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2 stouffvute suntribune m saturday aug 25 2007 vandorf centre part of museums 27 m facelift by hannelore volpe staff writer the vandorf community centre will become part of the ambitious project turning the whitchurchstouffville museum into a modern visi tor centre originally plans were to refurbish the commu nity centre separately this year at an estimated cost of 295000 now it becomes part of a more than 27 million proj ect to turn the museum into a facility attracting larger num bers of people and being able to offer an expanded roster of events and exhibits according to the muse ums fiveyear forecast a laneway will be relocated in puppy manners basic obedience what you learn in class puppiesplay nice crate training house breaking sit down stay heel how to deal with leash pulling how to deal with jumping reading dogs body language the goal is that your dog learns respect obedience and is loyal to you for life cd professional mwm muttz with mannerz respectmobedieiice loyalty corey mccusker tel 9056401758 group classes inhome training riff sitting dog walking call to reserve your spot today 2009 at a cost of 350000 design work on the visitor centre which will link the bogarttown schoolhouse and vandorf public school is to take place in 2010 cost ing 250000 construction is antici pated to start on the visitor centre in 2011 at a cost of 225 million the museum has oper ated as a municipal facility since 1971 and includes the bogarttown schoolhouse vandorf public school the pioneer log cabin barn brown house and outbuild ings on two hectares of land next to vandorf park on woodbine avenue since 1995 the museum has experienced an aver age increase in attendance of around 3percent annu ally if this continues the museum can expect around 12000 visitors in 2026 to respond to increased growth the museum plans to expand its activities to include banquets and lec tures performances pro gramming for seniors and preschoolers more exhi bitions a dedicated gallery celebrating the municipals frys history and folklore community use and office sjspaee or kiosks for non profit organizations the new facility would be an important way to increase tourism to whitchurch- stouffville and to lengthen visits to include overnight stays the town says and would have a significant positive impact on local economic development funding for the project is anticipated to come from municipal capital reserves 1 million a cultural spac es canadagrant 800000 from the voluntary assis tance agreement with local developers 650000 and another 250000 from grants corporate sponsor ship special events and other fundraisers love some bunny staff photosteve somerville go to where the most are listed pastor bernard sin hugs a bunny at celebration for his new church richmond hill chinese baptist churchs stouffville branch at emmanuel international last satur day email r6cksonwaiyahoocom for more details mo au 29 3 pm 7 pm english style halibut cod and haddock fresh cut fries mm salads mfm fish wr chips now 1 3 locations to serve you better 5505 main st stouffville- 9056401 199