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study charts reyitali uxbridge re- vi talization of the down town core was a key focus of an intensive fourday urban study that concluded here monday establishment of a market square was one recommendation made in a final report of a community assist for an urban study effort cause program a nineman team stu died and compiled data as part ofa program sponsored by the ontar io association of architects in what it identified as probably the most im portant single issue the team stressed the need for improving uxbridge urban areas we want to see the downtown area known as a commercial centre as well as a social cen tre commented architect peter dewit he outlined a proposal to develop a market area in the rear yards and municipal parking lot north of brock street be tween main and toronto streets the square would pro vide parking during the week and serve as a market on saturdays land south of brock street between toronto and main streets could be developed as a com munity park and social centre for civic activi ties celebrations and general public enjoy ment the cause docu ment suggests this area could be named beswick park in recog nition of the first settler here establishment of a pedestrian link up pond street to bascom street is proposed it would ex tend through the lane to main street to end at the music hall the team says a prior ity is to establish and plan an integrated park and open space system for the entire core they recommend formation of a pathway system to link parkland with commercial areas schools and recreational land housing was viewed as a potential growth- generator for the urban sector the architects recog nized the importance of the aggregate industry locally and dealt with ways to cope with the re sulting problems par ticularity gravel truck traffic objectives in this area included improving safety minimizing the impact while remaining sympathetic to the im portant industrial be nefits they advised the municipality to support any outside changes to traffic patterns such as further hwy 404 exten sions that will help re duce the heavy truck volume in the core area cause team mem bers were grateful for the hospitality shown them during the fiveday visit and they were im pressed with the natural beauty of the town itself everyone likes to be proud of their downtown core mayor ballinger noted your truck and executive car centre saues service parts nawuud utsingil malts modeb king man 1 kingston rd pickering village comer of church st hwy 2 6860555 second section uxbridge pickering 1985 tempo from 7976 have you driven a ford lately mcarthurs sales hyw 7 kenned rd 4741350 service 20 heritage rd 2945400 a metroland community newspaper wednesday october 17 1984 spiritual overtones rock concert upsets pentecostal pastor altona a rock con cert sponsored by the youth group known as altona rug flats sparked some con troversy sunday evening at the goodwood community fcentre rev david moran youth pastor at stouffville pente costal church feels the con cert was potentially mis leading to christian young people who believed it was held strictly for entertain ment purposes in my opinion it was a very religious event pas tor moran told the tribune it was a bahai outreach under the auspices of a rock concert rev moran attended the performance called teens of the halflight rock con cert because he was con cerned that it was billed as an altona youth group func tion the pastor who leads a performers entertain altona rug rats a newlyformed youth group known as the altona rug rats held their first concert sunday evening at goodwood community centre special musical guests for the evening included goodwoods jack lenz far left on keyboards and vocalist susan aldridge right of burlington other performers were dave sawyer bass uxbridge john ebata synth esizer toronto doug cameron vocals toronto and andrew pembertonpiggot voc als pickering chris shanahan pentecostalsponsored group known as son city or more commonly altona youth group wondered what kind of an influence it would have on the christian teenagers in the audience i dont think they saw it for what it really was he said they were not aware of the spiritual overtones rev moran claimed most of the lyrics sung by the musicians were bahai- oriented he said hell caution his son city members about partaking in similar future activities in my mind they the bahais still stand as a cult that isnt teaching a truth he said there is no way i can endorse their activities as something id want my young people to attend diane kerr who says she formed the rug rats this summer to provide altona teens with some worthwhile activities spoke with rev moran during sundays con cert they thepentecostal representatives were con cerned that we had alterior motives mrs jkerr a member of the bahai faith explained i hope some of their fears were dis pelled she also objected to claims that the bahaism is a cult stating that it has been officially proved other wise the altona resident said her youth group has no reli gious overtones close shave for carnival chairman peter gillespie put his whiskers on the line saturday during a face feel and photo face off held in claremont glenda winterstein left of glendas hair place brock road north made sure competitors in a local beardgrowing contest got off to a cleanshaven start mr gillespie will one of those judged for his facial growth on the opening day of the 1985 claremont winter carnival jan 24 hes also cochairman of the annual event chris shanahan should alert police inquest recommends greenwood the police should be required to control traffic whenever a train makes an emergency stop and blocks a road a coroners jury has recom mended politicians cut ribbon at testa heights two model homes the first of a proposed 120iot re sidential subdivision on east street uxbridge were officially opened thursday developer gino testa left stood by as durham regional councillor gerri lynn oconnor and durham chairman gary hcrrcma tended to their ribboncutting duties chris shanahan uxbridge a new subdivision received the blessing of uxbridge twp council at an offi cial opening ceremony thursday testa heights a pro ject of testa construc tion ltd s stouffville represents the first housing start to take place in uxbridges urban section for a num ber of years developer gino testa plans to build a 19home first phase at his east street property if de mand is strong he will construct a total of 120 homes over the next three years two model homes have been built to dis play the quality and style they start at 99900 at thursdays ribbon- cutting ceremony durham regional coun cillor gerri lynn ocon nor praised mr testa for the way his homes blend in with the existing neighborhood these homes are a credit to uxbridge she said the whitby jury ex amined the death of peter wedig a 51yearold green wood man killed when his car crashed into a cpr freight train may 5 the 118car train stopped at a crossing on brock road north of taunton road near brougham after a coupling and brakes locked the inquest heard con flicting reports as to whether flashing warning lights and bells were operat- ing at the time of the mishap two motorists parked on the north side of the cros sing when the accident occurred told the jury the lights and bells were not operating however the trains conductor main tained they were working mr wedigs 1982 oldsmo- bile was travelling 74 miles per hour when it struck the freight train durham re gional police estimated mr wedig died instantly of multiple injuries and fractures according to pathologist dr c h carl son who conducted an auto psy on the accident victim a toxicologists report in dicated that mr wedig had more than three times the legal limit of alcohol in his system at the time of the crash that level of alcohol would have greatly reduced the greenwood residents ability to operate a motor vehicle the jury was told his ability to react to road conditions and perceive depth would also be limited the conductor should be responsible for immediate ly alerting police of the fact a train is blocking the road the jury said a cruiser can then be sent to the scene to control traffic another suggestion was that south and north warn ing signs at the collision site be enlarged and illuminated and the distance of the cros sing be posted they also recommended speed bumps be installed and signs warning of the bumps posted within 15 feet north and south of the cros sing and that a train crew member set up emergency flares where a train blocks the road residents want phone changes claremont a peti tion is being circulated call ing for extension of nontoll calling service here a group of hamlet resi dents arc requesting that bell telephone include claremont in the stouffville exchange 640 this would allow callers to phone from claremont to metropo litan toronto without incur ring a long distance charge the present boundary ex tends to stouffville in the west and the town of pick ering in the south but does encompass the north pick ering hamlet