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nau or nice photosteve somervuie that jolly old elf himself santa claus brought the christmas spirit to stouffville saturday at the 25th annual santa claus parade sponsored by the kinsmen club despite damp weather thou sands lined main st to watch the floats march ing bands and clowns lead the procession for santa food was collected along the parade route for the foodbank by the progress club region takes aim at official plan sal bommarito staff reporter completing the official plan and finding longterm solutions to the water and garbage problems top die list of issues facing york regions new council the issues were addressed at a fourhour orientation session for councillorselect at regional headquarters in newmarket on tuesday morning the session wasjalso attended by a number of regional staff members arid regional chairman eldred king the session began with a 10minute promotional video on york region and featured speakers from the regions five main depart ments as well asthree guest speakers council will be officially sworn in on december 12 during an overview of each department a number of other issues were also addressed including the renova tion of the regions seniors home changes to its child care and health care systems and the implementation of major road construction projects planning commissioner hershel weinberg told coun cillors the region has been working on its official plan since 1982 the process is a long and difficult one he said it took metro toronto between 2025 years to com- plete its official plan the rules have changed since then what metro did is now unacceptable said wein berg the preparation of a draft of the official plan for presentation to council will take place next year fol lowing a consultation process involving the region province and the public he said regional medical health officer helena jaczek said lobbying the provincial government for more funding and implementing new provincial programs and initia- tives top the health departments list as the province cuts back on funding to hospitals more pressure will be placed on regional programs she said were seeing sicker patients and our caseload in homecare is larger this will put the squeeze on our administrative costs said jaczek the berkeley report which recommends regional councils get involved in prioritizing public health pro grams is one example of new government programs tiie region must implement she said v we are excited about the berkley report you are the representatives of your community you know what i the community needs said jaczek community services commissioner peter crichton said new initiatives in child care recently announced by the ministry of community and social services will have a dramatic effect on suppliers the ndp government has clearly stated it supports nonprofit daycare facilities rather than commercial operations said crichton commercial centres we contract to will compete and try to sort it out he said the green paper new provincial childcare legis lation is expected next spring he said also high on the agenda is the consolidation of the regions two seniors home under one roofsaid crichton york manor will be closed and residents transferred to greenacres seniors home which will be renovated the new home will target the frail elderly and spe cialize in psychogeriatric and alzheimers patients said crichton ji we will have a firstclass facility at greenacres he said treasurer joe pennachetti said council will need to address the issue of increased levels of service dur ing the 1992 budget process in the longterm the region will have to face major infrastructure requirements costing 15billion over the next 10 to 20 years pennachetti told thecouncil- lorselect contractor investigates summitview site the contractor is unaware of how the cartridges ended up strewn across the construction site he said the site superintendent said a window and front door at the site had been broken into said gard ner no cartridges were found by gardner when he visited the site gardner plans to interview work ers about the incident from page 1 the contractor is prohibited from using the equipment until the inves tigation has concluded said gard ner under the act fines can range from 25000 to 500000 depend ing on the seriousness of the charge he said gutkind decided to contact the ministry after his 8yearold step son adam dewey discovered some misfired cartridges on the sidewalk near the school gutkind then visited the school grounds where he found several more strips of the misfired car tridges gutkind a glazier and metal mechanic immediately recognized the cartridges which are manufac tured by hilti they are loaded into gunlike tools used to drive steel pins into steel or concrete board seeking public input on budget the york region board of edu cation budget committee is in the process of developing spending priorities for the boards 1992 budget the budget committee welcomes submissions either written or oral delegations are invited to appear before the committee on january 15 anyone wishing to appear before the committee is asked to contact christine lewis commit tee secretary by january 6 at 969- 7170 7270022 7226255 or 895- 7227 ext 273 presentations will be limited to 15 minutes including questions written briefs should be submit ted by january 7 to jack webber superintendent of business york region board of education box 40 60 wellington street w auro ra ont l4g 3h2 tribune december 11 1991 p3 new vision sought by local council from page 1 the chain of office is a symbol of responsibility that has been bestowed upon you by the town of whitchurchstouffville said mih- s a visibly choked sainsbury thanked her electorate and former council lors for their years of service to begin her address she singled out formercouncillor jim sanders saying your expertise will be missed she also congratulated and welcomed the new council i will act responsibly as chief executive officer and mayor of whitchurchstouffville she said as the town embarks on a period when systems are letting us down and what we consider to be a given isnt reliable anymore teamwork will carry us through said the mayor keeping taxes down providing services to the town and promoting youth activities will be high on the list for the next term sainsbury said councillors were also given the opportunity to address those in atten dance every resident of whitchurchstouffville should be promoting our town not just council we need the participation of our taxpayers said ward4 councillor cliff dunkeld ill try my best and well try our hardest said a smiling ivanka bradley a newcomer who was acclaimed as ward 1 councillor the next three years will be the most challenging the town has faced but together well do it right said rookie councillor bob ancheril rep resenting ward 5 its interesting when you go from a rookie to a senior councillor quipped ward 3 councillor nick tatone embarking on his second term as a council member tatone wants to see greater cooperation between every level of gov ernment t we have to rebuild confidence in our country he said new ward 6 councillor ken prentice urged council to keep certain- points in mind throughout the next term work hard if you dont know ask tell the truth dont hurt others treat others with respect and be a good sport prentice said if we can keep these in mind we can have one of the best councils ever he said thanks to everyone who voted youve made our town a better place said returning ward 2 councillor stephen bellerby thanks to my mom and dad for introducing us to whitchiirch-stouf- fville ill try hard to live up to everyones expectations said bellerby swearing in photosteve somervjue 8 councillors steve bellerby ken prentice nick tatone mayor fran sainsbury bob ancheril ivanka bradley and cliff dunkeld from left take the oath of office from town solicitor paul mingay last tuesday as the council for 19911994 was sworn in at the council 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