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whitchurchstouffviife public librai thursday april 72005 b serving the community of whitchurchstouffville 36 pages1 including gst sto5si be h sgy h bt5 ftrsvtwa jfittfrrru ififi- lr seirty 4sb jl gjii hrsfs state of education more literacy training fewer portables a focus opinion 6 calendar 21 sports 29 classified 32 phototom barnett high jinks for hospital zaynah dances for paul raimer at the markham stouffville hospital foundation gala dinner at le pare banquet and convention centre friday the event themed midnight at the oasis raised more than 300000 for the hospitals new mri high school principal applauds drug arrest by martin derbyshire staff writer an drug investigation at stouffville district secondary school led police to the home of a claremont woman suspected of supplying dope to youth in whitchurch- stouffville following up tips received in early march york regional police began an investigation into the sale of marijuana and other controlled substances to teenagers in the area the investigation led to a home in the nearby village of claremont in durham region where officers found a gun marijua na and crack cocaine claremont woman charged a 45yearold claremont woman was charged with two counts of possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking two counts of possession of a controlled substance and unauthorized possession of a restricted weapon school staff were aware of the investiga tion and are ecstatic an arrest has been made principal arlene smith said we have zero tolerance for drugs and total contempt for those selling drugs she said despite the investigation stouffville secondary has no more of a drug issue than any other school ms smith added if you look at any school across the province youll find students taking drugs yes we have students that take drugs but i dont think we have more of a drug problem than any other school ms smith said we are just happy to see the police mak ing an arrest we cheer them on mayor fights back tears rips weak politicians town hall theatre rejected by hannelore volpe staff writer more than 120 people came to whitchurchstouffville council tuesday evening hoping a theatre in stouffvilles old town hall would finally be launched after an emotional four hours that included enthusiastic applause cat calls and a mayor left fighting back tears they left quietly the theatre in the old town hall had been nixed instead council decided to go with a motion put forward by councillor susanne hilton that included having town staff report on alternate uses for 19 civic ave other downtown sites the report would also look at revitalizing the downtown core assessing the municipalitys role in arts and culture and recom mending where a performing arts centre could be located in down town stouffville just before councils decision mr sherban stood and applauded the residents who had come out to sup port this concept many in the audi ence then stood and applauded the mayor at first fighting back tears she told councillors i am tired of work ing with weak politicians who will not make decisions in regards to hard decisions noting that decisions had been made in the past to cover the oper ating costs of other facilities such as the indoor pool the library and the arena you cannot make a decision on 150000 in annual operating sec councillors page 9 ll him l lilmjlilhimwmi i i ijii i i lljil i ill ill qulwiphwimiimfll your hometown ford st or houston- sgyyfcjiyjwjiujv t houston ford ltd 57b6 main st stourrville 9056404541 wwwbillhoustonfordcdrn 05 escape xls 4x4 cash price 2 at this price cash purchase price plus jr acimin ee all appitapo taxes and licensing diamonds sfs wr april parthau jewellers 6312 main st stouffville 9056404646 nawjundpictodanvnbaxn