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demand that the town Well, well, now that Stouflville has been visited by yet another unwelcome hairy guest, (the beat) l-can badly wait for the reaction courtesy ofthe usual suspects. Former Councillor Mark Cami! will immediately lead a delegation before Council to Tothefidnor: Re: Bear sighted In Stouflvme. WWWUFFVILLE ' ' . mun mnon . . . .KA'I'E emu ““5 m m GENERAL MANAGER ...... MglyéAgn Fleming - - . . CREATIVE MANAGER . . . . , .B. , II 2 gmmosmmmng $4 30912 On'tatio‘lnc. . [1le 1 [9 W Month SALES HER. I... I ,. . ..Bruce SIapIey "WWW ., » . CONTRIBUTING WRITER . I Nancy Hopkins DistribumEmuycm post ”i ’ l H > - . » - , » - , BUSINESS OFFICE ........ Gayle Stanley to every home in the following communities: ‘. | l W ‘. ~H A P I‘ i, N | I] I, x ‘ STOUFFVILLEâ€"GOODWOOD-GORMLEY ' . ' ’ ' ' ' ' " ‘ " ‘ ” ' ' W ' OCHa ofiflgficfimfin W BALLANTRAE-MUSSELMANSLMEAND VANDORF G111NaInSt.Stou1M|le.0nlanoL4A3R4 "Ilium-8101 Pu: noun-m E-rnaII gilderdale@sympalico.ca WW“ " ’ ASSOCIATlog _ Bringing pressure to hear on hairy interlopers Bordon-tool mmomm dB-Ikflll at an examination: m - ”WEI-[CHURCH‘SIQUFWlLl-EIHIEMQNTH' â€" See us on fwww.stouf{vfl]eonfln¢.cgm’ Wmmmm _4 ._ thUl'l'VlllEMOntn . DIstIibuied Flee by Canada Post to every home' In me lollowing communities: SIOUFFVILLE GOODWOOD GORMLEY BALLANTRAE MUSSELMANS LAKE AND VANDORF 6111 Main St. Stouflville. Ontano L4A 3R4 M MM” FOX: NEW-2368 l..\,. new‘w \|l\V‘,- HAIIPHIH(‘. E-mai! gilderdale@sympaliwm A beér was recen’tly Spotted roaming {he Streets of Stoufi'ville... ' Eyes are put must dourboduond ‘amo flakmmpeople I scan anhe untimely to in “W52 ma" ":2? mm mm ”mm mm mmmmd Council. for its part. wlll (all an emergency meeting to preserve part of our last- dvlndllnc natural area let a be: hibernaurlurn. complete ml! picnic baskets ad free of Ranger Smith. Much to everyone’s surprise. Councillor Bannon will agree viththepemloanlongan lsnotpmmywhereanardZ. or at least not near anyone whomdlorhlm. swiftly deal with the situation. It will produce a new lay-law that villl either ban bears In Stoullvllle. or llcense them. Elther way the town's crack team ol try-law enforcement officers wlll be less than pleased. As It Is. they can hardly Iteep up with all the infractions they see every day oltheumentby-laws. Atleast those Infractions they can see Ibo-filthy. JOHN 5C0" Now. is it too much to hope that the giant inflatable coffee mug perched on top of Country Style Donuts is just a temporary promotional gimmick? While no one ls suggesting that the west- end of town should be awarded a prize for ecthetlcs or fine design. we do feel it would be considerably Improved by the removal of this unlovely appendage. . Meanwhile, we are pleased to note that a longvoverdue cleanup ol the Shoelees Joe's construction slte at the Glant Tiger plaza is underway. followlng a meeting bettveen the town and the restaurant owner. The oonstnrcflon delay was attributed to changes In the Interior layout by the owner, but perhaps It would have been wisemot to start bulldlng until plans were finalized. Instead of the usual string or stationary cars. their engines idling as they waited for the train to draw into the station. traffic moved with relative ease. The train's warning whistle, which has been. known to serve as a morning alarm forsome in-town residents. was silenced and Main St. east of Ninth Line was, for a short time. country close to the city once more. Nostalgia notwithstanding, we strongly believe that public transit is an essential component of a viable. healthy community and hope that a more extensive service will convince more people to take advantage of it and leave their as at home. . Now that Yatk Region Transit is planning a bus routé linking Stouffville to neighbouring centre's. We trust that in future. residents will be offered alternative means of transportation in an ememency. After all. the cost of public transit accounts for a maior portion of the taxes we all pay to the region, whether we live in Stouflville. Markham or Newmarket. For a few days, an eerie calm descended on downtown Stouifville during the evening rush hour after a fire temporarily halted GO Train service on lune 5. ‘ Because shuttle buses were not available for Stouffville residents. local commuters had to make their own way to Mount Joy Station in Markham. or try to find space on the regular Uxbridge to Markham buses. And while it must have been extremely frustrating for all those affected. there was a certain retro pleasure to be had when strolling down Main Street at around 6 o'clock on a sunny Friday evening . . - Trains a noefio after fire closes line children ' 'mfi ramlchildtz:f will now “3 EYE exams and in 33' respect it is not a [run decision. I'm a senior so I won‘t I‘m moss op sed m the new Iegis afion. It destroys the univelsality concept of our health care sys‘em which was one of the best in (he wodde VICTOR comm JULY 2004 a