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gurottr economist sunsuntribune saturday aug 2 2003 a metroland community newspaper 34 civic ave stouflville on l4a 7z5 publisher ian proudfoot opinion editor in chief debora kelly business manager robert lazurko director marketing new product development brenda larson advertising director retail flyer sales nicole fletcher advertising director classified real estate events management gord paolucci letters to the editor transport groundwater to bloomington gravel pit re sewer project in trouble july 26 once again i am sickened by the amount of groundwater being taken out for the sewer project in markham and am not sur prised dumping the water into the rouge river watershed system is hurting a biologi cally stable environment rivers have an advanced place in the hydrologic cycle whereas groundwater has a much earlier place in the cycle has anyone considered trucking this water to an unused gravel pit on the bloomington ridge to allow nature to refilter it and put it back into the groundwater sys tem i suppose the lowest bidder got the sewer contract and the easiest cheapest solution was to put the water in a river but when is humanity going to do whats right rather than whats easiest i was told our groundwater takes 100 years to move through the oak ridges moraine that should give the sewer project ample time to be completed before the water placed in the gravel pit gets back to markham y i beg you please put our groundwater back into the ground where it belongs j king ballantrae parents schools governments must work to stop racial violence there is a rising undercurrent of trou bling violence in our community and people should stop it before it becomes worse i on july 23 lee cochrane arid meir mariani were convicted for beating j5cyear- old marti baranovski to death matti met a violent death after being set upon by a group of young men in toronto matti could be any of our children the same day a 15yearold teenager had just left summer classes at the milliken mills high school when it is alleged another youth cauetihim the n word a racial insult the teen objected to being called the name and was quickly set upon by the offender and about 20 of his friends the teen was beaten until unconscious many markham residents come to- canada as refugees and landed immigrants tobegmanewlife many claim they escaped ethnic and reli gious persecution and want to live in peace ful canada one of the worlds most multi cultural societies while most canadians lead peaceful lives some are determined to perpetuate the group hatred and violence they have known we often talk about prejudice that is per- amsuppcma shehaopps aohoim mm lwamt 0fa petuated by others and so we should but we should not be afraid to address the prejudice and violence carried out by small groups of people it is urgent our governments schools and communities broaden antiracist anti- hatred activities in keeping with the ontario human rights code parents must be held accountable for training their children or markham and canada will decline as a haven from ethnic and racial hatred and violence denvil buchanan markham cheap roadside beef better than product in stores re beef protest sale a success york region farmers say july 26 cattle are jamming the feedlots out west our farmers are becoming desperate to move them the grocery stores are making obscene profits and not lowering their prices the past two years have seen a drop in the price of beef on the market first as a result of three years of drought now because of a loss of the overseas market but theres no reflection of that in ontario grocery stores last week cattle producers sold tractor trailer loads of ground beef 45 for a 60 pound box yesterday i cooked up a pound for a recipe had to drain the meat after browning and was amazed to find there was none of that grey ooze coming out of it like you get in supermarket ground beef the fat was clear can anyone explain this is this what fresh hamburger is supposed to look like i recommend that if they come back with their truckloads of beef again run dont walk to the depots and get the good stuff while you can tracey tench newmarket thanks for successful markham caribbean day congratulations to the hardworking organizing committee and its volunteers for a successful first caribbean day on main street markham sunday afternoon the entertainment was varied and top notch and it was great to see a significant representation of the caribbean community among the attendees even the rain couldnt put a damper on things alwallis markham david suzuki games must be green affair by now all of canada and much of the world has heard vancouver will host the 2010 winter olympics canada especially british columbia and vancouver is world famous for its natural beauty and conservationist reputation whether weve earned our green stripes or not is another matter but in the eyes of the world canadians love respect and take care of our natural heritage those eyes will be on us in 2010 canadians are expected to be world lead ers as environmental stewards so we have a lot to live up to and a lot to lose the 2000 sydney olympics set a new standard in terms of environmental sus- tainability although they were far from perfect the games in australia set a tone the olympics are now to be more than a giant party more than a celebration of sport and culture they have become a showcase of what we must do as a society to reduce our impact on the planet sydney raised the conservation bar by powering the athletes village with solar energy recycling water and using only recyclable packaging on the event sites it also took the focus away from the family car by expanding rapid transit and encouraging walking and biking vancouver must now go a step further this is an opportunity to show canada real ly is a world leader for the environment from an expanded use of clean renew able power sources like wind and solar energy to an expanded public transit sys tem to more bike lanes and better urban design to using ecocertified lumber and recycled wood for the athletes village we can show we are proud of our natural her itage and intend to conserve it canada has taken some steps in the right direction by ratifying the kyoto protocol on global warming finally adopt ing endangered species legislation and committing to creating new national parks dr david suzuki is a scientist broadcaster author and chairperson of the david suzuki foundation letters policy the stoufiville tribune welcomes your letters all submissions must be less than 400 words and mustinclude a daytime telephone number name and address v the tribune reserves the right to publish or not publish and to edit for clarity and space letters to the editor the tribune 9 heritage rd markham on l3p1m3 email letterseconsuri ieorrr editorial x edltorzm mason j v- newsroomeconsuncom advertising pv retail sales manager steve kane skaneymgcom sales manager new business development distribution bawna andrews 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