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project moves alaead pickering despite a lull in activity at the north pickering development site the project is definitely moving ahead information officer ray tuokko says though all land for the project has been acquired no date for construction has been set he said mr tuokko told the tribune at the moment there is still a great deal of planning to be done presently the govern ment has only completed conceptual plans it must negotiate a detailed plan of subdivision with local municipalities before work can begin he added no construction could proceed until water and sewage services have been prepared it will be at least another year before sewage faculties can be ready when first announced in march 1972 the government proposed to build a town of about 200000 on 25200 acres mr tuokko said as a result of public input the developments size had been reduced to 90000 people over 6800 acres the town will be located east of the west duffin creek the government still owns the remainder of the property it purchased mr tuokko explained the westerly portion will be retained for longterm agricultural use in cooperation with agricultural interests the government identified the land best suited for farming before choosing the development site he noted more agricultural land is in production now than when first yacquired by the province at that time development interests controlled 51 per cent of the area wxt hfcune thursday february 8 1979 second section stouffville students study flight firsthand wellknown stouffville resident and onetime helicopter traffic reporter eddie luther recently took eight grade five orchard park public school pupils for an airplane trip for the students it was the culmination of their study of flight mr luther left gives rob reid a hand into the cockpit v ed schroeter historical society provides fifth line church a new home coppins corners the fifth line church has found a new home at the uxbridge- scott museum contractor vic johnston moved the building from its former location near coppins corners jan 31 the structure will be left on timbers until spring when a stone foundation will be erected the historical society bought the church shed and contents including pews pulpit barrel stove and uxbridge organ following negotiations with the presbytery of the united church of canada and trustees built in 1871 of board and batten construction it seated a maximum of 100 people there were originally three sections of shed that accommodated horses and buggies but two have since been removed the site consisting of 81 square perches one square perch is about equal in size to a square rod was deeded in 1871 by john rusnell and wife and conveyed to the local trustees of the methodist episcopalian church of canada they were james b forsyth john shaw and ransom forsyth the former site is located on the east side of regional road 1a north of coppins corners and regional road 21 originally called forsyths church it was part of the ux bridge circuit which included marsh hill and uxbridge these three churches worked together until union in 1884 when the fifth line church became part of the goodwood circuit in 1878 the name forsyth was changed to fifth line a choir was formed that year led by george forfar with organist jamesforfar james transported his melodeon from home each sunday it was the only instrument in the neigh borhood an organ was not purchased until 1882 members of the choir were william george and charles forsyth lyman mary jane peter and rebecca forsyth saray and mary hockley mary and annie mackie and others in 1874 daniel hockley jb forsyth and edward rusnell were trustees the church was officially closed around 1964 with trustees len pilkey ola for- the uxbridgescott historical society has taken possession of the fifth line church the building was built north of coppins corners in 1871 where it remained until recently when the society moved the building to their quaker hill museum site ed schroeter syth and gordon symes in charge muriel nesbitt and isobel st john prepared the history with the information supplied by ola forsyth a trustee of the church a more complete history is being prepared by the uxbridge- scott historical society anyone wishing to contribute pictures or records of events relating to the church may send them to the uxbridgescott historical society box 1301 uxbridge church members had faith milliken where theres a will theres a way fourteen years ago presbytery recommended ebenezer united church on steeles avenue at milliken be closed the location was said to be not well placed with respect to future population the congregation something less than 30 families was not convinced members many with deep roots in the community fought hard to keep ebenezer alive today not only is it alive its growing 125 families on the roll at last count to ac commodate this phenomenal growth a 90 year old farmhouse next door has been rented and now serves as a nursery a sunday school classroom a meeting room and a ministers study it was in really bad shape recalled rev vince alfa no the churchs pastor but many hands soon joined together and made light work of the project an estimated 400 volunteer hours were con tributed in addition to strip ping painting plastering and wallpapering they built chairs and tables made crib quilts for the nursery and coat racks for the kids food facilities below standard uxbridge residents here wont be able to enjoy homecooked church suppers any longer unless kitchen equipment in community halls and recreation facilities are brought up to regional health standards the alternative is to utilize a catering service uxbridge township plan ning committee invited dr james watt director of en vironmental health for durham regional health unit to explain several letters the town received the letters from senior public health inspector oryst zyhar stated that siloam sandford zephyr and the new uxbridge arena facilities needed upgrading mr zyhar requested the installation of fume hoods refrigerators wash basins for utensils and the cooks as well as stoves for the preparation of food on the premises the health unit is also concerned that homecooked food for sale is not being transported in properly equipped vehicles dr watt told members of the committee the food premises act an ontario government statute in force over ten years applies to all food for sale to the public in cluding tnat which is prepared in private homes or halls for church and community func tions he explained the regional unit was moving to end the double standard fcting be tween restaurantowners and the general public if youre going to sell food to the public then you have to meet health regulations he said if something goes amiss you can get just as sick from a charitable dinner as any other in response to questioning from councillor meyers dr watt said he didnt know offhand of any food poisoning epidemics reported in the area recently however he added theres no doubt theres considerable food poisoning that hasnt been reported very few are he observed over 20000 cases of salmonella ulcers occur annually in the country councillors told dr watt his department should have alerted the town of the standards when the municipality built its four community centres why are you taking action now instead of a few years ago planning board chair man mcknight asked dr watt he accused dr watt of being overzealous in his enforcement of the provincial legislation asking if it was implemented fairly across the province dr watt replied that a report from his inspectors prompted the crackdown public health doesnt wait for emergencies he told planning committee in an interview after the meeting he told the tribune the tougher attitude was bound to come admitting the stricter controls were part of an evolution of the health program in durham region including new guidelines on fall fairs and beef barbecues dr watt reiterated the inspectors reports that a great deal of this was going on prompted the regional unit to take a tougher stand in the past only infrequent warnings were issued planning committee chairman maustyn mcknight told dr watt these measures will deprive our small com munities of their main source of income it might mean some of the small churches may have to close its a serious matter councillor meyers agreed pointing out council might be able to reequip the new arena but probably not the other halls im not going to argue its this simple they cant do what theyve been doing dr watt stressed councillor ron hunter felt it was unfair to implement the new policy so suddenly dr watt reassured him were prepared to give the public reasonable time to ad just but were not going to let them forget urge new school unionville though unionville residents were told repeatedly it was unlikely the ministry of education would approve a new 65 million dollar high school for the village they are persisting in their demand a meeting of unionville ratepayers voted almost unanimously in favor of sending their ratepayer groups and schoolboard trustee john myers to press for the new facility three hundred attended the meeting though the number had dwindled to 200 by the time the vote was taken three hours later ratepayers associations in the area organized the gathering when they learned from mr myers that board of education staff was con templating steps to alleviate overcrowding at the schools unionville students attend markham and thornlea the measures might include busing students to other schools probably bayview secondary steve bacsalmaci director of planning confirmed trustee myers area 4 superintendent of schools ken macdonald and mr bac salmaci said they doubt the ministry will approve an ex penditure for a new building while there is adequate space in existing schools in richmond hill and stouffville the audience cheered as resident margaret murphy told trustee myers tell richmond hill to sell their school and bus their students to unionville another man shouted his children deserved their own high school with the amount of education tax he paid according to mr bac salmaci a unionville high school is still the main priority of the board for 1981 a proposal developed by anne rickwood of devils elbow ratepayers association and supported vigorously by the allied ratepayers executives to convert william berczy public school into a high school was rated only second best by residents they favored an immediate conversion in september rather than phasing it in as a high school over five years if a new school cant be built their last preference was busing however one father gord carpenter a schoolboard trustee for seven years criticized the berczy proposition he said if a new fully- equipped high school isnt possible hed- preferrbusing insisting as much money would be spent renovating a second- rate facility as on a new one you cant make a silk purse out of a sows ear he said another parent and north york principal gerry f millin agreed i want to see that my children obtain the best education possible even if it means busing them to rich mond hill he said he urged residents to press for a new high school dont fall into the trap of changing your tact before they the board says no they may say yes if we dont get the money some other area will another stouffville landmark levelled although the cnr station in stouffville is about 100 years old it was deemed an eyesore and levelled to the ground on jan 30 joann thompson harvey pipher local boy made good ringwood a former ringwood resident harvey george pipher passed away jan 28 at st raphaels nursing home in toronto he was 86 born dec 2 1892 in the family home in ringwood the son of mr and mrs issac pipher harvey grew up there the home is located on hwy 48 west of the real estate office after attending ringwood public school mr pipher studied at the old markham high school he left ringwood as a young man and went to toronto there he married the former irene langkin he was employed in his fatherinlaws roofing com pany after his fatherinlaw passed away he took over the company building it up into a multimillion dollar enterprise though he retired from the business at age 70 he remained on uic board of directors until he was 80 as a boy he was a member of the dicksons hill church congregation in toronto he attended holy trinity church harveys favorite pasttime was hunting he is survived by his wife irene one son ross daughters elizabeth burpee evelyn mclaughlin and zilla elliot one sister priscilla pipher three nieces ruth mckenzie pauline mallory and grace sherdahl several grand children and great grand children he is predeceased by his brother quilla and two sisters louellavdesrosiers and delia pipher j a- privaterfamily service was conducted jan 29 at the morley bedford funeral chapel in toronto interment was at dicksons hill cemetery