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Stouffville Tribune (Stouffville, ON), November 29, 1979, p. 63

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coppins ookners f its official the towns new pleasure valley recreation centre south of coppins cor ners east of the brock road was strongly supported by council recently and is slated to begin winter activities next february in conjunction with the winter carnival councillors are excited about the new 700acre complex to be developed on a nature- fitness theme developer gary convery said the park would include such activities as snowshoeing crosscountry skiing and a new sport snowclawing in winter and hiking camping and swimming in the summer the many facilities will include a fullyequippedgym sauna whirlpool ice rink a one and a half kilometre roller skate trail and a 400 foot long water slide there will alsobe fitness and nature trails horse paths and courses- for snowmobiles we want to emphasize out door fitness and add some fun 150 letters received radios on buses to it as well said convery he noted the club would offer in dividual memberships annually and charge a general admission price for a days excursion the only vehicles allowed on the site are those used for maintenance and patrol and three large paved areas will be set aside for public parking convery said he plans to hire 20 to 30 local students for parttime work and be said uxbridge would benefit from the tourist dollars the centre will generate the town installed the lights at the intersection at coppins corners to slow down the traffic there what we want to do is to get some of those cars to stay in uxbridge for a while and spend money he said because of erosion problems in the area convery said planning of the horse trails would have to be done with careful consideration he added that only club members would be allowed to board horses there because of his interest in hockey and involvement in the harriskeon hockey school he explained the possibility of holding such classes at the fitness centre an estimated 1000 people per week will visit the park and after five years the projection goes from 2500 to 3000 on the weekends ward two councillors mac meyers was concernedabout controlling the inumberjsiof people and keepingtfenxwithin the boundaries of the- nature centre h convery replied that the area would be effectively signed and policed by resort taff along with ski patrols in winter a development agreement was to be drawn up within two to three days after the council meeting nov 22 claremont claremoat public school principal stan todd told the tribune that response was good to a questionnaire asking parent opinion on the installation of twoway radios on school buses he said ever 150 letters were sent back but the results have not been tallied yet todd explained the next step would be to draw up a petition to the transportation committee of the board those who want twoway units on the buses say they will maintain communication between the drivers and the base and aid in the event of accidents or breakdowns thursday november 29 1979 second section citizens honored sasiiv pleasure valley centre goodwood ward one residents are already ex pressing their doubts about the proposed pleasure valley recreation centre to be developed south of coppins corners east of brock road goodwood area councillor john pax ton said several people have approached him with concerns over the 700acre site becoming a carnival or disneyland with unsightly archades and rides i support the plan because it is the most natural way of preserving the land but i hope mr convery is showing us the whole package and that the development wont get out of hand in the future gary convery who will be the developer of the centre assured the councillor thats not what the company wants i can guarantee you it wont turn into a com mercialized fairyland made of plastic and steel the owners of the land are naturalists and they want it to be enjoyedn its present state he said v paxtoh- added the area would be ideal av a 5 learning facility and suggested convery contact the outdoor educational consultants from the durham board of education public wants input ah those volunteer hours are really worth it when youre awarded a beautiful plaque or a ring and scroll for your efforts at the end of the year on nov 21 over 45 citizens of the town of pickering were recognized for their work in the community here three residents of the claremont area left earle pilkey member of the lions club dorothy middleton claremont womens in stitute and kay parker who accepted a plaque for her husband the late les parker hold up their memories of that special night promise from minister budget increase for cas durham region officials from the childrens aid society cas reported last week that the province will allocate an eight per cent in crease to the 1980 budget i regional councillors doug dickerson gerry fisher and cas executive director barney lewis met with the hon keith norton minister of community and social services to discuss provincial reforms of funding for the society the minister has recognized the costs associated with special initiatives such as dealing with child abuse and foster care said dekerson it was also announced that the agencies will be told of the budget allocations much earlier what this means is that the cas wont have to present a supplementary budget in mid year which puts additional strain on the regional budget said fisher and these steps will clear up much of the uncertainty that has affected this budget process in the past added dickerson goodwood members of the goodwood community park and centre association voted unanimously to send a letter to council urging that positions for the- uxbridge arena board be elected by a public meeting rather than appointed over 65 people who attended the meeting nov 19 felt that since the arena came under the jurisdiction of the association the public should have some say in the election of the executive ice rink this winter claremont plans for a public skating rink in the park along with movies and live talent shows for the children in the community hall will be detailed and presented to township officials about 30 people attended the regular meeting of the claremont community association nov 22 president al graham said he hopes the township will cooperate in the maintenance of the outdoor rink the live shows will be held every other saturday and would involve local talent graham said he expects some feedback on the proposals in the near future and would like to see them implemented- by january was the budgeting for long- range plans at conservation park three new members from ward one dave hathaway judy todd and doug graham were elected and marjorie stewart was reappointed to the executive united way campaign raise more funds pickering the ajax- pickering united way cam paign is over now but the task of collecting all money pledged has only begun the amount raised to total 158800 represents a nine and a half per cent increase over what was collected last year the figure is still 6231 below the target of 165000 campaign chairman murray stroud said the goal reflects the minimum amount needed by the united way agencies in 1980 about 87 per cent of all funds will go to the supported services champion uxbridge a heifer calf which sold for a record price in canada was champion at the american polled hereford national show at louisville kentucky recently the calf bred by wotton house farms uxbridge had sold in their annual sale in october at 40000 for a half interest to eg burton of greenbrook farm king volunteers are commended late les parker pickering he was instrumental in making the civic awards night at reality and on nov 21 a plaque was presented posthumously to his wife kay parker for his outstanding- involvement in the community of claremont les parker was a founding member of the claremont lions ctub and also a chartered president well known for his in volvement with the canadian red cross and the cancer society he also took an avid interest in the youth of today as a member of a previous civic recognition committee he helped in the inception of the present award dinners outstanding team pickering the pickering high school rifle team was awarded a plaque for participation in the 1979 national- shooting cham pionships at a civic recognition banquet held at sheridan mall nov 21 cadets bob faragher darren skuja and paul larin all of pickering were honored individually the rest of the team are cadets jim spratley richard gauder and ray jarvis the plaque presented to captain pat vamplew will be placed in the high schools trophy showcase of awards principal jim robb sponsored the team which won the shooting com petitions last year as well lost arid found pickering two young pickering residents have already learned what it means to be a good citizen and for their efforts they were recognized at a civic awards banquet held at sheridan mall nov 21 lisa kaus 13 and stuart adair 8 found two bags of stolen mail back in april in a garbage container in balsdon park they reported it im mediately and the bags were returned to the pickering post office pickering mayor jack anderson congratulated ken brooks on his accomplishments and hard work in the town and councillor norah stoner later presented him with a ring and scroll ken was a founding member of the cubs and scouts in greenwood and served as the district commissioner for the owasco district anyone wishing to help the campaign meet its objective may mail a donation to 158 harwood ave4 sputhvjaxu newcaft for region durham region durham regional chairman walter beath will soon get a new car the vehicle will replace his 1979 caprice damaged in an accident in october despite suggestions by oshawa councillor ed kolodzie that the region purchase a smaller car for beath council decided to go with a larger one councillor john akersaid the space will be necessary when delegations of five or more council members mo toronto on business sewage emf- inadequate whitby respondirito a group- of irate port whitby residents uxbridgemayor gary herremawho sits as chairman of regional works promised to look into problems with the sewage system in- the area a date for a meeting has not been set yet but herrema said s he would r anywhere con- veriient for the public- a spokesman- for the group bertmondria said the region gave preferential treatment to a developer after approving a sewer hook up although residents had been told no others would be allowed he said the pringle creek plant isnt adequate to handle the flow referring to the regions plans for the area mondria said the project will continue to pollute for the next decade with regional councils approval chairman herrema said the plant only overflows during heavy rainstorms and on normal days it is running at about three quarters its capacity he conceded there was a problem but we cant cure it overnight herrema noted it was the first time residents have ever contacted him regarding- the matter i at one point theeommittee chairman said that the port whitby residents didnt know what they were talking about when they said the present plant at pringle creek wasnt- ef ficient

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