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school overload expected by denise mcdonald stouffville with fairgate and greenpark subdivi sions nearing completion and the victoria wood develop ment well on its way orchard park principal jan de laat predicts stouffville will soon see a major school population surge y 0i k 5the board of education has projected a total enrolment of 600 students by 1991 assuming there are no boundary changes says mr de laat yw claims orchard parks attendance figure has already reached 420 students compared to the boards estimated projection of 3s9 by september 1986 we had to reorganize some classes in november because of the unexpected increase last fall says mr de laat he admits some teachers and students were disrupted by the move but we tried to come up with the best solution possible should the short term projection for an 1987 enrolment of 480 be reached principal de laat says two to three addition al teachers will be hired to compensate for theincrease- the schoolyard can handle six more portables comfort- ably but hopefully not all will be needed in one year he states and unless we pyerload the yard we should be able to maintain adequate playground space for the children sjfasiwell as hiring additional staff the orchard park prin cipal says bemay be forced to arrange staggered recesses if attendance continues to increase j psthis idea will become more feasible timewise with more teachers he says but we cant hire additional staff until the children are actually here were past the period where we can add several teachers at the beginning of the yearwe like to be conservative its easier to deal with too few teachers than too many principal de laat also says changes are being considered in the schools layout at present the primary and junior students are in one wing with additional juniors and iij- termediates in another says principal de laat y haveto make a deci where the primaries juniors and intermediates are i hopefully well avoid mixing them together mr de laat is not aware of any plan to enlarge the build- ing hes confident orchard park wiu be able to handle the projected influx of students however hehopes the changes will occur on a yeartoyear basis rather than all at once areyourdiramondssecure free inspection and polishing 5 main st w stouffville mm serving whitchurchstouffville uxbridge area cquntrye tyme 6405090 realty ltd 6405090 vol 99 no 41 a metroland community newspaper wednesday february 11 1987 4pe 50 cents busing deadline extended by school stouffville busing pri vileges available to grades 7 and 8 students attending orchard park school from stouffvilles dulverton subdivision will not be withdrawn at least not for now principal jan de laat has in- fformcd parents the announced feb 9 deadline has been ex pended indefinitely until the situa tion can be looked at more closely a single bus now serving this area is close to being full mr de latt explained in a jan 23 letter because board policy states a student who lives within i2km of the school shall not be considered to have the right to transporta tion mr de latt ruled feb 9 as the cutoff date for pupils in grades 7 and 8 the farthest pickup point in the dulverton development millard street and hemlock drive is 23km several parents were upset by the decision claiming they we rent notified of the regulation prior to purchasing homes wilf morlcy manager of admi- nistralive services york region board of education expressed surprise at the initial announce ment saying the one bus can still accommodate additional stu dents with respect to putting a second bus on this route he claims this isnt feasible wed have to do it over the entire region he stated mr morley said the 32km dis tance to be eligible for busing is board policy its my job to administer that policy he said he feels the walking distance of 23km from millard street and hemlock drive to orchard park presents no real hardship for pupils of senior age in the coun try its different he said the administrator noted however thai if the board wishes to change its policy thats fine with him surprises irk homeowners whitchurch residents in the rural area of whitchurch- stouffville say theyre tired of surprises they want to know whats proposed on various prop erties before it becomes a reality several speakers told a rate payers association meeting at ballantrae monday that site plan procedures are often well underway before the public is aware of the ramifications inside look stouffville corvette in metro east showa4 a10 accidents fire hit uxbridge areaa12 home videos big business a1 3 dont be a dead hero a1 4 sports wib stouffville refs under fireb1 atom clippers sweep lindsayb1 doug mccammon j head of guidance i i shouldnt have to drive around looking for rezoning signs said a complainant issues of specific concern re lated to a proposed asphalt plant on the east side of woodbine ave nue at gormley and a proposed commercialindustrial site near the intersection of hwy 101 and the bloomington road miju stinson said a miller pav ing operation in gormley would seriously depreciate the value of adjacent homes he described the proposal as an eyesore with noise odors and traffic adding to a general deterioration of the area a scrapyard is bad enough stated another speaker an ongoing complaint concern ing residential lot sizes was rein troduced requested minimums ranged from three lo ten acres mayor fran sainsbury said town planning meetings arc held he second tuesday of each month and ratepayers are welcome to attend with respect to residential buildup she replied growth is on our doorstep we must not stop it we must plan it many in the audience appeared disatisficd with responses by both the mayor and council it was re commended that a system be arranged whereby all meetings arc attended by at least one repre sentative of the association on a rotating basis residents aid lost drivers the winters worst storm sun day turned area highways into auto scrapyards although the snowfall was less than expected three inches wind gusts up to go miles per hour created extensive whiteouts and reduced visibility to zero one of the worst sections was the bloomington road west of hwy 48 several motorists not knowing where to go abandoned their vehicles and sought refuge in nearby homes york region snow plows and sanders were taken out of service until the wind abated early mon day morning york regional and durham re gional police along with the opp were hard pressed to keep pace one officer told the tribune itwould be two days before we can sort things out the stouffville fire depart ment responded to two accidents one at the intersection of hwy 48 and the bloomington road and the other on the aurora sideroad east of hwy 48 chief bill brown said he couldnt believe so many people would be out driving in such terri ble conditions on his arrival at one singlecar crash hwy 48 and the bloomington road he ordered the trucks back to the sta tion due to poor visibility like the police tow truck oper ators worked through sunday afternoon and much of sunday night they were out again early monday morning when many cars refused to start with no buses running mon day attendance was reduced at most schools whitchurch- highlands for example wel comed only five hardy souls these children were later picked up by their parents there were 50 out of 336 at ballantrae 184 at orchard park and 250 at stouffvil le high dicksons hill had 300 absentees but only 24 missed clas ses at summitview the majority of teachers were present our kids werent so lucky said wally robinson principal of stouffville christian school a professional activity day had been planned there at sdss a seminar on aids set for monday was postponed to feb 25 sunday evening services were cancelled at several churches in cluding heise hill and gormley offensive liberal mpp greg sorbara finds it a little bit offensive that conservative ross stevenson plans on holding talks with riding constituents in stouffville friday mr stevenson has reserved an area of the recreation centre for the purpose of acquainting residents of whitch urchstouffville with proposed new electoral boundaries when this happens the town will be moved from mr sorbaras riding of york north to mr stevensons riding of durhamyork mr sorbara feels the conservative member should have at least spoken to him in advance of his decision tfit rhestevenson isobviously trying to buildup political support sorbara said but as of today i represent york north its a i sensitiveissue r mr sorbara said that under the proposed arrangement richmond hill will become part of his york north riding rather than york centre represented by mpp don cousens athis point in time he stated mr cousens would find it offensive if i opened up an office there but i dont intend getting into a political war over it he concluded crash kills teenage girls uxbridge an uxbridge teenager was one of two persons killed friday in a singlevehicle accident southeast of town rhonda williamson 17 of reach street uxbridge and 18- yearold kathleen laroseof port perry were pronounced dead at the scene of the crash shortly af ter 8 pm both teens were passengers in the backseat of a 1980 chevy two- door that went out of control near the intersection of durham re gion roads 8 and 23 according to durham regional police the car was westbound on durham road 8 when it veered through a ditch became airborne and flipped in midair before com ing to rest on its roof driver sean larose 22 of port perry was transported by air ambulance to sunnybrook medic al centre and treated for major injuries a fourth passenger seated in the front of the car received minor injuries the chevy was written off in the accident police continue to in vestigate giant water wheel readied for installation a pinccovercd steel water wheel constructed by bob bruce and don burd at bill barrys shop rr 3 stouffville was installed saturday at don burds trout pond north of ringwood the huge wheel weighing close to a ton was lowered into position by truckmounted derrick it works perfectly don said later jim thomas x