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i i s angered lake road residents urge gravel truck ban by town council stouffville utilizing the south road at musselmans lake as a gravel pit route has in furiated homeowners in that area on july 27 a delegation of ratepayers both cottagers and permanent residents taxed the accommodation of the whitchurchstouffville council chambers to air then- protest in person the spokesman for the group was max pringle he explained the peoples concern the noise of these trucks starts at daylight and ends at dark he said this happens five and six days a week mr pringle pointed out that this is a residential road not an expressway all these people are up in arms he said we come here for a rest and a holiday but theres no rest at all mayor ken laushway explained that 95 percent of the trucks are going to lees gravel pit and there are reasons for their use of that particular route mr pringle claimed the problem had become much worse lately there were murmers of agreement from the group and one man said one of those trucks passed me doing 70 miles an hour mayor laushway revealed he had discussed the matter with mr lee and an offer had been made mr lee would keep bis own trucks off the read and do his best to persuade other truckers to do the same but if you insist on a total ban mayor laushway told the group mr lee will fight you all the way at that point a series of outbursts seemed to indicate that everyone there was quite prepared to fight charles montgomery detailed some of the problems he personally had suffered on march 8 i had a car demolished by a dump truck he claimed and i almost got it again yesterday i clocked one truck at 55 miles an hour mr montgomery expressed fears that with children playing near the narrow road someone would be killed he also claimed that noise and vibration from trucks was knocking the mortar loose from his chimney bylaw 1824 he said prohibited nuisances of this kind and he felt the bylaw should be enforced he was supported by a lady in the audience who claimed that a similar area near lake simcoe had passed a bylaw prohibiting truck traffic except for deliveries she asked why whitchurch- stouffville could not pass one similar and seek department approval it was also pointed out that heavy truck traffic within fifty feet caused hearing damage and progressive deafness other psychological and physiological effects were quoted from an unnamed medical study this is a difficult problem said mayor laush way trucks in some areas outnumber people four to one or ten to one weve got the same problem right here downtown he added we would like to get rid of the trucks but we cant councillor gordon ratcliff acknowledged the difficulty and said that he had observed the problem on a recent visit to the area the audience grew restless again demanding to know why council had never taken a firm position on truck traffic how can we keep this as a resort area with all these trucks roaring through demanded one angry resident mr pringle again referred to the bylaw and a sharp exchange en sued pringle can the bylaw be enforced mayor laushway its very difficult to enforce pringle then whv is it a bylaw councillor merlyn baker interrupted the exchange to observe that these people had a genuine problem he felt it should be discussed in committee the group ob jected one woman saying we dont want to leave until we know something is going to be done councillor tom lonergan explained that the gravel operators work on a tonmile basis a route to avoid the south shore road would increase the distance by about a mile and a half which is economically unsound for the truckers councillor lonergan also said there would be trouble with the provincial government if a ban was imposed we sympathize he told the group but we cant always do what we want one elderly gentleman took strong exception to this citing instances where people had almost been killed by trucks economics dont take precedence over human lives he said life is more sacred than a couple of dollars on a contract councillor ratcliff came out strongly in favor of abolishing truck traffic get them banned except for local delivery he urged lets do what we can his statement was greeted by applause councillor baker seconded by councillor lonergan moved that the matter be studied in committee of the whole mayor laushway urged the group to accept mr lees proposal which he said would ease the traffic for the next couple of months another lady in the audience asked if the lee offer could be accepted while council tried to arrive at a permanent solution mayor laushway said he was doubtful that mr lee would go along with this the mayor promised to discuss the matter with him and see if a compromise could be reached after the delegation left not completely satisfied mr pringle said one factor in the problem was a lack of police surveillance ve feel the south shore road is definitely underpoliced he said theyre never around except on sundays without police whats the point of a bylaw or a reduction in the speed limit 1 largest weekly markham stouffville uxbridge all the news whitchurch r uxbridge markham i pickering vol 83 no 10 12 pages stouffvillewhitchurchmarkhamuxbridge thursday august 5 1971 phone 6402101 15 cents record seizure of hashish on nearby farm stouffville whitchurch- stouffville now holds a national record an unenviable one what is believed to be the largest seizure of hashish in canada was made early tuesday by officers of york regional police the find 350 pounds of substance was on property in the ringwood area near hwy 48 value of the product is estimated at between two and three million dollars street price people leasing the property became suspicious when they observed men prowling behind the house monday night the discovery of a recentlydug area prompted them to call vandorf police responding im mediately officers dug up the hashish which was in one- kilogram bricks 22 pounds sealed in large plastic garbage bags no arrests have yet been made and inspector wally harkness of the york regional police could not state when any might be expected the hashish is not thought to be of local manufacture detectives of the regional force are investigating in co operation with royal canadian mounted police power line cut stouffville com munication on the cnr line between stouffville and scar- boro was broken thursday when thieves stole a quantity of copper cable in an area near 19th avenue markham its the second theft of this kind in the past two weeks copper wire brings a high price on the illicit black market sr citizens apartment survey town need stouffville the ontario housing corporation will con duct another survey to deter mine the need and demand for a second senior citizens apart- ment in the town of whitchurch- stouffville the first located on elm road was opened last december the most recent study to begin possibly this month has been requested by town council interested persons are urged to obtain application forms at the municipal office civic avenue if the survey indicates a need for additional accommodation of this kind an apartment or perhaps a singlestorey building will likely follow rental is geared to income and the minimum including services is 32 a month capital costs are shared by the provincial and federal governments white heron on markham pond markham a family of white heron the first of its kind ever reported in the area landed saturday at a pond on the farm of denton brown cone 10 markham near 16th avenue the beautiful birds about four feet in height remained at the site three hours then flew a short distance south to a branch of the rouge river stoplights urged for dangerous intersection stouffville lets check and find out when this will be done we dont want to wait until next summer this statement by mayor ken ls laushway at council july 27 expressed his feelings about a possible delay in the erection of proposed stoplights at the in tersection of hwy 48 and the bloomington road councillors heard a communication from william hodgson mpp york north stating that the minister of transport and com munications was studying a letter detailing councils con cern a second letter was received from the york region engineers office the engineering commissioner has promised to apply for lights at the corner as soon as con struction is finished members of council ex pressed dissatisfaction with this as no date was specified councillor gordon ratcliff described the corner as dangerous following mayor laushway s suggestion clerk ralph corner will write to seek a firm date for installation boatbuilder completes two year project it was back in 1969 that jim clubine cone 6 whitchurch started construction on a lfii foot catamaran doing part of the work in his basement and the remainder outside on saturday the boat completed its maiden voyage off woodland beach in georgian bay jim both designed and built the craft including the 25 foot high mast now all i have to do is learn to sail it properly he said jas thomas dayliners toot stirs hoot stouffville the warning whistle sounded by the stouff ville to toronto dayliner serves as a 7 am alarm clock for some residents within earshot of the cnr line approaching main street but mr and mrs sig kusatz and family burkholder street arent anxious to get up that early and they dont ap preciate being awakened at that time either mr kusatz has placed his complaint in writing requesting the railroad to approve an alternative to the highsounding horn john noel public relations manager for cnr has replied to the letter expressing his regrets he points out however that federal regulations require such signals mr noel indicated that town council could pass a bylaw prohibiting train whistles in the municipality and this in turn be approved by the canadian transport commission the ctc then checks to determine whether other protective headon crash stouffville two persons were injured and damage totalled 4000 in a headon crash sunday between two cars on hwy 48 near baker hill most seriously hurt was robert mason algonquin crescent aurora the driver of a 1969 epic the other injured party was giuseppe cerminara of new york state in a 1968 buick cerminara has been charged with careless driving constable david bourne oak ridges detachment ontario provincial police is in charge of the investigation measures such as gates and wigwags are adequate the commission can approve or disallow the bylaw if such warning devices are not installed mr noel in dicated the train whistles would keep sounding the public relations manager stressed the deep concern which exists over the number of serious mishaps which occur at level crossings mr kusatz told the tribune he may conduct a survey among other residents in the immediate area and later appear before town council to seek a solution campaign trail yorkcentre don deacon mpp yorkcentre has hit the campaign trail even though a provincial election date is still to be announced the first of a series of ad- planner rejects home buildup in rural areas several homes completed court action pending stouffville- strip residential development in isolated rural arwasdfwhit- churchstouffville has been condemned by the york region commissioner of planning murray pound in a letter to council july 27 mr pound designated four areas where building is un derway on lots sold through a loophole in the planning act the commissioner has ad vised extra caution in dealing with such applications as litigations are in process elsewhere and could eventually go the the supreme court of canada mr pound evaluated the developments strictly from a planning standpoint and on that basis advised against three of four potential residential districts in the town area 1 includes eleven lots on the bloomington road east of cone 9 this area was rejected on several counts traffic patterns lack of shopping facilities and agricultural value of land three houses are under construction at the present time mr pound said area 2 includes 12 lots along the ballantrae sideroad these he said were more acceptable three homes are now complete ancloccupied while the others are nearing completion while indicating a dislike for strip development the com missioner found some justification for giving the green light to home buildup there he noted however that an amendment to the zoning bylaw would be required area 3 is on cone 9 near vivian there six houses are under construction while conceding that the property might lend itself to estatetype dwellings he rejects it on the grounds of isolation from nor mal facilities for the same reason he is opposed to development on cone 3 near bogarttown con struction there has commenced on three homes the commission advises against issuing further building permits except on land zoned residential all four areas discussed are at least partially located in rural zones council discussed the letter briefly then referred it to the planning committee for a report town taxpayers still owe 16246630 stouffville avhat would you do if you were suddenly given 16246630 if you were publicspirited you could pay the current tax arrears owing in the town of whitchurch- stouffville this figure showing taxes not yet collected at the end of june was contained in a report submitted to council july 27 the imformation notes that statements have been sent out in an attempt to collect and anyone in arrears for three years has received a form letter stating that a tax arrears certificate will be registered unless payment is made there will be one last chance for delinquent taxpayers however as the treasury department intends to send one vertiscments is published in the tribune this week mr deacon is lining up his campaign list of helpers to cover the riding if and when the election comes this fall the anticipated month is october final notice before proceeding with the certificates boaters call council bluff stouffville for a time whitchurchstouffville council was confident their plan might work they gave two readings to a bylaw outlawing the operation of motorboats on preston lake a third reading was witheld anticipating the cottagers co operation and the majority did but some didnt now forcing the town to take more forceful action councillor merlyn baker pointed out that a bylaw ap proved in the usual manner was the only proper method of control in spite of opposition voiced by mayor laushway he indicated his intention to reintroduce the legislation aug 9