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inside otters 6 registration 21 sports 25 classified 26 5 married for 75 years stouffville couple thanks healthy living hard work for long lives community calendar event concert for rebecca ramer when friday oct 11 8 pm where stouffville united church church street jfj the joy of breastfeeding some mothers struggle with natural process serving whitchurchstouffville since 1888 50 cents including gst 48 pages saturday oct 5 2002 widowed father tells court of sonsjiin sentencing of speeding driver set for friday by kathleen griffin staff writer the hardest thing scott pike has ever had to do is sit his two young sons down aged three and five and tell them their mother was dead tears threatened to overflow as mr pike told a judge yesterday about how the tragic death of his wife andrea after a horrific crash in markham in may 2000 has changed his life and those of his sons its difficult for me to deal with losing andrea its more diffi cult to try to understand through the boys eyes he said working hard and successfully to keep his composure their world was crushed i dont know the impact it had and will continue to have it brings tears to my eyes to know how hard they are trying to under stand mr justice alfred stong heard seven victim impact statements in his newmarket courtroom packed with family and friends friday including those of andreas parents her sister and two lifelong friends he will consider their words in passing sentence on petro pakto lam 28 convicted earlier this year of manslaughter and crimi nal negligence causing death after the fatal collision on see nothing page 12 fair chow staff photosjoerd witteveen brooke rogerson 5 and her grandmother sherri rogerson both of stoufmue indulge in some goodies at the markham fair on thursday the fair ends sunday see page 3 for more photos from the fair to reach us 905 6402612 ees jumps back into rovmcia oak ridges mpp likes tourism post over old jobs by linda johnson staff writer oak ridges mpp frank klees has returned to cabinet having been offered a post that suits his interests mr klees was sworn in as minister for tourism and recreation thursday replacing cam jackson who resigned wednesday night after it was revealed he spent 103000 on expensive hotels restaurants and other entertainment expenses mr klees said friday the tourism ministry was much better suited to his interests than the junior culture minis ter post from which he resigned earlier this year my interest lies in the area of economicsrelated portfo lios this is one i think has tremendous potential its a multibillion dollar industry it employs in excess of 500000 people in the province of ontario and i think theres some wonderful opportunities we have to expand the indus try he said i think government has a role that it can play in helping frank klees oak ridges mpp says hes very interested in new tourism profile he accepted thursday to promote ontario not only within our province and within canada but internationally and i look forward to taking a leadership role in that capaci- ty- as the tourism minister mr klees said he was not con cerned about falling into the same trouble as mr jackson who told reporters monday the yourism ministry demands higher expenses because it involves working with interna tional visitors i have no apprehension for see klees page 8 north markham honda 461 1 hwy 7 west of kennedy rd unionville 9054 7 7 2451 genuine honda oil and filter change includes premium quality 5w20 or 5yv30 motor oil genuine honda oil filler and a new drain plug gasket monthur parts and service open till midnight viilihlt ftr tttfcl hoitdt mmlcls tsii nfl intituled pfovmcfcll tmyxmnt niil fro il tm ruliufcd d honda quality dealer north markham honda has been presented with the prestigious total quality dealer award from honda canada inc for 2002 town and country realty ltd 6400888 s i f p t 7 9 5