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26 stouffville suntribune thursday nov 6 2003 we have crafts and unique gift ideas gift certificates are available christmas shopping hours thursday friday 930 400 saturday 800 500 sunday 900 500 12585 tenth line north just north of stouffyille country market susanne hilton councillor for ward 4 you have said on your doorsteps that you want to see well planned managed growth to avoid problems not fix them after the fact to demonstrate stewardship of our environment to retain our small town character to pull town er as a these are goals we share goals that i will work to meet vote susanne hilton oh november 10 the town of the ridge powered by the sun and the wind able to drink its own water and eat its own food our business is solving our earths problems the little town that could 1 stand up to the developers 2 reclaim our woods and water and farm fields from urban sprawl so that ourissue children may have a future all across the gta we the people are bringing into question this seeming insis tence that we feel from present and past government to permit urban sprawlmall we are being invaded and it is at the cost of our future health time to stand up for our rights no more compromising the health and wealth of our seniors and young time to stand united against the invaders no more roadsless cars the greatest impact on our health no more negative impactonourwatershed what do we need here time to answer the question for tomorrow the 100 year plan forget the 25 year plan id rather live for a 100 years j the cost of doing business developments our 5 year capital budget forecast spending 27 million 19 million on roads public works equipment and facilities 2 million of 3 cost debenture for our new fire sta tion all paid for with 10 million of our capital reserve presently approximately 12 million and development charges is there anything here for us is there anything left all forldeveloperville developers pay sewage and water approximately 24 million to the region 80 of that is refunded through development charge creditsfrom your regional taxes 2 to 1 regional 1 4 million to local 7 million time to think about our needs the restoration of our old town hall theatre as a community facility a youth centre with internet cafe sports and entertainment facili ties incorporating a community radio station for young and old reality cheque im spending my own money my opponents are spending 35 times more than i am mole for mayor 9056406560 randymolesympatico you cant win if you dont vote by joan ransberry staff writer urban sprawl and a troubled beef industry are the most seri ous issues facing the local agri cultural industry today the new president of the york region federation of agriculture said dr terry oconnor a whitchurchstoufiville resident was recently elected head of the federation replacing retiring president brian reynolds of markham dr oconnor 71 has a long history as a practising veterinar ian in the area he was also employed for 12 years by the ontario ministry of agriculture and food as residential developments take over farmland across york region farmers take note york region has unique problems due to the extensive interface between agriculture and urban sprawl dr oconnor said members of the local agricul- terry oconnor whitchurch- stouffville resident new president of york agriculture federation rural federation often point out the problem of urban sprawl and how it affects agriculture overall dr oconnor said the sprawl and whats hap pening to our roads makes it dif ficult for farmers who are trying to stay viable he added when farmers say one cow in alberta was hit with mad cow disease it stopped canadian beef from crossing the united states border sending beef prices into a nosedive across the country the downward spiral has hit most areas including york region the beef industry is in the dire straits dr oconnor said there is a definite concern within the federation dr oconnor has been active in the community for years he is past director on the boards of the markham fair markham stouffville hospital and the stouffyillecredit union dr oconnor is coordinator for york regions expanding canadian foodgrains bank proj ect sending food grains and sup plies to developing countries around the world dr oconnors involvement helps lessen world hunger inserts for saturday nov 6 2003 ikea shoppers drug mart dominion rona direct energy the bay timothys coffee the bay royalton beauty furmfute coast mountain neethanshan sports air fresh canadian tire hyzels longos sears todays homes sportmart loblaws peoples food basics michaels toys r us marks work the era banner wearhouse white rose national sports price chopper giant tiger zellers sobeys holeechow anthony best buy medland future shop home depot iga ap no one delivers results like do to find out more about how to reach your target maiket and get the same great response from your flyer distributions as these cu tomerscab us today selected areas only suiftribuhe 905 from 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