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r la by denise mcdonald m er absorbing considerable criticism for demolishing a use for the of stouff villes heritage real estate broker john concernir bairds dream of ridding the town of a terrible eyesorec is had possi jrealitv wps afternji jhew sanders block oh main street was officially jans changbdaiid he ho longer had a after council approved thecjkris ted john shaw of john shaw limited v nine apartments- complaint xr mrriiviuii atiana li tiromv- diifrl c i urrnta than we decided it sayswr baird so i wrote the he ih nf thpimkririnm savi h r cahcer faced with a luajorc all objections werewithdrawn at uhtn i f stouffville says mr baird everyone was waiting lor the monthly meeting of the business improvement area rt ijjjm someone else to make the first move hsjprding to mr baird the sanders block restoration actually began five years ago when the card property was sold to douglas hatch of markham at this point however we hadnt been able to check the interior of the building he says when we finally got a look we discovered thatstructurally it wasnt sound tnl2firsfisailbbpisp all the problems hgft there were days i would get up tight whefllfccmi things going but in the buildings a fine addition to stoufiviiies downtown baird concludes areyourdiamondssecure free inspection and polishing m 6404646 5 main st w stouffville serving whitchurchstouffville uxbridge area 4wtyme realtvltdt soon moving to jnjthe deer park inn js 6405090 vol 99 no 44 a metroland community newspaper wednesday march 4 1987- 30- pages 50 cents industrial proposal opposed whitchurch a terrible mistake this is how one member of the bethesda ratepayers associa tion describes a proposal that if approved will designate a 55acre property on the southwest corner of woodbine avenueand the bloomington road for industrial and commercial development candy mcgregor bethesda sideroad whitchurchstouffville says if necessary the associa tion will take its appeal to the ontario municipal board in an effort to prevent industrial intru sion in a sensitive area known as the oak ridges moraine mrs mcgregor says that rather than go this route the show time stouffville dist secondary school is known across york region for its array of multi- talented students this week a colorful song dance and skit program all neatly packaged into a twohour concert will be presented on stage at sdss the threenight performance opens march 5 and continues march 6 and 7 curtain time is 8 pm variety show 87 under the theme family reunion has required many volunteer hours of practice the director is jane white the producer janice pe terson secretary wendy kas- pick and head choreographer jill keith the mcs are tonie lidster and rob reid admission is 5 adults 4 stu dents 2 seniors and children omb she feels a meeting be tween representatives of the ratepayers and council could possibly splve their differences a book publishing firm oper ated by fitzhenry whiteside li mited and presently located in markham wishes to move its op eration to this site the oak ridges moraine ex plains mrs mcgregor is a critic al water discharge area the headwaters of which flow north to lake simcoe and south to lake ontario its the source of pure water on which the people of whftehufch- slouffville depend the potential danger of its pollution would be unbelievably great if the prop osed industrial and commercial development is allowed she says a chemical spill of any kind at this site would immediately enter the stream on the valley floor and pollute the drinking water of all those living south of the area in cluding bruces mill she con tinues mrs mcgregor says shed been in touch with all members of council on this issue each lis tened intently to what she had to say she states mrs mcgregor suggests other ratepayers who share her con cern should also contact mem bers of council let them know how you feel she insists and how you would like to see whitchurchstouffville develop with good communica tion and cooperation we can have an environmentally protected and carefully planned municipal ity a town of which we can all be proud principal says his farewells ballantrae while the mood friday at ballantrac pub lic school was one of buoyancy and happiness such was not the case feb 23 the staff and students had only then received word that john martins their principal for the past three years was leaving to take charge of the new alder- grove public school in markham due to the swiftness of the move an assembly was arranged in short order with representa tives from all grade levels taking part along with student council- copresidents julie coleman and les hartai julie presented mr martins with a mounted school letter b les presented him with an en graved basketball the departing principal thank ed his audience for their warm wishes two ingredients go into- the making of a good school he said super kids and great teachers ballantrac has both viceprincipal daniel boyne de scribed the tremendous impact mr martins has had on the school and said hed be greatly missed mr boyne will serve as his suc cessor for the remainder of the school year aldcrgrove school located north of slcelcs avenue and west of mccowan road will open in september with an anticipated enrolment of 550 attendance is expected to climb to 800 in two years mr martins said classes at aldcrgrove will ex tend from kindergarten through grade 6 the first year with an addition of one grade for the next two years mr martins will be in charge of making preparations for the start of the fall term he will continue to live in stouffville haddens hat in the ring duphamyork don had- den an enterprising sunderland area farmer will bid for the liberal nomination in the new provincial riding of durham- york mr hadden joins stouffvilles vic wilson in the race ross stevenson the current mpp will run again for the progressive conservatives under proposed electoral boundary changes whitchurch- stouffville will become part of the durhamyork riding greg sor- bara the towns present mpp will seek the nomination in his home constituency of york centre haddens record of involve ment is impressive the 51-year- old father of four has served as pastpresident of the durham re gion federation of agriculture the sunderland cooperative and the sunderland minor hockey association hes a past provin cial director of the ontario fed eration of agriculture in addition hes a member in the congregation of piriedalc un ited church and the port perry curling club he was a 4h leader ten years for nine years he represented the twp of brock on durham re gional council he was chairman of the durham region planning committee five years hadden is a partner in a 600- acrc dairy and cash crop farm near sunderland stouffville stouffville hockey fans will remember matt leslie as one of the finest hockey players ever to lace on blades wmte nothings changed thi table matt leslie is stilt fast on loot he proved it in a rundown of a burglary suspect in the don district of north york last week r nt have a chance constable leslieriabbedthe4man following an alleged breakin on axmith gresi ile trying to handcuff hini he bolted but he wa tfooted officer after a halfmile sprint leslie had him corralled arid under- an rest matt leslie played his i i ckey in stouffvhjielshi then hes gone on to excel in swimming running and cycl- irighvinnirig a bronze medal in the ohio police games in 1986- not so fast 1 j stouffville demolition of the old arena may have to wait until 1988 even longer mayor fran sainsbury told the tribune this week x at present the town is finding the 37yearold structure very useful for storage maywc sainsbury for one is in no hurry to tear it down y the town she says will coif centrate its efforts on completing an addition to latcham hall thfc extension measuring 40 feet by 2sj feel will include two change rooms two washrooms a kitchen and a snack bar 1 rural subdivision mayor denies hamlet plan sburfvluesshvjefiuwieeclub celebrated its 10th aritilvcrsa feb 25 with a members banquet open house and concert two of tbeteinnfliijdes shdwsfewwers were karen aridffeather kennedy rr1 sfooffyirie members of he ontario rhythm clogger for atoi photos jm6 page vv7 j whitchurch claims by the whitchurch rural rate payers association that council is creating a hamlet in the ken nedy roadaurora sideroad area of whitchurchstouffville has been flatly denied by mayor fran sainsbury while admitting that four sepa rate subdivisions will bring up to 500 people to the area mayor sainsbury states each is an indi vidual entity that except for an entrance you wont know exists theyre not even near one another she says mrs sainsbury says the town presently regards 1000 residents as constituting a hamlet these developments she explains will fall far short of this number the applications she points out have been one to four years on the books three of these she says arc still two years away from fruition mayor sainsbury is aware the latest proposal 21 homes on the west side of kennedy road near the aurora road has some people up in arms she denies however this buildup is in any way con nected with the other three the subdivision will be two acre lots even though the official plan calls for only threequarters of an acre she says the turnaround from rejection by planning- committee to approval by council occurred she explains when one member was absent each time mrs sainsbury says opponents can always appeal the towns de cision to the ontario municipal board thats their democratic right she concludes honored whitchurchstoufi villes dl- anne darling has been named welcome wagon hostess of the year the honor announced by head office saturday takes in all of western canada and ontario criteria for such a selection includes outstanding service to community and sponsors di- annc has held the position ten years her assistant is eleanor dickens stouffer street south in addition to her receptionist- role dianne was instrumental in organizing the stouffville newcomers club that now boasts a membership of 74 she- has also started a new business and professional program jl her welcome wagon basket is supported by 37 sponsors she averages 24 calls a month r as hostess of the year di anne will attend the quebec conference of welcome wagorii in montreal april 10 and address the delegates gathered there i alban ward entertainer a11 sportsmen cast lines at pickering show a1 5 uncertain road ahead for gravel firma16 its red cross montha18 sports peewee clippers bow out in quebec city b1 bantams mount shocking comeback vs kingstonb1 i