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your truck nd executive car centre service paris kingchurch h nissan 1 kingston rd pscfcering village corner of church st hwy 2 68s0555 j rsecond section uxbridge pickering ford 198s tempo from 7976 have you orveh a fokd lately- mcarthurs sales hyw 7 kennedy rd 4741350 service 20 heritage rd 2945400 a metroland community newspaper wednesday november 21 1984 springusers fear highway traffic chalk lake theres such a demand for fresh spring water at chalk lake that some longtime users feel a road safety hazard has developed visitors to the scugog twp spring worry that a passing car could collide with vehicles that are often lined up along busy durham regional road 23 adrien lavoie a picker ing resident who has been coming to the site for about four years was concerned when he saw a motorist double park directly in front of the spring on satur day afternoon he later instructed the driver to move his vehicle out of range of the nearby highway traffic i ivan mark of ajax who makes the trip to chalk lake once a month said saturday was the first time hed seen any real conges tion around the water pipe mr mark wasnt aware of any traffic concerns but said pedestrians are re sponsible for keeping it a safe place to visit the traffic has the right of way so we are the ones he favored the common- sense approach over other proposed solutions such as construction of a laneway to provide suitable parking away from the roadway other springusers ques tioned on the weekend said some sort of laneway might be a good idea providing it was located on the same side of the road as the pipe another problem is that cars are frequently parked on both sides of the high way making it quite narrow for drivers some users claimed durham regional police staff sgt doug aird of 26 di vision uxbridge said the high traffic volume has ne cessitated heavy police pre sence along the regional road 23 corridor between scugog and uxbridge twps due to the congestion there chalk lake spring we have to try and keep the speed of the traffic down sgt aird told the tribune were policing it all the time he said he doesnt feel the vehicle buildup was to blame for a traffic fatality that occurred near the spring earlier this year ssspsuss who should be careful said he visitors create traffic congestion at chalk lake spring santas eoming the open spring at chalk lake attracts an almost steady flow of visitors including pickering resident adrien lavoie seen in right photo collecting water saturday the spot has become so popular that traffic often ends up on or near durham regional road 23 as was the case with a vehicle in left photo police acknowledge theres a potential safety hazard and they continue to monitor the area chris shanahan uxbridge san tas getting ready for a special visit to uxbridge this saturday nov 24 the local business community is again sponsoring the annual uxbridge santa clans parade it gets underway at 11 am from two starting points uxpool and ux bridge secondary school organizer jack scott said he expects as many as 80 floats and 10 mar ching bands entries will be wel comed up to parade time theme is fairy tale christmas for further informa tion contact bill or joan scott at 8526227 dayliner future remains uncertain claremont plans to revive the peterborough- toronto dayliner train ser vice which would include a stop in claremont remain in doubt following the announcement of massive federal spending cuts while recent reports indi cate the progressive con- seratives plan to keep their commitment to resume the via rail line a transport canada official said the government may decline if its not financially feasible a 35 billion reduction in federal spending announced recently by finance minis ter michael wilson included a 93 million slash from the via rail budget ontario riding mp scott fennell a longtime suppor ter of a resumption of the service said wilsons announcement may delay its return the government is cut ting out the fat and as far as the dayliner goes they the ministry are looking at cost and more efficiency mr fennell said the 100 kilometre line was one of several across canada cancelled in july of 1981 as part of a gradual trudeau government plan to slash 100 million in federal subsidies to via rail the peterborough- toronto route included stops at claremont dag- mar and myrtle mr fennell who feels the dayliner service can be a moneymaker planned to discuss the matter with transport minister don mazankowski the minister is working ontario riding pc said on getting his costs in line federal members in rid- and we will continue to work ings affected by the train to get the service back the line including mr fennell and allan lawrence of durhamnorthumberland have been lobbying for a re- sumption in service construction continues sandford youth killed in singlecar crash sandford a 19-year- old sandford youth was kil led early sunday morning in a singlevehicle accident on cone 4 uxbridge twp brian harwood was driv ing south on cone 4 north of sideroad 10 when his vehi cle went out of control left the road and struck a cul vert durham regional police report mr harwood was thrown from the car and crushed when the vehicle rolled on top of him according to staff sgt doug aird of 26 di vision uxbridge the accident occurred at approximately 225 am mr harwood was pro nounced dead on arrival at hospital he was the vehi cles only occupant uxbridge twp a plant that will supply mil lions of butane lighters to the north american market is expected to begin opera tion in march of 1985 installation of manufac turing equipment will begin next week at tokai of cana- das new uxbridge twp factory according to site superintendent max stan ford its located on durham regional road 30 at the site of the former lazy lake trailer park although production will get underway in march an official opening ceremony will not be held until june general contractor for the project is beercon in dustries limited of scarbor ough architect is leslie re- banks architects of toronto kajima international inc is serving in the capacity of supervising engineer for the uxbridge project more than 30 men have been employed at the site during peak work periods about half of them local people work on a pump house to provide fire protection will begin this week and con tinue during the winter months a diesel pump will arrive at the site next month construction is on sche dule and the project is really going well com mented christopher fazio a project superintendent with kajimas construction division a new manufacturing plant located in uxbridge twp is entering the final stages of construction equipment will soon be installed enabling production to begin in early march 1985 an official opening will be held next summer chris shanahan sell airport land mp says tractor pullers honored at banquet top performers on the 1984 circuit were honored saturday during the central ontario tractor pullers association awards banquet at sunderland don white left of whitevale captured the 5200 and 6000 modified tractor classes dons pictured here with uxbridge competitor glen james who placed a close second in the 6000 modified pull and came third at 5200 chris shanahan pickering federal lyowned lands at the site of the proposed pickering air port should be sold or leased to private citizens says ontario riding mp scott fennell mr fennell would like to see expropriated homes in hamlets on the fringe of air port land revert to private ownership there are homes in brougham green river and altona that are now owned by the government but could easily revert to private ownership without any effect on any airport that could be built in the fu ture explained mr fen nell whose riding includes the site of the nowshelved airport and farms located on actual airport property should be leased on a long- term basis to farmers who would work the land lie said the progressive con servative mp feels the pri vate ownership of homes would result in a feeling of permanence in areas dis rupted by expropriation it would help bring roots back into those communi ties he said mr fennell who feels metro toronto doesnt re quire a second major air port is promoting his plan in meetings with transport minister don mazankowski these preliminary dis cussions are dealing only with the acreage controlled by ottawa he noted plans to build pickering airport on 18000 acres of ex propriated land west of brock road were first announced in 1971 another 25000 acres was to be used for a satellite town and ser vice roads leading into the airport but the provincial and federal governments finally bowed to massive public re sistance in 1975 and shelved the project lions host rabies forum goodwood fa1 high incidence of rabies has prompted the good wood lions club to again host a public informa tion night on the topic the special meeting will be held monday nov 26 at the goodwood community centre it begins at 8 pm charles maclnnes representing the minis try of natural re sources will be guest speaker ann barrett animal control officer for uxbridge and scugog twps reports there have been four more sightings of potentially rabid animals in the past week three of these cases involved foxes display ing the type of peculiar behavior associated with the killer virus she said one sighting was at centre road south ux bridge another near wagners lake and a third south of green- bank mrs barrett said a skunk shot in the good wood area on saturday is now being tested for the disease residents should en sure their pets are vac cinated each year and are kept under control at all times the animal control officer advised phone number of ux bridge twp animal control is 8527295 or 640- 1987 a