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6 stouffville sutifribune thursday june 16 2005 0moujjvwe mm sunlribune a metroland community newspaper 34 civic ave 3rd floor stouffville on l4a 7z5 publisher ianjproudfoot editor in chief debora kelly business manager robert laziirkb director production interactive media john futhey advertising director distribution director- marketingpartnerships retau flyer sales nicole fletcher advertising director classified real estate events management gordpaoiucci circulation j barry black- t director circulation systems lynnpashko director debrd weller york region printing general manager bob dean- editorial hospitals looking outside box you get sick or injured and you go to hospital its as simple as that or is it theyre thinking outside the box with a revolutionary marriage of health care and community in markham plans call for two hospitals a health and wellness centre and a recreationcommunity centre includ ing a library to be built on one campus the proposal which was before markham council tuesday goes to a public meeting june 29 if built it will be the first of its kind in north america markham stouffville hospital and a new toronto grace hospital which would specialize in geriatric rehabilita tion and palliative care would be the centrepieces but the facility will be far more than a traditional hospital and it should be examined by other providers of health care in york region think of it as a massive health care shopping centre the 150000squarefoot health and wellness building would be home to clinical services including day surgery bays asthma and diabetes clinics out patient rehabilitation programs and doctors offices it could also house centres for mas sage therapy weight management smoking cessation yoga and seniors care plus retailers selling hearing aids medical equipment eyeglasses phar maceuticals and orthotics the community centre would include an indoor pool library meeting rooms gymnasium and fitness centre with 2000 employees on site this will be a community within a com munity and thatsthe point markham and much of the gta is heavily congested traffic moves at a snails pace at rush hour improvements to public transit including the much ballyhooedviva lines are on the books a transit termi nal is part of the health campus plan but instead of trying to move people more efficiently why not let theirido as much as possible within one space for example a worker at one of the markham hospitals could walk before or after work to the drug store a fitness or swim class or to borrow a book a senior citizen with a prescription tobe filled or apiece of medical equip ment to purchase could do so more easily less travel less congestion less smog it all makes so much sense hbwbbulhkerwd- dinner for esfhek5lw son twbune j letters to the editor cancer canvassers make a difference this april the canadian cancer society had more than 350 canvassers in the markham and whitchurchstouffville area going door to door in their own neighbourhoods collecting funds for cancer research and communityprograms our residents are always generous and ready to support worthy causes and 2005 is no exception the people who helped us are in many cases the same people who donated to the tsunami disaster money from our april campaign is important for several reasons but one of the most pressing is our local transportation program helping patients get to and from treatments some families are not able to drive their members every day for five or six weeks and we have volunteers who take on this responsibility on a regular basis canvassing not an easy job as many of you who have tried it may know but we sure do appreciate the efforts of all of you janet campbell volunteer president canadian cancer society markhamwhitchurchstouffville unit doors open timely informative just wanted to say thank you to the organizers and volunteers of doors open stouffville for creat ing such a wonderful opportunity for residentsto become better acquainted with their community although a lifelong resident of stouffville until the june 4 event i had never visited the altona mennonite meeting house and cemetery where abraham stouffer the founding father of our town is buried nor stopped to go inside the cedar beach pavilion despite driving by it for years on the musslemans lake road the stouffville suntribune welcomes your letters all submissions must be less than 400 words and must include a daytime telephone number name and address the stouffville suntribune reserves the right to publish or not publish and to edit for clarity and space write letters to the editor 34 civic ave po box 1 54 stouffville l4a 7z5 email jmasonyrngcom fm almost embarrassed to say that the event was also the first time i have visited whitchurch stouffville museum a fascinating and important part of our community the staff and volunteers at all the locations i attended were most knowl edgeable and welcoming at a time when the town is being subjected to massive change resulting from new develop ment this celebration of stouffvilles heritage and distinctiveness is timely and most appreciated jillmcwhinnie stouffville councillors stuck in middle meetings of the whitchurchstouffville council sometimes have their pathetic side knowledgeable members of the public address council providing it with welldocumented infor mation senior members of the town staff then make ver bal responses which- tend to discredit the docu mented statements made by members of the public this leaves council in the middle not knowing whom to believe margaret l may stouffville- editorial- production managing director new edltor manager business flyer sales daivna andrews dandrewsyrngcom jim mason i jmasonyrngcom 1 pam nichols r pnichokyrngcom administration advertising new business manager office manager classified manager steve kane vivian oneil annjcampbell skaneyrngcbn vpneilymgxom acampbellyrngc6m managing director ients management- retail manager real estate v manager r 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capistrano and someone will mistake me for citytvs mark dailey it will happen vandals will strike one or more stouffville neighbourhood theyll leave a trail of broken beer bottles and upset residents after damaging vehicles ripping up gar- dens and otherwise acting like per fect jackasses in some places young peoples hearts turn to love in spring in whitchurchstouffville their fancy turns to wanton destruction the letter to the editor and phone calls to the mayor will quickly follow york regional police will be on the case trying to justify time spent on it while other communities complain about assaults and drug labs or worse its an annual ritual that stands 1 out as a black mark in a town better known for its friendliness and good neighbours in the early 1990s it wasnt unusual to see people carting cases of beer and picnic tables through stouffville memorial park past the t- ball players and their parents to a party zone where the lebovic leisure centre now stands more recently the locations of choice have been conservation areas parks and undeveloped lots on the outskirts of stouffville you could open another youth centre and build a movie theatre amusement park and shopping cen tre and our little problem wouldnt go away the kneejerk reaction is to rekin dle neighbourhood watch on the affected streets and petition york regions finest for more officers oh the streets and in our parks while youre at spend some municipal tax dollars bringing in more security guards and dogs sorry parents but that doesnt cut it any longer its all oh you if your 15yearold is wandering the streets and parks late at night taking part in knife fights and acts of vandalism youre responsible not the police not the mayor nof the neighbourhood it all sounds good- to say well take backour streetsmfrom the thugsand lowlifes we should really be talking about taking backour families stouffville jim mason is editor of the sun- tribune