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v V CENTS PAGES i VOL NO 24 rOST Aurora Aurora NEWMARKET AURORA KESWICK ONTARIO WEDNESDAY JUNE 1987 Kwwiek Keswick 4764882 J6g i mm Trail sra Newmarkets Recreation Director Don Popple gets a helping hand to the edge of the pool Saturday morning after lifeguards and helpers received a last minute brief ing from pool director Peter Vale before the season opened officially two hours later This years pool workers at Newmarket include Jan Ellnes Drew Blythe McCaffrey Allen St John Mike Peters Gary Gail Wilson Trudy Den Bruce and Leslie Taylor Photo Phil Jones Wide Merchants Group NEWMARKET Mayor Drew urged all Newmarket retailers to get to gether and form a townwide association a meeting called by council to discuss ping hours In the town The meeting was at tended by representatives of most retail stores la Ids opening remarks Mayor Doak said that there were ttroag for and against eitendiag store hours bat I ask all of you to listen with an open mind lie added that council called the meet ing because of our concern for the overall commercial gain of the town of Newmar ket After nearly two hours of discussion In which Main St merchants wanted the store hours bylaw to remain the same and the Newmarket Plata merchants wanted them NEWMARKET The rains came day and left behind Ihera a trail of devasta tion that will amount to hundreds of thous ands of dollars The downpour started about pm and lasted until nearly 5 pm In that short hour an estimated four in ches of rain fell swelling creeks to flood proportions washing out roads and drive- ways filling basements and leaving a trail of debris across hundreds of backyards in Newmarket East Gwilllmbury Township and Aurora Power lines went down from to minutes and Hydro officials had to switch to emergency power toast damage was earned tie sharp deluge which couldnt be waked up by the already soggy ground Rain fell torrents weekend and Monday storm was Just too mack for the earth to Newmarket officials describe the storm as the worst since Hurricane Hazel BLOCK ROADS Police blocked off roads as water swirl ed across streets threatening to carry before it A house owned by Ronald on Carlson Dr was damaged to the extent of as flood waters five feet deep dam aged foundations mined furniture and broadloom and carried a loaded food freezer across a room and capsized it At the Royal Legion on St water in a straight fourfoot line When the flood ended the floor was covered wilk lb of muddy water Homes on Niagara St Main and Queen Sts Church and Prospect were flooded extended Mayor suggested that can open each night for one week only prior A homeowner on Queen St located be- eryone should get together theres a bridge to Christmas if a holiday falls on Thursday side an overflowing creek was pumping that obviously still has to be crossed or Friday they can only be open the night water out of his basement as fast as It was that the holiday does not fall on and that coming in mm they mustclosethelr store each Thursday- town work crews aided by firemen and Friday at pm worked put midnight to help clear up the It was fun for the kiddies but not so much fun for the daddies as Mondays storm flooded parks lawns and basements A group of young- fit era couldnt wait to Mat after the rain at a huge puddle at Penn and Lindsay At right Mrs Iis of Queen St took her daughter Lois Ann and her friend Stephanie Jackson out to play tit Park The Plaza merchants are requesting that all Newmarket stores have an option of re maining open on Mondays until pm They are also asking all stores have the option of re maining open Monday hi rough Friday until 9 pm during December That all stores have the option of remain ing open one additional night when a holiday falls on a Thursday or Friday That all stores have the option of remaining open until pm on Thurs days and Fridays The present store closing bylaw which covers most retail stores In Newmarket says that stores must close all day Monday they Main St merchants are op posed to any debris change in the present bylaw DEVASTATION They feel that if stores were open on A subdivision at the south side of Mount Mondays and longer hours during the eve- Albert near Sharon has been des- they would be forced to hire additional as terrible and devastating Construction equipment had to be hours Page in to dig a trench to drain It water that had flooded a number of homes Tne Second Concession was blocked with stalled trucks mired to the tops of their wheels The Kan Heights area of and Lindsay Aves was covered la to of water Big Wheel Smashes Through Brick Wall Convicted BRADFORD An Oak Ridges detach ment consable walked away from his cruiser early Saturday after ft had plow ed through a brick wall at a speed of close to miles per hour while chasing a sus pected stolen car Const Don Moth of Aurora was treat ed for minor cuts and bruises at York County Hospital Newmarket The driver of the chased car also lost control at a curve on Highway It white travelling at high speed and bounced off the wall of one building Into a second ware house Henderson 18 of Malton is re ported In only fair condition in Toronto General Hospital where he Is under police guard Ho was taken first to York County Hospital but was transferred to Toronto Sunday night with a police officer in at tendance The chase started at Richmond HUl when Cons Moth spotted a speeding car northbound on Highway The pursued car and police cruiser reached speeds up to and went through seven red traffic lights Henderson eluded two road blocks one at Newmarket and the other at Bradford before the cor crashed Both It and the cruiser were de molished Police from Aurora and Richmond Hill along with police from Oak Ridges and Brad ford OPP detachments participated in the chase A Park described fay Constable Glen Phillips as a big wheel who wait to get to the Don Jail pleaded Friday to a petty theft charge William IB was convicted of mealing a pair of tine from department store May Police he pat en the Jeans under hit walked oat of the store He was spoiled by an employee Magistrate O Holllagrake remanded to the Don Jail ll for NO ESTIMATE J Motors showroom was cov ered in ID inches of water Records were damaged and Fair says that at the moment It Is impossible to estimate the damage to his building la contrast to the havoc at Motor was a group of children playing behind the building In a deep ml water NEWMARKET A Grace real- dent Lou Barclay appeared before Newmar ket Council Monday to complain about the flooding of backyard He said Mondays storm left debris of tin cans paper cups and just plain gar bage said be has cleared land of of timet this year seeded On Don Mills Road south of ket a motorcyclist struck a washed out He told council that flood water almost reached his basement and were within a tew feet of his back I Mr Barclay said that he has lived at 1 oQuit Recreation Body r NEWMARKET Newmarket lion Committee called on the resignation of Councillor Don a member of the committee on Monday And Councillor agreed that res ignation would be a good thing A letter from the committee said that due to Councillor Inability to at tend meetings was the reason for request ing his resignation Councillor told be basal been able to attend soma of taw meetings be- of the type baslaess In la 14 like to be relieved He explained that many times emer gencies arose and that by the time emergen- clea were remedied it was too late to attend or to make a phone call explaining his ab sence Council decided to draft a bylaw ap pointing a new council represematlve to the Committee section of the road flipped and had to swim safety Police barricaded a section of Highway near Oak Ridges when part of the road was washed away At Aurora two homes were struck by lightning and police had to resor to emer gency power to operate their equipment Aurora police report that the main brunt of the storm missed the town and struck to the north and to the east With Arson Grace Street since and this year was the first year there was any serious flood ing NEWMARKET The official opening Rd has added to his woes lh Newmarket Ceatojsniai Amphitheatre Mr Barclay felt that with the Increased will be held this Sunday at pm heme la the area that his Mayor Drew will cut the ribbon might worses with members of town council In attend- v KESWICK A Wyearold Keswick area steeplejack was charged with arson after his frame house was gutted by Ire May 24 Stanley Oliver was arrested outside his home In the early morning houra by North Gwilllmbury Police Police sealed off the house Damage was at more than The Ontario Fire Marshals department has been called In to Investigate Mr called for a storm sewer to alleviate the problem Among the guest speakers will be Town asked how long ll would take him to get started on Installing the storm sewer he Sitaa former band Norman il C and the W The Newmarket Band and the Newmarket Legion wlU be prat- Mr Barclay added that he was sick and The plaques are being tired of cleaning up the building In time for the opening Council referred Mr Barclays complaint After the opening the Newmarket to a committee with the that a re- Band will present its first Band port be brought back to the next meeting cert of the The ilia fare and the handn that ran throw a triple at the flick of a wrist the Royal Canadian award won by Newmarket at the weekend team captain Bill Addy lad Ken Rone hen Nixon and to victory In the For snore photon of the dart tournament turn to Town To Spring Up SHARON East Town ship Reeve Wright predicted Mon day that another town will spring up north of Newmarket In the near future Reeve Wright made his observation at council meeting at which developers were seeking permission to build on lots west of Restaurant He pointed out that farmland acreages from St to the Third Concession are all slated for development soon Mr Wright mentioned properties known as the Haines and farms totalling acres as those which are ready for development Earlier Council suggested to the de- that they should pay the cost of school construction as part of their subdivi sion agreements THIS WEEK IN THE ERA I Council that added homo develop ront would Mrioui toad on both putrid IHtwi I Women a Curtain a- If Firm niid porta vM What do you quit imoklwr I