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Stouffville Tribune (Stouffville, ON), February 12, 1986, p. 1

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from 3skss vr ewe1lers fragrance and gold 6404646 w 24 main st w- stouffvkle serving whitchurchstouffville uxbridge area wrxiy is bta a rocking char it gwes you something to do but i wonyget you any place 6495090 6405090 vol 98 no 41 a metrpland community newspaper wednesday february 12 1986 band members await return of 40 pages 50 cents freed musician by chris shanahan stouffville it was prac tice as usual for members of the whitchurchstouffville concert band monday evening there was hardly a word spoken about guy paul morin a former- clarinet player in the band who was acquitted friday of firstdegree murder in the slaying of hirieyearold christine jessop no one in the band has had any contact with mr morin since he walked out of a london ont cour troom a free man according to acting conductor jan stem and she doesnt expect to hear from him at least not right away he is a free man and he is free to return to the band if he wishes mrs stem said after the rehearsal at stouffville dist secondary school but i dont think he will return in the near health study stouffville participants in whitchurchstouffvilles longawaited health study havent interviewed a single person j but already there are accusations of coverup elaine fritz rr 2 stouffville claimed the investigations designed to show everythings fine she even charged dr john hodgkinson the associate medical officer of health with displaying a biased point of view after he stated theres no reason to think this towns any different than any other in ontario mrs fritz claimed a random sampling of 500 households out of a possible 4000 is insufficient she also said many residents have moved away the waters still being used but the users have changed councillor ron robb urged the consulting firm of gpss gil- i rpy associates ltd to pinpoint where problems if any exist i want the people to know this is an upfront study for the benefit of everyone hesaid nothing will be hidden promisedbr hodgkinson r ann gagnohva member of the citizen advisory groupjex- pressed satisfaction withthe company hired for the job im suretheyudo the best they can she said she was disappointed so few people attended the meeting and even more disillusioned only three members of council showed up 5 t as tpthe possibility of health problems related to water coh- tamiriation s gagnon said im afraid there is but ill be ecstatic if there isnt councillor urges growth decision vstouffville its time council came to grips with what the population of our town should be this is the opinion of ward 6 representative jim sanders councillor sanders says once members reach a decision on how lqrge whitchurchstouffville should grow the region will act to meet our needs until then well be addressing the problem in bits and pieces valthough sanders has his own ideas about growth he wants to fiear from the people even to the point of holding a public meeting id like to know the kind of community people want he says councillor sanders feels stouff- ville should grow to 12000 about 3000 more than now the town toll road stouffville saturday is toll day in stouffville lions club members will be out in force collecting tolls from motorists between westlawn crescent and the sales barn the onceayear project has the approval of town council last year close to 1400 was collected all for community work the toll begins at 9 am and concludes at one the committee chairman is ross garrett rr 4 stouffville overall should level off at be tween 23000 and 25000 he says sanders claims both regional chairman eldred king and re gional engineer bob hodgson have made it clear town council must make the first move the ward 6 member is opposed to hook up to the yorkdurham sanitary sewer commonly refer red to as the big pipe should this happen tremendous growth will occur he says and council will be powerless to stop it sanders claims that by sur rounding stouffville with green- belt and keeping the community semirural well be the envy of the golden horseshoe he points to agincourt as an example of what can happen to a community when buildup isnt controlled councillor sanders admits that regardless of what fixed popula tion figure is set some wont be happy he feels however public opinion would serve as a guide people dont like surprises he concluded future she described the mood throughout mondays practice as relaxed and said she wasnt aware that any musician had even made mention of the former murder suspect it was a regular attendance night noted the bandleader who doesnt believe anyones inten tionally staying home to avoid mr morin if and when he does re turn to play clarinet the band is pretty kind- hearted mrs stem said it was backon april 22 1985 that the 26yearold bachelor was apprehended by a combined force of durham and york regional police while driving near ballan- trae mr morin was on his way to a night band session in stouffville at the time of his arrest his future remained in doubt until that dramatic moment at 422 pm on feb 7 when the fore man of an ontario supreme court jury spoke two words not guilty crown prosecutor john scott has applied to ha ve a new trial for mr morin because he feels sup reme court justice mcleod craig made errors in his final instruc tions to the jury an appeal deci sion is expected from the ontario attorneygenerals office within 30 days main street chiropractor allen turner himself a concert band member told the tribune mon day he wouldnt be surprised if mr morin returned to practice that evening but so far there has been no public indication of the musi cians futureplans we just have to accept it dr turner said of the jury decision i dont think its for us to pass judgment on it the chiropractor said if mr morin wants to return to the con cert band i dont think we have any choice but to welcome him back i wouldnt be too surprised if he did come back dr turner added mr morin lives next door to the jessop family in queensville he was unavailable for comment christine jessop disappeared from her home on oct 3 1984 her badly decomposed body was disc overed almost three montfis later in a wooded area near the brock township hamlet of sonya breakin whitchurch loss has been estimated at 10000 in a rob bery feb 3 at lot 16 cone 7 whitchurchstouffville the breakin occurred between 830 am and 405 pm by smashing the window in a rear door the residence was ransacked police said removed were items of jewellery appliances a coin collection video equipment and two revolvers name of the propertyowner was not revealed her gold-platcd- chain ofoffs he con versation v 4ion pieti whifchj urchstouffvjlle mayus grades 2 3 and 4 classes in the library at sum- mitview public school monday the children were intrigued by the medallion posing ques- a former public school teacher nyv intithoniasf v t i mm stouffville fran sainsbury wore her chain of office to summitviewrublici school- monday uboth sheand itwereinstant- hits m classes of gra bom barded her with questions most related to the goldfilled medallion 1fi where do you keep it ho did it cost arent you afraid someone will steal it mayor sail wered each of their queries during an riibt4p minutes v v3bji jcfher ydung audience sat spellbound on the lib- s fairy floor as she i explained in childlike terms the operatioriof the town v whitchurchstouffville she said iriciiides 52000 acres and has a population of 14353 people there are 2200 homes in stouffville and 6500 elsewhere next to stpuffyiilej bauantrae is they- largest urban centre itn- addition to kerchaiir6f office mayorsains- bujry displayed other items includirigrthetowri i flag town pins towngpbpns townbrochuresi and sketched of landraarkhomesarid buildings vbiit thequesiioris attracted the most attention has pavidxpeterspnpr brian mulrpney ever visited your office asked one boy do you have a police escort when you go out enquired a girl have you met ridden in a limousine do you put a closed sign in the lcayewhat tnwjl vork for the tpwnianother asked the mayo salary- sbf othetquesti iy6ugetwhda in whcns the next election i do you work what do you do in yo what are you going to do with th takesypur place at a cmmi meeting when youre sick were you nervous when you first started as mayor and when is the town going to ipuiid maj insbu i she enjoys her job position that pays about 34000 she sail involvement with thelahdfiirsiteprpmptedherr to enter politics councillor wilf morley is her standin d mrs lay r land is her secretary she spends a home as possible she said j bulits not usualj attend meetings four and five nightsgw j proceed work is expected to begin in april on construction of a half mile long trunk sewer that will extend from victoria street stouffville through to ring- wood i there was no opposition to the project a contract thats ex pected to approach one million dollars wphbwhbl following formal approval from the ontario municipal board the work will be put out for tender firms will have ab out three weeks to respond the contracts expected to take from 24 to 26 weeks to com- plete the trunk line will handle both water and sewerage the route willexterid west from the cn righofway along sunset boulevard sooth through the proposed forsite subdivision west to the rear of the anglican church orchard park school and youngs greenhouses then across the ninth line and west foringwood dawson hare bowls em over adult kinsmen reunited old kinsmen never die neither do they fade away on feb 5 twentyfive cxmcmbcrs of the stouffvillc kinsmen club were reinstallcd into the kto club at a founders night ceremony in the stouffvillc legion hall receiving the gavel from kin president gerard windle left is k10 president bob lewis the k10 treasurer is john mccracken secretary mickey hunt was a patient in hospital and couldnt attend jim thomas stouffville if daws hare burkholdcr street stouff ville is walking on a green cloud this week folks will understand he and two other members of the richmond hill lawn bowling club placed second in the united states world open held in las vegas nevada the threesome including frank zzara and john winter carnival stouffville a softball tournament a snow sculpture contest allterrain vehicle races crosscountry skiing outdoor skating and a dance in lalcham hall are some of the events plan ned for whitchurchstouffvilles winter carnival this weekend the twoday affair is sponsored by kerry industrial mens slo- pitch team most of the activities will take place in the stouffvillc park saturday including the crosscountry skiing the starting point is next to the adventure playground north of the pool the dance is planned for saturday night mulligan lost only one game that to a rink from alberta there were 64 entries mr hare praised the sports- manship of all competitors we were called the eskimos he said he noted however that one rink came all the way from alaska the local trio each received 400 the winners received 1200 deer hunt a public meeting to discuss the pros and cons of a north township deer hunt will be held wed feb 19 at 8 pm in the uxbridge music hall main street south officials of the ministry of natural resources maple branch will attend along with members of township council residents both for and against the shoot are invited the ministry is advocating the hunt the public protection committee of council is opposed the issue has created con- siderable controversy in some areas of the municipality due partly to the factdoes and fawns would be included in the kill

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