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stouffvilles diamond centre 24 main w stouffville 2944844 76 main n mattham serving whitchurch stouffville uxbridge area stouffville tire battery yourdunlop tire dealer home of generation iv the tire with the 40xx mile warranty 6404499 vol 97 no 19 a metroland community newspaper wednesday september 19 1984 50 pages 50 cents town enjoys building boom house prices attract buyers whitchurchstouffville is booming residential de velopment currently underway or proposed indi cates a desire by more and more people to live here a start on the long- awaited dulverton develop ment fairgate heights and the reception accorded greenpark homes limited deer park estates has prompted speculation the towns headed for a record construction year in addition revenue properties limited is mov ing ahead with its estate subdivision at the north east corner of hwy 47 north tenth line and main street east there are several contri buting factors bruce arrowsmith the towns building director told the tribune lower interest rates is one the proximity to toronto via hwy 404 is another im expecting a very productive third and fourth quarter arrowsmith said the outlook is equally bright in 1985 he stated ted wine executive vice- president of greenpark homes inc described whitchurchstouffville as a residential haven a few miles north of metro de spite the towns proximity to markham houses here are selling for 30000 less he said majority favor estate project a special greeting j pope john paul ii drew a large crowd to victoria square on saturday here stephen roman kisses the popes hand also shown is bishop michael rusnak back to camera dusan dusty miklas and york north mp anthony roman far left pope john paul blessed the cathedral of the holy transfiguration currently under construction on a site west of woodbine avenue sjoerd witteveen sleepless volunteers thrill to popes visit stouffville reac tion has been favorable both from neighboring homeowners and the town to a proposed estate re sidential development at the northeast intersection of cone 6 and the aurora road agroup of about 50 neigh boring residents attended a public meeting sept 11 to learn more about a prop osed official plan amend ment the result of an ap plication to permit a 118lot subdivision on the west part of lots 21 22 and 23 cone 6 whitchurchstouffville purpose of the amend ment is to change the rural land usedesignation from rufarandextractive in dustrial to estate residen tial applicants are james sabiston limited dc hindson and vt alter a number of property owners said they welcome such a project because it would prove an asset to their neighborhood the town also received letters voicing water well fire traffic road and gener al ecological concerns but town planner michael saunders said these were normal questions associ ated with a proposal of this nature the developments prop osed access onto the aurora road might pose traffic problems the committee was told the steepness of the entrance road was also mentioned mr saunders is now pre paring a report on these con cerns for the next planning advisory committee meet ing sept 26 in voicing the commit tees initial support of the zoning amendment chair man wilf morley noted that almost everyone in the audi ence favored the proposal in principal more houses stouffville con struction will begin early in 1985 on- an-88-home- estate subdivision at the north east corner of main street east and tenth line north revenue properties li mited have erected an office on the 100acre site where presale orders will be taken the houses measur- stouffville the presence of pope john paul ii at downsview and victor ia square saturday was an eventin modernday history that onsite observers will never forget particularly will it be re membered by those associ ated with st marks catho lic parish stouffville many were actively involved in the papal visit either as members of the 10000voice choir or as working volun teers went without sleep team leaders of the 30- member volunteer group from st marks were allen hanley and daniel obeirn the majority were on the job from midnight friday until saturday evening some went without sleep during the entire period we were exhausted hanley said but our spir its were high everyone did a fine job st marks volunteers in- cludedmedical spotters eileen oconnor and de- lford nadon teresa mcnaltyjones ethel gib son pat roney joe dow ney anne gibson bernice heenan john hulshof sonya klein ben kubica doris lang louis rendu- lich david ryan ted spice sandra auciello may file appeal stouffville in re cent years theres been a desire by members of the business improvement area board for closer co operation with the towns chamber of commerce now one member of the bial feels the liaison is too close businessman tommy thompson claims bi a funds are being spent in areas outside its jurisdic tion contrary to the con stitution hes threatening to lodge an appeal before the ontario municipal board queen markham markham fair will crown its queen of 84 at a gala pageant and dance friday night j darlene murray queen of 83 will perform the honors the winner and her two attendants will ful fill various duties during the fair that opens sept 26 and extends through sept 30 the pageant friday has eleven entries they are leslie brown 18 rr 1 unionville cathy oconnor 20 rr 2 markham kirsten mikkelsen 18 rr 2 gormley wendy thorpe 19 pringle ave nue markham alexandra spanovich 20 welling- ton street markham diane shipley 19 sir gala had place markham karina watson 18 grenfell crescent markham susan innes 18 southdale drive markham sosan underwood 20 wootten way markham laura endugeslck 19 sherwood forest drive markham and jody greenlaw 19 walkerton drive markham admission to the pageant and dance is 15 a couple with tickets available at the door the fairs official opening is wed sept 26 at 8 pm hhhhm anthony roman member of parliament york north will address the gathering and officiate at the ribboncutting ceremony in the livestock arena preceding this an auto stunt show will take place on the race track at 630 pm followed by a demolition derby at eight the controversy reached a head during a business improvement area meet ing sept 12 when mem bers approved an expendi ture of 500 to improve the welcome to stouffville signs at three entrance loca tions to town thompson vigorously opposed the mo tion claiming the bi a only has jurisdiction over an area extending from park drive on the east to albert street on the west he argued the chamber of commerce should assume such projects on its own with whatever financial help it can obtain from local service clubs ged stonchouse both a bia director and cham ber president disagreed claiming stouffville should be considered as one marketing area rather than two individual plazas and a downtown i want to unify the town he said thompson charged the 500 could be better spent on beautifying grounds adja cent to duf fins creek or re building sections of side walk in front of downtown stores stonehouse said the ex penditure had been voted on and passed we must make decisions and live with them he concluded albert leadbetter ursula oconnor denis oconnor frank melon joan melon joan nicols art robertson paul and louise roney jim and elsie ryan mike and shirley stanton and colin whitebread wonderful experience at the site of the slovak cathedral of the holy transfiguration woodbine avenue victoria square carole bell mayor of mar kham and eldred king mayor of whitchurch- stouffville were in attend ance mayor bell called it a wonderful experience one ill never forget pople paul was greeted by stephen roman presi dent of denison mines and donor of the cathedral site york north mp anthony roman and dusan miklas president of eaglebrook corporation sales brisk stouffville greenpark homes inc opened their new sales office at hwys 47 and 48 less than two weeks ago and already sixteen homes are sold representative gordon brennan told the tri bune saturday much of the interest has been in starter homes brennan said with the majority of these how gone the price of 76900 proved very attractive he stated greenpark proposes to erect 270 houses in phases 1 2 and 3 with construction starts next spring several models will be erected this fall but no build ing is planned during the winter months deer park estates as the subdivision is called is part of the dulverton development with property extending from hwy 47 through to the ninth line st marks fair stouffville its fall fair time for the con gregation of st marks catholic parish stouffville the event will be held on the church grounds north of elm road a pancake breakfast will begin the fair at 8 am booths will open at nine other activities will in- cludea lunch tent at 11 am bingo at noon a tea room at 1 pm and a 5050 raffle plus other draws at four the minimum prize in the 5050 draw is 2000 the maximum prize is 5000 ten thousand tickets are on sale at 100 apiece ing 1300 to 2500 squarefeet will range in price from 120000 to 160000 the lots are about threequarters of a acre in size revenue properties hopes to have all services in stalled before freezeup the homes will be served by town water and septic tanks the subdivision will in clude both bungalows and twostorey dwellings we plan to launch it in about two weeks a spokes man for the company said rabid fox whitchurch a 79- yearold man wielding a stick killed a rabid fox re cently on the property of archie and hetty lowe cone 6 rr 4 stouffville hans kocheler a friend of the family was working outside when he spotted the animal close to the chicken pen a short distance away realizing it was acting strangely he grabbed a stick and killed it an officer from canine control turned the fox over to health authorities for a rabies check the report came back positive if one rabid fox is seen in the area theres likely another close by mrs lowe was told neighbors have been warned to look out for their livestock and have their pets vaccinated to the victor goes the spoils jim rutledge left of victoria bc captured the canadian professional golfers asso ciation championship at spring lakes golf and country club sunday with a 72hoie total of 16underpar 272 the accomplishment earned him 8000 of the 40000 purse jims congratulated here by tournament director ted maude of stouffville chris shanahan fatality markham a well- known whitchurch- stouffville man was kil led monday when his car was struck broad side at a laneway entr ance onto hwy 7 west of hwy 48 frank vanstone 85 of bethesda road rr 4 stouffville died after his vehicle was hit by an eastbound auto driven by andrew ramsper- ger 19 of 198 church street markham dorothy vanstone 84 the victims wife was seriously injured and re mains a patient in scar borough centenary hos pital mr ramsperger was treated for facial lacerations and re leased hes an appren tice mechanic at kovac motors in markham witnesses believe mr vanstone was blinded by the sun as he drove onto the highway and didnt see the ramsperger car