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stouffville suntribune thursday may 8 2003 3 by jennifer harrison mother day is sunday what is your fevourfte memory of your mom bougthrenbyle she treated her five kids very well during the depression she clothed herself and fed everyone on 20 a week the family became very close irene surgenor when i emigrated from irelandmy mother was apprehensive about my moving so far away from home but she let me try my wings anyway paulnkholls i enjoyed playing baseball with my mom in the back yard she was a great baseball player our cousins lived nearby and would join us jakeespey we go skating in the arena just the two of us we like to make shortbread cookies together cook canada president bill bobbie at companys canadian headquarters on sandrrbrd drive in stouffville the medical equipment supplier viras named whitdiurchstouffvilles business of tfie year recently mike barrett photo stouffvilles company of year gives back to kids hospitals the final story in a three- part series on whitchurch- stouffvilles 2003 business award winners byjoanransberry staff writer winning a prestigious business award gets better with the passing of time it has been a month since cook canada inc was chosen business of the year by the whitchurchstouffvilie chamber of commerce about- 100 members of the local business community witnessed cook canada inc president bill bobbie being honoured as the days pass winning the award becomes more meaningful mrbobbie said its a special year for the medical device distributing company in addition to the business of the year award recipient cook canada inc is marking its 30th year in busi ness mr bobbie has been with the company for 22 years hehas been president for the past six cook canada inc moved from markharh to stouffville in 1988 more than 45000 different items are handled at the saridiford drive facility parts come in from the united states europe and australia trie items include interven tion devices for radiology arid urology and a host of other business medical specialties cook canada inc most certainly caught the atten tion of the local chamber said its president and chief execu tive officer helene johnson they are committed to pro viding the canadian health care industry with innovative quality products in a timely manner mrs johnson said we are especially proud to have cook canada inc call whitchurchstouffvilie hoirie live can count of cook canada to lend a helping hand the people who work at cook canada inc are indeed dedicated to the job superior customer satisfac tion with products and serv ice arid their commitfnent to quality is considered each employees responsibility mrs johnson said with 45 inhouse employ ees and its 28 representatives each placed in different spots across the company cook canada a going concern mr bobbie said since the move to stouffville cook canada inc has undergone a number of renovations and additions however the company is not too busy for community involvement over the past few years the company has given back to the comrhunity by supporting a variety of events and childrens activi ties- while the majority of cook canadas support goes to sci entific study in hospitals in order to jmprbve overall health care it also sponsors local teams including softball and soccer the whitchurch- stouffvilie strawberry festival and latcham gallery if a need is identified in the community we can count of cook canada to lend a helping hand mrs johnson said cook canada inc shares the spotlight this year with business entrepreneurs of the year george andville papas owners of stouffville fine furniture and ambassador of the year recipient jim mason vice president of the stouffville spirit junior a hockey club and editor of the stouffville simtribune and the markham econoiriist sun after the award presenta tions the winners were con gratulated by guest speaker ian cunningham senior vice- president of the ontario chamber of commerce briefly emmerson roasted by stouffville club friends if whitchurchstouffvilie mayor wayne emmersori thought he was going to leave office quietly he was wrong the stouffville lions club and friends will roast mr emmerson thursday may 22 at latcham hall 8 park dr in stouffville tickets for the roast beef dinner are 30 per person the social begins at 6 pm wim dinner served at 7 prn presold tickets only tickets are avail able from any stouffville lion or by calling 9056406134 roasters include stouffville sun- triburie editor jim mason mr emmerson announced earlier this year he will not seek a fourth term m the nov 10 election more charges at club a stouffville man arrested after a bouncer at markhams friction night club was attacked by a dog returned the next day and now faces more charges xv police said the 55year61d man returned to mestrip club april 27 the day after he was charged with assault with a weapon i officers were called after a car was being driven erratically around the parking lot at a high speed arid at least one mari had to jump out of the way to avoid beirig struck a charge of dangerous driving was laid against the man that day on april 29 a few minutes after midnight police were again called to friction this time by a cabbie the taxi driver told police his fare had ordered him tor pearson international airport then back to the strip bar arid was refusirig to pay police charged the passeriger the same stouffville man with fraud he also faces a charge of breach- ing the bail cpndition that he not return to friction kathleen griffin whoever s dancing against me had better dance hard mayoraltycandidate doug washuck see story on page 1 contacting us have a news tip please phone us at 905 6402612 email us at jmasonyrngcpm visit us at 34 civic ave stouffville liisill local artist v wmmwim k vvh ipm markhams vestinat ion gill shop mtdays a week 106 main si n markfutmvittage 305417820