the tribune 3 30000 copies whirckorcilstouff 5 main st west sr vol 2 no 27 a metroland community newspaper saturday july 5 1986 40 pages 25 cents uxbridge hoy dead after pool mishap a 2yearold boy drowned tuesday in his grandparents whitchurchstouffville swim ming pool brandon hallas son of nick and anne hallas rr 1 uxbridge was transported to uxbridge cot tage hospital where he was pro nounced dead on arrival according to york regional police the boy was discovered unconscious at 7 10 pm in a pool located on cone 9 north of mus- selmans lake hallas was in the care of his grandparents mr and mrs tho mas osborne while his mother was at work an invesitgation by constable james mchardy has ruled the boys death accidental a relative of the family declined comment on the incident when contacted friday at the hallas home on durham region road 8 in siloam a private memorial service will be held today july 5 at 1 pm in siloam united church residents plan fight against music festival some residents in the north pickering community of brougham are determined to block promoter rick johnsons attempts to continue his con troversial county jamboree the country music festival is scheduled for july 1820 on mr johnsons rented brock road farm property just north of hwy 7 it features entertainment by more than 20 canadian bands plus attractions like a talent search contest and celebrity slowpitch ball tournament hamlet resident doreen simp son is one of a group of neighbor ing ratepayers who claim the jamboree must be stopped be cause of excessive noise vandal ism and general rowdyism in pre vious years and the citizens have expressed their concerns to sympathetic town and regional officials as well as to chief jon jenkins of durham regional police but mrs simpson claims the jamboree operator has just thumbed his nose at all oppos ing groups and individuals i wonder how one man can get away with this in defiance of all citizen groups and the police she said her next step is to try and have public works canada which manages the proposed jamboree site and the rest of federal airport holdings to slap an injunction on the event organizer mr johnson maintains that he has considerable community sup port around brougham he also claims his jamboree serves a valuable fundraising function within the community according to a publicity poster part of the proceeds from the 10th annual jamboree will go to the canadian cleft lip and palate family association the event will also include a bottle drive to fund minor sports though advance literature notes that no bottles or glass will be allowed on site entertainers lined up for the brougham music festival include terry sumsion prairie oyster myrna lori anita perras cyril way rick cormier jack bailey tim taylor joe aylward county band whiskey jack whiskey river harvest and lost wages for ticket information contact 8396407 or 6492295 oh canada what a country markhams holly schmidt 11 looks on in awe as fireworks explode colorfully overhead during the economist and sun birthdaycanada day double celebration at milne park on tuesday a crowd of about 7000 turned out for the days events that in cluded childrens games music food and laughter bill lanning and sjocrd witteveen whats inside marc quinn new theatre manager5 directory comment p4 entertainment p12 reflections p17 to 24 childrens page p25 church page p26 sports p27 to 29 real estate p30 to 34 classified p35 to 39 maude gould wins citizens award10