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More than a month ago. Steve (Licchilk) disuwen‘d rabbits had eaten the had: nfi four uf his six young fruit trees. Nu mmsmrrk was needed as to who the culprits were â€"~ they Ht paw prints and drop- pings in the snow. "Wv law out [wit (rm-s." said the lmnwux] (invent rvsidem. “You gm sonmhmg from the (me. It's like gantening." It was a long, hard winter for ewtybtfly. including Inca] rabbits. who decided eating fruit tree bark was hem'r than the altemaliw â€"- lxmsiblc starvatk m. Rabbits arc wgmarian and “if it's got a little bit. (If sustenam‘t' to it. they eat it." said Smuffvilk' R‘Skk‘lll and gardening guru Mark Cullen. \hlkwfiheipmmm Akmg with being a particularly difficult winter for the non-hibematmg rabbits. them has ham 3 rise- within the GTA nf rtmnntaih Rabbits an: also mating the peak of their sewn-War life cycle. which is contributing to fien'e competition for food and their willing- nexe to eat almmt anything, according to Mr. Cullen. Mr. (licchilk) lost hark two feet up the base of the trees. '11»: chances of them surviving Rabbits prefer the bark of fruit trees tha! an: five years old and younger. as it is green and mom tender than that of older mm Howwcr. fruit mac bark isn't their favourite meal. When they eat the bark it's because they have "Ix-come desperate". he In the (k'wluping wnrld. having a child is the riskicst thing a wmnan can do, accmding 10 Saw the Mothers. hm about every 90 sec- onds, a woman mmowhcm in the work! dies from pn-gnam‘y or childbirth complicatkmx Save the Mothérs Ls hosting a SK walk in Smuffvilk- next Saturday. 3hr day before Mother's Day. tn rajsv awareness and sup- pon to improve maternal and child health in drumming count rim. “It‘s a time pcuplv will have the sentiment uf bung a mum m thinking abom their own mother." said Catherine walk co- nrdmamr {0: Saw the (hikimn. Save the Mothers was founded by Dr. lean Chamberlain Froesc. a Canadian obstetnl Lian/Wu. She is Ms Ecuwes' sister. This is the first 5K walk the Canadian char- ity has held in Slouffvme and Ms is huping fut about It!) participants v MMMMMM Dr. Chamberlain Purse was practising in Yemen and wanted to do something to help the women during pregnamy and childbirth. Hm. because of Yemen's Muslim mltum. Dr. (hambertain Froese decided to start (he projm in Africa. according to Ms Ecuwcs. For mote inflammation and to registet. go to wvasavt-thcnmdwrxorg ‘ 'She muId be home in Canada with a very posh job. So she's sacrificing 3 kn.“ she said. The walk stans at 2 pm. at Shouffvilk- an- tvcmtal Church. “53 Main Tho waiting am of the town hall's main lobby will be awash in orange May 6 in hon- Hungry rabbits munch on fruit trees a BY SANDRA IOLAN .xbnlunwytmg mm I Ironwood Crescent resident Steve Cicchiflo discovered rabbits had eaten the bark off four ofhis sixyoung fruit U'eesdtisspring. aren’t git-at Mr. (Iicchillo won't know if the trees sur- vived until the blooming season. “There is nothing he can da He can pray.” Mr. Cullen said. In order to pm't-m this immuhappening again. Mr. Cullen suggested Mr. (Iicchillo put plastic tree collars amund their bases in the our of Ugh! it Orange [or Mdamxma Monday. Estimates indicated them would he more cascs of cancer diagnosed in 2012 than that of breast. lung and prostate cancer cumâ€" hmed. according to the Canadian Dermatol- ngy .kwociatbn. The Ugh! it Orange event will take place nationwide and was created to not only raise awareness of skin cancer. but to let those with it know people are fighting the battle with them. according lo the Canadian Dermatol- ogy Associatbn's media release. "We try to pmnwtc awamness to all gum causes that come along.’ Mayor Wayne mecrson told The Sun-mbunc of why the mum hall willgp orange for a day. colour for melanoma is black. but the (IDA feeb it's important Canadians remgnim all as a danger and take the neces. sary steps to pmtect themselves.‘ wrote len- nifet Scott. director of communicatitms for the association in an e-mail to The Sun-'l‘ribune. “The Canadian Dérmatologj; Association isusingdxccokmrorangeasmcawamncss The survival rate for Canadians diagnosed with melanoma is about 90 pet cent. accord- ing to the (IDA. Its main causc is too much UV radiation. Skin cancer can he pmvented by limiting Vour expmure to the sun. saving in the shade. mring a hat hnd using sunmn. COMMUNITY Energy co-op hopes arena solar plan OK BY SANDRA BOLAN sbolanéi‘wmg mm The town's suppun may have earned the Mitchun‘h-Stuufivifle Community Energy (Ioâ€"operatiw bonus points on its applica- tion. but that doesn't mean an Ontario incr Authority approval Ls guaranteed. Pruieds totaling'fis "M an: vying l'nr appmval from the ()PA's li-ed in Tan'fi (HT) program. but only 25 mw are available. awarding tn "any anch. pn'sidom ul~ the local (to-operative. A decision is expected lam-r this“ month. "it's a slight possibility (the application will be denied). It's very unlikely because we have everything lined up.” Mr. French during the (Jomnnlnity, Power Wurli- shop's lunchbreak The workshop was held at the lt'hUViC (bntm for Arts and Entertainment - Nine- teen on the Park Wednesday and dealt with the management and gtwemancc uf (to-operatives. insurance requirements and how tn pick the host engineer. pnx‘ttrv- ment and construction company. C The w-operalivr has approval frum (ht- town to construct a 250 kw solar project on the Smufivilk' Clippers Sports (1mm)!er About I!) people attended the work- 891 I Woodbine Ave.. Markham (4 Mocks north of Hwy 7) inbOchapelridQefh .com www.chawndgefluom 905°305’8508 ‘UNERAL HOME ( fhupgfl A caring part of our community Power groups network at 19 on Park Ridge Chapel Ridge amen: Home’s newchapeLnowmelaxgesxm Yorkmandourbeauflhd newsit-downmoepumfadlity. Ammdamdhulegance. Anmdurlngstandudof ANNOUNCING The low! pmgmm i5 t-xpu'u-d m mm din'dends of 557.400 an‘nually for Its mm- munny inw'slnrx. au‘nnling In infurmzniun ,pmscmod during the Man‘h l9 cnumdl meeting. moi. In relum. the (mm will rocéivc 514.000 3 year in mm for 20 years. A (unpemxiw/municipalily partner ship is mm. according to Janice Aahworth. opt-rations manager for the ( )nuwu Rvm-w- dhk' lzm‘rgv ( )(rulwrativv. She attended the workshop, in pan. m find uul huw lhv lwu panics wvn' able In come mgcther. Ms Ashvmnh said the ideal future will comprise of solar-puwcrmi municipdl/ community pannorships. Denmark and Belgium. Ms Ashworlh mid. have gone so far ms in legislate er mm min percentage of (he pmju'tx must be wmmuniw-(Mmd. If all goes according to plan. lho solar pallng will be upcranunal m May anOH. All electricitj' generated by the panels will go mm a large pool ufavznlahk- vk-(‘tm‘ ity and dispersed by Hydro One. ‘ I'm mun: information. go [0 wvswrm'r m'txux'mlivum and http://fiuxMt-ruu lhoritv.on.ca