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tribune june 5 1985 a19 large crowd welcomes commuter train return use the train riding mp urges ontario riding member of parliament scott fennell left and ray borden vicepresident of via ontario partici pated in sundays promotional train stop at claremont station mr fennell urged residents to use the reinstated commu ter service in order to ensure its perma nent return the progressive conserva tive government has revived the have- locktoronto passenger line on a trial basis chris shanahan by chris shanahan claremont hamlet residents joined in an exuberant celebration sun day to officially mark the return of com muter train service here the crowd of over a hundred broke into cheers as the sleek via day liner rolled into claremont station slightly behind sche dule breaking through a huge paper ban ner that read here comes the train the 160kiloirietre toronto- peterboroughhavelock line which in cludes stops at claremont dagmar and myrtle in durham region began regular service on monday it was discontinued by the then liberal government back on sept 6 1982 as part of a 200million cutback in federal subsidies to via rail canada inc sundays festivities were organized by andrea graham with participation from members of claremont legion ladies au xiliary claremont winter carnival queen karen carson and peggy turner and rho- da almack who arrived dressed in period costume aboard horse and buggy music was provided by the botsford street ramb lers band from newmarket an elaborate imitation train holdup was planned during the claremont stop but was its back on track the via rail dayliner made its longawaited re turn to claremont in style town sfolk came out in large numbers sunday for a celebration that featured an in strumental band and an illfated train holdup scheme festivi ties were orga nized by andrea graham who termed the event a huge success regular commu ter service began on monday chris shanahan switch to gas and take the heat off your fuel hills more canadian homes 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residents took advantage of sundays free promotional via rail train ride the passengers and accompanying dignitaries disembarked at claremont and joined the other assembled townsfolk for a brief opening ceremony the most important thing is to make sure that we all use the train mr fennell told the crowd that way it the commuter service will be approved and it will still stay the mp credited transportation minis ter don mazankowski with doing the leg work required to reinstate the toronto- havelock line on a twoyear trial basis pickering mayor jack anderson said he feels the train will be a great boon to resi dents of claremont and to the whole of north pickering norah stoner pickerings regional councillor for ward 3 called the trains re turn part of an ongoing process of revita- lization in the hamlet you can see it on the street and you can see it here she said at the station cere mony ray borden vicepresident of via ontario also took part mrs graham who was recently named to a fourperson committee thatll study the best uses for the federallyowned air port property agreed the dayliners reviv al is important to claremonts future its a positive step that will help the revitahzation and redevelopment of the whole area the brock road resident told the tribune but she feels itstinrealistic to expect the via train to catch on with passengers im mediately believing instead that itll take time to get back on the track the train departs havelock at 505 am monday to friday and arrives at torontos union station at 830 am morning stops are made at myrtle 717 am dagmar 725 am and clarmont 735 am the return trip leaves toronto at 530 pm and reaches claremont at 619 pm i dagmar at 629 pm and myrtle at 654 pm for other times consult the via raii timetable claremont passengers will pay 5 one- way and 8 roundtrip to toronto hljutp house mm atltmr 4771010 behind colley borland vale insurance brokers 10 off oo any pool lounge or water lounge in stock with this coupon valid until close june 2085 rollers up to ir we repair solar covers not exactly as shown 100 nw illarp house ml d77lnln 4771010 behin colley borland vale insurance brokers whitchurch d st0uffville 11 days of berry merry fun friday june 21 miss whitchurchstouffville pageant citizen of the year chamber of commerce golf tournament ballantrae youth dance missionary church youth night with the band crossfire saturday june 22 motorcade tour of strawberry fields with breakfast and lunch celebrity tennis in ballantrae festival car ralley united church fun fair and good brothers concert monday june 24 schools concert and lunch in the park tuesday june 25 taking time to taste the strawberries wednesday june 26 lions beef and berries bbq town band concert thursday june 27 musselmans lake crazy olympics and bike race friday june 28 buttermakers ball tournament nhl all star game sports personality award street dance with dick smith and the syncona steel band saturday june 29 in stouffvihe strawberry threads craft sale dunk tank robbie soccer tourna ment buttermakers ball continues with buttermakers dance in the evening in ballantrae country fair junior tennis tournament baby contest petting farm and wagon rides transportation between the two locations compliments of cabletech sunday june 30 church service baseball finals senior tennis tournament in ballantrae and mcneil strawberry social monday july 1 strawberry speedway big wheel rally and bike decorating contest youth olym pics canada day cake and fireworks advance registration or tickets are required for information please contact the recreation office at 6403768