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6 f jrttvv fr f stouffvillettbune saturday jan 62001 si ft stouffville tribune a metreland community newspaper ji i 9 heritage rd r5 jj i tiphon 905 2942200 416 7987624 fax 905 2941538 email newsroommonsuncom publisher ian proudfoot general manager alvin brouwer editor in chief brenda larson director of advertising debra welter deputy editor debora kelly editor jim mason production manager pam nichols distribution director barry goodyear online publishing manager margaret fleming classified manager ann campbell retail sales manager stephen mathieu inside sales manager stacyallen business manager roblazurko office manager vivian oneil 1 ts letters why were schools in york region given an extra week of vacation why were our schools not back in session this week i suppose two weeks off is not enough of a vacation for our overextended teachers reallyjwhy not throw in ah extra week for christmas vacation all their holiday schedules reflect a mere week off in march and only eight weeks off in the summer not to mention pa and sick days though i guess if i were to whine and bick er constantly about my job 60plus hours per week three weeks vacation per year white- collar career requiring equivalent educational qualifications i guess i too would be exhaust- edenoughto require tons of vacation time imattef of fact im pretty sure id have been granted a permanent vacation a long time agosuch an attitude would have guaranteed me a pink slip quicker than you can say bon- vbyage s shaunamarion ii markham romagnuolo decision raises serious questions about police procedure describe their action since jie was wearing the police uniform otherwise their action could be described as kidnapping its just a difference of knocking on the romagnuolo door with or without the police uniform 1 wonder whether a policeman could have authority to arrest just because of a citizen bemgimpohtetohim onthe other hand i dont think the crown attorney had been informed about the arrest at that moment itwas a misconduct of the police officers and the judge from the- court letting those are celebrating low crime rates are we really safe at home tom chan markham by not using leashes milne park dog walkers are breaking the law i was shocked and appalled by the milne park article and pictures which appeared in the economist sun on thursday dec 28 when i moved into the markham area from further up north and discovered this wonder ful parkland where i could walk my dog on jeash i thought how wonderful this area is rf jt was not long before l discovered that 1 h3- three walk away from any charges has set up a l was very confused and frustrated by the very awful precedent judgement of the case t- ork arid fromthis case the sluis just a durhampbficemenwallcedoutfrommecbu t mr insteadoflqokingatcasescausmgirijufiesand there were groups ofpeople socializing and romagriuolosdeath no matter its ahaccidenk neam me siu should be empowered totake dogs running joff leash despite nurherbiis br undue force i t x ii 5fwery siens advisine that dogs must be kept on- 7v ji camefrbm i same common lawasem it wouldbe more efficient and giand that whenever a pjoucemanlrieedstdpowermif the slucould operate under the l j i make jakn6ck arrest he should crown attorney with slight modification jo obtain al warrant from the crbwn attorney the existing structure the siu needs the i uemesuspectislinkmgwithaveryserious power from the crown attorney the siu f crime arid qiiickaction is needed 4 v needs legal professionals and pqliceprofes- law unfortunately my dog and i do not walk j vifuie latter is the case the crovmatto in the park nowyou can imagine my shock scnatinizingthe force is a must in canada- sorry that signs advising that dogs must be kept on j leash v- v apparently there is a 55 fine for this offense i was attacked my dog was attacked and these folks just laugh and of course will not admit their names these people are flagrantly breaking the k wheniopened the newspaper and read the article by sarah parker 2 v considering all the bad press dogs have been- receiving lately perhaps a little public education from your newspaper so that folks and you could hot can use the parks and riot be afraid of being irt ts v attacked or bitten would be beneficial hintandledus x chriswilson rroursituationlrrwhehwe 1 w l s z markham 5fi- a- toufmtribuh stoufmie tnbune published every tuesday thursday and saturday is one of the metroland printing publishing and distnbirbng ltd group of newspapers which includes the yavpickenng news advertiser alltston heraldcourier barrie advance barrs bay this week bolton enterprise brampton guardian burlington shopping news burlington r post oty parent collinewbodvvasaga connectloneast york mirror enn advocatecountry routes etobicote guardian flamborough post georgetown independentacton free press kingston this week lindsay this week i midlandpenetanguishene mirror milton canadian champion milton shopping news mississauga news newmarket- aurora georglna erabanher northumberland news north york mirror oakville beaver oaknlle shopping news orilllajtodayoshawawhltbyclaringtonporttperryvthis week peterborough this vweek richmond rick vanderlinde shadow lurks in my basement his fate is in davids hands h is name is shadow and for the time being he lurks in my basement how long hell been doomed to the darkness of my cellar is up to my fouryearold son david only david knows shadow is oblivi ous for those who havent been caught up in the latest electronic toy craze shadow is a toy hes the lovable battery operated puppy that speaks sits and plays on the command of his owner he joins pichu and that rocket dog in the ranks of this years musthave toys without shadow under our christmas tree we feared the worst but now shadow sits in his paper dog house under the stairs in the basement wait ing for my son to give his first command problem is david doesnt even know shadow exists he forgot about the 70 voiceactivated pup soon after he opened him on christmas morning it didnt take long for my kids to grow bored of most of their christmas toys they quickly reverted to what they love to do best use their imaginations ifs my fault really i convinced my wife to buy him a shadow because his 6- yearold sister megan was getting one i feared sibling jealousy he would want the overhyped tv toy too but i was wrong now shadow waits but its not shadows fault hes just another unwanted christmas toy even my daughters initial infatuation with her shadow has languished now that shes realized hes not really just like a real puppy it didnt take long for my kids to grow bored of most of their christmas toys they quickly reverted to what they love to do best use their imaginations theres nothing like throwing on some old clothes and pretending i guess its always been that way the tv commercials may make your kids yearn for the latest trinket but they f cant rhake them play with it and it always seems to be the more expensive gadgets that lose their lustres- first i blame iton marketing those advertising gurus who hook our kidsj with wild prorhisesfbf the toy of their t dreams- evil commercializing capitalists then again suppose i could always y just say no andtellmy kids to use their imaginations biit that- would mean lj wduldnthavemat hot wheelsf tornado tower to play with r