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i in iriirwifirwtihlnffiirighfw inniifwlfwfctthm it tif uttrtjlvhiariimit tafcmttanmaoinrmin r 6 t cfvfitrv 3 3 v 3 1 4 lr vr i notablefneighbours -v- f by janet richards correspondent or nearly seven years wilf morley 1 has been helping stouffville resi dents get where theyre going morley 67 is the president of the vvhitchurchstouffville mobility transit which started operating in february i993 v his volunteer involvement with the r mobility transit is a natural fit y years ago he used the service provided by home support services now chats to help hisfather get back and forth to medical appointments he felt he would like to give something back itis open to any resident of whitchurchstouffville who cannotclimb stairs or get into a vehicle without assistance or cannot walk 175 metres in seven minutes he also has a background in busing after teaching for 13 years morley worked in administration for the york region district school board one of his responsibilities was the devel- opment of school buses for wheelchair and 1 special needs students the whitchurchstouffville mobility transit is an appointed body of the town that operates at an arms length there are now two wheelchair accessible vans operating and more than 800 riders about a third of the riders are in wheel chairs but morley pointsout the mobility transit is not just for wheelchair riders x- it is open to any resident of whitchurch- stouffville whocannot climb stairs or get into a vehicle without assistance or cannot walk 175 metres in seven minutes morley c this may include people with breathing difficulties or ithyius tobe eligible forthe service residents rriust apply with a note from their doctor vexplaining pertinent medical infdnnation j is reviewed byari eligibility com- rnitteecphsistihg of therapists residents cand board members v oncea resident is approved as eligible i he or she is issuea a number when they need to use the mobility transitthey call 1 giving as much notice as possible using their number to identify themselves residents can alsoapplythrough the same procewfor short term use if they have ari injury that prevents them from getting raround- i the cost for users is 3 one way any- where in town arid 4 for medical appoint ments anywhere in the region riders arent limited to using the service for medical appointrnehts any outings are- allowed be it social shopping or to church the mobility transit is an 80000 opera tion this year it is funded througrfa subsidy from the town fundraising arid private donations j v v t the annual firndraising golf tournament takes place june 13 at the maplesof ballahtrae the omerfundraising effort is y- through the selling of gofrain tickets at the local station on weekday mdrrlings the transit receives a percentage of the dauy l sales y r- the mobility transit operates under taxi j licences which are given piit bythe town this yearthe town increased the number of- licences so there would be a third pne avail- ableto the mobility transit initiallythe transit used taxis for its ser- vice the two modified vans the service now uses cost about 55000 each if the transit expands to use the third licence morley says a regular van could be used to accommo date users who are not in wheelchairs whilebeingvolunteenpresidentof the mobility transit takes up a great deal of his timemorley enjoys getting behind the wheel of a vus for parkview viuage taking residents on short outings v while being volunteer presidentof the mobility transit takes up a great deal of his time morley enjoys getting behind the wheel of a bus for parkview village taking residents on short outings s just seeing the smiles on their faces is my reward morley says 1 1 you dont need money when youve got a situation like that v headds that ifhe is ever inja similar position to the parkview residents he hopes someone woulclo the same forhini- i one place that morley drives tne parkview bus is to take resiiients to the dress rehearsal of music mariiaeacli year lflse7 many stouffville residents morleywho has jived in town since 1956 is a former music mania member himself and he is involved in tws years reunion show morley hasalso been involved in minor hockey and softball in the past and has campaigned for the heart arid stroke -foundation- v s he and his wife nelda have lived in their north street home since 1960 staff photosjoerd witteveen x lesley ojconnor arid josie robinson display r block parents sign in the front window to make a safer community for children such as jake 8 emily- 9 and michael 6 tommitto make stouffville safer from page 1- upon to offer their homes as a place of safety when a child is in a dangerous or frightening situation theyre critical tottie well being of a community macbnde pointed out v a block parent horhe caribecprrie a shel- tef when children are bullied lost hurt or ill caught in severe weather or frightened by a stranger j i today there are several block parent homes on every block in every community in canada thanks to community response stouffville isno exception in stalled in- 1963 tpday there are 500000 poucescreened corhmunity members the block parent progranyis the largest volunteer operatedchild safety crime pre vention program in canada macbride said people whowork during the day can still be a block parent oconnor pointed out displaying the sign for only a few hours a week is still a help she said the block parent windowsign is shown only when someone over the agepf 18 is available to answer the door v your block parent sign is only displayed in your window when you are available to help you are free to take a bath napof vacu um without concern as long as you remove trie sign if the sign is notdisplayed this does hot mean that rip one is home it just means the block- parent is notavailabletd offer helpsaid oconnor a block parent offers his or her home as fefuge inan emergency stressedoconriof its not a restropm or snack bar you are not required to admit ariyoriemrito your home although yourriay do so anyone interested in- becoming a block parent can call local association president barb rogina at 6404403 r site angers neig a byioanransberrv staff writer v seven whitchurchstouffville homeown- ers are deep into their pockets in a qiiesttorriake a proposed metal fabrication factory easier to jive with womedtke90-emrloyeeplant- designed vforthemanufacturing oflarge drums vwill have a riegativeirnpact on their jives the iresidentsjepreparedto spend about- ri50006nlawyersfees y isome legalcostsafe linked to a twoday early may fthe proposed 76squarefoot plant is part of an industrial park located onthe northeast corner of regional road 30 and hwy 47 in the town of uxbridgev across the road frorrithe stouffville residential properties the stouffville residents arent getting much sympathy from uxbridge councillor bev northeast v the residentsknew this was coming it was established a number of years ago northeast said t- ive supported it industry is the back- bone of every community but homeowner colleen dalgleish said residents have lived in their homes for 12 to 20 years residents now have a newfound ally in whitchurchstouffville council which has agreed to join their fight a meeting between industrial park prop erty owner the town of uxbridgerand the- stouffville residents has been set for may 2- just two days before the omb hearing is to be held at the uxbndge inunicipal building been negotiating with the mayor of uxbridgev one of dafglieshs major concerns an outdoor storage area- has already been addressed j ivtv outside storage wont be allowed under ari agreement just reached between the inclustri- al park owner and the town of ijxbridge however uxbridge did agree to reduce ah existing 50percent landscaping demand to 15 per cent and this proposed change has angered area neighbours ir v we dont want to see the landscape ruling meanwhile mayor wayne emrrierson has relaxed said dalgliesh w v