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inside letters 6 i ransbdrry iv iv 6aleridar 26 dassffiedv29 swhitdiurdvstguffviue resident tells council whitqhurchstouffville public libra arts cuiture calendar wtchur6k public library r event diristhurchs hed kperpantoiniiriv when friday and saturday see page 19- where itchhalvstouffwue she wafits town to jbe j pesticideiee next year i serving mitchukchwoutevjlti 11 rri dont miss the mfatoistounville sprinig and suirimer actiyijy guide inside todays paper 1 i- 50 cents including gst 32 pages thursday feb 28 2002 to reach us 905 2942200 pot smokers issued alert students violently ill after using marijuana by kathleen griffin staff writer at least four york region high school students have become violentlyill after- smoking what police believe is tainted marijua na and investigators are warn ing pot smokers especially young ones to beware since jan 7 four students between the ages of 15 and 17 have suffered serious adverse reactions including vomiting loss of control of their limbs loss ofbalance andin two cases the loss of consciousness all after smoking a joint increased heart rate and a sharp drop in pressure have alsobeen noted all were taken by ambulance to hospitalfor tteatment v the important thing to remember isjthe producer and the distributor no concern about the health and welfare of the end user- said york regional police const stuart- berts its a life decision here the risks are more now arid the danger is more extreme especially if no 6rie is there to lookafter some one if they lose consciousness the first incident occurred jan 7 when a 15yearold student at newmarkets sir william mulock high school smoked a joint at lunch and became ill he began vorniting could not main tain his balance and his blood pressure dropped an ambu- seevictimspagel5 driving to a championship staff photosjoerd witteveen stouffville district secondary school spartan shane timms right is blocked by nigel paul of markhanrs father markham michael mcgivney catholic academy as he attempts to go up for a layup in tuesdays york region athletic assodatioh senior boys tier two basketball final at stouffville the spartans wonthe title with a 5140 win see story on page 27 poor cant afford rates councillor pliakes tells town by joan ransberry staff writer homeowners in whitchurch-stouffyille- will dig a little deeper into their pockets to find an extra 28 in town taxes when the tax col lector comes calling on tuesday following a sixhour meeting whitchurchstouffville council passed a 142million budget reflecting a 29 per cent tax hike the average house in whitchurch- stouffville valued at 250000 will how carry a tax bill of 3091 768 for the municipality l390for york region and 932f6r the york region school boards mdudingmemethreelevels of taxation the show an increase of 60 for they average homevalued at 250000 j- the vote to pass the budget was notunah- imous ward- 1 councillor steve pliakes and ward 5 representative harry bowes were the dissenters councillor pliakes said he just couldnt support a budget that called for a tax increase i we have 14 million sitting in reserve we have development charges pouring in like a tap and wehave 1 500 new houses coming on board why are we increasing taxes mayor wayne emmerson said he has no trouble defending the budget even though it marks the second year in a row taxes increased in whitchurchstouffville the 2001 operating budget valued at about 13 million also carried a a 29 per cent tax hike see tax page 20 i 4