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whitchurchstbuffvifie public libran thursday dec 182003 serving the community of whitchurchstouffville b 36 pages1 including gst 6 jim mason trinidadborn toronto singer wild about stoufiville town council 5 calendar 16 classified 22 2j staff photomike barrett brothers to battle brothers joseph lombardo left of the stouffville amateur hockey league all stars arm face off dec 29 in a charity game benefitting cancer sufferer janice loyett arid accident victim luke anderson both of stoufiville cancer suierteepi by joan ransberry staff writer- janis lovett works hard at living a simple life the vvhitchurchstoufrville wornari doesnt give much thought to materialism instead her priority is family mrs lovetts husband steven and her nine- yearold son james share the lifestyle its a lifestyle adopted after doctors told mrs loyett she had breast cancer jan 2- 2001 since i then the 34year old woman has undergone three surgeries fbr breast cancer and three surgeries for secondary cancers as well as chemotherapy and other treatments last weekj mrs lovett underwent surgery again mis time to remove cancerous tumors from her back before she agrees to any surgery or before she takes a hew therapy or even a pill she does her research every decision linked to her health is based on education ufe will spit you out i promised my family i will make informed decisions mrs lovett said i have stood my ground if you dont life will spit you ydurjv the lovetts live in ah apartment in a coun try home on the tenth line its warmth and charm suit this small family mr lovett works for a local freight company arid is ableto be home evenings to help his son a student at gladpark public school with his homework weve downsized a lot mrs lovett said it doesnt matter you cant peg your life on things when life becomes so obviously precious she draws on inner strength to find content- ment yes it is an almost impossible time but good things can come from bad i work at try ing to find the best that lean put of the dayi owethat to hiy family to sit up and i take a breth of fresh air every rnorning i get a glass of water or i get to go to town if i dont theres always tomorrow see hockey page 10 demand too high for supply flushots in york gioii by lisa queen staff writer york regibnls public health depart ment is temporarily rationing fluvac- cinesto doctors offices and medical clinics because it cant keep up with overwhelming demand the director of infectious diseases control says there is rationing its going out faster than its coming in bill miridell said we cant fill everything theyve asked for but were telling them dont stop ordering it because we will fill it were expecting more next week i the department collects the vac- cine from the province for the region and distributes doses to doctors arid clinics v 1 ontario the onlyjurisdiction in the world offering every resident a free flu shot has ordered 500000 more units to bring its total to 6 million doses at- a cost of iribre than 30 million the order was increased because of high demand across the province ministry of health spokesperson john letherbysaid mr letherby added york region is the only jurisdiction he knows of that is rationing flu shots as rriore is manu factured its a supply issue he said meanwhile supplies of the shot in the united states are dropping rapidly withat least 13 states facing flu out breaks while ontario has ordered suffi cient quantities mr mindell said dis- tributiori cant keep up with demand which has caused shortterm rationing j sighs have been posted atsome see fw page 11 macvumt dkajujos canister vacuum cleaners frbrnw sales service installations 4355 hwy 7 unlonvillo beside railway tracks