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vt g airport issue greenwood ontario riding mp scott fennel termed the pickering airport proposal a dead issue at a political forum held at the greenwood community hall jan 28 we didnt need it then and we dont need it now he an- nounced the forum sponsored by the ratepayers association allowed the six candidates in ontario riding to address about 75 eligible voters for ten minutes from prepared notes about their party- liberal doug dickerson agreed with fennell that an airport wasnt needed in pickering other local issues of con cern to the residents were the liquid waste treatment plant proposed for ajax and the ef fects of an increased 18ceht per gallon gas tax on a rural farmer fennell defended the proposed tory budget saying the tax increase was necessary because foreign oil is costing the governments more each year but dickerson called the crosby budget a cruel joke on the canadian electorate adding mat pc stood for promises cancelled v ndp geoff rison attacked the liberal party saying it was trudeau and the grits who built up the national deficit the budget was attempting to decrease dawn carrell marxist- leninist party said that all three parties have caused in flation and unemployment now and in past governments she added their policies and promises were fleecing the little man and that the real 4 political power lies in the hands of a small minority of rich controlled what went on in capitalists- rolf posma libertarian said that his party would fix a marketrelated price on oil he questioned whether the voters ottawa or if it were the reverse dickerson wasnt able to answer questions on how much the liberals would raise the gasoline tax if they are elected i know for sure it wont be 18 cents but i cant give you the precise figures because they arent out yet he added the sevencent excise tax would remain rhinoceros candidate jogging suit for forum bite wrihum thursday january 31 1180 second section greenwood a can didate in a bright red joggingv suit and sneakers yes indeed such a sight was found at an allcandidates meeting at greenwood com munity hall monday night he was jc stanart can didate for the rhinoceros party in- ontario ridinga party dedicated to having fun en joying life and being outrageous he told the audience of about 75 that maybe if enough votes are cast for this joke party the established parties will take notice that the canadian public is ready for a change in attitude from the elected representatives the audience cheered and laughed when he announced that if elected he would declare the whitby psychiatric hospital a national sanity reservation and propose that the liquid waste treatment plant be moved to the queens park cafeteria declining enrolment may close school uxbridge twp a school accommodation com mittee has been formally set up to study the alternatives to closing webb public school j webb public located on the 5th sideroad of uxbridge township between the 4th line and brock road is threatened with closure due to declining enrolment as a result the durham board of education decided last fall to relocate grades one and two at goodwood a twin school about five miles away the pupil j population at webb has reached an occupancy level which places it on the boards list for review attendance in 1979 was 45 and the board estimates that by 1982 there will only be 31 students on the roll operating since 1924 webb was then a oneroom eight grade rural school in 1963 a tworoom addition was con structed the main objectives of the boardappointed committee are to determine the impact of lower numbers of pupils on the school program at goodwood and webb schools to make it possible for people in the community to receive in formation and present their views to recommend whether webb school should be closed or an alternative should be adopted parents in the community have expressed concern over the pupil teacher ratio some have said they would prefer to have their children attend webb if a lower ratio is practical it is also the general feeling that children benefit from a small school atmosphere with more individual attention a lesser degree of competition and a closer relationship with the school and between students the board feels it could operate with one less bus in the area if webb is closed representing a total saving of 12700 per school year maintenance costs in 1978 were 13760 and board members say increased upkeep expenses at goodwood if all students are accommodated there would be negligible several members of the committee stressed that the accuracy of the projected enrolment would have to be determined in light of future development in the district several members of the committee stressed that the accuracy of the projected enrolment would have to be determined in light of future development in the district uxbridge and area trustee ed van nieuwenhove said that we may need webb in three or four years and therefore the committee should not be hasty in a decision to close it minutes of the initial committee meeting were cir culated to parents and dates for careless use of a firearm markham an 18 year y weapon dangerous to the public oldmarkhanryouuy has been charged with careless use of a firearm following an incident in if the area of springdale road carol muehlegg main street north complained of a gunshot near her as she walked through a field on the afternoon of jan21 york regional police were called and arrested christopher david latam of wellington street west hit with wrench a 23 year old markham man faces charges of assault causing bodily harm and possession of a peace following analteration at the complainants place of employment it is alleged that gordon lake of 14 oaklee circle was struck on the head and hands with a wrench carl allen quinton was scheduled to appear in court jan 29 fire damage damage has been esumated at 8000 following a fire sunday at the home of earl paterson 65 sherwood forest drive markham the blaze broke out in the basement a neighbor turned in the alarm webb public school above is being threatened with closure due to declining enrolment and accomodation committees are now studying alternatives to the situation operating since 1924 webb is an important link with the local community joann thompson new utility takes over pickering on julyl a new utility called the pickering hydro electric commission stanley b watson prominent farmer markham stanley b watson one of the markham areas most prominent farmers died suddenly jan 23 at his home on 18th avenue he was 83 born near agincourt the son of charles and charlotte watson he received his early education at s s no 1 scar borough on march 27 1920 he married eunice forsyth of cone 6 uxbridge and in 1952 they moved to the former walter brignall property now the home of markham fair stan watson was involved with several organizations in- eluding the york county hostein club the lions clubs of agin court markham and victoria squareand the oddfellows club of stouffville he was a member in the congregation of stouffville united church his interests also included municipal council where he was the rural representative in markham townships ward 3 he is stuart rr 2 besides his wife survived by two sons and trevor markham one daughter mildred snowball ninth line south stouffville a brother clifford at sterling nineteen grand children and one great grandchild service was held saturday afternoon from the dixon- garland chapel markham with rev jim carder in charge interment was at mt pleasant cemetery toronto will take over close to 100 square miles of ontario hydro territory extending northward into the communities of brougham greenwood altona claremont and balsam to serve an estimated 11000 customers twentyfour hours a day will take thirtyfive em ployees all working out of a permanent office in south pickering the manager is john wiersma the superintendent of operations is axel stark a 5member commission appointed for a threeyear term is headed by murray wilson west shore pickering with david burrows and robert gregory from south pickering don given whitevale and donald kitchen the representative from council the formation of the pickering hydro electric commission came about after a durham study team in vestigated the feasibility of such a move their report indicated it should prove practical with additional customers the commission is hopeful hydro rates in the rural area can be reduced however six to eight- weeks before the new system becomes effective letters will be sent out to all residents telling them what the rate structure will be mr wiersma said future discussions will be released soon for more in formation contact pat grist chairman 6492994 doreen will 6492062 or richard hannah principal goodwood- webb public schools 6403092 court is for the birds york region we cant carry on commented a distraught judge fd white in newmarket court last week this is for the birds and he meant it literally while cases were being heard several pigeons took turns divebombing the audience below finally judge white could stand the distraction no longer and ad journed proceedings for the day the unruly birds were first observed by justice of the peace v ivarfbates he opened the court at 10 am and noticed the pigeons circling above the heads of close to two hundred people some- think they bring good luck he said and perhaps they do providing you dont look up when the wheels of justice ground to a halt adrienne wilkinson the court ad ministrator called in two or three works department em ployees to rid the room of the unwanted guests however xhe task was easier requested than completed the men crashed and scrambled around until the last of the offenders was finally corralled but hours later evidence of their presence was still very obvious study death of fish wins holiday in florida ballantrae a mississauga lady is the lucky winner of a sixweek holiday trip for two to london england violet tribe purchased ticket number 179 it was selected by mayor eldred king at a meeting of the ballantrae and dist lions club thursday night the draw included 189 tickets at 120 each revenue 5 lions club members look on as mayor eldred king draws the lucky winner of a sixweek trip for two to florida there will be eleven more such draws organized by the club left to right are pastpresident tom woods president vera davies and second vicepresident tlnnv vanden thuiart jim holt totalled 22680 of which 10000 will go into the lions com munity betterment fund eleven more draws will follow the next coming feb 28 that prize is seven days at orlando florida plus 200 spending money a portion of the proceeds will go towards the purchase and furnishing of a portable building to serve as a craft centre for senior citizens in the ballantrae area guest speaker for the evening was tom mccallum a chartered accountant in his remarks he noted that during the past year of 1979 the federal government collected 328 billion dollars in taxes for an average of 137 million dollars a day the first taxation system for canada was introduced in the year 1650 when an export duty was applied to beaver pelt at five dollars and moose hide at ten dollars government income totalled 200 claremont a professional biologist has claimed that water samples taken from a branch of duffin creek a short time after an ammonia spill occurred up stream was sufficiently toxic to kill the fish within three hours keith holtz a witness for the ministry of the en vironment testified at a provincial court hearing in ajax his testimony was related to a charge against the claremont branch of the united co operative of ontario under the fisheries act of canada it is alleged that because of water contamination 500 brook trout died in the stream last may maximum penalty under the act is a 50000 fine the plant located in the north end of claremont near the cpr line produces ammonia thats used in fertilizing corn crops when the ammonia is mixed with water it creates a gun shots uxbridge several skaters enjoying some openair recreation on a pond near the brock road in uxbridge township had to flee for safety last week when they realized someone was shooting at them the young people three from ajax and one from ux- bridge later complained to police this resulted in the arrest of two juveniles and the seizure of two 22 calibre rifles plus ammunition the pair have been charged with possession of a dangerous weapon under the juvenile delinquent act chemical called ammonia hydroxide the acid content is quite high after production the water is dumped into a moat then pumped into a swamp some distance from the creek according to evidence the accident occurred when a control valve broke forcing the ammonia to be pumped into the moat which then emptied into the stream chemist joan crowther the analysis on water samples taken after the spill however she wasnt available to validate the test results so the trial was adjourned to feb 14 tea strategic plan for ontario rsjches tha atrr ti anh prqfrct wb canted out by th matropottan toronto and region conterwtion authority 7 and the h rnwatry of natural nwoucaa jj m part of tho p ob program 4 this sign marks the area in which 500 brook trout died in the duffin creek last may due to ammonia spills upstream a professional biologist recently testified at a hearing relating to a charge against the claremont branch of the united cooperative of ontario that the ammonia used by the company in fertilizing corn crops was toxic enough to kill the fish