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wfiffikmfimjffoiiis imicmtm thursday oct 1 9 2006 serving the community of whitchurchstouffville 56 pages1 including gst 3 stouffville doctors aids project backed by health minister leafs gm election 7 calendar 19 sports 20 classified 22 chip off the nhl block staff photosteve somerville will acton takes a break from practice with the stouffville spirit jr a hockey team monday at the stouffville arena the son of toronto maple leafs coach and exnhl player keith acton will has been selected to play in an international tournament in saskatchewan next month acton r bound for ncaa world event by mike hayakawa and jim mason staff writers the last name needs no introduction to stouffville hockey fans will acton is indeed the eldest son of keith acton the toronto maple leafs assistant coach who played 14 nhl sea sons after a starry minor hockey career in stouffville in the 1970s but the 19yearold is six foot two inches six inches taller than his dad more fair and tall like his mom susan where keith was known as tenacious checker and pest will is more finesse and a goal scorer still the hockey smarts are engrained after a lifetime of living with a profession al hockey man in nhl cities across north america you can still see the similarities will said you can tell my dad learned to play on the ponds and not on a chalkboard hes always preached that its all about flow and creativity while still fitting a defensive system in there when stouffville spirit general manag er ken burrows took will aside during practice last week it wasnt to send a stern message about his performance on the ice rather it was to deliver some good tid ings to the stouffville resident a third- year centre and assistant captain on the provincial jr a hockey league team will received word he would be part of the 22player team canada east squad that will take part in the world junior a challenge to be played inyorkton and humboldt sask nov 6 to 12 the sixteam event will also feature entries from western canada belarus slovakia russia and germany team canada east will include players from the provincial junior a the northern ontario junior central junior a maritime junior a hockey and ligue de hockey junior aaa quebec leagues but it was a pleasant diversion consid ering the spirit at the time of the news were mirred in a fivegame losing streak when i heard it i was surprised to say see acton page 9 mayoral hopefuls debate again tonight gnem centre by hannelore volpe staff writer the five candidates for mayor all want to do something for whitchurchstouffvilles youth just not the same thing they tried to convince residents theyre the best for the job at yes terdays mayoral luncheon spon sored by the whitchurchstouffyille chamber of commerce at bushwood golf club the candidates include a cur rent mayor sue sherban a former mayor wayne emmerson a for mer ndp candidate pamela courtot one resident running for mayor the second time randy mole and a first time candidate don barker the candidates will square off again tonight from 730 to 930 at a debate at stouffville district secondary school hosted by the suntribune and the whitchurch- stouffville public library the meet ing will also include candidates for council all the mayoral candidates yes terday agreed youth need some thing more to make whitchurch- stouffville a better home for them the youth should be asked their opinion mrs sherban said and mr seeadultspagelo forever theworjtjys most brilliant diamond t ewellers 6312 main st stouffville 9056404646 kjoou