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n economist suntribune whitchurchstouffville thursday july n 2002 liliiy town of whitchurchstouffville country close to the citt fp residents are advised that the following construction projects are to begin on or about july 8th 2002 1 park drive reconstruction front main street to tindale road this project includes the installation of traffic signals at the intersection of main street and park drive park drive will be closed to through traffic during the construction period which is scheduled to be approximately completed eight 8 weeks after the start of the work 2 watson drive reconstruction from tenth line to the entrance of the eastern gate development work on this street is to be completed approximately six 6 weeks after the start of the project residents can anticipate some inconven iences in the construction areas your patience and cooperation during this period is appreciated 2002 final residential tax bills 1st instalment due august 23 2002 2nd instalment due october 18 2002 residential tax bills have now been mailed ratepayers who have not received their bills should make immediate application to the municipal tax department commercial industrial and multiresiden tial tax bills will be mailed at a later date the penalty charged for nonpayment of 2002 taxes is one and onequarter 1 14 per cent imposed on the first day of default and on the first day of each month thereafter failure to receive a tax bill does not elimi nate the responsibility for payment of taxes nor the penalty charges for late payment tax payments may be made by mail or in person at the town office and at most financial institutions through tellers banking machines and by telephone banking fees may apply penalty will be charged and added to your tax account at our office on payments made at the bank after the due dates after hours tax payments may be left in the drop box at the front west entrance door of the imperial building 37 sandiford drive town office hours monday to friday 830 am to 430 pm 9056401900 9058952423 ruth armstrong amctcmtc tax collector summer childrens program july 24 25 and 26 or august 21 22 and 23 930 am 1200 noon or 130 pm 400 pm join us for our summer program for children ages 8 14 the program will consist of three half days and you may choose either the morn ing or the afternoon session a light snack will be served each day children will explore a variety of heritage activities and crafts com pleting several projects to take home includ ing a kaleidoscope a tolepainting project and creating and working on an indian bead loom preregistration is required cost 3000 per three day session members 2400 to register by phone or for more information call 9057278954 or toll free 18882900337 the whitchurchstouffville museum is located at 14732 woodbine avenue in the hamlet of vandorf between the aurora road and the bloomington road stouffville arena summer ice available commencing july 29th 2002 call 9056401910 ext 287 new at the stouffville outdoor pool saturdays and sundays 1230 pm 130 pm lane swim for a full list of our leisure swim times call 9056406918 outdoor pool information or 9056427529 and press 3 then 4 indoor and outdoor pool information hey kids get wet and have some fun monday wednesday friday 330 pm 430 pm outdoor pool drop in activities for kids water polo synchro games etc 5 per visit for more information call the outdoor pool at 9056406918 new arthritis aquafit brought to you by popular demand we have addeda new evening arthritis aquafit class tuesdays and thursdays 700 pm 800 pm pay as you go or memberships available for more information call 9056427529 swim lessons space is still available in sessions 2 3 and 4 for swimming lessons of all levels call 905- 642play and press 0 for more information summer camp space is quickly filling in both our adventures day camp and our sports camp register now to avoid disappointment registration is accept ed at the lebovic leisure centre 30 burkholder street over the edge skate park is now on summer hours 7 days a week 100 pm 500 pm and 600 pm 1000 pm for up- to date park information call the hotline at 9056423172 3zs stouffvihe l4a 7x5 web lite wwwtowiiofwscom automated lines 905 6401910 j905 8955299 drop off box at west entrance york region an mmdmlon of midfe rtx hv tost chid through doxh bereaved families of ontario founded in 1978 under the auspices of the hospital for sick children bereaved families is a selfhelp organization staffed by bereaved persons specialists in the area of grief and bereavement from the professional community serve as a resource both in the development of ongoing programmes and in the supervision and training of selfhelp group leaders this cooperation between lay and professionals has enabled bereaved families to better respond to the needs of the bereaved and has helped guarantee that the best support is provided 4 qcfc caa tnls mttttg bnwgm to you as a community ssnrlea of tha economist santribune province wont take legal action against excao the ontario realty corp says it wont be taking legal action against the former chief administrator for the town ofvvtiitchurchstouffville the orc which manages the provincial governments real estate holdings and the ministry of the attorneygeneral said recently they had dropped merlin dewing as a defendant in an amended lawsuit they now say he had no interest in a company allegedly involved in bidrig ging and breach of contract in environ mental cleanup work mr dewing the chief aclministrator for the township of cramahe had an interest in a numbered company that operated as master environmental services but told the agency this month he sold his stake before the firm con ducted work for the orc mr dewing also said he informed the orc some documents bearing his name were forgeries the orc and the ministry expanded their claim this month and are now seeking 47 million in damages against five former employees and 52 compa- merlin dewing documents bearing his name were forgeries former cao told provincial officials nies and individuals for alleged bidrig ging fraud kickbacks conspiracy and breach of fiduciary duties relating to real estate sales and cleanup contracts pri marily during the late 1990s with files from torstar network mayor wants arts groups on old halls main floor by joan ransberry staff writer vvhitchurchstouffville old town hall will not be sold local mayor wayne emmerson has vowed the old town hall is not for sale stressed mayor emmerson following a recent public outcry to keep the old town hall in municipal ownership mayor emmerson has put forward a plan designed to have the top floor of the twostory building occupied through a condominium agreement by an architecturalengineering firm while the bottom floor would become an arts and cultural centre bruce arrowsmith spokesperson for arrowsmith and associates and its part ner bell engineering said his group is eager to explore the possibility of strik ing a condo agreement to take over the top floor of the centuryold building on civic avenue we arent trying to grab this build ing said mr arrowsmith we are inter ested in exploring public use for the bot tom floor we will work with the town in a joint venture well explore all options weve always been interested in public use for part of this building at a july 23 council meeting mayor emmerson hopes to strike an arts and culture committee that would investi gate the use of the main floor id like to get the ball rolling to establish an arts and culture centre on the bottom floor of the town hall said mayor emmerson two weeks ago council received four proposals for the old town hall of the four council chose arrowsmiths over plans from ward 6 councillor sue sherban businessman don quarles and a group of local potters councillor sherbans bid involved a multipurpose cultural centre includ ing a live theatre and an addition to accommodate the return of the munici pal offices despite being rejected 3 wayne emmerson mayor will bring proposal for arts and culture committee to council july 23 councillor sherban stall hopes her plan is realized don quarles a manager at the torontos hummingbird centre for the arts suggested the town enter into a longterm lease agreement launch a fundraising campaign and convert the building into a multipur pose cultural centre offering every thing from community theatre to dance recitals to concerts mr quarles didnt want the municipal offices to return to civic avenue officials with the canadian fiddlers and step dancers hall of fame and museum have expressed an interest in setting up its head office in the old town hall mr quarles is now backing the mayor in his plan to strike a commit tee i would be very keen to work with the mayor to see the bottom floor become an arts and cultural centre said mr quarles also the fiddlers are still interested they wouldnt need very much space it would bring national attention to stouffville