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r n r saturday aug 20 2005 serving the community of whitchurchstouffville 40 pages1 including gst sj ijgsa 8b hi flhp va b shi- h vhkvah pjl- wsll si4bibbl sifs ikfsbi vhh hhbbi 16 tough guys for hire big bouncers do more than keep peace in bars opinion 6 total home 8 sports 10 classified 18 1 m ii 41 j 1 pi ft f ml jit vi j m i 3 hydroponic store owners should help us police many customers grow vegetables shop owner by martin derbyshire staff writer hydroponic stores should help police track down marijua na grow operations a york regional police drug squad offi cer says if indoor growing supply shops tracked customer pur chases and informed police of suspicious buys it would make stopping largescale marijuana operations easier det don cardwell said we just want them to co operate with us he said but just because a store sells hydroponics and indoor growing equipment it doesnt mean its supplying marijuana operations wendy herbert of markham hydroponics said a lot of our customers are vegetable growers concerned about pesticides and preserva tives and those that want to grow their own vegetables year- round ms herbert said not organized crime theyhave jobs they dont have time to set up massive marijuana grow operations or get involved with organized crime and we dont want to be involved in anything illegal either but police say hydroponics equipment stores help mari juana growers set up their operations looking around museum staff photomike barrett see were page 12 summer student aileen hewit checks out items in the whitchurch stouffville museums summer exhibition extra special things the exhibit features items such as the c smallest and loudest in the museums collection it ends sept 9 the museum is at 14732 woodbine ave in vandorf call 18882900337 the museums car show is on sunday edicin counter cold medications used to make poor mans cocaine by roy green staff writer york region pharmacists have no problem keeping popular cold medicines behind the counter if they are asked but they dont think its necessary here ontario may follow some american states by requiring a prescription to buy medicines like sudafed actifed and contac because they contain pseudoephedrine which is used to- manufacture crystal methamphetamine a highly addictive drug the idea is one of many being considered by a special provincial working group set up to combat the spread of the drug known as poof mans cocaine health minister george smitherman said proposals under fire health canada has also proposed fegulat- ing the sale of the drugs ingredients butthat idea has come under fire from the pharmaceu- ticalindustry cold medications are not the problem criminals and methamphetamine are the problem said david skinner president of the nonprescription drug manufacturers association of canada this has nothing to do with the millions of canadians who legitimately use cold medica tions to treat their symptoms instead of going to a doctor for a prescription drug dealers are not buying their ingredi ents off local store shelves pharmacists say sec moving page 12 i hi hot tubs 27 heritage rd iiarkhaii 948030 i beachcomber horiuis honda 8220 kennedy rd markham 905 7 7 wwwmarkhamhondacom rr spring performance package honda genuine parts service for peak performance this summer dont open your hood to strangers bring your vehicle home to honda for a comprehensive multipoint inspection plus a genuine honda oil and filter change bring it home to honda available for most honda models taxes not included provincial environmental fees if anv excluded kcoiiiiittv j unpuwhsbrw r 4ff la w irfw s f 4 tc ari vnri m m tiimnu wvriw fvn r j