inside letters v events v clarified 6 22 32 34 of lansdscapei diocolate 3 maker wood plant are ttkstbuffvllles best busiriesses this year community calendar event earth day gods waytowri cleanup when saturday april 20 3 pfh where stoufiville missionary church 6403911 rf on the high seas y aceer in sails launched for downsized business executive serving whitchurchstouffville since 1888 ti ur 1 m ftiblic library 50 cents including gst 56 pages saturday april 13 2002 to reach us 905 6402612 parents can tv z- ropf0teaiewmgv stopped for 90 r r byrstefania rizzi iiysftiff writer workregibriparents will haw an pppbrtunityjp stop their chil dren from watching ihapprbpri- ate tv shows starting monday comm unity alliance for york region education will give parents of students attending schools in both boards an opportunity to purchase a vchip that blocks preselected tv programs deemed not suitable for chil dren york region is the first to offer the 90 vchip decoder heres howit works- thechipishopkedupoatv and an external device such as a converter and automatically blocks out all programs exceed- ing any of the multiple ratinglev- els preselected by a guardian if a child flips to- a channel where the program has been barred by a parent a blank screen will appear stating the program has been blocked and to change channels the block which is protected by a fourdigit password can be taken off anytime the vchip offered only through york region schools for a limited time will not work on documentary music video news sports or other programs that do not have rating codes dougtpeggs kettlebybased see tv page 19 more jobs construction despite effects of sept 11 keeps chugging by jeff mitchell staff writer york regions diverse- economy continues to grow and create employment according to one recent study between 70000 and 80000 jobs have been created since 1998 and the value construction in the region reached 29 billion last year ah increase of 100 million over 2000 according tothe reports regional officials saythefigures indicate while the nation endured uncertainty and a slight downturn after sept 11 york continued to steam along under the momentum of a vibrant economy regional employment growth continues to outpace population growth longrange planner paul bottomley jtbld the regions plan ning committee last week the regions employment base continues to diversify he said adding the trend toward an infor mationbased economy continues within the region there were an estimated 390000 to 400000 jobs in york region as of june 2061 up from about 330000 in 1998 mr w manufacturing continues- to be the regions primary employment sector which also shows strength in the plastics printing computer auto parts and furniture manufac turing categories according to the report the report also indicates a 50- percent rate of growth across the business services sector with see new page 9 staff photosjoerd witteveen alice in stouffvillelamd in cooperation with art links and the york region district school board stouffvilles motus o dance theatre will perform alice in york region at the vaughan playhouse with students from five schools above grade 1 students from summitview public school in stoufiville practise for their roles as rabbits with the motus o dancers from left are james croker anne wilde keaton major 6 michelle menzies 7 james wiseman 6 hannah stover 6 sean hargrave 6 jamie mangotich 6 and jack langenhuizen f t i i f t i ii si m a jr 1 j- r e a i i j io s sgpg2 2002 miata 2002 protege se 2002 protege 5 automobllo magazlimmkmily 51 2 jlmaaltstar jijggxlm awbo iccw isfti 5396 highway 7 markham 5 s 9895 town and country realty ltd 6400888 iiftwwwxw t