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To the Editor: There is a new system for paying for parking at Markham Stouffville Hospital: no more attendants and gates. lust machines to insert money and receive a ticket. We are being asked to estimate the time we will be spending there -â€" to the tune of $2 a half-hour -- and pay in advance, If we underesâ€" Hospital parking a ‘hct ticket’ concern .0--.” ED'YORW- PW“ 00"“005 unless“ by columnists. contributors and letter writers are not necessarily those at Whilchurch<Sloutiville this Month. Letters must be signed and the telephone number (which will not be published) included, Requests that a name be withheld will be honoured‘finty It the'9 reason to do so Errors It" be corrected it brought to the editors attention We reserve the right to edit or retuse ’ ' ‘ h' l h i d ' '9559" "'9 "“19 0' an advenisemenl the ””N'SW » . . - publication oi any material submitted. ADVERTISING POUCY. The publisher IS not liable tor slight changes or typopiap Iw worst a o no ‘ other errors °' °"“ss'°“5 '" connection “ll“ any advertisement In any SUDSGQueni issue or the retund at any monies paid tor the advertisement. All claims ol euor in publication must be made within two week's ot publication. and. it not made. will not he eonsmered No claim will be allowed tor more than om - 'WHITCHURCH-STOUFFVILLE THIS MONTH â€" See \h‘ WHITCIIUIICH-STOUFFVILLE THIS MONTH A division 0! Sta: Marketing / 1460912 Ontatio Inc. Also Publlm ol the Port Pony Sta! and Uxbtidce Slat Distnbutsd Free by Canada Post to every home in me lollowing communities: STOUFFVILLE â€" GOODWOOD â€" GORMLEY BALLANTRAE â€" MUSSELMAN‘S LAKE AND VANDORF What was your favourite project at school this year? Sounding timate, we are threatened with receiving a $30 ticket; if we overestimate. well. we iust lose the money, I guess. So what? Granted it Is possible to make several trips to the park- ing lot to add more money; admittedly, not very conveâ€" nient when one is in an exami- nation room, waiting for a doc- IIITI'KIIKNBS Mine was this game boavdwehadtodesimlt wasfunleamingabomafl thecitmptminglhem together and at the end wagott'oplay. 6111MainSl..SloufMlle. Ontario L4A3R4 Hummus-54243101 Fax: LLB“ us on ‘www.stoum:jlleonline.com' A cascade book we made about ancient dviâ€" factions. I did mine on the Macs and most of McfiaaveinMexico. My recent visit with a doc- tor there took an hour and a half, with X-rays, even though I actually only saw the doctor for Housemmtomos tor and weanng one of those flattering gowns. Or perhaps with a baby just unwrapped, to be bundled up and taken out again, or any number of differâ€" ent scenarios. CHRISTI! DWIC My fmmite project was when we picked out favoutite animal and did a report on it. I picked the dolphin. When I was in qutida the dolphins came righbyflwbdnt LALILJLLJ According to the Doors Open Whitchurdi-Stouffville website. "Our mission is to bring our community to the forefront of heritage conser- vation, promotion and tourism in Ontario. We strive to create aware- neSS and excitement about our local heritage. This is the key to pre- serving our treasures and developing an appreciation for the identity for the communities within Whitchurch-Stouffville." it's yours to discover and it‘s free. Come out an celebrate our history. Thirteen dedicated volunteers from the Heritage Advisory Committee. the Museum, the Historical Society and the Tourism Association have worked long and hard to make the community part of this Ontario initiative. which has its roots in a heritage event which took place in Glasgow, Scotland in I990. Being part of the 2004 Doors Open Ontario will do much to re-ignite pride in our community. On June 5, a number of local sites will invite visitors to discover first-hand some of our hidden treasures, including Cedar Beach Park and Pavilion, the Stouffville Clock Tower. Schell Lumber Sash and Door Shop and York Regional Forest's headquarters. Ranking our community fifth among 59 cities and towns in terms of potential return on investment in residential real estate, the study noted, "This is one of the hidden gems in the whole region. In every region. there exists a town that hasn't realized its potential. Whitchurch-Stouffvllle is that town for the southern Ontario region.“ One reason for the town's popularity is enshrined in its motto, 'Country close to the city'. Add to that close proximity to Toronto, improving GO service and proposed access to regional transit, and this community has much to recommend it to potential residents. However, properly planned growth is essential to preserve any semblance of the small town charm which makes it such a desirable place to live. We must support efforts to retain the town's heritage, revitalize the downtown core and encourage the development of an arts centre, along with a vibrant shopping district. to counteract the faceless suburban sprawl of strip malls, parking lots and garish plastic signs. In the fall of 2003 WHitchurch-Stouffville boasted the highest aver- age purchase cost for a single-family home at $4l2,073. This figure is more than $100,000 ahead of nearest rival. Markham, and represents an increase of almost $50,000 over the previous fall. According to a province-wide report released by the Real Estate Investment Network on April 13 current homeowners in Whitchurch- Stouffville have plenty to celebrate E-mail gilderdale©sympalicona A Heritage Worth Preserving manna-m My favourite ptoject was mandala which IS a infing on cloth. We did it use a woman from an art school came and taught it to us. At the end we put a" ouv souares togethet. MIN EDITOR . . . GENERAL MANAGER CREATIVE MANAGER SALES REP . ‘ . CONTRIBUTING WRITER BUSINESS OFFICE. .KATE Om MaryAnn Fleming , .86 Ben 'Bruoe Slapley / Dale Didnev Nancy Hopkins Gayle Stanley MEMBER OF THE ONTARIO COMMUNITV NEWSPAPER ASSOCIATION USAWOODCOCK My favoufite project was picking our favourite musical mist and then "Minx a CD covet for them with their biogra- th. MAY 2004 a comm able to