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stouffville suntribune m thursday april 1 2004 3 stouffidue says do you have a summer job are they difficult to find asked at sbbeys in stouffville tuesday evening brandon wild there are a lot of jobs available in town i have already applied for a job at a local golf course dan crawford it is relatively easy there is a lot of outdoor work available as long as you are willing to put in some hard work sarah hill since i already have a parttime job at a grocery store ill continue to work in the dell department evenings and weekends graziano volpe its not too difficult ill be playing in my band and have applied for a job in food services at a golf course daffodil delivery staff photosjoerd w1tteveen peter robertson carries a box of daffodils yesterday assisted by his wife doris robertson left and susan jones fundraising coordinatpr of the whitchurch stouffville markham unit of the canadian cancer society the flowers will be sold by society volunteers this weekend see story at right downtown merchants town fight vandals with lights cops by hannelore volpe staff writer motion sensor lights increased police foot patrols and undercover surveillance are being put in place to fight vandalism in stouffvilles downtown core about 40 business owners and landlords met with coun cillors york regional police officers and town staff last week to discuss vandalism loitering graffiti and other problems in the bia business improvement area the meeting was called by mayor sue sherban ruth leblanc was present as both chairperson of the stouffville community policing centre and bia manager work on security we are working on securi ty for the downtown ms leblanc said the towns public works department is investigating installing lights oh town- owned properties including local parks said paul whitehouse the departments director ms leblanc will be con- suiting main street shop own ers regarding placing lights in alleyways and the lions gaze bo the more visible people are the less they tend to do things said rob reid of reids consignment shop if the town as a whole were to take a positive approach then the kids will be more positive and less angry n suggestions such as clear ing shop windows of excess signs and clutter and posi tioning cash registers in less vulnerable locations were made by police an officer trained in crime prevention through environmental design will comeout to assess merchants premises one shop owner believes a more proactive approach is needed if the town as a whole were to take a positive approach then the kids will be more positive and less angry said suzel joyce of healing force on main street she wants to see a more wel- coming climate toward teenagers by local merchants a list of hot spots is being made available to the bylaw office and police merchants heard the towns bylaw officers were dispersing large crowds of loiterers and notifying stouffville district secondary school if students were out of school during class time under an updated bylaw officers can charge people who are loitering swearing or creat ing a disturbance mrs sherban said zero tolerance if there is graffiti we will get rid of it ms leblanc said adding there is now zero tol erance for this type of van dalism a new gel graffiti remover will be used to immediately wipe out the defacement shes calling on anyone finding graffiti to report it to the stouffville community policing centre or the bia hospitals tuscan gala has 300000 goal italy or a reasonable facsimile thereof is coming to york region it arrives with the annual markham stouffville hospital gala under the tuscan sky is the theme for this years event friday at leparc in thornhill last years gala attracted 870 peo ple and raised 290000 that was down a bit from the 2002 event mostly because of the sars crisis this year organizers hope to raise 300000 by attracting almost 1000 people the night kicks off at 6 pm with a silent auction and reception items for bid include barbecues trips sports memorabilia and spa pack ages suhana meharchahd host of cbcs national hews program saturday report will emcee dinner is at 730 pm with enter tainment by the legendary tenors bon dangelis and word of mouth perform during the dance tickets are 250 per person for more information call special events coordinator andrea guarino at 9054727395 vicky tarn flowers fight cancer the canadian cancer society kicks off its april doortodoor campaign with daffodil sales throughout stouffville this saturday the cheerful blooms will be sold in front of a p sobeys giant tiger no frills the lebovic leisure centre stouffville arena and canadian tire cost is 6 per bunch or 10 for two last years sales at local businesses and schools brought in about 27000 for cancer research education and support students at stouffville district secondary school are holding sales today and tomorrow volunteers and doortodoor can vassers are needed call 905294 quoteworthy weve been on the good side of most overtimes this season coachjamie hewitt on sdss playoff exit at the provin- cial hockey championships hi london see story on page 21 contacting us have a news tip please phone us at 905 6402612 email us at jmasonyrngcom visit us at 34 civic ave stouffville york region new9paper group celeb rat ion a ooceoooooo juitt ft a