Although Mr. Puhl stated he had no plans to convert Sunny's into residential units, that was not good enough for the residents. At that time, council reson to send the matter back to staff At the meeting. council was presented with a petition that had more than 200 names on it from residents opposed to converting the propâ€" erty into eight residential apartment units A public hearing on this matter initially took place in January 2008, when Mr. Puhl ï¬rst applied for a rte-zoning permit that would have enabled him to construct eight residential units in that building. “If the proponent, at any point in the future, wanted to change that variety store to a residen- tial unit." a public hearing would have to take place, said town planner Andrew McNeely. Miitchurch-Stoufl'ville council is expected to pass a bylaw that would allow building owner Peter Puhl to increase the number of residential units, but the variety store must stay. Sunnis One Stop Variety won’t be going anywhere, anytime soon. The ï¬re occurred about 1:30 pm. on Davis Drive, just east of the York-Durham Line,and photographs by passerby Karen Stephen- son show the vehicle completely engulfed in flames “A small explosion ï¬red a part of the vehi- cle across the road," Ms. Stephenson said in A raging ï¬re near the York-Durham line SatErday destroyed a pickup truck. An Uxbridge ï¬reï¬ghter works to douse a bumm ru ear e Whitchurdl-Stouï¬ville border Saturday. Fire destroys pickup truck Attend in your own municipality: 0 Aurora: March 2 0 Est Gwillimbury: March 3 0 Georgina: March 1. 0 King: March 2 0 Newmarket: March 3 0 Whitchurch~5touffvlliez March 4 Lake residents, council want store 0 deï¬ning e-business 0 assessing relevancy and readiness - investing in e-business 0 how to use online webinars Free E-Business Series 2009 for Small Medium Enterprises E-Business: Introduction Getting Started Series: ftifrï¬f‘fng e-bqsiness I H Creating a Web Presence BY SANDRA BOLAN Staff Writer advancing business creation, innovation and growth Webinat 0mm March 26 0 web presence options 0 take advantage of networking Webinar Online: March 12 Marketing Series: Purchasing and Selling Onllne 0 various aspects of e-business - buying and selling products and services online “There is a (surety) of What everyone's expecting,†Mr. McNeely said. At council, Mr. McNeely originally proposed to rezone the land from local commercial to residential apartment. He still plans on permit- ting the rteâ€"zoning, however the square footage of Sunny’s will be noted in the bylaw, that will also stipulate it remain a variety store. “If Musselman’s Lake were to lose its variety store, the majority of the residents would have to drive ï¬ve to 15 minutes to buy a lime ofmilk,†said lake resident Kevin Wilson at the Feb. 3 council meeting, Mr. Puhl has subsequently {Bi/amped his re- zoning pmposal, yet residents still want assurâ€" ance from council the store is to remain. The building. at 14635 Ninth line in Mussel- man’s Lake, is zoned local commercial. which means business oflices, convenience stores and dwelling units above the myriad of other permitted uses are allowed. The building cur-‘ rently has three residential apartment units on the second floor and one in the basement, as well as two commercial units on the main floor, a vacant pizza parlour and Sunny’s. for a further neporL But when they were about two kilometres away the smoke intensiï¬ed and they realized it was something more. No one was believed to be iniured. The smoke could be seen for several ldlo- metnes and Ms. Stephenson said she and her husband thought at ï¬rst that it might be a garbage ï¬ne. an efngail describing the scene. 17150 m Street Wet. 0N L3Y 62: Wmmmxs I .~ “MW KAREN STEPHENSON PHOTO Wednesday, March 18 [0:00 mm. â€" noon OR 1:30 â€" 3:30 p.m. Ages 6-12 Learn about Native Art and Culture and take home your own piece of artwork at the end of the workshop. Cost: SHE/child. Prc-registration is required. Saturday, March 21 9:45 am. - 4:45 p.m. Ages 1le + Cost is $55 and pre-registration is required! FRAMED ANIMAL BIRTH TOTEM ABORIGINAL ART: Panctke Brunch Sunday, March 29" “:00 mm. â€" 2:00 p.m. Celebrate the end ofwinter at this delicious event hosted by the Founding Friends of the Museum, Enjoy a pancake 8r ham brunch. topped off with locally produced maple syrup before touring the Museum's restored heritage buildings. Admission is free, donations gratefully accepted. ST. JOHN AMBULANCE BABYSITTING COURSE Cost: WAdult; SZ/Chlld “From Tree to Treat†" annuity service hours. in to raise the proï¬le of Bicycle Safety and to promote wearing a helmet. I?“ ' You can help create a safe cyding community in Whitdturdi-Stouffville .; Jom THE HELMET rmouu Planing ueeting: Tuesday February 24, 7 p..., lebwk leisure Centre Find out what its all about and _ how you (an help. (ontact: E v Barb Armstrong 90545424529 ext. 328 ‘ or barb.annstron9@townofws.com. Thursday, February 26 7:00 p.m. Members of the Community Mennonite Church will lead a discussion of“The Shackâ€. the bestâ€"selling novel by William P. Young. Book Discussion with the 1 Community Mennonite | Church 5'qu Sun-'1er I Thursday, Feb.‘ 19. 2009 March 10th. 6 p.111. - Residents; March 11th. 6 pm. - non residents mandibhtkw Wlmmwuum.mxom. Register online at WSPLAY. . .Online. (All Camps Registration is in person only at the Leisure Centre) Avoid disappointment. Register Early. Course you want is full? Use the waitlist. Adding your name to a waitlist will help identify the need for additional program times for our rapidly growing community. Bejstntionisfastappmadving NOT B: When registering online, please check the link to the guide “corrections†found .on the WSPLAY. . .Online start page. Any errors in the Guide will be listed with the cor rect information. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. March Break and Summer Camp, Spring and Summer Lifestyle and Community programs March 3rd, 6 p.m. â€" Residents; Mnuhflhépm.â€"non residents Spring Aquatics (swimminglessons) WW“... ...lsbellevedtobetheoldesthriclt schoolhouse (1857) outside of Toronto . . .was originally located on Vivian Road between leslie 8: Woodbine . . .became the Whitchurch-Stouffville Museum in 1971 . . .was moved to the present location in 1979 . . .is restored to represent a classroom at the turn of the last century _ . .was named for John Bogart, 5L, who came to Whitchurch in the fall of 1802 and ran a lumber mill With. Your Trunk and Other Paths into Print Saturday, February 21 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. Brian Henry will give you the ins and outs of travel writing and other forms of journalism and provide tips on finding Bogart means 'orchard' or 'qroup of fruit trees†places to publish your work. Cost: $38 in advance, $42 at the door. Pvt-registration is required. Workshop 1:45 â€" 4:00 p.m. Charlene Jones will demonstrate how just remembering dreams can lead to greater physical health. mental well-being. even ï¬nancial satisfaction! Sunday, February 22 Free Lecture 12:30 â€" 1:30 p.m Workshop Cost: $52.50. I’m-registration is required DREAM LECTURE AND WORKSHOP