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the tribune wednesday august 16 1989 p13 foreign firefighter compares notes matt nicholls correspondent to most stouffville residents the fire station on main st is just another town building but to 37yearold francesco paolo colicchio the local fire hall is a shrine of invaluable informa tion and wonder mr colicchio is the chief fire commander in rome italy and was in stouffville last week to visit his uncle and one of the first things the trim darkhaired visitor wanted to do was see how a smalltown volunteer fire department operates he was very impressed with what he saw mr colicchios un cle joe colicchio said in an inter view last week he thought fire chief bill brown ran a sound department mr colicchio who has trouble speaking english told his uncle that stouffvilles firefighting operation is a bit behind romes in some areas but he added that given the contrasting sizes of two centres such disparities could be expected rome is a city of some 6000000 people and there are 11 fire sta tions throughout the city mr colicchio said but there are also 15000 volunteer fire departments similar to stouffvilles across italy overall he felt operations here were excellent joe said he really likes stouffville and he would like to move here in the future at 37 mr colicchio is one of the youngest commanders of fire operations in romes history introduced to the trade by his father and grandfather who were both firefighters mr colic chio has spent the last 18 years fighting fires and he takes pride in the fact that hes working hard to keep wedding bells linda ross daughter of bill and doris ross rr 3 stouffville and mark davis son of lynda davis of toronto were married june 3 in bloomington gospel church lin da is the granddaughter of mel and muriel thomas of parkview village in stouffville the happy couple are residing in stouffville one of italys most famous cities beautiful he works very hard joe col icchio said there are over 6000000 people in rome and each of the citys 11 fire depart ments receives over 200 calls per day and that doesnt even in clude the outlying areas hes had to deal with fires three earthquakes and other disasters its a big job and he does it well joe said but pauls as hes called by his family main problem is he doesnt seem to have a lot of time to spend with his family hes on call all the time and he has to leave home often joe added and that can be tough but despite the long hours mr colicchio said he will continue to work as a firefighter in the future pholomatt nicholls stouffville fire chief bill brown right welcomed a foreign colleague to the fire hall this week to show him the ropes francesco paolo colicchio 37 is rome italys chief fire commander and was in town visiting relatives he battle blazes in a city of 6 million and says chief brown operates a sound fire department bh mm iifip grand opening call today 0 fi 7 a vjf w ca 8fflb tfoi l immediate delivery 1000s of brass accessories lamps bathroom ace mirrors frames fireplace tools clocks etc etc stfelcasf markham 7400 victoria pk 4750888 maiheson mississauga 5030 mamgate or unit 4 6292660 warehouse hamilton burlington waterloo 1 004 upper wentworth 30 1 6 new st university plaza 5754406 6811151 8866240 farmer yzkrir gardens inc if landscaping interlocking brickwork grading sodding retaining walls decks and fencing pool and patio landscape consturction complete garden design and planting free estimates evenings weekends 6405080 firefighting is an honorable position in italy he said firefighters are affiliated with the army and are wellrespected i dont think they are treated the same way these canadian firefighters are joe said his nephew is also stu dying to be a lawyer and he hopes to apply his legal knowledge to his work he wants to move here so maybe he can work here in the future joe said f armer gardens inc llk garden center 6405080 main st stouffvilte hours monday to friday 700 am 800 pm saturday 700 am 600 pm sunday 900 am 500 pm uniiooc paving stones retaining walls curbs we also carry garden tools clay pots potting soil loam triple mix top soil rr ties bark chips gardening gloves peat moss pine garden mulch seeds patio slabs fertilizer gravel retaining walls curbs unilock pavers limestone screening sand portland cement masonry cement we deliver sale of land by public tender municipal tax sales act 1984 the corporation of the town of whitchurchstouffville take notice that tenders are invited for the purchase of the lands described below will be received until 300 pm local time on august 25 1989 at the municpal offices 19 civic ave stouffville ontario the tenders will then be opened in public on the same day at the municipal offices 19 civic ave stouffville ontario description of landss lot 12 plan 182 windsor drive south side formerly township of whitchurch now town of whitchurchstouffville regional municipality of york concession 5 part lot 30 formerly township of whitchurch now town of whitchurchstouffville regional municipality of york all and singular that certain parcel or tract of land and premises situate lying and being in the town of whitchurchstouffville in the regional municipality of york formerly the township of whitchurch in the county of york and the province of ontario containing by admeasurement seven square rods be the same more or less being composed of the northeast corner of lot number thirty in the fifth concession of the town of whitchurchstouffville aforesaid butted and bound as follows commencing at the northwest boundary of the mill race formerly in the occupation of one joseph taylor and on the allowance for road between lots numbers thirty and thirtyone in the fifth concession of the said town thence easterly eight rods more or less to the corner of said lot thence southerly eight rods more or less to the aforesaid mill race in the sixth concession of the said town thence angling along the said mill race in a northerly course to the place e beginning minimum tender amount set out the cancellation price as of the first day of advertising 181170 384921 tenders must be submitted in the prescribed form and must be accompanied by a deposit in the form of a money order or of a bank draft or cheque certified by a bank trust company or province of ontario savings office payable to the municipali ty or board and representing at least 20 per cent of the tender amount the municipality makes no representation regarding the title to or any other matters relating to the land to be sold responsibility for ascertaining these matters rests with the potential purchasers this sale is governed by the municipal tax sales act 1984 being chapter 48 of the statutes of ontario 1984 and the municipal tax sales rules made under that act the successful purchaser will be required to pay the amount tendered plus ac cumulated taxes and the relevant land transfer tax for further information regarding this sale and a copy of the prescribed form of tender contact ruth armstrong tax collector town of whitchurchstouffville po box 419 19 civic avenue stouffville ontario l4a7z6