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Stouffville Tribune (Stouffville, ON), December 21, 1982, p. 1

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4- i j v- a vf cap stouffville the quickest way to closure of thehwy 48 landfill site is through negotiation mayor eldred king told a delega tion representing the con cerned citizens committee at a special meeting of coun cil dec 14 1 closure would also rule out any future appeal by the property bwnersthe mayor told the tribune i have to rely oh the best professional advice i can get and i think negotiating is going to put the plan into ac- tion much faster than the appeal mayor king said in reply to a demand from fran sutton of the concerned citizens that the mayor and council read two weighty pollution reports the group had received the same documents had been submitted to the towns consultants the mayor said they have 32 phds i think they would give us their honest inter pretation would rather rely on someone in whom we have confidence an appeal- against the ministry of the environ- ments decision to close the dump has been adjourned until jan 19 mrs sutton told council the site must be capped im- mediately alternative wa- ter supplies as determined by the ministry of the en vironment must be sup plied to all homes within two kilometres of the dump she said this includes the town well areai the six residents now obtainingthe extra water represented a token ges- tureshesaid we ask town council to join us in public demand for these me asures 7 jk you do we havea grea- ter chance of winning- well go without you but wed like to have you with us- mrs sutton said the site should have been capped in the early 70s i believe these are the things we are trying to do now said the mayor vthe closure plan starts im mediately also the capping any additional waste there wont compromise the safety of the site the mayor later enlarged on the closure program to the tribune a hopedfor monitoring program would identify any contaminant or impact that the site was having on the aquifer below a third party would oversee and supervise the program for as long as required i a the final contour would in clude the disposal of addi- tional waste to ensure and complete the geometry- the latter would minimize the infiltration of rain water thus minimizing the gen eration of added leachate he said closure would not be subject to appeal the mayor said j the company would not be able to reapply in the fu- ture regardless of the find- ings mayor king toldthetri- bune the townexpecjsto have a vfuuyocumentedv agreement to present to tnet hearing when it resumes- early in 1983 this christmas give gold diamonds v 6404646 24 main w stouffville 2944844 76 main n markham a metrolancl community newspaper vol 95 n033 tuesday december 21 1982 28 pages 25 cents trust m branches acroucanku mentbef canadi deposa tnsunc corponbon gics rrsps rhospsj stars and stripes daily interest savings 81 main st stouffville 6404000 deadlines because christmas day and new years day fall on saturdays the tribune office will be closed dec 27 and jan 3 for the issues of dec 29 and jan 5 deadlines for classified and retail adver tising will be fri dec 24 and fri dec 31 at 5 pm we appreciate your co operation requests support stouffville fran sut ton spokesperson for the con cerned citizens committee is calling on the entire commun ity to lend support to the june 30 closing of the york sanitation landfill site we want the wholetown to join us mrs sutton told the tribune enough is enough with the exception of fran sainsjiury and whlmorley shesbeerimntovchhvithall members of councilman effort to have them reconsider any ex tension of the deadline date repeated appeals are only prolonging the life of the site mrs sutton said theyyork sanitation are handing us a load of baloney and were swal lowing it f the glad park a venue en vironmentalist feels council is making a mistake if it goes along withtheyofk sanitation recommendation she denies however that she ever used the word stupid to describe councils actions at the inaugu ral meeting dec 7 maybe someone did but it wasnt me she concluded i principal michael muir praises plan by ministry stouffville a move by the ministry of education to increase the number of compul sory credits needed for a high school graduation diploma has been lauded by michael muir principal of sdss i think its terrific he said something ive been predict ing for three years under the new plan the com pulsory list will go from nine to sixteen subjects includingfive english courses two math and science courses and one each of geographyyiistorysdcialsci- ences- physicalknd -healths- education arts business or technology study principal muir said- that under the old system of the ear ly 70s a student could stick- handle his way through grade 12 by choosing only the easiest subjects we were in some cases graduating illiterates he said how did this come about he was asked muir explained that ten to fif- teen ago the idea of doing your own thing be came popular and this thought was reflected in the education system it was the permissive society- long hair the shabbyjclothes thatwasthe thing but young people were to learn they cant be floweichil- dren all their lives such beliefs dont put bread and butter on the table regulations he said have mar jo poinsettias are one of a kind poinsettias and christmas are synonomous the beautiful plants are seen everywhere this time of year h6wevernon can quite compare with the allcanadian marjo red strain per fected by jim white of james white florist rr 4 stouffville their beauty is matched only by sisters judy and helen bartolic part- time greenhouse employees jim thomas suspects crazy badly hurt markham a 20-year- old markham area man suf fered a broken neck thurs- day night in a freak accident during a pickiip hockey game at the markham arena charles warriner son of jack and pat warriner cone 7 markham was in jured when he fell into the boards no other players were involved witnesses said he was rushed by ambu- lance to scarborough centenary hospital and la- ter transferred to st michaels where he remains in intensive care surgery will be performed today charles had been working almost a year as an appren tice mechanic at allans shell service woodbine avenuenear gormley he is highlyvegarded by allan nichols the stations prop rietor he was active also in the field crops division of markham 4h underthe leadership of alex davidson and trevor watson been tightened- considerably since then but this proposals the biggest thingptvhit the secondary school education system in years at long last the pendulum is swinging back v while principal muirseesit asa step in the right diree- tion he strongly defends the performance of graduates from stouffville high at the universi ty level he notes thatre commendations regarding dis cipline do hot apply at sidsts wkefeprpbrems asexperi in someschools do not -exist- v i although grade 13 has beenv maintained gifted students will be able to obtain an honors graduation diploma in fourj years by acquiring the necesv sary credits muir concluded lights attract hundreds claremont duncan spang rr 2 claremont is fighting for his life in ajax- pickering hospital after being shotdec 11 duringan armed robbery at a farm house shared by he and brother harvey on the 9th cone of pickering it looks bad real bad har vey told the tribune while information on what actually happened remains sketchy harvey believes his brother was hit by two shotgun blasts at close range his liver was ruptured dune as hes known to a wide circle of friends had gone to the farm to prepare break fast its believed his assailants were upstairs at the time hav ing entered the premises by a rear door dune was shot as the trio made their escape despite the seriousness of his wounds he was able to drive across the road to the valtoudis meat packing plant where he sounded the horn summoning help harvey spang was away at the time on his return he disc overed the laneway entrance blocked and close to a dozen officers on the property sthe interior of the house he described as an awful mess the two bedrooms had been ransacked and light fixtures smashed a wash basin set considered a valuable antique was broken into a million pieces theyniust havebeen crazy harvey said initially itwas thought dun- can might have been shot while in his car and maybe with his own gunj but this has since been ruled out the front seat of the car was soaked with blood harvey said entry to the farm was made from a sideroad likely during the night harveybelieveshe thinks they remained in the barn then broke into the house when it appeared no one was around the victim harveysaid wears a hearing aid because of this impediment he probably wasnt aware of there being anyone upstairs harvey feels the situation might have been different if both had been there i keep a gun too he said its hard to say what would have hap pened the trio was stopped by police on 7 less than 40 minutes after the report was re ceived its believed they were en route back to seagrave where they live in custody are two brothers charles and wil- a ham kennedy 22 and 20 respec- tively and ronald joseph per- rault 21 motive a myster 5 stouffville it was planned as a christmas reunion for dianne millar main street east stouffville and son wayne 19 of vancouver is land they hadnt seen each other for almost three years he and his closest friend de nnis brooker of kr 1 ux- b ridge- had gone west in 1979 seeking work wayne found em ployment in a bc fish factory and stayed dennis returned and continued to live at his pa- rents home on sideline 35 east ofcone3- for mrs millar an employee on the staff of cable tech wire co ltd the christmas reunion was not tobe instead she attended her sons funeral wayne the victim of an unex plained murdersuicide dec 14 in the basement of the brooker home mr and mrs brooker discovered the bodies on their return from an evening of bowling reason for the deaths has the families and policebaffled both had been shot with wayne dieing instantly dennis suc cumbed en route to hospital he was 21 mrs millar described dennis as a nice boy he and her son hadbeen school mates a friendship they maintained over the years wayne had everything going for him she said he was planningon returning to hjs job and was looking forward to buying a new truck he en joyed life dianne admits its been a trying time she was informed of the tragedy while at work but didnt learn the details until reaching the police office she said her parents turner and mae forsythe of uxbridge and a close friend karen plaskittof stouffville had provided much help v rev michael locke of trin- ity united church conducted the service friday afternoon from the chapel of low low uxbridge- interment will be made in the spring cashel jack arid muriel hardings garden of lights- is attracting the attention of hundreds r their property is located on the west side of kennedy road south of 18th avenue mar- kham theymoved there iriv october 1981 thedisplay contains close to 2500 bulbslsome of which flash on and off intermittently mrs harding said i she credits the accomplish- ment to her husband the santa claus his sleigh and reindeer are all products of his hand- iwork she explained tliji christmas music originates from inside the house with two speakers set outside the sound is heard plainly at the road j while jack arid muriel dont maintain a guest list they recently received a christmas card from a family at rr 3- stouffville it was addressed simply to the folks with the garden of lights candlelighter candlelight services were held at many churches sunday even- ing on dec 14 an organization called children of the church put on a special program in stouffville one of the participants was eightyearold lorraine layland second street a jim thomas notice tribune publisher barry wallace has announced new prices for mail subscrip tions carrier home delivery and newsstand sales of the newspaper the new rate for a mail subscription inside canada will be 15 for one year 2850 for two years outside canada delivery will be 45 for orieyear s home delivery by carrier will cost 30 cents per week readers may call the cir culation department at640- 2100 to discover if home de livery by carrier is available in their area w f newsstand or store copies will cost 35 cents per week the price increases are the first in three years and reflect increased production and distribution costsvimr wallace said- r

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