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jvrrr st wmmk helping hand matthew trump pulls paul reading on the half pike at the town park saturday gg ggs students disagree about mandatory community service mikeadler staff reporter mandatory community service is a topic students dont agree on but for york region catholic students its nothing new education minister dave johnson started student leaders talking in area public high schools this month when he announced students must volunteer 40 hours before graduation as part of the provinces new plan for high schools local catholic students in grades 9 to 12 already perform 10 hours of community service a year as part of their religious education program its not anything new to us said justin giancola the district catholic boards student representative for aca demic affairs its not only a christian thing he added recentjy its something you do just out of respect for other people but in the public high schools where small groups of students tend to com mit themselves to charity work teens arenot all convinced mandatory time in food banks nursing homes and hos pitals is a good idea youll have a significant amount of people that will laugh at it and some may end up not graduating said shawn may student council dance co ordinator at stouffville district high school naheed bardai prime minister of a student presidents council for the region agreed that volunteering molds character but said making it mandatory defeats the purpose of volunteering out of the goodness of your heart volunteer experience can be benefi cial but it might not be for everyone said shaun pohani student trustee for the york public board last year but pohani s successor rohit ram- chandani thinks mandatory service is a great idea it gives students a chance to give back to the community some people feel such work should nt be forced others say its a good opportunity said shaneeza nazseer student president at middlefield col legiate in milliken other student leaders said volunteer work at wellknown area institutions is already hard to find and wondered how the requirement will be enforced were first in distribution weve delivered 3091 340 flyers doortodoor so far this year for further information on how we can deliver your flyers call ruth or melissa at 6402100 wee msmmmm officials worried about social costs from page 1 improve the existing situation everythings in the discussion stage he said still the union many local governments and private citizens are uncon vinced that theres no need for concern a closely guarded government report to be released soon includes the option of closing 322 stores creating agency stores and contracting out the union has reported selling booze over the counter in the grocery store is not a harmless simple issue said sullivan introducing a full range of alcohol products in food stores will further normalize alcohol as just anoth er consumer product sullivan told council studies across north america clearly indicate that alcohol normalization increases alcohol use and abuse he added stouffvilles liquor store could be affected said sullivan if alcohol is sold by private enterprise itll mean less will be sold at the governmentrun outlet if thats the case the store here could eventually close said sullivan private enterprise is already involved in retailing liquor layton stressed currently there are 100 agency stores open in northern ontario and nine operating in other parts of the province said lay- ton alcohol policies affect public health rates of crime social services and economic productivity sullivan stressed minors buying alcohol is a concern said ward 4 councillor cliff dunkeld some have suggested that government workers are apt to care more about youth and less about profit a host of problems would arise if the government got out of the booze business said sullivan while minister of consumer and commercial relations and markham mpp david tsubouchi reviews councils message the liquor store workers will continue to drive home the same message alcohol isnt like other products said sullivan although enjoyed in moderation by many ontar- ians alcohol is still an intoxicant with many health safety and social costs including motor vehicle crashes murder suicide and chronic illness the union pointed out the sale of alcohol requires careful regulation and handling only by trained people stressed gib son alcohol abuse carries a hefty price tag social costs of consumption including health corrections and the attorney generals office exceeds 15 bil lion plan aims to attract new firms a plan has been launched to spruce up the appearance of the entrance to the community of stouffville local mayor wayne emmerson announced yester day emmerson has issued an invi tation to all business people including merchants from ring- wood at hwy 48 to the ninth line to help put ah improve ment plan in motion a brainstorming meeting is slated for mondaybeginning at 7 pm at the stouffville station on main street as well as spit and polish paint and flowers other ideas will come out of the brain storming session the town has a revitalizatibn committee in place meanwhile last week council gave the pro ject 10000 as seed money said emmerson this committee has been formed to revitalize our down town area and hopefully attract new businesses and also to improve our tourism appeal explained emmerson emmerson said hes keen on having others attend the meet ing to exchange ideas and make recommendations to the committee slide winder jesse jeffries loses his balance and tumbles off his toboggan into the snow last saturday at thicketwood park phbio ty steve somerville the stouffville watch for these flyers on saturday january 24 1 998 markham stouffville hospital weston produce loblawssupercentre cashway sears rist orante luna biway stouffville iga ap loblaws yonge bernard p g always ultra sample canadian tire- richmond hill shaded areas only