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economist sunsuntribune saturday jan 242604 suntnbune a metroland community newspaper 34 civic ave stouflville on l4a 7z5 publisher ian proudfoot letters to the editor endless water pumping insane re region flipflops on sewer jan 22 what was obvious from the beginning is trying to pump the oak ridges moraine dry is riot just wrong its impossible anyone driving north on mccowan kennedy or markham roads would notice pond after pond all the way up to the moraine endless pumping of millions of litres of groundwater is nothing short of insane maybe even criminal the people who approved this mess should be fired or resign and development on the land in question should stop for all time return it to agricultural use or better yet make it a greenbelt or park sometimes nature wins not all land can or should be developed for once lets do the right thing kurt crist unionville fight hydro one mismanagement i think ive had just about enough revelations this week about hydro one offi- cials wining and dining conservative politi cians and senior aides leaves me feeling a bit cold how long do these people think they can live off their customers charging exorbitant dinners lirriousines cars and vacations to expense accounts and expecting me to pay for it well im not going to anymore i call on all ontarians to pay their electricity bill except for that little charge called debt retirement how can we retire a debt when the people who put this charge in place are run ning up huge bills im not paying it any more i implore everyone to stop paying it as well let those who created this debt pay for it davidkates unionville canadians cheated on file access united states border agents will soon be given access to revenue canada files which contain tax information on canadians including their work records property owned arid investments media reports indicate this is one of 32 points in a smart border action plan in the works since 2002 as a canadian citizen i find this extreme ly offensive especially in view of the fact thousands of canadian genealogists and his torians have been lobbying the federal gov ernment for six years to gain public access to 92yearold census records privacy act regulations riiake specific pro vision for personal information from the cen- ednorinchief debora kelly business manager robert lazurko director of production john futhey advertising director retail futer sales nicole fletcker advertising director classified real estate events management gord paolucci letters policy the markham economist sun welcomes your letters all submissions must be less than 400 words and must include a daytime telephone number name and address the economist sun reserves the right to publish or not publish and to edit for clarity and space letters to the editor the economist sun 9 heritage rd markham on l3p1m3 email letterseconsuncom sus to be released for purposes of research 92- years after collection of data in spite of these regulations and recom mendations of a governmentappointed panel a costly series of town hall meetings across canada and every survey conducted urging the release of these 92 yearold records the government is still dragging its feet and crying invasion of privacy perhaps readers might like to write their members of parliament to ask why us offi cials have more rights to current private infor mation about canadian citizens than the canadian citizens have to 92yearold records doris bourrie thornhill robbins works for heritage i am writing to express appreciation for fred robbins contributions to whitchurchstouffville in the fields of his tory j genealogy architecture heritage buildings and research besides his own involvement mr robbins has been the only representative from the town to attend conferences and workshops on built heritage which is important to protect amidst developments currently taking place in town i am interested in this because i have become aware of mr robbins leadership in areas not well publicized or understood these issues are included in town docu ments such as official plans bylaws and land use policies among mr robbins contributions are the efforts he has made on his own time to follow up development applications with town staff and residents some applications have been on the books for more than 14 years hopefully council will see fit to re appoint mr robbins to the towns heritage advisory committee heritage whitchurch- stouffville so he can carry on with this important work margaret l may stouffville editorial editor jim mason newsroomeconsuncom advertising retail sales manager steve kane skaneymgcom sales manager new business development distribution dawna andrews dandrewsymgcom classified manager ann campbell acampbellqymgcom real estate manager mikerogerson mrogersonymgcom production production manager pam nichols pnicholsymgcom distribution distribution manager barry black bblackymgcom administration office manager w vian oneil voneuymgcom york region events managing 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the edge of extinction by 2050 recently made headlines around the world but did the stories do more harm than good the forecast is grim a major inter national research paper published in the journal nature reports about one million species could be doomed to extinction the culprit heattrapping gases we are pumping into the atmosphere through vehicle exhaust power plant and factory smokestacks and chimneys this terrible news was largely met with a collective shrug to be fair it was more of a collective isnt that horrible or how awful rather than a shrug but the effect is the same for the average person nothing will change why most people are simply over whelmed by such news because the whole thing seems beyond their control when that happens people tune out just as reports focusing on street crime create fear and drive people off the streets overwhelming environmental news causes people to retreat and inad vertently make things worse forexampieratherthantakingaction to reduce global warming some people may purchase a bigger heavier vehicle to keep the family safe believe it or not this actually creates a market for more environmentally unfriendly products i can see automotive executives sitting in a boardroom discussing how to capi talize on concerns about global warming bigger air conditioners to beat the heat says one bigger everything to make people feel secure says another this is whats called meeting market demand climate studies are vital to our under standing of the atmosphere and how we are changing it but as studies pile up we have to look beyond the impacts of what will happen if we dont change all citi zens can help by reducing the amount of energy we use but to really slow global warming canadians need the kind of leadership and strategies that can only occur at the highest levels our government has adopted the kyoto protocol the first small but impor tant step to address climate change unfortunately little has been done to get started on this essential task in his upcoming throne speech prime minister paul martin would do well to give canadians a sense of how he plans on dealing with issues like air pol- iution and climatechange this will require a new focus from fossil fuels and nuclear subsidies to clean renewable energy and better effi ciency we can meet the challenge of climate change and doing so will make canada a stronger more competitive country take the nature challenge and learn more at vfymdavidsuzuldorg