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v tvv r 6 stouffville suntribune thursday oct 13 2005 stouffviile suntnbune a metroland community newspaper 34 civic ave 3rd floor stouffville on l4a 7z5 publisher ian proudfoot editor in chief debora kelly business manager robert lazurko director production interactive media john futhey advertising director distribution director marketingpartnerships retail flyer sales nicole fletcher advertising director classified real estate events management gord paolucci circulation barry black director circulation systems lynn pashko director debra weller york region printing general manager bob dean editorial cause to feel positive about ontario more than 60 warmedover promis es eight new ones and five costly new bureaucracies is the conservative partys tally on the provincial liberals throne speech yesterday the opposition is of course attempting to make the most of the scandal of finance minister greg sorbaras resignation amid a criminal investigation into accusations of fraud the day before the unveiling of the gov ernments fall legislative agenda mr sorbara has yet to be proven guilty of anything and immediately ten dering his resignation now that his name appears on rcmp documents was indeed the right thing to do as premier dalton mcguinty told the york region newspaper group as for the stormy territory at the risk of upsetting purveyors of doom and gloom there is cause to feel positive about the future in ontario the grounds before queens park were notably clear of protesters as lt- gov james bartleman read the throne speech no placardwaving chanting teachers public servants or doctors were to be seen they all settled con tracts with the province york regions three hospitals learned last week they will share 22 million for additional surgeries and mri exams that news came on the heels of the announcement the new 60million southlake regional cancer centre had finally been given the goahead by the province which will fund about 70 per cent of construction costs without a doubt the throne speech abounds with previously announced initiatives and promises such as bring ing more skilled immigrants into the province improving waiting times in the health care system and investing in postsecondary education the throne speech targets education and skills training for young people and immigrants health care innovation and infrastructure it is time to see those ini tiatives get under way in the meantime the speech con tained good news in 62 billion more being invested in our universities and colleges apprenticeships and skills pro grams and a pledge of 25000 new child care spaces of a particularly positive note is a move toward accountability in public service the liberals are pledging a moneyback guarantee on online birth certificate applications it they take longer than 15 days now thats something new letters to the editor fair traffic flow unfair to residents we are big fans of the markham fair and have been attending since we moved into the area seven years ago we have driven been dropped off or even walked to the fair because of its close proximity to where we live this year after dropping off my daughter at the fairgrounds i was driving home eastbound along elgin mills road hoping to make a left turn on hwy 48 my house is at the northeast corner of the intersection to my dismay i was not allowed to turn north or go east i was only allowed to go south on the high way so i had to drive all the way down to major mackenzie drive find somewhere to make a u- turn and then drive back up 48 to get home meanwhile one concession to the west at the intersection of elgin mills and mccowan traffic was allowed to flow in all directions if that could be done on the west side of the fair grounds why couldnt the same be permitted on the east side was someone not doing their job properly or did organizers overlook the need to use that inter section for all directions i hope arrangements can be improved when the next fair comes around ctang markham regional bulletins a waste i just received a bulletin in my mail issued by york region called water for tomorrow issue no 14 in it the region is talking about climate change and is thanking all of us for helping to save our water the stouffville suntribune welcomes your letters all submissions must be less than 400 words and must include a daytime telephone number name and address fire stouffville suntribune reserves the right to publish or not publish and to edit for clarity and space write letters to the editor 34 civic ave po box 154 stouffville l4a 7z5 email jmasonymgcom when i read this i had to ask myself are these people for real here they are asking us to cut down on our water usage while they are pumping mil lions of gallons every minute for years now down the drain for a sewer pipe because of it the region creates irreparable damage to our eco systems collapses roads and dries up hundreds of wells as well as ponds and streams further on they try to tell all of us what kind of spring bulbs to plant for next years flowers i dont think our tax dollars should be paying for completely unecessary information of that kind if york region has too much money cut our taxes the region has no business sending out bul letins of this kind telling us how to plant our flow ers we get that information for free in every garden outlet i think someone is creating a job for him herself and should be fired for wasting tax payers money furthermore these completely useless flyers add to our waste problems everyone should demand the region stop this waste of taxpayers money and this bulletin mad ness and while theyre at it stop wasting millions of gallons of our precious water by shutting down the pumps for the sewer pipe now heinz nitschke markham editorial production managing director new editorial editor manager business flyer sales 905640261218668461889 suntnbune jim mason jmason yrngcom pant nichols pnicholsyrngcom dawnaandrews dandrewsyrngcom fax9052941538 advertising a york region newspaper group community newspaper administration advertising managing director 9056402612 classified the suntribune published every thursday and saturday is office manager vivian oneil classified manager ann campbell real estate mike rogerson i8oo7433353fi 9058531765 a member of the metroland printing publishing and distributing lid a whollyowned subsidiary of torstar corporation metroland is comprised of 70 community voneilyrngcom acampbellyrngcom mrogersonymgcom distribution 9052948244 publications across ontario the york region newspaper group includes the liberal serving richmond hill and events management retail manager staceyallen thomhih vaughan citizen the economist sun maikham shows manager q ops the erabanner newmarketaurora stouffville suntribune georgina advocate york region business times north of the bonnie rondeau allcnymgcom to bond mentor ca city yodoegioncom and york region printing brondeauymgcom off the top with jim mason thanksgiving diary football forest walks hungry neighbours with apologies to my pals from tonawanda and south it almost seemed too american to kick off our thanksgiving weekend with football at least it was of the threedown variety with a strong stouffville flavour to the recipe the annual markham bowl pits the towns only high school football programs markham high and brother andre against each other call it friday night lights north its a juniorsenior doubleheader and homecoming weekend com bined with grads from both schools returning from university to renew old acquaintances and cheer on the alma mater for the record brother andre with several stouffvillites on the ros ter won for only the second time in the 11 year history of the event 35- 14 giving bragging rights to head coach rick maloney over fellow stouffville resident mike feasby his counterpart at markham high the big crowd rahrah school spirit and the brisk october temps makes one wonder why stouffville district secondary school dropped its fledgling program three years ago the weather has not been cold enough to turn our regional forests into the technicolour wonders they will soon become but that didnt deter what seemed like every horse dog and their owner from trekking through the eldred king woodlands north of ballantrae on the weekend some of the four- legged variety even ventured into the icy water back home in stouffville a lone maple at the neighbouring farm has turned making it stand out from the crowd the earthmoving machinery that has turned the once fertile soil to ugly dirt will soon make it sprout houses obliterating the view of the trees anyway a weekend chat with esther powell coordinator of the whitchurch- stouffville food bank drives home the true story of thanksgiving forget the two suvs in every dri veway there are still plenty of needy and hungry people in our community next time youre pushing a cart through a local grocery story buy some extra nonperishables and place therri in the food bin it can be thanksgiving every day jim mason is editor of the sun- tribune