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toxic algae kills seven cattle uxbridge twp seven cattle are dead and 42 others under treatment and ob servation after drinking water poisoned by toxic bluegreen algae in a farm pond cone 4 uxbridge township five of the animals are the property of stanley feasby two belong to a neighbor john spinelli their loss to date is estimated at over 4000 while the water has now been treated with applications of copper sulphate local veterinarians and the dept of agriculture are anxious to learn what caused the algae in this particular pond to run wild and how con tamination of this kind can be prevented in the future the substance resembling thick green soup can bring death to an animal within 48 hours depending on the amount consumed dr denis oconnor of stouffville said the problem is common in certain areas of saskatchewan where humans have also died he said but only one other instance has been reported in ontario that at sturgeon lake near lindsay he advises pondowners to take samples periodically should a scumlike material appear just below the surface the poison attacks a cows liver the animal becomes unsteady on its feet and often goes blind samples of the toxic plant have been taken to the university of guelph for study while its origin remains somewhat of a mystery dr oconnor feels the water level of the pond and air temperatures at the time were just right to produce a toxic reaction such a thing may not occur again for 200 years he said demolition derby stouffville a lady motorist interested in the purchase of a new pon- derosa home turned into the driveway of a residence utilized as a temporary office but she neglected to stop slamming into the garage door and splitting the cement wall obviously frustrated by the error of her driving ways she put the auto in reverse shooting back wards up the lane of a home across the road wrecking the front of a second garage total damage has been estimated at 2000 stouffville veterinarian dr denis oconnor i scoops up a sample of toxic algae from a pond on the farm of stanley feasby rri goodwood seven cattle have died after drinking the poison others are undergoing tests and treatment jas thomas average stouffville home gravel pit appeal costs are termed a disgrace whitchurch twp the twp of whitchurch has lost its appeal against jas sabiston limited in connection with a gravel pit operation on cone 5 north of the aurora road the cost that must be borne by the municipality has been termed a disgrace by councillor gordon ratcliff he told a meeting of council monday that he had op posed the appeal from the first and he considered it a shame that the taxpayers of whitchurch should shoulder such unnecessary expense the bill reported to be in the amount of 2000 raises the townships legal payments in this par ticular case to over 5000 councillor merlyn baker said he intended to seek an accounting of all legal costs applied against whitchurch over the past two and perhaps three years deputyreeve norman barnard bore the brunt of the twopronged attack since it was he who urged council to proceed with the appeal mr barnard resides only a short distance north of the sabiston pit site councillor ratcliff went even further he said he would introduce a motion at the next meeting to have the deputyreeve removed from the energy and resources committee councillor betty van- nostrand attempted to pour oil on troubled waters by stating issue was at an end and the account should be paid lets forget it she urged and get on with other business whitchurch youth charged claimed invalid boy had been kidnapped whitchurch twp whether it was attempted extortion or just a crude joke whitchurch twp police found little humor in a report from a woman who said she had been told by telephone that her in valid son had been kid napped in provincial court newmarket june 9 six teen year old patrick needham of lake wilcox pleaded guilty to a charge of making harassing phone calls the accused was arrested at his boarding house by sgt donald hillock police testified that needham made about six calls he asked that 500 be left near a checkerboard sign at the intersection of north road lake wilcox and bayview avenue the woman they said was given one hour to raise the money but the time was later reduced to two minutes sgt hillock told how the whitchurch department utilized the services of unmarked cars and por table radios to locate the suspect additional of ficers were also called in to assist the maximum fine for this offense is 6 months in jail andor a 500 fine a second charge of extortion was withdrawn by the crown medical bag stolen stouffville a medical bag belonging to dr donald smith of stouffville was stolen from his car in the parking lot at york county hospital newmarket the loss is valued at over 300 it is believed the culprit was searching for drugs dump closed to liquid waste whitchurch twp loads of liquid waste have been turned back from the bremner disposal site councillor merlyn baker of whitchurch twp told the tribune this week the deadline for ac ceptance of this kind of refuse was june 15 ac cording to a recently enacted bylaw mr baker said that while one or more trucks had entered the property no loads to his knowledge had been dumped dry garbage is still being accepted mr baker said plowman heads west mt albert veteran plowman ivan degeer rr3 mount albert left this week to compete in the canadian plowing championships june 25 at portage la prairie manitoba he is accompanied by his father a first or second place finish would qualify him to advance to the world match in 1971 unless both canadian winners should come from ontario alert housewife surprised thieves markham twp when mrs patricia moss rri unionville returned with her 1 year old child to the familys markham township home she found a station wagon parked in the driveway minutes later she met a man coming out his arms loaded down with goods her goods when he saw her he ran to the rear of the residence she left too but not before she had removed the ignition keys from the getaway car from a neighbors window she watched the proceedings that followed providing police with an excellent description of a second man as well as the first although the pair escaped into a cornfield they were later ap prehended in toronto evidence that won mrs moss the praise of judge weaver following one week of testimony resulted in a conviction against douglas kidder 37 and his 18 year old nephew gordon shorey both of toronto kidder was sentenced to 5 years shorey was remanded in custody for sentencing june 26 testimony revealed that close to 3000 worth of furnishings had been removed from the moss home including everything from the babys piggy bank to the family television set however because their station wagon would not start all items were recovered markham police aided by officers from adjacent forces and aircraft from buttonville organized a widespread manhunt with no immediate success the arrest of the pair followed a few days later the court hearing that concluded friday had detective cliff cox on the stand for two days he was in charge of the case other testimony was given by detectives bruce findlay bob burbidge constables glyn forrester and win powell and mrs moss drugs stolen stouffville a breakin at aikens pharmacy main street has resulted in the theft of drugs including a quantity of opium that had been retained in stock for several years entry to the store was gained by forcing a rear side window the thieves left the same way the sum of 60 was also taken from the firms cash register it marks the second drug store robbery in stouffville in one week fire costs concern council uxbridge twp mounting fire costs are causing concern in ux bridge township deputyreeve earl dowswell drew the matter to the attention of council june 8 when he checked through accounts amounting to over 1800 they had been submitted from departments in stouffville claremont mount albert and ux bridge members suggested that more information on in dividual fires was required so that a chargeback could be made where the blaze resulted from carelessness it was agreed that personal contact be made with all department chiefs in an effort to rectify the problem tax rease 43 victoria square ask bypass road victoria square the possibility that don mills road may be widened to four lanes has aroused criticism among some residents of victoria square these comments were expressed after twp planning director kunio hidaka outlined proposals for the victoria square secondary plan at a public meeting in the community hall june 11 an integral part of the plan which would have the ultimate population of the hamlet reach 433 calls for the widening of both don mills road and 18th avenue and the re alignment of the in tersection victoria square resident and former member of the planning board frank brumwell stated that traffic in the hamlet is a problem at present and with the possibility of new residents and the in creased traffic that would be brought on by a 4lane road the situation would be unbearable traffic should be diverted to the east of the hamlet he said with development permitted between the new road and the present don mills road another victoria square resident gordon draper said if a 4lane road was built many homes would suffer as they now front almost on the highway in addition he suggested the two cemeteries in the community would be af fected he concurred with mr brumwells idea that a bypass would be essential if the road was widened or traffic increased members of planning board expressed the opinion that cost would ultimately decide the route they informed listeners that a bypass if more expensive than the widening of the present highway would not qualify for government grant and the full burden would fall on the municipality board chairman napier simpson agreed that members would like to see bypasses built around all communities now located on major arteries he pointed out however that such programs were not always practical this- he said was the situation in the police village of unionville 57c of every dollar for education stouffville while austerity a popular term in most governmental circles has obviously been practiced in stouffvillc for resident rate payers the tax trend is still up three readings were given to the budget bylaw june 15 at a special meeting arranged by village council the first installment of taxes is due june 30 once again the largest share of the tax load is required for education fiftyseven cents of every dollar for village purposes it is 33c a de crease from 1969 the remaining 10c is for coun ty costs tn1970 the average h6rrie a prop erty assessment of 20000 will pay 49860 this is an increase of 4326 over last year some will pay more some less for those persons not prepared to cope with this extra tax bite some relief will be provided through the provincial governments homeshelter grant that for stouffvillc will amount to 6290 this means that instead of paying 49860 an average owner will be billed 43570 a breakdown of the budget follows county 7254602 249 public school 21133700 737 r 819 c separate school 819300 811 r 901 fc secondary school 19793200 667 r 741 c parksrecreation 800000 28 library 800000 28 sewers 8096820 292 general 1i80 1095 495 r 2992705 582 c total 72743534 total mill rate public school 2493 fr 2739 fc total mill rate separate school 2567 r 2821 c r residential c commercial request opinion on funeral home stouffville a new funeral home has been proposed for a site at the coiner of clarke and sunset boulevard but before plans proceed farther a survey will be made to obtain opinions of area residents on the project this was agreed to by gordon minton appearing before planning board june u on behalf of the applicant mrs mildred oneill the property in question is immediately south of the mervin watts residence fronting on clark a poll of the board resulted in divided opinions reeve ken laushway and member keg mackay felt the location in a residential zone was not proper to accommodate this type of business jim richards on the other hand said he could see no problem with living beside a funeral home and in fact had done so while a resident of agincourt he said his main concern was that there should be suf ficient room for parking to keep cars off the road board chairman bill kamps said funeral homes could be constructed to blend in well with houses already erected he recalled seeing this in many towns and villages he had visited member ken wagg a resident only one block to the west declined to take a yes or no stand on the issue due to his proximity to the site however he did urge the applicant to ob tain the feelings of people directly affected and return to a later meeting with the result no dumping ground for metro uxbridge twp the council of the twp of uxbridge has learned a lesson from problems experienced in whit church a bylaw has been enacted to prohibit the dumping of all wasteliquid or dry without the ex pressed approval of the municipality uxbridge members are fearful that should whitchurch be successful in closing the bremner site on hwy 48 industry might turn its disposal interests a tew miles farther east the bylaw reads no person shall use any land for the dumping of any garbage inclusive of liquid waste in the twp of uxbridge without per mission of this council the penalty for the first infraction has been set at 300 culprit tracked by copter dicksons hill when a 15 year old break- in suspect looked up and saw a helicopter circling overhead he decided it was time to call it quits a whirlybird from ckey radio plus a single- engined craft from torontomarkham air port volunteered assistance after a youth was surprised inside the home of ernest gerow 19th avenue west of dicksons hill the lad escaped through a rear window and disappeared in a nearby bush police from markham town markham township and stouffville were on the scene in minutes and a search was started about 14 hours later the boy gave himself up to detective bruce findlay saying he didnt wish to put police to any more trouble he has been charged with breaking into a dwelling house with the intent to commit an of fense grant permit for tree house uxbridge twp although specifications do not comply with building bylaw requirements uxbridge twp council has approved a permit for the erection of a tree house at lot 25 cone 7 the structure unique in this area will be erected on stilts with large beech trees forming a part of the base the applicant is robert allan toronto the cost has been estimated at over 30000