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st sl99t p3 its a classic photocbua bronkhorst keith hopkin and son jeremy hopkin polish competition at saturdays show at the up dads 1966 harleydavidson motorbike for whitchurchstouffviile museum miller a done deal alles from page 1 alles who is active in several volunteer com mittees across the community and who is a for mer town councillor said he personally believes the job should have been tendered but he defends councils decision to extend the contract over a long period of time during a rough economy despite comments from the pub lic that locking into miller for five years is a bad move im in favor of tendering the job but labor rates and interest rates are down now in any financial decision if you have done your home work and you have got the best price you think you could get and if the job can be done with minimal service upset why not lock in for a long period alles offered could another company do as good a job or be as helpful or cooperative as miller sure maybe but maybe not its done now crime van still missing after thieves return boys walker kate gilderdale staff reporter carol reynolds still finds it hard to believe that anyone would be callous enough to steal a vehicle carrying a dis abled permit she and her husband graeme were visiting friends in scarborough recently with their son evan was has cere bral palsy sometime during the evening their locked 1993 dodge grand caravan se minivan was stolen from the townhouse parking lot the van contained evans walker a device which is no longer manufactured the walker had been adapted especially for the stouffville youngster who will be six next month enabling him to enjoy much greater mobility without it he just has to sit around said his mother happily the walker along with evans car seat was recovered following an appeal by the family which was broadcast on cftotv on labor day the van however is still missing causing a transportation headache for the family we had the van converted to carry a wheelchair and we had the handicapped parking permit which we now have to replace through the ministry of transportation reynolds noted the insurance company said that 80 per cent of stolen vehicles are recovered so were keeping our fingers crossed but its been very upsetting to our son because he considers it to be his van when evan returned to school at the hugh macmillan centre tuesday his mother had to rent a van to drive him there the cost is a lot more than the insurance company gives you for a replacement vehicle but i had to take a lot of stuff with him for his first day at school evan will be receiving a power wheelchair within the next two months which is the reason his parents purchased the van said reynolds you cant just pick it up and put it in the trunk of a car the distinctivelooking van is in a dark hunter green with tinted windows gold striping and gold wheel rims it has a grey tinted plexi glass hood guard and the licence plate is 350 syh officials oppose postal closure from page 1 craig said upon return from vacation he was informed and just as surprised of the quick deci sion changes as stouffville residents were ancheril said the canada posts decision to end consumer service at the longstanding office lacks sensitivity and asked that the town let the corporation know about its strong objections ward 1 councillor ivanka bradley said if s hard enough to keep business alive in whitchurch- stouffviile and called the closure a counterpro ductive move bradley said moving residential service to an offthedowntownbeat location places all the anchor businesses such as liquor and beer stores to one end of town this threatens the livelihood and the life of our downtown core it deserves a lot more attention than it is getting bradley said ward 6 councillor ken prentice said stamping out consumer service at the conveniently central office robs seniors and young families both of vital downtown service it should be required that the whitchurchstouffviile post office continue to remain an outlet for both businesses and resi dents prentice said several citizens are also banding together to for mally oppose the move but according to craig it wont do much good he said canada post is currently restructuring its operations and has found that customers find this process more convenient stiff fines needed to avoid illegal dumping in town tracy kibble staff reporter illegal dumping within whtehurastouffville is increasing rapidly and the town hasnt enough clout to encourage an end to the costly crime said one local official last week ward 2 councillor stephen bellerby said the municipal bylaw offers insufficient deterrent to illegal dumpers and is calling for higher fines bellerby said the town spent 25000 last year to remove and safely dispose of tonnes of illegally dumped materials and is urg ing residents to help us pick up these illegal dumpers bellerby is requesting the town urge minister of municipal affairs ed philip to give municipalities the authority and ability to enforce this he is also calling for the same letter be sent to local area mpps to encourage the issue be brought before government bellerby wants to request that the ministry of the environment and energy moee undertake an illegal dumping education campaign across the province to help people understand the high cost illegal dumping has on taxpayers bellerby said wwtchurchstouflville residents can help by writ- ing down the licence plates of any vehicle they spot unloading anything just in case it turns out to be an illegal dumper and call the information into the town staff was directed to draft a letter to be sent to philips and local mpps new law requested to protect old streets whitchurchstouffviile should have a bylaw to protect heritage streets from being shrouded by oversized homes said one local official last week ward 6 councillor ken pren tice wants to discuss the mat ter this week after announcing last tuesday that he would be recommending a bylaw be writ ten governing monster homes in older established neighbor hoods prentice cited the recent church street construction of a home as example of what can happen when no bylaw is in place to restrict newer con struction on older streets prentice will call for the building department to re visit the issue and prepare a report for presentation to coun cil in committee to outline options to safeguard residents from this happening again prentice makes noise the town needs a new sitespecific noise bylaw to handle the various requests for yearround outdoor functions one local politi cian said this week ward 6 councillor ken prentice will call tonight for a new bylaw governing noise after 11 pm given the different locales and venues for such events prentice will request the towns building and recreation direc tors along with the chief administrative officer prepare a report on the feasibility of identifying areas within the town that could accommodate variations to the present noise bylaw 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