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economist suntribune social issues thursday oct 17 2002 church donations made big difference from page 1 were to have food bins and advertising prominendy displayed however retailer participation was hit and miss leading to confusion for many shoppers ms rodgers said under the old sys tem officials counted on grocery bags distributed in newspapers to alert donors that the food drive had started she said many add nonperishable donations to their shopping list as soon as they receive the bag we certainly didnt get off to a great start ms rodgers said people have to be in that frame of mind when they go to the grocery store a lot make a shopping list before they go the brown bag gets them thinking to do that the food network only discovered which grocery stores were participating when it sent volunteers to collect donations some stores didnt par ticipate there probably was a cost to them as well in putting up advertising ms rodgers said some stores chose not to partici pate but we found out way too late when we sent volunteers to pick up the food and it wasnt there things here werent as desperate as they were in toronto where for the first time in 17 years volunteers who sort food donations were told not to bother showing up thanksgiving monday because there wasnt anything for them to do fortunately in york region church es dropped off substantial donations at the beginning of the weekend we definitely have to rethink things the food banks will scream bloody murder if they keep doing it this way a couple of churches made huge donations friday night and saturday morning ms rodgers said if we had relied on grocery store donations we would have had to can cel the sorting shifts ms rodgers who believes the new system can work if implemented prop erly said organizers will have to re think their strategy before the easter food drive next spring i still think its a good idea when the bugs get ironed out she said adding reintroducing the brown bags in addi tion to the new collection system is an option we definitely have to rethink things the food banks will scream bloody murder if they keep doing it this way donors can still drop food off at grocery stores or fire halls they can also make cash donations by sending a cheque to their local food bank or to the network donors who send cheques to the network can designate the money go to the food bank of their choice they will receive tax receipts for their contributions the address is york region food network 194 eagle st newmarket ont l3y 1j6 the website is wwwyrfnca and phone number is 1- 866454yrfn 9736 items most needed are baby formu la powdered milk canned meat and fish canned fruit and vegetables pasta sauce rice juice boxes peanut butter and jam and basic toiletry items visibly damaged and opened items or products that have passed their expiry date will not be accepted if you or your children have trouble breathing zabet would like you to consult your doctor or call the asthma society of canada at 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td canadian socfctf cancer canadienne du cancer town of whitchurchstouffville country close to the city llllllllllllllllll iggp public information session ma notice of public information session october 24 2002 proposed regional official plan amendment 41 the oak ridges moraine conservation plan amendment on december 14 2001 the province of ontario pro claimed the oak ridges moraine conservation act section 9 of this act requires the region of york to adopt an amendment to its official plan before april 22 2003 to bring the regional official plan into conformity with the provincial oak ridges moraine conservation plan area municipalities in york are also required to bring their offi cial plans and zoning bylaws into conformity with the ormcp prior to october 22 2003 this proposed amendment is intended to bring the regional plan into conformity with the provincial plan as required by the oak ridges moraine conservation act 2001 the effect of this amendment is to identify the approved provincial oak ridges moraine boundary and area on maps 2 through 10 of therop identify the approved provincial oak ridges moraine boundary and the provincial land use designations within the oak ridges moraine area on a new map 11 to the rop provide policy direction in section 25 of the regional official plan for lands within the moraine and provide crossreferencing in other sections of the plan to the ormcp policies the area of york covered by the moraine plan is shown below public information sessions will be held to inform the public and receive comments on this proposed amendment thursday october 24 2002 latcham hall 8 park drive stourfville open house 600 to 700 pm presentation 700 to 730 pm discussion and wrapup 730 to 900 pm a copy of the proposed amendment as well as back ground information is available for inspection at the york region planning and development services department and area municipal offices during regular business hours after wednesday october 2 2002 as well a copy of the proposed amendment in pdf format is available for review and downloading from the region of york web site wwwregionyorkonca after wednesday october 2 2002 following the public information sessions a statutory meeting required by the planning act will be held on november 13 2002 at 700 pm at the regional administrative centre in newmarket to consider the amendment notice of this meeting will be given in the toronto star and local newspapers if you have questions in regard to this notice or the amendments you may contact barbara jeffrey in the regional planning and development services department at the telephone numbers below written submissions regarding this proposed amendment referring to file nos d0510261 as noted above should be made to commissioner of planning and development services york region administrative centre box 147 17250 yonge street newmarket ontario l3y 6z1 telephone 9058951231 9057733004 9057310201 7054371617 18774649675 facsimile 905 8953482 email amendmentsregionyorkonca date of this notice september 27 2002 gion appointment to the whitchurchstouffville accessibility advisory committee on september 30th 2002 the province proclaimed the ontarians with disabilities act 2001 this new legislation is designed to improve independence and opportunities for persons with disabilities and to provide for their involvement in the identifica tion removal and prevention of barriers as a result the town is establishing an accessibility advisory committee whose role would be to pro mote equal opportunity and access for all persons regardless of needs in order to more fully identify existing barriers at least fifty percent of the committee must be com prised of people with disabilities and should reflect the diversity of concerns from various people with disabilities the committee would meet monthly or more or less frequently as required application forms may be obtained from clerks department the whitchurchstouffville public library or the whitchurchstouffville museum dur ing office hours completed applications should be returned to the clerks department either in person or by mail no later than 430 pm friday november 1 2002 no applications whether received by mail or hand delivered can be accepted after the deadline for further information please contact michele kennedy or dianne barnes at the telephone num bers listed below michele kennedy clerk n xourismccpnherence 31 the town of whitchurchstouffville tourism association and york region tourism are sponsor ing the 2nd annual tourism conference join us as we present results of york regions 2002 tourism initiatives focus group sessions the 2003 tourism marketing plan partnership program york region geographic information systems presentation four educational seminars and valuable networking the conference will be held at the pavilion at cedar beach musselman lake on tuesday october 22nd 2002 from 900 am 400 pm the cost per registrant is 2500 gst which includes coffee beaks lunch seminars and presenta tions to register please call brenda mcgowan at york region tourism at 9058304444 ext 1553 for further information call eric lismanis whitchurchstouffville business development manager at 9056401910 ext 256 kjzsandiforidrjve jffliftfiu web site wvavtownofwscom automated lines 1905 6401910 1905 8955299 drop off box at west entrance 9 t f 4 t t i i i