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4 stouflville suntribune thursday feb 24 2005 imm town of fcjjl whitchurchstouffvblle lountey jrjestfle close to the city regruitemient r chief executive officer whitchurchstouffville public library in a multipurpose facility shared with the towns leisure centre the library offers over 74000 holdings with a budget of 784000 and 16 staff over 1 1000 borrowers take out 140000 volumes annually the ceo links the library and the community outwardly focused heshe will be a community builder and library promoter and ensure that a solid infrastructure is maintained facilities funding and staff collec tions and programs candidates will have post graduate library training along with public library management experience however the board is open to other combinations of education and experience in the not for profit or municipal sectors for additional information including application instructions consult the librarys web site at wwwwhitchurchlibraryonca competition closes friday february 25 2005 aijatig leadership courses drop by the lebovic leisure centre to register for these upcom ing aquatic leadership courses national lifeguard service nls fri sat sun march 1 1 12 13 and march 18 19 20 2005 friday 600 am 1000 pm saturday sunday 1 100 am 700 pm prerequisites 16 years of age bronze cross and standard first aidfee 160 barcode 5133 aed recertification sunday march 20 2005 900 am 100 pm fee 50 barcode 4911 standard first aid recertification thursday march 24 2005 400 1000 pm fee 60 barcode 51 14 nls recertification saturday march 26 2005 800 am 200 pm fee 60 barcode 4998 red cross instructor recertification sunday march 27 2005 800 am 200 pm fee 60 barcode 5 1 1 1 council in committee meeting march 22nd 700pm consideration of the report long term fiscal impact assessment of growth 2005 to 2014 at the march 22nd 2005 councilincommittee meeting council will be considering a report prepared by the towns financial consultant cn watson associates entitled long term fiscal impact assessment of growth 2005 to 2014 this report outlines the future capital and operating expenditures of the municipality with respect to the provision of services and infrastructure required over the time period of 2005 to 2014 and the implications on the financial capacity of the town to fund the various programs a copy of the revised and consolidated fiscal impact report will be avail able for public review after march 3rd copies of the report will be available for public review at the clerks department town municipal offices 37 sandiford drive 4th floor and the whitchurchstouffville public library 30 burkholder street the meeting will be convened in the council chambers 37 sandiford drive 4th floor commencing at 700 pm members of the public are encouraged to attend and participate in the dis cussions tender sealed tenders in the envelope provided clearly marked as to the contents will- be received by the clerks department until 300 pm local time on wednesday march 2nd 2005 for the following contract tender wst0505 single axle dump truck this tender is for the supply and delivery of one 1 only new conventional single axle dump truck equipped with all season dump body with sandsalt spreader detachable plow harness wing plow and cable style wing harness and assembly and reversible front plow as specified tender documents can be picked up at the clerks department 37 sandiford drive 4th floor stouffville dur ing regular business hours for further information please contact the public works department at 9056401900 the corporation of the town of whitchurchstouffville reserves the right to accept or reject any tender and also reserves the right to accept other than the lowest tender ymmmms- c r in order to assist everyone for a safe winter season the public works department reminds residents of councils approved winter maintenance service levels as summarized below general information the inspection of roads during the winter maintenance season begins the third friday of november and continues until the second friday of april road patrols are carried out each morning commencing at 330 am seven 7 days a week the sanding and plowing of roads is generally carried out in accordance with the classification of roads arterial roads such as main street- and the tenth line receive preferred services at all times these roads are major car riers of traffic and generally connect with major regional andor provincial roads collector roads provide access to town arterial roads and regional arterial roads examples of this type of road includes millard street stouffer street and hemlock road local roads such as ironwood crescent sawmill lane hill country drive etcetera are generally the final roads to be serviced these roads generally carry low volumes of traffic and are not intended to carry through traffic residential driveway windrow cleaning service the town provides a residential sidewalk and windrow snow clearing serv ice to seniors and physically challenged residents where there is no able bod ied person living in the household at no cost the snow windrow is the snow bank left across your driveway by the snowplow applications forms are available from the public works department snow plowing generally the plowing of roads commences after the accumulation of five 5 centimeters of snow normal plowing operations of arterial collector and local roads take approximately 8 hours to complete after the end of a snow storm generally the plowing of arterial and collector roads will be in progress before the plowing of local roads commence all culdesacs are plowed generally snow will be pushed to the centre of the culdesac and will remain there until time permits cleanup or the area for snow storage becomes limited sanding and salting at the beginning of a snowfall the arterial and collector roads are salted and the local roads are sanded at hills curves and intersections the sanding and salting of roads are carried out to maintain roads safe and passable sidewalks and walkways the town of whitchurchstouffville does not maintain all sidewalks inclusions and deletions of the sidewalks maintained by the public works department are approved at the discretion of town council the plowing and sanding of sidewalks maintained by the public works department commences when snow accumulations are five 5 centimeters or greater the plowing and sanding of sidewalks are normally completed within eight 8 hours after the end of a snowfall for a list of sidewalks maintained by the public works department please contact our office residents are reminded that bylaw 9857rd requires owners and occu pants to remove ice and snow from sidewalks that are not maintained by the town snow removal a regular snow removal program is in place only for main street between albert street and park drive generally this activity will take place after the accumulation of snow on the shoulder of the road has reached 075 meters in height snow removal in other locations will take place on an as needed basis examples include when plowed or piled snow impede the safe and efficient movement of vehicular or pedestrian traffic blocked access to fire hydrants creates unsafe sight distances children are using the snow piled in culdesacs as play areas bus stop locations the standing area and the windrow is cleared of snow and sanded as need ed within twentyfour 24 hours of the end of a snowfall parking lots and parking at town facilities snow plowing and sanding of parking facilities is the responsibility of the public works department culvert steamingcleaning during the winter months road culverts and driveway entrance culverts are maintained on an as needed basis in order tojrevent ice and snow accumu lations which impede flow and create flooding problems on road surfaces andor private properties different circumstances will require different approaches when providing die abovementioned services freezing rain prolonged unusual or unexpected weather conditions availability of staff equipment and materials may result in modified start times and prolonged completion times further information on our road and sidewalk winter maintenance programs arc available by calling the public works department additional winter reminders to assist the public works department with its winter maintenance activities residents arc reminded of the following 1 over night parking restrictions are in place between december 1st and march 31st as stated in bylaw 89178 during the day to assist with the towns plowing operations we asked that vehicles not be parked on the street until they have been serviced 2 not to push snow from driveways on to the travel portion of the road 3 placing of garbage containers and blue boxes in driveways rather than on snow banks 4 when driving stay well back of snow plows as they arc on occasion required to backup during plowing operations 5 residents are requested not to allow children to play on snow piles locat ed on or at the side of the roads snow plow operators may not see children playing in the snow 6 the municipality is not responsible for damage to items placed on town property by property owners examples of such items are fences posts hedges shrubs concrete and wood driveway curbs removal of these items will aid in our road and sidewalk plowing operations and prevent damage to these property improvements j council timehange f i march 1st 2005 the council in committee meeting will begin at 630 pm on tuesday march 1st in order to recognize the whitchurchstouffville doors open colouring contest whitchurch stouefvltte museum wednesday to friday march 1618 930 1130 am join us for our march break program for children ages 814 the program will consist of three halfdays and a light snack will be served each day children will explore a variety of heritage activities and crafts and will complete several proj ects including a pinwheel toy woven ribbon card and a funky easter egg participants will also spend part of their time in the brown house cooking in our working 19th cen tury kitchen preregistration is required cost 2500 per three day session members rate 2000 to register call 9057278954 or toll free at 1-888- 2900337 the whitchurchstouffville museum is located at 14732 woodbine avenue in the village of vandorf between the aurora and the bloomington roads mohawk trail quilting workshop a heritage craft workshop for adults wednesdays march 2 9 2005 choose between mornings or evenings 1000 1200 am or 700 900 pm take a trip down the mohawk trail at the whitchurchstouffville museum this quilting work shop will show you how to band piece straight lines and curves your finished blocks will be handquilted and can be made into a wall hanging or pillow cover everything you need can be carried in one small bag no machines needed join us for two relaxing sessions come see where the mohawk trail will lead suitable for keen beginners preregistration is required fee 4000 members rate 3200 call for supplies list templates quilt needles and batting provided light refreshments will be served to register cal 905 7278954 or toll free 1 888 290- 0337 library programs the great giza pyramids of egypt tuesday march 8 730 830 pm presented by clive ross author of 106 the dawn of man admission is free march break hockey camp the department of leisure services offering a march break hockey campl date march 14 18 2005 time 830 am 530 pm 4 hours on ice daily location stouffville arena pizza day on march 18th full day camp only 16900 half day camp only 8900 registration begins monday february 21 2005 at the lebovic leisure centre for more information contact jen mceachcn at 905640 1910 cxt 288 dog tags for the convenience of our residents dog tags are available in the outlets until march 31st of this year please visit our website at wwwtownofwscom listed under town services for locations or contact the town office at 905 6401910 x225 thank you for your cooperation n