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largest weekly markham stouffville v ubridge in the district um all the news whitchurch uxbridge u i markham i pickering of all 4 townships vol 82 no 13 stoltfyillimakkhamuxbridge ont- thursday august 27 1970 15 cents century city plan approved in principle uxbridge twp the century city concept that had reached a stage of advanced anemia received an invigorating shot in the arm monday with its approval in principle by uxbridge twp council the resolution presented by deputyreeve earl dowswell and supported by councillor george harvie was passed with reeve bob nesbitt casting the tiebreaking vote coun cillors clark muirhead and darcy higgins were opposed an earlier resolution calling for the cen tury city plan to hold precedence over the robarts design for development proposal was carried unanimously deputyreeve dowswell asked for a recorded vote on both the council decision to close ranks on the highly controversial issue was loudly ap plauded by a delegation of 38 resident ratepayers earlier several spokesmen within the group had criticized the township for its failure to reach agreement on the project that they said could prove disastrous with a meeting at queens park pending sept 8 one such critic was edward iglar solicitor uxbridge rri i feel this council does not have its finger on the pulse of the people it represents you must decide whether you are for or against the concept the mechanics are secondary he said councillor muirhead replied that an ap plication for rezoning had been received on 46 acres ccm and on this request the township had cooperated he said that to his knowledge no approval had yet come from the ontario municipal board councillor harvie argued that the original request from revenue properties limited had stipulated rezoning on a much larger tract of land were not so much concerned with the past replied mr iglar its the intention of the council for the future were concerned about mr muirhead said he could well understand the problem facing some residents who had sold their properties but had received no recent interest payments he said lack of financing was also the concern of council since tax revenue from so much land was con siderable mr dowswell the obvious push behind the project along with councillor harvie said the government plan for the oshawa region had indicated residential buildup mainly in the township of pickering and town of whitby to the south he said he could see nothing wrong with diverting some buildup into uxbridge the two typewritten resolutions were presented near the conclusion of the discussion although reeve nesbitt admitted he had no certain knowledge of their origin the committee to appear before ministers mcnaughton and mckeough sept 8 include solicitor estey reeve nesbitt deputyreeve dowswell councillor higgins and planning chairman charles lehoczky on government century expected soon reply city august 24 marked another milestone in the active and rewarding life of mrs effie alberta cleary parkview home stouffville mrs cleary celebrated her 103rd birthday how she joined her daughter grandchildren and great grandchildren in a family picnic at bruces mill conservation area near gormley jas thomas claims daughter marked for life uuwsweu cuu i board chairm wwwvwvwvwivvwvwww cliff aiken president town businessmen form association stouffville an association to include all businessmen has been organized in stouffville headed by druggist cliff aiken a good represen tation of merchants at tended a meeting tuesday other executive members are frank wilbur vicepresident and weston tolman secretarytreasurer stouffville a stouffville resident speaking before judge russell g pearse in rich mond hill court friday complained his 9 year old daughter would be marked for life following an alleged attack by a german shepherd dog at a markham residence earlier this summer r g coombes said he had driven all the way down from sudbury a distance of 250 miles to testify in the case the hearing was adjourned when advised by the crown that his girls presence would be required in court mr coombes refused he said he didnt wish to put her through anything that might have psychological implications judge advised the father that the absence of his daughter could possibly weaken his case against the owner of the animal proceedings were set over to sept 4 prized collie lost claremont an extensive search of the northwest claremont area has failed to locate a beautiful and highlyprized collie dog the property of mr and mrs albert h boomer residents east of altona on the uxbridge pickering townline the color description is gold with a white neck anyone seeing such a dog is asked to call 649- 5302 truck traffic survey stouffville secondary school computerized time table extends subiect choice uxbridge twp uxbridge twp council is considering the need of a roadwidening program on hwy 47 west of good wood to alleviate traffic congestion caused by heavily loaded gravel trucks it was pointed out earlier that at one particular location cars are often backed up for a portion of a mile since there is no room to pass slowmoving vehicles ahead in an effort to come up with a solution to the problem reeve bob nesbitt and councillor george harvie met recently with the minister of highways councillor harvie presented a report on his findings monday he said that on aug 11 between 705 and 745 am he had counted 74 trucks and 130 cars on aug 13 between 7 and 8 am the count was 102 trucks and 197 cars sisters perform at expo 70 claremont sixteen year old doreen and darlene hill twin- daughters of mr and mrs ray hill now of collingwood and granddaughters of mrs loss hill claremont are in osaka japan performing there with the collingwood collegiate band the band members are appearing at expo 70 as guests of the japanese government and will tour the country for a period of 14 days at the conclusion of their part in the show sign falls not century city uxbridge twp the large century city sign immediately east of stouffville has collapsed but this in no way relects the future of century city says louis devor secretary- treasurer of dm consultants limited the billboard erected last year fell victim to the torrentiallike wind and rain storm that struck the stouffville area aug 14 mr devor noted that before workmen could reerect the sign on its original base someone stole a portion of the plywood panel public reception for lynn fair uxbridge mr h lynn fair agricultural representative county of ontario will be honored sept 11 at a giant beef barbecue in the sun derland arena mr fair has announced his retirement after 23 years of dedicated service to farmers in the area the indoor festivities will commence at 6 pm and conclude about eight a sept 1 deadline on ticket sales has been set with more than 500 already purchased in pickering twp tickets are available from frank barkey don dunkeld grant carson and ellis britton in uxbridge they may be obtained from frank hendy richard colwell bob nesbitt and the agricultural office ux bridge town spuds three to a basket stouffville hows them for potatoes asked frank wagg 88 of edward street lifting a 6 quart basket onto the counter in the tribune monday they were huge three of them filling the container and one measuring 8 in ches in length stouffville the computer era has arrived at stouffville dist secondary school a task considered as virtually impossible before has now been accomplished it means every student from grades 7 to 13 will have an individualized timetable one that is designed to meet his unique needs interests and abilities principal william duxbury explained the system mr dux- bury continued will allow the student to choose within reason a program that is customized to his academic requirements the effectiveness of this program will be tried for a first time when the fall term reopens sept 8 no longer said the principal must a student study music or art when he has neither the desire nor the capability to cope with the subject instead he will spend more time developing skills in other areas of greater need and meaning to him mr duxbury also pointed out that in most grades english mathematics geography history and science will be offered at two different levels of difficulty one level he said will include the basic course plus instruction aimed at improving his william e duxbury principal weaknesses another byproduct of the new secondary school timetable allows the pupil to work at various year levels a boy or girl may be working at grade 12 in one subject but at grade 11 level in another or if a student in his final year decides that typing for instance might be an asset in university or in ob taining summer em ployment he may elect to take the subject although it is normally introduced in grade 9 like any program involving choice and alternatives they cant all be granted said mr duxbury if too few students choose in strumental music or theatre arts for example it would be neither economical or practical so they would be obliged to select another subject the system is com paratively new in york county the principal said in faci only five other schools are presenting such programs this fall 6 million owing on land purchases uxbridge twp a provincial government decision on the future of century city is expected soon likely in october this is the latest word from louis j devor secretarytreasurer of d m consultants limited mr devor admits however that that the answer could conceivable come before that time since representatives of uxbridge twp council and planning board are to meet with minister charles mcnaughton and darcy mckeough in toronto sept 8 for revenue properties an affirmative reply from queens park would be welcomed news for the company finds itself in an unfortunate bind on the one side unable to obtain funds without government approval of the project and on the other pressure from mortgage holders for payment of back interest due may 15 mr devor said a los angeles firm of kauffen and broad had approved a 4 million loan but later withdrew pending clarification by queens park on the future status of the entire uxbridge area at an average price of 1500 per acre the total investment in land represents about 12 million mr devor said out of this amount about 6 million has been paid out with the remainder outstanding in 96 mortgages it puts us in a bit of a dilemma he said but the majority have been very cooperative mr devor admitted that two writs had been issued but one owner had since agreed to withhold action for a time he said he was hopeful an extension could also be reached with the other it was in may of 1970 that premier robarts presented his design for development plan in it zone 2 that included uxbridge and the century city site was designated for agricultural recreation and open space use mr devor pointed out however that the population estimates were such that a satellite city of 32000 could be accommodated and still conform to the robarts scheme lady councillor ward 1 candidate whitchurch twp whitchurch twp coun cillor betty vannostrand will let her name stand for election in ward 1 of the new town of whitchurch- stouffville the nomination meeting is sept 21 the election date is oct mr wagg said he had been growing potatoes for over 25 years on the same acre of ground but never had anything to match this seasons harvest visibly proud of his produce he said buyers from as far distant as newmarket had called at his door for purchases 5 the only other an nounced candidate from whitchurch is gordon ratcliff ward 4 although formal statements are expected soon from deputyreeve norman barnard and councillor merlyn baker car wrecked markham twp an accident on cone 10 markham north of 16th avenue aug 19 sent carl hudson 30 of goodwood to hospital with multiple injuries his car a 1965 chevrolet was completely wrecked cerebral palsy project exciting music show in markham arena beets grow texas style in pickering could a texan top this a gardengrown beet measuring 1 7 3 inches around thirteen year old lynda dunstall claremont rr2 has the proof this one and several others on their eighth concession pickering property east of altona road jas thomas markham area residents will be treated to what has been billed as a musical extravaganza sept 18 when the merry men of markham join voices in colorful bar bershop harmony the show in the markham arena is sponsored by the cerebral palsy parent council in toronto and all proceeds will be donated to the participation house building fund the location of this worthwhile building project is ad jacent to the site of the proposed markham york hospital cone 9 north of hwy 7 the program at 8 pm will feature a variety of entertainment including television personality joyce sullivan the markham high school orchestra and members of the village music and dance centre the master of ceremonies is bill deegan radio station cfrb the merry men of markham are chief organizers of the show on stage they will be sup ported by the dukes of harmony from scar borough the land for par ticipation house has been donated by the markham york hospital board it will serve as a residence for the severely han dicapped cerebral palsied program tickets are available ftom ross sutherland 2941095 bob harrington 2941963 and paul piper 2972160