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whtchurckstgufplle public library thursday july 19 2007 serving the community of whitchurghstouffville 24 pages1 including gst last call for 45year career with stouffville fire department opinion 6 calendar 15 sports 18 classified 20 stouffville runner wowscoach at worlds first relay medal for canadian team by mike hayakawa staff writer bruce pirnie had just one worcl to describe natalie geigers work last weekend at the iaaf world youth track competition in the czech republic city of ostrava unbelievable the canadian head coach and director of the developmental team said of the stouffville district secondary school student after witnessing what she did at the meet and justifiably so running the 400 m anchor leg for the canadian wom ens medley relay team that was comprised of loudia laarman of lethbridge alta shauna malek of london ont and alyssa johnson of winnipeg geiger ran down three rivals to propel the foursome to the bronze medal the united states won gold and jamaica was sec ond it marked the first time a canadian relay team fin ished on the podium at the world youth championships our biggest concern was if we could get the baton close enough to natalie and for her to use her strength and she did said mr pirnie who attended the event natalies performance in see coachs page 10 making a splash staff photosusie kockerscheidt lifeguard leah keirstead slides into the water as kayla deasley looks on to promote this weekends 24hour slideathon a drowning prevention fundraiser at the outdoor pool in stouffville memorial park for more information see story on page 5 annon hwy 48 hotspotfor collisions provincial police says byjoefantauzzi staff writer slow down wear a seatbelt drive sober weve all heard this before but if motor ists heeded that advice an estimated 100 lives a year could be saved that message comes on the heels of v statistics revealing two highways running through york region have been identified by ontario provincial police as traffic hot- spots the numbers show four fatal collisions occurred on hwy 48 last year two were between bloomington road in whitchurch stouffville and smith boulevard in geprgina an area the opp has dubbed a hotspot the force also identified mfee major factors in the collisions along that stretch driving too fast for conditions following too close and failing to yield at intersec tions hwy 404 must be extended north to thin commuter and cottage traffic on hwy 48 and woodbine avenue which were not designed to carry such loads said pro vincial oak ridgesmarkham conservative candidate phil bannon who has fought traffic safety battles in the ballantrae and musselmans lake areas as a local council lor that traffic should not be on hwy 48 mr bannon said adding he has watched drivers passing over solid lines and up hills mr bannon alleged the opps priori ties seem to be the 400series calling that 5 see death page 8 specializing in volkswagen audi porsche european asian hybrid 138sandiforddrunit5 9056422886 1877410alfto wvm410autoxa discounts up to 30 on car insurance its time to experience what so many drivers from ontario already have the personal service and money saving discounts they get from their state farm agent talk to me today and sec how you can save jon st denis agent 5402 main street stouffville on ua1h3 bus 9056425400 jonstdenispienstatefarmconl north side of main street across from blockbuster slat finn mutual automonte insurance company aurora ontario statalarmc itaii faim iniuiakci like a good neighbour state farm is there providing insurance and financial services rarthau jewellers 6312 main st stoufmqe 9056404646