Some of the square’s key fea- tures include an information kiosk for events taking place at Nineteen on the Park, quiet sitting areas, picnic, chess and checkers tables, as well as a water fountain and tree-lined promâ€" enade. The total cost of the refurbish- ment was budgeted at $686,344. The opening celebration The opening ceremonies, which kick off at 10 am, will include an unveiling of a bronze plaque detailing the square’s his- tory, the installation of a time capsule and the dedication of a wall plaque inside the neigh- bouring Lech Centre for Arts and Entertainment - Nineteen on the Park. “ Civic Square, which wel- comes people oï¬ Main Street as they enter Nineteen on the Park, received a major facelift this sum- mer in order to enable the space to function more eï¬ectively as an outdoor meeting place, while also providing a location for pro- Stouffville’s newly rehabili- tated Civic Square will ofï¬cially be opened on Friday by Mayor Wayne Emmerson. New-look . Civic Square unveiled Fflday See H-SUW, page 20. BY SANDRA BOLAN sbolan@yrmg.com 1'Ii'ib une SOUND OFF, STOUFFVILLE! E'-MA|L LETTERS TO THE EDITOR TO JMASON@YRMG.COM SATURDAY, OCT. 3, 2009 I SERVING THE COMMUNITY OF WHI'I'CHURCHâ€"STOUFFVUE I 36 PAGES/$1 INCLUDING GST Brother Andre’s Natalia Stefanouska tries to dribble around Stouï¬ville Secondary's Brooke Kiatipis during York Region senior girls high school basketball action at Brother Andre in Markham Thursday. Brother Andre, which won 53-40, also took the junior game 40-15. STAFF PHOTO/NICK IWANYSHYN "The primary goal of this plan is to make sure the natural heritage is protected,†said April Weppler, project manager, land man- agement for the Toronto and Region Conserâ€" vation Authority. which operates Bruce’s Mill. In order to protect some of the park’s land. the informal trails - created by people walking the same route time and again - are going to be shut down, along with one formal trail. " It’s a trail that takes you through a wetland area It’s not going to limit the trail experience because it duplicates another trail. But it is going to protect the wetland that is out there," Ms Weppler said. There are currently 10 km of formal trails within Bruce’s Mill. The popular park is on’Stouffville Road just east of Warden Avenue. An RV park, BND( bike trail, rope course, aquatic park and multi-purpose building are all ideas being put forward in the Bruce's Mill Conservation Area draft master plan. In an effort to attract more people from the region, something Ms Weppler said the TRCA is mandated to do, they are investigating the A public meeting regarding the draft mas- ter plan will take place this Tuesday at 7 pm. at the Lebovic Leisure Centre in Stoufl'ville. The draft master plan has aim-year lifes- pan, but implementation would occur within ï¬ve years. RVs, bikes, water park for mill? Bruce’s Mill Conservation Area proposals to public Tuesday All Welcome! Contact us for Music Lessons this Fall! Open Mic This Sunday, Oct. 4th Nineteen on the Park, 1:30 - 5pm BY SANDRA BOLAN sbolan@yrmg.com Sec PARK. pagc‘ 2