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p 2 kpjanu str i i flick pick municipal politics town honors exmayor sainsbury outgoing councillors at ceremony by mike ruta staff reporter tuesday dinner specia hamburger small fries locations j including wal mart limited time special offer exmayor fran sainsbury and other members of the previous council were back in the council chambers late wednesday afternoon no it wasnt a coup detat they were back to receive the towns thanks for serving the residents of whitchurch- stouffville sainsbury and former councillors ken prentice and nick tatone were in atten dance and received a town crest sainsbury was also given a gavel which she joked she never had to use as mayor the exmembers of council will also be getting a gift of their own choosing valued at up to 250 excouncillors stephen bellerby and bob ancheril did not attend while there have been some grumblings that per haps the town was too gener ous both sainsbury and prentice said the recognition was appreciated sainsbury said that 250 is not extravagant considering her 12 years on council and invited critics to do some short math its a very nice gesture of the town said prentice unless youre here and youve gone through the job its very easy to judge see photo page 14 well buy your kids stuff for money on the spot visit our soontobereopened under new management once upon a child store and help us stock up saturday jan 7 10 am 4 pm sunday jan 8 12 pm 4 pm what do we buy we buy all childrens items apparel newborn to size 1 4 footware toys furniture cribs dressers changing tables rocking chairs etc bedding blankets sheets etc educational books games puzzles etc room decor mobiles lamps etc equipment car seats playpens swings strollers etc clothing must be in good condition and in current style clothing must be clean freshly laundered and folded neatly in boxes or on hangers no plastic bags of clothes can be accepted how do we buy we pay immediate cash for all items accepted there is no consignment waiting no garage sale hassels no limit on the number of items you may bring in we make selling the childrens items you no longer need or use convenient efficient and fun the amount we pay is based on condition brand size and demand toys and nonclothing items must be clean in good condition and in working order toys and nonclothing items must be complete with no parts missing or broken we reserve the right to refuse items based on condition current inventory levels or past experience kids stuff with previous experience the shoppes of unionville plaza 4261 hwy 7 accidents keep fire department busy over holidays with a few resuscitator calls car accidents caused by icy roads and a chimney fire the stouffville fire department had a busy hol iday season said deputy chief murray emmerson while none of the calls were serious he had some words of advice for resi dents as a new year begins were still finding people dont have smoke detec tors said emmerson who added that the importance of having smoke detectors as an earlywarning system cant be underestimated with the last of the springlike temperatures gone some people will be relying on woodburning stoves to keep their resi dences warm emmerson said its vital that a woodburning stove be carefully operated and monitored as well proper servicing will keep the stove and pipes clean and reduce the risk of a fire getting out of control finally emmerson reminded residents that 911 is up and running for emergency police fire and ambulance service subscribers angry at cable tv companies from page 1 jammed down are throats he said as for the negative market ing the onus should be on them if you go to a store they dont force you to buy things it is unfair and should be ille gal vetere warned that classi- comm should expect a fight if it tries to use negative option marketing on its subscribers we want classicomm to know that we are going to fight them if things are not returned to status quo people have the power to change things if everybody had can celed cable there would be no more company when the cable station seemed so dicta torial people got off their butts and worked to change