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mercedes behz repair specialist the saturday february 28 1998 vol 14 no 9 weekender 36 pages 50 gstincl metrojand publication serving whitchiirchstoitffville since 1888 town and country realty ltd 6400888 c r o s s i m w o r d hi ss9i am 1 ives at joan ransberry staff reporter the condition of a road in pre ston lake is putting the lives of 50 families at risk claims a hilltop blvd resident on monday evening stuart leigh chair of the ratepayers asso ciation for the north shore of pre ston lake will appeal to whitchurchstouffville council and ask that emergency measures be taken regarding the deplorable state of north shore road and connecting streets in the spring north road turns into a onekilometre winding mud hole in colder weather avoiding the deep holes and humps takes both driving skill and luck it com pares to a third world road said leigh driving on north road is a chal lenge a challenge thats hard on the car hard on the nerves and a constant worry to everyone getting peoplein and out of north road has reached a critical state said leigh the roads are in such a state of decay that emer town m ball bearing during summitview public schools annual winter carnival on tuesday grade 5 stu dent glenn ratcliff 11 loses the golf ball in the relay race while being attached to teammate david hogg 10 photos by sjoerdwitteveen gency vehicles can no longer guarantee service to the resi dents said leigh at times life on north shore of preston means walking in and out from the main highway worrying that someone will break into the car left at the main road always wondering what the road will be like in the morning being reluctant to make social plans away from home and rarely inviting people in it is now a lifestyle issue said leigh the people living in the north shore have a common fear that a house will catch fire or some one will need an ambulance of course this is our worse fear area residents are not alone ward 3 councillor peter dobrich is in their camp something must be done said dobrich there are times four and five days in a stretch when nobody can use the road it cant go on this way public works director paul whitehouse is quite aware of the state of north road yes its in tough shape said white- house please see page 3 stuart leigh claims north road is a deadly hazard for residents photos by lori emmerson lafrate sentenced the death of a stouffville teenager means a downsview man will spend 90 days in jail perform 120 days of community service and not be able to drive for 10 years on thursday tonino lafrate 23 was sentenced in connection with the death of darlene oblenes 16 of musslemans lake a threemonth jail term four months ofcommunity service and a 10year licence suspension is please see page 3