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wwchurchstouffvne p stouffville sun tribune thursday oct 2 2003 serving the community of whitchurchstouffville 36pages1 including gst 3 looking for election results logontoyorkregioncom jim mason 6 calendar 27 sports 31 classified 32 westend fireball wouldcost 12m by hannelore volpe staff writer a plan for a hew fire hall in west- end stpuffville and increased staffing over the next 10 years for the newly named fire and emergency services department was approved in principle at last weeks council meeting the proposed fire station could cost around 12 million the report by fire and emergency services is to be presented to the newly elected council for its consid eration next year we have taken a good corporate look at the situation tim beckett the departments chief said by bal ancing the financial aspect and the services needed to make realistic recommendations the plan calls for a new fire hall to be built in- the hwy 48 and stbuffville road area starting in 2005 to be completed in 2006 thie new fire station would replace station 51 in downtown stouffville which would be retained for volun- teer firefighters until around 2010 we looked at what was the best concept for the town given the development expected in the new few years mr beckett said that is the best possible spot for a fire sta tion with the towns population expected to grow by between 1800 to 1950 people each year the plan calls for the gradual addition of more firefighters captains and training officers it aims to offer full- time aroundtheclock staffing in stouffville by 2006- ballantraes station 52 would begin fulltime staffing 12 hours by 2011 with aroundtheclock staffing by fulltime firefighters by 2013 see more page 8 staff photobill roberts wheres the fire kent armstrong of ballantrae station no 52 rounds a bend in race against laura cliff in the wwtaurdistouffyille fire and emergency services challenge during the first stouffville kinsmen lawnmower races saturday in memorial park for more photos see page 10 whitchurchstouffville municipal election 2003 two council newcomers acclaimed by joan ransberry staff writer one almost down and one to go while voters are off to the polls to elect a new provincial government today nominations for the nov 10 municipal election closed friday with two new names on the candi date lists in whitchurchstouffville now that the provincial cam paign is over the coast is clear for municipal candidates to knock on doors bang up signs and take part in at least three allcandidate debates scheduled in whitchurch- stouffville here in whitchurchstouffville about 17500 voters are eligible to vote in the municipal election between about 2450 and 3500 vot ers are able to cast ballots in each of fourward races in the town there are acclamations in wards 1 and 3 three candidates for mayor a threeway race is under way for the mayors position mayor wayne emmerson is not in the race he announced plans to retire in february mayoralty candidates are local activist randy mole and coun cillors steve pliakes and sue sherban two newcomers have joined the new council by acclamation ward 1 candidate ken ferdinands was acclaimed in ward 1 while clyde smithwas acclaimed in ward 3 ward 1 which takes in vandbrf in the towns northwest corner is represented by mr pliakes ward 3 councillor peter dobrich is retir ing the ward includes preston lake in western whitchurch- t see all page 11 i- vacuum repairs to all makes models sales service installations 4355 hwy 7 unlonvlllo besldo railway tracks o l o b m o bile the little dealership with a big 5336 hirjhway 7 just en oi mctiowsn 2941440 toll free 1 008922209 sale moathurs9am9ptnseivicemontriure730am6pm i hours fri9am6pm ihoiirs fri- 730 am 6 pm sat 9 am 6 pm i sat8am1pm hel0aun and ttedefy come on in for a before the winter hits fen 7iw gm vehicles onw b barthau jewellers 6312 main st stouffville 905 6404646 ju