID LESLIE mu 'ku r