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hiqh school variety show dec 15 snowmobile safety clinic dec 16 vol 88 no 28 phone 6402101 stouffvillewhitchurchmarkhamuxbridge thursday december 9 1971 16 pages 15 cents historic elm condemned mongolia mongolias famous elm tree located on 18th avenue markham and now dead was felled dec 8 hydro crews planned a start on the job tuesday but later called the work off due to inclement weather the tree 200 years old and 100 feet high was used as a flagstaff during the mackenzie rebellion of 1837 it was reported that spikes were driven into the trunk to prevent its removal the trunk will be cut to ground level and the road straightened at this point a section of the elm will be preserved by markham museum curator john lunau begin work on 4storey apartment stouffville con struction has started on stouffvilles third mediumrise apartment the location is at the in tersection of albert street south and sunset boulevard the site of the former goldfish supply company plant the new building will be four storeys and contain 60 suites underground parking will be provided for 45 cars with suf ficient space aboveground for thirty more the 13600 square foot structure is scheduled for completion by april 1972 the contractor is martise developments of toronto transfer to central police site york region the latest move to consolidate police operations within the region of york has gone smoothly chief bruce crawford informed a meeting of the commission monday four stations were closed dec 1 and operations tran sferred to a central depot at newmarket no longer in use are offices at vandorf aurora king and the old newmarket headquarters the new communications system is working well said the chief were bursting at the seams right now because so much equipment has been brought in it will take us awhile to sort it out judge william lyon said the chief was to be commended for completing the changeover in such an orderly manner residents of whitchurch- stouffville and markham are notified once again of the new telephone number 8875877 zoning bylaw imposes on lake lands new home construction is prohibited stouffville no new home construction will be permitted in the areas of musselmans and preston lake according to provisions con tained in whitchureh- stouffvilles new zoning bylaw the temporary land freeze explained to ratepayers at a public meeting in the whit church centennial centre dec 1 met with no formal opposition approval of the bylaw in its entirety is expected either dec 14 or 28 the document plus recommended changes will then be forwarded to the ontario municipal board with respect to restrictions imposed on the two resort centres including shadow lake mayor ken laushway said some authority had to step in and call a halt before it was too late the freeze has nothing to do with home additions or renovations meetings to discuss an overall plan for the lake communities will be held in 1972 the mayor said the people fully realize that proper planning must be done the future of these resorts is at stake we must do something now or things will only get worse the lake areas have been placed in what is called a transitional zone mayor laushway said he was quite well satisfied with the attendance of ratepayers at all three meetings one at vandorf another in stouffviue and a third at ballantrae he said the main purpose was to enlighten people on the need for a zoning bylaw implemented by an official plan he said all objections were noted at the time and a 14 day waiting period was allowed in case other recommendations might be brought forward the possibility of a public hearing now rests with the omb mayor laushway concluded mother wages school bus safety campaign top 4h showman judges not fooled that easily although classed as the best showman in the markham 4h dairy club judges attending the competition at markham fair this fall werent that easily fooled they were unanimous in their choice of pretty dianne clark daughter of mr and mrs roy clark stouffviue r r 3 on friday night dianne was honored at the fair boards annual awards banquet she received the bank of nova scotia trophy from roger gardham an executive director jas thomas school programs should hold priority stouffville school programs should hold priority for students even over ac commodation trustees mrs louise aimone and mrs margaret coburn told the tribune this week both mrs aimone and mrs coburn are members of the york county board of education their reference was to the closing of vivian and shrubmount schools in the former twp of whitchurch and the placing of some pupils in portables at ballantrae the tribune in a recent editorial termed these closings as premature mrs coburn said that in some instances the public has a false impression about portables they are not really all that bad she said mrs aimone explained that due to construction delays particularly at ballantrae it was difficult to time the closing of old schools to suit the opening of new or expanded ones mrs aimone also expressed concern over a lack of com munication between the public and the board she suggested that newspapers all newspapers in the county should endeavor to bridge this gap she said ratepayers are always welcomed at board meetings or to contact their board representative personally if they wish the trouble is she said many people dont even know where the board meets or even who their trustee is she praised the work of trustee arthur starr whit- churchstouffville who presently serves the dual roll of chairman mrs coburn observed that due to the vastness of the area it was difficult to overcome an impersonal attitude that has occurred between the people and the board she said too that rather than continually ex plaining its policies and defending its programs trustees must be willing to listen and then act o recommendations that appear practical bethesda mrs w mcgregor r r 4 stouffviue is a mother who can be disap pointed but not discouraged particularly where the safety of school children is concerned shes bothered by a depart ment ruling that forbids school bus drivers to utilize stop flashers when picking up or letting off boys and girls in an area posted at 35 milesperhour or less such a location is the 5th concession of whitchurch- stouffville extending through the hamlet of bethesda mrs mcgregor feels that rather than wait for passage of provincial legislation that would alter the law across the province the town council should act on its own and in crease the speed limit to 40 mph this would permit bus flashers to be used nobody pays any attention to the 35 mile limit anyway she said mrs mcgregor has made one appearance before council and although her appeal found little favor she plans to return again likely on dec 14 while no known injuries have occurred locally because of this altona resident wins handily in ward 1 markham planning committee cool to 77lot buildup markham a proposal to build a new housing develop ment near 16th avenue met with a cool reception at markham planning committee dec 2 the plan calls for dividing land into 77 singlefamily lots the new houses would abut on the towns museum and front on highway 48 to the north a total area of almost 19 acres is in volved planning director kunio hidaka explained that the property is presently zoned rural no program for extending services to the site is presently underway councillor bob adams termed the proposal premature councillor roy muldrcw agreed and moved the plan be received and further action delayed until certain studies have been completed councillor norman tyndall said it was his understanding that the developer proposes to give the town a park of almost one acre this park would adjoin the museum grounds other members agreed the matter needed more study and mr muldrews motion was ap proved police 8875877 stouffville the radio room york regional police is now located in newmarket the new telephone number is 887- 5877 pickering twp the personal approach paid off saturday for john anderson successful ward 1 candidate in the twp of pickering assisted by a wellorganized committee that called on every home north of the third con cession mr anderson rolled to an easy victory over his two opponents mrs shirley pyke and excouncillor john camp bell the total vote count for candidate anderson was 456 mrs pvke had 276 and campbell 248 in spite of his landslide win mr anderson was disappointed over the turnout out of 4000 eligible voters in ward 1 only 980 cast ballots the support for the councillor- elect was particularly amazing since he entered the race a comparative unknown his rivals on the other hand had enjoyed some experience politically mrs pyke in provincial politics and mr campbell as a former councillor in ward 3 with a portion of pickering and part of ward 1 likely to become a borough of metro john andersons stand on issues relevant to this change will be observed closclv bv rural area ratepayers to better un derstand the thinking of residents in this regard he is already contemplating several public meetings where the pros and cons can be discussed elsewhere across the township reeve john williams successfully defended his office defeating harry ashton 3560 to rural pickering pickering twp whatever the future holds for he urban area of pic kering twp to oshawa or metro should cause no concern in the rural north it can be a viable municipality on its own this is ihe opinion of harry ashton defeated can didate for reeve in the recent election dec 4 mr ashton who swept all but two of the polls whitevale and altona north of cone 4 but still lost out to incumbent john williams by 2280 votes cautioned against amalgamation with either lxbridge or the region of york th now pickering mr ashton said would be little different than the original municipality 15 or 20 years ago he said road maintenance would be the greatest expense the rural residents will never need the services that the south area demands and they never should be ex pected to pay for it either services he said produce only more development and more problems with respect to the next election mr ashton said north pickering could well be holding one on its own i hope i can be part of it he concluded because ill be living there 1280 deputyreeve george ashe over george hodgson 3536 to 1184 ward 2 councillor mrs jean mcpherson over ray ilalket 787 to 209 ward 3 councillor donald kitchen over ralph bradley 801 to 205 kenneth matheson councillor- elect in ward 4 and donald quick councillorelect in ward 5 out of a possible 12850 eligible voters only 26 percent exercised their franchise deputyreeve george ashe termed it disgusting reeve john williams said the importance of the election warranted a turnout of 70 per cent councillor jean mcpherson chided a segment of the press who had called for her elimination im not sure if they meant elimination from the face of the earth or from council she said she congratulated her opponent and said both had come out of the fray the best of friends her rival expressed surprise at the result i didnt think i would take such a licking he said mrs mcpherson said she was going to whop me and she did i can only hope that some day shell retire and give me a chance law a 6 year old sault ste marie boy was struck and injured near his home dec 1 richard rougeau nephew of mrs pat cashman hillsdale drive musselmans lake is a patient in sick childrens hospital toronto following an emergency trip by air from the sault to malton he suffered a fractured skull no change in tower line route mayor stouffville mayor ken laushway agrees with representatives of ontario hydro that the holding of a public meeting to discuss a proposed tower line project would serve no useful purpose mayor laushway incensed over a tribune editorial on the subject said the former twp of whitchurch council had already approved the plan following a public hearing in march 1970 he said the route had not been changed mr laushway said the meeting with hydro nov 22 was only to acquaint new members with the project he said the line would extend through an area that would cause the least possible in convenience to property owners appeals denied uxbridge twp an ap plication filed by century city developments limited for the right to appeal judgments on foreclosures has been denied by justice morand of the ontario supreme court the appeals are related to properties owned formerly by wm c morris and charles m ricketts according to an informed source judgments to allow foreclosures were permitted on an order issued oct 22 by chief justice hughes variety show stouffville a variety show sponsored by the students and staff of stouffviue dist secondary school will be held dec 15 at 8 pm all proceeds will be donated to the stouffviue fire fund the public is invited