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community gathefedto cele brate hanukkah in- a th6mhillhall the shock of sept 11 may be forgot by americans and canadians but not israelis said landa who 5- leads an israeli congregation iffoe chabadlubavftch i landa noted israel sustained heavy losses forva small country on sept- jland in other incidents of violence it didnt begin jwith sept 11 and didnt stop there he said x muslims believe if one innocent person is killed it is as jf a world is destroyed said zafar bahgash president of we muslims had nothing to do with it so whyshouldwe be afraid i islamic society- of- york region there are people who ask questions such as why does- nt god prevent these calami ties but god doesnt operate tiiat way bangash said in an interview god has given us a choice wecan do right and we can do wrong v still there is apprehen sion in the muslim commu nity that we are being tar- geted and labeled that we are basically being held guilty by association for ter ror he added initially attendance at our mosques had declined precisely because of this fear but we told thernfwe had nothing to do with it so why should we be afraid w at thendof the dayall religions iprachthesame thing j svdskabblr mohamedpubcielatipns chairpersbn for thejaffari islamic centre mthbrnhill theyall preach peacie and 5 respect for each other there is no such thing as a violent- religion rev robin wardlaw of- trinity united church in newmarket said although peoples faithwas affected by sept 11 they have been adjusting with gods help to a life with less certainty tm seeing people who are more open to faith mat- ters and to people of other faiths especially muslims people have decided we cant ignore the muslim faith or any faith nor is our world as safe and predictable aswe thought on sept 10 for some the insecurity of sept 11 in the back of their mind feels worse than it does for others the community not just parishioners were invited to a service dec 23 to mark the longest night oth erwise known as blue christmas at grace anglican church in markham the service is for people who have lost jsomeone and do not want to pretend they are happy happy likeevery body else if theyre not said paul gwalker parish priest its ah opportunity to light a candle and say a persons name if they want he said par s r var woman narrowly evcaped death after the yehi- icle she was driving was hit by a trainoh viviant road in whitchurchstouffyille jiist before noon friday 7 j wjhevi the vehicle struck- the engine of the train between kennedy rpahahd mccowah avenue itset6ff- the air bag the unidentified woman was taken by ambu- v lance to hospital with hon- life threatening injuries whjtchurchstouffville firefightersassistedaseetipn of viviah road was closed and thecn crew worked to clear thvtrack meet staff photosjoerdwitteveen newmarkets trinity united church pastorrobin wafdiaw sees people since sept ll are more opento faith matters and to people of other faiths muslims atledion i levee v whitchurchstbuffville mayor- wayne emmerspii and members of councilare slated to dropbylhe royal canadian legion in stouffville for the annual branch 459 levee this meet-and-greet- with residents takes place 1 pm new years day a luncheon will be served and musicis available in the downstairs lounge j the legionis on ninth line just riorthof main street fof more informationcall 905640rl7i4 f lcbo offers responsible hosting tips for fun holiday entertaining the best way to stop drinking and driving incidents is before they happen says lcbo chair and ceo andrew brandt hosts should plan jn- advance to provide safe celebrations aricfencburage respqhsible drinking byerisur- ingguests never drink and driyethese tips are great reference tools for every responsible host 10 dont plan physical activities when you serve alcohol people are more prone xq i injury or misrtapafter drinking 9 always v- have lowalcohol and alcoholfree drinks available for your guests 8 serve fresh nonsalty snacks try 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