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stouffville suntribune thursday feb 2 2006 3 stouffville says by hannelore volpe what do you think about locating a cultural complex in downtown stouffville asked at the strawberry patch montessori school and the a p in stouflville mary evers i definitely think it should be put in there are a lot of talented young people in stouf fville so it will give them a place to bring their talents out other than in the schools arthur jammer i think it is great it would bring some life into the downtown we need to bring more people and better shops there something needs to be done with the old town hall area hhh pam r ikllw taylor b5frasp8h hipknih gliil 1 eiu 1 3bt s h yh anything that revitalizes our downtown core is of benefit i am very concerned that the downtown is going to die this is a unique opportunity which we can use to plan for our downtown claire taylor it would really benefit the town because young people can go there it would be for all ages both to perform and to watch file photo rural mail delivery to mailboxes with rr 3 newmarket addresses which are in whitchurch stouf fville have been cancelled over saftey concerns for drivers canada post said it isnt safe for drivers to pull over to the side of the road in the area there are 900 homes in york region affected cone mailbox deliveries green boxes expected by end of week canada post says by joan bansberry staff reporter if- you live in northcentral whitchurchstouffville dont expect any letters in your mail box by the end of the week concern over the safety of rural mail deliveries has prompted canada post to can cel delivery to 900 residents in rr 1 2 and 3 newmarket and a kettleby route the rural deliv ery service is about to be replaced by group green boxes canada post will use 90 green box locations with 10 boxes at each site throughout the routes rr 3 newmarket includes homes north of bal- lantrae we hope to have it up and running by friday canada post spokesperson scott lewis said if we dont meet the end- delivery has been very poor sometimes we dont get mail for two days other days it comes at 5 pm it has not been good christel von richter faulkner avenue resident oftheweek deadline it will be early next week canada post is delivering let ters doortodoor explaining the change to residents all 900 letters should deliv ered by tomorrow mr lewis said a rural mail delivery employ ee who was having trouble get ting his vehicle to the side of the road to make mailbox deliveries prompted the change we canada post couldnt insure that the mail delivery vehicle was off the roadway when placing the mail in the mailbox mr lewis said canada post found we had to implement a solution immedi ately rural mail delivery has been hit and miss over the past two weeks faulkner avenue resi dent christel von richter said delivery has been very poor she said sometimes we dont get mail for two days other days it comes at 5 pm it has not been good delivery has been sporadic in rr 3 newmarket mr lewis agreed canada post is making every effort to minimize the impact he said mrs von richter learned of the mail change from a cana da post employee she spotted sitting in a vehicle near her home i asked about the mail ser vice and was told canada post was putting in group green boxes i dont object to that i just wanted to know why we were having problems with our mail briefly young entrepreneurs can showcase ideas young people between the ages of 12 and 18 are invited to bring their latest invention or idea for a business or service to the mayors youth coun cils entrepreneurial showcase it has been developed by young people in stouffville to give youth a chance to showcase their business acumen and entrepreneurial spirit the entrepreneurial showcase is at latcham hall on park drive in stouffville feb 18 from 1 to 4 pm registration before feb 10 is required to enter email ws- mychotmailcom the event is being spearheaded by mayors youth council chairperson mackenzie gott and leslie wilkinson all entries will be judged and the winner will receive seed money to start his or her business or service town asks region to explain big pipe instead of using municipal tax payer dollars and town staff hours whitchurchstouffville has decided to ask york region to give a workshop on the york durham sanitary sewer system commonly known as the big pipe the town is looking for informa tion on the whole project particular ly on the dewatering associated with the construction of the sewage pipe along 16th and 19th avenues in markham many people in whitchurch- stouffville have complained about their wells and ponds going dry since the dewatering began originally whitchurchstouffville council had asked town staff to come back with a report and work plan so they could decide whether to hire a consultant to review the de- watering program the town wants york region to provide the technical workshop as soon as possible there would be no cost to the town for the workshop meanwhile the city of toronto has asked for a court injunction to stop construction on extensions to the big pipe including along 16th avenue in markham contacting us have a news tip please phone us at 9056402612 email us at jmasonyrngcom wwwwsscinfo email admin wsscinfo sign up for the upcoming outdoor season at the stouffville arena saturday february 4 from 82 for more information 905-640- 1 800 or wwwwsscinfo shoe swap available