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jfbp your truck ksjsbsr and executive wkkbr car centre wsjjr sa1s service parts 3jt nmru94d pr utangrfntaanafch kingchurch h nissan l kingston rd pickering village corner of church st hwy 2 68sosss second s ection uxbridge pickering 1985 tempo from 7976 ha veyou dimes a ford la tel y mcarthurs sales hyw 7 kennedy rd 4741350 servke 20 heritage rd 2945400 a metrolahd community newspaper wednesday november 14 1984 rabies still real concern in uxbridge uxbridge twp ann barrett has had her hands full controlling a high inci dence of rabies in the ux- bridge area ive never had as many fox sightings as this year mrs barrett animal control officer for both uxbridge and scugog twps told the tribune the most recent encoun ter was nov 3 when a fox was spotted exhibiting rabies symptoms south of brock street in uxbridge the animal was shot and later confirmed rabid other cases in uxbridge twp over the past two months have included a rabid skunk and another fox and a cat was shot in goodwood last week not long after jamie and diane thompsons german shepherd puppy was con firmed rabid it was des troyed oct 29 a total of 53 people in attendance at a party held by the thompsons less than two weeks before the dog be gan to display symtoms were contacted by regional health officials and advised to have antirabies vaccina tions the cat was believed to be the source of the killer virus at the thompson property but tests conducted at agri culture canada facilities in bowmanville turnedtip negative however an official with the animal health section said a final report on the case is pending it was very important to catch that cat mrs barrett said noting that it appeared to be a textbook case it was a normally friendly animal that turned unfriendly she explained there have been no re ports of rabies in over a week and the control officer feels the cold weather might be a factor it seems to slow down when winter comes she said but mrs barrett stressed that residents should con tinue to take extreme cau tion in their dealings with animals domestic or wild her main advice to own ers is to ensure pets are vac cinated each year and they should be kept under control at all times other pre- cautionary measures are teach children not to approach any animals or stray dogs or cats and not to touch any dead animals watch pets for any change in behavior such as a nor mally outgoing dog becom ing suddenly quiet one sure sign is that a sick anim al will not drink water immediately report any strange animal behavior to the animal control office if that source is unavailable there are many other au thorities that can deal with a problem including the de partment of health animal health branch of agricul ture canada or the police department phone number for ux bridge animal control is 8527295 or 6401987 week days between 230 and 430 pm war veterans gather uxbridge despite harsh rainy weather ux bridge residents turned out in large numbers to honor canadas war dead sunday veterans and other mem bers of the official party gathered at st pauls anglican church for a ser vice of remembrance address was delivered by major general bj legge the group then marched to the town cenotaph for a wreathlaying ceremony participants included the uxbridge secondary school band under the direction of antssuiev members of no 76 uxbridge army cadet corps led by commanding officer oh diltz and the uxbridge legion pipe band under the direction of pipe major earl harman and drum major len nicholl plans limo service goodwood the oper ator of a goodwood bed and breakfast inn plans to add a limousine service ralph mahoods proposal received favorable re sponse from uxbridge twp council during a meeting thursday evening i think we should have some sort of limousine ser vice in uxbridge for mar riages mr mahood said he said couples must now 1 contact proprietors in either toronto or oshawa to arrange limousine trans portation hes going to operate the service on a trial basis to de termine if there is enough demand for such a service here vehicles will be based at a large taxi garage in picker ing mr mahood said a loc al telephone line will be available for placing orders the goodwood resident stressed that limousines provide a completely diffe- rent service than taxis theyll operate only onadv- ance bookings mr mahood and his wife edna already run a bed and breakfast establishment at their goodwood residence located on regional road 21 lay wreath at remembrance day ceremony claremont legion president cec mcmordie left and and old attended remembrance services sunday in- durhamyork mpp ross stevenson place a wreath at eluding a special worship at claremont united church the cenotaph in front of branch 438 residents young chris shanahan traffic not heavy road report says uxbridge twp truck traffic on sideroad 20 between cone 2 and 3 isnt as bad as some local residents claim a roads de partment report says information on roaduse patterns was requested by uxbridge twp council fol lowing a complaint from goodwood ratepayer bob burnside oct 25 noise problems begin as early as 530 am with the passing of the first heavy trucks and continue throughout the day mr burnside said and the road is in such poor shape its actually caving in at spots the study prepared by uxbridge twp roads super intendent lome wall indi cates the percentage of trucks using the goodwood route is small j these total counts repre sent 10 per cent truck traffic which is very representa tive of traffic volumes on our other roads and does not represent an unusual volume of truck traffic here the report stated the road allowance be tween the west town line and cone 3 requires only a gravel surface according to ministry of transportation and communications re quirements the report concludes that some sections of the road should be brought up to suit able gravel standards in cluding ditching and grading a total of 77 cars and five trucks were recorded on an east and west leg of the sideroad during a fourhour period on thursday oct 25 response expected on report uxbridge data gathered during an inten sive study by a team from the ontario association of architects has been pub lished in final report form uxbridge twp clerk wal ter taylor a member of the community assist for an urban study effort cause steering commit tee said he has heard only positive comments on the quality of the document copies of the 85page re port are now being distri buted throughout the com munity cause is designed to help communities identify and address environmental architectural and habita- tional concerns a nineman team studied and compiled data here oct 11 to 15 mayor bill ballinger chairman of the uxbridge steering committee said re commendations based on the teams findings will be presented to council in the near future its possible the report will be discussed thursday during an afternoon meet ing at the council cham bers clerk taylor noted mayor ballinger has praised many ideas con tained in the blueprint in cluding plans for revitaliz ing the downtown area everyone likes to be proud of their downtown core he commented development of a path way system to link pa rkland with commercial areas schools and recreational land is an interesting idea the mayor said this would include a walkway and bicy cle path leading in from glen acres the report also proposes development of a market square in the rear yards and municipal parking lot north of brock street between main and toronto streets scott central celebrates bicentennial scott central school sandford relived part of ontarios history last week during a special program comemmorating the bicentennial grace dejong right one of a group of uxbridge twp residents who displayed pioneer crafts adjusts a spinning wheel with grade 6 student tim dejong in top photo exhibitor harold clark right watches as fouryearold joan ollvella tries his oldfashioned apple peeler the program was held nov 7 chris shanahan