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6 38 98,882 >892: .Ksmq-n-bune comm nb nT All submissions must be less than 400 words and Include a daytime telephone number. name and address. The Sun-1Hbune resems the right to publlsh ur not publish and to edit M cw Advertising Manager Anne Reswick uln‘m'ulm‘vrlng mm Ymk Region Media Group community mmpapcrs The Sun Inbune. published every. mulsday. IS a division of the Manoland Mada Gmup Ltd. a whouy~ owned summary 0! Torslar Corporatnon DIRECTOR Cnmnvr: SERVICES Katherine Percheron Haul for'clarity and space. E-mll jmmflmteom Dmu'ma. Busmrss ADMINIsmnnN Robert Lazurko 905-640-260” I-u: 905-640~8778 m: 1-800-743-3353 DISTRIBUTION 1-855-853-5613 , Delivery issues? Editor [I'm Mason jnuummfiw mg. mm dhlivrin-(«Wrnm mm lETTERS POLICY Circulation (Jo-ordinalor Daphrw Lawn? Dlaunun. DismalmoN Rmya Pacheco For an yom demon Inquims. please contact yrcustomersorvocefi yrmgcom Dlm'mn. Rm» Emu; AND Cussmm ( km! Paoluccl‘ Dmurmn, Ammsw; Debm Weller But don't blame that new- fangled social media thing for all of that slung mud and other substances. line. from our sister paper, The Newmarket Era. could have easily run in The Sun- h’ibune. too‘ Reporter Chris Simon wrote about "allegations of criminal activity against one (Newmarket) candidate. while a few hopefuls implied some incumbents were corrupt or deceitful." lust across the 404. it was a near mirror image here in Whitchurch-Stouffville. Chris. Allegations. Whispers. Anonymous, nasty emails and viral Faqebqu posts. So could much of the analfisis piece that ran under- neat . The most serious of the allegations were shared Water- gate style. Old school. Coffee shop stories so sala- cious they had to be true. Right? Envelopes pushed through our Main Street mail slot in the wee hours. Others mailed out from untraceable addresses. The anonymous tipsters wanted us to tell the voting public about the sex life of at least one candidate. (Such tales didn't seem to injure the careers or legacies of Pierre Elliott Trudeau or Bill Clinton. did they? Guess we really don't care what leaders do in their spare time.) Another source wanted us to tell you about the work histories of two of the candi- dates. The ex iry date for election signs has ong passed. but a couple still stand in my neigh~ 7 There were dated and with- draym criminal charges. Stories of misappfopriated money with zero backup evi- dence. Election remembered for mudslinging, low blows (C oters send message that mudsllnglng not OK.” The head- So do the volumes of sto- ries of election sign theft and vandalism that dog most fed- eral, provincial and municipal campaigns. The media was not immune. Complaints against The Sunlhibune and other Stouffville outlets were tweet- ed and posted. Fingers were firmly point- ed. Video showing signs being removed from a Stouffville home was reportedly obtained but not shared with the media or police. bourhood. i voted at least three times. apparently. if] believe the stuff said about me. If] sat on a committee with a candidate. worked with one of their fam- ily members or shook hands with them. they had my voteis). The Sun-'liibune's volun- teer Community Links Panel. which hosted eight candi- date meetings this fall. was accused of sharing our ques- tions to the mayoral candi- dates with one of the hopefuls in advance of their meeting. A very disappointing and totally untrue allegation. unless someone hacked into my laptop the day of the event. I guess we know how some of the candidates feel right about now. mmsmammm. Fohvhlmmmislammr with Jim Mason OffThe Top LETTER OF THE WEEK "I want the consensus of the people. 'Ihat is the job of the mayor. The mayor is not the true ttmyor. The true mayor is the (MU ofthe town who is paid over a $100000 a year Not the mayor who is a physical person who is paid $430000 a year My job is to talk to the people to find out what the people want The job of the shadow council and the shadow mayor being Andrew McNeely. the treasurer. the fire chief leisttres â€" those are the guys who are paid $100.0(XI-plus to put together a plan on AM Re: Your new mayor will In) on steep learn- ing curw. Smuffilille. mlunm by [I'm Mason. Oct. 30. and $100M male comm mmns 800 jobs/hr Smuffilille. 0a. 31. Congratulations to Mayor Andrew McNee- ly. The devastating mayoral election results had me packing my bags and preparing to leave Dodge. then I remembered something that mayor-elect Justin Altmann said in his recent WhiStle Radio interview: Column, mayoral candidates’ actions ’sickening’ The headline states Mason's stand extremely well: Justin Altmann was not his candidate of choice. In fact his entire article is an attack on a mayor who won. His wisdom includes: "It won't [)0 as warm and fuzzy as if Richard Barney or Phil Bannnn. both candidates under Emmcrson during the past eight years. had won on Monday night." Then he continues on to tell the mayor- elect what he should do to run this town. This was not Justin's first attempt. nor his second but his third attempt to be part of the council. ls (A0 really our new mayor? So with Andrew McNwa being the "true mayor". I've decided to stick around a while. I have been reading with great interest the comments about our recently elected newrmayor. Justin Altmann. The majority of comments and advice regarding his lack of experience are quite humourous. Wow, university graduate. farm boy. pet- ting zoo operator and owner of his own business. to boot. And working with his hands out west to earn more money to pay for hisAcampaign. All he has done is meet people. He has hired and probably fired. He met people in all walks of life and had to deal with all kinds of learning experiences through the ups and downs. No concerns with Mayor Altmann Re: Could our election bejbllowed by bye- lection ?, column by Bernie O'Neill, Oct. 23. GENBRM. MANAGER lohn Willems PUBLISHER Ian Proudfoot DAN WIGMORE m ism AMN'X M M His dedication and drive for his political career in a town that he is passionate about and his ability to bring forth voters who want a younger envisioned mayor to our town was demonstrated on election night. As if Mason‘s column didunot frustrate me enough, on Friday, merely days after the vote and a day after the non-supportive column. | read your paper's story online on the trade centre being confirmed. It took Premier Kathleen Wynne in (Thina to announce Friday what Stoulfville feared the most. without actually understanding the magnitude of the trade centre. Bartley and Bannon's refusal to dismiss it was deplorable â€" they should have known about it. Stnuffville residents. go to www._\'iwun- urthamericaxom and see what is mmng to a Main Street near you. The units arv on sale for $123,990. It's been all over the Internet. Did you attend the mayoral debaw ()CI. 16 whcm candidates and councillors Richard Hartley and Phil Bannon had no idea why Mayor Wayne Iimmerson went to (Ihina and would not speak to that? Furthermore. when ynu read more nn this. Muyanayno Emmorsnn is changing the town for his flight to China. This émire thing is sivkvning to mv. l haw been a lifetime resident ()fthis town. believing in what? Stouflvillo meant to my family. And now for Mason to challenge Alununn for his win in the race? As a Smuffville resident. and one who is informed, I am disgusted. By paying his oWn way, he owes no one favours whatsoever. He is in no one's pocket. His volunteers. the ones I met and talked with. all believe in him. They are from dif- ferent walks of life. with different person- alities and their own slant on Altmann’s agenda and where he is coming from. I am sure Altmann will go with the flow and learn very quickly. 7 We should all wish him the Best because he was the best. Remember, outgoing Mayor Wayne Emmerson worked at Schell Lumber for many years. No one seemed too worried about him being mayor. I also wish the runners-up the best in the future. loulflullv Sim-Tribune It took Premier Kathleen Wynne in China ta announce Friday what Stouflfillcfi'an’d the most... 6290 Main St Stouflviue. ON. L4A 167 wwwqorkregioncom DON BARKER S'I‘()UFFVII.I.E CATHY MAY S71 M WM] 1: