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whitcnurcftstguttvtue pubtic l4ferari saturday june 282003 serving the community of whitchurchstouffville 32pages1 includinggst 6 celebrating diversity newcomers eager to join york region community grime 2 education 3 business 14 classified 19 blues band on tap for canadaday strawberry festival closes main street whitchuxchstouflpwlle vresir i dents can show their patriotic spirit and have fun at a host of strawberry festival and canada day events this week the 19th annual strawberry festival opened thursday and continues this weekend main street in downtown stbuffville is closed today for the annual craft sale other activities are on m stouffville memorial park tomorrow a cornmunity church service at 1030 am is fol lowed by a strawberry social both fm memorial eark after a break monday the towns canada day party begins tuesday residents can take part in a twohour ltoricwalkmg tour ion in memorial park or a wine and cheese open house at stouffville- royal- canadian legioiihall between 2 and 4 pm at 5 pm strawberry festival mascot chuckle berry and leadbetter meats host a family barbecue in memorial park fea- njtog foods festival memorabil- ia and glow sticks between 6 and 9 pm enjoy the tunes of the blackboard blues band in the pavilion a taste of canada day cake at 8pm and of course a fireworks display begin ning around 945 pm for more information go to wwwstrawberryfestivalca kathleen griffin painting staff photosjoerd witteveen john chaput right and john schneider complete me painting of lamp posts on main street in downtown stouffville wednesday the street will be dosed today for events that are part of the 19th annual whitchurchstouffyille strawberry festival cutting regional proposal stronger enforceable bttmike adlefi staff writer york region proposed a new tree bylaw this weekmat would drop its protection of many small woodlots and reduce itspenal ties for illegal cutting although councillors were told it will strengthen the regions commitments to the environment and its promise to increase yorks tree cover the draft bylaw would abandon the regions current pfotec- tion for woodlots of less than acres one hectare the previous minirnum protected size was half an acre move to a permit system for tree cut ting with mandator notification for neigh- bours- allow landowners who are refused tteecuttihg exceptions to appeal to the ontario municipal board restrict maximum fines current fines aire up to 5000 per tree and avaughan golf club and its developer were fined 100008 last year after pleading guilty to 432 charges the new bylaw would levy fines of 1000 per tree to a maximum of 10000 for a first conviction increasing those amounts to 2500 per tree p to 25000 for subsequent convictions remove the threat of a possible three months imprisonment for illegal treecut ters although they can still be ordered to replant trees see region page 5 27 heritage rd markham mbf this north markham honda 4611 hwy 7 wosi of konnedy rd unionville 90547 7 2451 mm m group tbvnnand country realty ltd 6400888