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ti this new experimental solar home belongs to mr and mrs christiann van helsdingen rr 2 claremont in creasing in popularity this may represent the longterm solution to the high cost of oil gas and electricity the collector windows gather the suns rays for storage in special tanks gregcoates 3 31 it 3 claremont if youre one of many concerned over the high cost of heating a home then consider solar energy mr and mrs christiann van- helsdingen of rr 2 clare mont own such a house and are happy with it were very pleased said mr vanhelsdingen its 95 per cent complete worth over 160000 the house has an entire side of collector windows which allow the suns heat to enter and be stored in a special tank its still too early to tell how much they will save on heating costs having just moved in during may they have not however used electric heaters yet this year the house is also equipped with a wood stove connected to the storage tank with this container the vanhelsdingens can if necessary heat their house on yesterdays sun we also have double the standard of insulation said mr vanhelsdingen this is to ensure a minimal of heat loss the home was built by peter zile of west hill along with consulting engineer jens sonderskov construction started in june of last year other features include an in door pool a greenhouse and a fallout shelter whats for the future wed like some day to instal a windmill to produce some of our own hydro said mr van helsdingen passive recreation 99 reclassification program at claremont conservation claremont reclass ification of claremont con servation area to one of forest and wildlife during the past year has also altered its program into that of passive recreation and the reason we ran out of dollars says jim agnew superintendant of operations for metro toronto and region conservation authority head of the six- municipality organization thats why the claremont centre is no longer open the year round and when it is open last week in april to thanks giving day it offers a reduced program theres no more group picnicking or group camping for example and as the facilities for these go out of service they wont be picked up agnew said small picnics can still be held the claremont area is also without staff except for weekends when there is a gate attendant on hand the education and field centre however is still open 365 days a year the area opened in the late 50s but revenues have never equalled taxes agnew said there isnt one area that pays its way he added bruces mills stouffville road has more yearround use so attracts more he said claremont with its 400 acres was never a highuse area he said it was never designed to be as a forest and wildlife area the habitat is improved and more management is provided on timber stands he said onequarter of the original acreage has been replanted in its summer operating period claremont con servation area is open from 10 am to sundown there is no charge masonic temple is on shaky grounds claremont the 140- yearold masonic temple in claremont has been on shaky ground in more ways than one all these years in fact its been mostly on the ground says don vale a past master of the lodge and chairman of the restoration just as the sign says the claremont con servation area is closed for the season due to a shortage of funds and because the site to geared only to passive recreation itsno longer open during the late fall and winter months greg coates committee now busy renovating the building according to vale when members started the project in may they found the temple was perched on some piles of stones and their biggest ac tivity ever since has been jacking it up and putting in steel beams to make it just as solid below as above it and the other matters of restoration which include installing an electric furnace to replace the old space heaters new plumbing insulation painting and a general cleanup will keep them going for another couple of years vale said however the temple just secured a heritage grant which has helped make the financial end easier he added other funds have come from the members themselves vale said they hoped to have the building underway sooner but theres a matter of meeting weeping tile requirements their 600 feet of ground is 400 short of the maximum needed at first all the work was done by members of the lodge but now other townspeople are pitching in stouffvilles masonic lodge has also let them use their temple for various unctions he said aside from the masons own use it is planned to make the temple available to senior citizens for various functions vale said wages shameful salary hike for chairman durham region despite the fact durham regional chairman gary herrema has been granted a wage hike of 12 per cent his 42500 salary is still less than most people in similar positions earn across ontario gary herrema and despite the fact durham regional councillors rejected a wage increase for themselves their 13890 stipends rank with the highest in the province councillor tom edwards of whitby during discussion on the issue described chairman herrema s wage level as shameful even taking the approved increase into ac count hell still receive 4500 less than the average for chairmen in ontarios ten other regions however councillor edwards would go no further in loosening the purse strings for others like himself noting that were already among the highest in the province only two other regional municipalities pay their councillors more than 13000 a year by rejecting a salary in crease members will be showing leadership in com batting inflation oshawas ed kolodzie said lets not fuel inflation by taking more money off the taxpayers he urged as well as turning down the five per cent wage hike which would have given councillors almost 700 more per year a motion was defeated to in crease the honorarium for the chairmen of council com mittees by 250 to 1000 an nually herrema cast the tie- breaking vote one member arguing in support of an increase was councillor alex robertson of pickering he said that by holding off wage hikes now future councils would only approve larger increases to catch up you owe it not only to yourself but to others who follow he claimed i think everyone here is worth at least five per cent morels fear traffic chaos uxbridge concern over a proposed asphalt plant in uxbridge and potential truck traffic has been brought to the attendtion of township council by a member of durham board of education in a letter to planning board trustee heather beveridge said she was con cerned about the proposed repac plant and its specific effects on goodwood public school she said that present truck traffic by the school causes great concern to the resi dents and that even a slight increase would add to the problems mrs beveridge asked that rerouting of the truck traffic be of utmost importance in the proposed bylaw zoning amendment trustee sandy ewen chairman of planning said he was surprised that an in dividual trustee would comment on the matter rather than the entire board v he said the proposed amendment and bylaw would be circulated among trustees and to others in the area and council would consider any objections at that time ewen said also the matter was still three to four years away plowm branch turn last furrows after 137 years the east yorkking and vaughan branch of the ontario plowmens association turned its final furrows saturday a shortage of officers and directors prompted the decision to call it quits secretary lloyd doner told the tribune theyll combine with the north york branch next season the windup match was held on the farm of rumble bros bathurst street king township twentysix lands were plowed results follow class 2 john robinson class 3 jan king tom robinson allin lewis class 4 eric timbers rod king class 5 ken ferguson ellis britton lome britton class 6 herb jarvis john macdonald class 7 ken ferguson brian degeer lome britton class 8 john robinson tom robinson jan king class 9 norm jarvis linda jarvis the following won special awards lome britton f stan tyndall memorial award jack macdonald ihc and guaranty trust richmond hill awards ken ferguson guaranty trust stouffville award the i annual awards banquet isnov 25 at 630 pm community hall victoria square tickets are available from lloyd doner gormley and wayne forsyth stouff ville rams truck dicksons hill a 40 year old uxbridge man was admitted to scarborough centenary hospital last week with serious injuries following a collision between a car and a tractortrailer on hwy 8 between dicksons hill and ringwood john buchanan of jonathan street was a passenger in the southbound vehicle driven by ross ingram 31 of cedar street uxbridge police said the truck driven by gordon housser ninth line south stouffville was pulling out of a private drive in dense fog when the accident occurred property damage was estimated at 6900 including 6000 to the ingram auto the same morning another collision occurred on hwy 48 north of 16th avenue also attributed to the fog police said one vehicle driven- by patricia farr of 14th avenue unionville- braked near the intersection and was struck from behind by another driven by norman rennie rr 3 stouffville gathering of the clan the gathering of the clan approximately long trip south this site is popular with visitors 150 canada geese stopped off at a springfed many of whom take pleasure in feeding the pond on the claremont conservation area last birds week taking a breather before continuing their gregcoates i iambi imi