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economist sunsuntribune tuesday dec 26 2006 11 we want a new gallery theatre arena for our caring community whitchurchstouffville residents have wish list for their home town by hannelore volpe staff writer if christmas wishes could come true youll see some positive changes in whitchurchstouffville the suntribune asked several prominent residents to tell us what theyd like if they could wave that magic wand and have their heartfelt wishes come true for former ward 5 councillor harry bowes it is a 400seat theatre in the heart of stouffville along with that however there would have to be a com mitted theatre group whose members would work with all performing arts and cultural groups the former school trustee and citi zen of the year has been researching more than 100 community theatres across southern ontario for the past several years doug alles who has been a tena cious supporter of latcham gallery wishes for the latcham gallery to have its own building and stable longterm funding from the municipality andor the region that way children going to the gallerys art camps wouldnt have to use a second location the basement of the silver jubilee club for their art endeavours the gallery could be the focal point of a pedestrian centre where people could visit various shops and destina tions similar to unionville or port perry the former councillor and mayoral can didate said id like to get a crystal ball mayor wayne emmersbn said to find out what i can do to help the clicks home a place in markham for people ages 16 and up to meet friends use a computer see movies learn to cook receive supportive counselling find out about local services a safe open and fun environment the living room is a program of the canadian mental health association york region call 9052010432 i wish i wis arlene smith high school princi pal hopes newcomers are treated as warmly as she was youth in stouffville when it comes to the municipality mr emmerson would like to see the jog aligned at ninth line and main street a new fire station theatre and arena and infrastructure in place hed also like safety issues on the ninth line around musselmans lake resolved i wish for peace health and happi ness he said and i wouldnt mind 25 more yards on my golf swing the mayor would like to see new comers welcomed by established resi dents and the new residents looking to existing residents for information while bringing in new ideas my first wish is that the community makes the newcomers feel as welcome as i felt when i first arrived in stouffville 212 years ago stouffville district sec ondary school principal arlene smith said at that time she was invited to events from service organizations and churches and was supported by the school council and the parents in the school community dave cash town ca0 says whitchurchstouffville is one of the pre mier communities in the gta i hope that the warmth and caring i felt will be extended to all the new mem bers of the community she said her second wish is for the new high school which will be open in septem ber this school is being built through the visioning and collaboration of many people in the community including parents staff and students she said my wish and belief is this school will meet and surpass all our expectations she said and we will be able to provide programs to meet the needs of every student i wish for peace on earth with no more wars and no more starvation helene johnson president of the whitchurchstouffville chamber of commerce said she hopes the municipality contin ues to be giving in support of the med ical clinic it adopted in tanzania the igoma project we dont understand the terrible ter rible conditions these children live in many are being raised by grandmothers who dont haw anything she said keith acton assistant coach of the toronto maple leafs is a lifelong stouf fville resident stouffville has always been known for that smalltown atmosphere he said for caring and loving for each other i hope we still have that feeling even if we dont know each other per sonally i hopewe continue to show that support for each other mr acton has played and coached in the nhl since 1979 the town of whitchurchstouffville is one of the premier communities in the gta in which to live work and play dave cash the towns cao said he wants to see town staff working with council to maintain and enhance this reputation in the future while every community needs to grow to be vibrant mr cash wants to see growth managed so existing and new residents continue to enjoy an excellent quality of life these are exciting times for our community and the future looks very bright- mr cash said with files from mm mason correction notice bownkmt 00 apologia tx mr j tmm m tear jo mt tgwr datatt dtxatm is ml product samsung lns4692 sony klv32s200aonpage 18 of the december i5tn fiyer we advertised tes product a 500 savings ciaim when in fact cea 300 savings claim also page 17 sony tv klv32s200a is shown wab mounted and 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