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ambulance concerns intensify by denise mcdonald stouffville councillor ron robb is becoming more annoyed at his failure to persuade ministry of health officials a 24hour ambulance service is warranted here ive been pushing them for answers for over a year now but i just dont seem to be getting anywhere he said in an inter view according to councillor robb ministry officials for the pro vince have decided there will be no intown service in whitch- urchstouffville between 12 midnight and 8 am instead ambulances from markham and surrounding areas are called in to cover during that time the ambulance we have stationed in our fire hall right now is only here on a trial basis from uxbridge he explained tell me where it makes sense that a town with a population relatively smaller than our own had two ambulances before we even got one councillor robb said he has contacted both the barrie and oshawa dispatchers about the problem but has been met with nothing but stall tactics they keep giving me stories about how theyre going to try this and that pilot project and if it works in such and such a place theyll try it in stouffville he added but it just keeps going on and on to top it all off he continued our own ambulance isnt even in stouffville half the time but on standby in uxbridge markham or some ridiculous thing like that its of no value to us at all rather than the partial service now existing in town the musselmans lakearea representative would like to see ten ders come up the town can bid on for a full 24hour callback service it was supposed to be tendered in a year ago last spring he said but until that time occurs our hands are tied councillor robb claimed the callback service would operate similar to the volunteer fire department from midnight until 8 am the ambulance attendants would be equipped with beep ers be told where the call is go to the hall to pick up the ambulance and respond to the call it would still take shorter time than waiting for an ambu lance to come from markham he said it makes a heck of a lot of sense in a situation where every minute counts if we had our own service it would be so much better for the people in this town he added after all any area growing as quickly as ours surely warrants 24hour service own a masterpiece barthau jewellers istoxiic 6404646 ull serving whitchurchstouffville uxbridge area the friendly downstairs pub at deer park inn now open 4 pm daily meet your friends for good times at cheers 6406060 vol ioo no 11 a metroland community newspaper wednesday july 15 1987 58 pages mmnsbb 50 cents recreation grants are announced for area l by chris garbutt uxbridge twp the township of uxbridge has been awarded 15000 in lottery fund grants to upgrade two recreation al facilities ontario minister of tourism and recreation john eakins has announced j a 13333 grant will enable the goodwood community centre to install air conditioning to in crease summer useage of the building electrical and mecha nical systems will also be up graded to proper safety stan dards the uxbridge and area swim ming pool received a 1667 grant to upgrade the 15yearold build ings electrical system keeping ontarios recreation al facilities safe is an important component under this program mr eakins said the quality of the facilities is as important as the quality of the recreational opportunities the grants are part of a 6 mil lion capital conservation prog ram it was created in 1985 by the ministry of tourism and recrea tion to improve existing recrea tion facilities throughout the pro vince the program is designed to en courage communities to repair and renovate existing facilities such as arenas swimming pools community centres ball fields and playgrounds the grants are intended to extend the life of all types of recreation facilities in the province approximately 88 projects in central ontario will benefit from the program my ministry recognizes the need to keep our recreation facili ties uptodate mr eakins ex plained to meet the challenges of changing recreation patterns we need to make sure our existing facilities are maintained mod ernized and made safer to keep step with the times t- special attention is given to pro jects which adapt to meet the needs of special groups ontarios recreation facilities have to reflect the needs of all re sidents he added this prog ram enables provincial facilities to adapt to meet the special needs ofthe physically challenged the elderly and the youth in every community 5ser2 art gallery feels pinch of funding shortages by chris garbutt stouffville the latch- am gallery may have to close if it doesnt receive adequate public support the gallerys secretary said tuesday deen glover said in an inter view that if its financial needs arent met the stouffville facility might not be able to afford to con tinue its a possibility mrs glover explained the situation is se rious we need more support from the community the public gallery was denied 5000 in funding from the ontario arts council oac earlier this year and the art committee of the latcham gallery is lookingto the public to replace that loss weve received good funding from the town if we can just make up the oac funding from the community mrs glover said she explained shes hoping for an increase in memberships this would provide additional funding and the council oac would look favourably on that when we re quest more funds mrs glover said the financial problems are not new it really is costly to continue with this kind of thing its dis couraging to the people who are running it its constant it never seems to change though the facilty is operating as usual mrs glover said its not offering anything extra everything is really bare bones at this point theres no thing extra offered she claimed some of the things wed like to have we just cant afford wed like to hire a director but where s the money going to come from gallery officials are working to get renewed financial support from the oac for the 1988 budget but the problem is immediate according to mrs glover in a letter published on page a4 she said funds are needed now to realize the current years objectives residents find ways to stay cool during heatwave 87 even as temperatures hovered above the 30celcius mark last week whitchurchstouffville residents managed to find plenty of ways to keep cool the towns community pool is naturally one of the most popular hotweather spots both for those who like to have fun in the water above photo or for those like 19yearold rose mauro right of ninth line north who seems to prefer working on a tanpoolside chris garbutt stouffvilletv children were rushed to hos pital with undetermined in juries yesterday afternoor when struck by a stoufrvilles main s while full details available fat press witnesses told the tribiih young boy and hlssister crossing the road nea post office when over by an oncoming see saturdays for a complete sto cabinet sinks more into sine whitchurch former in- dustry minister sinclair stevens will receive an addi tional 300000 from the federal cabinet to help pay his legal fees fluring the probe into con flictofinterest allegations against him at the parker com mission mr stevens federal york- peel riding includes whitch urchstouffville he resigned his position as industry minister when the allegations of conflict- ofinterest were first made in october 1986 the federal cabinet authorized an initial payment of 350000 for mr stevens legal fees last week an orderincouncil approved an additional payment not to ex ceed 300000 in total mr stevens legal fees during the inquiry could run as high as 650000 the parker commission was events in brief walid amer of hillcrest drive in r whitchurchstouffville has placed fifth in the senior division of stan- ley tools 10th annual woodworking project contest the stouffville district secondary school student received a cash scholarship prize of 100 for his project making a wooden clock works the canada- wide competition is open to high school students in grades 913 and their entries are judged on quality of workmanship originality varie ty of techniques used and functional utility dobermans missing three purebred doberman pinscher puppies are suspected stolen from a farm on cone 3 of uxbridge township the dogs are valued at 400 each durham regional police are investigating i m i j rffigjtj h5 jtrhe uxbridge celebration of the arts will denelotaun7ay7sept7t9 this year one of the featured attractions will take place in a number of different categories cost for exhibitors is 15 per eight feet of space including a table if required for further information contact jan buchanan at 8525278 or barbara simpson at 6408338 formed in may 1986 and public hearings on the allegations be gan last july they continued until february of 1987 when lawyers for all involved had made their final submissions the commissions findings have yet to be made public by mr justice william parker but the cost of the inquiry has been set at 29 million that figure represents the op eration of the commission but not lawyers fees the federal government will pay the cost of lawyers involved in the inquiry those lawyers included rep resentatives of the federal gov ernment shirley walker mr stevens special assistant when he was in the cabinet mr stevens and possibly his wife noreens lawyer though that was not made clear mr stevens lawyer is john sopinka of the toronto law firm of stikemann elliott mr stevens has also brought a libel suit against the globe and mail newspaper in fashion stouffville a 6yearold stouffville girl will be part of a royal fashion show presented this friday july 17 for the visiting duke and duchess of york brooke maddock of blair road will join a select group of other young models in a display of some of canadas top childrens clo thing designs the gala show is scheduled for torontos royal york hotel the whitchurchstouffville public librarys summer reading adventure for children has been launched with over 80 youngsters already participating preschool and public school children may still join anytime during july and august and progress at their own pace the reading journey is called a voyage to the planet librarius and provides many stages along its route more informa tion is available by contacting the library at 6402395 to the rescue three markhamarea residents escaped serious injury late monday night when the station wagon in which they were travelling lost control and slammed into a hydro pole northeast of clarcmont an emergency crew worked for more than a half hour to free the cars driver a teenage girl who was later taken by ambulance to uxbridge cottage hospital and treated for a broken ankle face lacerations and other injuries durham regional police said the vehicle was travelling north on sideline 4 north of durham region rd 5 at the time of the crash shortly after ii pm chris shanahan gift of lifea2 milestones markeda3 summer funa6 a7 kick the habit a10 sports raiders win solina slopitch tournament b1 stouffville girls on ontario teamb1 softball results b2 kathy goldman in the swima8 i