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sbolan@yrmg.com When major emergencies occur, it’s often the small town that gets forgotten when it comes to information dissemination. But that may one day change â€"â€" in Muitchurch-Stoumille at least. The Town of VVlfitchumh-Stoufivifle and WhiStle Radio are working on a service agreement that would, in the event of a major power failure or disaster, enable the station to broadcast information on evacu- ation details, shelters, food and water dis- tribution points, road closures and power restoration estimates. A service agreement was created last week. but rejected by council because they were not comfortable with WhiStle Radio’s inability to broadcast to all of Whitchurch- Stouffville. “I always feel when a service agree- ment is entered into between a town and an organization, every resident should be a beneficiary of that service agreement,” said Councillor Ken Ferdinands. “I’m a little oonoemed the Whistle Radio signal is very Stoufi'ville-centric and does not include all ofWhitdimch-Stoufl'ville. ' WhiStle Radio can be heard in urban Stouffvme and as far north as Bloomington Road on 102.7 FM. “We have added to our many new advancements in technology (and) a back- up genetator more than capable of sustain- Station would broadcast instructions during disasters nmanl agreement new 189 ( WhiSI'ERad‘OI * Business owner wants old firehall town working on emergency program BY SANDRA BOLAN sbolan@yrmg.com Graydon Card wants to retum Card’s Appliance to where it all started â€"â€" downâ€" town Stoufl‘ville, but the town isn’t so sure his plan to renovate the old fire hall makes the best use of the property. Mr. Card, along with Mancini Homes Ltd. were the only two to submit proposals for the old fire hall, despite 17 RF? packages picked being up. “It’s currently not the jewel the (RFP review) committee thinks it is,” Mr. Card said in defence of his proposal during "mes- day aftemoon’s council meeting. “You are selling a concrete building with four walls and a roof.” The property, at 6392 MainSt, is 0.612 acres in size with a 6,820â€"square-foot single storey structure on it and Main Street frontage. The property also has servicing for 24 residential units. Mr. Card's proposal consisted of renovat- ing the building and adapting the interior space in order to relocate Card’s Appliance from its 5758 Main St. location. The building’s front exterior elevation would be renovated and incorporate large display windows and a new front entry. The Seem, page 4. BY SANDRA BOLAN See GOING. page snunommzzzmo I WWWGWW I 28W1NCLUDNGGST BY SANDRA BOLAN sbolané’yrmg. com Graydon Card wants to return Card’s Appliance it_all 7â€" down- Stoufi'ville Novice Clipper Nidlolas Olidis and Markham Waxer Emmanuel Beitsolakis collide on the beads during due'WhitdlurdI-Smufivflle Minor Hodtey Assodation’s A and AE tournaments. Games are being playedallweekendattheStoufi'villeArenaandthenewinperArena. “It’s currently not the jewel the (RFP review) committee thinks it is,” Mr. Card said in defence of his proposal during “mes- day afternoon's council meeting. “You are selling a concrete building with four walls and a roof." CHASE FOR THE FUCK IS ON Mr. Card's proposal consisted of renovat- ing the building and adapting the interior space in order to relocate Card’s Appliance from its 5758 Main St. location. STAFF PHOTO/SJOERD WITTEVEEN