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p14 weekender july 174993 stouffville slaughterhouse finally bites the dust the call came in from tribune editor andrew mair just before nine oclock last friday morn ing they were about to put the wreckers ball to the much- loathed building that had until recently housed stouffville meat packers on that towns ninth line the same abattoir that had been causing a stink literally and figuratively ever since the townhad erected its fashion able new recreation centre on the property directly behind the from where i live bruce stapley slaughterhouse a decade ago the fumes that had drifted over and inside the arena had been nauseous at times with rats the size of raccoons run ning hungrily about the outside environs of the grungy old plant the town had tried to pur chase the property in an attempt to remove the wart on the nose of its new fun centre but it deemed the price to be just too high apparently the owners knew they held the trump card more than one developer had tried to make a deal with the owners and the town to buy the site and turn it into a mini- mall but objections from neigh bors the town or the region kept getting in the way finally it was agreed a condo minium development would replace the stinky old relic friday was the day todd brothers contracting decided to tackle the job of demolishing the unsightly structure the staff photographer was otherwise detained and editor andrew desperately wanted a killer pic of the old abattoir sleep factory mjmmm many 1mstore speclws guaranty prices no tax on any mattress set stwmttsslp anbimnksf mmssy jhhfwnhbjpf jfbfwnbw daybed white iron sh 11 sh ii ww ii sh vm d saj sir 28 double double i 1 oueen 179 1 lifen 199 1 queen m queen set 279j set 299j 349 king 1 king l raaitressexlra 1 i 7 copenhagen captains bed 4 large storage drawers mattress extra compfete ipssy bunk beds rc4l guaranteed lowest price 167 mattrassodm 69 compfete spacesaver bunk 2 tubing twin over double sleeps 3 completo paolina white iron mattress extra phone orders accepted hours daily 10 am 6 pm thurs fri10am7 9pm saturday 10 am 6pm sunday 11 am 4pm sleep factory markham 5239 hwy seven star visa 4719655 plaza hwy7 2 mm o o o seven star plaza crashing down at the hands of the todd brothers mighty machines but i would have to rush he said ansiouxiy as the work had already begun and it would probably be all over but the shouting within half an hour or so with visions of establishing myself as a canadian newspa per association prize winning photographer i grabbed my idiot proof fuji and rushed out the door upon wheeling onto the site i found to my surprise that the building was still very much intact except for a small sec tion which lay on the ground a melange of concrete blocks and dried shattered lumber i looked around for the wrecking ball but what i saw instead was a combination bulldozersteam shovel along with an empty industrial sized trash bin it turned out the job couldnt begin- in earnest until the con sumers gas people came to unhook the gas line to oblige me ross todd climbed back into the cab of his machine and proceeded to make a few rather polite advances towards the target i flicked away figuring i could use these as practice shots i decided to leave and come back after the gas line was please see page 15 doyouneed adviceon personal bankruptcy personal bankruptcy can be a trying experience but you dont have to face it alone to discuss your financial situation in confidence contact murray hkideckel trustee in bankruptcy 416 8822436 t we are direct importers of christian religious artifacts exclusively froni bethlehem jerusalem nazareth crucifixes rosaries sacramental gifts religious bomboniere unionville planing mill 139 main street upper level unionville ontario l3r 2g6v tel 416 9461225