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sa kt-a- sssz- one parent families association of canada markham chapter head office 487-7976- uxbridge pickering real estate 1983 thunderbird from 10389 have you doyen a ford lately- mcarthuffs sales hyw 7 kennedy rd 4741350 service 20 manage at 2948400 second section a metrbland community newspaper wednesday november 23 1983 strike cripples durham schools many students at claremont public school recently received prizes for their fund- raising accomplishments grade 2 student neal riste won first prize for earning the most money grade 4 student brandi key right won a stuffed bear for the second highest amount and the third place winner was jennifer coghill left tenyearold pam rictehae backcentre won the the draw prize audrey green by audrey green durham region close to 3500 durham re gion students have been forced to find their own transportation to school since drivers of travel ways school transit ltd walked out on strike almost a week ago v the parents are doing a super job said durham board of education chair man ruth lafarga she said the number of ab sent students reached 28 per cent on the first day of the strike last thursday but by monday the list of absent students had dropped to 10 per cent the durham board has approximately 39 travel- ways buses working throughout whitby picker ing and the northern re gion lafarga said the board has explored other op tions of transportation for students but nothing has been made available the board will review transportation methods again if the strike con tinues she stated talks between local 307 of the canadian brother hood of railway transport and general workers and the travelways company hit a stalemate at the begin- ning of the week the company doesnt want to give us what we want said marilynne pitcher union business agent for local 307 the union is ready to talk to the company at anytime pitcher explained that the strike which is the first of its kind involves more than just the complaint of money matters a combination of job security and safety policies were also being discussed the union has asked the company for a 10 to 12 per cent wage increase but the company has only offered a 6 and 5 per cent increase over a twoyear contract in durham region school bus drivers earn about 1890 a day said pitcher who drove a school bus her- stmemmqwiii t kmv- vxbridgetwb pedestrians remain in hospital af- terthhyweremtbya vehicle while on brock street west uxbridge at 103 airinovw said durham regional pduce iv-v- the veliicleywhichlwastravewngeastboundnbroci street west hit bradley graham 17 of scarborough and tifleenyeafoldfaye welch pti uxbridge police said they received major injuries andwere taken to uxbridge c6tfagehospltal c vj according to hospital officials both youths are reported lnytalecppdiu6nftchsii rv v there was 100 estimated damage to the vehicle which was driven ibywsephpeiersrir4omemeepolice are still investigating and charges are pending v- v j- highspeed chase ivvitf- 1 v police were involved in a highspeed chase along re gional road linuxbridge township nov 21 at 2 am when a driver failed to stop for them fthe vehicle was later apprehended on yorkregioral road-32hli-hic- self for 11 years breaking the figures down she said the average run is about one to oneandauarter hours long which works out to approximately 945 per hour according to pitcher markham bus drivers earn from 785 to 1012 an hour and mississauga drivers make approximately 1160 per hour its not very much money she stated its worth more and theyre the drivers standing up for a principle they believe in how many people will get up at 6 am in the middle of the winter to start a bus said pitcher its really a hard job and theyre real ly dedicated she said all bus drivers are required by the ministry of transportation to con duct mandatory daily bus checks before starting ori the first pickup this in volves walking around the bus and opening the hood to check for items like gas lights and water levels youre expected to do that for nothing pitcher said its unknown when the union will resume talks or how long the strike will continue but the general public is starting to scream take my kids to school travelways spokesper sons were unavailable for comment claremont stu dents at claremont pub- lie school have just ab out reached the end of the tunnel they recently com pleted a very success ful fundraising drive to sell sun catcher stained glass window hangings throughout the community to show for theirefforts studentsv raised approximately 3700 according to princip al jimcrosbiethe money raised will be used to purchase some commodore 64 compu ter terminals disc drives and keyboards for the school mr crosbie said they originally aimed at buying two computers but after the money started coming in from the sales they now hope to buy three the school is presently checking on computer prices but the cost they expect to pay ranges be tween 1300 to 1400 per computer it money equaled to and went beyond what we expected mr cros bie said many awards were given out to students for their hard work but the three top winning stu dents for the highest amount of money raised were neal riste vfirst place with 21188 bran di key second place with 19742 and jennif er coghil third place with 19527 sevenyearold neal won a tape recorder brandi 9 won astuffed toy bear and jennifer 6 received the amfm radio mr crosbie said approximately 1700 sun catchers were sold dur ing the selling blitz committee takes action company given time limit uxbridge figure skater arrives home with medal uxbridge after a solo performance to music al excerpts of the rose fame and electric horse 12yearold jennifer cook of the uxbridge figure skating club skated home from the eastern ontario sectionals in ottawa last weekend with the silver medal jennifer of 22 jonathan st uxbridge was one of five girls from the uxbridge team who participated in the three day event after placing first in her group for juvenile ladies she adv anced to the freestyle figure skating and won second place her teammates were valerie grosvenor sarah hall anand date and savi- na firidlay during her eight years of skating jennifer has par ticipated in various com petition like the uxbridge invitational scarborough skate pine ridge and in oshawa and hamilton- but this was her first such award skating is interesting for jennifer but shes also involved in many sports while attending joseph gould public school she takes active part in soccer volleyball and basketball jennifer said she now has a little time to breathe be fore her next skating com petition in february at the 1984 uxbridge invitational uxbridge since the proposed palomino estates subdivision agreement re mains unsigned and unpaid back taxes continue to mount up the uxbridge planning and development committee have decided to take action v almost ten years after the original draft plan approval was granted by the ontario ministry of housing the committee passed a resolu tion objecting to another draft plan extension for the proposed subdivision the resolution stated that if palomino estates ltd didnt adhere to the commit tees requests by january 31 1984 their draft plan would be discontinued and the zoning bylaw would be revoked so the subject land could remain in a holding zone we want some security this time around after ten years it gets a little frustrat ing said mayor bill balliri- ger its driving us nuts in administration work your frustration is no greater than ours stated jack grant president of seaton group which in corporates all of his com panies on june 15 1977 the first draft plan approval was granted to palomino estates ltd for an 185 acre land parcel north of the cnr railway tracks and south of brock street near the uxbridge arena however since that time the company has notpro- ceeded with any of the de velopment which included 60 singlefamily homes and 16 townhouse units youve never delivered the goods why should we support a draft plan ques tioned ballinger all we wanted was some develop ment but youre not willing to gamble in our com munity if uxbridge takes away the only draft plan approval wehave in uxbridgcit might seriously jeopardize this proposal said steve maizels vicepresident of seaton group emotional ly and morally we feel obli gated to uxbridge in 1978 bylaw 788 was passed by the municipality to allow for land rezonihg but because the subdivision agreement wasnever signed the rezoning wasnt approved the land which is pre sently zoned holding h open space o and re sidential first density rl would have been rezoned to allow for subdivision de velopment weve waited with bated breath explained ballin ger if youre not going to develop you should just pack your bags and go home grant told the committee that during the poor eco nomy the company had been hit hard and we had to struggle to survive however ballinger didnt except his excuses its the little guy out theres whos putting his money where his mouth is and helping uxbridge- were tired of listcning- at some point some how someone has to say enough is enough association hosts upcoming annual bazaar the ajaxpickering and whitby association for the mentally retarded is spon soring its annual bazaar this saturday nov 26 from 1030 am to 3 pm at the emperor street centre 36 emperor street ajax the sale will featre baked goods christmas de corations handicrafts and plants along with a flea market childrens table and a fish pond coffee tea soup and sandwiches will be served the proceeds will be used to maintain preschool group homes workshops and recreation programs for further information contact the association at 177 dowty road ajax phone 6837366 historic whitevale opens community centre whitevale r after a year of community work and determination the residents of whitevale in pickering township will officially unveil their new community cen tre at the mouth of the duffin creek saturday dec 3 at 2 pm when the doors of the old french plank 1820 style home are unlocked a new meaning will be revealed what was once an individual home will now house an entire com munity it has been renovated and redesigned to maintain a touch of history it only seems logical to use an old house said janet mchak a member of the building committee the house was in terrible condition to renovate it took a lot of work and a lot of fun according to mrs mehak the home was originally known as the miller house since it belonged to the miller family for years once in the hands of the community the house was registered under the canada works project and through the govenment program a grant of 70000 was donated towards its rebirth after the grant money was used the remaining labor and supplies were donated by commun ity volunteers said mrs mehak- the centre will be available for community groups crafts classes kids clubs and residents meetings the house has been upgraded with kitchen and bathroom faci- lities a main room and in the future it may expanded to include sports facilities she stated the building has been declared under the ontario heritage act and its situated at the entrance of the seaton hiking trail located at the mouth of the duffin creek the new whitevale community centre will soon officially open the house which was originally built in the 1820s has been renovated with the help of a canada works project grant and the whitevale community v- audrey green