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BRE SER "A Family Tradition for 130 Years" LETTERS To THE EDITOR Developer disturbed by stories To the Editor: _ As homebuilders for 25 years in a number of southern Onta- rio communities including Port Perry, I have always worked dil- igently to ensure that our new home sites are as well ordered and as clean as possible, and have even won commendations from municipalities for the cleanliness and orderliness of our sites. ' Obviously I was distressed to discover the Port Perry Star re- porting that a number of resi- dents in our Victorian Village community were accusing us of being unwilling to address their concerns about site conditions. As President of Ribcor Hold- ings' Victorian Village project, I have personally seen to it that various on-site conditions aris- ing from construction progress are addressed quickly. I have personally made arrangements for the laying down of wooden walkways to ensure resident's access to their homes and have tried in every way possible to mitigate the natural difficulties that arise when new homeown- ers move into their brand new homes in a community that is "still partially incomplete. Although this year's unex- pectedly heavy and prolonged spring and summer rains have made the job of maintaining streets and construction sitesin a neat and orderly manner far more difficult than usual, we have made every effort to do our utmost for our purchasers, whose trust and friendship we value; consequently, I am disap- pointed that The Star has cho- sen to portray us as not being concerned. -- We continue to make every ef- fort within the constraints of weather, construction schedul- ing, trade availabilities and a myriad of other factors that af- fect every new home site, to con- tinue building the new homes we must complete before winter: and to keep the project as order- ly as possible for purchasers who have already moved in. If anyone has any concerns, I suggest you write to me person- ally, Lou Stein, President, Rib- cor Holdings Inc., 130 Bridge- land Avenue, Suite 200, Toronto, Ontario. M6A 174. Lou Stein, President rain, is Sohimine oct ng an to equa with the where storm sewer A jimi highlights 3 e : fallacy of this project (c: where it comes to the righ adjoining and other OY ers. Also, the lack of any ronmental assessment prior te greater construction is now high ed by the appointment shall, Macklin Monaghan You can help in Temagami fight To the Editor: Most readers have no doubt heard about the situation hap- pening up in the Temagami area, where Goulard Lumber is cutting down the world's third largest old-growth white and red pine forest ecosystem. Lead- ing the protest against this travesty is a group called the Earthroots Coalition, with the support of numerous other large environmental organiza- tions and public figures such as June od dm ack Layton and Clayton Ruby. Polling shows that a majority of Ontarians do not support the destruction of the old-growth fo- rests in Temagami. As usual, our government is listening more to the businesses which provide politicians with cam- paign funds than to the citizens it claims to represent. Once the unique ecosystem You can fax your letters: 985-3708 mal shelter. Moments later he was snuggled, sleeping sound- ly in my lap, as | drove home to introduce the family our new golden lab pup. Well as it turned out, Farley has a lot more terrier in him than lab and although we love him dearly, he's caused unbelievable destruction in our house for the past 700 plus days. But who's counting? We've had two couches chewed, a watch and numerous toys destroyed, shoes ruined, countless around Owain Lake is de- stroyed, it will be too late to bring it back. Much help is needed in the struggle - now - and there are several things we can all do to help. Of number one importance is writing let- ters to politicians to register our disapproval of the Ontario gov- ernment's actions. Write to Premier Harris, Leg- islature Building, Toronto, M7A 1W3, with carbon copies to the Minister of Natural Re- sources Chris Hodgson, 6th Floor, Whitney Block, 99 Wellesley St. W., Toronto, M7A 1W3 and our own local MPP, tribute copies of the flier "Tema- gami - Act Now!" (ointly produced by Earthroots, the Wildlands League, North- watch, Temiskaming Environ- mental Action Committee, As- sociation of Youth Camps on Temagami Lakes, Sierra Club of Eastern Canada, and Friends of Temagami) and distribute them to friends, neighbors and anyone else you can think of (a few are available at Scugog Li- brary). For more information, call Earthroots in Toronto at 599-0152. . If ever there was a time to be- come politically active in Onta- to conduct an environme assessment under the Can an Environmental Ass ment Act. Policies are To the Editor: ] Copy of a letter to Educator Minister John Snobelen: a You have recently renewed your deceitful and unfounded attacks against tion in Ontario. As in the false crisis you were caught creati a rorEde public educa- John O'Toole at 75 King St. East, Bowmanville, L1C 1N4 (or call his constituency office at about this - or other issues of 1-800-661-2433). Other ways to help out? Con- ever know? sider going up to the protest camp; donate money to Earth- roots to help in the struggle; dis- Random Jottings by J. Peter Hvidsten cation, you are now repeatedly claiming that our system is broken. ae The uiter folly of your gecush: 7 On tions is becoming clearer every len day. The Durham Board of Edu- cation has just won the prestig- ious Bertelsmann Award for ex- cellence and innovation in sducation, and te Ontario schools (Exeter School, Grenoble Public School, and Humber Summit Middle School) are all finalists for the rio, this is surely it! If we don't tell our politicians how we feel concern to us - how will they Janet Banting, Greenbank lamp and phone cords severed, holes dug allover hit with a stinging Ce our back yard and unpredictable bouts of loose But in the past four or five bowels throughout the house. attempted to cross the Last week we finally decided enough was able fo take down the enough, and it was time to take control of our home room, which we've b since Farley, our so called Lab/Terrier cross, looked up at me with big brown eyes from his pen at the Scugog ani- HIGH VELOCITY once again. twoyears. POOCH We felt a little like Dr. Kavorkian sitting a the kitch- WELL DES : en table drinking coffee discussing his returntothe ~~ Congratulations to Paula | IT'S BEEN ALMOST two years animal shelter or having him put down. Neither of being named Business of t us had the heart to have him destroyed and we didn't want to see him stuck in a cage at the animal shelter, so we made the only sensible decision we could think of. to be 15 times the value of our mutt, across two who filled in for Paula, doorways in our house. Russia, opening up new n He now has access only to the kitchen and back ~~ famous knit fur garments. hall, and if he ventures over those boundaries pays ~~ Both Paula and Bill dearly for his efforts. As hard as it's been on Farley this past week, its been equally difficult for the family who wince with deserving not pain every time he ventures over the line and gets the entire community. ees or more) by the of Commerce. The award was pre ess Awards Gala held We installed invisible fencing, at a cost estimated ~~ On hand to pick up the only of this a