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whrtchurchstouffville pubuc library saturdaysept82007 h serving the community of whrtchurchstouffville 32 pages1 including gst 3 are you ready fbrsome hockey tips updates to start your season opinion 6 things to do 8 sports 11 classified 17 gormley home breaks ground in energy conservation no ac required thanks to new system by serena willoughby staff writer whitchurchstouffville will soon play host to a canadian breakthrough in sustainable home design in april torontobased zeh technologies inc will break ground on a demonstration home on cedar ridge road a street of rural estates in gormley the home will use a new air exchange system that utilizes underground pipes that lead above ground and draw air that is naturally cooled by the ground into the basement to cool the house without an air condi tioner like all energy efficient homes the house will be airtight to keep warm air in during the winter and cool air in during the sum mer it will be fitted with energy efficient appliances and maxi mum insulation the use of concrete will make it a more healthy home since mould is less likely to grow on concrete said zeh technologies ceo victor amend the use of concrete coupled with radiant floor heating allows a room to be heated evenly by increasing the rooms average surface temperature radiant heat is more energy efficient and the homeowner saves money on energy bills because with heat see energysaving page 7 staff photobill roberts stouffville spirit winger donivan munro has words with a mississauga charger as a lines man intervenes during the ontario hockey association preseason tourney in vaughan thursday the spirit won 73 both players were ejected with seconds to go the tourney ends tomorrow and the spirit season opens thursday see page 1 1 for more information new ceo visits striking social family service workers by joan ransberry staff writer patrick lake and cheryl cooper have their fingers crossed hoping the strike by 180 social and family service workers at the york region childrens aid society will be over in the next few days when 10 social workers from torontos two childrens aids societies showed up on the picket line on newmarketsieagle street friday afternoon theyd been upstaged in a show of good faith mr lake the new head of the local childrens aid society visited the regions four picket lines earlier in the week the unusual move was noticed now that patricks here and showing us respect were hopeful ms cooper an intake worker said mr lake explained he visited the union members on the picket lines to show hes interested in positive dialogue with the workers contract talks collapsed sept 1 and the ontario public sendee employees union local 304 went on strike two days later leav ing 450 children in the hands of about 35 nonunion workers i wouldnt suggest for a minute its easy mr lake said we are continuing to meet our legal responsibility and we are responding to our obligations also were being respect ful of the people on the picket line stats from the local childrens aid for see union page 10 hot tubs 27 heritage rd markham 2948030 beoctearfcer mmmmmbto our mission to maintain a thriving prosperous stouffville a major part of maintaining the vitality of the town is residents support of local businesses 1 make it easy to find your business register how go to wwwstouffvilleconnectscom click on local business enter your business profile in the spaces provided any questions call ian batt sales representative sutton grouptown and country realty ltd brokerage independently owned and operated office 9056400888 not intended to solicit parties already under contract direct 4168819544 town and country realty ltd 64008s8 j