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New Earl owners find perfect fit in downtown Stouffville
Stouffville pub-goers breathed a collective sigh of relief earlier this month when they finally saw the front door of the Earl of Whitchurch open. Executive Chef Maurizio Coticone (left) and co-owners Leanna Collins and George Bigelow opened the doors to the Earl of Whitchurch May 3 after a fire kept it closed for 22 months. It had been 22 months since a patio fire closed the popular... Read More
Co-operative making Stouffville ‘greener and cleaner’
Whitchurch-Stouffville is becoming greener and cleaner according to Audrey O’Handley, the Director of Education and Community Awareness for the Whitchurch-Stouffville Energy Co-operative. Their goal is to maximize energy use and private production capacity in Whitchurch-Stouffville, leading the region in the green energy movement. The Whitchurch-Stouffville Energy Co-operative... Read More
Jane’s Walk brings history to life
On May 4, Stouffville residents are invited to take part in Jane’s Walk, an initiative inspired by Toronto urban activist Jane Jacobs, who died in 2006. Jacobs’s book, The Death and Life of Great American Cities, introduced ground-breaking ideas about how cities function, evolve and fail; ideas that now seem like common sense to generations of architects, planners, politicians... Read More
A Giant Fundraiser
Whitchurch-Stouffville Library’s Giant Book sale takes place this year from April 10 to 14. Book Sale hours are 5 to 8 p.m. April 10, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. April 11 and 12, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 13 and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 14. Whitchurch-Stouffville Library’s Giant Book sale takes place this year from April 10 to 14. The annual event provides a vital source of funding to augment... Read More
Province overrides name “Musselman’s Lake”
Queen’s Park has overridden Whitchurch-Stouffville council’s decision that “Musselman’s Lake” be the official name of the community and lake north of Stouffville. In a report to be released next week, the Ontario Ministry of Transportation says that the name must be changed after an intervention from none other than Google Canada. The Province of Ontario... Read More
Cyber security seminar teaches kids how to surf safely
Whitchurch-Stouffville mayor Wayne Emmerson officially marked March 14th as Youth CyberSafety Day in Stouffville as the Whitchurch-Stouffville Public Library & KnowledgeFlow.ca presented a CyberSafety Seminar on Thursday morning. The free seminar, hosted by the Library, was offered to young people of all ages and their parents focusing on how to safely surf the Internet and... Read More
Stouffville home to children of the Cold War
By Ben Embiricos If you are too young to remember the Second World War but old enough to remember bell bottom jeans, then the Cold War was probably the international political backdrop for your childhood. As I explained to my nine-year-old son recently, the Cold War was not a battle for market share between two ice cream companies. In all seriousness, even for those old enough to... Read More
Musselman’s Lake Winter Carnival a family affair
On Feb. 9 from 1 to 4 p.m., the Winter Carnival at Musselman’s Lake celebrates its 10th anniversary with a wonderful afternoon of outdoor activities, indoor entertainment and all-round family fun. The Winter Carnival at Musselman’s Lake celebrates its 10th anniversary this Saturday. CLICK FOR WELCOME VIDEO Ward 2 councillor Phil Bannon, who has been organizing Whitchurch-Stouffville’s... Read More
In the saddle
On a cloudy winter night, when the Durham forest is pitch black and covered in snow, a group of seven mountain bikers head out to traverse the one-foot-wide path. It takes them two hours, and they return home breathless but happy. And for Tom Hanrahan, a Stouffville resident and one of the seven bikers, it’s the thrill that keeps him going. “I love mountain biking, be it as... Read More
Mayor Emmerson’s New Years Eve Fire Works
This years event has lots to do for the family. fireworks There will be horse drawn sleigh rides, a bon fire, music, ice sculptures and a fireworks finale. You can also enjoy free hot dogs and hot chocolate. The entire evening is free paid for with donations from developers. Located at Memorial Park everything gets started at about 6:30 p.m. and the the fireworks will start... Read More
Food Bank Challange fills dump truck with donations
Leave it to LaFarge Canada to try and fill a dump truck with 5 tonnes of food. And they did just that – and more – Friday afternoon. Derek Freemantle (left) of the Uxbridge Loaves and Fishes Food Bank, Whitchurch-Stouffville Mayor Wayne Emmerson and Marion Wells and Jean Lanta of the Whitchurch-Stouffville Food Bank, watch as Stouffville's Lafarge Canada collect... Read More
Moraine Trust accepting donations at local Christmas tree farms
Patricia Short-Galle, President of the Oak Ridges Moraine Land Trust (left), Susan Walmer, Executive Director and Brian Horton (right) of Horton Tree Farm flank Whitchurch-Stouffville Mayor Wayne Emmerson as he holds a freshly cut Christmas tree at Horton's Tree farm in Stouffville Saturday. The Land Trust is collecting donations at three local area Christmas tree farms for... Read More
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