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stouflville suntribune thursday april 7 2005 5 staff photosjoerd witteveen halli dekker 7 writes her name in the snow on the family van after delivering the suntribune saturday weekend snow cut power to hundreds of homes in whitchurchstouffville sunday and monday tjaatr tonnes sstctpx csstr siiinarjpt we offer you sales and leasing detailing wheels and tires car audio mobile entertainment mechanical service 100 financing approvals if its automotive we have it call us 24 hours a day 7 days a week 905 4759902 7537 woodbine ave markham from 28888 only 9888 only 1 2900 hundreds lose power in weekend snow dump by hannelore volpe staff writer heavy wet snow and driving winds led to power outages in stouffville from 1130 pm saturday night to around noon the next morning for others in town the power went off for about two hours sunday morning traffic lights along main street stopped working intermittently through the day homes on elm road were dark for about 90 minutes in the morning in the west end of town shoppers drug mart had to close from about 10 am to around 1 pm sunday because of power outages owner paul karas said the mayors office received several calls from residents asking when power would be restored by sunday night about 5000 customers were without power in the area power was lost in another 1000 homes by monday morning eleven traffic accidents in whitchurchstouffville were attributed to the storm york region police spokesperson kathleen griffin said however there were no serious injuries one family in the rural part of the municipality built a sevenfoot snow man sunday that began melting monday when works crews headed out to clear munic ipal roads there were a number of equipment breakdowns due to snow and other factors snow clearing equip ment is kept ready to go until the middle of april public works director paul whitehouse said more than 300000 cus tomers in ontario were without power during the snowstorm which dumped around 30 centimetres in areas north of bloomington road markham whitchurch- stouffville king city and richmond hill were hard est hit some areas were still without power monday including about 30 customers in whitchurchstouffville hydro one spokesperson daffyd roderick said extra crews had to be called out as treacherous and sometimes impassable roads made for dangerous work conditions we appreciate how well our crews have been treat ed by local people mr roderick said many offered tea and other refreshments to crews working in the driv ing snow by sunday night about 5000 customers were with out power in the area power was lost in another 1000 homes by monday morning mr roderick compared this spring storm to one in 2003 that caused damage across the province hhhhhi wmk the moment proper tire maintenance matters t h e- s p r i n g installation balancing valve stems lifetime inspection and applicable treadwear warranties tire event are included in the price of your tires and our gm expertise fits most 9501 cavaliers uniroyal tiger paw freedom p19570r14 fits most 9501 sunfires uniroyap tiger paw freedom p19565r15 v t fits most t montanas ventures euttii uniroyap tiger paw freedom p21570r15 t fits most 9701 sierras silverados i uniroyal laredo cross country p24575r16 bumr0yalb bfgoadrich coodyeah gnlincnfaf beneraltire y s our computerized aligoment service price includes all of the adjustments required to help restore that bncentre driving feel improve fuel economy and make yourtires last longer complete u i alignment service rear fivheel drive from i front wheelorne from inspect alignment and adjust toe caster and camber parts extra if required zj goockiwehch service a iycly at giv right on time 180ogmdrive goodwrenchgmcanadacom toffers not available in thunder bay fort frances drydon torraca 8ay and kcnora participating gm dealerships may set individual prices offers valid on select gm vehicles for a limited time only to retail customers see service advisor for more details