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grand opening fri sept 12 5 main st w stouffville serving whitchurchstouffville uxbridge area countrye tyme sitrealtv ltcl its good to have an es open mind if you know q27 6495090 what to let in- 6405090 ol 99no20 a metroland community newspaper wednesday september 10 1986 52 pages 50 cents m nineteenyeatfold lori thompson rupert avenue stouffvlle is the 1986 queen of mar- kham fair the firstyear kyerson student was the judges choice at a pageant and dance fri day night runnersup were kelly little and jill taylor both of markham loris sponsor was the markhamstouffville weekender bill lanning loris our girl jj- air queeit f by jim thomas thats our girl lori thompson rupert avenue stouffville is the new qtieen of markham fair the 19yearold ryerson student sponsored by the markham- stouffvilfe weekender was the judges choice at a gala pageant and dance friday night runnersup were kelly little and jill taylor both of markham tamara ewen and jacquie chong both of stouffville were two of the five finalists marie beckett the queen of 85 officiated at the crowning ceremony lori a firstyear ryerson student in hospital ity and tourism management admitted to some advanced coaching on the academics of agricul ture from boyfriend russ brown rr 1 union- ville they attend many of the social events hosted by unionvillejr farmers a lori described her selection as a real sur- ipprlse i was happy just to be one of the five finalists she said- earl and wendy loris mother and father were both in attendance wendy immediately phoned her parents walter and edna lee of ringwood to give them the good news lori says shes looking forward to involvement jin this years fair and representing the east york agricultural society in the miss cne pageant next august while not a farmerette lori says she still looks on stouffville as country and enjoys living here she commutes to and from college every day marie beckett described by board president mary cosburn as a super fair queen outlined the many events attended during her feign she called it a very memorable year she was presented with an engraved plaque by mrs cosburn judges for the pageant were margo mar shall councillor town of whitchurch- stouffville mark cullen of weal cullen nurseries and rick wannop 1st vicepresident of markham fair buildup opposed with 210 lots already proposed for residential luildup in the area of cone 6 3yhitchurchstouffvillc and the urora road ward 1 councillor 8jfargot marshall says enough is enough councillor marshall is strongly opposed to further development atthis location claiming the ttwn must draw the line some- vbere marshall voiced her objections ihen a plan was presented for 21 additional homes on a 48acrc par- hj west of kennedy road oppo site the future extension of jesse thomson road msa- j fun run s sunday is terry fox day in whitchurchstouffville ux- v bridge and across canada s the sixth annual marathon of jhope begins at 9 am from leigin park uxbridge and 1 2pm from latcham hall stouffville the tribune is co- sponsoring the event in both communities in heu of pledge sheets a 5 j registration fee is required bicycles are permitted in the uxbridge walk but not in stouff- ville i an engraved shield will be presented to the whitchurch- stouffville school with the most participants engraved medallions will be presented in uxbridge receipts from last years stouffville walk totalled 9500 there was walk in uxbridge in the ward 1 representative said few of the proposed residences had been erected these should be built first before we start any thing new she stated by placing one development adjacent to another the town is creating a hamlet in a rural area she said allow our existing hamlets to grow to their potential rather than start new ones she urged councillor jim sanders said the proposal should be open to public discussion so the people can see what buildup is planned for the area what alternate use is there for the property asked councillor jim rae he called it an ideal place for something like this councillor wilf morloy agreed but councillor marshall wasnt convinced she suggested the town had been generous in per mitting 210 residential lots give these a chance first she said mrs marshall admitted few homes had been built so far but all had been approved theres no turning back she said how far do we go she asked we must draw the line some where pctersmith the developments planner said from a farming standpoint the land has no econo mic use he described the site as very secluded and barely visi ble from the road the 21 lots would be a minimum of two acres smith explained while the majority of council members appeared to favor the development town planner michael saunders was opposed i suggest the town is gradually creating a rural residential ham let at the aurorakennedy in tersection this will eventually result in a loss of the rural ambiance in this neighborhood as it becomes more urbanized with residential structures and in creased road traffic saunders replied in part standard set on properties stouffville the towns muchdiscussed property stan dards bvlaw should be on the books by jan 1 lflsg staff official bruce arrowsmith informed a committee meeting of council last week mr arrowsmith said hes confi dent once past problems arc cleaned up only five or six appeals will be heard each year hes proposed all applications be handled by the committee of adjustment no parking stouffvi lle the parking of heavy trucks in residential sub divisions will soon bca thing of the past town staff official bruce arrowsmith told a committee meeting of council tuesday the problem can be controlled through zoning mr arrowsmith suggested smaller trucks onehalf and threequarter tons in size would be exempt from the regulation ballantrae wells a costly problem owners by barbara smith ballantrae many well water users in ballantrae are angry and they took out their frustrations on members of town council at a public meeting sept3 faced with the expense of drill ing new wells or approving a com munal system residents sought guarantees for the future both in servicing and funding they accused politicians of being long on figures and short on facts karl reichert an engineer em ployed by the province said prop erty owners with contaminated wells 79 in total have two alternatives 1 replace old wells with new ones at an esti- mated cost of s1g300 each or 2 establish a communal system costing si 04 million for 79 homes or 275 million for all 248 homes the province reichert said will pay 85 percent of each new well the nine wells contaminated by road salt will be subsidized 100 percent he explained cost of a communal system will be divided between the province go percent the region 25 per- gobbler axed whitchurch the gobbling of a turkey was the basis for a complaint before the protection of persons and property commit tee opwhitchurchstowfville council sept 2 councillor jim rae himself a farmer couldnt believe it whod complain about a tur key in a rural area he asked town staff official bruce arrowsmith said the gobbler was kept penned up on a small lot the identity of the complainant was not revealed councillor rae said he could understand problems created by dogs and even cats but not tur keys mr arrowsmith said only one complaint of this type had been received others related to horses 12 chickens 4 and goats 2 the period dates back to september 85 the town official predicts an increase in livestock related com plaints as development continues in rural areas he has recom mended the situation be moni tored one more year after which time it be reassessed cent and the town 15 percent councillor ron robb in whose ward the problem is situated cal led individual new wells band- aid treatment a few years down the road we could be right back where we are now he stated by a show of hands most seemed to favor a communal sys tem it would be mandatory to hook in reichert said two major concerns were voiced who would pay the towns share of the 15 percent for a com munal system and what of new residents whose wells become contaminated after the twoyear subsidy term expires mayor fran sainsbury said the meeting was called by council to obtain opinions from the people funding of the project she said could be worked out later however several speakers said they couldnt reach conclusions unless funding was known mr reichert refused to give guarantees that a communal wa ter system would adequately serve the ballantrae of the future this he said is dependent on how large the community grows one gentleman was heard to grumble as he headed for the door too much speculation many appeared to agree stouffville trade show 86 opens at the whitchurch- stouffville recreation centre thursday sept 11 and continues through saturday sept 13 times are 5 to 10 pm thursday and friday 1 to 10 pm satur day the chamber of commerce is sponsoring the event more than sixty booths have been reserved chairman jack chambers told the tribune a complete sellout admission is free a fashion show sponsored by the wedding room and bunnys flowers will be held three times during the show 8 pm thursday and friday 430 pm saturday participants arc chris berry tamara ewen patti hodgson sheila and cindy mcneil jane white maris jane and susan anderson laura campbell jennifer cowley stephanie barclay debra surman sara winger and le- nore ramer commentators are bunny burton and jean barclay guest soloist is tamara ewen a host of lucky draws will be conducted saturday evening visi tors are encouraged to fill out ballots at any of the many booths on the floor fivehour seige ends peacefully whitchurch a markham man armed with a 22 calibre handgun held police at bay five hours before surrendering early sunday morning david joseph kush of walker- ton drive drew his gun when approached by york regional police constable gerald methe he had earlier driven his car into a ditch on the aurora sideroad in whitchurchstouffvlle in an ensuing struggle kush broke free and fled into a nearby bush the emergency response unit flagship pulls into port its arrived after weeks of work the 390ton former coast guard cutter ville marie pulled into oshawa harbour last week from sorcl quebec the name will be changed to our lords ship hcavcnbound and the ship will be used in a program called hcavcnbound ministries spearheaded by david howard above of rr 2 stouffville jim thomas was called in along with two offic ers who specialize in hostage negotiations inspector ivars vitins and detective brian abra ham talked the man into sur rendering inspector vitins played down the skill he and his colleague used explaining we just tried to calm him down tried to reason with him five hours later kush put down his gun two additional handguns were found in his car and a search of his home revealed four others plus two rifles workman badly hurt gormley a 33yearold newmarket man remains a pa tient in toronto general hospital following an accident sept 3 at ratcliff lumber ltd woodbine avenue gormley john ash son of mr and mrs wm ash rr 1 gormley was banding a load of lumber when he fell about 13 feet to the ground he suffered a broken back the victim was rushed by ambulance first to york county hospital newmarket then air lifted by helicopter to toronto general hospital where surgery was performed thursday despite the seriousness of the injury mr ash remained con scious throughout the ordeal his father told the tribune champion at cne whitchurch don har- graves horse challenger won the overall grand cham pionship in the canadian sport horse division at the cne the entry exhibited by dr jack chassels of the canadian hunter and stallion stn rr 4 stouffville took the sr grand championship then swept the grand championship overall mr hargravc owns cashin glen farm rr 3 stouffville challenger has since been sold for a figure in excess of 10000 the tribune has learned however hell attend the annual canadian hunter breeders show at zweibrucken farm kennedy road whitchurchstouffville sept 20 and 21