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stouffville suntribunem thursday mardi29 2007 3 stouffville says by hannelore volpe how do the new federal and provincial budgets affect you asked at sobeys in stouffville debbie steed the child tax credit will help parents who dont have a high income for the kids to do things like sports and other activities the budgets wont really affect me because i am not in the lowincome category joanne rowland the budgets didnt have anything for the sen ior citizens who are single because they have lost their partner it didnt help them at all george papazoglou help with tuition is good because to make money you have to go to school it is expensive to get an education and if you have no support from the government it is very difficult to better your life celeste tomasi the child tax credit would help the increase in support for postsecondary education will affect me our children will be entering high school soon so i am looking ahead to post- secondary education costs photo courtesy scotiabank the interior and exterior inset of the bank of nova scotia in 1914 the bank is celebrating its birthday tomorrow with cake and mayor wayne emmerson celebratin stouffville joins in on scotiabanks 175th birthday party by hannelore volpe staff writer the bank of nova scotia where customers swished in with long skirts or high collars and hats when its stouffville branch opened nov 1914 is celebrating its 175th birthday tomorrow over the years the bank and its employees have contributed to the building the new parkview home have been a fixture in the stouffville santa claus parade and sponsored and participated in the strawberry festival you will be treated to refresh ments including a birthday cake throughout the day and mayor wayne emmerson kicks off the festivities at noon the bank began in nova sco tia in 1832 with a fourperson office in halifax by the early 1900s branches had been established coast to coast now the bank has more than 2100 branches and offices in over 50 countries on five continents scotiabank put down roots in stouffville when it amalga mated with the metropolitan bank feb 27 1908 eventually changing its name to the bank of nova scotia walter roy adams who had been appointed manager of the metropolitan bank in 1911 stayed as the stouffville branchs first manager during the second world war the branch closed nov 1942 arid all outstanding busi ness was transferred to the canadian bank of commerce that was the state of affairs until the branch reopened july 1955 at its current 6323 main st location an addition almost dou bling the branchs space was added on the west side of the building in the early 1990s over the years the bank and its employees have contributed to building the new parkview home have been a fixture in the stouffville santa claus parade and sponsored and participated in the strawberry festival scotiabank employees for the third year in a row are regis tering people for the rick hansen wheels in motion fundraiser and lacing up the running shoes to do the route themselves during the second world war the branch closed nov 1942 and all outstanding business was transferred to the canadian bank of commerce the legacy run for the markham stouffville hospital also benefits as the bank is a major sponsor we enjoy being part of the community branch manager janet geddes said it is certain ly a communityfocused bank most of the banks 13 employees are from the whitchurchstouffville area briefly cancer fighters wanted use your cancerfighting powers by spending three hours selling daf fodils or canvassing door to door in whitchurchstouffville during daf fodil month in april the money you raise helps fund lifesaving cancer research and vital support services for more information call 9052945925 or log on to wwwcancerca cruise for a career with latest computer tool career cruising is the most rele vant uptodate career exploration tool available its available on all public com puters at the stouffville employment resource centre 28 sandiford dr unit 7 in the mcdonalds plaza the userfriendly program lets you research career information independently at your own pace call 9056402856 or visit the centre 830 am to 430 pm monday to friday tax help available for low income families you may be eligible to have a chartered accountant fill out your tax return for free this offer is open to people with a total household income less than 22500 with dependents or less than 15000 without dependents to find out more about clinic times and locations call the institute of chartered accountants of ontario at 4169621841 ext 462 or tollfree at 18003870735 ext 462 or visit the institutes website at wwwicaoonca quoteworthy 1 wasnt surprised at all i dont think dave laren coowner wanted me there from day one ken burrows after being fired as general manager of the stouffville spirit see story on page 17 contacting us have a news tip please phone us at 9056402612 fax 9056408778 email us at jmasonyrmgcom visit our offices at 6290 main st 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