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stouffville thursday jan 1 8 2007 serving the community of whitchurchstouffville 20 pages1 including gst after 20 years of crime stoppers program isnt finished growing opinion 6 calendar 12 sports 14 classified 16 step kashtin callaghan 13 of the stouffville steppers skipping team shows a tangled stouffville spirit jr a hockey club captain randy johnston some moves during the launch of the heart and stroke foundations jump rope for heart and hoops for heart campaigns at glad park public school monday the steppers and spirit also visited st mark school for more on the program go to ww2heartand strokcca staff photomike barrett author friend oftrudeaus speaking at library by hannelore volpe staff writer a stouffville author who has counted for mer prime minister pierre elliott trudeau among his friends is reading from his latest books at the whitchurchstouffville public library feb 1 b w bruce powe a professor of english at york university reads from the unsaid passing a book of poems towards a canada of light reflecting on canadas hope and possibility in a time of terrorism and turmoil and a work-in- progress mystic trudeau mr trudeau was a complex man mr powe said he was very much part of our history a very kindly and generous friend and a good father to his three sons towards a canada of light had the distinc tion of being published simultaneously in english and in french for the quebec market the importance of canada to the world was brought home to mr powe when he was told by french government officials two years ago if canada fails then the rest of the world is fin ished his other books include the solitary outlaw a study of pierre trudeau marshall mcluhan and glenn gould and outage a novel the author who has lived in stouffville for 10 years is completing work on two books to be published this year mystic trudeau and these shadows remain the author was once described by colum nist barbara amiel as an intellectual terror ist mr powe has spearheaded three major con ferences at york university marshall mcluhan what if hes right in 1997 the trudeau era in 1999 and living legacies in 2002 exploring what it means to read and write now as an essayist for the globe and mail mr powe has written on subjects as diverse at the rolling stones at sarstock and the journals of northrop frye there is no cost for the author reading which takes place from 730 to 9 pm at the library at 30 burkholder ave for more information call the library at 9056427323 new vendors features at 10th line landmark three more years for country market by hannelore volpe staff writer bring on the pony rides vegeta bles live poultry bargain hunters and specialty foods the stouffville country market is here to stay for another three years the news from market land own ers the conservatory group reached market manager gary rouse in the last few weeks the market will stay at tenth line north of main street until the end of 2010 the news has encouraged several new vendors to set up shop at the market this month even though january is traditionally the time when their numbers shrink plans include bringing back the petting zoo and pony rides among other attractions mr rouse said and trying to enhance the market to get it back the way it was 10 or 15 years ago the vendors are happy he said everyone is pretty excited the market was set to close at the end of this year a hunt was on for a new location one vendor cheered by the news is norman peer of norms furnishings which has been a fix ture at the market for 30 years although hes planning to retire at the end of the year his son matthew will most likely take over the business mr peer has heard from many customers and vendors who are see market page 7 markhamspring homeshow february 23 24 25 2007 marktiam fairgrounds bmdi r parthau jewellers 6312 main st stouffville 905 6404646