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model train show 85 cliff erest drive scarboro this week jw- 1 town theatre club jf markham high march 21 march 23 i vs7 1 t av v r vx whitchurch stouffvillermarkhamuxbridge thursday march 21 1974 j bloo3 donor r clinic markham the ap proach of spring means more traffic more accidents more injuries and the need for more blood- to assist hospitals over this danger period and the holiday months ahead- the kinsmen club of markham is sponsoring a blood donor clinic in grace anglican church hall 19 parkway avenue the date is monday april 1 and the times are students 130 to 3 pm other donors 3 to 430 630 to 9 pm thecobperation of all residents is requested the clinic chairman is v reeves 5 sir bodwin place team effort markham saturday march 30 is fertilizer blitz day in markham and unidnville lions club members will call at every home in both communities bringing with them sufficient fertilizer sup plies to last the entire season central loading quarters is taylor bros transport on heritage road the price per 40 pound bag is 777 300 weed arid feed 1064 500 v t- to complete deliveries on- time the club has been divided into eleven teams the captains are bill houston ron mcvey bill uott jim thomson jerry paxtonjimwicks sam i murdock larry hurst fred crawford dennis harvey and carman wesley markham the town of markham and the town of whitchurchstouffville will go it alone as defense partners before the airport inquiry commission the decision followed a rebuff by york regional council thursday that aroused the ire of markhams bob adams and mayor gordon ratcliff of whitchurch- stouffville 5- earlier councillor adams had presented a motion calling for the regions support in opposing the airport he later withdrew it feeling that no decision by members would be better than a negative vote thus seemingly favoring theproject does the region of york wish to sacrifice the j former village of stouffville for airport questioned mayor ratcliff that is the question before us it has never been proved we are not in the high- level noise zone the sooner the airport goes in the better countered gordon roweof richmond hill the thumbs down decision angered councillor adams he accused some members of- adopting an im alright the hell with you attitude theyre simply ex pansionists he charged in conversation with the- press they think anything bigger is best mr adams was successful in one respect- he obtained ap proval from council to have the planning and legal staff co ordinate and assist markham and whitchurchstouffville in preparing their reports for the upcoming inquiry will that help he was asked it may open the councils eyes as to whats going on he replied but by the time they snap out of it the hearings will likely be over r the markham veterans association heldtheir annual past presidents banquet friday evening several individuals wcre honored including the immediate past president jack peplow left he was presented with an engraved gaveland plaque by the president of 197374 wally west jr and mrs west jim thomas markham vets association s j n two life memberships hmrbrewiri a government critic on international affairs a saidjhat while canada could not be considered a major world hall interior 1 admired i i markham- markham district veterans association held their annual past h pfesidents banquet friday i night in the beautifully re- designed hall on washington street a i highlight of the evening was the presentation of two life memberships one to stuart c milroyrr 1 markham and the other to murray cotter a green river two staff employee with markham s pon ahdthe familys petdog leadership asits supportingmembership power its he said v v humanitarianlway in canada has akey role to play in the greatest challenge facing our age building a world community hiiiii he concluded barn blaze ponies saiyed a hydro the association fpresideiitjand jack peplow the immediate- past president s participated in the ceremony an engraved gavel and plaque were presehted to mr peplow by mr and mrswest a john fmatt was master bf ceremonies the guest speaker j was hon andrew brewin ndp member in the green wood riding toronto charles mullett the organizationsj past president v praised the association for ac- complishmentsa president is only as good as his executive arid the executive is only as good were freed from a barn thurs- day before it was destroyed by fire f v t of unknown originoccurred on the property of mr and mrs jim kavariagh markharripickering townline the structure was levelled in thirty minutest t mrs kavanagh noticed the fire first and attempted to ex- tiriguisfi il by hand however fahnedbythe wihd if soon spread out of control brigade units- from markham and stouffville were at the scene and managed to save one nearby building the brick house was never in danger the property known as the former hamilton farm is located in the airport ex- propriationarea churchreqiies ts housing for elderly markhamaisitecommonlyreferrtp asthe t thompson property located west of main street and south of st andrews united church is up for sale and the congregation through its pastor rev donald parr is recommending it be used for senior citizen housing financed through cmhc jj v ajletter tothe clerk of markham and referred to the tdwnsjplanning department s parr points out the benefits of such a project and the suitablihtyof the location the lot size is sufficient to accommodate about 100 single- bedroom units- r town zoning it is thought allows this kind of structure the municipality is being asked to waive normal service fees this type of housing is urgently needed for people over 60 years of ageon limited fixed incomes- explains the pastor we hope it will receive the endorsation and cooperation of i jjmr parr notes that while the project has been initiated by st andrews united there should be no restrictions on the jbasis of race color or creed v flv no to wnhoitees resicints plead markham elm street area residents met with town council tuesday in the -auditorium- of the markham v ai ena to voice opposition to the typeof devdopmentrpjoposed j williamson townhousesand when asked some agreed they would prefer an apartment instead twed rather haveitall in one- box- commented john forlthtformeemaflcfiamrdaify property v a section of land east of elm and north of church has been rezoned to 4 accommodate two singlefamily homes and 16 townhouse units the site is frozen however until adequate water and sewerage services are available t richard pike urged council to consider having the site zoned to accommodate- only single- family dwellings this he said would allowiitto conform with the rest of theneighborh6od someone else suggested the town purchase the land arid turn it into a park imayortony roman assured the audience that all protest j while objections varied the f letters and a petition opposing replies urge hunting ban markham sixty percent of ward 6 residents replying to a questionnairesent out recently by councillor ron moranhave calledfor a total bah on hunting in their area the controversial issue was worded do you feel all hunting in the area of ward 6 should be banned a break down of replies revealed 68 percent yes 14 percent no as it is how 13 percent- eight percent of those canvassed isubmitted replies and 14 percent of these included letters results tabulated -from- other questions follow question when the land freeze is lifted what development should take place in ward 6 answer none 30 percent slight 44 percent ma joru7 percent- question j what do you think of our rural lighting program at intersection an swer poor 2 percent fair 14 percent- good 43 percent excellent 4lpercent question do you think ward 6 should have more than one 5acre park victoria square answer yes 53 percentnol6 percent as it is now 13 percent question do you as residents in the following communities- wish a tbwn- sponsored bus service an- swer cachet 4 percent victoria square 8 percent dicksons hill 11 percent as it is now 51 percent question- are you ob- taining fair value for your real estate tax dollar answer yes 18 percent no 47 percent qualified 22 percent question vin the interest of i communication should 1 continue sending personal reports- answer yes 98 percent no 0 percent v s question has thetown kept you informed on matters thatjaffectyou your land ahswer yes 7 percent no 72 percefttrqualifiedxl3 percent- questionhavethfufai rsloadsrbeen kedt ltf t majority disagreed with any plan that would take in a portion of the floodplain landresiderit dick shaw described the location as the only spot in town where kids can toboggan fearedthatthein- elusion of j v dwellings in a neighborhood of singlefamily homesuwould lower the value of present properties excess traffic was also a concern confusion was expressed over whether the bylaw would permit 16 townhouses or sixteen townhousevunits the latter they claimed could possibly accommodate 60 families i town planning director bill power- said the f site plan agreement called for 16 units and this would supercede the t bylaw- i phyllis todds summed up the feelings of the ratepayers when shesaidilwedontlike fires but- no firemen brougham pickering fire chief don lynde is requesting aid from the federal and provincial governments to hire fulltime firefighting staff for brougham v j r as a result of expropriations in the area the brougham fire department has lost over half its volunteer staff i according to local fire chief earl campbell of t brougham there was an alarm last- week but only i two men responded i- mr campbell said the 4- fire last week was only grass but t it could just as easuybeena house if it had been a home theres no way two men could have handled itvi the bylaw would be forwarded to the ontario municipal board for final consideration showtime soon f jtmkavariaghrmarkhampidcehng townline after fire ravaged ir ui j ofponlesandjajfdogjwere savedthe loss has been estimatedat 10000 jimthomas been personally contacted b number of the sender each has hov ltheyhave lost interest in the community evenings and sunday afterhoonv t t