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I've noticed a silver Dodge Camvan that has puBed over any number of driven in Markham. 0 you ever wonder what the state of modem )licing is m. in fact, what state of Canadian society is. when you See a driwr pulled over by a car that is not your typical police lmeanacarmattslusxflkeyuurcax ormyw. ‘ ' If you didn't know better. you'd think some mom had pulled over to help a hockey dad or ballet mom whose UPS had broken. You get the idea parents have this sort of mental telepathy for each other: “That guy looks like he’s looking for the arena,” you say to your paswnger. ‘l'low can you tell?" “You mean othet than the hockey sticks In the back of the van. the [gals vanity licence plate. the dealership sticker ftom Georglna, theJlm Hm- tons mug on the dash and the incred. lble urea: and tear on that thing, which looks like it has been driven all we: LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Council earned raise "W Wit??? i" '“Elf‘iE -‘I‘hlnl‘- -A --.._‘__ I am in favour of the mayor and council receiving increased mmunwratién. They have dune an excellent job during the past five years of handling the tran- sition ofWhik‘humh-Smufiville from quaint. little town to major. multicultural. gmw- ing community. ' They be con- gratulated and thanked for the purchase of the new lwm offices 'I‘hat was nothing shun of daylight robbery. The timingofmepayhikcsis somewhat questionable given a number of municipalities in the United States an declaring bankruptcy. Federal and state downloading of services has created financial djflicultios for many municipalities. [he same can be said for on; town. ' The federal and pmvincial governments an,- bmh run. ning huge deficits and It would not surprise me to see a dra‘ Rt: Council ‘gl‘ues self 43% misc. Nov. 1?. As for the methodology; 1 am all in favour of mmpa'rison remuneration. We do not need to spend money on yet another consultant to do a study town étafl is quite capable ofduing. My wife and I attended the council meeting Nov. 15 whet? the motion was There were three othqr members of the public in attendance. _ ‘ 1hr a_ community of 38.000. the: apathy. is Manning. Not everyone can anendia :! pim. meeting” due to fullvtime jobs. however. there are plenty amid haw. Hopefully. see a full house Dec. :13 at 7 pm}. for the final vote on this: matic reduction in the support currently enjoy. My taxbills during the past 6w have only increased by an average 15 per cent annually. This cmmcil [has done a Wry good job and greater remuneration based on past performance and ever increasing demand on their time due to growth. York Region :he past [hm munlhs? he's slowing down near every large building he pm I can tell he‘s 1051, I can feel his anguish as if it were my lkwver, inside this wccer mnm/ hockey da‘d van is’ aYork Regional Police officer. He's not looking for the hockey rink. He's looking for other people look- ing for the hockey rink who am trying :9 gm them an hour beinrc game time as per team policy and who may haw bmken the weed lim‘i-i (0! called hnmc At the stop sign. you roll down your windIM and offer. "Am you looking for the hockey rink?" FRANK VAN VEEN WHIN ‘Hl 'RtTH-WTN- ’FH'II.LE Bernié O'Neill ' SfiW-Tribune on the cellphone in a panic for funher be in clearly marked vehic 1% directions). ‘ - that is a deterrent to crime as much From what I have this more- as anything eke, and an inspiration of or-less undercover police olficet (his confidence in the communltv. me what I have seen. Ihis mom- or-less undercover police ofl‘wer (his cover being he is just a regular van drive!) is‘doing quite a brisk business Because the truth is people don‘t fol. low the speed limits or other laws. fat any number of reasons Althesametime.l’mnotafanof moplcwhodrivcasifmcyareontheit game console playing Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit.) Iiustsuspect itisablofpeopiewho are law-abiding citizens being nabbed in minor violations ofthe law by these acts of stealth by ourown police force. who we're paying to protect us from real law bmakem It's as if they decided they have probable cause to spy on evety one of us Is this what we want our police force doing? ,‘ I’ve ali'cady stated in a plevious col- umn I think in a int ofplaoes the speed limits am too low. ' When people driving like that gel pulled over. it bring me jay. Same for armed mbbcm violent thugs. fraud an- ists. ternmsts and {he like. PUBLISHER Ian Proudfoot I've always thought the police should 6290Ma'nSL, 3mm. on, L4A 167 m.yoflcogon.oom We've paid a 1m fnr these police offi- cers. so where am they? 'lhey should be out in the open. in uniform. in dearly marked vehicles for a“ to see â€"â€" not hiding behind the trees or billboards m unmarked cars or vans. I also believed in the notion that. 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