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vol 102 no 14 metroland community newspaper wednesday april 4 1990 28ages 50 cents j photohickmadonik wmmmrmion stouffviile residents were treated to a fash ion show displaying whats hot this spring at parkview village on 9th line in stouf- fviile i last thursday a wide array of the lat ent fashions were modelled as part of the tulips and tea fashion show held at the local facility here model joanne harmen fashions a warmweather ensemble before therowcl other local models took to the stage as well bringing a taste of spring to residents who turned out for the show growth plan tracy kibble staff reporter a york region plan to restrict industrial development means whitchurchstouffville taxpayers will carry the load to meet high demands for roads and schools says mayor fran sainsbury whitchurchstouffville and other rural municipalities not on the yorkdurham servicing scheme could be shunned by developers and will further strain the tax base she says its totally unfair the region is placing tougher rules on top of the toughest the plan to restrict development on lands already using municipal services is a control mechanism to keep the smaller communities off the big pipe the mayor adds york region chief planner hershel weinberg also wants stricter environmental controls on industrial plans for the regions 2089 acres of vacant land with annual inspections to meet standards and bylaws but mayor sainsbury says most of the development whitchurch- stouffville is reviewing like the gormley industrial park would cause little or no impact on the environment there are many tiers of industry wippmgiqijstcoi industry that doesnt need a lot of services v no one wants to protect the environment more than i do but there is something wrong with the process if the town has to wait years for development through costly studies once the drinking source is protected v the move to squash industry hits whitchurchstouffville and east gwillimbury the hardest both towns are largely residential and both mayors agree the move could cause financial disaster in their small communities the regionhas 9433 acres of industrial land and 1365 acres of that would house the proposed gormley industrial park which has been in the planning stages for two years 2 however the park needs an official plan amendment and the mayor told her regional colleagues the park is a necessary development to improve the health of the tax base and lower residential tax rates its unfair to force taxes on the houses there is no money to build roads and schools and we just cant afford it she concluded the issue will be reviewed by all nine york municipalities and dealt stouffviile teen injured in sunday motorcycle crash an 18yearold whitchurch- stouffville teenager lost a leg after a weekend motorcycle accident on millard street york regional police sergeant norn miles says stephen oldham was driving a 1982 honda motorcycle east- bound on millard st atj10 am sunday when he lost control and hit a pole as he approached alder- wood crescent sgt miles says the youth was taken to markhamstouffville hospital and transferred to sunnybrobk health science centre in toronto where he is in the surgical intensive care unit listed in critical condition hospital officials said monday impact from the accident caused extensive damage to the drivers left leg which had to be amputat ed below the knee sgt miles says mn oldham was not wearing a helmet and had no licence no insurance and no licence plates on the motorcycle sgt miles says his passenger sean lewis 18 of millard street was taken to markhamstouffville hospital treated for minor injuries arid released police say he wasnt wearing a helmet either sgt miles says york regional police have embarked on a new program to step up enforcement for motorcycle drivers because it wasfound half the people driving them on the roads are not licenced and do not have insurance people drive bikes but dont always realize they are lightweight and have awesomepickup and speed says sgt miles charges are pending investiga tion in the april 1 crash he says hockey stpyffyille girls get to semifinals see page 19