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4 stouffville suntribune thursday oct 4 2007 town of whitchurchstouffville izountty jgitfestyle clostto the city town office 9056401900ycr 9058952423 museum- 9057278954 or 18882900337 wwwitowiiofivscom eebovic leisure ejentre 905642 flay7d29 pub0c library 905t642reai7323 couinrcik stouffville igoma partnership to help strengthen the towns support for the stouffville igoma partnership council will continue to promote the partnership through its various publications and on the towns website in addition council will place promotional signage at two of the towns entrances stouffville igoma partnership is a humanitarian effort provid ing opportunities for local residents service clubs churches schools and businesses to improve the life of residents in the impoverished community of igoma in tanzania africa among other things the partnership has helped to build and operate a muchneeded community health clinic business retention and expansion br e program council received the final report of br e program and approved an action plan outlining activities intended to improve the towns business retention and expansion in the short and lon ger term among other things the action plan addresses the lack of business recruitment and succession planning access to local transit and extended water and sewage services preservation of industrial space diversity of businesses and housing options the br e program involved outreach to the existing busi ness community and a survey of local conditions associated with business grown and expansion a total of 97 businesses participated in the survey a copy of the report and action plan is available online at wwwtownofwscombreasp fire station vision and work plan council approved a vision and work plan for the development of a new fire station to serve the community of stouffville at its august 14 meeting council approved the purchase of property in stouffville to develop a new fire station and arena complex as separate facilities the new station will include apparatus bays and support areas fire and emergency services administrative space training and emergency operations space and firefighter quarters for both fulltime and volunteer staff the station will incorporate architectural features reflecting the tradition and heritage of fire service in stouffville and be sensitive to surrounding built forms the overall cost for the new station is estimated to be 50 million for the foreseeable future the town will continue to provide service from two stations in the communities of ballantrae and stouffville supplemented by contract fire protection for the northeast areas of the town new auditor appointed council authorized the appointment of grant thornton llp as the towns auditor for a minimum of three years the town and the town of aurora jointly issued the request for proposals for auditing services which will save both municipalities 6300 over the threeyear term of their appointment upcoming events public skating is back at the stouffville arena time to sharpen your skates for some active fun for further information call 905642play 7529 press o for an automated schedule press ext 6 public notice notice of public information centre pic 1 tenth line widening and reconstruction class environmental assessment study the town of wmtchurchstouffville is undertaking a schedule c municipal class environmental assessment ea for the widening and reconstruction of tenth line the study area includes a 3 km section of tenth line from the southern boundary of the town to forsyth farm road north of main street this notice announces the first public information centre pic for this project this study will define the problemopportunities identify and evaluate alternative solutions and determine a preferred design for tenth line in consultation with the town regulatory agencies stake holder groups and the general public the study is being conducted in accordance with the municipal class environmental assessment mea june 2000 which is an approved process under the ontario environmental assessment act the pic will be held on wednesday october 17 2007 500 pm to 800 pm whitchurchstouffville town hall council chambers the pic will provide interested parties an opportunity to meet the project team review the study and discuss issues and concerns related to the project for more information or if you are unable to attend the pic and would like to provide us with your comments please contact tom e parry randy pickle tel 905-640- 1910 x232 tel 9056684021 x2276 tomparrytownofwscom rpickletshca with the exception of personal information all comments will become part of the public record tender watermain improvements millard street and donna lee trail tender wst0737 closing date wednesday october 24th 2007 closing time 300 pm fee 2500 per tender document work generally consists of the installation of a new watermain and appur tenances approximately 146 m of 200 mm of watermain on millard street and approximately 90 m of 150 mm watermain on donna lee trail drawings and specifications will be available on october 9th 2007 public notice the municipal offices lffirary leisure centre and museum are closed monday october 8th for public worksleisure services emergencies please call 18009979377 animal control 18008988606 fire emergency services 911 public notice notice of public information centre class environmental assessment for a new operations centre the town of whitchurchstouffville is undertaking a class environmental assessment for a new operations centre this study is being conducted as a schedule c municipal class environmental assessment which is an approved process under the environmental assessment act this public information centre pic will provide the public with an opportunity to review the detailed assessment of the alternative site locations and the evaluation which leads to the technically preferred site public and agency comments obtained at the pic or by corre spondence will be included as part of the final evaluation to identify the recommended site following the pic an environmental study report esr will be completed in november 2007 and made avail able for public review for a thirty 30 day period the public information centre will be held on thursday october 18 2007 400 pm to 800 pm whitchurchstouffville town hall council chambers a brief presentation will be made at 700pm for further informa tion or if you are unable to attend the pic but would like to provide comments please contact troy bauman phone 9056401900x311 fax 9056407957 troybaumangenivarcom paula neto phone 9056684021 x2346 fax 9056680221 pnetotshca public notice pursuant to notice bylaw 2002210ms notice is given that bylaws will be presented to council at the meeting scheduled for october 16 2007 in the town offices for the namingof streets within 2 plans of subdivision sheriff corporation industrialbusiness park plan of subdivision 19tw06003 in part of lot 34 concession 8 generally located south of main street west of ninth line adjacent to hoover park drive to change the name brookview avenue to innovator avenue tovtel geranium private condominium residential plan of subdivision 19tw03005a in part of lot 2 cone 8 gener ally located east of highway 48 and north of main street and the sheriff business park subdivision 19tw06003 in the proposed street names being expedition crescent austral lane crows nest way magnetic lane all points drive azimuth drive bearings avenue eastwind drive northwest passage and lodestone lane for information or to submit written comments contact jack boonstra development coordinator at 905 6401910 ext 250 correction notice please note that the green bin programs what goes where flyer incorrectly identified the hours of operation for the georgina household waste depot at 23068 warden avenue georgina the hours are 830 to 500 pm on the second and last saturday of each month the flyer was included with the delivery of green bins to participating households we regret the error upcoming events discover music at your lffirary tuesdays october 9 november 27 115 145 pm or 200 230 pm ages 6 mos 5 years 700 each session preregistration is required laracteim i community october is inclusiveness month i will work to build a community where everyone feels included empowered and valued for his or her unique contributions