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r that is thequestipn a number of local residents have been asking ever since the interim control bylaw 90111 was passed by council the bylaw effectively put a stop to work in some gravel pits within the towns boundaries some aggregate businesses who had started gravel pit operations prior to me bylaws passing are now in limbo i the result has been a court battle to squash the townsbylaw at least one resident is dismayed by the towns sudden change of heart and willingness to take part in the expensive legal battle madarne mayor tell us why you changed thedecision asked dave probert who lives in the bloomingtonmccowan roads area how can people trust our council when they are making and changing their decisions and bylaws he said probert claims there was little to no public consultation before the deci sion was passed by council toinany the aggregate industry in stouffville represents a vital part of me towns tax and employment base mayor fran sainsbury is reluctant to comment about the issue while it is still before the courts but she did agree the industry has been very good to mrtchurchstouffville j i however she remarked stouffville was obligated to pursue the matter legally we had to defend our position she insisted the bylaw is not for or against any one person she pointed out it was just to put everything on hold until we decide which is the best place to put these things bycouncils request many of the towns gravel pits have been subject to indepth study tolfmd out more about the industry and its impact on the community and environment if we did nothing we would be be criticized in the juture because we did nothing to stop it sainsburyadded i would rather be criticized for doing something than doing nothing fwfj aggregate is the basic material of the building and road construction industry and is the least expensive bulk material costing between 4 and 8atonne ontario consumes 160 million tonnes of aggregate a year at a total of 703 million and employs both directly and indirectly about 45000 peo ple- strokeget 18335from stouffville roger belgrave staff reporter despite tough economic times stouffville residents have man aged to top last years donations to the heart and stroke founda tion of ontario r according to campaign orga nizer jim ray local residents donated 18335 during the february canvassing campaign last year stouffville managed to raise 17117 our town is really a giving town said ray heart and stroke is a very big i priority for them v the campaign had a few inpre volunteers than in recent years he indicated and ray credits their effortsfor much of the fundraisihg success canvassers covered much of the town as well as part of jial- lantrae province- wide the foundation raised 30 million for the year ending june 30 1991 nearly 70 per cent of the money raised will go to research eight per cent goes to public edu cation and some goes to meet administrative costs twothirds of all heart arid stroke research in the province is funded by tile ontario founda tion- gj roger belgrave staff reporter york regional police are waiting for the right signal from regional council to continue its voice radio project police officials are expecting to hear from council sometime this month on the goahead for a new radio system at the last regional meeting the force presented officials with several alternatives for an improved police radio system york regional police formed a committee in the late 1980s tplpok for a more reliable system explained inspector george kydd officer in charge of information ser vices then and now the department was experiencing difficulties with both mobile arid portable radios in different parts of the region some transmissions are just not getting through on a consistent basis kydd said i the current radio system has been upgraded and modified several linn opens this weekend rlglnallyt6haveropened forced times since the police force was formed in 1971 but in some areas transmission still remains unreliable for a police officer radio commu nication can be a vital and some times critical tool we have to ensure that we have a good radio system kydd said it can be the patrol officer s life line of the five design alternatives pre sented to regional council the department recommended a 697 million vhf public safety thinking simulcast radio system the second lowest priced alternative it allows a bit more flexibility than the current r system for instance the system allows for several users it allows users to transmit simultaneously and it provides cryptic communication with regionwide street level portable coverage officers on foot patrol would be able to reach a dis patcher while checking or chasing a suspect the police presentation was referred to the regional treasurer for a report arid recoriiiriendatiori to be considered by regional council- dance planned for teens theres a party planned and stouffville area teens will be the guests of honor on aug 17 the rec centre will be the scene of an all ages dance that organizers say will feature seven bands and two disc jockeys the event titled just say no summer bash 91 is a benefit for the addiction research foundation dance contests with celebrity judges will be one feature of the bash coorganizer chris potter told the tribune he added he expects about 2000 young people at the dance com ing from as far away as pickering scarborough and sunderland the dance is designed to promote drug awareness and the organiz ers are looking for anyone who can donate time or money to the event ticket prices are 10 in advance and 12 at the door tne dance will run frorii 7 to 12 pm in the arena proceeds from the evening will help addiction research foundation activities in this area for more information contact 6422276