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Stoyfi‘villifiib S WKWIZZM I SHIVINGTIECOMMUNITYOFWI-lflOiURO-Iâ€"STOUFFVILLE I 28 PAGES/$1INCLUDINGGST BY ALYSHIA HIGGINS It's all about belonging at this years Whitchunch-Stouffville prayer breakfast Hilary Price, a Smuflvflle resi- dent and native of England, is this year‘s guest weaker. Mrs. Price has spoken all over the world, and recently returned from speaking to more than 100,000 people in India. This year, she plans to travel to Swit- zerland and Israel. An international speaker, Mrs. Price plans on taking a difierâ€" en't approach to speaking at the “I'm going to be including other people when I speak," said Mrs. Price, who plays ball hockey and tennis in her spare time. Prior to moving to Stouffville, she and her family lived in North Lancashire, England. She was also a high school teacher, and was an editor and writer for a Christian magazine. The evént will'be held May 15 at Station Creek Golf Club. She will talk about belong- ing and will include mentally challenged adults in her discus- sion. Mrs. Price, along with her husâ€" band Charles and three children, moved to Stoufl’ville in 2001. ' While speaking in front of that many people may make some nervous, it all comes naturally to She has wi'itten a book called The Life That Changed My Day. Elma-WI.” Hilary Price will talk on belonging at event MM 138WU..W5 Breakfast speaker has world of experience See TEACHING, page 84 A decision on the projects was deferred at Tuesday night’s WhitchurchStouffville council meeting. BY HANNELORE VOLPE Staff Writer Stouffville’s new twin ice-pad arena and fire hall projects have ground to a halt, at least for now. The new fire hall and arena are to be located between Stouffville Arena,fire hall openings delayed Young performers rehearse the finale in the musical drama We are United at EastRidge Evangelical Missionary Churdx. They present the show Saturday at 7 p.m. and Sunday at 10:45 a.m. The church is at 12485 Tenth Line, next to the Stoufl'ville Country Market. Admission is free. Call 905-640-3911 for more information. RINK USER GROUPS ASK FOR FEWER SEATS, MORE FACILITIES The arena will cost $17.1 milâ€" lion, all of which will be paid by development charges. The fire station price tag comes to $5.9 million. Development charg- es will pay for about 60 percent of the funding. About $880,800 will be provided by the capital reserve (federal gas tax). District Secondary School and The opening dates of both facili- Sobeys on Weldon Road. ties will likely be delayed by several The arena will cost $17.1 milâ€" months. The ice pads have too many seats, the politicians and audience were told at the meeting by rep- resentatives from the Whitchurchâ€" Stouffville Minor Hockey Assocaâ€" tion and the Stouffville Skating Club. They were looking for around 200 seats per pad. rather than the 335 projected. Mayor Wayne Emmerson was taken aback at the request. Opinion . . . Shopping . . Coming Up Sports . . . . . “I am asking for about 400 seats, and you are asking us to go down to 200 seats?” he said. At a previous meeting, Councilâ€" lor Phil Bannon had asked for more seating in the arena. Weele games and practices Stouflvlemadhhlshesm mmmmvm Sec DUPLICATION. pagr l STAFF PHOTO/BILL ROBERTS arthau <wTewellers Sflmflvllle (905) 640-4646 6312 Main S! l3