Whitchurch-Stouffville Newspaper Index

Stouffville Tribune (Stouffville, ON), May 9, 1984, p. 1

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1 neighbors rap day care plan stouffville the chickadee day nursery school cur rently operating out of the basement of christ church anglican on sunset boulevard is seeking a new home but nowhere is it wel come a bid to relocate a few doors to the east was re- jected by the town now an alleged desire to move into a house at 219 second street has encountered strong re sistance from neigh bors several letters of opposition are published elsewhere in this news paper while the site in ques tion the former john foulds residence is properly zoned adja cent owners say the road is too narrow and repre sents a hazard to both children and drivers other reasons given in clude noise and depre ciation of property values some say it will change the character of the neighborhood john whytall one of the most outspoken opponents of the plan claims the pending deal has been shrouded in secrecy so as not to alarm adjacent home owners mr whytall lives directly across the road from the suggested site he calls it a clan destine arrangement involving the applicants lawyer two real estate agents and vendors of the property the agents he says were sworn to secrecy under the veiled threat of a lawsuit should the news be leaked most people are sym pathetic to day care but it shouldnt effect a quiet residential area he said he feels the opin ions of neighbors should be respected mr whytall says a signed offer of purchase has been received the suggested price is 149000 in addition to street width whytall says a stone fence at the front of the lot line blocks the vision of motorists back ing out of the property across the sidewalk this he says will en danger the lives of pre schoolers in the area mayor eldred king and at least one council lor have been contacted concerning the matter fran sainsbury in whose ward the house is located said she favored the original application on sunset boulevard she said that while a new zoning bylaw for this area of second street has been passed by coun cil it has not yet re ceived ontario municip al board approval she said she didnt believe the ruling when approved could be made retroactive to cov er this matter she said the chick-a- dee day nursery school operator had been told to seek a site in an r3 zone and this is what she bad done hm646 24 main w stouffville 29ws44 76 main n markham vol 96 no 52 serving whitchurchstouffvihe uxb area a metroland community newspaper wednesday may 9 1984 flyers printed delivered one stop service quantities of- 2000 and up call the experts in stouffville ux- bridse and area the tribune 6402100 6492292 46 pages 40 cents residents voice opposition to proposed satellite town whitchurch a completely new town was the way solicitor wm tho mas described the 400lot proposal putforward by the firefighters bethesda group and discussed at a public meeting may 1 the development to in clude parts of two golf courses between warden and woodbine avenues would be a selfcontained community served by on- site wells and septic tanks the property is owned by the club membership each of whom is desirous of establishing a home while several persons spoke in favor of the scheme most were opposed caridy mcgregor of rr 1 gormley called it the opening of a pandoras box lets be sensible she said itll grow to a town the size of stouffville mrs mcgregor said peo ple unfamiliar with life in the country tend to com plain about the smell and the noise this she said places undue pressures on farmers brian tinker represent ing the whitchurch- stouffvihe ratepayers association said this splotch of development is exactly what the mem bership is fightirfg against we dont need 400 new houses especially when hundreds of lotsare already approved fofbuilding claire cruickshank re commended population buildup be restricted to the former village of stouff ville neale harvey described the development as cloan homespacked in like sar dines he spoke of prob lems related to garbage noise and light pollution he suggested the corner of the bethesda road and warden avenue could become a local hangout with in creased vandalism councillor tom wood de scribed the project as dar ing he said the increase in the towns tax base would be substantial and it wouldnt cost us a cent therell be growth in whitchurchstouffvillejie nnn v up mccallum spokesman for the firefighters group said they disliked being cast in the role of bad guys we want to live in your town and be your neighbors mr mccallum said many club members are young firefighters who will never be able to afford homes in toronto judgment was reserved concluded our sleeves started don given and get and jack phone call away from crash death dicksons hill twentyyearold belinda collins of rr 2 stouffville was a phone call away from instant death monday the lucky girl had aban doned her fiances 1973 old- smobile on hwy 48 and walked to dicksons hill school after the vehicle de veloped a flat tire minutes after she con tacted girlfriend violet moore of 102 millard street stouffville a southbound gravel truck struck the driv ers side of the car tearing it to pieces i heard the crash but didnt see it belinda told the tribune the impact drove the auto part way under two strands of guy wires photos page bll the truck continued auction prize birthday gift stouffville on the evening of april 5 two peo ple attended an auction sale in stouffville and were attracted to the same item it was only a picture and a small one at that of several boy scouts preparing camp yet both wanted it badly gladys clarkson mon treal street and tom win ters rr 3 stouffville advanced the bid to 33 with mr winters the eventual buyer later he made enquiries concerning his auction riv al and discovered to his amazement she had spent 25 years in the boy scout movement and was present ly serving on stouffvilles scoutcub group commit tee by this time however mrs clarkson had left res igned to the fact the sought- after photo had gone to a tot al stranger and shed never see it again how wrong she was i a short time later mr winters delivered the print to marion murphy at the loc al licence bureau office she giftwrapped it and pre sented it to mrs clarkson on her birthday i couldnt believe it she said later i feel very indebted mr winters also a one time scout leader said it only seemed right that mrs clarkson should have it if it wasnt for people like her thered be no boy scouts in stouffville he concluded several yards farther down the highway shoulder then rolled over in the ditch after slamming into a concrete abutment john guy 32 of scarbor ough suffered bruises to his back shoulders and arms damage to his rig was esti mated at 5000 the car was a writeoff passing motorists observing the uninjured motorist standing beside her demolished vehicle and thinking shed escaped un scathed couldnt believe their eyes several returned for a second look mrs moore belindas friend said she saw the flashing lights of a police cruiser but didnt realize un til later they were both travelling to the same loca tion antique bell returned to original owners last month an unidentified person entered the prop erty of harry and donna naylor cone 5 whitchurch- stouffvihe and walked off with an antique bell de scribed as a priceless keepsake the following week the tribune published the story on its front page two days later mrs naylor received a phone call saying the bell had been returned and could be found at the farm laneway entrance sure enough there it was the naylors 16yearold daughter jody holds the prized possession jim thomas sunday flea market expect huge crowds stouffville the stouffville flea market one of southern ontarios big gest saturday attractions will soon open for a first time on a sunday the date is may 20 we have to move with the times coowner norm wind storm levels gormley area barn the violent wind stcrm that swept through the area april 30 caused more exten sive damage than first believed near gormley a centuryold barn owned by jim rice was toppled to the ground burying several pieces of construction equipment beneath the loss is estimated in excess of 150000 jim holt faulkner told the tribune pointing to the fact other similar businesses operate on the sabbath he said he personally doesnt believe in wideopen sundays i wasnt brought up that way but its the trend today he declined comment on traffic conges tion suggesting its too ear ly to tell up until saturday hed received no complaints he stated mayor eldred king said a sunday operation of this kind could be approved if exemption is granted through the ontario retail business holidays act traffic he said isnt a prime concern because at this point no one knows how much sunday traffic will be generated certainly main street on a sunday isnt crowded now he stated as for business locally he said sunday should be bet ter than saturday beginning thursday night may 10 livestock auctions will start a switch from saturday in its place saturdays regular auc tions are now being held along with live entertain ment bob davies de scribed by faulkner as the key dashed off several golden oldies saturday much to the delight of the audience gospel groups may be hired sundays faulkner said right now were playing it by ear mr faulkner said crowds of people in the area of the animal loading shute had long been a concern the switch to thursdays will eli minate this he explained he said too that drovers with up to 90 lambs on a truck in warm weather also posed problems faulkner said once pav ing is completed in the south lot it wont be necessary for patrons to park on hwy 47 ged stonehouse a challenge stouffville ged stonehouse a past- president of the whitch urchstouffvihe chamber of commerce will again head up the organization he was the unanimous choice of members at the annual meeting monday night succeeding bill susands president in 1983 other officeholders are ken sandiford vice- preident doug weddell treasurer and directors- gary bouwmeister george schlukbier graydon card bob boadway jean barc lay jim mason and bill giles president stonehouse has established several goals in the months ahead including closer liaison between the chamber and council and a promotional campaign to sell the town to industrial commercial and residential interests the whole tenure of the meeting was one of sup port stonehouse said our people are ready for things to happen the president wants the chamber to be a visible enti ty an active resource centre there was enthusiasm like i havent seen for a long time he said everyone was very positive ged stonehouse a mm

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