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The first intake for applica- tions was Nov. 21 and has $200 million available - $100 million split equally between the pro- vincial and federal governments. Whitchurch-Stouffville applied for this first intake. N0 notifica- tion date to municipalities is The Building Canada Fund was created earlier this year to assist municipal capital invest- ment projects in towns with a population of less than 100,000. More than $700 million will be made available over the next seven years. When the project was initiated in 2006, its cost was estimated to be $2,191,500. However, following a feasibility study and business plan to confirm the design con- cept, the cost had to be revised and it is now projected to be $3,256,555. “We're relying heavily on the application," Mayor Wayne Emmerson noted. “But if we don’t get the money, it will delay the project and we’ll have to regroup and find another fund." Whitchurch-Stoufiville recent- ly submitted an application worth $2.17 million to the Building Can- ada Fund communities compo- nent, 'for the museum’s 10,000â€" sq.-ft. expansion. BY SANDRA BOLAN Staff Writer The Whitchurch-Stouffville Visitor/Community Centre is going to cost $1 million more than originally planned, and the municipality is counting on fedâ€" eral and provincial grants to cover a majority of its cost. Stoufiizille ’ o + Sun -'Ii'1bune FRIDAY. DEC. 26.2008 I SERVING“! OMMUNITY OFWHIT Town turns to Ottawa, Queenis Park for funds New centre’s costjumps $1 million Sec TOWN, page 2 FRIDAY, DEC. 26, 2008 I SERVING THE COMMUNITY OF WHITCHURCl-FSTOUFFVILLE I 16 PAGES/$1 INCLUDING GST ‘ BY CHRIS TRABER Staff Writer Mth the federal government giving Ontario 21 additional seats in the House of Commons, it stands to reason several Tidings, includ- ing those in York Region, could be reconfigured, Conservatives and RIDING MAP RIPE FOR CHANGEzMP Mayor Wayne Emmerson, left, with Blair Purcell and Bob the Belgian at Lionel’s Pony Farm, get set for the 14th annual Mayor’s New Year Celebration at Memorial Park Dec 31. Horse-drawn wagon rides will once again be part of the celebrations, weather permitting. See page 8. ‘fl- Last week’s announcement of a redistribution plan to reflect grow- ing populations in Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia, will undoubt- edly change our boundaries, par: ticularly Oak Ridges-Markham, MP Paul Calandra said. “I’d be shocked if it wasn't," Liberals agree. HORSING AROUND FOR NEW YEAR’S The riding, carved from four York Region ridings in 2003, has a population of more than 170,000. Ideally, the new redistribution calls the Conservative, who narrowly defeated Liberal Lui Temelkovski earlier this year. “I would certainly advocate to have the riding looked www.3touffvillepharmasave.com Stouffville Pharmasave‘” Iv 6601 Main St., ‘ Stouffville, Ont. ‘ ._ L4A-6A9 a 905-642-9595 Opinion Sports . . Classified “Oak Ridgesâ€"Markham has more people than Prince Edward Island," Mr. Calandra said. “It's the largest riding by population in Canada. I for one member of Parliament for every 105,000 people. Spirit suffer first shutout loss of Junior A hodtey season See RIDING, page 2 STAFF PHOTO/MIKE BARRETT