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4 Stouffville Sun-Tribune | Thursday, January 14, 2016 | Thank you for nominaTing us for BesT Drug sTore, gifT shop, healTh & BeauTy proDucTs, pharmacisTs: roB coxall anD eDna Bathroom tissue 8 DouBle rolls Stouffville Cashmere great deal! Church needs buyer before making move BY SANDRA BOLAN doWny unstopables tide detergent 275g or 1.09l - 1.18l selecteD types sbolan@yrmg.com 3 great deal! 99 pkg. 621ml 399 ea. ivory bar soap body Wash 10 x 90g or herbal essenCes shampoo or Conditioner 300ml or styling produCts 170g - 192g selecteD types 299 ea. sensodyne, pronamel multi-aCtion or toothpaste 75ml - 100ml 2/ 00 Jamieson natural sourCes bodyguard caplets 30's or 60's 5 399 ea. 24 11 dontgoviral.ca 99 ea. atoma extra strength aCetaminophen taBlets or caplets 150's or atoma arthritis pain extended relief 5 Don't go viral. caplets 50's atoma extra strength ibuprofen Caplets 144's 99 ea. 99 ea. Stouffville I.D.A. 6212 Main Street Flu shot available now. No appointment necessary. CUStOmEr APPrECiAtiON DAY All rEGUlAr PriCED mErChANDiSE* Off lASt WEDNESDAY Of EvErY mONth *Prescriptions and Narcotic OTC products excluded 10% Ask about our IDA rewards cards Free UndergroUnd Parking ­ elevator access 6212 Main St., FREE Stouffville DELIVERY! 905-640-3324 Prices in effect Thursday, January 14 until Sunday, January 24, 2016 OPEN SUNDAYS! If patience is a virtue, the leaders and parishioners of Stouffville Pentecostal Church have it in spades. Almost two years ago the church had its request approved to re-zone four acres of land in the Beacon Hill Business Park on Hoover Park Drive so members could build a new church. The problem now is selling their current site. The church can't relocate without money from the sale of its current east end Main Street location, according to Rev. Jeff Laird. Interest in the 14.4-acre property isn't the problem. There's been quite a bit and church officials have accepted the offers. The problem has come when the purchasers have delved into such things as sewage and water capacities or zoning and they did not match the new needs, according to Laird who added "several times" offers have fallen through because of this. When they do move to the new location, the plan is to construct not only a church SUN-TRIBUNE FILE PHOTO but a facility that will provide daycare, Stouffville Pentecostal Church on Main Street. youth and adult programs, as well as have community meeting rooms, a gymnasium and banquet facilities. Line's EastRidge Evangelical Missionary Church and Springvale Baptist Church at `I think churches are trying to stay linked Stouffville and Kennedy roads. Laird also noted there is interest in the into the community and provide services employment lands because there aren't any other pieces of land available that are suitthat are relevant and needed.' able. Jeff Laird, Despite interest from places of worship Pastor to potentially build on employment lands, re-zoning has only been granted to the Stouffville Pentecostal Church. Housing the Whitchurch-Stouffville Food A year-long moratorium on new builds Bank in the building is no longer part of the on employment lands has currently been plan. put in place while a planning study on Laird said the food bank board members places of worship within Stouffville, with were not sure they wanted the space and then late last year town councillors stated `Places of worship don't create they wanted the food bank in the Municipal Offices. However, that fell through and the employment and they don't pay taxes.' food bank board and town officials found space on Ringwood Drive. Justin Altmann, The new church would be what town Mayor staff refer to as "big box" places of worship in a June 2015 report to council, which also noted there has recently been "considerable interest" in constructing places of woremphasis on the employment business ship on employment business park lands park area, is conducted. because those lands are somewhat inexThe study is about finding the best uses pensive. for the land, according to Mayor Justin AltThe town is growing and changing and "I mann. think churches are trying to stay linked into Just because the land has been vacant the community and provide services that for forever, it does not mean they won't one are relevant and needed," Laird said of the day be developed, he said. change. "We've got to stick to the plan. We can't "It's a vastly superior building that has just give it away because there's no demand many advantages over a traditional buildtoday," Altmann said. ing," he said. "Places of worship don't create employThere are already two big box-like ment and they don't pay taxes," Altmann churches in Whitchurch-Stouffville ­ Tenth said.