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thursday oct 26 2006 serving the community of whitchurchstouffville b 28 pages1 including gst archbishop desmond tutu and me travels ofstoufrville mission man opinion 6 calendar 13 sports 22 classified 24 three of five candidates for mayor agree to talk running duncan allen right heads for the finish line in the york region elementary public school cross country meet at braces mill conservation area in whitchurch- stoufrville last week thegrade 4 ballantrae public school student finished second in a field of 174 in the male tyke division it was only the sec ond race ever for duncan who trains twice daily with his dog for more see page 22 ebate staff photosteve somerville by jim mason staffwriter the last three and a half weeks of the municipal election will be devoid of live debates involving whitchurchstouffvilles mayor can didates but not if one of the five hopefuls gets his way randy mole who also ran for mayor in 2003 is appalled by the lack of debates before the nov 13 election the stouffville resident is pro posing more be scheduled especial ly in the rural area for all candi dates two debates were held last week one for all 23 candidates for mayor and council and the other for the five mayoral hopefuls the apathy level in this town destroys the moral fabric of the community and ensures that bad decisions are made and bad man agement results mr mole said in a challenge sent to other candidates tuesday apathy kills commerce as well if you want a town that you can be proud of than youd better be pre pared to stir the pot and get the peo ple involved a vibrant community requires energy and involvement you dont sec underdogs page 8 repmst s rarthau jewellers wt 6312 main st ivstotiffvhle 9056404646