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the besl chocs is here ken prentice ownermanager 18 ringwood dr stouffville 6429507 vol 109 no 79 tuesday december 2 1997 une 20 pages 50 gstidcl a metrofairtpiibti signy lawson a uj money f concepts 6424540 page 10 own janet richards f correspondent the revitalization of stouffvilles downtown was the focus of a meeting held this morning stouffvilles business development officer eric lismanis said this initial meeting was to establish the makeup of the downtown revitalization com mittee membership will include town offi cers representa tives from the bia and the chamber of commerce the mayor and the three stouffville ward councillors the committees mandate will be to deal with issues and problems that concern the downtown core some examples lismanis gives of these include garbage planters the sign bylaw and filling empty stores we will be dealing with issues and please see page 3 b lismanis kate knows what s happening around town see page 7 event of the season twas the evening to be jolly t this years bestever festival of lights in the town square i where a huge crowd sang rang and clanged in the season with all the bells and whistles of a truly traditional christ mas spirit in photo right the business mens chorus takes their final tadah in phot below the tribunes own melissa scott needs no reminder for applause but helped out anyway for more on stouffvilles festival of lights please sec page 10 k wrv h dont forget to pen a letter to santa claus and make sure you rild place it in his big red sleigh this saturday dec 6 for the santa 9- il m province pours 30000 into ride program munro a 30000 grant designed to keep drinkers from getting behind the wheel is earmarked for york region durhamyork mpp julia munro has announced the 19961997 reduce impaired driving everywhere ride grant for police services the provincial government has shown it will not tolerate drunk drivers on our roads said munro the york grant along with 20000 for durham is part of a 12million province- wide commitment the funding ensures frontline policing of the provinces roads the grants cover the overtime costs for ride spot checks conducted across the province i have always been a strong supporter of the ride program which strives to end the carnage on our highways caused by drink ing drivers said munro drinking and driving is one of the most destructive yet one of the most preventable causes of injury and death on ontarios highways changing public attitude towards drink ing and driving has been the major achieve ments of the ride program over the years said munro joan ransbeny glaus parade the parade sponsored by the kinsmen begins at 2 pm at north street at the town line nevsline 6402100 i ira serving canadians for 75 years stouffville canadian tl 503s59 dickensville train regular 1 999 on sale for 999 auto monday friday saturday w centre 800 am 800 pm 800 am 500 pm retail monday friday saturday sunday store 830 am 900 pm 830 am 600 pm 1000 am 500 pm jifilmim i jl