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st tribune october 6 1993 p3 to the spectators cheer for their favorite porkers during the pig races at markham fair on satur day there were a large number of events to keep crowds enter tained during the threedays of the fair photos by lori emmerson stouffvilles own april strait was the winner of the baby contest april holds her trophy while proud mom gail looks on the annual girls 36 months division at the markham fair on saturday here fair pulled in big crowds over the weekend at the fairgrounds council mayor demands apology tracy kibble staff reporter mayor fran sainsbury hint ed this week she would take legal action against a taxpay er if he didnt publicly apolo gize for making potentially slanderous comments about her last month the mayor handdelivered a letter two weeks ago to lemonville resident david probert requesting he make a public apology for comments he made during the fiery and controversial sept 7 garbage contract debate at council chambers when probert refused to make the requested apology however sainsbury told him she would then pursue the matter differently sainsbury who refused to divulge the contents of the letter accused probert of making libelous slanderous and defamatory comments during a scheduled delega tion opposing councils deci sion to waive its tender policy for a renewed garbage deal probert had insinuated the mayor would perhaps receive enticing kickbacks involving financial and prop erty gain in turn for her vote to hand miller waste dispos al systems a fiveyear 2 million garbage collection contract and to waive the towns tender policy probert asked if the mayor would get her driveway paved in turn for her miller waste vote sainsbury said probert attacked her personally even though three other council lors voted the same way when you single out some one like that its not govern ment anymore its some thing else sainsbury said the mayor said it was not her place to reveal the con tents of the letter because it was proberts mail but the issue became a pub lic matter when she request ed he apologize on record for comments he initiated during a public meeting probert said he took excep tion to being bombarded with an apology request upon his arrival at council this week and refused to make one council to beef up security at meetings local politicans will look at ways to turf out unruly citizens from council chambers next year the mayor announced last week mayor fran sainsbury said the town needs tighter security on hand when public issues come before debate because of past problems with some rude meanspirited people the mayor said staff will revamp its current procedural bylaw that would tighten up security considerably since the towns current policy has no teeth in that area i weve never had to worry about this before she said but admitted topics and issues dealt with locally are a way for frustrated overtaxed citizens to lash out at all levels of gov eniment several meetings held earlier this year became raucous unruly and downright outofhand she said and the town heeds to have people available that can toss obnoxious people out of council chambers we need something in writing we must keep things in order she said during several meetings this year councillors have been subjected to namecalling yelling and clapping booing and have endured the brunt of several rude comments that are out of order she added hospital staff off this friday markham stouffville hospital will pay its social contract dues through service cuts this fri day oct 8 is the first of two unpaid days off for staff earn ing more than 30000 a year as the local hospital prepares to meet its obligation to the provincial governments social contract act the next unpaid day off for staff is dec 24 outpatient services including ambulatory care rehabilitation services and surgical assess ment as well as all elective surgery have been cancelled the emergency ward will be open as usual on a 24hour basis and inpatient areas will be staffed on a weekend sched ule the hospital has a social contract budget reduction tar get of 15 million to reach in its 199394 plan wages have been frozen since aug 11 and will continue at the current level until march 31 1996 no layoffs are expected but staff vacancies may not be filled immediately pretrial set in sex crime allegation case from page 1 night for children police said the boys were allegedly fondled under their pants on separate occasions during different evenings while attend ing the games night at the 90yearold church elders and the church congregation are pro claiming the innocence of macnaughton and have made public statements backing their member macnaughton a wellknown uxbridge grandfather is a retired north york public school teacher who volunteers his services at two public schools as well as the stouffville church club night he is charged with two counts of sexual assault and two counts of sexual interference for two unrelated incidents police have said iuuwuiw1 kids 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