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“You can't push them in this weather," said veteran Stouffville dog wallner Pat Vandervoort. “It’s just uncomfortable for all of us” Dogs are like children and, if allowed. they would fly out the door with complete disregard for the weather, only to come run- ning back to the door minutes But what about our pets? Yes, they come equipped with their own fur coats. but when it comes to battling those sometimes subâ€" zeto, doubleâ€"digit days. theyhave little, to no protection against the elements. Yet, they are just as afiected by the bone rattling cold wind as we are. How long is too long? “It really depends on the breed and it really depends on me acclimation of the anirhal,” said Kristin Williams. spokesper- son for the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Ani- mals’ provincial headquarters in nonhernWhitchumh-Stouflville. In ememe cold weather, such as -20 C and below, the OSPCA recommends animals just go outside to do their business and then back inside. Baby it’s cold out there. For more than three months, we‘ have been dressing like Michelin men in an effort to fend off those frigid winter tempera- ah. 13er - Stogfiille WYJANJ93009 I SEWNGTHECOMMUMTY WW 20PAGES/1INCLU GST Valentino's O M 0 Wish list Pets need protection during bitter winter 6312IdnSt Hotdog? Not likely dufing cold snap ’fihm BY SANDRA BOLAN Staff Writer Seem page 14. CadmincOmrtrandisdressedinher-wintergearforarunthrough Stoufi‘villewithalocal run- ning dub Saturday. There’s still time to follow through on your New Year’s resolutions, if they involved nmning. For more information, see story and additional photograph on page 3. Tel: (905) 554-0924 - Fax (905) 554-0078 READY TO RAMBLE STAFF PHOTO/BILL ROBERTS Budget good for town projects These projects include reconstructing por~ tions of Rupert Avenue, Maytree Avenue and Victoria Street. McGowan Road between Van~ dorf and Aurora roads was already on the books for this year and remains there. Council also approved phase one of Memorial Park’s reâ€"development and the construction of a new operations centre on Bethesda Road that is going to cost more than $11 million. Whitchurch-Stoufi‘ville is requesting a grant of $5.71 million from the government for the operations centre, however, Mr. (‘ash BY SANDRA BOLAN Staff Writer Mth nearly $12 billion being pumped into infrastructure projects by the federal govem- mem, Whitchurch-Stouffville’s chief admin- istrative oflicer is confident the municipality will be able to go ahead with all six of its capi- tal projects recently approved by council. “Generally. we’re pleased with what we see," said Dave Cash, the town’s CAO. “It's a very positive budget, I would say, (but) the devil is in the details.” Mr. Cash views the infrastructure stimulus package as a positive for the municipality because it is hoping to qualify for more than $9 million in grants so it can push capital project originally scheduled for 2010, into The budget also provided $500~million over two years for infrastructure projects in small communities. Roads, park plan, new centre on wish list for cash from feds Sec RENOVATION, [mgr 7 WWW“ goodhostsattounmmt