Whitchurch-Stouffville Newspaper Index

Stouffville Tribune (Stouffville, ON), February 2, 1978, p. 9

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the tribune thursday february 2 1978 bylaw open ended canvassers for the heart fund are get ting ready to blitz stouffville and plan to pay special attention to local businesses this year here area captain gail richards offers a rose the symbol of the campaign to a gracious ron berry at the door of the bank of commerce mr berry is the banks manager stranded motorists helped continued from page 1 people at the legion around 1030 pm although only between 15 tend 20 ended up staying the night around 1130 pm police announced that the roads had been reopened members of the county breakers cb club on their own initiative got into the act and began sending people to the legion or driving them here if their cars were tjtranded while the legion ladies prepared sand- wiches and refreshments members of the ciub phoned or radioed around to find homes that would accept storm victims for the night when the tribune visited the legion county breaker bill dunn of mill st was chauf- fering older people to willing homes according to cber bill burton the club placed a half dozen car loads of people in homes in town and after the fury of the storm abated somewhat members of the breakers drove people as far as uxbridge to get them home the country breakers making full use of their radios coor dinated an operation using snowmobiles to take people from where their cars were stranded on the roads mr burton was personally involved in about seven incidents of this nature the breakers set up a network throughout a wide area and they set up emergency phone numbers in brougham claremont and green river homes were opened to motorists in these hamlets as well- where there is a disaster we just band together and go ahead and do it explained mr burton legion members phoned around asking for excess bedding and grant turner and mrs goudies daughter barb went around town collecting the stuff town post master gary fisher who lives around the corner delivered bedding per sonally to the legion mrs turner said there was absolutely no trouble with any of the legions guests and added that everybody was pretty comfortable many of the motorists took advantage of the legions bar and recreational facilities to while away the time continued from page 1 with the warning he can be arrested and face a fine of up to 1000 there is some feeling that the stern warning issued by the police last halloween which was meant u deter any shenanigans back fired and escalated the problems as a large number of youths con fronted police on stouff- villes main street despite the mob scenes mentioned earlier there was little damage albeit it yo rk population may be tripled newmarket a growth strategy that would permit the total population to triple in york over the next 25 years was approved in principle last thursday by the regional council the report will now be circulated among the regions nine municipal councils before getting final consideration from regional council on feb 28 a population of 537000 is proposed by the year 2011 an increase of 163 per cent from the present 204000 taking into account sewer and water con straints as well as subdivision plans council agreed that the urban areas as a whole could grow 209 per cent to a population of 420000 the rural areas including rural centres would be allowed to expand 72 per cent to a population of 117000 last year it was suggested the rural population be limited to iuo000 but growth commitments already made could take the population beyond that figure regional planner herschel weinberg said the report if approved will be used as a basis for man is charged bill dunn a member of the county breakers cb club was out in last weeks storm helping stranded motorists find accommodation in local homes oak ridges karl brunetzky44ofrr no 3 brechin will appear in newmarket provincial court february 20 charged with failure to remain at the scene of an accident the january 18 crash in thornhill took the life of 5monthold gregory ponomarev of rr no 1 mount albert and caused serious leg injuries to his 30 year old mother elaine mrs ponomarevs car was involved in a collision with a tractor trailer which did not stop the car was then pushed into the path of a van driven by richard partridge 30 of brampton the baby was dead on arrival at york central hospital in richmond hill the longawaited regional plan the york durham sewer systsem now constructed will be able to serve an urban population of 457000 according to un derstandings with the provincial government york regions ultimate population after the year 2011 will be 557000 here is a list of the proposed population limits for york region municipalities in the year 2001 whitchurch- stouffville 20000 markham 133500 vaughan 130000 rich mond hill 104500 newmarket 42000 georgina 36000 aurora 29000 king 22000 and e gwillimbury 20000 proved one of the more problematic haloweens in the last few years jim doble the only council member to op pose the law felt it was too open ended and could easily be abused while councillor bill kamps stated that most laws are blanket laws and can be abused but that this is a problem of enforcement and not a problem within the law itself local rink u now ready the outdoor rink behind the ballantrae community centre is ready for use the ice is maintained by the boy scouts and is suitably lit for night use benefit dance a dance for the benefit of beavers cubs and scouts will be held at the ballantrae com munity centre feb 4 beginning at 830 pm buffet refreshments door and spot prizes tickets 9 per couple call gord giasson 6404907 or george hancin 8881774 wesley jack put to rest stouffville a long time stouffville resident passed away suddenly last saturday following a tragic automobile accident wesley jack who worked as superin tendent engineer of toronto island ferries leaves behind his wife marie three daughters bonnie mrs r j odonaghuec christine mrs t suzuki and heather he was the grandfather of jordan a private funeral service for the family was- held at the oneill funeral home on mon day interment will take place in the stouffville cemetery in the spring annual sale amtinuis 10 50 off snow boots shoes murray wilson shoes 124 main st markham 294118 wm adventure tours jamaica total package lftc single or double occupancy flj ww adventure inriport henderson weekly thursday departures feb 2 thru april 13 your total package includes round trip jet transportation from toronto to port henderson jamaica via air jamaica com fortable transportation between airport and hotel seven nights accommodation at the adventure inn seven full breakfasts seven full dinners served buffet style with choice of both hot and cold entrees complimentary tennis court lees compli mentary green lees at the caymanas golf course one of the finest in jamaica cocktail party with lively jamaican entertainment breakfastdinner gratuities canadian departure tax jamaican departure tax adventure tours escort avail able at the hotel to assist in making your stay more comfortable just a four hour light irom canada is the adventure inn at jamaica s port henderson this secluded location features a private beach two swimming pools with a restaurant snack bar and cocktail lounge each hotel room has a balcony overlooking the sea or the breathtaking blue mountains as you would expect there is sailing motor boating fishing skin and scuba diving and tennis foi extra enjoyment take a sloop through the islands a cab ride t over 50 shops or a bike to caymanas park horse races and finish the day with traditional music or disco dancing at adventure inn you have it all total enjoyment lunches and items of peisonal nature not included markham 87 main st n 4162944262 unionville 189 main st 4162971700 scarborough 2924 eghnton ave 4164311535 r starting february 15 cfgm moves to 1320 on your am dial for a stronger signal t

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