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st tribune january 27 133ipasi recession has made better consumers from page 1 boom he added houses will be bought as homes again not as an investment no one will get rich but people wont be hurt either which is better for us mauro said but while people may be looking at new houses stouffvilles hathaway decorators report a reluctance on the part of current homeowners to spruce up their homes we havent noticed any marked increase especially in our contracting orders said susan hathaway stouffvilie flea market manager rob shannon said market vendors were reporting heavy traffic in recent months but no real increase in sales he said peoples perceptions are all important in how they view the longawaited end of the recession people have been in the doldrums theyve been scared by announcements of layoffs shannon said but ever since the blue jays won the world series there has been a positive feeling some are saying that people are dying to spend and it just may be that all this good publicity will make for a snowball effect graydon card owner of cards hardware said he is seeing a few more smiles and a little more enthusi asm out there but like arrigo said it would be a long haul back up its fine and dandy to offer that lovely platitude card said of the stats can proclamation but its based on crunching numbers not on the emotional impact speak to those who have lost their jobs about the recession being over card said he felt the economy would definitely improve in 1993 but that it wouldnt come close to the heights achieved in the late 1980s he added the reces sion had served the purpose of making canadians more stringent and better consumers adding that the mentality has emerged where we would all rather repair something than replace it canadian tire operator ian mackenzie shares cards opinion that consumers have become valueconscious while he said he has seen no great increase in con sumer spending hes cautiously optimistic things will pick later this year it will be just like when we came into the recession said mackenzie it will take a long time to come out of it wayne emmerson of schell lumber on edward st stouffvilie agreed there have been faint hints of a turnaround in recent months but that it will be a slow recovery tom thompson who operates the villager on stouf fvilles main st said a recent increase in product interest could indicate people are preparing to start spending again im fairly optimistic things are going to pick up again thompson said arthur gelbaum manager of the coffee way donut shop on main st said there are some positive feelings among his customers but he is still hearing a lot of complaining about the economy they tried this a half a year ago saying the reces sion was over said gelbaum but you cant just end a recession by saying its over people still have to go to work photolori emmerson a little sunshine adib ashraf 4 of gormley found a little sunshine at the sales barn in stouffvilie on saturday sell stouffvilie in 93 edac the towns economic advisors have developed a new slogan this year to entice business and enhance the communitys image economic development adviso ry committee edac chairman jury konga presented local politicians tuesday night with the groups 1992 annual report which included a theme country close to the city to promote whitchurchstouffville through out the year the theme will be worked into a brochure as part of a complete information package to sell the town he said konga said edac formed last year needs to take an even larg er role in the community in 1993 to tell outsiders that stouffvilie is open for business during its first year edac accomplished several goals which included developing a database of local businesses to help potential investors evaluate opportunities within the town designing a 6500 brochure promoting tourism residential and business opportunities with the theme country close to the city for handout this year surveying consumers to bet ter understand residential needs in both urban and rural areas the results of which should assist local merchants in developing a personal market strategy and which will assist edac in identi fying future business promotions attending several large- scale meetings with greater toronto area gta officials to help edac understand how stouffvilie fits into a larger growth plan for the future although edac managed to start two new projects which total 12500 the group wants council to consider placing eco nomic suggestions higher up on its 1993 budget priority the goals we will be pursuing in 1993 will all have some degree of financial needs obviously we are sensitive to the current eco nomic climate however the degree to which edac receives financial support for its initia tives will directly impact on its ability to address its mandate in a timely fashion the report stat ed konga said council should consider money spent through edac an investment with more potential for a return than possi bly some other expenditures which may have less of an impact on all residents konga said the opening of a larger tim hortons franchise a business move he said is the way of the future is encouraging eco nomic news for stouffvilie konga added the donut shops presence makes other franchises take notice he said the new choko design motor theme restaurant and the upcoming bargain barn shop are a welcome change to our local economy ward 6 councillor ken prentice and ward 5 councillor bob ancheril will step aside this year as the group welcomes ward 3 councillor nick tatone and ward 1 ivanka bradley tracy kibble rec centre lounge not used dunkeld from page 1 council has been grappling with the issue of rental fee assistance for groups during the past 12 months and may set a policy in order to deal with the incessant requests mayor fran sainsbury urged officials last week to consider the rotary clubs request strongly because it helps out several local groups includ- nurse helps ailing somalian children from page 1 was in a very rural area with no electricity or running water and we cooked over charcoal her work in tanzania was in the area of selfhelp and develop ment rather than relief and included training village health work ers and teaching a variety of skills on her return she went back into nursing juggling three part- time jobs one of which was at parkview home in stouffvilie she was also planning to enroll in a health course at seneca college this month then my sister leslie who works for emmanuel interna tional got a fax asking for volunteers to go to somalia she immedi ately called me and asked if i was interested at about the same time schroder learned that the course she wanted to take had been cancelled a fact which strengthened her conviction that she should go when leslie called her she accepted the challenge without hesitation i knew id be getting onthejob training as opposed to learning it in the classroom she noted i have several friends who have worked in relief centres before and they say its so much easier to get involved there than to sit and watch it on television at home im really looking forward to doing something if it will help to ease even a few peoples pain schroder says she is not concerned about her personal safety although my friends do have a lot of fears about it and she doesnt see what shes doing as particularly courageous i think it takes more courage to live in this rat race her quiet inner strength and faith however are apparent even to the casual observ er the reason i went into nursing is because i want to go on doing this on a longterm basis she explained i decided this was what i wanted to do when i was 14 friends family and members of her church churchill baptist in ballantrae have all been extremely supportive said schroder ive been given leave of absence from two of my jobs at parkview and scarborough grace hospital she added she has learned to travel light im taking the bare necessities 1 got everything into my backpack last night she said music will be my only vice to that end she did manage to find space for a walk man and a few tapes when schroder gets home again one of her priorities will be to investigate further education she plans to look into courses offered in london england which cover areas such as tropical disease but i have to come back and earn a bit of money first world relief canadas ministry overseas has four main aspects disaster relief rehabilitation and reconstruction selfhelpdevelop ment and refugee services it is presently the only north american christian agency operating in somalia tax deductible donations to assist emergency food distribution in somalia can be made on your visa card by calling 4949930 or by mail to world relief canada 1002 250 consumers road willowdale ont m2j 4v6 crime prevention and community awareness bureau that club fundraised 10000 last year and has already raised 3500 this year for local charities sainsbury said but dunkeld said he couldnt support the 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