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stouffville suntribune thursday aug 12 2004 3 stouffville says by hannelore volpe has the unseasonably cool and rainy weather disrupted your summer asked at sobes in stouffville monday afternoon nathalie robert not at all we have not had any problem with watering our grass and we havent had too many highsmog days it wasnt too hot glenda devries i enjoy it ifs not so hot for the kids and i dont have to worry about the sunscreen so much im used to rainy weather in holland diane winters i would rather have this than the snow i am really really happy with this weather because i know what is coming laura mcdougall yes it has when you plan something you cant depend on the weather we had a family barbecue rained out staff photobill roberts aisles of styles some of the 1750 visitors check out the 350 vintage vehicles at the 31st annual car show at the whitchurchstouffville museum in vandorf sunday see page 5 for additional photos region likes intersection cameras by roy green staff writer now that red light cameras have been approved can photo radar be far behind the government announ ced tuesday ontario munici palities can use red light cam era technology on a perma nent basis municipalities will be able to keep 155 of the 190 fine for running a red light with the balance going to the provincial victims of crime fund onethird of all deaths at municipal traffic light inter sections are due to red light running and that is complete ly unacceptable thornhill mpp mario racco said the move follows the suc cess of a fouryear pilot proj ect in five gta municipalities which showed a 25percent reduction in tbone collisions and an 18percent reduction in property damage aurora mayor tim jones and markham mayor don cousens welcomed the deci sion but suggested the suc cess of the pilot project means the province should also allow photo radar i think we should have photo radar too particularly in school zones and hot traf fic spots mr jones said mr cousens proposed eas ing the program in put them where the chil dren are in school zones and maybe at first you would not pay a fine but drivers would know the cameras are there he said unlike red light cameras which are installed at specific intersections photo radar units are mobile and catch speeders anywhere vaughan mayor michael di biase says the city has already i think we should have photo radar too particularly in school zones and hot traffic spots 11m jones mayor of aurora asked the province to ok a pilot program using 10 video cameras in areas where peo ple have been killed in traffic were concerned about the safety of pedestrians especial ly children mr di biase said while he did not rule out photo radar premier dalton mcguinty said there would be no announcement anytime soon york regional police chief armand la barge is pleased with the tuesdays announce ment and said his staff works with the region to identify areas of major concern weve got issues up here with aggressive driving par ticularly along the hwy 7 cor ridor he said a road safety audit con ducted by the region in the spring identified 29 intersec tions with unusually high inci dence of collisions caused by red light running most of them along hwy 7 in vaughan and davis drive in newmarket york region chairperson bill fisch said he anticipated the region will likely budget for anywhere from five to 10 units to rotate among high- accident intersections he also denied suggestions the pro gram would become a rev enuegenerator for munici palities its an expensive proposi tion and i expect costs will probably equal revenue a wash he said but it wont be wash in terms of making your community safer thats where the value is mr cousens agrees people are saying its a cash cow but it wont be if they uphold the rules of the road he said theres such an abuse going on now with careless accidents and tragedies the lack of responsible drivers briefly excouncillor marching in olympic ceremonies a former member of whitchurch- stouffville council has earned a spot in tomorrows olympic opening cere monies in greece former councillor steve pliakes will march into the opening cere monies in athens olympic village with the athletes from the republic of macedonia mr pliakes a proud macedonian follows the accomplishments of the athletes from his homeland the macedonian athletes have made many successful appearances in the international sports scene theyve competed in the olympics since the republic of macedonian gained its independence in 1991 mr pliakes made a bid for mayor in the last municipal election losing to sue sherban joining him at the olympics is his wife lilly cranston work in show the meditation throne and images of toller cranstons bed room are two of the art pieces in latcham gallerys 25th anniversary exhibition which opens aug 21 the program is designed to evoke memories of past shows gallery cura tor maura broadhurst said instead of an official opening a celebratory party is planned for sept 16 at 7 pm artists past gallery direc tors volunteers and members are invited works were selected in response to visitor memories of their favourite exhibitions over the years sculpture paintings drawings photography textiles and handmade prints and other media are part of the show since the 26 works are so diverse the challenge for ms broadhurst is to bring them together and make them work in the gallery space in most cases the works had to be hunted down in municipal and provincial galleries and private collectionsfor more information call 9056408954 quoteworthy it becomes a health and safety issue fire chief tim beckett on double hatters see story page 2 contacting us have a news tip please phone us at 9056402612 email us at jmasonyrng com visit us at 34 civic ave stouffville fc4 t mr7 ni1rog08 2 new dimaixo a golf clearamce centre fll nv p mt3 hh ff fh v w 8312 mccowan wwwdimarcogolfcom save mo 9054795077 bring in this ad and save 100 off selected sets fantom 15 pack golf balls reg s2999 now all mens and 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