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7 j f stoiffilvhetribliiie i a metroland community newspaper 9 heritage rmarkhamontl3p 1m3 v j -i- h telephone j 9 2942a6d7 77624 c 7 5 7 b 905 2941538 v fafa7inewsroomeconsuncom publisher ian proudfoot general manager alvin brouwer editor in chief brenda larson director of advertising debra welter deputyeditor debora kelly editor jim mason production pam nichols distribution director barry goodyear online publishing manager margaret fleming classified manager ann campbell retail sales manager stephen mathieu inside sales manager stacey allen business manager rob lazurkb office manager vivian oneil letters- parents anci students should lobby government about activities re recreational activities for students at stouffville district secondary school i would like to clarify remarks attributed to me in the oct19 edition of the economist rsuntribune as cochairperson of the school council at stouffville district secondary school j stated to town council my dream is for consistent month by month year afteryear service by the school system list year stouffville enjoyed record levels of extremely good exrra-curricu- lav activities and their absence leaves high expectations followed by a void lor the youth in towncschool council is nonpolitical and clearly doefnot recommend thetown thestu- dents horjlhe parents to interfere in the bar gaining process however we believe it is important that alternate recreational activities be available jon a monthtomonth interim basis r thereis anger and disappointment in our ybumand mis interim option will provided good alternative to those who look to extra co- jjumcdar activities as part- of their regular school day once again our youth find tliemselves without the full services we have become accustomed to as one toronto parent quoted in thestavtsays extracurricular activity- is not a frill it isthe difference which makes school palatable for many kids vv- school council has written arid asked uk rneetthe prerhier the minister the school board chairperson trustee director- and the osstf pointing out the customer has not had fullservice three of the fiveyears and encour- aging all sides to return to the table expedi tiously v parents and students alikei your pen your keyboard or your phone and contact mpp frank klees or minister janet eckert v iirrymacdonald stouffville many steps have been taken to revitalize downtown stouffville 1 read with interest the editorial in the stouffville sun of tuesday oct- 31 2000 and the various comments in the stouffville letters policy i l stouffville tribune welcomesyour letters all submissions niustbe less than 400 words and must include a daytime telephone number j name and address the newspaper reserves the right to j publish or not publish and to v edit for clarity and space wfte k9heftaerdi maiwiam0ntuplm3 j h i 1 t r fthant 1 you thanicm 40fe3 us mm c b ft 1 feci x kaawfifflseesrahsssb mjsbgmc- lhpal xb tribune of saturday nov4 2000it is very grat ifying to see the sweltof public concern for the downtown without thecpncern and support oftlie community it wulbe very difficult to undertake the stepsnecessary to improve tiw downtown j however i would like to correct the impres sion that no one knows or cares these asser- tions make light of the greatdeal of time effort and money that has been expended over the past years on the downtown j thefirst majorstep was taken three years ago when the- mayors j downtown revitalization committee was formed this cbmmitteerin cooperation with the bia was very successful in cleaning up arid beautifying the downtown although this was only the first step it was averyirnpbrtantstep androne that has improvedline communitys attitude towards the downtown after that the bia struck a planning com- mittee undertook a fnarketirig survey and as a result formed the main street vision cornmittee this committee met studied pre pared and submitted a report to the biaon the vision of the downtown mer this report had been considered and reviewed the bia requested council to strike a separate main street vision committee which the council undertook this cbmmitteeis considering specific design v parameters for buildings and streetscape bn main street as well as consider- ing issues of tourism bylaw enforcement and- signs the general membership of the bia approved expansion of the bia to include existing businesses in the downtown area that are excluded by the bia boundaries and has a committee undertaking this project in addition the bia planning committee is now planning ways and means to attract busi nesses intothe downtown area as well as the developing of an overall plan to improve the viability of the downtown area- it is the intention to have these reports completed in the newyear and to submit them to council for review by council the public and thebia this will hopefully generate discussion support and enthusiasm to enable the difficult steps to be undertaken to improve the down town mariy of us believe that an attractive active 1 and vibrant downtown is extremely important for this community it will however take the widespread support of the community to make it happen so please tell the people presently running for office that you support an improved down town and encourage them to take the steps that will be necessary with the general sup port of the community it can happen eric button chairperson bia stouffville 1 1 join our online discussion groups visityrngcomandyoucanjoindiscussions about election issues growth and develop ment the environriienl you can even suggest your own topics for future discussion we wel come your input tracy kibble teachers deserve our gfatittiueandd substantial raise hen i was a kid teachers were peopled i never thought did the normal things in life i coufd never imagine myteachers doing dishes going swimming or danc ing changing diapers or doing anything other than teaching marking tests and writing lessons on the blackboard if i saw my teacher in a store it was almost like i was seeing a celebrity of sorts i would always nudge my dad or mom i just had to see what niy teacher was buying so icould tell my friends the next day did you know mrs black eats pep- peroni and raspberry yogurt wed all giggle about it as if we had discovered some deep dark secret teachers commanded respect email lettere8econsuncom stouffville tribune t un f j serving the corhmunitysince 1888 canadian circulations audit board member ontario press council st rfl stoufmlle tribune published every tuesday thursday and saturday is one of the metroland printing publishing and distributing ltd group or newspapers which includes the ajaxpckerlng news advertiser allrston heraldcourier barrie advance barrys bay this week bolton enterprise brampton guardian burlington shopping news burlington post city parent collingwoodwasaga connection east york mirror erin advocatecountry routes etoblcoke guardian hamborough post georgetown independent acton free press kingston this week lindsay this week midlandpenetanguishene mirror milton canadian champion milton shopping news mlssfssauga news newmaiket- aurora geonjlna erabanner northumberland news north york mirror oakville beaver oakville shopping news ortllia today oshawawhltbyclaringtonport perry this week peterborough this week richmond hillthomhillvaughan liberal scarborough mirror stoufmlle tnbune todays seniors uxbridge tribune and city of yorit guardian phone995 2942200 fax 905 2941538 classified 18007433353 isv t a when i was a student teachers were important people who commanded a great deal of respectfrom students par ents and the community after all teachers were the people who helped children learn what a cloud is made of what deers eat in the winter and the differencebetween oceans and lakes as a child i thought of teachers as rich not because they wore faricy clothes or drove fancy cars which of- course they didnt but because they were srhart and mysterious and idollike in my young eyes- 1 wanted to impress rriy teachers and i wanted them to impress me s as a parent i respect teachers in dif- ferentways first and foremost anyonewhocan handle 25 30 or 35 nineyearolds 7or five solid hours a day without running screaming fromjhe room is worth his weight in gold teachers deserve more money theres no doubt about it they havent had a pay hike in eight years while school administrators havel enjoyed plum raises over the same period- were talking about- the men and women who spend their days molding young minds caring for our children and helping to build fragile selfesteems were talking about the men and women who are teaching our children the voters leaders and parents of the future what more important job is there t r i say give them 2 per cent a year for the eight years they received nothing wrap trie offer into a threeyear contract and be done with it that would give teachers- a16-per- cent raise over three years that will keep them happy and happy teachers make happy students perhaps the educrats could give up a few raises irithe meantime distribution 9052948244