thinking selling or buying williamson remax all stars realty inc stoujfville tribune weekender 2lo 172 buliock drive unit 31 markham 4718660 its here town s new fire truck arrives tracy kibble staff reporter the towns brandnew stateoftheart flretruck has finally arrived and its so impressive other depart ments will likely want to copy some of its amazing features officials said this week fire chief bill brown was all smiles tuesday and looked like an excited new father as he explained to the press the trucks many advantage points and safety features officials were given the grand tour of the 513000 rig just before council con vened for its first meeting of 1994 and found the new investment to be an impres sive piece of machinery one which stouffvillites should be proud of officials said several politicians lauded the chief for his work in the design and feature capabili- the towns controversial new fire truck is now in the downtown station here chief bill brown adjusts the hat of firefighter wannabe jeff photasjoerd wtteveen mcvicar 6 in the drivers seat capt paul stover is at right and firefighter eric blundon rides atop the new truck stouffville bids adieu to wagg the whitchurchstouffville volunteer fire department and the town honored three longstanding employees this week including the retirement of ken wagg i know when the fire siren goes off ill miss going to the truck ken wagg ties of the aerial truck which arrived last sunday from ked deer alberta i have to commend chief brown for his designing capa bilities some of the features on that truck are amazing and other departments may copy them said ward 3 councillor nick tatone we can only hope other departments dont offer you a job tatone chided the chief the truck will be subject to about eight more weeks of tuneups and checks before it will be ready to serve the pub lic brown said wagg who received well wishes from fire chief bill brown mayor fran sainsbury and council at tuesday nights meeting was flanked by his entire fami ly as he said his final goodbyes i after 37 years on the local brigade it has been an honor and a privilege to be a part of this department and an honor to serve for 37 years i know when the fire siren goes off ill please see page 3 go transit full speed ahead for train station in vandorf tracy kibble staff reporter go transit is moving full speed ahead with its plans to construct a 60million train station in vandorf by 1997 and is giving the public one final chance to voice concerns j for the past two years go transit has been working on a proposal to add four new train stations and three extra runs on its 31km commuter train line on the richmond hill corridor to union sta tion the companys proposal will cost about 238 million to build four new stations extending the oriole junction line to vandorf while it has undertaken a projectwide ienvironment assessment ea study residents from several communities have requested individual eas for each area dealing with noise vibration potential impacts on the oak ridges moraine and public safety related to the transportation of dangerous goods in the same rail corridor as commuter trains in light of these concerns the environ ment and energy ministry has asked the ea advisory committee for advice on the requests and to report back by march the four new stations which will result in about 34 commuter trains in the corridor on a daily basis are pro posed for john street 19th ave stouf fville road gormley in richmond hill and bloomington sideroad in vandorf go has said the improved service will mean 600 vandorf area residents can benefit from the new bloomington sideroadhwy 404 station by 1996 offi cials forecast 1000 vandorf commuters will ditch their cars and hop the passen ger trains into the city by the year 2011 go officials told stouffville politicians in a september 1992 meetings that about 5200 riders currently use the sys tem into union station each day that figure is expected to double by 1996 and nearly triple by the year 2022 the allday service is expected to near ly double from four trains during rush hour peaks to seven trains running southbound from vandorf to union sta tion the offpeak trains will continue to run every 90 minutes along the 31km line the committee is asking for sub missions on whether or not an individu al ea is necessary through two meet ings scheduled for tuesday jan 18 at north york memorial community hall in the north york community centre and wednesday jan 19 at the royal canadian legion on ohio road in rich mond h ill both begin at 7 pm forum to discuss infill housing interested stouffville homeowners are invited to attend a public information meeting on the issue of infill housing within the community the meeting instigated by ward 5 councillor bob ancheril and ward 6 council lor ken prentice will be held at latcham hall on thursday jan 27 at 730 pm several town staff members are expected to be in attendance as well as a provincial housing ministry representative to discuss ontarios stance on the matter the issue of the towns bylaw to restrict infill housing is also expected to be on topic brand new 1994 lincoln town car value priced at 38808 ok ham for brand new 1994 lincoln mark viii valui priced at brand new i 994 valui priced at 49437 37995 lease for rtdn tsss or lease or i mouks uoaar adv8 more w dare you b bvyatmoofmrooristt151u 24 months for hcujdbfl32ou 280 hp vpor moon roof voic oojcjjqfphcmjbliouo 24 months markville lincoln 5 6 3 m jnoudes moon roof leather budceh iceyjesj entry system mora sk 1 4656 rvvcnom prioo a msrr mucmq wwiom kncs vm nocnorf id far feu 24 months new service hours eafearfei 4072 hwy 7 atatatlsf wmmtms rrrrprpm ssssissseissssissssssssbiisi imii ii m