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stseassaoaebsbiiak ssasessssmtsswi mveeakf2sri economist suntribune whitchurchstouffville thursday dec 5 2002 arts centre in 2003 town study from page 1 building from the town since 1999 other cultural and busi ness groups have also come before council hoping to make the building their permanent home at tuesdays council meeting artist benny van velsen repre sented the current tenants of the building which include artists potters and musicians their organization the clock tower artists association came before council to propose enter ing into a fiveyear agreement with the town to realize the buildings potential as a centre for the arts mrs van velsen said the group currently pays rent to the clock tower theatre association which covers all the utilities the artists plans includ ed building studio space creat ing a gallery giving art lessons and opening a music and art supply store there councillor harry bowes said that at 9 per square foot the building could realize a yearly rent of more than 60000 councillor peter dobrich stated the building is the same way it was left four years ago mrs van velsen responded it is difficult to commit money if we dont know if we will be there in three months time the town moved its offices four years ago to rented facilities in the imperial centre at main street and sandiford drive the site of tuesdays meeting wayne daniels interim chair person of the clock tower theatre association praised the tenants group for increasing awareness of the arts in the com munity his association has a strong belief in the location of the building and a minimum 300seat theatre a theatre would be the focal point of the old village of stouffville he said although there are currently locations in town for dramatic and musical performances in town such as schools and community centres they still involve plastic stacking chairs and people fighting for the front row mr daniels said the clock tower theatre association has been raising money since 1996 and has raised 8000 councillor harry bowes a number of local dance and drama performances are held in theatres in markham and vaughan because there are no adequate facilities in town the theatre association has been working on a partnership with worldwide theatre services inc for seating lighting and other renovations mr daniels said councillor harry bowes noted the clock tower theatre association has been raising money since 1996 and has raised 8000 clarence fockler the presi dent of the silver jubilee seniors club said that the club has been on main street for 25 years lack of space there has confined sen iors activities mainly to table games although there is an art group and craft group parking is a problem for a number of sen iors he said seniors that now travel to larger seniors centres in markham or uxbridge will stay in town if there is a better sen iors centre here i understood that the old town hall was available mr fockler said but i hear today that there are other people in there he expressed concerns about the structural problems at the old town hall and about inade quate parking but we do like the location in the centre of town he added when councillor dobrich questioned him on the vote taken by the seniors mr fockler replied that about 75 per cent were in favour of moving into the old town hall and about 25 per cent were against i have always supported the seniors moving to the bottom floor of the building mayor wayne emmerson said the town also needs a proper arts and cultural facility he added a theatre and arts facility will be one of the items assessed in a leisure services study which should be com plete by next june on sale sat december 7 to fri december 13 2002 i bulk barn i blanched roasted salted or unsalted 285 kg ii peanuts 1f natural or red 836 kg k selected varieties including macaroons and rosebuds neilson bulk chocolate 615 kg 79 lb selected varieties 306 kg pretzels12 shojj ve join jnillidns of biir satisfied custpmers gl pistachios 31 p g premium quality and freshness guaranteed i fresh stock arrives weekly over 4000 items including candy baking supplies dried fruits snacks nuts and more bk wme supplies last on advertised items we reserve the right to omit quantities no dealers please jsijjj markmlemaltqmu77n fic4rrorfliirhtowncemtbem1filqvfl7 filruiewmnllmifiuqrimi j1 one week only 25 off swiss hirball vitamin 1vint one week only off wwwbu ikbarn ca quality value and seleetion fit since 1982 f