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the fundraising campaign for the proposed markham- york hospital project enjoyed an auspicious start last week when edwin cooperman the general chairman presented markham mayor tony roman with a donation of 25000 from american express canada li- i mited cooperman chief speaker at a gathering at buttonville golf and country club is chief oper ating officer for the company announcement of his appoint- ment as chairman was made by lachlan catianach head of the hospitals board of trustees as new neighbors in the tbwn of makham we are pleased and proud to be part of i this worthwhile community effort cooperman told the meeting hospital has been a dream for many years in this area and with the dynamic growth of the region recently the need for a facility of the type envisioned has been empha- sized t cooperman expressed confi dence thateveryonein the communities surrounding this hospital will join in making the campaign an outstanding sue- cess v he described a hospital as the cornerstone of a commun ity and we at american ex press are pleased to play a part yi he said the 25000donation from the company was to emphasize its commitment- estimatedcostofthehospital is 50 million withthe com- munitys portion sefat 5 mil- lion- j- vkeith sutherland of stouff vil- jewas named deputy- chairman of the campaign mhsutherland superintendent of education for york region said he had looked forward to seeing the building of such a hospital for- many years its nice to see the light at the end of the tunnel growing brighter he said v whitchurchstouffviuewill be among the areas served by the new project also included t besides the town of markham will be unioriville thornhill andthepotentialpopulationof north cedarwood the200bed structure to eventually expand to 300 will be located north of hwy 7 east of the ninth linel the40acre site was donated 10 years ago for this purpose by the late arthur latcham of stouff vfllel maoreldhngrmadere- ference to this fact in his re marks praising mr latcham for his foresights alan froggatt of markham is the campaigns treasurer s3 royal doulton figurines save 25 m ewellers 24mainwstouffvffle 6404648 a metroland communityinewspaper vol95 no31 wednesday december 8 1982 25 cents 14 pages trust br 8cros cnda hterix cvuda dec intuf nce corporaoon gjcs rrsps rhosps stars and stripes daily interest savings 81 main st stouffville 6404000 parade draws praise li stouffville the halls of orchard park school were buzzing with excite- ment monday morning fol- l lowing their entrys double win- in stouff villes santa claus parade saturday not only did orchard park have the no 1 school float butbest allround in the en- tireprocessiqn it marks the first time any school has beenaccorded this honor a team effort is the way staff teacher kate cot- tington described the orchard park success she said principal john hincks tcanie up with the idea and arranged the music utiliz ing the talents of the schools steel band plus accompany ing singers altogether more than 40 students were directly involved other results follow 0most humorous- stouffville kinsmen and kinette clubs best christmas theme cable tech co ltd most original- markham kinette clubjhonorablej flow ers and the wedding room quality jim newton humor st marks school christmas theme and a s constructionuorigi- nality judges werefran sairis- ibury ron berry and rae mcfadden the parade mar shal was ken smurthwaite for photos see page a6 the event sponsored by thekinsmen and kinette clubs of stouffville was held under perfect weather condi tionsso perfect in fact seyeral costumed partici- pants complained about the heat a nice problem again thisyearthe para- de was covered by-classi- comm cable 10 but at press time the viewing sche- dule had not been finalized its a merry yawn christmas for geoffrey santa claus came to town saturday and to most his arrival was greeted with excitement however for geoffrey dunn son of norm and gayle dunn and grandson of bruce and bunny burton- the occasion was one big yawn the reasonyes little geoffrey is only three weeks old give him a couple of years and see the change jimthomas dulverton development stouffville the sign ing of the dulverton subdivi- sion agreement was the no 1 accomplishment by council in 1982 mayor eldred king told the tribune this week no doubt about it he said when asked to recall some of the achievements over the past twelve months a lot of effort went into the dulverton agree ment he now hopes a- start can be made on home construc- tion in 83 he feels this will de pend mainly on the economic climate that prevails in the year ahead he lists other council accom- plishments as follows deci sions related to the hwy 48 landfill site the widening of main street west and the en largement of the fire hall if residential buildup pro ceeds as mayor king hopes plans for a recreation complex can moveaheadhe says he also sees the likelihood of starts on three major estate develop- merits at island lake the ma pies of ballantrae and sleepy hollow golf and country club water reservoir mayor king is anxious also for the construction of a 750000 igallon- water reservoir in stouffvilles east end the cost is estimated at12 million with the town financingthe project out of existing dec 31 1985 at that time a deposit of 12 million dollars is anticipated from the dulverton firm- mayor king says stouff villes water rate now 48 a year will iricreasehowe ver hes strong- ly opposed to placing residen- tial consumers on meters even with a proposed rate hike stouffvilles water charge is- well below that of- other com- munities in york region the mayor says dmcit likely y stouffville anowin situation is the way council lorelect fran sainsbury de scribes the air of uncertainty that prevails with respect to the hwy 48 landfill site speaking to the tribune monday prior to her swearing- jn ceremony dec 7 mrs sains- bury said she anticipates a negotiated settlement when the appeal hearing resumes thursday the local environmentalist said the concerned citizens committee want the dumps closeout date of june 30 1983 enforced by the ministry- she claims however york sanita tion cannot complete the neces sary safeguards at the site in so short a period theyre asking for a 2 year extension during which time theyll deposit another 750000 tons of garbage on the property it boggles my mind she said- our committee couldnt be a party to 11 for this reason she said the group had withdrawn from the hearing fran sainsbury claims the june 30 shutdown date was a time deadlinethe ministry pulled out of the air but couldnt enforce its a sad thing she said no one will understand if a negotiated agreement is reached and the extension is allowed it will definitely be fin al mrs sainsbury said she re ceives some solace from this she admittedsome just dont want to fight any more is therein alternative she was asked short of lying down in front of the trucks i dont know of any she replied stouffville the likeli hood of a deficit at the end of the current year has prompted town council to enact a freeze on all capital expendi tures the motion to halt further spending of this kind with the exception of emergency mea sures was made by councillor wilf morley nov 23 councillormorley pointed to the treasurers october report that showed the municipalitys budget position at apoint where we could end up with a deficit mayor eldred king ex plained thatrevemeasures was made by councillor wilf morley nov 23 councillor morley pbintedto the treasurers october report that showed the municipalitys budget position at a point where we could end up with a deficit mayor eldred king ex plained that revenue generated by the building department was lower than anticipated he observed too that expenses re lated to the landfill site had been considerable councillor bill kamps attending his final meeting said expenditures associated with the dump showed just how much the town was involved many people were of the opinion wedidnt doanything he said the concerned citizens committee werent the only ones who put up a fight a motion to support the freeze was carried late night breaker stouffville the towns ministerial association feel the needs of local residents in dire financial straights are being met at least they hope this is true so theyre turning their attention to the destitute of downtown toronto the jn ner city- as its known theyre calling on the commun ity to help pastors rev philip poole of christchurch anglican and revytcdcreen of st james presbyterian are asking each congregation to provide canned goods used clothing bedding blankets and toys for distribu tion by the following agencies in toronto evangel hall fred victor mission scott mission st stephensinthefield in a letter to the trjbune a stop 103 and downtown copy of which has goneout to all churches in- stouffville two stouffville recent scares related to products purchased in the united states are causing an un easiness among consumers in canada too j v i r last week for example jean mortimer winlane drive stouffville observed a foreign object in a cigarette checking further she discovered small saw blade inserted in the tobacco fred mortimer jeans husband called the cigarette company and lodged a complaint church workers an ecumenic al organization christ church on sunset boulevard stouffville is one of the dropoff locations this community assistance program is not planned only for the christmas period but all winter long the pastors point out see letter page a4 even at the present time there are 38000 on welfare in toronto with the situation likely to get worse they say j the ministers are asking each church to appoint one per son to serve on a steering com mittee so donations can be dis tributed in an orderly manner stouffville cards pro hardware at 29 main street west was thescene of a forced entry during the night of nov 30 stereo and television equip ment valued at 2550 was stolen york regional police are inves tigating thefoxhunter equestrian centre rr 4 stouffville was entered nov 21 a quantity of riding equipment was re moved its value placed at 700 at 4 12 am friday police responded to a call at ralcliff lumber limited on woodbine avenue near gormley found inside the premises was a 19- yearoldstouffville youth hes charged with break and enter with intent to steal while shopping for groceries in a stouffville supermarket saturday jean jackson of- claremont had a wallet stolen from her purse value of the article and its contents were not revealed concerts stouffville lovers of band music will be treated to two concerts at stouffville dist secondary school christmas music will be featured at both the first is thursday dec 9 at 8 pm the whitchurch- stouffville concert band will entertain under the direction of david howard the program will include both instrumental and vocal selections on tuesday dec 14 at 8 pm the high school band will move into the spotlight the director is peter samuelson the public is invited hydro chairman honored ken laushway right former reeve mayor and hydro chair man was honored saturday evening at a civic recognition ban quet hosted by the town of whitchurchstonftville mr laush- ways service to the municipality spans a total of 34 years hes congratulated here by mayor eldred king jim thomas no change stouffville no things changed the ward 6 recount has confirmed the reelection of councillor jim sanders and by the same number of votes 540 to 538 the result was revealed at noonhour friday ged stonehouse the appli cant described theproce- dure as interesting and ex citing i dont feel badly that i asked for it all ballots were accepted that showed intent he said we didnt want to take away anyones vote as to whether he might toss his hat in the ring at some future time stone- house commented i dont plan to the 100 deposit he was required to put up was returned by judge ander son losing by two votes is penalty enough the judge was quoted as saying 3i