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st the tribufcethorsday july 17 1997 p 3 children losing their cyberpets to thieves jordan h green correspondent the trendiest toys are disappear ing during stouffvilies daycamp at bruces mill according to a parent tama- gatchis or cyberpets have gone missing during the swim session while swimming alcid had his bag dumped said yasmin has san whose son adam is one of the victims of the toy theft less than a week later another oak ridges mp wilfert opens constituency office oak ridges mp bryon wilferts constituency office is open for business the recentlyelected liberal mp represents all of stouffville and richmond hill and the northern part of markham the ridings constituency office is located at 225 east beaver creek rd suite 231 richmond hill the postal code is l4b 3p4 stouffville residents are encour aged to take note of the telephone number905 7095908 assisting wilfert at the rich mond hill office are special exec utive assistant imma trozzola and constituency assistant vivien chan wilferts ottawa office will open on aug 4 the ottawa telephone number is 613 992- 3802 and the fax number is 613 996- 1954 meanwhile shirley head is wil ferts executive assistant in the ottawa office both offices- will be open mon day to friday from 830 am to bryon wilfert kids was stolen following hot on the heals of tickle me elmos cabbage patch kids and power rangers fig urines cyberpets are the latest toy fad sweeping across north ameri ca its the latest craze and every kid has one said hassan my eldest son had three of these pets similar in size to pet rocks cyberpets imitate real pets in that they move sleep and even cry you actually have to wash them off they do poos and everything said hassan those get stolen all the time from the pool said the camps summer coordinator jen mc gowan selling for about 30 to 40 the toys are hard to find on the shelves with lengthy waiting lists at malls i think they should have given the kids a lock said mark has san a campers father the camp which is run by the town doesnt provide locks how ever for a loonie kids can lock up their valuables i believe the kids at the town stouffville students open homes to quebec twins jordan h green correspondent three stouffville youths bid au revoir to chic- outimi quebec as they returned home this week organized by the society for educational visits and exchanges in canada sevec the three were part of a summer exchange program of 86 young people between the ages of 12 and 15 the exchanges include 31 ontario and quebec schools offering students an opportunity to experi ence the other provinces culture it also tests the students language skills as they learn to commu nicate in english and french i didnt like it at first because i couldnt under stand a word that was said said nathan balsdon 13 it was fun said jessica chewits 13 of her trip the youngsters were twinned with other students in their age group in quebec and stayed at then- twins home for the 12day trip they had never met their twins before the trip i was nervous at first said gemma cumbers 13 of her first meeting vith her twin once in quebec the students had fun participat ing in various events including a treasure hunt a crazy olympics and a dance with more than 900 people the fourth day was supposed to be a beach day but we saw a french movie instead said cumbers in order to cover costs of the trip the students had to bang on doors raising money i raised the most money so i got a discman said balsdon of his 560 worth of trip money more money came from corporate sponsors in cluding the local iga pet value barthau jewellers and atc corral among others sevec also receives grants from the federal heritage ministry and the provincial ministry of education and training the three students arrived back in stouffville just in time to meet their quebec counterparts three students from quebec arrived in stouffville last monday were the quebec students nervous coming over to ontario for 12 days no shes really nice said sabrina trembly 13 of her new roommate the chicoutimi students will take in a blue jays game ride roller coasters at paramount canadas wonderland and shoot each other silly at laser- quest among some of their planned activities jump for joie hanging out together are from left sophie turmel gemma cumbers sabrina trem- blay jessica chewins pier alexandre gauthier and nathan balsdon gemma jessica and nathan are host ing their quebec twins in stouffville photo by steve somerville pool should have been told a dol lar could be used for a lock said mark hassan along with using the lockers the best advice is to leave the toys at home according to the summer coordinator unless they wear them around their neck all the time dont bring them said mcgowan trolling for tadpoles chris dodds 9 gets direction from the peanut gallery on where to get those critters in the water at stouffville mcmori1 pa last week ma iys30em mttepem home invasion suspect has monday court date joan ransberry staff reporter a downsview man facing crim inal charges in connection with a home invasion and the kidnap ping of a gormley store owner will make another court appear ance monday while sohaib syed razvi 20 will face a newmarket judge york regional police continue to seek two more suspects in con nection with the crime razvi was released on bail in february after being charged with robbery disguise with intent and forcible confinement on feb 12 the owner of gorm- leys mis variety was approached in the parking lot after closing his store sgt john sheldon reported that the man was forced into a vehicle at gunpoint and driven to his res idence oh bayview avenue once at the home two of the suspects entered the house con fronted the mans wife showed her the gun and her husbands dri vers licence and threatened to kill him if she didnt cooperate sheldon said the woman fear ing for her life handed over 5000 in cash she was hand- cuffed to the refrigerator the tele phone lines were cut and the mas ter bedroom ransacked the suspects fled in a getaway vehicle province making way for 2250 new jobs from page 1 the provincewide funding will create 2250 new jobs in ontario with 1750 of the jobs in nursing and personal care a spokesperson for munros office said the number of job opportunities at the six local facilities has yet to be determined in total ontario has 495 nursing homes and homes for the aged the funding will also help with maintenance costs for facilities housekeeping and utilities wilson noted that his ministry is ensuring services are in place as hospital restructuring moves for- wardthis is vital to seniors in ontario and its an important step in ensuring the success of hospital restructuring he said