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sl t at the tribune wednesday march 17 1182 council comments by jim sanders to keep with the whitchurch stouffville dump controversy becoming more and more complex we should all keep in mind the basic problems it is not whether or not any particular chemical is found in any particular location it is not whether or not certain groups believe one scientist as opposed to another it is not whether or not one particular test result differs with another all of these issues important as they are only point to the main problem the main problem is threefold the dump site is located over a major water supply the ontario government does not know what is in the dump site the ontario government does not know what is in the tons of waste that are being dumped there every day teh years ago these were the main problems ten years ago these problems were raised to our local conservative mpp bill hodgson ten years ago these problems were raised to the ministry of the environment ten years f have elapsed and the problem like the government remains thesame apparently the political will does not exist in the provincial government to resolve our waste disposal problems locally or provincially we need significant initiatives to develop re cycling energy from waste source separation and inventories at source we need properly contained small sites devoted to a limited number of chemicals we need the leachate collected and treated we do not need vindictive or spurious comments being tossed around by the ministry or anyone else the solution for the landfill site in whitchurch stouffville is to close it cap- it and cleanup the water only the provincial government can keep that promise zzz bygone ch nolan vj jv- vyi fk n i so you think weve had a lot of snow a number of us can harken back to 1m2 which v would make todays amount seem quite light the only things moving on main street were a fewjf arm sleighs- even these had come to town by a roundaboutway through the gelds asroads were impassable the northbound evening passenger train ground to a halt in huge drifts it could move neither backward nor forward and was not extricated until help arrived from lindsay and toronto passengers were brought back to town on foot to be provided for at the several restaurants hear the station the municipalities were not in the snow- plowing business in those days to the extent they are now and bulldozers had to be brought in to help open up the roads piles of snow along hwy 47 north measured over twenty feet high the day of the snowmobile had not yet arrived and it was either horse train or walk for some days only a few people worked in toronto and many of these only came home on weekends while there was no such thing as a commuter service the train was very important to the life of the community daily papers and mail all arrived by train and express parcel business was large the stouffville depot was the busiest between toronto and lindsay this time of the year reminds one of the time when forty to fifty years ago every church in stouffville and the rural area as well provided another facility church sheds a protection for the many horsedrawn sleighs and cutters wintertime travel the last of these facilities to go was that of the united church prior to 1925 the methodist church there were also sheds at the then congregational christian church stouffer and main sts the mennonite church now the missionary church the presbyterian church and the baptist church then located at the corner of main and pine sts those at the mennonite church were completely rebuilt over the years into a completelycovered barn providing real protection for those stormy days most gradually fell into disuse and disrepair and were eventually dismantled the largest of the opentype were at the united church and spread along the south west and north sides of the parking lot those on the south and west were finally pulled down however the north section was reroofed thanks to a contribution from the local businessmen this shed was in later years more used by patrons of main street stores than by churchgoers eventually it too was cleared away the history of the sheds provided by the rural churches- followed much the same pattern and one by one theywere removed as motor travel gradually took over andrew p cook advertising manager established 1888 james thomas barry w wallace editorinchief publisher editorial dept jim holt jim irving display advertising dept rod spicer bryan armstrong classified advertisingcirculation joan marshman office manager doreen deacon t business office eileen glover nationaladvertisingrepresentativedanpoyntz3631051 published every wednesday at 54 main st- stouffville ont tel 6402101 toronto phone 3611680 single copies 25c subscriptions s 1300 per year in canada 3500 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 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out of the original powr preserve our water resources group has with the co- operation of council and the chamber of commerce led the way in this ongoing battle with government bureaucracy and with considerable success except for an occasional verbal thrust the environment ministry has been on the defensive fighting a rearguard action in standing behind the authenticity of its reports rightly or wrongly this committee through its persistence has proved an embarrassment to those whose job it is to protect this most precious resource our water l as one can well understand the pressure on this handful of local volunteers has been tremendous it was only a matter of time until a crack would occur in their armor and front- line troops would scatter in disaray this occurred march 8 when several gathered at a private residence and decided there could be only one spokesperson for the group unfortunately the two to be muzzled were not in attendance to either accept or protest the decistonrheywere to learn of it the next day the press also and while sup- posedly in confidence this newspaper was not so informed quite naturally the tribune in the eyes of some stands condemned so be it we offer no apologies what was done was wrong the way it was done was wrong eventually either directly or indirectly the media would have heard about it anyway to mend the rift within the organization will be difficult but not impossible a simple were sorry may be all thats necessary whitchurchstouffville needs its con cerned citizens in committee and beyond may the personal hurts heal quickly so they can get on with the job well done word that the federal governments via- rail service between toronto and stouffville willbe replaced by gotransit this fall is good news for this community theres a chance it may even be extended to uxbridge while queens park may have approved this project regardless appreciation is due those who worked so diligently on the towns behalf john pike doug baird jack kelterborn fred white and areampps bill hodgson and don cousens their petition of several thousand signatures undoubtedly carried some weight thankyou gentlemen for a job well done when youve had a bumpy night the girl in your dream turning out to be the bag- swinging harpie of laughin instead of stefanie powers and your assignment first thing on a mundane morning is to go out in the country and sit in on a childrens public speaking contest your soul doesnt always overflow with well being j in fact youre tempted to pull off onto the shoulder of the road en route and try to catch up on those missing moments of the night before grabbing the school results later however you press on to the place whitchurchhighlands school in this case and after parking your car head for the auditorium with the hope that the speeches wont be too long nor the childrens voices too strident your head still throbs from that night errant and you just hope you can manufac ture a smile of sortsfor the official figure at the door but you neednt worry after that first greeting anything you do from then on is with the utmost spontaneity the children sitting here crosslegged and wellscrubbed take care of that the first four orators are from the kin dergarten class they arent rated but they get a chance to be up there with the big kids and face an audience and they dont bungle it the first one especially sets the pace he is small black haired and darkeyed and handsome with all the poise and timing of a master comic as he regales those out front with his lively account about farm chores how can one so young be so perceptive catching it all with such drollery you wonder as he finishes his speech thanks his audience and returns to his seat the program moves on and jaded and weary as you are you feel that rapport between speakers and listeners when a young girl who had been doing magnificently up to that point suddenly dries up there isnt a titter in the house as she fights to pick up the thread again and when she leaves the stage still dry her teacher puts her arm around her and whispers a few words and the lapse takes on less significance with each tender embrace later on theres a little girl in grade six by jim irving- who has that same gift as the first speaker and you can picture a satirist in the making pretty poised confident and with a running twinkle in her eye she lets us in on the barn building at her place with all its family neighborhood and bureaucratic en tanglements so its easy to picture her holding the ladder for her brother and telling us if you knew him like i do youd understand how tempted i was to let go or twice describing her fathers frustration as he used rude words that i cant repeat here and then summing up the whole chaotic mess at the end with my sister was crying my brothers were fighting i was yelling and well you know what my father was saying when you get the names of the two young speakers at the end you find out they are brother and sister jesse and tanis gornall and tanis is the eventual- winner in her division there are bright moments from the other speakers too reminders all of their astuteness and that the public speaking program there just as it is in other schools in the area presents a great opportunity and challenge for youthful talents it is also an opportunity for parents to witness these ex cellent young minds in action as for you youve long since lost your headache and that night youre the life of the dinner party just from reciting all those punch lines from a bright and witty young girls story about building a barn 1 editors mail poor apartment site dear sir i read your editorial comment regarding the proposed 80 unit apart ment building with some surprise while i agree that there probably is a demand for apartment buildings your comments regarding the planning board were uncalled for i noted that you carefully refrained from stating where the apartment was to be located as this would have detracted from the comments about the planning board not welcoming any development no matter how good or bad with open arms thank goodness for the planning board and the responsible attitude they have taken the location of the proposed development is albert street and sunset boulevard next to the large apartment building known as testavilla the land is zoned industrial and in my opinion should stay that way unfortunately when testavilla applied for a zoning change we residents of albert street thought it would be better than the apache truck depot that was previously using the site of the old goldfish factory we were wrong at least the apache trucks parked off the street and we had a respite from traffic on saturdays and sundays to add another 80 units with the existing street pattern would be criminal i believe albert street has done its share for the community regarding apartments well established single family home areas should not be ex pected to have new apartments thrust in their midst as spot zoning takes place apartments should be planned in new developing areas such as dulverton or tenth line adjacent to the new sub division where hew homeowners have the knowledge that they are locating next to apartments and property devaluations that entials thank you planning board for doing your job sincerely johnlangley albert street south stouffville