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8 stouffville suntribune thursday oct 13 2005 rfalcare s network d dignity choice compassion human comfort support community life if you or a loved one is living with a lifethreatening illness please call us toll free at palcare j network 18778707246 or 905 8953628 ext 294 programassistpalcarenetworkorg wwwpalcarenetworkorg ftck ftiflotarfiv9 jhjs message brought to you as a community service of the economistsuntribune ftsrfotoutf the country day school offers a surerior balanced education that student develops the mind and strengthens the character all in a safe and natural setting from jk tq grade 12 open house dates saturday october 15v 9am- 12pm wednesday fnqvernber23 9arri12pm fitstrrbutjd application deadline november 30 200x 90s833t2i20adrhission5cdsonca wwwcc3sohca ii m-v- m cm gesi v york bigger than ottawa edmonton bv roy green staff writer were no 6 even with a slight drop in york regions population growth in the first six months of this year the region is the sixthlargest municipality in canada bigger than ottawa edmonton winnipeg and quebec city the regions midyear economic review pegs the population on june 30 at 903600 an increase of 14000 since january and 30700 more than june 30 2004 annual growth rates in recent years have ranged between 35000 and 40000 said john waller director of long range and strategic planning the report which has been published on a semi annual basis since 1995 also puts the region in 6th place nationally in the number of residential building permits the total estimated con struction value of those per mits was 122 billion 9 per cent higher than 2004 more importantiy according to mr waller was the increase in industrial commercial and institution al construction here which increased from 328 million to 371 million in the past year ici construction is up to over 30 per cent of the total which means were getting balanced growth mr waller said its a very strong per formance even the fact population growth was down somewhat can be seen as a mixed bless ing said newmarket regional councillor tony van bynen with housing starts down a bit maybe a bit of a hiatus is a good thing it might allow us to catch up with infrastructure demands mr van bynen said newmarket with the smallest geographic area also has the highest level of multiple unit dwellings at 37 per cent compared to the regional average of 27 per cent newmarket is running out of land and weve got to grow up rather than out he said paraphrasing ontarios places to grow policy for us theres no places to grow a complicated kindness truth in fiction the community mennonite church and whitchurchstouffville public library are cohosting a book study on the popular book a complicated kindness authored by miriam toews this book is about a young girl growing up in the conservative mennonite community of east village a fictional town based on steinbach manitoba the community where miriam toews herself was raised this story is not autobiographical but since it emerges from toews personal history it raises questions for both mennonites and nonmennonites alike how much of this story is true and what parts to help explore this question linda wall a mennonite from the gta area will be leading a dis cussion on this book wall grew up in the same mennonite community in manitoba as toews and even went to the same mennonite church as toews wall is about fifteen years older than toews and they didnt know each other but walls grade six teacher was toews father so she is quite familiar with toews fam ily and mennonite background wall claims there are layers of truth to be found within the book from walls perspective toews has taken some historical pieces from her background to write a novel as the story progresses she weaves in threads of truth to create a new story the overall mes sage one could also say does express some valid truths please join us as wall helps us separate out what is truth and fiction in this intriguing book the book dis cussion forum is being held on thursday october 27 at 730 pm in the multipurpose room at the library community mennonite church parkview village auditorium sunday worship 1100 am 905 6409730 scmcsympaticoca