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6 stouffville suntribune thursday june 21 2007 tstouffville twufjvute mmm suntnbune 6290 main st stouffville on l4a1g7 wwwyorkregioncom publisher ian proudfoot editor in chief director interactive director advertising marketingpartnebships debora kelly business manager robert lazurko media technology john futhey distribution barry black director circulation systems lynn pashko director debrawdler york region printing general manager bobdean editorial industry hotels on wish list for growing town what will whitchurchstouffville look like in 10 and 25 years significantly different than it did 10 or 25 years ago thats for certain your community is moving from quiet small town to to bustling small city status thats good and bad additional traffic the no 1 growth- related complaint of many is bad for commuting times and the environ ment within stouffville the opening of hoover park drive and millard street as eastwest alternates to main street will help the pressure will mount on stouffville road as the main route to hwy 404 and the jobs schools and other attractions oftoronto kudos to the provincial and region- nal governments for the regular addi tions to the public transit routes serving stouffville the construction of new schools appears to be keeping pace with growth the longawaited new stouffville district secondary school will be welcomed this september retailers especially the national chains cant ignore a growing commuj- nity the new stores and construction sites in westend stouffville are living proof keeping the bigbox retail stores off main street and on hwy 48 was a solid move by the last edition of town coun cil sadly we are already hearing about small businesses closing at least par tially because of the retail giants local merchants were warned of this possibility the whitchurchstouffville chamber of commerce attempted to host a semi nar on retailing in the shadow of big boxes it was cancelled thanks to a lack of interest our community could benefit from a fullservice hotel being built here weve heard nothing of one coming but it makes sense the population should be able to support it rooms in bed-and-break- fasts and our one motel are minimal a growing residential and industrial com munity needs a hotel the industrial component is key in a growing town industry provides taxes and jobs it also creates homegrown jobs that reduce commuting and pol lution industry can also spin off other firms producing more jobs and taxes its all part of life in a growing small city letters to the editor if search for keg is representative its time to end beer monopoly heres another valid reason why the brewers retail inc monopoly should be disbanded and its services placed under private control i own a draft beer fridge that holds a keg and its use is relegated to the summer months i recently set out to buy the first keg of the sea son while most beer stores do not handle kegs i recalled that a store in markham did and drove to the location on hwy 7 1 was informed they no longer carry this product and i had to go to a store on yonge street an approximate drive of 35 kilometres or at cedarbrae in scarborough which is farther away i called brewers retails office and it was of no help either whitby and barrie were locations where i could purchase a keg i eventually found through my own search ing that a store in newmarket carried kegs i told the employee i would have my wife stop by and pick it up she asked if my wife could lift the keg into her vehicle herself i had to say pardon apparently they will not assist anyone lifting a keg into her vehicle how much more cus tomeroriented can a company be of all the brewers retail staff i spoke with not one gave off the impression they cared i bought their product or not this archaic system should be relegated alongside with the dinosaur to extinction mark strait stouffville the stouffville suntribune welcomes your letters to the editor all submissions must be less than 400 words and must include a daytime telephone number name and address the stouffville suntribune reserves the right to publish or not publish and to edit for clarity and space write letters to the editor 6290 main st stouffville l4a 1g7 email jmasonyrmgcom or fax 9056408778 whats left for vandals to steal it seems with the nicer weather and warm evenings the vandalism around our neighbour hood has increased last saturday all my solar lanterns were stolen off my front lawn we try so hard to make things look nice in our neighbourhood and know we have to deal with the dogs garbage and traffic being on a main road and corner lot broken tree limbs are a weekend given bro ken beer bottles and glass and things stolen as well i have lost count of what i have had stolen garden decorations and as a matter of fact we had our nice white mailbox totally smashed and the post broken not too long ago as a longtime resident it is sad i feel like putting up barbwire sirens and cameras the shame is what will be next swinn stouffville off the top with jim mason rolling out our welcome mat youre new here eh join the club the majority of whitchurch- stouffville residents werent born here so dont be intimidated for the most part this isnt one of those com munities where you have to produce a family tree that proves youre related to town founder abraham stouffer to be accepted if a neighbour calls you the family that bought the wilson house 35 years after the fact dont take it too hard the slow but steady waves of home construction and migration during the last 40 years made newbies feel at home quite quickly that growth pattern has changed dra matically as anyone who has taken the go train through the new neighbour hoods of south stouffville or dodged the construction traffic and driven the unassumed roads of the many newsub- divisiffhs our population may be booming but will it bust up our quaintness not if existing residents throw out the welcome mat and newcomers are willing to set foot on it a golden opportunity for both par ties to meet comes next week at the whitchurchstouffville strawberry festival think of it as a fiveday blind date starting wednesday newcomers everyone puts on their best appear ances under ideal circumstances service clubs churches sports associa tions and other organizations get in the festive spirit hosting meals concerts competitions and other events its whitchurchstouffville at its best hour new in town and ipoking to get involved cruise the festival grounds and talk to the participants get a feel for your new home town and your neigh bours groups looking for new members should be prepared to greet our newest of residents warmly and openly it could be an ideal marriage jim mason is editor of the sun- tribune letters policy the suntribune welcomes your letters all submissions must be less than 400 words and must include a daytime telephone number name and address the suntribunerescrvcs the right to publish or not publish and to edit for clarity and 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