Ontario Community Newspapers

Stouffville Tribune (Stouffville, ON), March 25, 1987, p. 29

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pony express pizza ltd operating as the regal family restaurant 19 main st w stotiffvme 6404838 thethbune community heating air conditioning 4791290 wtikaj ttitb lit ccmninitflx lie ccsamlr serving whitchurchstouffville uxbridge and area a metroland community newspaper wednesday march 25 1987 stepping back in time former stouffville resident brian running wolf in wasaga joined members of the upper canada takes a relaxing draw on his corncob pipe during rifles and gcorgina pioneers for a twoday sundays frontier rendezvous at bruccs mill celebration of life as it was back in the 1800s conservation area running wolf who now lives chris shanahan community calendar mi c3 making records iiiiv9 stouffville still seeking expanded ambulance service councillor ron robb is con tinuing his fight to have a 24hour ambulance service based in stouffville the ward 2 councillors latest opportunity to lobby for improved emergency coverage came tues day when whitchurchstouffville council received a delegation from the central ambulance communications centre in oshawa andrew duncan presented a video update on the ministry of health ambulance dispatch op eration but during a later question period councillor robb zeroed in on an issue he has pursued with increasing vigor implementa tion of aroundtheclock ambu lance service through a pilot project a ministry vehicle is now stationed in stouffville on an 18hour basis with an ambulance dispatched here from other areas from mid night to 8 am mr robb chairman of coun cils protection to persons and property committee stressed that rapid growth in stouffville is making 24hour service more and more essential he also noted that stouffvilles lone ambulance is sometimes pul led out of town on calls creating false securities among town re sidents the stouffville service is run by a private operator and funded by the provincial ministry the town of whitchurchstouffville earlier expressed interest in poss ibly bidding on the ambulance contract and establishing a sys tem of municipal control however mr duncan said its not likely to come up for tender in the near future he suggested york regions emergency health services com mittee would be most effective body through which to pursue de sired changes in service this service stouffville is operating quite nicely and it hasnt been a problem mr dun can told councillors it tender ing the service isnt something we dont have to move on right away events in brief island lake subdivision a 44lot estate residential de velopment is proposed for the former reesor farm property located north of island lake uxbridge townships planning and develop ment committee recently received tony kuglers subdivision plans for a site on the east side of durham region rd 30 near aurora rd gravel negotiations continue timbers brothers sand gravel limited is still negoitating with municipal representa tives and concerned claremontarea residents about the firms future use of sideline 10 near the pickering uxbridge townline pickering council earlier this year placed a trucking ban on a stretch of the sideline near the gravel pit after neighboring ratepayers including nobel prizewinning professor john polanyi complained of truck noise pollution and other problems however timbers brothers and durham region council are trying to work a compromise to allow the firm use of sideline 10 which serves as one of its vital transportation links to the south of the region owner merle timbers said hes hopeful an agreement can be reached by april 1 new community sign stouffville ministerial plans to erect two large signs welcoming visitors to the community council meet ing incommittee yesterday recommended the town cover costs of the 14foot high wooden signs up to a maximum of s250 calvin stone of memorial congregational christian church appeared before the committee to detail plans for the markers which will be placed on hwy 47 at westerly and northeasterly entrances to town so far nine stouffville churches have expressed interest in the project march break quiet durham and york regional police forces report a relatively quiet march break week in stouffville uxbridge and surrounding communities a spokesman for durhams division 26 said the spring holiday is usually a busy time for police but this year proved different with no major incidents reported in uxbridge or area 4h program growing grow with us is the theme for 60000 4hers across canada in 1987 members aged 12 to 21 experi ence handson participation in skills ranging from sewing and cooking to farm machine maintenance young people wanting to take part in the program should call the ministry of agriculture and food office in uxbridge at 8523328 zenith 64720 or contact a 4h leader in their community

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