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The 26th annual Whitchurch- Stouffville Strawberry Festival oflicially opens two weeks from today with some changes to the agenda. “It's a beautiful precursor to the kick-off of festival," said Kris- tina Toomey, the festival’s event co-ordinator. v The People’s Parade has moved from Saturday to Canada Day. The July 1 schedule also includes the popular Canada Day cake and fireworks in Memorial Movies, dogs The Downtown Stouffville Farmers’ Market will operate all three official days of the festival â€"]ulylt03-and crafterswilljoin them on Park Drive Friday and Saturday. Saturday’s Main Street market will have the same look as other years, with vendors set up in the north and south curb lanes of Main Street between Park Drive new for 26th festival Strawberry schedule opens with bang Look for the oflicial Strawberry Festival guide with Saturday's Sun-Tribune. 0 mail agreement “0051159 ( Stoufi‘izille WHUCHURCH-STOUFF‘JILLE PUBLIC LIE ‘ un -'li'ib une SITUATION CRITICAL: THE CRISIS IN LONG-TERM CARE. FIRST PART OF OUR SERIES â€" PAGES 12 8:13 BY SANDRA BOLAN sbolan@yrmg.com COMING UP See RIDE, page 25 THURSDAY, JUNE 17,2010 I SERVINGH'IE COMMUNITY OFWHITCHURCHâ€"STOUFFVILLE I 32 PAGES/$1 INCIDDING GST Tyler Ribi of Stouffville’s Summitview Public School finishes second in a 100m race at the York Region public elementary schools track and field championships at the Con- nell-Franklin Track next to the Stouffville Arena on Tuesday. STRONG TO THE FINISH Viv-II v RECEIVE A FREE Pandora Clasp Bracelet (905) 64614546 {(1 $65 vetonl vnhm) wim you: purchme of $150 01 mom of PANDORA {wde N ha" plckeddlamondtcom C0011 whuln a :nnlim Ind limui one hm <' “damn: value) with you: purchase of $150 0: more 0! PANDORA produc Good white supplies last. limit one per customer. WHUCHURCHSTOUFF‘.’1LLC PUBUC UBRARY W3 arthau Thursdav June 17 10 Born Tm..-“ Thursday, June 17-10-8pm Friday, June 18-10-5pm KSaturday, June 19-10-5pm STAFF PHOTO/MIKE BARRETT On Thesday night, council endorsed the purchase of about 155 acres from the James Coultice Estate property, otherwise known as WagonWheel Ranch. Town would BY SANDRA BOLAN sbolan®yrmg.com Musselman’s Lake is getting a park, but will anyone use it? But because the proposed fiveâ€"acre por- tion of the property being proposed for the park is 013 Ninth Line southeast of the lake and secluded, many residents believe the town is creating a space that is dangerous to get to by foot and a potential hot spot for undesirable activity. “You’re taking 'your life in your hands sometimes with traffic," said area resident Bob James of walking along Ninth Line. H V “We need to get regional trafiic ofi this road if we’re going to make it a success," said Musselman’s Lake resident and former local councillor Mark Carroll. “1 think we need to take Ninth Line and make it a community road.” “I thifik it’s bétter the region look after it,” he said. That is not going to happen anytime soon according to Mayor Wayne Emmrersron.’ Although some residents opposed the park’s location, no one could argue against its purchase price - $2. Four 6f 13 residents who spoke at the meeting supported the site. 6312 Main Street, Siouflvflle Residents like price, but many prefer spot on water Fewellers “once You Deserve See LAKESIDE, page 10. .....».._. -u..- .u (905) 640-4646 8312 Main Street. étooflvfllo