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Stouffville Sun-Tribune (Stouffville, ON), 22 Aug 2013, p. 6

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VoumnldhaSahudlyFuumcmmmm mmmmmmmmm mrmmmmammuso-mm miniontnjmum@m.cun last weekend's tragic stab- bing bmught that fact home. bong-term residents especially l‘liilflOIII'l’d to find out whn was injun-d. how they could hvlp and. what also could be done. Editorial Building better community begins tonight, Stouffville on one can deny Whitchurch~ Stout’fx'ilk-‘s popula- tion has (Mioded. In the past 10 years. the number of people liv-‘ ing how has more than tripled. Stoufivme itself has seén most of (ha! grumh. And the bulk of it he» hit home since 2006. ’ 131a! doesn't happen as auur malicafly in Scarborough or MB- sis‘xeauga. "when violent 3:15 am mun' common and mmmunitim am not as tight. Many of us still pride uurwlnm on kmm'ing our nmghlmurx and what goes in our town. Westill cam. With mom‘ growth on um horizon. how do we keep that feeling aliVe? We may no longer qualify for small-“mu status â€" arv we a large town or small city? but (how roots live on. Mpny mideuts nill wan! Ihat small-Iona feeling in our now small cih ISSI‘I'I Don‘t see an mganizatiun list ed you'd like to join? Ynu can sit home and watch 21 ha]! game or rvalit‘y 'l\'. ()r you can make a difien'nce in [he livus of your neighlmum The annual gelâ€"lu-knuw-us vwm is un in (Zivk‘ Square. in from of [he Lebavk (lcnm: tor Arts Enlvnainmcm â€" Nineteen on (he Park. from 6:30 In 9 pm It's (nwxmp shopping fur the cinc minded and curious. Whitchumh78muffvilk‘ has an cxrt'llcm n-pulaliun for aiding Midems in starting up clubs and axsociatkms The town is wk» mg nu! muu- spare m pruvidt- In (lawn and groups for us. Tonight. you have an excellent opportunin to learn mom about your community. More than 20 not-for-profii organizal inns » including the Buy Scouts and (iirl Guides. along with the Air Cadets. Stouflville Multicultural Am-iation, Chris. lian Blind Mission and Swuffville Royal (hnadian Legion - will take pan in lnsidc Whiu'hurrh- Smuflvillc. Representatives from the groups will he on hand to answer questions people may haw about them and to potentially enlist a few volunu-ors. It's your call. Whitrhurch- Smufivillc. ‘ ll's vow town. invitation as we seek out ways to get involved in our new hnmv town. ammunity than still am is all bur WEE!) 80TH»! Buildi That can only mean one thing: summer is almost over and it's back-loosed:me Get ready for return of students, drivers wruwehaddwsununer that never was. the (NE is on and my vegetable garden i5 about to be harvested. Once again. I urge the driwrs out there to watch Sept. 3. the kids will be back to school and the school buses back out in full form. LETTER (WWW Town, developer heard (oncems _ Now. let's move on to the Geranium {dcvvlnprnenL Ms Greenway did an excel- lent presentation before council on her cunwrns with the development on lake- shore Road. l heu- umu-ms were addressed and all concerns indudmg Geranium responses plm Ms (nu-nway's proscnlalién in its vnlm'ty wvrv a” posted on nut maiden!» wohsm‘ (wwwmusselmanslakoca) and Re: Residents told cqtmcil. letter to the editor by Kate Gmmuay. Aug. 17. The presentation was so good when nur assm'ianun asked Councillor Ban- non to arrange a meeting between us and Geranium. we used Ms Crecnway's pre- svnlalinn as a framewnrk fm disurssiqns. Geranium answered and looked into every nnv of our concerns that being 1. density 2. \N'arorlnn Binfilwr Septic Sys- tem 3. watcrflow across 1h? development 4 traffir firm. It always amazes me that he doesn't get more credit in this paper for all that he does. from fundraising to making wrath? needs of the residents are met. Mr. Bannon also has a skill set that is unique among politicians. When there is a problem or mmth in the neighlmur- hood he is always able to put the experts and the resident association iogélher. ()ne of many examples was concerning road safety where he formed a committee including the residents association. York Regional Pnlice and relevant staff from the town and region. First. I would like to mvminn abso- lutely no one has done more forum area than (bunrillor Phil Bannnn. Punusman Ian Proudwa 3m man Iohn Willem WEIBH ll ON THE DISBIISSIDI .. e-m: comment: to MW out for the kids and the buses Most students will excited to be back - some out on you when you least expect it. must stop both ways whether the Students cross or nm- It's a bu fine if you don‘t and get caught. Students are taught to wail fot the bus driver to Keep an eye out for the flashing red lights that sig- nal students are getting 05 Kale Omenway should be proud her presentation although not stopping the development played a key role in shap- ing it. Stouffvile. no one is man.- lmowiedgeable about development and its impact on the community“ than Mr. McNeely. I understand Ms Greenway's chagrin at not stopping this development. Wt. aswehavepostedonmewebsite“mapetc {www.fieldsmddmmainfields'but unkanunateiymisisnotmalityfeopleneed places to live and the dewlopels am this Reality is you cannot stop develop- ment but we have found by workingmith the developer you can help shape the future of the development and the com- munity. : are still there to be viewed. More recently. we have posted all the conditions Andrew McNeely. director of planning and building services. and his excellent town ,stafl have made condi- tional for this development moving for- When it comes to protecting the intuesls of the residents of Whitchumh- 1 RICK WIGMORE Ml ’S‘xH MA \“s M K! RESIDEATS .4 w KIMTN w 'Sumfi-Tribune It always amazes me that Phil Bannon doesn’t gtt more credit . in this paper for all that he dbes, from fundraistng to making sum the needs of the raider": arr met. 6290Mfl1$t SUMDNLM 167 None of us wants to be involvedwfihanwcidem. Also. please pay anen. lion to our town‘s crossing guardsflxeyaretmngm gamm home safely. as well. and have often com- plained aboux vehicles not stopping for them as the kidscmssmemad. have a child's injury or death on their hands giwthemthego-aheadlo qmbmwmnnesm DAVE BROOKS 51:)” H“! 14

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