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14 economist suntribune in our community thursday jan 102002 i i i 3 til ii i the lions club of stouffville szj po box 971 stouffville ont l4a 8a1 to the citizens of whitchurchstouffville each year during the christmas season the stouffville lions club along with some of the towns businesses and residents donate food vouchers food toys and clothing to the needy families within our community the following supporters helped us gather the goods bank of montreal birkett hassard insurance brokers ltd canadian imperial bank of commerce community care access dr allah turner staff patients gta credit union joint venture scotiabank the cooperators insurance financial services the pet stop toronto dominion bank town of whitchurch stouffville united church choir united church couples club there were a large number of individuals this year that sponsored families through the purchasing of food and gifts and the donation of monies kim ward family mr mrs john roberts greenline forest products bouvvmeister landscaping ltd ross joan hetherington chokomotorsport incl strategic information technology ltd lois ross armstrong a special thanks to a special little girl who donated all of her birthday presents she understands the true meaning of christmas santas helpers gary bouwmeister jon bouwmeister nancy thunem lion jim markham project chairman lion helene johnson 64 years of service i nin restaurant aw d banquet hal pasta festival allyoucaneat bread salads pastas desserts friday jan 11 2002 saturday jan 12 2002 and j r friday jan 25 2002 saturday jan 26 2002 7ttsent street hockey players safe frofn the law from page 1 person shall play or take part in any game or sport upon a roadway it doesnt mention street hockey specifically ive been here just short of three years and weve yet to get a complaint he said thats how wed approach it we dont go out looking for it newmarket no longer sees the need for a bylaw once we had a bylaw pro hibiting any kind of playing on streets said a bylaw offi cer but that was repealed many years ago he insisted however that the roadway is not for pedes trians and that includes street hockey the bylaw office in king township was of the same opinion we have had no com plaints about road hockey but it seems like a pretty unsafe practice to me a bylaw officer who would not give her name parents shouldnt be letting their chil dren play on the road keith saunders a bylaw officer in whitchurch- stouffville was a little more forgiving we all did it when we were kids he said admitting that in his native england he played soccer and cricket on the street not hockey weve had no complaints and ive been here 14 years he added the problem real ly is when kids go on peoples property we have had no complaints about road hockey but it seems like a pretty unsafe practice to me parents shouldnt be lettingtheir children play on the road a bylaw officer in richmond hill was asked what the town does if it receives complaints about children playing road hockey if we dont have a bylaw we cant enforce it she answered markham has no bylaw banning road hockey and there are no plans for one said marjorierebane man- ager of corporate communi cations k thats good news for markham youngsters like jake legrice 9 and his broth er daniel 10 the two said tuesday they play road hock ey hear their friends homes in town because they them selves live in a rural area daniel admitted that their friends neighbours some times complain to them but we just keep on playing jake said no one has ever asked the police to stop the action jamie perry 11 of richmond hill who plays most of his street hockey out side his grandfatherjshbuse in thornhill said he has never had any complaints arid grandfather bill white- who spent years on the toronto police force doesnt see anything wrong with it its a tradition in canada said white theyre playing on side streets away from traffic none of our neigh bours complain even if the ball goes on their property but one thing we do make the children do is ask if they can retrieve the ball sunday brunch starting sunday jan 13 2002 served from 10 am till 3 pm allyoucarieat omelette bar salad bar pasta bar roast beef bacon sausages pancakes and much much more j- call for more details 67 edward street stouffville me are a separate smoking room- a i mpjwppff wumjwc3