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marchspecial a dozen dohuts ftt dainty donuts deli 1 8 ringwood drive stouffville e signy lawson kt money 0 concepts 6424540 chamber business leaders asked for gta input by joan ransberry staff reporter more than 130 local business owners have been asked if they want to be part of the greater toronto area service board gtasb the whitchurchstouffville business community was included in a york regionwide survey designed to find out how people feel about amalgama tion the gtasb if adopted could take over such regional responsibilities as water sewer transportation garbage and economic development some suggest that it will eventually replace regional government here in stouffville theyve been asked if the gtasb should coordinate specific ser vices and make policy decisions or coordinate manage and deliver the services comments were also invited helene johnson local cham- new school has name the new stouffville school expected to open this fall will be called glad park public school york regions public school board approved the name last week for the building which faces west on glad park ave across from st mark catholic elementary school construction work on the sec ond floor recently began and the school should be completed in late october said plant services superintendent david snelgrove ber president said the towns business sector should think hard and long about the effect of the gtasb maybe with the gtasb we can do more with less money said johnson meanwhile residents of met ropolitan toronto voted in a ref erendum monday which the areas business owners have already indicated they are strongly in favor of the province plans to amalgamate metro torontos six local gov ernments and one regional gov ernment into a single city yes i can elizabeth carr and her mother theresa were thrilled to learn of elizabeth being one of just three canadians to win a yes i can award teachers at orchard park nominated her photo steve somerville young stouffville girl wins yes i can award by kate gilderdale correspondent determination courage and an unshakeable will to succeed are attributes elizabeth carr has in abundance the nineyearold was born with spina bifida and doctors told her parents she would never walk last month elizabeth learned tht she was one of just three canadians among hun dreds nominated to win the yes i can award which recognizes outstanding achievements of children and young people with dis abilities not only did this feisty young girl defy her doctors predictions and learn to walk she went on to tackle indoor snowshoeing ice skating and roller skating her parents theresa and brian carr are very proud of elizabeth and delighted if somewhat over whelmed at the news of the award their elation is shared by everyone at orchard park public school where elizabeth is a student two of the teaching staff at the school ruth geddes and regan crawley told theresa about the award and asked her permis sion to nominate elizabeth mrs geddes and ms crawley asked me months ago if they could submit her name the fact that she has won an award is just sinking in said theresa noting that elizabeth has never been known to resist a challenge she is not afraid to try anything she is very active in all of her hobbies she also does horseback riding and swimming lessons elizabeths determination has been matched by the dedication of her parents teachers and therapists with geddes and special education assistant cathy may providing constant physical and emotional support in encouraging their young charge to walk and later to skate she has been in therapy since day one said theresa once please see page 2 golf course ago a ninehole golf course com- gave the nod to john bosworth plete with a clubhouse will be ltd to build the course as part built in stouffville of family golf centre of cedar last tuesday local council valley on vivian road auto rtlm mnndinn tire centre hours monday friday 800 am 800 pm saturday 800 am 500 pm sunday closed service manager bruce mackenzie 6405050 retail cnnnoifin tire w store hours monday friday 830 am 900 pm saturday 830 am 600 pm sunday 1 030 am 400 pm store manager robert van bemmei 5945 main street stouffville 6405800 i i mi 1 1 il 4 cw5-