the tribune 30000 copies vol 2 no 18 a metroland community newspaper saturday may 3 1986 56 pages 25 cents join the caravan sjoerd witteveen as part ofeducation week james robinson public school students put on a multicultural caravan at the school taking a break in the school playground are left to right kristin nakamura 5 aya nakajimas 5 chihiro nakajima 3 and jodie mackay kristin aya and chihiro were dressed in authentic japanese costumes for more pictures on education week see page 23 mansion work may begin in 86 by chris shanahan staff reporter the owners of a centuryold stouffville landmark will proceed with a revised plan of renovation at a cost of nearly 400000 jack chang of magnetic realty investments limited hopes to be gin work later this year on the old mansion house hotel at the cor ner of main and edward streets wed like to start in november or december of this year if it goes according to plan mr chang said in an interview thursday he and partner leslie morocz have submitted a revised propos al along with a new committee of adjustment application for sever al minor variances a complete overhaul is planned for the present home of a sub marine sandwich franchise 24- hour photo shop and boarding house the owners originally submit ted plans calling for the develop ment of a twotier licensed res taurant and lounge to the rear of the existingmr submarine outlet mr chang said the proposed dining establishment has since been reduced to a onestorey facil ity to keep within the projects budget he stressed the redevelopment plan is very much alive even though magnetic was recently re funded 475 of a preliminary plan ning report fee related to its ap plication for a zoning bylaw amendment mr chang claimed questions about structural difficulties were not a factor in the decision to alter the design concept the coowner said his architects have examined the ex isting facility and confirmed it is structurally sound the familystyle restaurant tentatively named corks and caps would be adjoined by about eight one and two bedroom apart ments the sub shop and other re tail space will be upgraded and expanded weekenders press run up to 30000 effective todays issue the pressrun of the weekender in creases to 30000 copies this 20 per cent increase from 25000 is a result of rapid growth in the market and re sponse from both readers and advertisers said publisher bruce annan new carrier routes opened up in milliken unionville and mar- kham and added motor runs in rural areas around both mar- kham and stouffville make the increased distribution possible the weekender is delivered to every residence before 10 am saturday from steeles ave to the vivian sideroad and from hwy 404 to the 9th line plus uxbridge and area any ques tions about delivery should be called in to 2948244 or 6402100 mps wife borrowed millions put your money where your mouth is that in effect is what deputy prime minister erik nielsen told the liberal opposition dur ing a heated debate in the com mons wednesday still the centre of controversy is york peel mp sinclair stevens it was noreen stevens the riding members wife who allegedly acquired a 26 million loan from anton czapka the co- founder of magna international inc a wellknown auto parts firm denied knowledge stevens denied knowledge of the transaction with prime minister brian mulroney in vancouver to attend the official opening of expo 86 and mr stevens in washington it was nielsen who bore the brunt of the verbal assault however he managed to keep government critics at bay by suggesting they lay charges and therefore put their seats on the- line under parliamentary pro cedure mps who lay charges and fail to have them proven are required tq resign demands rejected nielsen rejected demands to refer the matter to the com mons committee on privileges and elections prior to his departure mr mulroney said in his opinion the york peel member had fully complied with the conflict-of- interest rules governing cabinet ministers he pointed out that mrs stevens a prominent lawyer had acted not as a trustee of her husbands business but in the role of a solicitor she is vice- president of a real estate firm called cardiff investments ltd nothing wrong robert boyce assistant depu ty registrargeneral adminis ters and monitors the conflict guidelines established in part by the mulroney tories boyce also claims mr stevens has done nothing wrong whats inside shes special special mothers day sectionb1 to b- 20 directory comment p4 entertainment p14 to p16 sports p20 to p21 childrens page p23 real estate p25 to p28 classified p29 to 35