Whitchurch-Stouffville Newspaper Index

Stouffville Tribune (Stouffville, ON), March 10, 1998, p. 1

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vvhitchiir6hstoumnieiiisi4 insured deposit rates daily rate 425 r wear 500 3 year 525 5 year 540 rates subject to change glcs rrsps mutual funds life insurance rrifs ken prentice cfp ringwood dr stouffville 6429507 1 he vol 110 no 19 tuesday march 10 1998 une 20 pages 50 gst md meirolunxl publication seryiiigwlutchiiv 1888 signy lawson jtrmonnr il concepts ph 6424540 tafic kates got the scoop grapevine page 6 y train joan ransberry staff reporter a 16yearold stouffville boy and a schoolmate died under the wheels of a freight train saturday in what police believe was a dou ble suicide halton regional police con firmed that the stouffville teen and his school mate a 17yearold from northern ontario committed suicide together in burlington sat urday night a day and a half after leaving their wellandarea private- military school without permis sion the boys were wearing their robert land academy school uni forms when they died police said the teens laid themselves down on the cn rail track side by side one made an attempt to get up when the train was approaching but the other never moved the police investigation shows there was no evidence of foul play or misadventure sgt frank phillips reported citingontarios freedoms of information legislation the police did not identify the teens mean- while the mother of the stouffville boy declined comment on the trag- ic death of her son founded in 1978 robert land sappy scene monica mcaucfhumphries pours maple sap from a tree bucket as from left jennifer mcailef 3 alex humphries 6 and matthew humphries 4 look on the group attended the bruces mill annu al sugar bush maple syrup festival saturday for more photos please see page 7 photo by sjoerd witteveen academy an allboys school dis ciplines recruits during their first week there they must not speak arid are expected to run every where they go some of the students have had brushes with the law prior to being sent to the academy a typical day for the 160 stu dents begins with barracks inspec tions closets are checked while hospital corners on the beds are inspected and finally fingernails are inspected theres a flag raising ceremony drill and classroom studies punishments at the school ranges from rigorous exercise extra laps around the barracks with a pack on and a combination of sit ups york a rising star mikeadler staff reporter york region is preparing to launch a new slogan and a new image to attract tourist dollars starting next month visitors will see signs with the regions newtril- lium logo and its new slogan york region ontarios rising star along local highways and major roads where york region meets its neighbours the same logo and slogan will soon make its way into all the regions letterhead buildings and please see page 3 a mother of a former academy student is not surprised that two students committed suicide con sidering the type of punishment that would be handed out for going awl absent without leave the woman who asked riot to be iden tified said her son attempted sui cide while a student at the acade my most robert land academy graduates attend university or col lege tuition is about 20000 a year staff and students at the school are deeply saddened by thedeaths academy spokesperson captain al coulen told the tribune we are dealing with the please see page 3 h museum fun explorea variei activitiif pmpletej ritage ww ijprpjects to take home preregistrabon 1s necessary the cost is 20 per threeday session 4 tbregistefrby phone or for morefihfprrhation call the nribseum 7278954 for toll free calling in york region first dial 416 2130900 then at the tone dial 905 727- 8954 wsm v -vs-v- mm serving canadians for 75 years stoufrtblli canadian tire selected roller blades assorted sizes half price shop early for best selection mm b tsjm0

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