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i stouffville suntribune thursday june 8 2006 1 7 cultural wish list part of towns master plan from page 1 councillor susanne hilton said for instance when it comes to things such as dance drama and art the town would only offer introductory courses so as not to clash with professional schools and groups in existence it is similar to the function of the leisure services master plan in delivering and a variety of sports and recreation to residents councillor harry bowes called the document a mass of mother hood statements at tuesday nights council meeting noting the document will be dealt with by the new council elected in november he said i am glad a lame- duck council will not have to take on this responsi bility ms hilton who began working in the early 1990s on having cul ture officially recognized noted that with the acceptance of this document we are moving for ward to doing something for cul ture in this town the committee consisting of mrs hilton mrs sherban sever al members of the community such as marg brock and town staffers micole ongman and tom graham of the leisure services department and dorie billich of the whitchurchstouffville muse um met at least 15 times to work out the wording of the policy the next step involves talking to local cultural groups and assessing buildings to see what they require and what the town should be doing this and other research will result in a municipal cultural master plan as part of the next revision of the towns leisure services master plan to be com pleted by 2008 the policy gives direction for such things as providing a cultur al complex in stouffvilles down town core and developing a strat egy for longterm sustainability for latcham gallery now we have a systematic way of assessing what is needed ms hilton noted this policy took a year to final ize while council dickered over the wording the town holds its own music and arts camps helps with events such as music in the park supports local groups such as the latcham gallery and is involved in promotion of local arts groups in media with the town page in the suntribune and its own leisure guide jim sanders who has fought to have culture recognized over the past couple of decades including when he was councillor in the 1980s was part of the municipal cultural policy task force with the town encouraging and supporting culture it can now work on recommendations such as setting up a comprehen sive grants program hiring a cul tural services coordinator and establishirig a culture advisory committee mental health service information ontario your first contact for help connecting you 247 to information about mental health services and supports in your community and across ontario free confidential anonymous 18665312600 wwwmhsioonca mhsio is a service of connexonfario health services information ontario pian0sga canadas largest piano retailer huge piano sale whitby curling club 815 brock st n june 9 10 11 fri 129 sat 106 sun 105 10 year warranty free first tuning free bench free delivery u financing available oac home of the famous niemeyer pianos new and used pianos digitals including niemeyer kawai samick yamaha young chang for info call or visit wwwdiailosca 18002817172 pianohouse burlington inc care share thrift shop mennonite central committee one week only on all merchandise in the store sale ends june 15th 6240 main st stouffville phone 9056401410