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economist suntribune in our community thursday oct 24 2002 block parent programs struggling by kristin mackey special this is national block parent week but the program is dead in stouffville and could be dying in markham warns an organizer anna maria greig chairperson of markhams block parent association is worried a lack of interest could force the program to shut down there were more than one thou sand families in block parent 10 years ago now less than 400 homes are involved ms greig said participation began to fall several years ago in july whitchurchstouffvilles block parent association folded because ofa lack of interest and partic ipants as part of national block parent week representatives of the program have been visiting kindergarten to grade 3 classes to teach students safety rules and how to use a block parent to spread the word about the pro gram school representatives have been putting up posters organizing colouring contests and becoming involved in school functions to meet new parents this hasnt been an easy task since many of the elementary schools in the markham area are without a block parent representative at the beginning of the school year elementary students were sent home with block parent applications the response has been very low said ms greig who has an average of only three applications returned to her each year if the numbers do not increase by february ms greig said she will seri ously consider pulling the plug smimm includes pc 17 cdmpaq monitor hp 3820v printer compaq 6330ca desktop computer intel pentium 4 20 ghz processor 256 mb ram 60 gb hard drive cdrw and dvd drives 10100 nic card 56 k modem windows xpt home 497554485465489496 coupon code 5103700000000000 perfectflaf screen provides distortionfree flat images 30 brighter than conventional crts vrfsoa our price 174879 instant rebate 7479 mailin rebate 75 a76f 17 flat monitor 1 280 x 1 024 max resolution onscreen digital controls antistatic ana antiglare screen 463469 brother til 1230 laser printer true 600 x 600dpi resolution prints 1 2 ppm 450208 jul syncmaster 760vfet7lcd monitor 0264 mm pixel pitch 128i 24 1 resolution 87 after mailin rebate price after rebate 95 our price 89995 mailin rebate 100 1 jil m i nv o n t 450 mobile printer compact and durable design 4800x 120 j i d dpi up to 9 ppm black 8 ppm colour 498811 w r valid oct 23 29 2002 or while quantities last not all items available with delivery or online orders for the nearest staples business depot and store hours call i 8006684888 1 rt v 0 n- t scanjet 5500c scanner 2400x 2400 dpi jss3m automatic photo feeder 1 5 35mm slide and negative adapter mv 498398 staples viw usinessdepocoin neighbourhood employment resource centre helping stouffville grow new burger king coming to 1 5 ringwood drive at main st senior and junior management positions available please drop off resume at our new location 28 sandiford dr unit 7 behind mcdonalds or fax to 905 6407824 or 416 9254983 for more info call 905 6402856 operated by a funding partnership with human resources development canada egon di1tiict school ioiid canada fri oct 25 sat oct 26 sun oct 27 thurs oct 31 cat and the midnight crisis shaken not stirred karaoke halloween party with i the john stewart band your nfl hequak1ers call for details 2940134 the last call free designated driver tor you and your car v starts 1 1 30pm corner of hwy7 and mccowan rd since 1 9841 the regional municipality of york is seeking public feedback on draft terms of reference for the accessibility advisory committee york regions interim accessibility advisory committee aac is seeking public feedback on draft terms or reference for the permanent york region aac that will assist the region in implementing the ontarians with disabilities act 2001 oda the purpose of the oda is to improve opportunities for persons with diabilities by identifying removing and preventing physical and other barriers every year york region will create an accessibility plan to show how it will do this the permanent york region aac will advise council on the preparation implementation and effectiveness of the plan the draft terms of reference are available for review on the york region web site at wwwregionyorkonca or by calling the regional clerks office at 905 8304444 or 416 2979696 ext 1305 for a copy to be sent copies are also available at the main reception desks at york region administrative centre 17250 yonge street north of mulock drive newmarket york region south services centre 50 high tech road off yonge street north of hwy 7 richmond hill please send written feedback by november 8 2002 by delivery fax or email to ms susan neill committee coordinator regional clerks office the regional municipality of york 17250 yonge street newmarket on l3y6z1 fax 905 8953031 email susanneiuregionyorkonca