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n km ren twit pjbir4 sibiessey 57218 mayor gordon ratcliff left of whitchurch- stouffville and sales representative lawrence hennessey of vandorf discuss the benefits of a new 35000 square foot pharmaceutical plant to wjbt be built on a 31 acre site at main street west the industry mcneil laboratories canada limited is a subsidiary of the worldwide johnson johnson organization ballantrae planners re j ect industrial complex v ballantrae large- scale industrial development is not compatible with the com- jnjunjtyofballantrae at least notat the present time planning committee made this assessment after con sidering a plan submitted to the ministry of treasury by schickedanz development ltd to establish 42 industrial lots on the northeast corner of hwy 48 and the aurora sideroad council rejected a previous proposal from the same company for an industrial subdivision on the 154 acre parcel last spring councillor jim wong reaffirmed the opposition he voiced at that time extensive industrial buildup at the ballantrae location would he pointed out practically en velope the community centre and the adjacent public school there are many spots already zoned for industry in the municipality he added i dont see the wisdom of having more here mr wong said that he would willingly call a meeting of residents to assess their opinions on the matter councillor june button commented that she had in spected the site and had also come to the conclusion that the proposed development would overwhelm the area and that industry was not particularly compatible to the location the jprojiejtypresently under the airport freeze is zoned industrial under the old zoning bylaw and similarly designated in the official plan councillor eldred king reminded the committee that the ministry had requested the towns comments on the sub mitted plan he speculated that to discuss plant sites ballantrae the possibility that an in dustrial park could be located on the north side of the aurora sideroad at the rear of the ballantrae school and centennial centre has prompted the ratepayers association to i place this issue on its agenda thursday evening tonight while the site is zoned industrial the majority of townplanning committee members are opposed to its development the time of the meeting in the centennial centre is 8 pm mr schickedanz had the perogative to develop the site but added i think he would respectcouncilsopinionjfrwe decide it ispremature to open the land up at the moment and i believe the ministers office would uphold our opinion nickels dimes buy zoo pets goodwood when the students of goodwood public school visit the new metro zoo in scarboro they can point with pride at two animals there and say look everybody theyre ours and theyll be right for a bushtailed possum150 and a longtailed porcupine 120 have been purchasef through a fundraising campaign called project noah under the leadership of mrs forsyth and mrs fockler the students and staff organized bake sales put on plays and even raised money by doing extra chores around home when the nickels and dimes were totalled they found they had enough to buy both the porcupine and the possum the total contribution from all schools in ontario county was 2205722 srtbu vol 86 no 25 whitchurchstouffv1llemarkhamuxbridge thursday nov 15 1973 m pages prestige company to build plant here four students are 1 ops stouffville while last weeks graduation exercises focused attention on student achievement the exceptional accomplishment of four boys now in grade 13 was officially recognized at a meeting of council nov 6 jeff aida rick briggsjude john campey and paul howard the stars as far as hometown fans are concerned of the reach for the top competitions held earlier this year were honored by council and the town of whitchurchstouffville in a special ceremony attended by parents and school staff representatives mayor gordon ratcliff in presenting framed scrolls to the students congratulated them on their success in reaching the top in regional and provincial confrontations to compete at the national finals of the televised quiz series former sdss principal bill duxbury referred to the contestants as four fine young men he followed by teachers neville hodgson and robin ward who supervised the local team acknowledged their ac complishment and the honor they had brought to the school and the town a welcomed stouffville mayor gordon ratcliff has welcomed news that a 35000 square foot in dustrial plant is to locate on a 31 acre site at main street west were very fortunate to secure it the mayor said at the conclusion of a news conference thurs day he observed that the companys parent firm was noted for the ar chitectural design of its buildings mr ratcliff said the industry would provide added employment for residents in the area and encourage other prestige companies to acquire sites intown johnson johnson subsidiary buys site in towns west end thief strickes sour note stouffville robert danielis rr 2 stouffville is a young musician who plays a guitar and writes his own lyrics up to now his repetoire is over 50 songs on saturday someone broke into his car on main street and stole not only his guitar but all the music in the case through the tribune he is asking that the lyrics of no value to anyone be returned theres just no way i can do it all again he said theres just too much to remember while the guitar is worth 300 new robert isnt so con cerned about it as over the loss of the music he plays in a trio called whisperwind the group is scheduled to perform at music night in latcham hall nov 24 anyone with any in formation on the whereabouts of these items is asked to call 640- 4037 sheep killed blame wolves uxbridge twp wolves are believed responsible for the slaying of a suffolk sheep oh the farm of robt nesbitt cone 6 uxbridge twp the torn remains of the animal were found about 50 yards from the barn its the second sheep to die in this manner and mr nesbitt feels several wolves were- involved he has filed for compensation under the livestock com pensation act stouffville a south- side section of main street west to ringwood could eventually become whitchurch- stouffvilles industrial golden mile the plan moved a step closer to reality nov 8 with the announced purchase of 31 acres by mcneil laboratories canada limited a subsidiary of the worldwide johnson johnson organization the site known locally as the ferguson farm was owned by gino testa r r 2 stouffville lawrence c hen nessey of vandorf completed the sale through the firm of len cassidy- real estate toronto information pertaining to the companys decision to locate here was revealed at a press conference in stouffville thursday present were mayor gordon ratcliff administrator ralph corner ward 4 councillor cathy joice and mr hennessey phase 1 of the plant will include approximately 35000 sqare feet and when- completed likely by dec 1974 will employ up to 100 people the firm will manufacture pharmaceutical lines including tranquilizers anesthetics analgesics and sedatives initially the company had selected property north of gormley and later near ringwood but both were given up since the sites could not be serviced a plant of this size will carry an assessment of close to 650000 and contribute about 14000 annually in taxes mr hennessey anticipates a building of unique design comparable to the one in don mills it will be a real asset to the town he said he noted the highway frontage was a priority and the site was of sufficient size to permit ex pansion he said discussions related to the firms coming to this area had extended over 1m years mr hennessey praised the cooperation he had received from the mayor the ad ministrator and members of council and planning com rhittee the purchase of the property was a cash deal he said the price was not revealed treated like animals claim arrested youths stouffville the presence of additional police in stouffville hallowen night prompted expressions of ap preciation from several citizens three young people however did not share this feeling two of these alan vague and david smith were arrested oct 31 and charged with causing a disturbance nellie kamps was a witness to the incident letters of protest have been sent to town council and the york regional police com mission mr vague in a written statement to the tribune said they were treated like animals he complained that following their release they were refused transportation home from newmarket and had to walk 18 miles in the rain the police are supposed to be our friends said mr vague but with friends like that who needs enemies miss kamps said an attempt had been made to contact the councillor in their ward and they had spoken to the mayor but nobody seems to be able to give us any help she con cludes i intend to fight for justice in this case because if no one fights for their rights then such injustices will keep on happening and will only get worse charges withdrawn stouffville on hallween night three boys were arrested on main street in stouffville and charged with causing a disturbance two of these alan vague and david smith filed letters of protest one to town council and one to the police commission on monday in newmarket provincial court the charges were withdrawn by the crown stouffville it was graduation night at stouffville dist secondary school friday and 171 students received diplomas many of these were singly honored through presentations of honor pins honor bars awards and bursaries top academic recognition was paid to linda farrier and pamela lawson year 1 dale grose and fiona waite year 2 shirley morgason and carolyn chase year 3 jeffrey aida and rebecca elson year 4 debbie johnson and norma harcourt year 5 the senior band directed by e m hawley and described as the best in york county played several rousing numbers and was accorded a standing ovation principal g d mccartney and board of education chairman j m hunter ad dressed the assembly mr mccartney welcomed former principal w e duxbury back to the school the address to the graduates was delivered by g r harding a member of the staff mw aeatteraf e accomplishmfente the frank yake legion 35 award is presented by branch president grant turner left to blair curkson charles jackson left pietenu the akron standard 100 award to duncan mscdonald stouffville rr 3 john campey right of gormley receives an engraved watch for general proficiency from kenneth wagg