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classifieds 2942200 6402100 if its speed youre after the classifieds really move it second section une uxbridge pickering real estate b ford 1984 tempo nowhere from 7765 have you driven a foro lately- mcarthurs sales hyw 7 kennedy r 4741350 service 20 heritage rd 2945400 a metroland community newspaper wednesday march 14 1984 s m iskm 4- friday afternoon was extra special for uxbridge school crossing guard gordon lake that was the last time he would escort children across toronto street because he has traded in his job for retirement mr lake 64 and his wife plan to enjoy their time together by travelling to florida next winter in their new motorhome audrey green by audrey green uxbridge almost a year to the day of starting his job as a school crossing guard for st josephs separate school and uxbridge public school gordon lake 64 traded in his stop sign for a new motor home and retirement mr lake of rri ux bridge and his wife au drey have purchased a motor home and plan to pack up and head for the sunny south in florida although theyre not planning to leave until next winter he said its time to put his feet up and enjoy his freedom mr lake a previous employee of bell enter prises started his cros sing guard job at toron to street south after seeing an advertisment in the paper every mon day to friday four times a day he would stand at the corners of toronto st church st and colborne st despite all weather conditions now after almost a year hes decided to hand the job over to someone else but not without some regret im going to miss the kids he commented i really did enjoy it and its done me some good hes quite a charac ter said john dcosta principal of st josephs separate school hes been really good to the kids at a recent works and roads com mittee meeting mem bers commented on mr lakes excellent work he was a great man for the job said ward 2 councillor mac meyers the committee also appointed jim water man a works and roads department employee to replace mr lake as the new crossing guard mr waterman will re ceive 2700 per year for the job on friday afternoon the staff at st josephs separate school pre sented mr lake with a bottle of wine and a first place ribbon to extend their appreciation for a job well done following the pre sentation mr lake put on his hat and crossing guard vest and grabbed his stop sign then at 3 15 pm he headed out to his post to work his last shift project funds alloted illegal extension upsets committee uxbridge an ux bridge contractor has ille gally built a second story ex tension to his victoria drive business and some mem bers of the uxbridge plan ning and development committee are furious in december 1983 the owner of the building har vey acton appeared before the committee of ajust- ment for a second variance so he could build an exten sion on the north section of the building the committee approved the extension pro vided a site plan agreement was signed between mr acton and the township mr acton did apply for a building permit but it was never issued because the site plan was only signed by mr acton and not the township im concerned that building is up and no build ing permit was issued said regional councillor gerrilynn oconnor oconnor was upset with planning chairman sandy ewen for allowing the situa tion to go as far as it had she claimed a hint of favor itism was present if it wasnt harvey acton you ewen would be just as upset as everyone else she stated we wouldnt except this from individual wells not best method claremont private wells on individual properties may be only temporary solutions to water pollution prob lems in claremont a public meeting was told here wednesday chairman al graham said theres a fear the under ground aquifer may be contaminated because some home owners with drilled wells are also experiencing difficulties the alternative it was explained is a communal water system that could cost up to 16 million dollars the region of durham would subsidize such a project in the amount of 85 per cent and the province 15 per cent the cost of connecting into the service is estimated at 2600 per resident plus an annual water rate while no one would be obligated to hook into the system each owner would be assessed a charge based on frontage the audience numbering about thirty was told that three or four test wells would be drilled in the immediate area cost for this was placed at 49000 we must decide whats best for the whole community and get on with the job at the least expense to the indi vidual chairman graham told the meeting several speakers criticized the draft report dealing with claremonts water problems its scope was so narrow it made no sense said resident john marks one lady said shed had two tests done on her well one she said came back okay and the other claimed the water polluted graham recommended the holding of a second meeting with an official of the environment ministry in attendance anyone else nobody else would get away with it theres a game being played and everyone must play by the same rules we have a building per mit mr acton told the tri bune he said he had appeared before the committee to dis cuss the extension arid they said we could just go ahead and get started another area which raised concern- was mr acton returned the signed site plan agreement to the township with three sec tions altered the original copy stated all repairs and servicing of equipment and machinery shall be done entirely within the building the state ment was altered to say if equipment couldnt fit in the building it would be fixed outside the other changes in question included an exten sion to the june 1 deadline for planting a privacy hedge at the rear of the building and the deletion of a para graph which stated he would be responsible for all costs incurred by the township oconnor said there was so much removed from the agreement there wasnt enough paper left to write on she also expressed con cern about how messy the area was kept she said there were trucks parked everywhere and an excess of snow fence and garbage piled around the site we have one hell of a mess nobody should have to look at that said ocon nor if its not cleaned up all hell should break loose ward 5 councillor ian morrison said that clean ing up the crapp was only a small portion of the overall problem in order to solve the prob lem the committee passed a motion to meet with mr acton tomorrow night thursday march 15 at 7 pm in the council cham bers the uxbridge planning and development committee are investigating an extension which was illegally constructed on a victoria drive business owner harvey acton built the extension without an official building permit walks need attention goodwood plans to replace the goodwood pumping station this year havent been finalized but if theyre approved the met ropolitan toronto and re gion conservation author ity mtrca will pay 55 per cent of the 175000 bill the mtrca recently approved an ontario grant for 96250 but no decision has been reached on pay ment for the remaining 78750 45 per cent uxbridge township has suggested they pay 63750 and the remaining 15000 be paid by durham region however the durham regional finance commit tee recommended to durham regional council that the mtrca not approve the project unless uxbridge township agreed to pay the full 78750 uxbridge mayor bill bal- linger regional councillor gerrilynn oconnor and administratortreasurer ron kester had appeared before the committee to oppose the recommenda tion according to oconnor the township wants the re gion to cover some of the costs since the pumping sta tion is located on regional road 21 uxbridge township has agreed to take full responsi bility in maintaining the pump once its installed the pump which is 25 years old and classified as in adequate provides flood protection to residents liv ing in the hamlet of good wood the proposed method of construction involves des troying the existing pump- house and building a new underground structure which will contain two pumps and the intake ditch pipes the project also in volves converting the cur rent dicscl engine to supply standby power to the new electric pump system uxbridge the accu mulation of ice and snow on sidewalks in front of down town uxbridge businesses is a growing concern and dangerous problem said ward 5 councillor ian mor rison during thursdays works and rpads commit tee meeting itsapetpeeveofmine stated morrison the buildup of ice on sidewalks is ridiculous morrison said committee members should take a se rious look at the towns snow removal bylaw con cerning the downtown core because some shop owners are neglecting to keep their sidewalks cleared he said the township should start charging peo ple who dont maintain the standards of bylaw 7724 regarding snow removal on sidewalks theres a good percen tage who do an excellent job he claimed however the merchants who are renting are doing a terrible job according to the bylaw all snow and ice must be re moved from the sidewalk ajoining the premises the township has the right to clear the sidewalks after 10 am or three hours after it has stopped snowing and the municipality has the right to recover the incurred ex pense the bylaw also states any owner who refuses to clear the sidewalk can be fined up to 100 however if the occupant or owner is more than 65- yearsold they can be ex empted and the municipal ity will clear the walks if re quested theres no reason the owners of businesses should laugh at the bylaw said morrison the downtown streets out- lined in the bylaw are toronto street south toronto street north church street spruce street first avenue brock street west brock street east main street south and main street north claremont residents form ratepayers group claremont a steer ing committee has been established that will be come the nucleus of a com- munity association in claremont the nine members elected at a public meeting march 7 arepeter gilles pie john marks frank martin betty kirman brian kirman john hick man carolyn evans she- lagh mulvency and ward mccance suggested issues to be dealt with in the weeks ahead includewater polic ing recreation and beautify claremont pro jects brian kirman spoke in favor of the association saying it would provide speakers with a legitimate voice when addressing town council john marks advised against a too formal type of structure claiming it could become elitest in the eyes of nonmembers he recommended the associa tion represent a cross- section of the community and reflect the attitudes of everyone several speakers pointed to the success of the rate payers group at green wood and suggested it would be wise to pattern the claremont association af ter theirs chairman graham said that while the winter car nival was successful despite its informality a commun ity association needed some sort of structure and a focus the balls in your court he said the initia tive should come from the people following the election of a ninemember stceririg com mittee it was agreed they the committee should meet march 22 at the rink enclosure in the park uxbridge play nears opening uxbridge the love triangle suspense- comedy production murder at the howard john sons is believed to be the most professional per formance given by the uxbridge players said pro duction manager liz larter its a funny funny play she said we really feel it will be the most professional murder at the howard johnsons which was writ ten by r clark and s bobrick opens this thursday march 15 and runs until saturday march 17 at the uxbridge music hall the performance which is sponsored by the uxbridge lions club starts at 830 pm dinner at 7 pm and 2 pm for the saturday matinee the play which takes place in a hotel room is directed by brenda smith who beads the drama department at branksome hall girls school- in toronto the only performers in the play are ms larter as the wife mervyn thomson as her hus band and robert johnson as the lover the first scene involves the wife and lover who plot to kill her husband during the second scene the wife and husband reunite and plan to kill the lover however during scene two act two the husband and lover get upset with the wife and plan to kill her this is the funniest play ive ever done said ms larter were really getting excited were look ing forward to it the friday and saturday night dinnertheatre is sold out said ms larter but there are a few tickets left for just the theatre the theatre alone costs 550 and the saturday matinee is 7 lunch for the matinee show starts at 115 pm tickets are available at getaway travel in ux bridge 8526171