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usapsisgsbggfcs ttsf jptfirv one parent families association of canada markham chapter head office 487-7976- uxbridgptekririg real r estate ford c j thunoerbmd from 10389 have you obr xwair mcarthutts hyw7kmadyltl v- 4741350 tr 20heiiogtrd 1236400 second section a metr6landcdrnmunity newspaper wednesday november 2 win park battle by audrey green green river after much public outcry con cerning noise allegedly caused by ethnic groups at green river park the met ro toronto and region con servation authority is en ding their lease as of dec 31 1983 ever since we had it the park there has been problems off and on with noise and we did every thing we could to terminate the problem said don prince manager of prop erties and administrative services for the authority the authority leased a piece of land and this year we will not be renewing it according to prince the authority had leased half of the 63 acre park located on hwy 7 in pickering from the ontario land corpora tion on dec 29 1978 at that time the land was already being leased to a family operation under the name of e moumouris and the authority decided there was no reason to discontinue it at that time the complaints have been mounting for years said glenn bainbridge president of the green riv er community association things have come to a head unfortunately for them they had the park at that time bainbridge explained that residents were com plaining about noise pollu tion and traffic there wasnjt just one or two people who were com plaining stated prince he also said the main problem was amplified music speaking on behalf of his parents spiro moumouris said they rented the park out to approximately 20 different macedonian groups during the summer months and those groups would hire bands to play he said the park was only used on sundays and it opened around 9 am the bands local artist opens gallery would begin around 2 or 3 pm and finish about 8 pm the only way we could get bookings was with music said mr moumouris the only way it could function was with amplified music however townof picker ing councillor norah ston- er an executive on the au thoritys board said the lease did not allow ampli- fied music although he signed a leg- al document he wasnt pre pared to be bound by it said stoner prince said there had been a number of meetings held with both the commun ity and tenant to resolve the problem but a compromise couldnt be reached they told us they doubted whether they could help us out said mr moumouris he his father was very upset bainbridge refused furth er comment as far as im concerned the matter is closed according to prince the authoritys executive com mittee gave the final verdict on october 5 it was the de cision of the authority to not renew the lease on the land following the final deci sion three buildings burned down in the park and the possibility of suspected arson is currently under in vestigation by the fire mar shals office what upsets me right now is someone committed arson on the property the day after the decision stated stoner theres no doubt it was arson stoner said she is still waiting for the fire mar shals report on theinci dent- the only people who would have gained from arson were the ones who wanted it closed said mr moumouris they wouldnt have known of the decision at that time we didnt find out until a week later the future use of green river park is unknown said prince however there have been suggestions to create a hiking trail or to plant trees he said the issue is still under debate utica restoring the old to hew is what has hap pened to a 19th century grist mill on hwy 21 in the ham let of utica but with the re novations the mill has de veloped an entirely new character the building is no longer the 1811 mill it used to be instead its the mill hollow gallery and studio which is owned and operated by local artist georgia youngs she has spent the last few months converting the front of the mill into an art gallery to housethe works of many local artists the rest of the mill will be ms youngs home its about time theres something out here said ms youngs i think theres a good market and i know theres a lot of good local artists around the gallerys official opening is being held satur day nov 12 by invitation only and sunday nov 13 for the public from 12 to 5 pm im getting so excite- dits going to be nice she explained ms youngs whohasbeen active in the artfield for ab out seven years operated an art gallery out of claremont but she said the location wasnt good so she moved to utica in hopes of opening up the market and giving the area a diffe rent type of art flavor her gallery will carry art from various local artists and most pieces will be sold to those interested she said the art work will sell in the price range of approximate ly 150 to 800 they buyers will know theyre getting something worth while said ms youngs i wouldnt sell anything if i wouldntput it on my own walls at the official opening some of the local art work to be presented aside from her own include walter campbell of uxbridge janet mcghee of oshawa the late michael behnam of peterborough and photo- grapher robin clegg of guelph these artists have proved themselves she stated i want to present something interesting she explained the type of work to be displayed as a cross section of art and the techniques range from water colors to dry brush aside from running the gallery she also hopes to teach art in the near future the mill hollow gallery and studio is located be tween hwy 23 and hwy 12 bn hwy 21 liberal delegates attend convention t rzs jv durham region a group of voting and backup delegates from the durhamyork liberal asso ciation will attend conven tion 83 at the sheraton cen tre toronto this weekend from friday nov 4 to sun day nov 6 the associations voting members include doris bakervictoriadc marco- eva sedore edna sanders and constantin roman of keswick bryan herman and jinna and bruce find- lay of claremont kevin fccney of uxbridge keith carson of mount albert and gwen jane maryland hugh mowbray of kinsale the alternative backup people are walter sedore and george hastie of kes wick dillon sullivan and alex sheppard of canning- ton jill and keith scott of uxbridge bill brock and audrey and bob archer of port perry joyce burrows of sutton westharold payne of willow beach and v tcressa lonegan of jack sons point the convention will focus on various issues which the ontario liberal party views as concerns for the forth- coming election these issues are jobs in the work- place education en- vironment agriculture new family services gov- ernment accountability ontario hydro labor- management and crime and justice council update poppy week uxbridge the public protection committee recently proclaimed friday nov 4 and saturday nov 5 as poppy day for the royal canadian legion branch 170 grant issued a 100 grant was donated to the uxbridge township santa claus parade committee on thurs day by the finance and property committee the group requested a donation of 30 but com mittee members agreed to give the same amount as they did last year grant denied a request from the social planning council of oshawawhitby for 75 was denied thursday by the uxbridge finance and property committee a letter from the council stated due to the lackof funding sources available to our agency we are con cerned that our service may have to be terminated the organization was seeking funds to help pay for one staff members salary new equipment out with the old and in with the new members of the finance and property committee agreed recently to purchase a new 300 electronic scale for weighing mail in the municipal office its a benefit and its a money saving thing so you dont put more postage on than you need said administratortreasurer ron kester new member the uxbridge management committee voted in favor of appointing glenn arnold 89 dominion st uxbridge as the new member of the library board there was one vacancy open- late start plans for the new 254000 central works depot at durham regional road 8 on lot 30 cone 5 ux bridge arrived on oct 25 but they still need final approval i thought they wanted this thing up by novem ber questioned councillor sandy ewen the uxbridge works and roads committee is awaiting a further update on the situation vantage building corporation of downsview is the com pany hired to build the depot church show the public protection committee has agreed to let the uxbridge baptist church use one of theee- mentbuildings in elgin park to construct the back drop scene for their upcoming production on dec 21 22 and 23 the church will present living nativity behind morgans garage 23 brock st west uxbridge this is something really unique for uxbridge said mayor bill ballingcr its a big production and they need some room- set date after three committee of adjustment meetings where held in one month members of the finance and property committee decided to set a specific day for once a month only- truck drivers trapped uxbridge one truck driver is dead and another is in serious condition after a headon collision occurred between two halfton trucks on oct 30 at 741 pm uxbridge 26 division of the durham regional police said the fatal acci- workers were able to cut dent took place on shirley them free the trucks were road south of port perry complete writeoffs said thirty threeyearold harry police and nocharges have braid of markham was kil led and 20yearold dennis gatchell of blackstock is in the intensive care unit of a toronto hospital both drivers were pinned in their trucks until rescue been laid police are investi gating the incident theft police received a report from vicdom sand and gravel ontario ltd rr 4 uxbridge on oct 28 that a breakin occurred and a cut- ting torch hoses and tanks were stolen police said the equipment was valued at 400 i jt