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r sundaydec302007 serving the communrty of whitchurchstouffville 20pages1 including gst m a wacky look at 2007 from cartoonist steve nease opinion 6 coming up 15 sportsboard 16 classified 17 attendance up at fitness centre pool by hannelore volpe staff writer are you groaning at the thought of all the pounds you have gained over the holidays the fitness centre and pool in the lebovic leisure centre in stouffville could be your answer many residents have already picked up their holiday fitness and swimming schedules at the centre 30 burkholder st and are swirnming exercising or attend ing fitness classes many are new residents who have come by to check out the leisure centre the centre is very well- received by the newcomers fit ness supervisor barb armstrong said with many people off work during the holidays ms arm strong sees a steady stream of residents throughout the day this weekend the centre is open from 8 am to 5 pm on new years eve the centres hours are 6 am to 2 pm it is closed new years day with children off school two afternoon leisure swims have been added jan 2 and jan 4 from 1 to 230 pm the centre is open from 6 am to 10 pm during the week closing friday at 9 pm weekend hours are 8 am to 5 pm no babysitting is offered until the schedule resumes jan 7 want to go if youre thinking of joining swimming fitness and other leisure programs register in person at the lebovic leisure centre soon classes and activities begin the week of jan 7 call 9056427529 for information some whitchurchstouffville councillors want to phase in lake ontario water by hannelore volpe staff writer whitchurchstouffville has enough groundwater to supply its residents and doesnt have to make the switch to lake ontario water according to york region that was the regional govern ments response to the rouge park alliance which recently urged the region to increase the lake water supply to the municipality over the next three or four years the idea was to eventually take stoufiville off municipal wells entirely councillor clyde smith is one of the rural councillors concerned about maintaining a reliable water supply for private wells in his area councillor susanne hilton isnt yet convinced lake water is need ed and she doesnt want to pipe more water into the area unless its absolutely necessary with dif fering opinions on the state of the municipalitys water supply she wants more testing the york region report to coun cil noted additional studies are to be conducted by the toronto and region conservation authority to confirm that the groundwater sup ply in stouffville is a sustainable source of drinking water councillor rob hargrave believes there is no need to go to lakebased water at this time currently a small percent age of the water being pumped to whitchurchstouffville comes from lake ontario regional staff presented their findings at a wwtchurchstouffville see water page 4 staff photosusie kockerscheidt family that skates together toronto maple leafs coach keith acton greets tamara pelowich and her children gregory katia and nicholas at the terry fox skateathon held for all local hockey teams last sunday aw 7 j-