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committee supports quail killing site uxbridge planning committee passed a recom mendation to support a re- zoning on lands two and a half miles south of zephyr to permit the slaughter of quail at a special public meeting last thursday drjted watts durham regional a health in spector mr ralph gregg ministry of the environment and mr joe fenen j veterinary services met with the com mittee to share their expertise on the ongoing question of whether or not the property complies with regulations governing the operation of a slaughterhouse paul harris representing owner tom ouwroulis sub mitted a petition including 117 names favoring the rezoning mayor gary herrema concerned with protecting neighbors in the area from improper business practices said he was prepared to make a resolution permitting the re- zoning providing ouwroulis be made to comply with all acts pertaining to the operation ferren said the director of veterinary services issues licences for the slaughtering of birds and an inspector is onsite while it is taking place he added that the business would be classified as part of metro toronto ward two councillor mac meyers queried dr watts about the handling of waste products the health official ex plained the present sewage system hadnt been properly inspected and no permit was given for its use he said before any killing took place ouwroulis would have to satisfy the health unit that an approved a baby sister would be just fine santa what could a nine month old baby boy possibly want for christmas a cute year old baby girl maybe whatever it could be shawn carruthers stouffville passes his list along to santa after the annual lions christmas concert whengoodies were passed out to all the children shawns parents are rae and linda carruthers members of the claremont lions and lionettes for the past six years uxbridge skater larry hopkins divisional championships uxbridge if larry hopkins was the least bit ner vous about competing in the eastern divisional cham pionships this weekend he didnt show it during the past two months the port perry youth has gone through his threeminute freestyle routine about 120 times his philosophy is to practice his performance until it becomes effortless or at least so it looks that way to the audience he enjoyed skating as a child but it wasnt until he turned 11 and with a little en couragement from his older sister diane that he began to take it seriously and enter competitions that means four to five hours of practice everyday more if he isnt too tired and then theres weight training three times a week at port perry high in summer theres baseball and football to keep him in shape hes lived in port perry since he was two years old but has found it more convenient to skate at neighboring arenas he now juggles his practice time beteeen unionville markham and uxbridge this year larry is the only member of the ux bridge figure skating club eligible for the competitions in markham hes presently working on his seventh figure and when he receives his eighth plus a gold in freestyle he will be able to instruct you have to know your body if you want to skate well you have to understand what an outstretched arm or the twist oi a hand will add to your per formance if larry should ever lose interest in competitive skating he says he will take up a career in computers but for now all his concentration will be on the divisionals after that its a weeks welldeserved vacation then maybe the canadians and in a few years who knows perhaps the olympics give back trash goodwood when confronted with what to do about a garbage bin at goodwood community park which was filled to capacity with refuse by claremont residents uxbridge mayor gary herrema said dump it back on their lawns uxbridge town clerk walter taylor told members at a finance and property meeting dec 10 that brian plewes goodwood community park and centre board had called the police in connection with the incident septic tank capable of handling the minimal amount of blood would be installed the one there now is not satisfactory to handle quail waste he said gregg pointed out that the ministry of the environment grants a certificate of com pliance when all guidelines in the agricultural code of practice are met a storage unit to contain liquid waste is ad vised but not mandatory and a suitable buffer zone would have to be constructed he said mayor herrema told members ouwroulis had already made plans to spread solid matter on a nearby far mers field who will pleased to receive the fer tilizer councillor ron hunter questioned dr watts on the public health act which reads that a slaughterhouse must not be located within 200 yards of a residence dr watts replied that the zoning bylaw is in force everywhere unless or until amended by council this is becoming obsolete however because the ministry isnt that strict about the distance he explained all three officials said they could see no problems with the business being brought up to the be standards necessary to satisfy their departments i mayor herrema moved that i the rezoning be approved subject to a certificate of compliance adherence of the agricultural code of practices and acceptance of waste disposal systems chairman of the committee maustyn mcknight and councillor ron hunter voted in favor of the recommendation councillor meyers opposed it saying it should be taken to the ontario municipal board omb for a decision it would be solved much faster through that route now it will go to council and have to be dragged out even longer bending bylaws council unfair uxbridge angry residents who are in opposition to a quail farm in uxbridge say that council is bending the bylaws to suit the owner of the property neighbors to the tom ouwroulis farm jack thomp son and john bennett said that the value of their homes has dropped as a direct result of the operation of the farm thompson said he isnt antifarmer but wants to see that the laws are upheld and that theyre the same for everyone we didnt know what was coming added bennett how far will this operation go there is already 20000 birds in one bam and what will be going into the other one you cant keep him from expanding because hell go broke but how can the town control it he pointed out that on may 10 ouwroulis said he wouldnt be expanding when questioned by ward 5 councillor alan wells but on the following monday he made an application for a slaughterhouse david sims lawyer for the residents said the operation is illegal because the zoning bylaw doesnt permit a specialized use he added that ouwroulis property falls into this category because he doesnt grow any crops or raise livestock he said that although it is a ruralagricultural area the way it is developed presently isnt in keeping with that kind of setting only a small portion of the area could be labelled as such the rest is covered with estate- residential homes he added that the people in the area want only to protect what they have and that per mission for the rezoning allowing a slaughterhouse shouldnt be given under any circumstances the issue will be voted on at regular council meeting this evening at 630 pm sick of interference uxbridge referring to objections by residents to a proposed slaughterhouse on a quail farm regional councillor maustyn mcknight said hes sick and tired of people trying to halt fanning activity in a pre dominantly rural community i know im not going to make any friends here today by daytime pilot night crash claremont funeral services for two young men who died when their light plane crashed friday night southwest of claremont were held tuesday in agincourt and stouffville daniel mulholland 18 of agincourt and robert mar shall rr 3 mt albert left the torontomarkham airport at dicksons hill 830 pm friday and failed to return on schedule york regional police were summoned when the owner of the cessna 150 reported it had left without authorization when the 13000 craft did not return by 10 p m a search and rescue team from trenton was called in the wreckage was finally spotted about 345 pm saturday two and a half miles south of claremont police were unable to identify the victims and withheld releasing of names until later in the week marshall was working at the airport although both men had been employed there at one time inspector david fellows said mulholland was licenced to fly during daylight hours only service was held thursday for robert john marshall from the stouffville pentecostal churchat 2 4 with in- terment sandfrird cemetery surviving are his parents john and cathy marshall a sister virginia and a brother paul services for danny mulholland were held at ogdens funeral home agincourt at 1 pm surviving are his parents william and beatrice mulholland and a sister nancy interment was made at uxbridge cemetery important meeting uxbridge because of a community meeting in good wood tonight uxbridge council will meet at 630 pm mayor gary herrema said that business should be finished by 8 pm when the meeting to discuss the proposed pleasure valley recreation centre begins at the goodwood community hall council will vote on the application for rezoning to permit a slaughterhouse on the ouwroulis quail farm saying this but thats the way i feel he said tom ouwroulis owner of the farm is only trying to be successful and get ahead like the rest of us he stressed that the municipality needed more small businesses because they provide employment and revenue mcknight made the com ment during a public meeting dec 6 to discuss the granting of a rezbning to permit the slaughters on liquor permit uxbridge no decision has yet been made on whether or not dagmar ski resort will be granted a licence to operate a- yearround bar facility at a liquor control board of ontario lcbo hearing in peterborough dec 6 uxbridge clerk walter taylor presented councils objections to the application the main ones being the towns inability to control expansion of the drinking lounge and the possibility of rock concerts going on there taylor told the tribune he wasnt sure when the decision would be handed down but said council should receive notice through correspondence this is the second liquor permit gabor mar ton owner of dagmar has asked for another application made oct 15 sought a licence for a dining area enjoy concert claremont as in years past everyone had a good time at the lions cllub christmas concert held in the community hall dec 9 organized by jim kennedy and ron gauslin and hosted by earle pilkey the standingroom only crowd laughed clapped and stomped their feet to the music performed exclusively by local talent the music accompaniment was provided by the rocking chair band headed by claremonts brian towner the claremont rhythm band and the woolhead boys lee terry steve and ray rick cormier north american junior fiddle champion joined rick johnson and his group for several country numbers courtney graham danced to no more tears and karen carson performed a tap dance to chitty chitty bang bang the lioness club gave their rendition of walking in my winter underwear dressed in longjohns were carole red- shaw betty ann meredith wendy carruthers kathy young sandy hill shirley pilkey debbie uzzell and sue johnson drama club for town when the audience wasnt sure when to clap to the music at the lions concert in the community hall these clowns made sure they found out bob leger left and tony illingworth right members of the lions club for about six years now arent always the funnyfaced fellows they were at this years show but bob admits he two of them are constantly clowning around anyway jo ann thompson claremont theres a stage at the community hall and an abundance of talent in town just going to waste so- ward mccance is going to do something about it hes starting a drama club and although he doesnt act the idea never appealed to him he has plenty of expertise in the field a resident of claremont a year now he was previously a technical director of summer stock in st catharines there ward worked with lighting and set design and may have even subconsciously picked up some tips on acting the age group for the club is 14 and older and ward says he doesnt need that many people to get the ball rolling an entire production could be done with six people it would be more work but its possible he says ward says the plays would be situation comedies or light dramas something that would attract an audience and be fun for the performers to do the simpler the better so he says there would probably be three acts using one set at the onset we would have to keep things easy and of course inexpensive the lighting would be rented and depending on how much the town of pickering is willing to give us we wouldnt even charge admission but a drama club is only a pipe dream if there isnt enough interest theres a poster you can sign in the post office and if you have any questions call ward mccance at 6492066 karen carson