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Stouffville Sun-Tribune n www.yorkregion.com n Thursday, Oct. 4, 2012, 16 `Taxpayers can't afford settlements' From page 1. really want to provide for this town," said Mr. Bannon, a retired Toronto police officer who ran unsuccessfully for the PCs in Oak RidgesMarkham in 2007. Calls to the firefighters' union were not immediately returned. The private members' bill calls for government union worker settlements to "reflect the taxpayers' ability to pay the bill ... grounded in the realities of the local economy," Mr. Hudak said, while flanked by Mr. Emmerson and PC candidate Farid Wassef. "The current arbitration system is giving out awards to government unions that are well beyond the ability of taxpayers to pay the bills," he said. The proposed legislation would have settlements reflect local circumstances such as the unemployment rate, community growth and if the mayor and council ran on a platform of freezing or increasing wages, for example, Mr. Hudak said. A panel of three independent arbitrators would make the ruling within a three-month time frame. Asked if yesterday's visit to town hall was part of an election campaign, Mr. Hudak responded with: "There's an old expression that the next election starts the first day after the last one." `There's an old expression that the next election starts the first day after the last one.' In a media release from Helena Jaczek's office, the Liberal MPP for Oak RidgesMarkham did not directly refer to the Ability to Pay Act, which she could vote in favour of even if her party does not, but claimed STAFF PHOTO/STEVE SOMERVILLE the PCs have abandoned York Region fami- Local PC candidate Farid Wassef (from left), provincial leader Tim Hudak, Mayor Wayne lies by refusing to support the Liberals' jobs Emmerson and Councillor Phil Bannon exchange greetings at the municipal offices in plan. Stouffville yesterday afternoon. Stouffville Churches Welcome You `Serving Stouffville for 170 years!' 6528 Main St., Stouffville 905-640-2561 Rev. Dr. James Amy STOUFFVILLE CHRISTIAN CHURCH Stouffville Rd. at Kennedy Rd. www.springvale.org 905-887-5651 WELCOME TO ST. JAMES PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Phone: 905.640.3151 Wheelchair accessible Sunday, October 7 Service of Thanksgiving We have much for which to be thankful. 10:00 a.m. Friday, October 5 "The Believers" youth choir 4:00 p.m. Saturday, October 27 Annual fall bazaar 9:30 a.m. to noon Men's pie auction. Auctioneer Ken Prentice. 10:00 a.m. . Stouffville Pentecostal Church Sunday Service @ 10 am Sunday School Kids Ages 2 - 12 years of age Lead Pastor: Jeff Laird Children's Pastor: Lori Attack Youth Pastor: Ian Harley Counselor: Bonnie Borchardt 6853 Main St., Stouffville 905.640.5696 Stouffville Christian Fellowship A Church in a Beautiful Countryside Pastor Walter Robbins Sunday Service 10:30am Lunch to follow Sideline 28 CLAREMONT Bridge Out York Durham Line 30 Sunday Worship Service 11:00 am Thursday 7:30 p.m. Israel: A Journey Through Time www.stouffvillechristianchurch.ca Sunday, October 7th, 2012 10:00 a.m. Communion Celebration Service Ed Fontaine STOUFFVILLE Major Mackenzie MARKHAM Brock Rd. BROUGHAM 8th Conc. 7th Conc. www.spcfamily.ca Hwy. 7 Hwy. 407 Tuesday's @ 6:45pm ­ 8:15pm Jr. High - Grades 6 ­ 8 Wednesday's @ 7:00pm ­ 8:15pm Kids Club - SK ­ Grade 5 Friday's @ 7:00pm ­ 10pm Sr. High - Grades 9 ­ 12 860 Conc. 8, Claremont 905-649-2812 PICKERING A friendly family church Everyone Welcome! BLOOMINGTON GOSPEL CHURCH 13660 Ninth Line N. (905) 642-4414 Rev. Peter Pallant Stouffville United Church Rev.NancyWaterman Nancy Waterman Rev. Building Spirits! Building Lives! 1 info@stouffvilleuc.ca Stouffville Grace Baptist ist Chur Church Chinese/English/Children Service (/) @ Oscar Peterson Public School 850 Hoover Park Dr., Stouffville CHURCH OFFICE () (647) 547-3618 32 Jamesway Cres., Stouffville stouffvillebranch@rhcbc.org www.stouffville-gbc.org -Stouffville SUNDAY WORSHIP 9:45AM Sunday, October 7 9:30 a.m Sunday School 11:00 am Worship Service Sunday, October 7 10:30 a.m. Worship Service for the whole family World Wide Communion Service Thanksgiving Sunday Everyone Welcome! All welcome COME & SEE www.stouffvilleuc.ca TO ADVERTISE PLEASE CALL 905-640-2612