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6 -v- a rg ytesjiv vr s telephone a metroland communitynewspaper t 9heriwsisamonl3p 1m3 pvibuseklahiimfoot k- general manager awnromwer editor in chief bfendd larson debora kelly editor my jsann campbell ijj iretau sales manager v jim mason- t- stephen mathieur vn- c production manager- v inside sales manager pam nichols -f- i v stacyailen distribution director v business manager barry goodyear tj- jroblazurko online publishing office manager manager v vivian oneil margaret flemings mmj pull you dverfor arranging a crown loan for ypur shawiniow bupd1c ipullepyoubverfqr arranging it by ceuu i-r- v irresponsible teens trash stouffville house while parents out anopen letter to the parents of stouffville teens on a recent friday evening while we were out of townvmy daughter invited friends oven this was to be until my sohreturned from the musicalschblarship eveningat stouffville district secondary school v apparentlyvword got out thatwewere away because when my son returned home there were more than 100 teens swarming our house and property repeated attempts to remove them were tono avail and thepolice were i called aaftien learning the police were on the way some people begahvaridalizihg and- looting i theewereyourkidstheyameuninyited intruded into our home destroyed property i v andstolevaluable itemsnone of people identified as being there wouldadmit to seeing anyone elsedo any damage or wrong 7- your home could be next vchancesareyour kids were here talk to them fill them in on how much it hurts hard working people when their home is violated and money electronicsandother items afe stolen or destroyed ask them how they would feel if it was their property parents take responsibility for childrens actions do your job and know wherethey are and what they are doing question hew items and sudden afflueiicethey could have pre vented somuch damage by being responsible people they knew we didntwant them there vfe are sickened bythe lack of respect that these kids showedas fprthe theives and van dals we hope youll be caught chris and margaret barker stouffville markham doesnt need a liberal skydiver to ensure good economy the political handouts the new liberal skydiver in markham reads like an oxy moronthe one i was sent states markham is astrongarid vibrant community that is creat ing new jobs and opportunities it goes on to- say that i want to bring a fresh point of view to ottawa one that will help the people of markham we in markham appear to have done very well without a voice in ottawa because of the good ontario economy- created by the mulroney free tradethe harris conservatives i andof course the mayor and councilors of the town of mjrkham and york region weremember all toowell the last liberal voice we elected so lets tell the parachutist to go and drop off of the royal bank tower to try outhisnewtoy jshaw markham absolutely astounding that teachers contemplating a strike what is it with teachers it is- absolutely astounding that teachers are contemplating yet another strike are they not aware that par ents including those of us without children in schools have had enough how can we nonteachers sympathize with their cause forthe past decade most of the general population have suffered corporate downsiz ing lost jobs and had little or no pay increases those of us lucky enough to retain our jobs have seen our workload increase substantially to make up for the responsibilities of- those whowere laid off as a result this discussion about stress and preptimeisrrionotbnous and hasalltheappearanceofawhine i once asked one of my- clients a former high school teacher who isjoday a successful business man how teachers would fare in the private business section he repiiedvwthout hesitation that at least 90 per cent would not survive he went on to say how teachers as a whole simply have no clue what the rest of us endure to make a living this is a sobering thought that being said i must ask where are the rights of our children do they not have the right to a full education it is our childrens development that suffers every time a strike occurs perhaps it is time to consider teaching an essential service so as to protect our children sadly teaching as an honourable profes sions no more teaching is not fabricating widgets in a factory teaching involves our countrys most pre cious commodity pur childrens minds teaching is therefore more than just a job when a person decides to make teaching their lifes work they should behonourbound to fulfill that responsibility eachers must find another way to fight 1 their rause they have i to understand using our children formeirown personal gainis selfish and downright reprehensible- ifthe proposed contractis truly such a ter rible deal the government is offering then- teachers should get out of teaching go to another province or pursue another career do anything but interfere in our childrens educa tion if the time comes when good quality teachers leave the profession then we parents will not hesitate tqiobby the government to re package their deal to make it attractive enough to come back j right now- 1 dont see too many leaving since it is still by far the best deal in town d joyce richmond hill letters policy v v- i stouflvilletribune welcomes your letters all submissions must be less than 400 worck and must include a daytime telephone number l newspaper reserves the right to publish or not publish and to vedit for clarity and space ft l write letters to the editor 9 herltagerrsiv- markham onc l3p 1m3 i- email lettersfteconsuncom -c- stouffvle tribune i n serving the community since 1888 ee dde canadian circulations f r audit board member ontario press council fsy xow j stoufmtle tnbune published every tuesday thursday and saturday is one of the metroland printing publishing and distributing ltd group of newspapers which includes the ajavpictering news advertiser aluston heraldcourier barrle advance barrys bay this week bolton enterprise brampton 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munities these are the people the media seeks out to uncover the real stories these are the people mostrepresentative of their communities but sometimes the silent majority must not be afraid to speak out that fact is no more evident than in kirkland lakes renewed interest in the dead adams mine trash deal apparently the silent majority would love to revive the plan and accept york regions trash the silent majority ousted kirkland lake mayor richard denton nov 13 the very mayor who stormed into york regional council chambers several months ago and threatened civil disobe dience if a deal to dump trash in the abandoned adams mine was sealed on election day however residents sent a strong message they want the deal c a new mayor was elected a man who clearly supports the n9wdefunct plan to rail haul 175000 tonnes of yorks waste to kirkland lake- a mayor who is jdiningiforceswith other officials in hopes to resurrect the deal yv v5 1 vvtiileca handfutof critics and anti- dipadvocatesgotalltheniediaatten- tion vyith antics of hayburning rail track blocking and namecalling a silent majority wasjjegging for ariecoriomic boost f- york regions solid waste committee chairperson nas visiteddie northern community several times andwsi dents have apprbve the plan i have been up to kirkland lake three times and met with three councils in the area three councils have been through three elections supporting the landfill site gord landon saidrv now the jbommuiuty wants to resur rect the dealand its too late toronto is no longer interested arid has its sights on other options york will take its business to the stateskirkland lake in themeantime wiucohtiriue to starvefor some sort of economic boost v onective opponent from the north pierre belanger summed up the bizarre situation this way the deal is dead butthere is no denying this area needs some new development no kidding but its likely that will never happen now i the sqeiit majority in this case won trie vote but missisdtne boai- v this deal is dead in the water it m fl vl ftw f-