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the tribune thursday july 17 mm fte hbuhe barrebeacock advertising manager established 1888 j charlesrnolan edltortochlef publisher editorial dot hot jnlnfag display advertising deptlotowldmfl rod spter classfco advertisinacnculation join hantaan ofncemanaobtdormndmcon business office hm glomr v pubodmd nwy thursday at 54 main st- stmrfmb oirt tal 6402101 toronto phooa 3611680 sioglo copies subscriptions 11j pw year in canada 3000 auawhara mambar ot canadian community nawspapar association and ontario waauy nawapapara association second class mall registration number mm the tribune is one of the inland publishing co limited group of suburban newspapers which in cludes the ajaxswntbyfpkfcarlog new advertiser brampton guardian burlington post etobicoke gazette maruum economist and sun newuarketaurora era oakville beaver oshawa this week m hmnv oshawa this weekend act fr press hilton canadian champion and the georgetown independent 6402100 3611680 editorials few benefit from gold few canadians benefit from the rush over the last year or so to buy gold there couldnt be anything worse one could do for canada than succumb to this lure of the bright metal what these purchases do is signal a lack of confidence in the canadian fabric it means savings are invested in a product that does nothing for canada it means that unless the government pumps more unbacked currency into the economy theres less being cir culated around to buy the products from which workers are paid the me generation withdraws from the economy that needs it desperately and thus it hurts itself many gold investors is a bad sign a few can keep the market stablized many novices in the market drive the price irrationally higher for those with goods to sell it does in dicate there are still bulging bank accounts canadians fear for these accounts and buy gold instead of goods and services which keep people employed sales reports would in dicate that canadians are stalling on the purchase of durable goods these are in vestments gold is very unpredictable advertisers should see that here is an untapped market only a smart minority win the gold play fair with developers ptwheeler i said theres a frightful draft george and i believe were experiencing earth tremors this plan does nothing more than to declare what exists in richmond hill and leaves future development to the subjective discretion of the municipal council to plan as it wishes for all of these reasons the board rejects all those parts of the proposed official plan for the town of richmond hill extract from ontario municipal board hearing richmond hill official plan june 29 1980 since that decision richmond hill mayor dave schiller has announced he wont be seeking reelection and those who opposed councils version of the plan have been standing around saying i told you it was no good its been a tough blow for the mayor perhaps he was a bit too idealistic thinking the town might both expand and stay the same thus keeping everybody happy so long as town council sat in the control tower and flew the plane too it doesnt take a profound knowledge to state that official plans are delicate matters while its impossible to please all it is necessary to hear and to heed all change is coming as it always will those who say it cant are the same kind of people as those who would spend all their lives trying to preserve the dinosaur uxbridge council has been toying with a developer who thought he had received ap proval from council eight times before for his estate residential development however council has repeatedly promised and then revoked approval and its meant one revision after another as well as more trips back to council according to mayor herrema the townships got enough such projects and is in no hurry to process any more he is right in trying to keep some control of the situation but he also has an observation to play fair with those who have observed the rules i however his treatment of the developer has been cavalier to the point of being unjust the developer has as much say as the preservationist that his scheme is more practical than idealistic doesnt make it any the less necessary especially for those standing by with door keys in hand those in search of accomodation just ask mayor schiller as i see it our f lags disappointing by jim irving we pay for shoplifting it may not seem fair that lawabiding consumers should have to make up the losses caused by shoplifting thefts but thats the way it is every time you buy something a few cents goes to help pay for those same articles taken unlawfully complicating the reduction of this type of crime is juvenile involvement reluctance of store owners to prosecute and light sentence imposed on offenders today the cost is staggering and rising along with prices and unemployment most people will not stop to realize that the crime itself is contributing to this condition editors mail special thanks as a recent newcomer to the area i hesitate to jump right in and criticize things so i will mind you the criticism is a small one although apt j think and im not alone here c get to the point you say all right its about that new flag the town hoisted on us its not the price 1250 although that would buy a lot of pancake breakfasts with sausages its the old ribbon itself somehow or other it just doesnt seem to express what the place is all about that little white church for example it earned its place of prominence because theres a little township in england called whitchurch named so by gwillim simcoe the wife of lt col john graves simcoe and with john graves simcoe it was a natural tiein because old john g was was was just who was he anyway first he was an englishman who came over in 1791 to command the queens own rangers against the americans he was named lieutenant governor of upper canada ontario a year later and his chief duty from then on seemed to be that of renaming various lakes and rivers in his new abode after members of his family and native land that wasnt enough to help him keep the job apparently according to the en cyclopedia canadiana his military and aristocratic conception of colonial govern ment was ill adapted to the needs and con ditions of the country and his views on the relation of church and state were not such as to ensure harmony friction with the governorinchief led to his departure from canada in 1796 while in canada he lived for the most part in newwark niagaraonthelake the first capital of upper canada and york toronto the second if he ever came through this way history never recorded it so much for the simcoe family and their association here the next major adornment on the flag shows the crosses of st george and st an drew the banner of the british union representing the former township of markham the latter symbolizes the major part played by the united empire loyalists in settling this area according to a town release the present town of whitchurch- stouffville comprises very little of markham certainly not enough to justify the space it occupies why this passion for things colonial isnt it about time we started dropping the old connections why we even have our own national anthem now and our own flag and if we all look the other way and pretend not to notice whats going on in ottawa we might soon have our own repatriated constitution the flag is a disappointment where are the symbols that abound in such plenty here the land is beautiful and rich and green to one who comes from a part of the country where the only time one sees a tree is on the hearth at christmas time i still have a poets awe of them and when i drive through the countryside i always feel a bit more alive so why wasnt some of that in corporated and maybe one of the new buildings such as the library or the town clock or a mennonite horse and buggy with blackclad occupants or rnaybe a little patch devoted to main street it must be the busiest street in the world i know it helps me stay relatively slim because by the time i make it to the doughnut shop across the street its time to turn right around again and come back the only legitimate symbols would seem to be the star and goblet from the towns founding family the stouffers so be it the next time the town fathers decide to press a little gift wrapping on the village maybe theyll look around a bit first and take more note of the present besides when youre a politician its not a good idea to dwell too much on the past dear friends i would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for making the canada week celebrations a great success despite the weather a special thank you must go to each of the 26 organizations that helped to make this weekend a very special time for each of us there were some activities that were cancelled because of the weather and some which were rescheduled we appreciate your understanding and patience with these we look forward to making next years celebration bigger and better by having more of you involved with ideas and a helping hand again i would like to thank every person that worked on the weekend and everyone of you that just attended and enjoyed we the chamber appreciate your support and concern yours sincerely whitchurch stouffville cham8er of commerce gedstonehouse president us with the fact that hwy 47 and other roads were not built for their exclusive use sincerely m cornelisse rr 1 stayner ont dear sir this is just a brief note to express my appreciation about an individual who exemplifies service and courtesy in this community this gentleman always has time to help you to shoot the breeze and to be actually interested in your needs he has a responsible job running one of the large operations in stouffville from observation he treats his customers as well as his staff fairly by now some of your readers must have guessed im referring to mr grant larimer manager of the stouffville canadian tire store this kind of dedication and helpfulness is not so apparent in the cities to the south sincerely jim heidema stouffville s sugar and spice its tough being a celebrity by bill smileyj dear editor as a former area resident i couldnt help but notice that the war against anderson haulage was sail on when i picked up a copy of the tribune instead of looking down their noses at a haulage firm people should realize that gravel is a necessary commodity without which stouffville couldnt be what it is today a booming town in a country full of unem ployment it would be interesting to see what results a survey would show of who employed more local people spending their money in stouff ville iavtl until moving gravel or anything else for mat matter becomes economical using hot air balloons orysome such conveyance- stouffville residents had better come to terms dear mr thomas due to lack of adequate funding it has become necessary to terminate youth ad vocacy markham however the board of directors wishes to express publicly its sincere appreciation to the york county board of education and the york region separate school board for their support of the youth advocacy teen volun teer training program special thanks are expressed to the stouffville secondary school for its direct participation in the program and to all the student volunteers too a t thanks are expressed as well to the stouffville family life centre for its support over the years t dr mario d bartolettl i chairman on behalf of the board of directors you have no idea how tough life is for us celebrities signing autographs beating off groupies phone ringing with congratulations and requests for interviews trying to be triumphantly modest im certainly glad my celebrityness lasted only one day two days and id probably have started thinking i really was somebody worth knowing i did start charging students one dollar a piece for autographs and had a fair little run there until one of them reminded the others that they could get a free signature just by reading the nasty remarks i make on their report cards that was the end of that bonanza to the bewildered your old brokendown favorite columnist was the subject of a profile in a national magcjne called today and the phone has never started ringing since some people thought the article was dreadful an old colleague was disgusted because the magazine printed how much i make a year my wife was furious the photographer who took my picture scrunched up the drapes he drew behind me for a background and they looked as they needed ironing my assistant department head was annoyed about my picture because the art department of the magazine had not used the air brush to wipe out the wrinkles jowls and other appurtenances of wisdom and maturity a bright young colleague who writes well expressed the opinion that the article was badly written and was attacked furiously by other colleagues who thought he was jealous he wasnt he was right it was a bit choppy because an editor had obviously been busy with the scissors to make the thing fit around photographs and into the space allotted as is their wont in a magazine that caters to a typical tv audiencementality but those wonderful people my com pletely uncritical students thought it was great first because my name was in big type second because it was a national magazine third because my picture was in it fourth because they got a little reflected theyd have been just as happy if i were an axe murderer as long as i hit the media so one day my grade 9 thought i was just that snarly old greyhaired guy up front who kept telling them that a verb has to agree with its subject the next i was in the same magazine as richard burton and my wife was taking on the dimensions figuratively speaking of elizabeth taylor personally i have some scores to settle about the article for one thing it was too innocuous and kindly the writer earl mc crae is a cracking good sports writer who has done some fine hatchet jobs on sports figures in canada least he could have done is carve me up a bit and let me get into a slanging match with him via the public print it was as though mccrae usually as soft as a sword had muttered to himself poor old sod hes over the hill ill use the butter instead of the salt this is the same writer whom george chuvalo threatened to punch right through the wall of a gym when he had written a piece about george the perennial punching bag another guy i have a bone to pick with is ray argyle who owns the syndicate that distributes this here now column atone point in the article he called me a monument well ill think of something to call you mr argyle one adjective in the article is going to create endless amusement for old friends of my wife it is the word languid mind you its rather a neat word better than pudgy pugnacious bubbling feisty or any of those other overworked magazinearticle words but my wife is about as languid as a roman candle we were at a big wedding the weekend the article came out about halfway through the reception i was fairly bubbling fairly feisty and pleasantly pugnacious i drifted over to where she sat deliberately looking languid and observed migawd youre looking languid tonight she marched straight to the bar and had me put on the indian list oh yeah somebody is going to write that that is a racist remark youll be glad to know that the wedding turned out well i drove to the reception while she mapread she drove home but i couldnt see the street signs we drove around a strange city for an hour and a half completely lost finally i saw a car and a place beside it that seemed to be open stop ill ask where we are i nipped out went up to the stopped car and demanded of the two police officers inhabiting it how in the name of all that is holy does one find the royal connaught hotel in this misbegotten city with all its stupid one- way streets the cop was a modicum of decorum if youll just look to your right sir youll see thai you are parked directly in front of so much for being a 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