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6 stouffinlk suntribune thursday nov 22 2007 r stouffviue e suntnbune 6290 main st stoufiwlleonl4alg7 wwwyoriregioncom publisher an proudfoot editor in chief debora kelly business manager robert lazurko director interactive media 1echnoijogy om futhey director advertising york region printing distribution general manager barry black bobdeart ddrector circulation systems lynn pashko editorial whats the future for our seniors stouffviue has a history as a com munity for seniors when this was more of an agricul tural area farmers would sell their farms and move to communities like stouffville that still happens on a smaller scale now seniors and other retirees move here for other reasons parkview services for seniors has been looking after our oldest resi dents for decades from its original home for the aged on rupert avenue parkview has become a seniors cam pus between the ninth line and wei don road parkview offers rental apartments and leased suites to nursing care on one site all with its christian touch there are other nursing homes and apartment complexes offering different levels of care inwhitchurch- stouffville including elmwood gar dens and buckingham manor spe cialty cares bloomington cove is known for its work with people with dementia and alzheimers disease diversicare is adding to the stock with construction of its stouffville creek retirement residence in down town stouffville the 90suite home will op en next fall in eastend stouffville the north ern gate and eastern gate commu nities offer bungalow living many seniors have downsized here ballantrae country club is not a seniorsonly facility but hundreds of people have retired here in the last five years if our facilities are coming close to meeting demand they wont be forever thousands of baby boomers in our area are approaching retire ment age that will put pressure on our area hospitals markham stouffville hopes to launch its first expansion since it opened almost 18 years ago a cardiac unit at southlake region al health centre serving york region is a great addition as will a cancer care unit at the newmarket hospital will they be enough locally the immediate need is for a new seniors centre the silver jubilee club a converted post office does not- offer the proper facilities or location seniors deserve areas for programs including woodwork ing and fitness at a site with proper parking and access its now up to town council to build a new centre perhaps in the munici pal complex the old stouffville dis trict secondary school may become r no customers again today guess ill close early and go to walmart too letters to the editor latcham gallery puts stouffville on artistic map in ontario i wanted to thank the staff at the latcham gal lery for allowing me to be a part of the current show portraits of the everyday i wonder sometimes if many of the residents of stouffville realize what a wonderful venue we have here in the gallery when i talk to professional artists in toronto and other cities in ontario they know stouffville because of the gallery in the artistic community latcham gallery has an incredible reputation i know of artists who are willing to take the time inconvenience and expense to mail their art to gallerys juried show on the slim chance their work will be accepted artists from all over ontario are willing to travel whatever distance necessary to bring their art to stouffville to show at the latcham why because these artists know that to be able to say they have shown at the gallery will increase their credibility as an artist the current show brings together artists from stouffville hamilton and peterborough i have heard some people say stouffville doesnt need latcham gallery because we have the lemonville community centre lemonville is a good venue for local artists to sell their work latcham is a great venue for those artists who wish to take their art to another level whether those artists are from stouffville or from other cities in ontario latcham is not a venue for selling art it is a place to showcase art to educate the public to dif ferent forms of art to allow us the opportunity to see art and artists we would not otherwise have the opportunity to see submitting a proposal to show at latcham takes time and effort but is definitely worthwhile i know that now when i submit an art proposal to other galleries my chance of being accepted to show will be greatly increased because i have now shown at the gallery stouffville should be very proud to have a gal lery with the reputation and quality of the latcham gallery valerie ashton stouffville braces mill needs immediate help in this day and age when countless milllions are being spent on arts centres and museums while the coffers in ottawa have billions in surplus i wish to voice a cry for help from an old friend the mill at braces mill conservation area in whitchurchstouffville is a gracious old lady and a witness to our pioneering past one of the few sur viving grist mills in the province i found it grossly neglected and in urgent need of basic prevention maintenance during a recent visit beside peeling paint i noticed several pieces of siding were missing permitting rain to enter the structure if this isnt fixed expensive restoration work will be next obviously it has fallen on hard times due to a lack of foresight or funding braces mill is a precious jewel and should be preserved at all cost for future generations mills like the railway were the cornerstone in the foun dation on which this country was built nbatsh richmond hill offthetop with jim mason meet the champ king of canadian boxing hungry for fights quick who is the canadian profes sional heavyweight boxing champion it used to be a nobrainer george chuvalo trevor berbick and lennox lewis sort of times up the answer was at crossroads res taurant in stouffville saturday talking to fans and showing off his big red belt between bouts of the ultimate fighting card on pay tv ray olubowale all six feet seven inches and 265 pounds of him is the champ the guy they understandably call mount kuimanjaro is 521 as a pro after going 3612 in the amateur ranks the toronto resident won the title in sep tember over dave cadieux of quebec this is not the golden age of boxing in canada he admits before the belt i could walk down the street and nothing he says even nowtheres only the odd public appearance and little publicity his goal is a world title shot but right now i just want to stay busy he said there arent a lot of pro moters in ontario and those there are have a hard time booking bouts in twoandahalf years i had two fights thats ridiculous getting this falls rematch to a con troversial loss to mr cadieux in 2005 was not easy despite promises to the contrary ill fight anyone worldwide he said with cadieux i called him out i went on the internet i did everything but go to his house and fight him in his drive way rayo as friends call him says hell fight again in january at the new series at casino rama in quebec or germany anywhere says the native of nigeria in the meantime he trains teaches the sport works as a doorman at cross roads and runs a variety of competitions for high school students across the gta the champ nobody knows for now jim mason is editor of the sun- tribune letters policy thesuntyibune welcomes your letters all submissions must be less than 400 words and must include a daytime telephone number name and address the suntribune reserves the right to publish or not publish and to edit for clarity and space letters to the editor the suntribune 6290 main st vstoufmlleon v wa1g7 jmasondyrmgcom t editorial editor jim mason jmasonynngcom interactive media marketing advertising manager dauma andrews dandrewsyrmgcom advertising retail manager staceyallen sallenyrmgcom classified manager ann campbell acampbellyrmgcom assistant classified manager bonnie rondeau brondeauyrmgcom production team leader sherry day sdayyrmgcom ontario press council jijjb 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