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stouffville suntribune thursday nov 20 2003 3 stoufiville says by joan ransberry is canada better off now than a decade ago before jean chretien became prime minister asked in stouffville marie adams as a canadian my happiness does not depend on chretien or anyone else joyce turman yj2hb the country will benefit from a change i am looking forward to seeing what paul martin can do june bessey canada is better off in some ways and not better off in others that can be said of anyone leading a country lionel sandiland i dont believe the country has moved on as it should have its been at a standstill since chretien got in for the second term staff photobill roberts welcome aboard veteran whitchurchstoufrville councillor harry bowes left congratulates newly elected councillor rob hargrave at a wwtchurchstouffville chamber of commerce luncheon at amaretto restaurant monday the new council will be sworn in dec 2 bigger business base on mayors wish list by joan ransberry staff writer a committee designed to attract industry to whitchurch- stpuffville is about to be struck mayorelect sue sherban told a business audience monday the newlyelected mayor and members of council were guests at a luncheon held at amaretto restaurant hosted by the whitchurch- stouffville chamber of commerce about 60 members of the local business communi ty mingled with members of the new council which was elected last wee the new council will be sworn in at its inaugural meeting dec 2 ward 5 councillor harry bowes is the only councillor from the former council to return councillors ken ferdinands ward t phil bannon ward 2 clyde smith ward 3 susanne hilton ward 4 and rob hargrave ward 6 all attended the luncheon emphasizing the impor tance of business and the role it plays in a community mrs sherban said the new commit tee will include members of the local business community applications for the new com mittee will be taken soon she said we have a very intelligent business community here im sure they will work it out whitchurchstouffvilles economic development office needs a strong boost while the town heeds to concentrate on attracting more jobcreating industry mrs sherban told the group ill once the new committee is in place in january it will estab lish what types of industry will be encouraged to come to town mrs sherban added while the new mayor did not specify what types of industry shed prefer to see set up in whitchurchstouffville she did stress that there is a potential for tourist type industries to come here we have a very intelligent business community here im sure they will work it out she said in the past six years there has been a great deal of focus on residential development in the town mrs sherban said now is the time to shift direction and focus on industrial develop ment she said at present the local tax base is made up of 11 per cent from business and 89 per cent from residential the mayorelect pointed out at the end of my threeyear term i want to see the business segment increased to 15 per cent she -said- v3v k briefly hockey game benefits residents in need whitchurchstouffville continues to reach out to luke anderson a fundraising event nov 7 at markham fairgrounds raised enough money to purchase a wheelchair van for the 25yearold former stouffville resident more than 700 people attended the dance and auction sandra schell kennedy one of the event organizers said mr anderson an engineer sus tained a serious spinal cord injury in a mountain bike accident in british columbia 13 months ago the event exceeded the fund- raising groups expectations mrs schell kennedy said the initial goal was to help meet lukes transporta tion requirements as well as other needs weve metthe goal we are able to get him a wheelchair van we are overwhelmed at the communitys generosity after a sevenmonth stay in toronto rehabilitation institute- lyndhurst centre mr anderson is now residing in an assistedliving apartment in toronto another fundraiser will be held dec 29 beginning at 7 pm at the stouffville arena the stouffville amateur hockey league will form an allstar team made up of players from each of the its four divisions the team will play the stouffville spirit proceeds from the game go to mr anderson and cancer victim janis lovett of stouffville musicians needed for list the whitchurchstouffville arts and culture committee is on the hunt for local musicians the townrun committee is in the process of assembling a data base of vocalists and instrumentalists who can be called upon to perform at town events weddings and other cel ebrations to add your name to the listing call 9056403965 by dec 4 quoteworthy he also had a fiery temper but everyone loved him fans and players too teammate bill dummett on bob mcneil see story on page 19 contacting us have anews tip please phone us at 9056402612 email us at jmasonyrngcom i visit us at 34civicave stouffville m w ww vm 0esam0pft uitfiehmrtofotdmarkfiain viftage 106 main st m vqpcn 7 days 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