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b2 tribune november 28 1984 grant may aid water solution claremont a new provincial grant program could influence the route claremont takes to correct its water pollu tion problems the program announced recently by environment minister andy brandt is de signed to aid small ontario municipalities experiencing water or sewage difficulties yorkdurham mpp ross stevenson f aid the province could help fund a prop osed communal water system for the north pickering hamlet that might very well alter the peoples decision on what way they might want to go mr stevenson told the tribune up to now a majority of claremont resi dents with substandard wells have fa vored private replacement he noted that homeowners usually select individual well replacement because they are eligible for a 75 per cent government subsidy and they also avoid water bills the alternative to private wells a com munal water system would cost up to 16 million cost of connecting into the service is about 2600 per household plus an annual water rate hamlet residents including members of the claremont- and district community association are awaiting the results of test drilling and analysis at four locations with in claremont these findings due in report form jan 16 1985 will recommend the best alterna tive water supply a draft study prepared last summer indi cated that a high percentage of claremonts well systems are unsatisfac tory a survey of residents water require ments was conducted at a public meeting held in june results showed 17 people fa vored having a new well drilled at the approximate cost of 1500 per home while only six chose the communal method another 12 residents indicated they were satisfied with their present water supply and didnt want to be liable for any costs associated with a new system open house features quilts uxbridge a4hquilting open house will be held saturday dec 1 at uxbridge secondary school featured at the event will be the canada packers quilt display it will run from 1 to 4 pm a total of 21 clubs from durham region will take part admission is free everyone is welcome dianne benns operator of the book and craft cellar in uxbridge makes many of the cabbage patch doll clothes she sells in her brock street shop crafts are in demand during the christmas cabbage patch clothes are big seller shopping season and a selection of books are also popular mrs benns says the cabbage patch kids are not part of the saleable merchandise chris shanahan aidacleaners stouffville ont would litis to take tliis okhoxtunlhj to odnfizm tlis sals of ouz vuiinkii iiit ohsnsd fox truiinsu in 1947 we haus watalia with hzids ths qxouctk of ouz town fzom 1500 in 1951 to the hxsisnt hohulation ws iincezslu nofis jbuhszioz ly cllsansxi tlis new oumsxs ivill continue to aivs uou the urit hoaibls sszvics io hlscus lrsaz witli tlistn auzina tlis tzaniition hszioa jhanfiina all of iiou cvd zsmain joe hsn and ijat cfida a ministry of environment spokesman said the new water and sewage funding allocation is still in its early stages letters will be sent to ontario municipa lities over the next couple of weeks explain ing the purpose and availability of these grants he said mr stevenson said the increased provin cial funding is geared toward communities with a population under 1000 people on that basis the mpp said claremont should qualify under the funding scheme the province would pay 60 per cent while the regional municipality would be expected to contri bute 25 per cent of the total cost the other 15 per cent would be the responsibility of local government in claremonts case the town of pickering petition crossing uxbridge a 40name petition calls for the immediate posting of a school cros sing guard at the four corners of brock street west and victoria street uxbridge the group of residents claim a crossing guard is necessary to ensure the safety of children travelling to and from school lets not wait until a child is killed or injured before something is done about this long overdue matter the petition reads the ratepayers concerned over recent incidents of child abduction claim chil dren waiting to cross this unsupervised in tersection are at a greater risk members of uxbridge twp council dis cussed the request at a public protection committee meeting thursday evening about 10 of the petitioners dont have schoolage children but are still concerned about safety it was noted a motion was carried requesting roads superintendent lome wall to gauge traffic at the crossing before reporting backing in a couple of weeks crafts sell well at shop uxbridge everything from cab- t bage patch clothes to secondhand papier- backs are available at the book and craft cellar crafts and books share equal billing at the store located at 68 brock street west uxbridge owner dianne benns says demand for locallycrafted gift items peaks during the christmas shopping season cabbage patch apparel is in high de- mand right now mrs benns who makes many of the items herself says camouf lage army outfits track suits overalls and diapers are all popular a lot of the stuff is for children she explains noting that the crafts are all sold on consignment mrs benns buys sells and trades books paperbacks are the biggest seller also available at the book and craft cel lar are quilts for an infants crib wooden egg cups sweaters for the newborn de- corative bread boards wooden cookie jars handpainted silk scarves mirrors and stained glass figures paintings by uxbridge artist lynn bew- ley are featured at the shop notice of poll notice is hereby given to the municipal electors of the town of whitchurchstouffville that whereas more candidates have been nominated to the office of councillor ward 2 than the number required to fill such office therefore polls will be held upon the dates and at the times and places stated in this notice for the purpose of electing the holder of such office member of council ward two ed henry john mccracken c william kamps ron robb advance polls date saturday december 1 1984 location municipal office time advance polls will be open from 9 oclock am until 8 oclock pm regular polls date monday december 10 1984 location community centre ballantrae time regular polls will be open from 11 oclock am until 8 oclock pm proxy applications a person who has been appointed a voting proxy may apply to the clerk not later than 5 oclock in the afternoon of polling day to re ceive a certificate to vote by proxy for the polling subdivision in which the person appointing the voting proxy is entitled to vot patricia g muir clerk and returning officer the corporation of the town of whitchurchstouffville notice bylaw 6817 as amended by by law 8057 prohibits parking in the stouffville area 1 on any street in such a manner as to obstruct traffic 2 on any street between the hours of 200 oclock am and 500 oclock am dur ing the months of december january february and march during the winter season owners of motor vehicles should comply with the above provisions to facili tate the snowplowing of roadways and streets the police department is required to enforce the above provisions your cooperation is requested patricia g muir town clerk amnesty international group 31 open meeting wed dec 5 8 pm markham centennial library relocation of group 31 to markham area