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2 stouffville suntribunem thursday sept 14 2006 publication mail agreement4q007673 terry fox weekend in stouffville theres stul time to take part in stoufrvilles 25th anniversary terry fox run sunday the event starts from the stoufrville arena and runs from 1 to 4 pm more than 1000 participants in 2005 raised more than 100000 registration gets under way at 12 noon with the official start at 1pm you can collect pledges or make a donation pledge sheets are available online at schell lumber stouffville arena curves lebovic centre and the ws library the stoufrville spirit jr a hockey club will hold itsfifth annual car wash in support of the run saturday from 11 am to 2 pm at houston ford for more information on the run call 9056404705 or go online to wwwterry- foxrunorg seniors visually impaired at intersections ifmiiiiift have and will continue to improve neighbourhood parks and roads and address local traffic concerns regularly provide information through newsletters meetings and public notices support our heritage arts and culture and downtown revitalization maintain constant vigilance on development activity work to minimize taxes by attracting business and clean industry contact me 9056402489 susannefhilton sympaticoca by hannelore volpe staff writer if youre walking around downtown stoufrville and hear chirping later this year it may not be the birds the sound might well be coming from the two new audible traffic signals designed to make life easier for the visu ally impaired and seniors two intersections will receive the audible pedestrian signals by the end of the year theyre at main street and wel- don roadwestlawn crescent near the new parkview home and parkview vil lage and at main street and marketmill streets near the silver jubilee seniors club the signals will help seniors travelling around by scooter wilf morley past chairperson of the accessibility commit tee said and for the visually and hearing impaired he was frustrated whitchurch-stouf- fville is the last municipality in york region to have such signals installed he said a third intersection at main street arid park drive should have the audible signals early in the new year during a traffic lights walk sequence the audible signals produce a cuckoo sound for those crossing a northsouth intersec tion and a chirp for intersections going east and west theyre activated when you press the pedestrian button for three seconds or more a pedestrian countdown signal dis play which shows how many seconds are left before a traffic light changes from green to red is being added at the wilf morley past chairperson of accessibility committee frustrated town is last in york to get signals same time the cost to convert each intersections signals is around 22000 crossing an intersection can be daunting for the elderly some get only halfway across the intersection when they notice the flashing hand signal telling them the light is about to turn red and they try to turn back the towns accessibility committee requested the special signals in its pres entation to council in june and council lors last week voted to go ahead with the project the town received requests for the signals from both the accessibility committee and the canadian national institute for the blind about 80 people in stouffville are categorized as legally blind the accessibility committee has been working for about four years on having these signals installed ww thisbeing legion week stouffville branch 459 extends an open invitation to everyone n wee sepf 1 7 23rd 2006 you dont have to be a veteran to be a jwieflrtberl this year is the 80th anniversary of the legions existence in this great nation since we became a force for veterans care and remembrance- in 1926 we have taken on other roles thathave made our communities mis province and our nation a better place in which to live 2006 pontrac torrrent sport isc pref pkg 5 spd auto trans air cruise 17 alum wheels pwr windows pwr locks keyless entry 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great organization that remembers our veterans drop in and look around or participate in any of the acitivites planned for this week refer to the community calendar for our list of events royal canadian legion branch 459 12278 ninth line north of main street s