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s tribune december 28 1988 a5 christmas lights sparkle in stouffville pholo brent lowery christmas lights abound in whitchurchstouffville and there is no admission fee to view them above is a spectacular display at 276 geoffrey cres in stouffville below left the distinctive lines of the stouffville clock tower are outlined with lights safari in the african wilds from a1 that had been shot in the early morning it looks as if its very rare says mr smith the animal had been used for food so dr taylor was unable to obtain a skin however his discovery prepared the ground work to send another team into the area well be concentrating our ef forts on a couple of good localities with good trapping methods states mr smith well study die animals habitat and see if its flecessary to protect them and help in their conservation the venture which has been organized by the rom and the university of toronto is being funded by the metropolitan toronto zoological society its been said that no person other than the natives has seen this animal alive mr smith observes if one is to be cap- tiired it will be a first the team will leave toronto on jan 4 the journey takes 17 and hours of flying time then we have about a 12 to 15 hour trip by jeep out to the area where were starting he says were going ipto an area we dont know too much about initially theyll be visiting sur rounding villages and explaining tpeir project to the inhabitants with the help of government dfficials theyll stay in one of the tillages for two weeks and run trap lines through the jungle with the help of local hunters theyll all be five traps no snare traps some have been constructed at the zoo its their dry hot season at tpis time of the year its only a short period of time before youre soaking wet with the humidity notes mr smith the venture will give the group a chance to learn more about the little known flora and fauna of the area we plan on doing some night work focussing on the mongoose but doing other things as well the group hopes to determine whether captivity will help the liberian mongoose to survive if they manage to trap any animals they will seek govern ment approval to bring some back in the the hopes of pro- pegating the species and improv ing its chances of survival its expected theyll stay bet ween two and three months it depends on the success of the expedition theyll be taking a lot of photographic and video equip ment to record their findings it isnt going to be a joy ride acknowledges mr smith well be camping out in a tent in a very remote area zoos are becoming increasing ly involved in such ventures ad vises mr smith some of these endangered animals are being bred so successfully in zoos theyre actually starting to bring them back into the wild artificial insemination is another growing trend because some animals will not breed in captivity animals have had a life long fascination for mr smith hes done a lot of hunting and fishing and his hobby is taxidermy for which he has won many awards i started when i was 1g so meone gave a speech to us at school when i was in grade 8 and that got me interested he started his career at the zoo as a keeper spending most of his time in the animal hospital after five years he became an animal hospital technician and ive been doing that ever since his job involves working in the laboratory and the autopsy room and assisting in surgery mr smiths work has taken his to many parts of ontario and to the atlantic coast but this will be his first trip overseas hes very excited and perhaps a little nervous at the prospect of such an awesome challenge hell miss his wife shirley and children brian 14 and michelle 11 i cant just phone them he smiles three councillors are top attenders stouffville no member of town council chalked up a perfect attendance record during 1988 but three came close out of 23 council meetings this past year mayor fran sainsbury councillors wayne emmerson and jim sanders missed only one councillors margot marshall ron robb and will morley were each absent twice councillor jim rae was away three times there were 30 councilincommittee meetings during the past twelvemonths again mayor sainsbury and councillors emmerson and sanders missed only one councillor marshall was absent on two occasions councillors rae and morley missed four councillor robb was away nine times four of the towns seven members hold down fulltime jobs in addition to their council duties spademan disposal notice to the residents of whitchurchstouffville due to the upcoming holidays there will be no garbage collection on dec 26th 1988 and january 2nd 1989 collection will be on your next regular day form1 planning act 1983 notice of the passing of a zoning bylaw by the corporation of the town of whitchurchstouffville take notice that the council of the corporation of the town of whitchurchstouffville passed bylaw 88173 on the 13th day of december 1988 under section 34 of the planning act 1983 and take notice that any person or agency may appeal to the ontario municipal bqard in respect of the bylaw by filing with the clerk of the corporation of the town of whitchurchstouffville not later than the 17th day of january 1989 a notice of appeal setting out the objection to the bylaw and the reasons in support of the objection an explanation of the purpose and effect of the bylaw describing the lands to which the bylaw applies is below as the bylaw af fects almost all lands in the town of whitchurchstouffville no key map is provided the complete bylaw is available for inspection in my office during regular office hours dated at the town of whitchurchstouffville this 22nd day of december 1988 patricia g oakes clerk of the town of whitchurchstouffville 19 civic avenue box 419 stouffville ontario l4a7z6 explanatory note bylaw number 88173 the amendment being an amendment to the general provisions of general zoning bylaw no 8734 will apply to any development where the parking standards are applicable the purpose of the amendment is 1 to modify the parking requirements for retail stores personal service establishments service and repair shops and studios by increasing the parking requirements to one parking space for every 30 square metres of gross floor area 2 lb modify the parking area regulations by establishing minimum widths for aisles within a parking area and driveways leading to a parking area and by establishing minimum widths for oneway and twoway driveways 3 to provide a standard for the provision of parking spaces for the handicapped lands in respect of which applications have been made for site plan approval prior to the date of passage of the amendment which lands are listed in schedule 2 thereto are exempted from the amendment to all parents of scouts cubs and beavers at stouffville 3rd we need you ortjanuary 5 1989 at the anglican church at 700 we will be having a general meeting to elect officers for the group committee without the main officers we will have to close down stouffville 3rd over the years we have worked hard to provide programs for the scouts cubs and beavers it is up to you the parents to continue the tradition if you would like to discuss any of the positions that are available please feel free to call mike morrison at 6405672 or at work 7526370