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stouffville suntribune thursday sept 25 2003 stouflville says by hannelore volpe which leader has impressed you most during the election campaign asked at ikea at the 400 power centre heather campbell dalton mcguinty he stuck to the issues instead of resorting to personal attacks on the individual john nash i wasnt impressed by ernie eves linking the holly jones case to his campaign regarding keeping pedophiles out of neigh bourhoods sylvia hasan k jtf hflfffiifor k ib nhflffiwttoira kliiw l5 as w mm bkilii vrgwmsbbb l ernie eves i like whathe has in store for us such as no teachers strikes i like the property tax rebate for seniors collette byrne i would say dalton mcguinty because he is trying not to be nasty i dont believe we have to be nasty to make a point staff photojim mason a little makeup goes a long way giant tiger mascot turns joshua gingras 11 of the 1st stouffville scouts into a tiger during the recent grand opening of stouffvilles giant tiger outlet the scouts stouffville kinsmen and stu dents from stouffville district secondary school staffed a barbecue at the opening that raised 1000 for the parkview home building fund the store made donations to the kinsmen and the scouts noisy dirt bikers irk residents by hannelore volpe staff writer the piercing whine of dirt bikes zooming over hills and dales is keeping residents on valley road and adjacent streets jn musselmans lake on edge fedup residents patrick and rita saul came to plead their case before a recent whitchurchstouffville coun cil meeting the noise is right in our back yard it is so aggravating we cant even sit on the deck said mrs saul they have endured the situation for the past two years all the neigh bours are tired of it she added the dirt bikers now are mainly local children and teens noted keith saunders whitchurchstouffvilles sen ior bylaw enforcement officer they ride on a 100acre prop erty on ninth line owned by mohammed reda previously adult dirt bikers from mississauga etobicoke toronto and other areas would bring giant trailers holding up to eight dirt bikes each to the site york regional police councillor mark carroll and mr saunders worked together for almost two years to dis suade them from coming back at first the owners fencing attempts and private property signs would sometimes last only three hours before the bikers were back with saws and pliers to take them down residents have reported being awakened by the annoying racket of motorcycles as late as 130 am however a continued increased police presence and extremely sturdy fences with some added 2 x 4s put in by mr saul for reinforcement have kept most of the adult longdis tance bikers away this summer mr reda has given written permission for dirt bikers trespassing on his property to be chargedfoy police there is now saturday and sunday bylaw enforcement in the municipality and the property is one of the sites being watched mr saunders said however local young sters continue to ride their bikes there residents have reported being awakened by the annoying racket of motorcy cles as late as 130 am mr saul asked town staff to put up proper fences on the property near his neighbour hood mr carroll noted he had received a letter from the owner who was willing to put up more signs mr carroll put up some of the fences himself on the ninth line entrance used by the dirt bikers but they tear it down and drive over it he said we spent about 312 hours putting these fence posts in mayor wayne emmerson proposed he and mr carroll meet with the owner and police on site to try and resolve the problem briefly is your teacher tops tell us why your teacher is one of the communitys best in a short letter give details to support your submission once a month york region newspaper group editors will select a teacher of the month who will be eligible to win fabulous prizes donated by local communi tyminded businesses that recog nize the value of great teachers october teacher nominations are now being excepted deadline is oct 15 email or mail your submissions today to editor tracy kibble at tkib- bleyrngcom or fax them to 905- 8535379 debates planned residents have several chances next month to meet local candidates for the nov 10 municipal election the whitchurchstouffville cham ber of commerce is hosting two meet ings for mayoral candidates the oct 15 meeting is at the ballantrae community centre on aurora road west of ninth line on oct 30 all candidates for mayor meet at latcham hall park drive south in stouffville both meet ings start 730 pm on oct 20 mayoral arid council candidates have a chance to take part in a meeting billed as an election warm up at stouffville district secondary school from 730 to 930 pm the event is cosponsored by the whitchurchstouffville public library and the stouffville suntribune jim mason editor of the stouffville suntribune and markham economist sun is moderator after candidates present their platforms there will be a question and answer period 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