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stouffville weekender co zow3r luedeoiceujlehi term mortgage qic 1 575 525 3 725 66 5 775 705 rates subject to change 010 5 nnsps mutual funds ufe insurance annuities rr1fs tax preparation mortgages 137 main st n- wtm markham 471 23 1 1 vol 12 no 18 a metroland community newspaper saturday may 4 1996 52 pages 50 mpiesv are we in hot water hard water raises concerns byjoan ransberry staff reporter safety concerns have been raised about hot water heaters in stouffville homes- a stouffville resident is wor region pu i ried that a buildup of corrosion from stouffvilles hard water could cause a pressure relief valve on water heaters to fail to open resulting in an explosion a consumers gas official said a hot water tank cant explode smoking ban by joan ransberry staff reporter in just one hour in a smoky room you can breath in as much of one cancercausing compound as you would by smoking 35 ciga rettes is just one piece of alarming information being used to promote smoke- free public places in york region while whitchurchstouffviile council makes plans to re- visit its smoking laws health officials from the greater toronto area gta including york continue to call for tougher smoking laws regionwide a survey involving 3200 people was carried out recently in the qta health officials have reported that the survey shows that almost seven of 10 of the residents of the gta would support municipal bylaws calling for 100 per cent smokefree in such places such as bars restaurants food courts arid even donut shops dri barbara yaffe gtas medical officer of health said the sur- please see page 3 some plumbers however think otherwise greg sevick an engineer and general manager for con sumers gas northern division which leases heaters told the tribune the gas company will review its practise of how often hot water tank inspections are carried out including those in stouffville judy smith of shane court wants consumers gas or the town to take the initiative to educate residents on how to look after a hot water tank including the tp pressure relief valve the alarm bell rang in the smith home when dirty hot please see page 3 campaign kickoff ron parker right multiple sclerosis person of 1996 passes a carnation to mayor wayne emmer- son to symbolize the kickoff of the ms carnation campaign may is ms month and a door-to- door fund raising campaign begins may 10 photosjoerd wftteveen lemdnville artists host show tomorrow the lemonville artists group hosts its third annual show and sale sunday from 1230 to 5 pm at lemonville community centre work by all 25 artists in the group will be featured in the show and everyone is welcome to attend said spokeswoman june probert the popular group was established four years ago and is limited to a membership of 25 classes are held every thursday at the centre and a number of guest instructors have shared their expertise with members among them both local artists and visiting artists from the united states this is a watercolor group and were featuring a general show of things weve done over the last year or so said probert the show provides an oppor tunity to purchase original works by local artists at rea sonable prices she added anyone who is interested in joining the group can contact her at 6403965 and their name will be placed on the membership waiting list the lemonville community centre is located at 13453 mccowan rd just south of bloomington rd kate gilderdale qualify care air conditioning service service includes 1 up to 1 3 kg of motocraft refrigerant r12 tighten fittjngsand check system for leaks vehicles equipped with r134 refrigerant extra mmmm quality care where the quality continues the hairniirit auml kennedy rd just south of hwy 7 4741 3s celebrating 25 years of complete service for all font lincoln mercury products offer expires may 3196