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f«fli'ib une \ “111mm. NOVA-120m I SERVINGTH COMMUNWYOFWHn'CHURCH-STOUFFVILLE I 40 PAGES/$1 INCLUDING GST Vroom! $358,000 carwon in cancer draw BY JIM MASON Staff Writer Tony Acciaccaferri bought some model Ferraris for his son whilehewasinltalywithhiswife celebrating their 10th anniver- sary last weekend. Four days later, the Whitchurch-Stouffville man had a full-size version of the legend- ary Italian sports car. The 38-year-old won a $358,000 2008 F430 Spider F1. theearlybirdprizeinthe Prin- cess Margaret Hospital Welcome Home Sweepstakes for cancer research. The property service compa- ny owner was ordering a skating rink for his daughter, 8, and son, 6, Wednesday morning when his mother interrupted on another phone line. She'd heard his name on Breakfast Television and won- dered if he’d bought a ticket. Yesiree, morn. Son Tony bought on the Oct. 30 deadline, just as he has bought tickets for the last 11 years. He first bought after visiting houses in Markham being give away in the big hospital draw with his then fiancee. ' “Except this time,‘instead of my regular three ticketsfl bought six." he said. Buying extra tickets pays of for early bird Since then, the phones haven't stopped ringing with everyone “And ticket N0. 4 was the win- ner." 3401 in" 294-8030 27 HERITAGE BIL, MARINA" See NEW, page SATURDAY, NOV.15,2008 I SERVINGTHECOMMUNWYOFWHI’I'CHURCH-S'OUFFVILLE I 40 PAGES/$1INCLUD'NGGST BY IIM MASON Staff Writer Whitchurch-Stouffville is a highâ€" ly educated community that should be targeting new “knowledge- based” businesses, niche agricul- The proposal is in the final draft of the town’s new economic devel- opment strategy written by consul- ture and environmental operations and not-for-profits. Knowledge firms key to our future LESS ELBOW POWER, MORE BRAIN POWER. CONSULTANT TELLS STOUFFVILLE ECONOMIC SUMMIT Ballantrae Public School’s choir signs off from a song during the 16th annual Student Music Scholarship Con- cert at Stouflville District Secondary School last weekend. Choirs and bands from seven schools performed for a full house, raising money for their schools. For additional photographs and information, see page 3. tants Miller Dickinson Blais Inc. It was shared with 40 business leaders, including developers, land owners and bankers, at the second annual mayor’s economic round table in Gormley Monday. Brock Dickinson, a partner in the consulting firm, said new econâ€" omies will be “less reliant on elbow power and more reliant on brain power". He quoted extensively from WWWLLE PUBUC my GOTTA SING That new look suits Whitchurch - Stouffville where a quarter of resi- dents 35 and older have at least one university degree â€" that's slightly higher than in Waterloo -â€"â€" and 30 per cent of adults under 35 are degree holders. University efforonto planning guru and author Richard Florida. The number of residents commuting to work in Toronto. Letters. . . Shopping Sports . . . Classified Markham and Newmarket has dropped during the last five years, he said. Incomes are rising more quickly in Whitchurch-Stouffville than any- where in York Region except for King. he said. “People are launching comâ€" panies here and' staying close to home,” he said. "There are some Sec NON-PROFITS. page' 4 STAFF PHOTO/SUSIE KOCKERSCHEIDT .10 .12