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BY HM MASON Staff Writer Expect a hearty knock on the door this month, Wtfitchurch-Stoufi'ville. The streets of northern York Region will be busy with 1,400 canvassers and 130 captains hoping to reach their Heart Month campaign goal of $148,000. Last year, canvassers exceeded their $105,000 goal, reaching a record $130,000 in donations for heart and stroke research. “We're winning the battle against this very difiicult dis- ease," John Taylor, president of Heart and Stroke Founda- tion of Ontario York Region north area, said at a camâ€" paign kick-off at Boston Pizza in Stouffville Monday. “We’re not just collecting money, we’re changing peo- ple’s lives." Heart ‘canvassers ‘changing lives’ Mr. Taylor, a regional councillor in Newmarket. has been canvassing for eight years. Every seven minutes, someone dies from a heart attack or stroke in Canada. More than 50.000 strokes and 75,000 heart attacks occur every year and are the cause of one in every three deaths in Canada One dollar from the sale of each heart-shaped pizza at Boston Pizza on Valentine’s Day will support the Heart and Stroke Foundation. The 16th annual fundrais~ er has raised more than $2.1 million for charity. Formore information, call the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario )brk Region north area office at 905-853- 6355 or go to heartandstmke.com Hearts are also being sold for $1 at the restaurants. 5:11.512” STAFF PHOTO/SUSIE KOCKERSCHE IDT Whitchurch- Stouffville Mayor Wayne Emmerâ€" son (left), long- time Heart and Stroke canvasser Bertha Pattenâ€" den of Vandorf, Boston Pizza, community relaâ€" tions coâ€"ordinator Susan Acton and John Taylor, presi- dent of the area Heart and Stroke foundation, kick off heart month fundraising at Boston Pizza in Stouffville Monday.