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6 kondmlsf sun 7 stouflvffle frunfttuesy epifih stouffvifle tribune a metroland community newspaper 37 sandiford dr suite 306 stouflville ont l4a 7x5 publisher- ian proudfoot general manager- alvin brouwer editorinchief brenda larson deputy editor debora kelly business manager margaret fleming editor alan shackleton advertising director debraweller classified manager ann campbell office manager vivian xneil distribution director barry goodyear letters markham village development plan raises concerns markham village is among a vanishing few places where a strong sense of community pride and appreciation of historical signifi cance are still present in 1998 town councillors planners and citizens of markham joined forces to formu late a comprehensive vision for main street markham that would proclaim markham village is indeeed a place where we take pride in our community and more than 200 years of heritage the support of this vision by community members was overwhelming it is in the spirit of this shared vision and concern for the preservation of the integrity of the village and main street that we submit this letter to appeal any decision to amend the offi cial plan and zoning bylaw which would allow the 68 acres on the east side of main street markham south between the library and the rouge river to be turned into 68 freehold and condominium townhouses we feel strongly that because of its location this property should not be treated as just another parcel of land waiting to be bulldozed paved over and jammed full of houses this sight all too familiar in markham is simply not appropriate to a location which is part of the gateway to markham certainly there is no vision in the proposed development please honour the pride ideals and heritage of the townspeople and do not let this land be developed in this way we would hope that what we have written up to this point is enough to legitimize our appeal however we have other concerns we wish to briefly outline traffic main street markham traffic was listed as a main concern of constituents of several wards in the 1997 municipal election this development proposes to enter and exit on to main street erivironmental issues a severe change in elevation exists on the proposed site and aes thetically this creates an unattractive high wall of buildings the development will obliterate most or all of the trees some of which are very old and are landmarks of markharris heritage drainage the property drains into the rouge river to the south and robinson creek a critical spawning ground for rainbow trout to the west it is our sincere hope that town councillors and residents hear our plea in reconsidering the proposal and honour the integrity of the vision for main street trevelyan beardpetra and steve simmons deborah and markweeland markham the stouflville tribune welcomes your letters v all submissions must be less than 400 words and must include a daytime telephone number name and addiess the stouflville tribune reserves the right to publish or not publish and to edit for clarity and space write letters to the editor 9 heritage rd markham ont l3p 1m3 email thetribewitarca opinion stouftville praised for stand on poollibrary issue i commend mayor wayne emmerson for having the guts to tackle the poollibrary issue in whitchiixchstoufmle recently i read a comment wondering about the motives driving this council on this unpopular project it is called progress the indoor pool has been talked about for about as long as the second ice pad was no matter where the pool is put some group of not in my backyarders will com plain the silent majority commend the coun cil for taking this action as to the comments about depleting some of the 5 million in reserves i wul remember them every time i drive down to markham for my kids swimming lessons and while i am down there i am buying our supper doing a little shopping thafs all money that i would of been spending in downtown stouffville but no lets keep the money in the bank and keep turning our downtown into a ghost town just to appease this small group well done mayor and council john wilson stouffville column on upspeak gave reader a good laugh yes as roy green so drolly lamented in his aug 28 column upspeak among the younger crowd appears to be here to stay whether the rest of us like it or not adults who at one time urged mumbling kids to speak up are now because of this strange way of ending a remark with a ques tion mark where a period belongs wishing they would speak down once in a while greens tongueincheek guesses as to how far back this curious habit goes gave me a good laugh however while most of us might tolerate it in the still wetbehindtheears members of society i for one dont find this rising intona tion all that amusing when indulged by sup posed grownups in somewhat influential speaking positions for instance that news- reader who irritates your columnist by ending a brief leadin to an item by with an invisible question mark he is far from the only radio or tv news caster whose odd variations in voice inflection leaves listeners as uncertain as he himself seems to be greens assumption that they do this on purpose could be right like some teenagers they are still so unsure of what they are doing that they use this upward swoop as a means of asking our permission to continue grow up you guys why doesn somebody wise them up to the fact that the speech patterns they fell into as adolescents were fine among their peers but talking to a mass audience calls for much more mature speechcraft almost everybody knows that whats ok in juvenile conversation can be unwelcome in adulthood with 14 grandchildren im quite resigned to hearing sorhe of them adopt upspeak but i doubt very much that their greatgrandfather would have been my father was unbending in his views on improper use of the voice and i can see him shaking his head as he mildly reproved them by saving with a slight frown im a little puz zled are we to regard what you just said as a comment or a query as to how a few ninnies deliver their lines over the airwaves i dont believe we are doomed as green kiddingly sighs because of them nevertheless id like the networks to be a bit more discerning in their choices of onair personalities margaret stapley stouffville imc sftgp jifih ilk l m jtmkbm fmmm bite h 1 jl in ii hi i b brenda larson nothing wrong with work for welfare concept yes there are problems with the provinces ontario works work- fare program yes there are fewer than 1 per cent of eligible welfare recipients working in any given month and only 5 per cent of participants have actually been in work placements yes the program isnt effective for everyone who may be eligible such as single moms who cant find appropriate care for their children when theyre on a placement but that doesnt necessarily mean the concept is a bad one and should be eliminated the critics have been back out in full force in recent weeks as the province offered its report on the success rate of therprogram or rather the lack of suc cess rate hotbutton issue the naysayers are crying foul over the concept of having workfare partici pants assigned to agricultural tasks picking fruits and vegetables for farmers all over ontario as if theres anything wrong with asking people who are get ting a handout from the province to do the same kind of hard days work that ontario farmers have been doing for generations even pntario liberal leader dalton mcguinty is getting into the act with his call for a provincial audit of the program even though his own party offered up a watereddown workfare program in its election literature and there are those who say workfare is the worst kind of hotbutton issue one that pits the haves against the have- nots one that has otherwise decent people with good social values target- ting the downtrodden saying theyre sick of paying for welfare moms to stay at home and drink beer and watch soaps honest labour but the bottom line is this there are still more than 300000 people in ontario who are on welfare something has to be done to help these people find their way out of the welfare system and back into the work ing world there is no shame in picking vegeta bles there is no shame in cleaning parks there is no shame in doing some honest labour in return for welfare assis tance from the province and its taxpay ers stbuffvulelribune sewing the community sincel888 the stotitmoe tribune published every tuesday thursday and saturday is one of the metroland printing riblishfngarkldttrtttrtingudmuptf n alston heraldcourier barrle advance barry bay this week bolton enterprise brampton guardian burlington shopping news burlington post cfty parent cotfingwoodwasaga connection east york minor erin advocatecountry routes etomcoke guardian ramborough post georgetown independentacton free press kingston this week undsaythis week markham economist sun midlandpenetanguisnene minor milton canadian champion 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