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areyourdiamondssecure free inspection and polishing m ewellers 6404646 5 main st w stouffville countrye serving whitchurchstouffville uxbridge area me realty ltd 99 no 42 6405090 a metroland corjamunitynewspaper wednesday february 18 1987 pages 6405090 50 cents new school unlikely stouffville therell be no new public schools built in stouffville for at least five years this is the word from town trustee harry bowes despite the fact summitview is filled with four portables and orchard park will be full by september trustee bowes says there are insufficient pupils on location in the dulverton de velopment to warrant additional accommodation eldred king chairman of the region of york has arranged a meeting with the ministry of education at queens park on thursday tomorrow mr bowes will attend although overcrowding is admittedly a concern mr bowes says the situation in stouffville is far less serious than in areas like markham unionville richmond hill and vaughan in the past five years says bowes student growth in mar kham has reached 48 per cent and in vaughan 118 per cent in stouffville the figure stands at 11 per cent eight out of nine municipali ties in york region including ssife both drivers were ipjure sat street stouffville whehtwojear fie entrance tdihe public libr uxbridge cottage hospital ahu ollowing treatment was maureen schlukbi cut about shield- was fouffville mfstbeval- jim thomas t garbage strewn over main st stouffville a dis grace thats how jack verhoog a member of the busi ness improvement area board bia describes unsightly gar bage scattered about stouffvilles main street speaking at a meeting feb 11 mr verhoog urged action to solve the problem others agreed saying it makes little sense spending thousands of dollars on a downtown beautifica- tion program when every weekend the area is continually littered with refuse george schlukbier the boards acting chairman said the last weekday pickup by spademan disposal is friday morning gar bage then sits at curbside until 7 oclock monday morning he ex plained while inside storage was advo cated mr verhoog said a de licatessen store like his own or a restaurant find this impossible bob ancherill said its not un usual to see nonbusiness people transporting refuse in the board agreed the only permanent solution to the prob lem would be collections seven days a week mr verhoog said he would con tact norm faulkner at the stouff ville sales barn to see if some arrangement could be made con cerning private pickup saturday and sunday in the downtown core extending from albert street to park drive bubo a rare owl is miciinn nd is owner anne smayonetseelng a small owl in f obrien avenue- stouffville is asked to call 640 ratepayers protest buildup opposed r whitchurch after spend ing three years in downtown toronto ann belanger moved from what she describes as the tmaddening crowd to an area of peace quiet and solitude that is avhitchurchstouffvillc she wants to keep it this way and says she speaks for hundreds more who left the city for exactly the same reason shes a member of the whitch urchstouffville rural rate payers association says mrs belanger growth is not inevitable only death and j inside look b literary champs a8 f york regions finesta10 semfbr h sol- ross comes to towna12 jeji jt i3i i kf drawing up a storma14 sports fpsflhrofl peewee clippers prepare for quebec toumamentb1 fsb top dressage riders train in stouffvilleb1 tfjs5asbpt kevin keogh freezing funa5 taxes arc the death of whitch urchstouffville as residents new and old now know it why cant we slow down for awhile she asks lets make plans not just for tomorrow but for ten years from now mrs belanger is particularly concerned over proposed residen tial development in the area of kennedy road and the aurora sideroad midway between hwy 48 and woodbine avenue she claims 200 additional homes will result in 500 additional people she says issues like traffic water school accommodation recrea tion commercial establishments and libraries have not been prop erly addressed by council mrs belanger stresses she doesnt want rural whitchurch- stouffville to become another markham or unionville its too late for them she says but its not too late for us mrs belanger points to prob lems in the municipality already associated with growth these she says include overcrowded schools inadequate roads and in sufficient services whitchurchstouffville she says should be developed as a treasure for the future not just another subdivision of toronto whitchurchstouffville have ex ceeded the 5 per cent provincial average says mr bowes there are presently 273 port ables in use across the region ex plains bowes with 100 more on order two and perhaps three port ables will be located at orchard park mr bowes is pressing for a portapak here that can be attached to the main school building additional portables represent a cost of close to 3000000 mr bowes says government subsidy is about 600000 leaving the re mainder to be borne by the tax payers its a crazy situation he claims harry bowes argues present homeowners shouldnt be bur dened with new school costs in stead he feels a lot levy should be established against all new resi dences these are the people who will be utilizing the service he says the town trustee plans to intro duce this proposal thursday we made a similar presenta tion before he explains and harry bowes were ignored this lime howev er were dealing with a new gov ernment bowes says no more portables can be accommodated at sum mitview he says the decision to transport pupils from the north east quadrant of stouffville to orchard park was made back in november 1984 anyone purchas ing a home after feb 25 1985 was made aware of the policy he states mr bowes suggests as unlikely the ministry will abandon its 80 per cent student placement poli cy instead pupils living west of the cnr rightofway on mil lard street could be transported to whitchurchhighlands school at warden avenue and blooming- ton road mr bowes says york region board of education works on five and twentyyear plans while the ministry thinks ahead only a year at a time although he sees nothing wrong with ratepayers addressing their concerns to york north mpp greg sorbara he feels more could be accomplished by writing the ministry of education direct the name and address is the hon sean conway 900 bay street 22nd floor mowat building toronto ontario m7a 1l2 gold award for town pool whitchurch a concrete backyard pool constructed at a property in whitchurch- stouffville has been declared best in its class in canada a 1986 gold medal award has been presented to betz pools ltd of stouffville for a contract com pleted at the residence of sieg fried riemer rr 4 stouffville mr riemer is the president of- cable tech co ltd main street west stouffville the award displayed at the betz exhibit in the canadian pool and spa show at the toronto in ternational centre feb 11 to 15 was one of 17 plaques received by betz pools at a recent ceremony these included nine in national and eight in provincial competi tion seven of the 17 were gold three were silver five were bronze and two were awards of merit most of the firms prizewinning pools were installed within a 50 mile radius of whitchurch- stouffville president marvin betz told the tribune in addition to marvin and keith betz other company personnel attending the sixday show in cluded mark wideman ron ramer glenn avery mark jen nings and ted bennett dog found hes an eight month old doberman and his name is chaos thats what he caused his owner armand schopf of north street stouffville when he wandered across hwy 47 to the flea market saturday a kitchener woman work ing in the mennonite food booth there thought he was a stray she took him home then called the stouffville veterinary clinic through a vaccination number on his tag mr schopf drove to kitch ener monday and brought him home think he liked their sala mi mr schopf told the tri bune he said the mennonite lady already has eight dogs all-strays- she doesntneed any more he stated asked if he minded the drive to kitchener the owner re plied hed have gone any where to get the dog back hes like one of the family he said conflict allegations yorkpeel after five months of testimony commission counsel david scott has con cluded former industry minister sinclair stevens was in conflict of interest 11 times while in cabinet during that time scott argues stevens closely followed the acti vities of financially troubled york centre corp through his affilia tion with gill construction ltd although denying the fact scott claims stevens information came from his wife norcen who bor rowed 2g million from magna international inc cofounder ibggg snow sculpture a perfect perch amanda lidster 4 of obrien avenue in stouffville found a cozy spot to take a break from the weekends busy schedule of winter carnival events her perch was a giant bear she found lounging in front of the towns public libraryart gallery latcham gallery volunteers irene emig marilyn campbell vanessa perry jane warren andrea graham and judi vbnzuben spent hours crafting their icy entry judged best snow sculpture in a contest held as part of the second annual whitchurchstouffville snopitch social win- ter carnival for more carnival coverage sec inside chris shanahan anton czapka to refinance york centre corp scott also cited stevens as hav ing mingled private and govern ment business during meetings at chase manhattcn bank he says stevens asked several business men to assist noreen stevens or york centre and appeared famil iar with the corporations diffi culty scott also stated stevens appointed brascan ltd president trevor eyton to the cdic board after suggesting eyton could find new money for york centre however stevens lawyer john sopinka argued he was never in a direct conflict while minister and didnt know about his wifes loan sopinka also stated stevens didnt know the three brokerage houses searching for money for york centre were involved with his company sopinka is stating that any evi dence pointing to stevens ming ling private and public affairs during business meetings is merely circumstantial and should be ignored because it doesnt app ly to the allegations the commis sion set out to investigate sports curtailed stouffville the academic routine appears pretty much the same at st marks separate school in stouffville but extracurricular sports arc hurting the curtailment of noonhour basketball volleyball and floor hockey is due to a worktorule de cision by catholic teachers across york region the vote in favor of strike ac tion feb 6 was 91 per cent the tcachers have been without a con tract since sept 1 although several senior st marks students contacted by the tribune scorned aware of the situation none appeared con cerned classes are going on as usual said bill pride of grade 8 barbara bodkin principal at st marks refused comment in stead she referred the tribune to the head of the teachers associa tion marshall jarvis and board chairman celeste pclliccione teacher salaries in york re gions separate school system range from 22499 to 45952 the board has made an offer ranging from 25601 to 52288 r- i y