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page 6 the stouffville sun tuesday feb 11 2003 a weekly newspaper serving whitchurchstouffville a metrolcmd community newspaper 34 civic avenue box 154 stouffville ontario 14a 7z5 905 6402612 fax 6408778 lan proudfoot regional publisher steve kane advertising manager jlm mason managing editor susan berry cherryl steer sales reps ram nichols production manager subscriptions canada 32year includes gst elsewhere 8025 year indudes gst reg no 05852 ipcna email editorstou ffvillesuncom cna 1999 blue ribbon hxtorial poucy opinions expressedby columnists contributors and letter writers are riot necessarily those of the skxjffvffle sua letters nor to exceed 400 words nust induae name and phone number phone number will not be published requests that a name be withheld wiu be honoured only if there is a compelling reason to do so errors wdl be corrected if brought to the editors attention we reserve the right to edit or refuse publication of any material submitted advertising policy publisher is not liable for slight changes or typographical errors that do not lessen the value of an advertisement the publisher is not liable for other errors or omissions in onv subsequent issue or the refund or any monies paid for the advertisement all claims of error must be made by friday prior to the next weeks publication no daim will be allowed for more than one insertion b editorial emmersons legacy wayne emmerson announced last week he will not see re election in the nov 10 municipal election the announcement ends a 15year career on whitchurch- stouffville council including the last nine as mayor how will wayne emmerson be remembered as a mayor of this town he should be remembered fondly his legacy includes construction of local facilities including the second ice pad at the stouffville arena the stouffville train station and the lebovic leisure centrewhitchurchstouffville public library all have been significant additions to the local landscape the libraryleisure centre was the most controversial of the decisions made during the emmerson years it wasnt the construction of the pool and library that irked so many residents both facilities were wanted and needed by residents it was the location or more specifically the way the location was decided upon that was the problem the old main street library was to be expanded and the pool built onto the arena complex as promised to residents in the 1980s the town suddenly announced out of no where that both facilities would be built together on a farm field south of stouffville that decision and its controversy are ancient history the new facility is 18 months old and thriving there are other things to remember wayne emmerson for his annual golf tournament both a social and community highlight for the last nine years more than 400 people take part each year raising more than 100000 over the last eight years for local youth charities that is a legacy on its own the stouffville secondary plan the blueprint for the growth of the community of stouffville few people took notice when the plan was being written at public workshops in the community in the late 1990s now many are howling over the loss of community greenspace and stouffvilles charm where were they when the plan was being sculpted like so many issues people dont notice or complain until it hits their front door or back yard most of all wayne emmerson was a honest man who tried his best for the community he was born in and eventually led unlike many politicians he remained a man of the people he was approachable he gave of his time to charities you may not have always liked his view but it was hard not to like wayne emmerson thanks for the years of public service mayor emmerson you will be missed last summer clean 1hg- the basement was a sn nter job now its a- summer job b letters to the editor j only in stouffville would this happen to the editor after attending the stevens family benefit dance a week ago saturday night at the markham fairgrounds i feel compelled to write and express how lucky we should all feel to be living in stouffville the amount of time and commitment by the organizers and the support of the many who attended or donated itemsservices made us truly appreciate why we chose to live in this community we cant imagine events like this and others like it even happening in other communities only in stouffville would half the town including the mayor become just friends helping friends sharon smyth stouffville j iltcill idx jjll3ll lclicac v w7 isrjk the stniffvilla sun welcomes letters to the 1 letters to the editor can be mailed to the b flashback offices at 34 civic ave third floor in downtown stouffville please include phone i t u i a c ocn v llmvji i lill 1 1 mayor wayne emmerson right hams it up with markham mayor don cousens while in jail at a canadian cancer society benefit event in the late 190s mremmerson announced last week he wont see a fourth term as mayor of whitchurchstouffville the municipal 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