To the Editor
As a long time volunteer and supporter of the Strawberry Festival, I can hardly express my surprise and excitement when I opened the July issue of the Stouffville Free Press. The articles and pictures, along with the business support for making Canada Day and the Strawberry Festival a successful event, were overwhelming.

Thank you to all who supported the 26th annual Strawberry Festival through attendance, sponsorship and volunteer efforts.  Special thanks to the committee that worked year-round to make the Festival happen.  With perfect weather and record crowds, the 2010 Festival was truly one to remember.  It has been an honour to serve as the chair of […]

This year’s Moonlight Madness brought out large crowds and demonstrated the unique pleasures of a traditional downtown.
Friends and neighbours hung out together, new residents saw a different side of the community and children of all ages ran, played and showed off their artistically painted faces. Musicians and dancers performed and stores stayed open to welcome […]

It’s been a loud, hot summer in downtown Stouffville as crews work on much-needed road repairs.
Delighted as we are to have our broken-down infrastructure fixed, there’s nothing like the chalk-squeaking sound of construction trucks backing up to turn a mild-mannered editor, desperately seeking a peaceful environment from which to churn out deathless prose, into a […]

Motus O Perspectives Article
It was twenty years ago today…

Stouffville dance collective Motus O celebrates two decades of entrancing performance art with Perspectives 2, which premieres at the Lebovic Centre for Arts and Entertainment - Nineteen on the Park at 8 p.m. Sept. 30, Oct. 1 and 2.

“When I ran through the Sparks Street Mall, the road was narrow yet people were running behind me and all these other people were lined up clapping for me. I was floating through the air and didn’t even feel a thing. I felt so great. That type of memory you can never take away.”