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12 economist sunsuntribune community saturday nov 1 2003 reelect khalid usman ward 7 councillor 9054708111 wwwkhalidusmancom this message brought to you as a community service of the economist sun suntribune tarkham of excellence information to markham electors to qualify to vote in the town of markham you must reside in the town of markham or be the owner or tenant of land or the spouse or samesex partner of such owner or tenant be a canadian citizen be at least 18 years old on or before election day november 10 2003 an elector may vote only once in the town of markham note even though you have received a voting card you may be requested to produce photo identification sheila birrell town clerk and returning officer elect a strong voice make sure your views are heard everywhere youlook in this community youll find john busy working as a volunteer behind the scenes when weve needed him as well as up front where we appreciated his talents if anyone knows what ward five is all about its john judi mclntyre manager markham village bia elect a representative with a long history of successfully working for the community stuffed toys mark remembrance day by roger varley staff writer poppy puppies cuddly toys designed to bring the remembrance day message to small children will be on sale in york region despite the reti cence of some local royal canadian legion branches the stuffed toys aimed at children younger than 10 were approved for sale by the legions dominion executive council ear- lier this year bruce poulin a spokesperson for the legion said poppy puppies were conceived as a way to give small children a partici patory role in remembrance day while providing a tool fpr parents to explain the meaning of the poppy the lapel poppies are not a safe item for small children because of the pins mr poulin said he said the royal canadian legion ordered 50000 large toys and 100000 small ones the small toys 35 inches long retail for 4 and the large ones seven inches are 850 to date legion branches have ordered about 40000 of the stuffed puppies were quite happy with the results so far mr poulin said there are no obligations or quotas for the branches mr poulin said the legion discussed the poppy puppy idea for several years before adopting it in february we looked to the us and they had a similar item to the puppy he said the rationale was to find a tool to impart these cute poppy puppies are designed to bring the remembrance day message to small children and will be on sale in york region remembrance day to young canadians but not every legion branch and veteran is enamored with the introduction of a toy and some branches are balk ing at the requirement to pay for the puppies up front john mccracken president of branch 459 in stouffville said the money to buy the dolls has to come out of the branchs general funds not its poppy fund then the branch has to hope it recoups its outlay this branch hasnt decided whether theyll be selling them yet mr mccracken said there are pros and cons some of us think they look like hell iwasnt pleased with them he added some ofthe older veterans believe the sale of poppy puppies might take away from poppy sales paul ducharme president of richmond hill branch 375 had the same concern a lot of people are not really keen on this because it will take away from the poppy cam paign he said this branch will not be sell ing puppies its not very feasible and theres very little profit for the branches its a way of getting the message to children i sup pose but its too expensive for us still other branches appear to be on side ken metcalfe president of branch 426 in newmarket said his branch will be ordering the poppy puppies but in limited numbers were just putting in orders for members who want them he said also some members of the public have asked for them and people in a couple of other branches he said the rninimum num ber a branch can order at a time is 24 so branch 426 will hold its order until sales are 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