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26 stouffville suntribune thursday oct 27 2005 cash boost for school junk food battle longos dietitian kristine laing teaches red maple public school grade 4 students how to read cereal box labels during a nutrition tour of the markham longos monday among students participating are jeffrey cohen 9 left rosa nazari9 bottom right andalizoie 10 far right with hood staff photobill roberts i i 7m za ip- v s t v ne stouffville go station weekday southbound stouffville line train times ml stouffville go station mount joy go station markham go station centennial go station unionville go station milliken go station agincourt go station kennedy go station union station 604 am 615 am 618 am 622 am 627 am 632 am 638 am 646 am 705 am 642 am 653 am 656 am 700 am 705 am 710 am 716 am 724 am 743 am 714 am 725 am 728 am 732 am 737 am 743 am 749 am i 757 am 816 am new 749 am 800 am 803 am 807 am 812 am 817 am 823 am 831 am 850 am weekday northbound stouffville line train times new union station kennedy go station agincourt go station milliken go station unionville go station centennial go station markham go station mount joy go station stouffville go station 418 pm 435 pm 442 pm 447 pm 452 pm 457 pm 502 pm 506 pm 520 pm 448 pm 505 pm 512 pm 517 pm 522 pm 527 pm 532 pm 536 pm 550 pm 520 pm 539 pm 547 pm 553 pm 558 pm 604 pm 609 pm 613 pm 626 pm 600 pm 617 pm 624 pm 629 pm 634 pm 639 pm 644 pm 648 pm 703 pm wmmsm alhllislsll kn vv the evening southbound train from mount jpy has been discontinued however the 700 pm southbound bus trip from stouffville will now continue go bus terminal but not serve the milliken agincourt or kennedy go stations there will also be more unionstation go bus trips and changes to someexistmg too so be sure to check the new schedule for more inf0visit g6transitcom or just give us a call m- province gives 1 13600 to promote nutritional snack alternatives by caroline grech staff writer school boards and the province are continuing their war on unhealthy eat ing by funnelling more money into schools to pro vide healthy snacks and breakfasts thirtysix schools in york region are receiving a total of 113686 to help fund nutrition programs this money is double what the province has given over the last few years and it goes a long way in providing in nutrition programs said tracy woloshyn chairperson of york region food for learning calling it the seed money to help kick start nutrition programs ms woloshyn said some of the cash may go to breakfast or snack programs but the only stipulation is it be used for food some schools have emergency lunch programs where food is kept for stu dents who forget their lunch healthy eating is even being extended to fundraising efforts that typically centre around unhealthy foods such as chocolate or doughnuts we try to tell schools to stay away from foods that contradict healthy eating ms woloshyn said if they learn a snack can be a fruit or vegetable instead of a highfat pack aged snack then it will become second nature to them some schools such as red maple public school in richmond hill have part nered with longos and this week went on a tour to learn about nutrition most schools are left to their own devices when it comes to encouraging healthy eating there is no policy at the york region district school board restricting what types of food can be brought to school for example at richmond hills om mac killop public school every tuesday is pizza day while there are no restrictions on whether students eat hot dogs or pizza for snack days public board curriculum consult ant heather sears said every effort is being made to have students make healthy choices we try to tell schools to stay away from foods that contradict healthy eating if they learn a snack can be a fruit or vegetable instead of a highfat packaged snack then it will become second nature to them some schools such as greensborough public school in markham encourage healthy snacks in a unique way if a student is spotted with an unhealthy snack they are given a bookmark suggesting a healthy alter native ms sears said despite these efforts ms sears stressed the need for parents to start with healthy eating at home its schools in cooper ation with parents and guardians everyone needs to be on board she said ms sears also noted no vending machines in the york region district school board schools sell choco late following a provincial act regulating content of the machines professionalwear eveningwear weddmgmomsbridesmaidandmok repairs alterations ladies stmeris personal fitting custotnmadecbthes tuxedo rentals accessories 20 free lane unit 1 next to the go statiop stouffville appointments nvahableafter nours 905 642 2jlt25 you dont have to be on the street are you 1519 years old and need a place to stay while you sort things out ithways contact us at pathways at 905 4717877 this message brought to you as a community serv ice of the economist suntribune