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with binoculars and camera bird watchers report rare species twp of uxbridge must not be gravel pit for metro muirhead uxbridge twp a concern that uxbridge township will become metro torontos gravel pit unless the industry is controlled was expressed by township councillor clark muirhead at the on tario municipal board hearing held to deal with the township official plan and zoning bylaw gravel operations in the township at present are 10 times as extensive as they should be he stated further according to 1967 as sessment rolls gravel holdings make up over 4200 of the townships 52- 000 acre area but in that year 28 of the operations assessed for business and commercial purposes paid only 23710 of the townships half million dollar tax revenue he said these operators he ad ded produce 10 million tons of gravel annually selling for over s20 mil lion mr muirhead expressed a fear that unless con trols are enacted pit operators will dominate the area driving out resi dents with noise pollution and depravation of the countryside the noise alone from some pits totally domin ates the surroundings he said and one does not have to be supersensitive to noise or beautv with in a half mile of a pit the din becomes intollerable mr muirhead defended one pari of the bylaw which came under the at tack of the majority of those objecting to the zon ing proposals this section zones only the area immediately sur rounding the pit itself as m3 the designation which permits gravel operation lawyers for the appeal- ants and their witnesses stated repeatedly that this clause would have an im mensely detrimental ef fect on the industrv as it would be necessary to a ply for revision to the bv- law every time thev want ed to take out one more shovelful mr muirhead said that it was the intention of the council to hear apnlica- tion for the rezoning dur ing the winter of each year the period during which the majority of the pits are closed at that jr farmers awards banquet ontario cty keith phoenix of greenbank has been elected president of the ontario county junior farmers for 1970 the annual meeting was held jan 16 with the awards banquet the fol lowing evening in green- bank united church other members of the executive are vicepre sident bob hunter sea- grave secretarytreasurer kathy parliament beaver- ton ad county provincial director ron parish ux bridge livestock in judging competitions for 1969 individual tro phies were presented to peter hulshof stouff- villc rr 3 high junior earl phoenix greenbank high senior neil craw ford brooklin rr i swine keith phoenix greenbank beef ronald pfrish uxbridge rr 3 dairy and murray stone sunderland rr 5 sheep brooklin junior farm- ipalektrcanv customer confidence we never abuselto give the proper advice we never do refuse thatirin6s s the 60ng v arts electric ers won both the rifle shooting trophy and the boys softball shield in the annual field day debbie graham of balsam was top girl competitor grant mustard uxbridge rr 2 was high boy he also headed the i mile race brooklin captured the drama trophy time he said the opera tors could come before the township council and outline the area they felt was necessary for their operations during the forthcoming season if there was no serious rea son that the council felt the pit could not continue operation the application would be approved re stated subdividers must go through this procedure added mr muirhead as well as any resident who wishes to put an addition on his home must apply for a building permit it is only fair that the pit operators should do the same county holstein meeting york cty the an nual meeting of the york county holstein breeders will be held in the con munity hall at vandorf this friday beginning at 1030 am the morning session promises to be lively ac cording to alan wall county ag rep the dis cussion surrounds breed ing with george jackson dalton faris jack gilles pie and allan orr partici pating in the debate in the afternoon the head man for holsteins in canada marland murray national president will address the gathering everyone is invited says al even if you only own a black and white dog or cat thursday jan 29 1970 the tribune page 11 wins scholarship claremont carole anderson of claremonl is the recipient of the on tario county womens in stitute scholarship the presentation was made by mrs jas mc- creight of stouffville at jh achievement day in ajax jan 17 provincial and county honor certificates were presented at the same time the program super visor in both york and ontario is mrs louise gatenby newmarket youjt olo it takes two to make an argument except i whehyourt married stranger nice home vou have here worth about 20000 i imagine owner nope its worth every eent of 35000 you appliance service rri locust hill ontario tlephon 2944636 thinking about buying it stranger no thanks im the new tax assessor a flock of evening grosbeaks enjoy sunflower seeds on freshly fallen snow by edg and betty pegg pickering twp during the past 10 years interest in birds has taken us from islands in the at lantic ocean to the tops of mountains in the rockies most recently they have taken us up and down the valley of duffin creek if our feathered friends are as well fed in other areas this winter as along the banks of duffin few if any will go hungry call it a hobby a pasttime or an act of conservation but thousands of people feeding birds and getting to know them is becom- machinery show york cty farmers of the area are reminded of the big machinery show in the toronto exhibition park jan 2831 the crop improvement convention is held at the same location the display space for farm machines is a sell out with many overseas countries showing allnew pieces of equipment business directory 55 blake st stouffville 6404421 up more home pro tection in one pack aje at less cost with our homeowners policy call today call kenneth a shepherd 7th une box 44 markham telephone 2941562 state farm fire and casualty company 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service estate expropriation etc stecles ave e miliiken 2933460 ing the in thing many rare birds are turning up this winter and we extend our thanks to those who report them to us for example a varied thrush at the home of mr and mrs lowndes hear claremont has attracted people from far and near all hoping to get a glimpse of it we were fortunate enough to see it twice it resembles the robin but has a black band on the breast and buffy wing bars it marks the third time this bird of the far west has been re corded in ontario a hawk owl that we spotted near audlcy is the second record of the spe cies for pickering town ship in the last 10 years mrs dennis ward cone 6 uxbridge is the first person to report 2 red- breasted nuthatches at her feeders a flock of mourning doves come daily to receive a handout from mr gallic a resi dent near balsam mr and mrs bowden feed a flock of cardinals at their home east of claremont evening grosbeaks by the betty pegg dozens arc welcomed each day by mr and mrs cur- rie whose new home is near the claremont con servation area few sights are more pleasing than the golden glow of the evening gros beaks on winter snow these hirds with parrot like beaks were formerly a western species in re cent years however they have pusiied their way as far east as nova scotia in the winter large flocks move suuth to feed on the seeds of the manitoba maple and sunflowers first time i ever saw any spreader top a new ideal altona feed supplies co ltd 640162 chrysler canada ltd announces the appointment of b1hhd ele fllotor she main street west lawn crescentstouffville ont phone 6402400 as dealer for chrysler and plymouth passenger cars and fargo trucks derek simmonds partner chrysler canada ltd is pleased to welcome emerald isle motor sales into the family of dealers serving motorists from coast to coast derek r simmonds who heads up this new dealership has been in the automobile business since 1962 he has been associated with chrysler dealerships in richmond hill and aurora he is a family man and an active mem ber of the masonic lodge in queensville mr simmonds invites you to drop by and test- drive one of the exciting 1970 cars from the bold new world of chrysler cars like the sporty new plymouth and the new widestance chrysler with torsionquiet ride he also invites you to bring in your car or truck for fast efficient maintenance and repairs in his sixbay service department whatever your transportation needs new or used cars or trucks parts or service you can be sure of a warm welcome at emerald isle motor sales derek simmonds is a man who believes that the best vay to get business is to deserve it and he looks forward to deserving your business chrysler canada ltd chrysler new yorker