Hmv Itiw'vmâ€"UM Sluuffvllle midvms have mm nominated for 2042 ()nmriu Junior ( Zitm‘n 0! me Year awards. Ben Murrav. lcnmtcr Um- nolly and luhn Alum will ï¬nd (ml lunmmm it llwy are m the cljlv group n! I: ru‘lp'lcms fmm across Im' pnwinu'. clilc group 0! I: ru‘lp'lcms fmm across “‘1' pruvim‘c 'erv wort 150 nominees in the annual program (‘nmrdlnatcd by the ( )mamu (mmmmity NPVVV pagwrsAxmciatkm 4- of Mirth I110 Sun-Tribune is a member. The awards arr sptmmrt‘d by TI) ( ~mmda mm and Daren 11w honour r‘oll student at Smuffvillc Distru'l Stumdan 37x1an also wurks wilh rhlldn-n "'Iln the youth group at her churth. 0 luhn Allun's vulumvor n-sunw at the lawn uu‘ludm wmk with the summer ramp. adapted uquutirs pmgmm and public library. 0 Ben Murray rucoiwd the Chief Scout Award from Scouls Canada in 2010 and amended an intemaliuna] jambon'c in Sweden the next year. 1110 awards are SptinHH’l‘d by TI) ( mxada mm and [men Energy. He has vohmlccruj at [2m- ho honoured at a Ridge and Springvale chun‘tjws: 'lnmmn Man‘h H Summiwiew Public School and Teens n0minat€d for awade Staff ‘stressed, overworked’: study vow lOCAL MI NORTH G M GTA PAUI. VAUGHAN WWW-MWMD‘I’W It's not quite as sumpie as hmmg a button online. You may have gaps in your coverage or your policy may not be suited for your current or future needs. But what happens when they do? Does the carrier stand up fOt you? And who stands up to them? You need someone who knows you, knows the industry and can help you make the best decisions to protect your auto, home and business. un the Maym's Youth ('uum‘il. 0 Jennifer ( Lunnully. who an n» mulaned 7m mlumeer hours with the [own Uf“1lil('hufl‘h- Smutfvllle. received a 1010 Award lnr ( Tin/,emhip {mm Mzwnr Wayne I‘Jnmermn. The pmsidvm of the Mayor's Youth Council said limo is the higng Inmtalion nn his ability to volunteer. He is also on the hun- nur mll an Smuflvilk‘ Nx'undan‘. l'hc award recipients will be honoured at a coremonv in Inn Maw" Whitchurch-Stouffvilk- current- ly partners with other municipali- ties within the Northern ii of York Region fur stirh things as wastv tnanagcment. website rah-sign and internal audits. Other areas for pntvntial partncring includv wam'r mrtrr wading and the purrhaxing (if insurance and beneï¬ts for town stafl‘. Mr. (Lash said. When it unst to building the talent pool. that may not be an easy. * Planners. engineers and I l spo- cialisis are hard to ï¬nd because thcy arr in surh grval demand thmuglr out the (ETA and York Region. all of which are gmvflng and competing Eur the same pmfvssiunals. arumt mg to Mr. (Lash. l-nr Whiu'hurch-Smul’fvlllo. this also mums bursting in tu‘hlmlogyz such as moth devices for bylaw ofï¬cers and building inspectorx who cum-me go out iiilu the ï¬eld. take papal lpcn mum and then key than information into a computer luu'k a! the ufl'u‘l'. au't‘nniing In Mr (lash. ()n the upside. he said there an: is a good supply 0! lms u‘chnical hm the}. dam maximm' that m h- nulogy." mid Ian Smith. regional lmdvr {m (“mulling I’m MNI’. dur ing his presentation in counul. Inur. â€' I Get your 510° off coupon NOW at www.sove.co WE CASH: “Imam-8mm CAOsa/stownwon‘taMaysgw asfastasnhasbeenlaten. and sgxacializmj professionals. Relaliw to other municipalities in MNP's comparator group â€"â€" has! (Millimbury. Bradford West Gwil- limbury. Ntw'l‘u'umscth. Georgina. Aurora and Milton â€"â€" Whitchurch- Sumflville is below average when n mums u) fulltmm- pt-rmanem town staff. In 20) 1. \Witchurch-Smuffvilk’ had 148 versus data from 20â€) obtained MNP which xhhwï¬ the average to be 178.]? In terms of pan time and sea- sonal tovm stafl', Whitchurch- Smuï¬villo milizpd mom - 234 wr- sus the average 0! 201.67. 5- _Ml’)l. 10K SOV9.CO Whik suppï¬es km .t :5» Vans? ’or FREE j: SOVE.CO "The accountability and trans- parency is extremely high with thl‘ local govemment. I see that trend increasing and I don‘t we that changing," Mr. (lash said. noting this was not speciï¬c to “*Whitchurch-Stouffville. but to all municipalities. Two things ri-waled by MNP's overall observations Is that staff thinks the town has nut adguswd its resources 10 nle the grnwth that has taken place and. as a result. staï¬ feels "slrvswd. over- worked and unrcumnizrd. which can lead lo inefï¬ciencies and poor customer service". Mitchurch-Swuffvilk‘ was Ihc third-fastest growing Canadian municipality. with a population nf more ihan 5.000. hmwm-n 2006 and 2011. according in 5mm“ Canada. That equals a 54.31x’r-wm population increase between con- suscs. or 13.238 residents (24.390 (037.628). "Our situation is a bit unique. We're not always going to be grow- ing this fast.†Mr, (Lash said, in an interview. J The MNPstudyalsonou-d coun- cil has placed additional demands on staff with slandards (ha! exceed provincial rt‘quirenwms or those of other municigmlilios. Mmmr‘d