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stouffville suntribune thursday nov 13 2003 3 stouflville says by joan ransberry what do you think of the new whitchurchstouffville council asked in whitchurchstouffville tom winters theyve got their work cut out for them lets hope they do right for the town and not dwell onhafs wrong with it after a negativecampaign lets hope the new council can work together in a positive way i tibs fflp- m s wanda knights wmwmmsm v i vs i the council is all new exceptfor wand 5 harry bowes and mayorelect sue sherban at least those twhave some experience laurie riehle i expect members of this new council will be able to put their differences aside and work together for the good of the town saluting veterans mayor wayne emmerson and rcmp const steve mason pay tribute to war veterans at a remembrance day service tuesday at the stouflville royal canadian legion mr emmerson leaves office after nine years dec 1 for more photos from the service see pages 22 and 23 staff photomike barrett emmerson moves from officehome oil career by joan ransberry staff writer 7 old blue eyes said it best regrets he has a few too few to mention maybf wayne emmerson 3 had carried out the last of hisv personal belongings from the mayors office in readiness for the new occupant residents of whitchurchstbuffyille v elected sue sherban monday giving mr emmerson and his wife debbie the goahead to start the next phase of a new life a very private life stresses mr emmerson the new mayor and coun cil will be sworn into office dec 2 i wanted to leave the office empty by monday just in case the new mayor wants to have the office painted mr emmerson said i will come in to the municipal office on tuesdays up until dec 2 to sign cheques but i wont be needing the office its there for the new mayor there could be a chance however the retiring mayor will have to preside over an emergency council meeting before dec 2 fi really enjoyed politics but enough is enough in the event of a recount request linked- to mondays municipal election the mayor would be required to recall the old council to decide if a recount will be held if a can didate seeking the mayors position or one of the ward council positions asks for a re count council can grant or decline the request the next few weeks wilkbe busy for mr emmerson and his wife their home on lloyd street in downtown stouffville has sold theyve purchased a new home in the ballantrae golf and country club moving day is saturday we lived on lloyd street for 24 years mr emmerson said its quite a thing to leave this house l planted the trees when our last baby was born- the trees are grown now mr emmerson 50 has a couple of irons in the fire careerwise while not at lib erty to make an announce ment at this time he says he is not pursuing another political career i really enjoyed politics he said but enough is enough im proud of what ive done oyer the past week or so people have come up to me and thanked me for my contribu tion i did my best after nine years as mayor its hard carry ing the last box out of here briefly newinarketfeeria in ballantrae crash a 17yearold newmarket girl died yesterday when her car crossed the centre line on aurora road and col lided headon with a loaded dump truck york regional police said the collision occurred at 830 am between hwy 48 and mccowan road in ballantrae the victim was travelling east when for unknown reasons her toyota corolla crossed into the west bound lanes the teenager was pro nounced dead at the scene the name of me victim was being withheld yesterday pending notifica tion of next of kin police ask witnesses or anyone with information about the crash to contact the traffic unit at 905-881- 1221 ext 7703 or 18668765423 sainsbury mayor again but in clearview former whitchurchstouffville mayor fran sainsbury has returned to the political arena mrs sainsbury 64 was elected mayor of clearview township in mondays municipal election defeat ing john thompson by about 1000 votes mrs sainsbury attracted 3333 votes in the small community in the collingwoodstayner area mrs sainsbury was mayor of wwtchurchstouffville for nine years before being defeated by wayne emmerson in 1994 chief speaks to residents york regional police chief armand la barge will be talking with residents at the stouffville community policing centres annual meeting monday all residents are invited to the meeting which starts at 7 pm in the whitchurchstouffville council chambers at 37 sahdiford dr qiteworthy knock knock knock on doors harry bowes the only vvhitchurchstouffville councillor reelected monday see story on page 1 contacting us have a news tip please phoneusat 9056402612 email us at jmasonyrngcom visit us at 34 civic ave stouffville decor food health alln oae auxit mmaie fashion lifestyles it oohetie fyou ouaitto be advertising inquiries richmond hillvaughan 905-881-337- newmarketaurora 9058538888 markhamstouffville 905 georgina 9054767753 editorial inquiries debora kelly 9058538888 northofthecityfiyrngcom