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h- st tt v jrtf5rrsr st r tj tfmmbvwm -y-gryy-s-a- n w fv i a6 the tribune wednesday june 30 1982 council comments by v jim sanders garbage not in my backyard- i i this seems to be the main obstacle to a solution for the disposal of in dustrial waste recently i attended an industrial waste management seminar spon sored by the newlyformed ontario waste management corporation and the association of municipalities of ontario its purpose was to explain the role of owmc and obtain feed back from the municipalities owmc is presently searching for a solution to the problem of disposal of liquid industrial waste ontario at present has no accept able way this as you can well understand is a major concern since it is causing economic and en vironmental hardship as well as sub sequent health problems owmc is responsible to the ontar io government and is charged with finding a solution they are looking for and receiving both public and pri vate advice they wish to keep the process as open as possible major parts of the final solution will include recycling waste reduc tion and detoxification as well as landfill sites the latter will be re- quired to handle only a small portion of the total volume of waste howev er this small portion could be the most dangerous several persons including myself- emphasized theimportance of de veloping recycling programs the recycling operation in whitchurch- stouffville is typical of what is re quired it increases public aware ness of the problems associated with waste disposal while at the same time helps to reduce the amount of waste i believe that as more people get into recycling they will become more involved and better informed regarding waste disposal in general the issue of industrial waste eli- minatiori will then become more understandable and owmc will be able to find solutions that are more acceptable in other words recycl ing will help develop the political will to support a proper and safe solution to the issue of industrial waste disposal letsrecycle the- bath water it may save the baby the tribune what event are we watching noyi mommy i ft t jr itci rfl i r j j l wht wrthum andrew p cook advertising manager i hi established 1888 james thomas barry w wallace editoflnchiel publisher editorial dept jim holt jim irving display advertising dept rod spicer bryan armstrong classified advertisingcirculation joan marshman office manager doreen deacon business office eileen glover national advertising representative dan poyntz 363- 1 051 published every wednesday at 54 main st stouffville ont tel 6402101 single copies 25 sbusciiptions 1300 per year in canada 3500 elsewhere member of canadian community newspapers association ontario weekly newspapers association ontario press council and suburban s newspapers of america second class mail registration number 0896 the stoullville tribune is one of the melroland printing publishing ltd group of suburban newspapers which includes the acton free press aiaxwhitbypickerina news advertiser aurora bannernewmarket era aurora bannernewmarket era weekend edition the bolton enterprise bramp ton guardian the burlington post the burlmton weekend post the elobicoke advertiserguardian the georgetown independent markhamthornhill economist and sun the milton champion the mississauga news the mississauga news weekend edition the north york mirror oakville beaver oakville friday beaver oshawa this week oshawa this weekend the richmond hillthornhill liberal the scarborough mirror the woodbridge vaughan news ifcroamlng around markhams proudest proj ect 6402100 canada weeks for you a miracle those were the words used by mayor tony ro man to describe during a rededication cere mony and service sunday the reconstruction of first markham baptist church on the grounds of the towns museum and a miracle it is an accomplishment that even in an age of extraordinary endeavors stands out as a feat of mindboggling magnitude zion baptist chapel on the ninth line of mai kham was erected in 1848 one hundred and thir- tyfour years ago it was a smalf church plain in- furnishings and architecture it served the com- munity as a place of worship until 1958 when like so many similar structures it was forced to close i attended that final service i also had the pri- vilege of attending its rededication sunday it- was truly as if someone had turned back the clock a miracle it goes without saying that nothing tugs at the- heart strings like recollections of ones country school and church for most of us thats all we have left only the memories however thanks to the inginuity and foresight of the markham his torical society and the cooperation of markham town council a memory for me has become a realitya dream come true yes i relived a decade of my boyhood as i sat through that service sunday and i dont mind admitting the words both spoken and sung had something less than their usual impact i had otherthings on my mind we my two brothers mysister and myself walkedthe twomile distance to church every sunday afternoon reluctantly so on occasions but seldom did we complain little did we know then that the time spent there would be the most rewarding and memorable years of our lives rev duncan mcgregor now of sault ste marie was- the minister i remember best he impressed me greatly as a lad mainly because he was so much a part of the community he regular ly visited our school mcd our christmas con certs and generally was respected by young and old alike mrs russell johnson and mrs albert batt taught me in sunday school russell john son led the singing audrey lewis avery played the organ and willie johnson maintained the grounds jim lewis it seemed did everything else time changes things no one will deny this however for first markham baptist church time has stood still disregarding the switch in sites the chapel by jim thoaaas- inside and out is almost exactly the same hard to believe that brick by brick it had been moved more than two miles the old dominion organ that once responded to moody and sankey hymns under the guidance of audrey lewis reacted the touch of clarion bak er the pulpit the cockthe chandelier a lamp lantern two benches and a table are all originals what isnt authentic has been made to appear this way even better a stairway now leads to the balcony rather than a ladder theres also a- basement instead of a dugout and a modern kitchen has been built on the back much is owned to many members of the mar kham lions club bill hood paul burkholder gord forgie carman lewis john williamson john lunau bob bruce and more a big job well done first markham baptist church was official ly closed august29 1971 a sad ending- first markham baptist church was official- iy reopened june 271982 a joyous beginning pioneer worshippers looking down through a cloudless sky must have joined in the rejoycing their labor of love has not in vain canada week or canada weekend if you prefer starts tomorrow july 1 thanks to the diligent work of chairman gcd stonehouse and a host of committees this occasion has become a highlight event in whitchurch- stouffville while many hours of planning have gone into the fourday affair its success really depends on you for activities arc all geared to public participation without this they fail as strange as it may seem some folks cant get all that enthused they see july 1 and the weekend as just anothcrholiday a trip to the cottage a time to leave town and come hell or high water- thats what theyll do we cant stop the great migration nor do we intend to try however for those who dont or wont wc urge you to take part youll be glad you did this year more events than ever have been lined up were not expecting you to attend them all select the ones that interest you most for starters thursday join in thepeo- ple parade beginning at 10 am from success square stouffer street and main then in the evening theres the canada queen pageant and the citizen of the year ceremony in the high school at eight this year our special guests will be soccer and softball players and their parents from stc anne des plaines quebec lets give them a warm whitchurchstouffville welcome the kind of reception were sure to receive back there all being well and weather permitting it should be a great four days you can make it so- in my opinion in a class by themselves by jim holt welcome slum cleanup jr good riddance thats what residents must surely be saying in response to word that several delapidated houses on the east side of hwy 48 south of ringwood are to be removed at this point in time were not certain what strings mayor eldred king had to pull in order to get action on this matter but whatever he did hes to be commended in addition to being fire and safetyhazards these structures were eyesores hardly the kind of welcome one wants on a main road through the municipality several have wondered at the cost not hav ing discussed the project with the mayor we dont have such figures perhaps he doesnt either however we tend to wonder at the cost to date of allowing them there a verit- able slum on the southerly approach to town not the type of advertisement we want or need on several occasionsthe fire department has been called to these sites our suggestion each time was let them bum unfortunate- ly the solution wasnt that simple be that as it may the firefighters would have done the town a big favor by simply standing by and letting these the structures go up in smoke- nothing gives- me greater pleasure than studying an ancient automobile not too ancient mind you after all im only able to remember those machines of the thirties and forties and even they at times arc a bit hazy therefore when assigned to cover the mar kham antique car show and auction i took off with all haste before my respected editor decided to do it himself my favorites are the cars of the fifties and sixties overplated overpainted designed by- stylists rather than engineers the product of advertising agencies who thought they knew what we wanted without any thought of con servation they were atrocious by todays standards but glamorous remember those underpowered and underbraked monsters so overweight from in ception tipping the scales at between three to four thousand pounds they were indeed a reflection on the over indulgent society in which we lived but with gas at 25 cents a gallon who cared my first memory of the postwar motoring era was a 1948 hudson hornetdown in south africa after several years of austerity in war- torn europethe magnificence of the chrome- plated dials and gadgetry on the dash con- vinced me that nobody but nobody could build a better car but alas i think that of all cars- well nearly all a ralph nader im not around about the same time i remember a studebaker commander circling piccadilly circus- with everyone trying to make out if it was coming or going both front and back looked alike i cannot recall becoming overly excited ab out the products of the fifties although i would have sold my soul for an english jaguar xk120 it was during the sixties that i again took a renewed interest in cars yes getting married and raising a family tends to blunt ones appe- titc for automobiles i was impressed with the early chevy im- palas with their rocketstyled fenders that tended to lift the rear wheels from the ground at anything over seventy and the chrysler with gunsights on the front fenders and an aw- some array of options available to anyone fool ish enough to pay the price ford introduced its thunderbird around 1954 the price tag around 3000 or 6000 loaded nothing has changed remember the initial riviera the first time i saw one i thought it was a ferrari the design was very italian and the yearwas 1964 1 bought a used one in 12 with every option except air one went through the auction last week not in bad condition considering the bidding stopped at 1150 sad the owner wanted 1200 will we ever forget those enormous buick 8s with the tinted glass that was dark green they had huge wurlitzer front ends like a shark with concave teeth and the 52 dodge with a grill try cleaning it that resembled a harmo nica and metal the thickness of a sherman tank oh and how wc tried to keep up with the joness remember when charlie next door bought that big beautiful dc soto you had to go out and buy a packard and nearly broke the bank theres no doubt about it our my love affair with the automobile continues mind you weve become a little reckless having been deprived of our flashy oversize ego- inflating monsters many of us have turned to the orient for transportation sure theyre fuelefficient comfortable safeandcapableof a hundred thousand miles but who cares give me back my 450 cubic inch chromiums- plated monster with all the toys and oh yes at the same time lower the price of gas j i i 1 j