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Raphlcs Depanment Advertising Sales Mading Address Phone: Editor: The Stoufivnlle Free Press 45 published monthly by theJStoufi-ville FREE‘i’fi'ES‘ShInc‘ delwered by Canada Post to most resujencés and buginesses In Whltchurchâ€"Smum Goodwood. The_pre§b run IS 15.000. - The reason people jaywalk is not because they want to flout the rules. or play Russian roulette with their lives. but because there IS a gap of almost 900 metres between the traffic lights at Ninth l the and the ones at Market and MI” streets. Those of us who live close to the downtown core and stubbornly persist in walking often see frail older residents and people with small children and strollers trying desperately to make a safe crossing, And heart- Council‘s ill-judged decision to reject a crosswalk in the vicnnity oi the GO. station means we'll probably have to wait until some hapless restdent gets struck by a car before the lesser torm of life known as the pedestrian is given basic protection from the constant flow of traffic on Main Street. 6 0 Marc We have a green project ready to be built: a 260kW solar generator on top of the Clippers Arena that will generate energy to ow community. We hoped it would be 100 per cent community- owned, but the obstacles and delays we have faced mean we were unable to raise the capital ourselves. in a lot of hours to make It happen. We want to make a difference: we want a more enwronmentally sustainable community, Thbs resents over three years of work b a group of residents whoput On Jan 20. 2015 the 110-mer'nber co-operative offered the Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville an opportunity to take over‘our Feed-in»Tan'l1 (Fm contract for producing renewable energy, The town would have to finance the solar installation at 307 per cent from Infrastructure Ontario. as many municipalities across Ontario do to finance local infrastructure. but the project would cover all costs, including linancmg. and leave the town with over $800,000 in net.lncome. To the Editor: Suppose the Whitchurch-Stouffville Energy Co-op’eralive offered you $800,000. Would” you take it? You would ask some sensible questior‘s, of course. but I think you would. Why not transfer the project to the The (precarious) Walk of Life ‘h 2015 - Stouffville Free Press Kate'GIlderdale / stouflvdlefleepresmrb‘érs. com "‘7 Bruce Stabiey / bstapley@sympatico. ca / 905; 640- 3733 Jann Smit /- yann. smu©cogeco ca Travus Merrick, Shen Smlth Nicole Love / travis.merrick@sympatico.ca 611LMaIn SL. Stquffwlle. Ontario L4A 3R4 905-640-HEE (3733) x A Sustainable Offer For Community Energy As editor' ol lhlS newspaper. l constantly jaywalk. SInCB I live between the two sets of lights and often weave my way through streams ol traffic to catch a bus. enjoy a coffee at Red Bulb. or drop Into the Latcham Gallery. the IDA and other stores on the north slde of Main Street. Luckily I am last on my leet. but the same IS not true lor many people, especrally those who are no longer able to drive. or who are deluded enough to believe that taking their children for a walk is a healthy and warming though reports that Ward 3 councillor Hugo Kroon always stops lor pedestrians are, can he guarantee that other drivers will operate in the same noble spirit? And it they don't. whose fault wvll it be when someone gets run over? ’ Call your ward councillor and the mayor and ask what are they going to do to support environmental action in our community. Visit www.‘ energycoperative‘ca for more details. Our coâ€"operative is givmg the new council an opportunity to distinguish itself. to take this bold yet sensible step with an exciting green energy prayed. and jom the shift toward sustainable living. of over $800.000 over the 20 year contract. In return we are asking them to estainsh an environmenta! legacy fund to support further‘actions toward budding a more sustainable community \flville FREE PRESS Inc. and ies In WhulchurchStouflvdle and Through the proposed 'panderghib the town will receive a net Income But the opportunity is not finalized. Staff Wlll bring back a report to council by the end of March. And we have lots of reason to be less than optimistic. . On Jan‘ 20 we_ 'presemred this opportunity to the new council. who agreed to refer the matter to town staff, town? It rs on town property. and other munICIpalatIes' are doing it. The Town 0! Markham has uuull over 1.400kW of solar power on munICIpaI roofs. Harry French Board member _ Whitchurchâ€"Stouffville Energy Cooperative The fact is, it‘s the town's problem to address. and the need for a safe crosswalk has been obvious for many years. To defer it yet again IS a Signal that pedestrians continue to be regarded as second-class cmzens. Pedestrian traffic signals are not just needed for the constantly growing number of GO train users; they're essential for residents of Buckingham Manor and Slouttwlle Creek. local students and many others whose principal form of transportation IS walking, Given that council voted to discuss the situation ~with Metrolinx in the hopes that the trahSIt agency could provtde a solution. maybe we should ask the latter to install a button that would lower the train gates whenever someone wants to cross the street sensible idea Bruce Stapléy Kinjul Dogli»Shah Honnelore Volpe Ben Embjucos , Kate Gilderdale Even today. weli brought up English girls. are taught bx their motheré to boil all veggies for at least a month and a half. just in case one My evening Visitors. it they cannot see the clock should fihd the time in my face PEbple are far more smcere and goodâ€" humoured at speeding their pamng guests than on meeting them. Hdspitality Is making your guests fee! at home. even If you wish they were. Anon A dinner Invitation. once accepted. IS a sacred obligation. If you die before the dinner takes place. your executor must attend. Ward McA/Iisrer We labour to make a house a home. then every nme we're expecting visutors. we rush to turn It back Into a house. Robert Brault Editorial and Photography 'Contributers: Ralph Waldo Emersdn AntonL‘hekhov ree Lauqh =ree Thouahl Jill MCWhinnie Maurice Smith Ruth LeBlonc Rob Reid Don Wigmgre The Stouffville Free Press welcomes community event listings from non-profit groups and organizations. Please send a brief synopsis. of upcoming events by email to stouffvillefreepress©rogers.co‘m Guest Appearances Sometimes the fresH load of guests would turn up lf the soup had been as warm as the claret. it the claret had been as old as the chicken, if the chicken 'had been as fat as the host. It would have been a splendid meal. Dong/d McCullough She was so glad to gee me go that I have almost a mind to come again. that she may again» have the same pleasure I wanted to stand around with a load of people I don't like eating bits of cold toast I can get caught shoplifting and go to Holloway (prison). Wctoria Wood 01 course I don't want to go to a cock‘ail'party. If Ouvte a nasty piece of work. Not the son of person you'd want to have dinner with. ‘ Rowan Atkinson on "Mr. Bean of the dunner guests turns up without his teeth Calvin Tri/Iin Samuel Johnson sun ML PQLIcv 0% cu com): a not necesumy must” ”lame number lwhtch w wulhneld wm be Wren onw‘ annealed 1! 3:00th In the mar Press vesenm the "am In eon o Apvsmemc Pm advanlsefiu mam UP ANDCOMING 0W5 amassed by mfilmmsn Visits always. give pleasur’é ~ if not the arnval the departure. 5‘ To be a_n ideal guest stay ax home. E. W. Howe The only advantage of not being too good a housekeeper is that your guests are so p.’eased to ’feel how very much better they are. Gerald DurFEII. My Family and Other Animals ‘ 'before we had got rid, of the previous group. and the chaos was indescribable: the house and garden would be dotted with poets. authors. artists. and playwrights arguing. painting. drinking, typing. and composing. Far from being the ordinary. charming people that Larry had promised. they all turned out to be the most extraordinary eccentrics who were so highbrow that they had difficulty In understanding one another. Portuguese Proverb Eleanor Roosevelt ll ham '4