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tofewomric3 baawegggtwwbp wftitchurcwbufmlte p librai saturday june 3 2006 serving the community of whitchurchstouffville 44pages1 including gst 3 laying it on thick this summer dont skimp on the sunblock opinion 6 youth 20 sports 21 classified 22 intentions jones rules out run at mayors office byjoefantauzzi staff writer now that mayor don cousens has decided to retire you may be wondering if deputy mayor frank scarpitti will announce he wants the towns top job it seems youll have to wait a little longer for the answer mr scarpitti told the economist sun suntribune thursday hell announce his intentions in the coming days after he gives mr cousens time to enjoy the limelight of his retirement announcement let him enjoy it right now im taking the view there is a time and place for everything mr scarpitti said i think most people probably are wondering but i want to respect the fact that the mayor has just announced his retirement and let him enjoy it mr cousens announced wednesday during his annual charity golf tournament he would not seek reelection cit ing health concerns related to a kidney disorder and a desire to pursue other interests mr cousens political career spans 32 years but mr scarpitti is also a mainstay in markham politics he was appointed mayor in see scarpitti page 10 91cent dollar forces difficult decisions for industry by patrick mangion staffwriter you maybe pining for a return to the days of a 65cent loonie if you work for a company whose busi ness relies on exports many canadians see the 91 cent dollar as a testament to our thriving economy a source of national pride or simply an opportunity to head south on vacation but it has struck a significant blow to an industry that has sus tained more than 100000 job loss es canadawide during the past 12 months according to the canadian manufacturers and exporters few companies that rely heav ily on customers in the united states have come away unscathed and those who have endured and even succeeded in these chal lenging times have been forced to make some difficult decisions such is the case with richmond hills aecometric corp the company one of only a handful that make emissionreduc ing industrial burners was forced to slash about twothirds of its staff less than five years ago chief execu tive officer jill anderson said despite that the company has seen annual sales grow from 17 million three years ago to an antici pated 10 million this year see government page 1 1 tackling the title staff photosteve somerville stouffville district secondary school junior spartans james beare left and nathan macmurchy tackle a newmarket huron heights ball carrier and jar the ball loose during the york region rugby championships at fletchers fields in markham thursday stouffville won 220 poors hot tubs 27 heritage rd markham 948030 bcochcorriber 107 iuii dont open your hood to strangers for peak performance ttits summer bring your vehicle home to honda for a comprehcnsive multipoint inspection including a gerxcne hcndaoil and filter change available for most honda models taxes not incuded prowxial ermronmental feesrf any excluded btiftziwn i i ft j honda 3 v i lf 86643015 v wl guioimtfslw townaiicj country fcle3ksii5c -vcv- wiwuyaiatfmr4fr