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p 6 tribune february 12 1997 st council ballantrae parkland ideal for towns first soccer fields the new eightacre park slated for ballantrae would be just the tick et for a soccer field a councillor has suggested ward 4 councillor cliff dunkeld would like to see whitchurch-stouf- look for your canadian tire flyer n your mailbox on friday on all in town routes s r fvilles soccer players make use of the park located on aurora road on lands abutting the ballantrae community centre there are about 600 soccer players but golf tourney set for may the whitchurchstouffville chamber of commerce will be hosting their annual golf tournament on thursday may 29 at the maples of ballantrae shotgun start is 1 pm the cost is just 125 for more information or sponsorship details call the chamber at 6424227 sale on now no townowned soccer fields stressed dunkeld at the present time soccer is played on land abutting the stouffville recreation centre the lands are owned by the board of edu cation local soccer club officials are more than pleased that this park is being considered for soccer joseph caldeira president of the stouffville soccer club said the ballantrae lands suit the game we need it our club is growing in fact soccer is the fastest growing sport in canada if not north amer ica said caldeira of stouffvilles soccer players 500 are children the parkland is near a proposed development made up of an 18hole golf course and about 1000 homes council will discuss the park lands soon i john pollard remax allstars realty inc 905 477001 1 9056403131 serving markhamllnionville and stouffville areas l u a u are you looking for i i honesty service rates results top company call someone who works for you dm si not just what you want to hear i offer maximum full time service i will match any commission rate i am a remax multi award winner remax sold one in three homes in the greater metro toronto area john pollard remax allstars realty inc 905 4774011 905 6403131 serving markhamunionville and stouffville areas a i i 8 jj remax allstars remax allstars remax allstars remax allstars remax allstars remax allstars hookups to water system underway by joan ransberry staff reporter hooking up to the towns new communal water system is under way now a total of 850 homeowners in musselmans lake and ballantrae have received letters from the town outlining connection proce dures weve had people in to apply obviously those who need it the most come in first said tom parry the towns engineer water hookup is not an option under a bylaw residents must be connected to the system before the end of 1997 parry stressed on a 50foot lot the average individual cost to the property owner will be about 1000 this includes a 250 meter and a 30 newaccount fee also residents are being reminded that existing wells must be abandoned many of the wells in the shal low and second aquifer have shown increasing bacterial and nitrate contamination said parry the town strongly urges resi dents to properly abandon their wells to eliminate the contami nated wells and to prevent further deterioration of the groundwater by allowing contaminates to enter through improperly constructed and poorly maintained well parry added york region is helping property owners get rid of the private wells at a cost of 170 property owners can arrange to have york region do the work meanwhile watermain contrac tor clearway construction is chlo rinating disinfecting and flushing the distribution system so that connections can be made york region will pick up the cost of the systems well and tower slicing 21 million off the original 8million price tag the regions well tower should be operating by the summer stressed parry