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a metroland community newspaper vol 94 no 45 whitchurch stouffville march 3 1982 25 cents 16 pages beauty or beast wonders whitchurchstouffvillecouncillor beautiful to look at but glacierlike pinnacles extending fifty feet in the air on property north of the aurora road near cone 5 whitchurch- stouffvuie are actuauy- frozen effluent king colepuckfarmijrjrlv3newnw councillor charles warden is fearful that with the arrival of milder weather the ice cones will melt and pollute the nearby stouffville com plaints concerning staff ab senteeism at stouffvuie dist secondary school voiced by several parents have been discounted by principal michael- muir contacted by the tribune friday principal muir declared the situaion no better and no worse than ever seldom he said are there more than two teachers away on any given day he backed this up by checking the on duty roll friday and finding only two of 48 staff members absent i challenge anyone who says absenteeism is excessive we have nothing to hide muir suggested that parents who harbor such concerns should contact him personally if we can im prove im all for it he said the principal said that except for emergencies work is supplied in advance by the teacher who expects to be awain this way the supply the i person doesnt enter classroom cold unlike some schools stouffvuie always has a supply teacher on hand fully qualified to conduct a lesson muir said michael muir hed like to add more names to the list however and would welcome anyone who might assist in mis regard the most difficult positions to fill on short notice are phys ed and shop principal muir said staff cooperation has been ex cellent creating a very friendly atmosphere within the school seldom if ever he said can students complain of nothing to do or use this as an excuse to miss class they the students dont skip through the cracks around here as for his own role mr muir said hes required to attend several meetings every month this forces him to be away from the school about onethird of the time he also coaches a midget basketbau team a twolevel administrative system principal and vice- principal allows one or the other to be out of the building without impeding the schools operation he said reaction positive secretvote on school plan holland -river- jimholt its arsenic stouffville now its arsenic in a well three- quarters of a mile from the water supply for the village of -stouffvile- this is the claim of the concerned citizenscommittee following tests conducted by dr w joseph mcdougall president of advanced en vironmental systems inc new york- v dr mcdougall made his findings known at a press conference friday held at the home of former town coun cillor becky wedley ballan- trae samples taken from three wells showed an arsenic level 39 times the permissable amount allowed by the en vironment ministry dr- mc dougall said i cant imagine anyone not being alarmed he stated when asked if there was cause for concern the ministry must in- the light of this evidence address its own standards results have subsequently been turned over to york regions medical officer of health dr owen slingerland fran sutton a member of the concerned citizens group said the ministry had con ducted tests the same day as dr mcdougalls firm had conducted theirs but up to friday had refused to reveal the result i called them several times she said but theyve obviously decided to keep their findings secret dr slingerland contacted by the tribune monday declined comment on the ar senic report saying he hadnt yet had an opportunity to study it he said the information had only been submitted to iris office that morning mayor eldred king did not attend the news conference friday he said hed been in vited but on learning the medical officer of health would not be present he declined stouffville a proposal put forward by principal michael muir- to makestouffville a community school has met with mostly favorable response the staff ad ministrator told the tribune this week its principal muirs plan have only four periods per day and encourage adults in the community to share whatever courses may prove a benefit he feels he has time between now and september to im plement the program the majority of depart ments are very enthusiastic and ive heard little adverse comment from the students he said a staff vote by secret ballot was planned for mon- day i muir doesnt anticipate a great surge of adults if and when the system goes into effect he looks on it as a long term project with numbers gradually increasing as word gets around the principal is a strong advocate of the fourperiod plan claiming too much time is lost switching from room to room and subject to subject more work r would be ac complished during longer periods easier to ac- comincdate parttime students improve homework habits with v only- four subjects per day students less likely to skip 75minute classes a student would miss fewer periods if absent through illness and a common lunch hour would allow v ihtown students more time to go home and those who remain more time for sports and club ac tivities mayor eldre king no mistrust w stouffville mayor eldred king has made it clear there is ho feeling of mistrust with regard to water sampling and analysis by jhe en vironment ministry as far as council is concerned the problem says mayor king the ministrys tests arent done often enough and dont go far enough new book markham ron moran former ward 6 councillor and regional councillor town of markham has written a book entitled municipal councillor how to becomeone public sale is expected in about nine months with 25000 copies available coasttocoast it wiu contain 275 pages 28 of these with illustrations the initial script took only six weeks to complete the re write task took 2v4 months theres nothing like it on the market mr moran told the tribune c the dicksons hill resident spent 6 years oh markham council before- losing out jo mayor tony roman in the- election of i960 in a letter to environment minister keith norton dated jan 28 1982 mr king states as follows the council of the town of whitchurchstouffvllle emphatically expresses again there is absolutely no mistrust regarding the ministrys present sampling and analysis procedures the town has never indicated we disagreed with any test results of your ministry admittedly there has been a difference in thought as to what we should monitor as a result of many meetings we have respectfully submitted many pitfalls in the present monitoring system this was i emphasize presented with total respect and with no other reason than the deep concern and fear that exists in our town we do not mistrust we are sincerely and respectfully seeking and sharing our constructive concern we do however expect you to take whatever action and exert our authority to give us the protection we deserve scenic tour stouffville york regional chairman bob forhan has invited members of town councu and senior staff personnel to participate in a bus tour of york to study areas of development and employment being created as to v whitchurch- stouffvilles contributipn to this s sightseeing expedition councillor charles warden hasv withv tongue in cheek recommended a visit to the york sanitation landfill site maybe we could tour the dump said warden its the only way well get in on another issue the town is in receipt of a brochure from the ministry of agriculture and food entitled how does a gas utility change its rates y counculor bill kamps has suggested whitchurch- stouf fyille publish one of its own caued must a town close a dump six students allstar band stouffville six students from stouffvuie dist secondary school auditioned to participate in york regions allstar band concert at mary lake shrine near king city march 7 and all six were selected onepf these eric evans of grade 11 topped all fifteen contestants in the clarinet section peter samuelson musicdirector atsdss told the tribune he will be joined by another grade 11 student cheryl simpson of ballantrae other participants from stouffvuie high are armitage grade 13 flute denny assinck grade 12 trombone carrie armitage grade 11 tenor sax and sean- lynch grade 11 french horn denny assinck will also play in the stage band there were 160 applicants for 60 available positions mr samuelson said other students are from markham richmond hill aurora thornhill king city woodbridge and newmarket time of the concert is 230 pm with tickets available from the school or at the door culture recreation town approves students sponsor shdvy their nights to shine the studentsponsored high school variety show goes on stage thursday and friday evenings march 4 and 5 at8pm two of the dancers sharing the spotlight are cheryl martin left of bafbnts and christine hodglns of stouffvuie jim holt stouffville in keeping with recommendations contained in the culture and recreation master plan community centre boards have been established in stouffvuie lemonville vandorf and ballantrae for 1982 they will work in con- junction with a 12member recreation committee one from each community board six appointed by council at large and two members of council appointed by council are- john hutchinson cliff dunkeld cliff glover daphne goldman ralph wise and david summerfeldt community centre board members are stouffvuie robert lemottee wm mur phy lloyd jennings marjorie bowes james hobbs ronald graham harry schell councillors bill kamps and tom wood lemonville henry nauta j douglas streit robert lowe bruce burton pat courage- councillors jim rae and biu kamps vandorf donald joyce ronald preston dawna noble reta alcorn peter vannostrand coun cillors charles warden and jim sanders ballantrae lynne wise pierre lebel david maxwell kim rogers jane forfar councillors tom wood and wilf morley 4 j i isasasssassssssiisai