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stouffville suntribune thursday feb 8 20073 stoufiville says by hannelore volpe what would you do to eliminate the traffic snarls on main street asked at the nofrills plaza in stouffville graydon card they will be alleviated automatically when hoover park and millard open and main street is widened however we need a good amount of traffic on main street to sustain the business community gary mcquaid take parking off main street if ample park ing could be provided behind the stores get hoover park opened as quickly as possible banning trucks from main street was a start wendy langlois put hoover park drive and millard street through i feel most of the traffic is from the new houses being built which are on either side of main street i think they should widen main street and repair the road any potholes should be looked after before an accident happens staff photosjoerd witteveen hockey women canvassers show heart by hannelore volpe staff writer if you dont mind knocking on doors and meeting your neigh bours the heart and stroke foun dations doortodoor campaign is looking for you february has been designated as heart month and the founda tions annual campaign has kicked off during last years campaign canvassers raised more than 33000 in wwtchurchstouffville said rebecca sudsbury area co ordinator for york region north of the heart and stroke foundation of ontario thats the total 14 captains and 70 volunteers are hoping to beat this month during the campaign they call feet on the street although 56 routes have already been covered a few still require canvassers jump rope for heart cele brates its 25th anniversary in local schools teaching youngsters the value of staying healthy and giv ing something back to their com munity in stouffville jumping and hooping it up events are at glad park st mark and ballantrae schools orchard park and whitchurch highlands are slated to participate later this spring the foundation is a leading canadian health research funder supporting approximately 900 researchers and research teams across the country nearly 2 million is awarded each year to researchers who focus their research on heart dis ease and stroke in children since 1981 obesity has tripled among canadian children and is rising events later this spring include fit for heart at the lebovic leisure centre the stouffville amateur hock ey leagues womens division is hosting its annual fit for heart tournament in april last year 15 teams raised more than 14000 this years goal is 20000 and 20 teams although may may seem far off nows the time for individuals and businesses to think about having a team on the big bike which rolls through stouffville may 5 get more information by logging on to wwwheartand strokacabigbike if you can canvasscall linda white at 9058536355 you can help link suntribune to our communities our newspaper helps create a sense of belonging to a community by bringing the faces of our towns and the stories behind them to you we build our communities by connecting our readers to what matters to them we strongly believe we cant be a great newspa per if thats not so but to do that we must contin ue to have strong links to our com munity even as it changes we want to be sure all voices are heard in an effort to build bridges with our community for the past two years we have established commu nity links panels at each of our newspapers across the region we are inviting citizens with a variety of affiliations and interests to apply to join this years group which we hope will give us insight into what is important to the mem bers ofour communities we are extending a hand in this way because not everybody in our community reads this paper because those bonds with the com munity have not yet formed but we are also inviting all our readers with an interest in joining community links to apply we will hold regular meetings attended by editors and other members ofour team here that will focus on discussing the issues that are important to the many neigh bourhoods cultures religions ages professions and affiliations in our communities as well members of the panel will have the opportunity to write a guest column on issues affecting our community were asking panel members to commit to a oneyear term begin ning in march please send a letter outlining your background and why you feel you represent a voice in our com munity that should be heard no longer than 300 words please be sure to include your name address and daytime contact infor mation so we may follow up with you send your letter to editor jim mason atthe suntribune 6290 main st stoufmlle l4a 1g7 oremailjmasonymgcom by feb 28 torontcd sreetf li mb ww u zaa li3 o e- n t r- e stpujpijvitl wwr mm ww m jh mm c e i isf f r e 9058527382 9056425777 7053573161 your comfort during treatment is important to us it is our goal to make sure your dental visit is a pleasant one call us today to book an appointment jctiy cwjfccln u4ihie ta dtefo ioad