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Group to ’celebrate’ e " town’s new cultures Their first ‘three years in Toronto were challenging as they tried to Mun: out how to find housing. jobs and get their children enibfled in school. But they figured it out. sometimes the hard way. Which is why when she Imam about the Slouffviflc Multicul- tural Awniatkm. she jumped al the Chance of joining the upstan gmup. Since coming to Stouffvifle. they have made hung“ a house, enrolled their children in avarictyofpmgmm But for the. Mina family. StoufMllc has ya to become home. “l realty feel. not that anybody's rude or racial. but there's sum?- thmgindwainf' Ms Mina avsmon noun sbolanéi‘yrmngm Natalie Mina and her fam. ily left their native Zimbabwe because they wanted to live a life where everyone. n9 matter their colour, is neared equally. They moved ti) Cimada in 2003 and three years later they put roots down in Stouflvflle. Newcomers get help, adjusting to Stouflfilille ($(9”]'?5"9-17'ibune \rr mm [Mgr n SHARE THAT OPINION, STOUFFVILLE. E-MAII. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR TO JMASON@YRMG.COM MWZMYTJOH I WMWMGWW I HMS/SINGING“ without discount SERVICE. sbolanwwmgiom “““ Hive you started usihg only certified compoaahle bags in your given bin? . Then- . use becm mandatory they won‘t he slapped with a fine. this week in York Region. "I'm mill confident Whilchunth- Hm. it is the municipalities Stoufiville will be up there and that are msponsiblc for curbside doing a good job. If not. we'll have Kathy Brucc cxplnim the Steward of the Earth take-home-a-tm: program to grades I to 4 students at Bllhntnc Public School 11!: regional program. sponsou-d by Scott Burrows of Puma lack’s Gardens, distributes While pine to so they can be planted at ~ BATES Discount Plastic compost bagban in, effeff BY SAND“ BOLAN I~O FINES YET BUT COUNCILLOR WORRIES ABOUT COMPLIANCE In Whitchurch-Stouffvilie. fut example. it is a soft mflnut. Your bins will he collected and. RN mm. they won‘t be slapped with a fine. collection and‘lhc rules an: differ em based on when: vuu live. mama..." M35000 PLANTING SEEDS Sandy maoiziiâ€" A." m A small bag costs I 5 cents. while a large bag is 27 cents. However. (huncillor Phil Banâ€" non is concerned the cost too much and will afloat compliance. to look at Ways of getting people using the mmpostable bags.’ pub- lic Works direuor Paul Whilehousc IN$UIAHCI “If, people find it's m3! afford- abte for them. they're going m start cheating.‘ he noting nesidcnu can easily fill one large bag with smaller ones and no one would be me wiser. is the problem and wh STA" PHOTOI'SJOE RD W‘TTEW l N w m. Mr 1294-8030.