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health isssssss whitchurch a decision by the ministry on whether to proceed with an indepth health study related to whitch- urchstouffville is ex pected next month dr john hodgkinson of the york region public health branch told the tribune this week the recommendation was put forward in janu ary 1983 by dr ronald lees director of the health resource centre at queens university kingston and supported by dr hodgkinson fol lowing a health compari son project involving 50 whitchurchstouffville families and 50 families in east gwillimbury while emphasizing that there was no cause for panic dr lees pointed to higher inci dents of certain types of cancer here than in east gwillimbury a fact he said that would require greater investigation response soon fourteen months have elapsed since the uni versity health study was made public however according to dr hodg kinson such time lapses are not peculiar to whitchurchstouffville dollars are the key he stated the regions associ ate medical officer of health said hes hopeful the ministry will agree to proceed he recalled that two years had gone by since the study was first proposed its now back on the rails with the release of the report back in 1983 dr lees was quoted as saying there may be something unusual hap pingi cannot say that the illness pattern is as it should be the fifty families con sulted all lived in close proximity to the hwy 48 landfill site dr hodgkinson feels the indepth study if approved will cost close to a halfmillion dollars and extend over a period of four to five years he hastened to note that anything gross would show up long before the study is complete we wont use the people of whitchurchstouffville as guinea pigs is your diamond secure have it checked at 6404646 24 main w stouffville 2944844 76 main n marlham serving whitchurchstouffville uxbridge area flyers printed delivered one stop service quantities of 2000 and up call the experts in stouffville ux- bridse and area the tribune 6402100 vol 96 no 40 a metroland community newspaper wednesday february 15 1984 30 pages 40 cents approve estate lots despite objections caught in the act on monday morning this great horned owl was caught redhanded inside a pheasant pen on the property of simon diliddo bethesda road rr 4 stouffville the big bird killed one of the pheasants before being set free jim thomas whitchurch town council has given the green light to applicant michael wade for the development of an additional nine estate lots at the maples of ballan- trae despite concerns over environmental disruptions and health hazards voiced by a delegation of property owners attending a public meeting feb 7 residents came to both support and oppose an ap plication to rezone nine lots from rural to estate residen tial in the cone 7 area north of the bloomington road a petition signed by 68 people opposed the de velopment on the grounds they hadnt been properly informed on several areas of environmental concern the objections included inadequate information on the areas water flow an in complete health study un defined ecological sensitiv ity and a request that de velopment be restricted to existing hamlets my concern is the pro ximity of the hwy 48 land fill site said 11year resi dent brian tinker of rr 4 stouffville according to the town planner the proximity of the site to the york sanita- win medals blanche cook of rr 4 stouffville and betty acton burkholder street stouffville re cently competed in the senior olympic speed skating events at lake placid new york blanche was success ful in winning gold med als in the 200 1000 and 1500 meters and a silver medal in the 500 meters betty won silver med als in the 200 500 1000 and 1500 meters its the fifth time the two local ladies have participated in this cora- petition they were accompanied on the trip by gerry acton bettys husband riding shift is proposed stouffville if re commendations related to proposed changes in provin cial electoral districts are approved the town of whitchurchstouffville will be removed from york north and placed in the new riding of yorkontario if the present mpps are still in office when the change comes about whitchurchstouffville will be represented by ross stevenson the current member is bill hodgson other municipalities like ly to be included in york- ontario are east gwillim bury georgina uxbridge and part of markham boundaries would extend from lake simcoe on the north to 16th avenue mar kham on the south a public meeting to ex plain the proposals is set for may 1 1984 in the city hall council chambers at barrie ill be sorry to lose whitchurchstouffville bill hodgson told the tri bune monday theyve been good people to work with he said hed always been strongly supported at the polls here mr hodgson admitted he was an advocate of bound ary change due to the fact york north has a population well in excess of 125000 the new alignment will reduce this number to about 70000 he said wintario ticket wins new car it drives like a charm said marion arrowsmith of rr 4 stouffville following a spin around the block in her nifty 1984 mercury topaz delivered last week by twin hills mercury richmond hill mrs arrowsmith won the automobile in a recent wintario draw its value is placed at around 12000 jim thomas tion landfill may cause con cern although no studies have been completed re lated to the nine lots residents expressed alarm about existing water supplies they were wor ried some said that their wells could go dry others expressed concern over destruction of the en vironment and the natural beauty of the area they felt the development would in crease traffic and housing and decrease privacy im worried about the area said jill tinker rr 4 stouffville things are proceeding too quickly we dont want to see the whole area developed at once jerrold paxton president of rennie transport said the proposed development would be good for the muni cipality because of job crea tion and growth i dont want the town to stagnate he said stouffville real estate agent charles de bourbon said in all his years of sell ing property this is the ni cest subdivision plan ive seen according to michael wade offers are pending on all nine homes the report from tests con ducted on phase i the 21 lots has satisified councils concerns but not all of the public council however voted in favor of accepting the present report which addressed only the concerns of phase i and apply them to phase ii the proposed nine lots they also agreed to proceed with the applica tion councillor jim rae in whose ward the proposed development is located spoke in favor of the propos al he said to his know ledge very few on the 7th concession mcco wan road were opposed he called some of the argu ments ridiculous claim ing many who signed the petition were far removed from the site in question he suggested that some now living here are resentful of others moving in id sure hate to be stuck in a life boat he said id be afraid they wouldnt throw me a rope councillor wilf morley said many of the develop ments opponents had them selves moved into the area in the past five years he re ferred to the petition as a waste of time morley stated that if councils decision isnt acceptable the people can always appeal to the ontar io municipal board stouffvilles main street became a toll road saturday morning as members of the lions club requested voluntary donations from motorists passing through one of the canvas sers shown here was jack mcdermott contributions totalled almost 1400 jim thomas lionssponsored toll a success stouffville the lionssponsored toll satur day proved very success ful with receipts totalling almost 1400 twelve club members under the chairmanship of ross garrett requested donations from motorist at various locations on main street most drivers and fifty exhibitors bridal fair its an event no prospective bride should miss or members of the wedding party the second annual bridal fair and fashion show will be held this sunday feb 19 from 2 to 8 pm at the thornhill community centre bayview avenue and john street the show featuring 50 exhibitors is sponsored by the york north wedding guild tickets 600 arc available from all guild locations including the wed ding and lingerie room 6402522 and bunnys flow ers 6402632 the fashion promenade is planned for 4 pm with a lucky draw honeymoon for two to freeport baha mas at seven to win the bridetobe must be in attendance when the draw is made net proceeds from the bridal fair will be donated to the heart fund passengers complied there were a few com plaints including one from an opp officer who said traffic was being delayed minutes later a second con stable stopped and depo sited a donation in the con tainer mr garrett said one motorist jokingly de- scribed the project as highway robbery another asked a lion if he was frank or jesse james mr garrett said the toll proved a study in human na ture the ordinary guy driving a beatup chev would stop every time while the welltodo in lincolns and cadillacs would drive right on by garrett said after every thing was over he received an envelope from a group of senior citizens containing five dollars and a note saying they were sorry they hadnt contributed at the time that made it all worthwhile he concluded gormley girl joins tour back to life whitchurch its running the john deere dozer hauled from a 30foot deep bog where itd been buried almost nine years is purring like a kitten john bolender of rr 4 stouffville pulled the eight- ton machine to the surface feb 6 and had it operating the following thursday before putting it to the supreme test he disman tled the starting motor and alternator took the valve cover off the top the oil pan off the bottom and installed a brand new battery after draining out the old oil and filling il up with new he pushed the starter button it began blowing out mud and water all sorts of stuff john told the tri bune when i poured the ether to it it started smok ing then took right off i couldnt believe it on saturday john put his baby to work cleaning out the bam it responded like a brand new model right out of the showroom gormley a 14-year- old gormley girl will leave next month on a tour of france england and scot land with the 54voicc toronto havergal college senior choir christie dilorio daughter of lino and lynne dilorio is noted not only for her lovely soprano voice but for her ability to play the guitar shes a student in grade 9 although the itinerary isnt complete the choir will present at least twenty con certs beginning in paris france then london eng land and later scotland christie will play her guitar during program intermis sions mr and mrs dilorio and family moved to gormley from downsview seven years ago ah are interested in music including christ ies two brothers eleo and anthony her vocal instruc tor is jean innis of toronto as proof of her singing ta lent christie teamed up with havergal classmate rachel gorman of york mills to place first in the kiwanis music festival girls duet 15 years and under in solo categories 14 years and under and 15 years and under christie scored an 83 and an 81 per cent christie dilorio i