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6 economist sunsuntribune saturday may 3 2003 s suntnbune a metroland community newspaper 34 civic ave stouffville on l4a 7z5 publisher ian proudfoot letters to the editor canadas right must unite si in 2004 the successor to prime minister jeh chretien will call a federal general elec tion with a fractured opposition and lack of cohesion on the right the repercussions may be incalculable the two rightofcentre parties represent very authentic elements to the conservative electorate in canada the progressive conservatives with their red tory or progres- sive tradition in eastern canada and the canadian aluance vyith its populous base in western canada since the 1993 election we have wit nessed two parties poised and situated in similar and sometimes identical positions on the political landscape this reality auto matically guarantees successive liberal majority governments the right wing split has created and forti fied the notion and practice of a federal sin gleparty state in turn the liberal party remains unchallenged ruling this country with arrogance decadence and laden with scandal and deceit the argument for having disunity on the right cannot be justified the alliance fears having to water down or dilute its principals whereas the pcs anticipate a hostile takeover as poignant as the debate may be the real- ity is both factions are somewhat debilitated politically while they remain divided the pc hierarchy has turned down co operation with the canadian alliance through a working relationship of possible merger with apprehension and trepidation it fears losing its identity historically the party has at many times been in a position of consolidation and amal gamation without rerunification on the right the federal liberals will be enshrined in power indefinitely had the ontario tories been so close minded and not embraced a strong unified coalition they would hot likely have been elected to government in 1995 and 1999 many renowned conservatives including hal jackman mike harris andvjphi3ein have supported a reaugnipeht ofthe right it is in the countrys best interest frdrri both a practical and philosophical position the canadian auianceahd piparjy must j resolve their cufferencesuiiif e imijabiisli- ing themselves as the cbnservatiye partypf canada and give voters a stark chsice such a broadbased open and account able smallc conservative party could win the west appeal to ontario and even coalesce some quebec nationalists as a party which would support the devolution of some pow ers through decentralization kirk sutherland markham ednorbichief debora kelly business manager robert lazurko director marketing new product development brenda larson j advertising director retail- flyer sales nicole fletcher advertising director classified real estate events management cord paolucci music mania big success again chinese not supporting businesses the 43rd music mania show is in the his tory books once again through dedication and hard work almost 120 stouffville resi dents offered four fabulous performances of forever flannel this years musical variety show on behalf of the cast and crew i extend a most sincere thank you and congratulations to director terri neville and producer marg cunningham these women worked without rest to cre ate a brilliant production that delighted all audiences forever flannel was terris last show as director after overseeing three wonderful productions terri is- being succeeded by sisfantectpr gayle dunn gayles assis tant for music mania 2004 is david baxter a producer margs organizatippal skills assure tfsearnless and colourful production complete sjyflif excellent sound lighting and speciieffeelmarg is assisted by heather andrews thanks again to terri and marg for a job well done in giving stouffville residents a show that is nothing short of entertainment excellence carolyn and david duggan copresidents stouffville united church couples plus club re support asian friends through tough times officials urge editorial april 10 this editorial is unfair to nonchinese canadians why is it when people teu the truth based on realistic facts we are labeled as racist or in your editorial as unfair for staying away from asian businesses the facts oh sars are clear sars originated in hong kong and china the public tends to stay away from the chinese community because of not knowing if members have just returned from an asian country it is also true the chinese community is not going to chinese businesses which can be seen by the decline of traffic at pacific mall chinatown in toronto and asian restaurants so it is not solely nonchinese canadians avoiding asian businesses it is mainly chinese canadians why dont you say in your editorial chinese canadians are unfair the comparison with the west nile virus situation in the united states when the edi torial states do we say americans are people we should stay away from is downright silly the west nile virus is not contagious and comes from mosquitos whereas sars is very contagious in addition anyone showing sars symptoms had to undergo a 10day quarantine if there is any chance of exposing yourself to that possibility why should anyone take the unnecessary risk frank vvetere j y unionville cedar grove cleanup traditional saturday the southeast markham com munity of cedar grove had a spring cleanup this has been a rather unpleasant task that has become part of spring for almost 20 years now we had more than 50 people rang ing in age from six to 60 turn out we collect ed 165 bags of garbage and about 60 tires not to mention the odd appliance this community on reesor road is a 200- yearold fanning community with heritage homes and businesses i think it is the prime example of where markham got its slogan leading while remembering cedar grove also borders on rouge park and is part of the dufferihrouge agricultural preserve this is prime food production soil thatis being developed at an darming pace please dont come to the country to throw your garbageraland that feeds you come i out and admire this gem that markham has to offer it truly is a pieceof this countrys histo- ry take pride in it as wejivho live here do i would like to recognize the 7th markham scout troop and its leaders for their contin ued support in helpingwith our cleanup they cleahed witiiiusintthe morning and afterjunchi planted trees i in rouge park to eel bernadette manning markham agency can help minorities rewong drops ball on minorities letter to the editor april 12 i am the clinical director of markham stouffville family life centre a community counselling agency that has served the markhamstouffvilleunionville community for 38 years we provide individual couples family and group counselling to individuals requiring assistance with a wide range of problems our counsellors are trained at the masters or doc toral level in psychology or social work and many have years of counselling experience currentlywe have four counsellors on staff who speak cantonese mandarin andor hakka and are able to counsel in these lan guages we also have therapists who speak hindi urdu panjabi greek french german russian yiddish farsi and turkish our only limitation is funding perhaps markham regional councillor tony wong could advocate for his community by seeking funding from the town of markham or region of york to provide susidies for clients to receive services at our centre dr tammy morrellbellai markham letters policy the stouflvule tribune welcomes your letters all submissions must be less than 400 words and must include a daytime telephone number name and address thetribune reserves the right to publish or not publish and to edit forclarity and space letters to the editor the tribune 9 heritage rd markham on l3p1m3 email letters9econsuncom editorial editor jim mason newsroomeconstmcom advertising retail sales manager steve kane skaneyrngcom sales manager new business development distribution dauna andrews daiutrewsyrngcom 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