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v t stouffville- jfaless settlement isjreacbed bya deadline date of april 22 the 280 caretakers at york countys elementary and secondary schools will pack up their gear and walk out vn this is the current crisis facing harried board members following a breakdown in negotiations last month the custodians have been working without an agreement since b fti j the decision to strike followed a meeting sunday at dr gw williams secondary school aurora i out of the 218 employees present 87 percatxotedesctio len henderson of markhany chairman of the negotiating committee cupe local 1196 said salary and job security were major points separating the two sides in actual money he said the boards offeramounted toan increase of about 52 per centthecaretakers are asking something like 23 per centcwecouldbemilesapartbesaid srsssittfesgi rmr henderson saidthew3geratemyoikwas con- 4 siderawy less than in areasclose by the committee is also opposed to the hiring of caretakers by contract a policy already in practice in one of two schools but not working out jgvmr henderson admitted that most schools could possibly carry oh for a timebut would beforced to shut down if the j r strike continued he said thewbrkers hadreceived promises f of support- from boffi demehtarytand secondary school teachers he said he wasnt sure what form the teachers support would take s vol 86 no 49 whitchurchstouffville markham uxbridge thursdayapril 11 1974 t 28 pages r ivq equipment on nanq ballantrae i r can factor is in reaching ja fire only tell you of the frustration i shortly after it erupts felt as a former firefighter- standing in front of that house with no equipment on hand to be of help jim wong informed council after requesting that the councillohcathy joice who was leaving latcham hall when theaaim sounded confirmed v j that the local brigade had reacted promptly and was on its town immediately establish a fi wav by v the time she reached volunteer brigade in ballantrae j main street vt purchase andequipiatankervy yearlong efforts truck and acquirejand for the- t0 establish an auxiliary t wdwjjhrithjrsty erection of a temporary firehall referring to the firewhich broke out in the vern campbell residence in ballantrae april 1 and the resultant fatality mr wong said he spotted the flames while on his wayhome at 1030 pm sv i knowhow long i was therecbefore the brigade arrived he said v it was not a criticism of the unit which probably arrived as soon as humanly possible t jentlemen prefer blondes as the saying goes thompson of rupert avenue when she agrees to however when brunettes come as pretty as 16 year share herdrinknancy played the lead role in the joldjvancytyakeley of rr lgoodwpod itean stouffville figure skating clubs performance of the alarm sounded in stouffville fattract the attention of themost discerning girl- mary poppins craiglserved watchers and all the better- says 4 year old craig soldier v brigade in the hamlet were precipitated by the disastrous ballantrae school fire last spring from recent discussions with- local fire chief walt smith and the fire marshall mr wong said he understood that while a permanent firehall was premature a temporary building with a tanker located in ballantrae would be an overall benefit to the municipality 0 i have been asked in committee what is preferable truckrufi fiime j f stouffville twelve minutes z- that wasthe runtime forfirenien fronrstouffville to j 5 ballantrae april l that night a blaze destroyed the home bf- s vern campbell and took the life of his wife elsiepearl ordinarily we can make it in nine minutes said chief walter smith but the pavement was slippery and we had tb slow down a little theres ho use ending up with the truck in the ditch the chief said that regardless of distance or speed there was no meansofrpreventing the tragedy jtheruck could have been parked across the road he said- it wjouldiit havej mattered- m vv t i jim wjng il r4ballantraer- like the mercial developments at cedar jold woman inthe shoe planning valley and ballantrae been board ran into accommodation- approved despite strong problemvatlitsaprilmeeting i position from area residents voverflowedintoantiroomsc schickehdanz site been accepted jjyoncejagain if was- ballan- overthe alternative preferred t vtraes zone of contention the byresidentsinb schfckendanzindustrial hwhen5thebfficial5i seemed to be ho explanation i for the in- consistency in the officialplan ballantrae which urged lqcationof industry plan- states withinreasoriable proximity of acreage jhatgenerated the jthatvthvold whitchurch area existing f services yet unprecedented attendance and shouldiremain rural in designated industrial parcels- l- another verbal clash between character and that industry remote u from vwatersewage v local planners andwhitchurch should belbcated near existing stouffville- ratepayersj municipal watersewage association- vv x y jfacilitieswhy questioned mr j- i president jtpm twood woodldisregard own uj v u- r officialplan- r f councillor w cathy joice walkedmtpthe first jab of the i conflict when she contended that council had no alternative but to p approve the schickendanz plan because the site was already j minimal still requiredtapnce meetings soifafkthisyear he addedthat4herehave tagbefore council could make councillor jimworig insists that hasjobkedv v an assessment fellowmembers i he hasnot therethe site- the delegation made agreed the motionto authorize titiients d andoabout tenlativeprogress v mr request jyastabled i donl thegroup we wouldhave to go back for pjd oftwo weeks to guiltyabput juiatiram to at council thelessyouare in lthe typeof to the developer- and say we permit further discussion and letting my constituents down v- touch with the ra epayersh want the red- line amendment study oncost estmates hetoldthe tribfine i y liaddedijkwi changed speculated the mayor its a very difficult hp saihthakiunpss had y the councillorinsistsl fie the property but that to a- chorus of cheers from the council chamber and adjoining rooms situation commented coun cillor art starr how do you equate life with dollars j backed- by mie surge of mem fbers i voiced the delegations cdisillusionmentover the towns planning procedures which- he saidi7disregardedthe rights of people versus bureaucracy why asked had cbm- s program marks annivers ary this vinvited guests for this 5stouffville mis year i the c stouffville hor- evening iwill be the markham ticulturalsocietycelebrates the melody makers a famed 50th anniversary of its founding to mark occasion a special program is planned for monday y april 15 in auditorium- ofj st james presbyteriarichurch the time is pm 5 if- j singing- group under the v direction of mrs doris pilkey j society v officers for 1974 include president mrs alex ratcliff vice win timbers secretary charles james and treasurer f mrs frank burkholder si ttf thtidstduff tittle i 7 s r hiv5 f ifs i if- a v kstouffyvltwpstwsfville brothers and thorn jrhill charged withabdifction following ah kinvestigationbyiyofkregional policeyswm- saiftlt isalleged that david sweet22and daniel seet 18of r r2 stbuffvillealo7ng robertspalmeitpfthornhill froveeirtcarupbeside fjkathleeniwayne bfithprnhiu and ajrnaiecompanion miss iwaynepolimidwapulledifromherboyfrierids vehicle andthe weewiththeyoungladyspedpffj vy jivaev i nnrsit ii j u mansion house v j facilities i the mayor- rationalized that the industries which would r i be permitted on the rural sites would 5 be ones which did not create excws sewageor use major amountsof water i thewtvulherability of ballantraes school jwithbver 500 pupils and community centre again appeared as primary concerns to the residents mrs eileen gayton submitted that ribonein his t rightmindl would consider i locking these community in stitutions into an industrially active area whyantyou jsee she asked theboardjinvf exasperation thatchildren and industry are in- compatible s i r with its focus switched from the j entire schickendanz proposal to the 17 firstphase lots recently approved in ared line j amendment for development bh f- after two v years man released v stouffville edwaf d i j dionj charged with the break j j- and enter tat stouffvilles eatonsorder office in 1972 has been released from jail 5rc- mr- dion appeared before l judge russell i pearsvjn newmarket- provincial tcoiirt j5 following i a request from j his lawyer aithati the casebe dismissed due to an unnecessary v delays mr i dion has beeii recharged three separate i times fo theof fence over the two year period judge pearse issued a i prevented himvfrom attending- i there must be a balance so that a fr two meetings and he had to councillor knowswhathhet attend the parents night at the ratepayerswant fyf ij my record m gettingpeopleijnyplved and lilraarrts- ifoolf mr tenure nobody khew who or what ward 2 wavibut now it is one of the most politically active i wras tfiklkii i rr personalpfoblems in- i cludingdeath andjillnsssmh familyhave also contributed to i hisabsence t thingsseemedlto happen in clusters he maintained if i the same things happened again linthersame period jbfvtime i would do the thing dump site c 1 851 k ycausetor ddncerrit stouffville- the use r of a site east of hwy 48 and r southbfballantraeasa idum- ping areatformetrpgarbage is again concern y illthis fact is pointed xp this weekbyfbrmerstouffville councillor bovj lewis fof bloomirigtbnafleaderagainst this practice several years ago the property in question has t since changed owners- butthe operatiphiontinues vtmrcfewisysaysmhatevery morningas he travels to work e betweenandcrsoatm he meets7f up tpvtefi j fullyloaded j garbagetrucksiall headed northj presumablyintb whit- i churchtbuffvilleji t wonder hpwjnuchjmetrp garbage has beeh cbhtractedtb be dumped in iburt6whvheasks jjmrlewisj concern js also i rvoiced cliff and membersbf couricila every spring3soravstouffviue indicated here by 11 year old melissa patersbn nt go to see it 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