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a toe tribune thursday november 1 1m1 council comments by jim sanders controlled growth chinas population is already over the one billion mark and india is predicted to be over one billion by the end of the century these figures make our population debate seem almost irrelevant the town of whitchurch- stouffville is aiming at a population of approximately 20000 by the year 2000 with approximately 8000 for the village of stouffville we are presently at 13400 for the entire town and 5400 for stouffville with the continued development of small estate residential subdivisions each of which add approximately 15 to 100 people we will easily reach our quota in the rural area this will be especially true if increased buildup in the hamlets continues such as the proposal for a subdivision of 62 homes at bloomington the council has been giving favorable support to this kind of development within the village of stouffville three types of development are prominent dulverton will add an ad ditional 1800 people second there are a few areas that could be considered for infilling when we obtain sewage capacity third a recent and most in- teresting concept is the one proposed by revenue properties to build 60 homes in the land south of the sales barn these residences will be on halfacre lots with septic tanks and town water this kind of development is called suburban residential and could proceed on several parcels of land adjacent to stouffville whatever the future holds we must be concerned that additional costs are not borne by present ratepayers fur ther new development must contribute to improve the recreational and other facilities needed by a larger population fte rtftune hi andrew p cook advertising manager l established 1888 james thomas barry w wallace editor in chief publisher editorial dept jim holt jim irving greg coates display advertising dept rod spicer bryan armstrong classified advertisingcirculation joan marshman office manager ooreen deacon business office eileen glover national advertising representative dan poyntz 3631 051 published every thursday at 54 main st stouffville ont tel 640 2101 toronto phone 3611680 single copies 25c subscnptions s12 00 per year in canada 30 00 elsewhere member of canadian community newspapers association and ontario weekly newspapers association second class mail registration number 0896 the stouffville tribune is one of the metroland printing publishing ltd group of suburban newspapers which includes the acton free press ajaxwhitbypickenna news advertiser aurora bannernewmarket era aurora bannernewmarket era weekend edition the bolton enterprise bramp ton guadian the burlington post the burlmton weekend post the etobicoke advertiserguardian the etobicoke consumer the georgetown independent markhamthomhill economist and sun the milton champion the mississauga news the mississauga news weekend edition the north york consumer the north york mirror oakville beaver oakville friday beaver oshawa this week oshawa this weekend peel consumer the richmond hillthomhill liberal the scarborough consumer the scarborough mirror the woodbndge s vaughan news 6402100 3611680 editorials had just cause to be proud if teachers and some parents looked then looked again friday night they had good reason for it was stouffville dist secondary schools commencement exercises and from out of a four and five year camouflage of jeans sweat shirts and sneakers stepped forth the mature young adults sons and daughters they always felt sure existed indeed the evening was as rewarding for those in the audience as for graduating students themselves confidence restored expectations realized the commencement program here was excellent from beautiful music provided by the senior band and choir to a stirring address delivered by the valedictorian all presented in a manner non of the participants will ever forget while partisan of course to sdss were prompted to point out that stouffville high is not an exception to the rule a similar standard of conformity was apparent at uxbridge pickering and markham all of which we feel augers well for the future todays generation has its critics so did yesterdays and so will tomorrows however its the end result that counts and what we heard and observed friday speaks well for what lies ahead yes the class of 81 did itself proud products of a good school and a fine com munity praise hydro for response ten months ago stouffvilles east end hydro transformer literally blew up causing damage estimated at close to 53000 on top of this an instantaneous surge of power created appliance problems in about twenty homes the initial report called it an act of god something we didnt buy and neither did the local hydro commission through the energetic work of the board headed by chairman ken laushway it was proved beyond doubt that a lightning bolt 3 months previous had weakened the system to such an extent a blowout was sure to occur on jan 17 1981 it did throwing sections of the town into temporary darkness supported by expert opinion the com missions liability insurance covered every cent of the cost in addition ontario hydro has settled the majority of private claims in a gesture of goodwill the hydro commission here does its job with little fanfare the availability of power is in fact a service thats taken for granted not until something of a serious nature occurs do residents realize such a commission exists and then the comments are mostly negative in response to this emergency we feel both the local commission and ontario hydro acted wisely and well we feel the service is in good hands at both levels and we commend each for its response roaming around- mail is natures worst enemy by jim thomas its oft been said that traits we possess as men and women we acquired as boys and girls i believe this not entirely of course for there are exceptions to every rule however for the most part we are what we were some of us can base these beliefs and feelings on particular incidents that occurred once upon a time regardless of how trivial theyve been known to turn lives right side up or upside down depending on cir cumstances i can recall several and each in its own way tended to shape the way i think on a certain subject that of destroying anything related to nature my wife for example attempts to conceal her frustrations as i stand with the front door open so a trapped moth can fly free the kids too hide their smiles as i gather up stranded dewworms from the driveway so they wont become part of the pavement i hate to see anything needlessly die and im openly irritated at the actions of humans who delight even in the name of sport at snuffing out life theyre no heroes in my book more to be pitied than praised as stated such personal feelings are a throwback to my preteen years five lessons ive never forgotten service corner the first was the day one of our neighbors shot a fox boy that was something a bunch of us walked a long way from school to see it but the thrill soon diminished when the ferocious beast we had expected turned out to be so beautiful and so small lesson no 2 occurred at a birthday party when the festivities were over a bunch of the boys said they knew of several crows nests in a nearby field so we all tagged along i remember standing there speechless as the kids climbed the trees raided the nests and killed every bird the third was a sick school project that paid five cents for starlings eggs ten cents for starlings legs and twentyfive cents for groundhog noses as young as i was i couldnt believe our teacher would condone such a thing to show my displeasure i printed simple warnings on small pieces of paper and attached them to dozens of trees lesson no 4 was a study period on spiders the idea was to catch the largest spiders we could find and study them nothing wrong with that trouble was each was pierced with a pin and stuck on a display board where it writhed in pain until dead and fifth was the day also at school when one of the kids spotted a garter snake the girls of course threwup their hands in horror and smaller boys stayed well away seeing my opportunity to become an instant hero and save all these damsels in distress i set upon the poor snake and beat it to death with a stick naturally i was lauded as the st george of s s no 19 however that af ternoon our teacher using the opportunity for nature study conducted a lesson on this type of reptile from it we learned how beneficial it is to man and how little it is to be feared i remember feeling so ashamed i hid behind the furnace these little episodes in life i havent forgotten nor will i ever and as much as possible im trying to impress my live and letlive practices on my family then to their disgust and mine we read last week the story of the killing of a bull moose by durham regional police in pickering the same moose that created such a furor at musselmans lake back in september the poor beast although far removed from its natural environment posed no threat to anyone it wished only to be left alone but while we invade their territory they dare not trespass into ours the penalty death will mans inhumanity to nature never cease only if we as mature adults set an example a task that may take several generations to attain the conversation had run down and there seemed little more to be said they sat silently in their chairs each with their own thoughts for some time then mildred got up and started preparation for the evening meal mervin continued his frustrating search for answers to a new set of problems they faced since that morning mervin had a birthday coming in the near future his eightysecond and he had gone to aurora for the required fitness test and driving examination this time his vision was not good enough to safely drive a car in traffic this made radical changes in their lifestyle since a nephew was looking for a car they had a ready market for it and arrangements could be made for certain regular errands but they had been quite ac tively involved in good and useful ways and since they lived on the outer edge of town the car would be sadly missing in recent months this column has looked at a variety of experiences that are a part of transportation is a service bymahlonshantz life after sixty we noticed the inclination to relax and let others do it as a part of the change of pace when younger people take over our responsibilities and jobs in much of our involvement in society we saw a challenge to remain mentally and socially sensitive to the needs of others especially those in our own age group this social fitness as we called it benefits everyone both the giver and the one who is helped we never know how soon we might become one of those needing help home support services needs volunteers in several areas of helping this time we are calling for drivers with cars who might want to help the mervins and mildreds who are trying to cope with a sudden change in cir cumstances there are many retired seniors still driving cars have we an offer of this kind of help once or twice a week call the office at 6406554 from 912 noon monday to friday for more information people are confused dear editor while i fully appreciate what the concerned citizens committee of whitchurchstouffville is attempting to do i would suggest s cooling off period at least until the assessment board decision is made known as things stand now the whos right and whos wrong stalemate is only confusing people sincerely bradley cooke rr 2 stouffville