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stouffvulesuntribunem thursday nov 15 200717 children in need playing local sports thanks to donation theres an angel at stouffvilles new canadian tire store a pathways angel plaque was presented to canadian tire associate dealers paul and laurylamoureux during the ribbon cutting ceremony for the store last thursday in recognition of their dedi cation and commitment to helping give children a sport ing chance in whitchurch- stouffville the jumpstart chapter has donated more than 8000 to help 30 children pathways for children youth and families of york region has partnered with canadian tire and the town of whitchurchstouffvilles leisure services department to form the local chapter of the canadian tire jumpstart program a communitybased char itable program jumpstart helps children in financial need participate in organized sports and recreation such as hockey dance soccer and swimming the program is delivered through local chapters made up of community leaders and canadian tire dealers in whitchurchstouffville the chapter has donated more than 8000 to help 30 children there are 240 jumpstart chapters in communities across the country since its launch in 2005 more than 65000 children have been assisted pathways is a united way member agency that has been serving the region for 18 years it provides help for home less youth through two resi dences and a dropin centre as well as support programs for parents and their pre school children in multiple languages at several locations mcluding stouffviue for more information on the pro grams go to pathwaysyqriiregionorg or canadiantire cajumpstart donated coats help goodwill your old coat could make some ones winter warmer marks work wearhouses gtawide coat drive share the warmth runs from today through dec 20 outerwear can be dropped at any ofthe 36 gta stores including the new stouffville outlet at hoover park drive and hwy 48 if you donate a coat you will receive a 20percent discount towards a new marks outerwear purchase all donated outerwear will be given to goodwill the donations will help rebuild the goodwill community store in etobi- coke which was struck by fire oct 28 as well as support goodwills employ ment initiatives since 1935 goodwills mission has been to create work opportunities and skills development for people fac ing serious barriers to employment including persons with disabilities youth at risk the chronically unem ployed aboriginal people and new comers to canada goodwills community stores sell a wide variety of donated goods the revenues from which create jobs at goodwill that give people muchneed ed paid work experience for more information go to markscom or gpodwillonca or call 18668071903 or 416- 3624711 chimney remember to check your chimney regularly for signs of corrosion or deterioration have all chimneys cleaned and inspected at leas once a year this message brought to yoj as a community service of the economist survtribune lino association i we can help for more information about asthma call the lung association this message brought to you as a community service of the economist sun sponsored by the greenbelt foundation clean air and the greenbelt clean air matters it matters to our health our children and our future a 2007 poll conducted by environics shows that air pollution is the top environmental issue for ontarians we asked dr rick smith from environmental defence what steps are being taken to improve air quality and how ontarios greenbelt the largest in the world plays a role q how is the greenbelt good for our air a it protects the land from develop ment and succumbing to urban sprawl with its green spaces and forests cover ing such a vast area of land the green belt helps provide ontarians with clean air which we need for our health and quality of life the more trees the cleaner our air its that simple q what can ontarians do to help clean the air a there are lots of things people can do we can buy local food from the green belt to reduce our carbon footprint buying local means our food isnt travel ing thousands of miles which- reduces the amount of fossil fuels and emissions in our air tree planting in green spaces reducing our energy consumption and carpoolrng all help clean our air q how does the greenbelt affect climate change a without the protection of this 18 million acres of land ontarians would be faced with higher levels of air pollu tion it helps filter air pollution and curb greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change put plainly the green belt is the lungs of the region wwwourgreenbekca 1 c o c ci b i hwy7 1 s 55 is j 1 markham infiniti 4340 hwy 7 markham 9057520881 i n f i n it i