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East (Lwillimbury is still dcbatlmr win-(her m livusm'am but meetings are not televised. ij~stn~amlng meetin would pm vide taxpayers with another awnuv of lnformalkm ‘ Elwhem in \brk Rewon. Vaughan commil mm are mnemned and primed and available on the web. In Richmond Hill. another of York‘s bigger urban centres. vidmtaxr ing or web casting council meetings am somcthing councillors am considering this yvar. Agendas am published nnhnc and on papor lm nmkionts anvndmg lhv cmmcil Hurting. In Whitchurch-Sloufiville. council meetirgatenm Mme-summed mdagemias am pdmui on paper bulmnalsolmdamxloadedfm its wetnite. That’s] good start. That’s 21ka W131 In (bk day and, age. Twmolngiml advanc- es‘haw made it feasible to brmdcast audio and video at little expense. Jr. A barley (cams do it in this area of Omar in. Some balm hroacasl their concrns free-of dame (wet the Internet. ' There is no or rounding nf the bmadcmt to keep am at a mini- mum. You can logon to the town‘s web- site and click a link that Will dith you to the live: stream nun-ting during the The issue came under debate tn the nonhem York ‘ n community after many politicians fmm haunted citizens during lat Octobet’s municipal election that m aren’t available to the public onflnc and minutes take weeks to Rt appmwd and posted on the tulst website Gemgina council meedngs am now being broadcast live on to the town's website. The pilot project was launched at a Monday mnum’nee meeting WM 3 static camera, stationed temporarin on the second-floor public gallery. At present. if you want 10 see or hear your local council in action. you mus! attend meetings in petson. Let's tum Whitchun‘h-Slouffville's mayor and councillors into video stars. for all the right It's all about access to local gwem men! and the sharing of infonnation. Bring council into our living rooms Editorial If you also mum (he days the chi drum lose out un lxxmust‘ they am too cxhausted In concentrate. it adually "miles a In! more than 62. ‘ Hench a 1K claxs in the private system mdMienwegobackto' ’ anew windmim‘egetomdayo‘ ‘ n Sepu-mbct and the Christmas break. What I see in my students is that by the end of November. they begin to shun down because they cannot concentrate any longer “my need In recharge and a is not enough. especially- in this day and age of parents who believe their child should be stimulated 24/7 Mth no down time. ' _ Having gmvm up in the UK. I know its system requires children get our week off after every six weeks of learn in; 1th: allows them to recharge and return to schnoi mady to learn. I think Mt. Renaud is caught up in thinking teachers haw the ideal job and the only reason teach is for the vacatkm. l guns I can saft‘ly say that Ml. Renaud has never taught. ‘ l agme some changes are needed regarding vacation time. but it hem nothing to do with the fact teachen just want time nfi. I teach. Why? Not because we get. )0 «racks of summer vacation (withom pay).twowccksof(hrisummay or even a week in March. I much became Have it. I would much pmfer to have less time of! in the summer-and be able to when I take my vacation. This wu'uld at last mean I wouldn’t be forced to pay the ridiculnux pricvs travel cmnpanies' charge just because when! is out. Re: Ibo much xu‘an‘on n'me for our Students. teachers. but! to the editor by Henry Remand. March 24. Not teadling for vacation time THE l5 l29.2 IN W DtRECTlON! Letters ,to the Editor THE GAS IS 129.2 m THAT DIRECTION Too! N. FASULID \‘u n "H\ u u Si‘ffié-Tribune With spring upon us and summer around the comet. amend of looking forward to gardening in the warm sun- shine. I am dreading another mum of manoeuvring my lavm mom-t around pibs of turd and cleaning up someone else's mm Hopefully. lh'm anide will mach the one 0! M0 perpetrators and will be enough to make them at law think twin: the next time they doc ide lo’ just m away. M live'dn a comet property and every time! ventuxe intoom from yam}: wit cfail.lamgmetedbyafleasmne pile o dth poop. I definitety do not want toqambaSt the majority of the neighboufllood's dogwners.wholamsummconâ€" sciean and respectful. It is to the one or two ownen; who feel no shame in leaving behind their four-lei:de friend’s dirty business on mmeone ckc's pmpeny that my comments are directed: pick up aflct yuur dog 1 am shocked this is even an issue. I asqnmcd picking up after your pet would fall under the list of general things you would haw the common sense and decency to du ' Now that SIka has become home. 1 find while the neifiibomhood has lived up to my many expectations. thereisoneissmmalhasstunnedand disgusted me and moved me to put forth appeal ' One problem with Stduffville Wemoved to Smuflvillefmm'lbmn- tuafewmonnmagoonthepmmseit muldbcagmatplaoctosctdedtmnin andmiseafamfly. Pboplcsaidei'to youandwavedasyoupas’scddmon the sun-em Stow owners were united andhappytoseeyouwhenyuuwflked in. Children laughed and played on theirfmntlams PUBLISHER Ian Proudfobt 6290 M St. W. on. L0 167 www.mm MICHELLE LEE 8'77 )1 3H1?! H5 Earm- m (Iain Debora Kelly Pick your poison. People an- uhrapaSSionate and divided on this one. You'd think we were debating abonion or Canada's pwwn'w m Afghanistan. I'd like In think my “(‘lghhnln's Imuw who 1hr incumbrm rt'dlIV is and wouldn't simply; mdprw or write of? mmixmc bvmuw (hr word hawk-ct is nn 3 sign Hmpé they read our slurivs dur- ing the next thrw weeks, attend lhc' debatN-s). and mvarrh what Hu- fedeml leaders say and stand fm Rabat Lazurka If you didn't read reporter San- dra Bolan's story in last Thursday '5 Sun-Tribune or on yorkrcgion.com. you've no doubt seen the signs dec- crating every comer of your com- mute in anticipation of the May 2 federa! election. ‘ Both the incumbent. (Lonâ€" servative Paul Calandra. and Mr. Tem‘elovskL the Liberal who was defeated in the last election. have the word [Ir-elected on their signage, which often sit sidabyeach. Elections of all varieties haw boon afiairs in this corner of (km ada. saw for the lag Hhaduna mms of the 19905. If this "scandal" firm up inlcmsl in thcmu‘. good un II. [m I've seen this dom- withnul a whhnper durirg other elections, Not [his time. Not even done. It's either scandalous that: 0 Mr. Temelkmski would date do 0 or afiynne. including Mr, (hlandra. would even question his opponent’s right to do so. My inbox ran steady mu: letters to the editor and anonymous com moms since before the story brnkt- ‘lhe Toronto Star and (Ltty tv picked up on it. adding more fuel. [I'm Mason is editor of Thv S‘un Dibune 'IWD little letters can make surh a world of difference. » Orin the case Of former local M P Lui Temelkovski. preceding election like putting “un' in from uf mar- ried or “ex” before wife or hUshand. Pnooucnou lackir Smart Business (2 letters spell out one controversy with lim Mason Ofi” The Top mm nun. Wash, lhnmumon Nu “If “(n he“! Diurnal: Umnom Bum Blu: A