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4 stouffville suntribune saturday feb 24 2007 beckett named fire chief in kitchener the former fire chief of whitchurchstouffville is the new chief in kitchener tim beckett 38 will start in his new post monday mr beckett joined the kitchener department in jan uary 2005 before that he was fire chief for whitchurch- stouffville and worked firefighter in vaughan the opportunities whitchurchstouffville pro vided me helped pave the road to my success today he said they took a chance on me as a that and with that i was able to develop a skill set that i enjoy currently the biggest influ- the biggest influence was the chance to be involved in a great community in stouffville ence was the chance to be involved in a great communi ty there and this is what i have brought with me contin ued community participa tion the current kitchener chief rob browning becomes the general manager of devel opment and technical servic es mr beckett will oversee a department of six fire sta tions and 210 workers in kitchener area politicians are dis cussing amalgamating fire services in waterloo region which includes kitchener jim mason tim beckett former whitchurch- stouffville fire chief takes on same job in kitchener monday m f i i- mv- -1- v sllillt jam msm- mm imsbmi mm iflptlp w sflsl ffias8w i supporting the maternal child unit and the dr bear program bsssss american express is proud to be a sponsor of the 1 0th annual legacy 5k runwalk for the markham stouffville hospital says denise pickett vice presidentmarketing strategy a core blue box value at american expressis to be a good citizen in thescommunity in which we live and work and throughout the year many of bur employees donate their time and energy to volun teer and participate in a variety of local fundrais ing events across canada similar to this one members of the american express team prepare for a practice run clockwise front to left cathy crispel denise pickett michelle beltchez nina spinosa marc rosenfeld nicky mezo jennifer kifching and heather laverne photo courtesycopyright tylergraycom mmjmm m mmm calling all coworkers corporations club members community groups friends and neighbours to enter a team of five to compete in the msh legacy 5km run or walk to raise funds for markham stouffville hospital your team gan win great prizes but your hospital is the big winner date warm up start time location sunday april 29 2007 940 am 1000 am sharp start on church st in front of the hospital 9th line n of highway 7 the route will run through the cornell community event sponsor j scotiabank group team registration fee 22500 the entire registration fee will be waived if the team raises 50000 or more in pledges by april 20th each team member will receive a technical long sleeved shirt with the msh legacy logo all entries and pledge money must be received by april 20 2007 prize categories i tdpplewecchjleotngtieamclefenii otsfslobj reefed by each team of five l fastest team determined from the total race times of all five members of the team this is your chance to let your company or association shine for more information please visit our website wwwlegacy5kca you can get married in chambers you may not be able to fight city hall but you can get married there the town of whitchurchstouffville will host civil marriage ceremonies in its council chambers starting april 1 designated town staffers will offici ate ceremonies will be performed on fridays only the cost approved by council tues day is 250 and includes a pre-ceremo- ny interview several couples have asked about holding ceremonies at the municipal offices town clerk michele kennedy said material is being prepared and will be available at townofwscom shortly jim mason bowl for kids today the bowl of kids sake 2007 fundrais er for big brothers big sisters ofyork is at the stouffville bowling centre today from 1 to 5 pm numerous local teams including a suntribune entry will take part 7b pledge online log on to bbbsyca african choir in concert the watoto childrens choir from africa performs at stouffville pente costal church tuesday theres no cost for the concert which starts at 7 pm but freewill offerings will be accepted and the proceeds will be invested in the watoto missions the church is at 6853 main st prayer day at st mark everyone in the community is wel come to attend the world day of prayer ecumenical service friday at 7 pm at st mark catholic church 345 glad park ave in stouffville the theme is united under gods love this years program was developed by the women of paraguay bring a scarf to use during the service 2f0r1 admission markhamspring homeshow markham fairgrounds 10801 mccowan rd mccowanelgin mills show hours friday feb 23 12pm8pm saturday feb 24 10am7pm sunday feb 25 10am5pm please present this ticket upon admission 3r t events i 9052942200 wwwmarkhamhomeshowcom