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sb2 wednesday january 18 1984 goodwood lions clubs aid new beaver and cub packs for a first time in goodwood beaver and cub packs have been organized members meet tuesday even ings in goodwood united church the beavers at six and the cubs at seven to assist this work the good wood and district lions club has donated 200 pro ceeds from community bingos pictured here at a che que presentation ceremony are left to right derrick bond lion president trevor harris tom morton cub leader cynthia ceney and david williamson at pre sent enrollment stands at seven beavers and eleven cubs jim thomas safety association elects new officers uxbridge a new 1984 committee was elected at the ontario county farm safety associations annual meeting held recently at the ministry of agriculture and food omaf office in uxbridge the new chairman is grant hill of zephyr vicechairman is ivan norton of goodwood and secretarytreasurer is ivan bell omaf uxbridge the guest speaker for the meeting was joe andrews a farm safety consultant from cambridge he presented a slide show which described possible hazards in volving farm equipment on public high ways and he lectured on traffic regulations in regards to farm equipment the association also discussed some of their projects completed during 1983 these included a safety poster competi tion for school children in grades 5 to 8 a 4h farm safety night a safety section in the annual junior farmer and 4h judging competition and farm safety week advertising this winter the st johns ambulance first aid course is offered again through the association information on the course can be obtained from the omaf office in uxbridge favorite group performs the nations gospel quartet from lon- the stouffville pentecostal church be- don ont will present an evening of ginning at 6 pm sacred music this sunday jan 22 in gospel group sings at stouffville church stouffville the nations gos pel quartet from london ont will present an evening of sacred music at stouffville pentecostal church this sunday jan 22 at 6 pm last year the sanctuary was filled to capacity the quartet was recently voted favorite gospel group in canada and their lead sin ger dan toman jr was selected co- favorite male vocalist in gospel music one of their recordings entitled take a moment and live won best gospel album of the year last summer they appeared before an audience of over 10000 at canadas wonderland rev craig pitts extends a welcome to residents of the community to attend this special gospel service there is no charge but a freewill offering will be received doors will open at 5 15 pm the stouffville pentecostal church is lo cated at 460 main street east unique animal selection available at local store stouffville looking for a unique gift how about a pet tarantula you wont even have to leave town to get one theres one available at stouffvilles new pet store the pet centre located in success plaza owned and operated by henriette woic- lions toll day fundraising fun stouffville town council sup ported a proposal by the lions club of stouffville tuesday to hold a voluntary toll day feb 1 1 to help raise funds for the clubs charitable work in town donations will be given to the lions club members stationed along main street at stop lights and stopsigns each lion will be well identified and when a donation is given a small thank you card will be in serted under the cars windshield wiper notices concerning toll day will be post ed at the entrance of town to caution motor ists zyk of richmond hill the store carries a full line of pet care goods including bird fish cat and dog supplies anything i dont have in stock i can get explained mrs woiczyk she added that fish have been selling very well since the store opened in de cember i think a lot of people are getting out their tanks now that were here she said we carry everything from goldfish to exo tic stingrays and are hoping to expand our saltwater line it depends what the people want but what about the tarantula its a conversation piece really ex plained mrs woiczyk but a lot of chil dren want them i think there would be a big demand for tarantulas if it wasnt for mothers if you are interested the spider sells for 49 and is guaranteed to get a variety of reactions from house guests the pet centre is open from 10 am to 6 pm monday through saturday and is open until 9 pm on thursdays and fri days new dykes proposed for flooding a jaxpickering approval for two flood protection dykes to be installed by the metropolitan toronto and region con servation authority mtrca on duffin creek was recently announced by natural resources minister alan w pope however the 350000 project which is the first on a list of many wont begin until all funds become available said mtrca general manager william mclean it will depend on the municipal share of the funding said mclean he said 55 per cent of the money will come from an ontario government grant totalling 192500 the remaining funds will come from both the townships of picker ing and ajax where the two dykes will be installed according to mclean pickerings share of the funds will be available to use in 1985 but the mtrca isnt sure when ajaxs por tion will be ready the dykes which will be earth berms built along the shores of the river to add protection during an overflow will be lo cated in the old village of pickering the duffin creek ad hwy 2 there are several parts of the creek susceptible to flooding stated stanley white program coordinator for the re gional conservation authority central region these sections are prone to flooding the dykes will protect approximately 32 structures valued at an estimated 1607000 these structures are mainly re sidential homes said mclean but it also includes a motel and some industry according to white the dykes are de signed to protect against one severe storm once in 500 years he said a storm like hur ricane hazel occurs on the average once every 800 years white said the entire project will take approximately one year to complete resident treated badly by norah stoner regional councillor ward 3 town of pickering a sad thing happened at the execu tive committee monday night roy bamborough was on the agenda to appear as a delegation but a motion by councillor laurie cahill and mayor jack anderson recommended that he not be heard this is the first occasion in the six years i have sat on this council that an individual who was slated to speak was refused that right mr bamborough was a resident in the cherrywood area of north pickering whose home and property were expropriated by the ontario government a man who was evicted by the sheriff to make way for a development which never took place whose home is now rented to others the purpose of roys appearance be fore council was to give us a copy of the ombudsmans reporton the expropria tion of property in pickering by the ontario government a report which directly affects pickering residents and the largest land acquisition project ever undertaken in ontario although there is nothing the pickering council can directly do about the ombudsmans re port the matter should be of enough concern of those who have the responsi bility for planning on those 25000 acres to at least listen for a few minutes by councils own rules delegations can only speak for a maximum of 10 mi nutes in my view probably the most impor tant duty of a councillor is to listen to what the public has to say i believe it is a democratic right for an individual to be able to address decisionmakers apprising them of their concerns in mr bamboroughs case those rights were trampled by a council who in the words of one member didnt come here to be educated mr bamborough is a man who has been shabbily treated by many levels of government and their bureaucracies and i feel very sad that the municipal government of the town of pickering has now been added to that ignominious list church seeks new minister by sandra redshaw claremont the congregations from st johns united church in brougham and claremont united church will meet on sunday january 29 at 1215 pm in claremont to vote on the appointment of a pastoral relations committee to select a new minister anyone may attend this meeting so please support your church by attending the annual congregational meeting for claremont united church will be held at the church monday jan 23 at 8 pm happy 35th anniversary to bob and thel- ma hockley who celebrated this week birthday wishes go out to joe borland who celebrates his 20th congratulations to howie and cathy jones on the birth of their daughter aman da nicole on january 5 a sister for tina an update for the winter carnival during the weekend of january 27 and 28 entry forms for the parade are available from gillespie real estates the theme of the floats should be fur trappers there will be cash prizes for the first second and third place winners on friday jan 27 from 9 am until noon the viewing of snow sculptures is at the school judging of the sculptures will take place in the afternoon the lioness family skating party begins from 6 to 730 pm at the park friday evening with hot chocolate and donuts a teenage dance 730 to 1130 pm will be held at the community hall with the final judging of the snow queen taking place prejudging is on thursday evening contact andrea graham for en trance at 6492604 saturday morning from 8 to 930 am at the united church a pancake breakfast will be served the rates are reasonable one pancake and syrup 50 cents sausage 50 cents juice 25 cents or for s250 you can receive three pancakes sausage juice and coffee the parade begins at 10 am at the coop at 11 am there will be ice races for the kids at the park and at noon the oldtimers hockey begins mixed balloon ball on the ice will start at 1 30 to 230 pm the firemans tug of war is at 230 pm if you are interested call willard peddie at 6493012 mixed slopitch on the diamond is at 330 to430pmandadog sled demonstration is a 3 pm there are still a few tickets left for the trappers ball on saturday night there will be prizes for the best costumes con tact frank hill at 6492653 or peter gilles pie for tickets the next meeting will be thursday jan 19 at 8 pm at the park the uxbridge islanders oldtimers hock ey club won the b division in the little britain tournament on the weekend goalie john marks again allowed only a very few goals in four games to help his team win skiing slump ends with snow by greg coates uxbridge after last winters poor skiing season frustrated skiers are taking advantage of this years snow and hitting the slopes in packs facilities across the province are report ing much improved business dagmar re sort located five miles east of claremont is one such place owner operator christa marton described business as being very good and compared to last season well there is no comparison last year during the christmas holi days when most resorts get approx imately one third their business we were closed said mrs marton noting there was simply no snow this year has started off as good a winter as weve had in a long while dagmar resort is the closest facility offering both alpine downhill and cross country skiing to stouffville residents for alpine skiers the resort features five beginner seven intermediate and three advanced slopes they have two tri ple chairs one newly installed last year four tbars and a rope tow fullyqualified ski patrol members are also on hand at all times crosscountry buffs can enjoy dagmars 15 kilometres of scenic trails all ranging in degrees of difficulty full equipment rentals are available at dagmar and for those trying the sport for the first time the resort has hourly rates reduced rates for groups of 20 or more are also available for beginners dagmar features a com plete ski school program offering all types of lessons fully qualified instructors are available for private semiprivate and group lessons in both downhill and cross country skiing featured every weekend through to feb 19 is an intensive learn to ski program designed for those wanting to learn the rudiments of skiing quickly it includes two days skiing with a onehour lesson each morning and a 114hour lesson each after noon the cost is 40 for nonmembers 59 with rentals skiers who work through the week but still want to avoid the weekend crowds can take advantage of dagmars night skiing the resort is open tuesday to saturday evenings from 5 pm to 10 pm being so close to areas like stouffville we encourage evening skiing said the re sorts public relations coordinator christ ina yliluoma people can come ski for a few hours and then relax awhile when not on the slopes skiers can relax in dagmars cafeteria buffetstyled din ing room or licenced lounge a number of special events will be fea tured at dagmar in the near future in cluded are monday madness jan 23 free skiing and lessons from noon to 8 pm two radio parties feb 3 and feb 24 which will feature a variety of games and con tests and the dagmar marti gras feb 26 a family day at the resort further information can be received by calling dagmar resort at 2946385 slfskaj dagmar has recently installed a second triple chair ski lift one of the several different lifts the resort oper ates this year dagmars business has been on the increase due to plentiful snow conditions greg coates improvements passed cedar beach approval for the cedar beach local improvement prog ram which will cost about 300000 for re construction was passed in a bylaw by town council tuesday night the streets which will be reconstructed are ccdarvale blvd from west of lot 9 to cast of lot 38 roschill dr from the in tersection of cedarvale blvd to north of roschill dr elmvale blvd from the in tersection of ccdarvale blvd to the north of elmvale blvd maple cres from the intersection of cedarvale blvd to the in tersection of elmvale blvd and balson blvd from the intersection of maple cres to the north of balson blvd the project which falls under the local improvement act is estimated at costing homeowners 75000 the town 75000 and the ministry of transportation and com munication 80000 in 1983 and 70000 in 1984