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teen prostitute praises police an 18yearold toronto prostitute the main wit ness in a jury trial involv ing two uxbridge men has high praise for offic ers of york regional police assigned to her case they the police were really really good they met me at the sub way and took me back again its the first time ive ever turned to the police they stuck by me all the way the former bleecker street girl spoke with the tribune following the conviction of lloyd edgar harper 24 and john james wilkinson 21 on charges of gross indecen cy and forcible confine ment charges of sexual assault and possession of a dangerous weapon were dismissed harper received a six month jail sentence wil kinson four months the complainant called the sentence weird im human she said they put me through hell they could have kil led my baby its just not fair why would a street wise woman get into a truck with two men others have asked me that she said ordi narily i never go with two guys but it was one of those nights i thought i could make eighty dol lars although angered by treatment at the hands of the accused the teenager said the snickers and laughs from several in court were just as upset ting one called me a bitch she said although advised by her grandmother with whom she lived not to press charges the com plainant said she re ceived wonderful support from all members of her family and a close girl friend with whom she now lives the complainant says the physical hurt is long gone but the emotional hurt will remain the rest of her life the mud she said it must have been two inches deep i couldnt run there was nowhere to go besides i knew theyd only catch me although thankful she wasnt beaten she recalls crying hysterically when let out of the truck back in toronto i thought sure my baby was dead she said later a hospital checkup proved every thing alright the girl said both the accused had been drink ing when they approached her on a downtown toronto street instead of taking her to an apartment as she re quested they drove north on hwy 404 to the 5th cone of whitchurch- stouffville and the st johns sideroad are your diamonds secure free inspection cleaning 24 main st stouffvioe 6404646 serving whitchurchstouffville uxbridge area stouffirille tire battery yourdunlop tire dealer home of generation iv the tire with the 40000 mile warranty 6404499 vol 97 no 42 a metreland community newspaper wednesday february 27 1985 36 pages 50 cents luxury hotel proposed vandorf quilters complete a labor of love last year as a bicentennial project the ontario trail riders association sponsored a 500mile cross country treck called journey into yesteryear dur ing the trip 81 quilt blocks were collected representing names of communities and pioneer families along the route in january members of the vandorf womens institute began work on a quilt measuring 100 by 100 on thursday their labor of love was completed wi members shown here are left to rightbernice mack- ey grace pattenden bertha pattenden reta alcorn mar jorie richardson and june petch for full story see page a10 jim thomas on edge of boom stouffville a five- star deluxe hotel is one of ten projects on the drawing board in whitchurch- stouffville as the town heads towards an indust rialcommercial building boom mayor tom wood announced monday the likelihood of a modern hotel being built by international equestrian sports services ltd south of davis drive rr 1 cedar valley if construction proceeds according to plans the firm will have accommodation available in time for the 1986 world dressage cham pionships to be held on adja cent property at the inter national equestrian sports centre in whitchurch- stouffville mayor wood said that while several hurdles must be crossed before the pro ject becomes a reality a change in zoning has already received verbal approval from the region of york wood feels the town is on the move both industrially and commercially with en quires coming in every day other new develop ment on the horizon follow monto investments ltd lot 20 cone 4 a 68000 square foot plant to manu facture parafinaized saw dust fireplace logs ringwood gas bar res tauranta 40seat res taurant and gas bar suncorp main street west stouffville a new gas bar and two commer cial retail stores ratcliff lumber ltd lot 1 cone 4a new retail store 7000 square feet general production de vices lot 17 cone 4 a plant addition 4600 square feet dannunzio fruit mar ket lot 1 cone 4 a new retail store 10000 square feet stouffville plaza main street west- two new stores plus additions to the brewers retail and liquor stouffville a p main street west enlargement of store sanders block main street west commercial boutiques and apartments mayor wood described the proposed projects as serious reconstruction of the sanders block is already underway wood said many en quiries are merely people seeking information but not the proposals listed above these arent pie-in-the- sky he concluded to improve downtown stouffville a pub lic meeting was called feb 20 to approve the 1985 busi ness improvement area budget of 11000 this was finalized without comment however the dis- chamber accusation riles town councillor stouffville coun cillor fran sainsbury feels the towns been given the shaft by the president of the whitchurchstouffville chamber of commerce and shes hopping mad over the accusations at a recent chamber meeting- president ged stonehouse said the town wasnt doing enough to sell the municipality to indus try he said one person should assume this respon sibility and serve as an in dustrial agent he also said the town re quires an information kit that can be handed out to wouldbe developers things are happening here an irritated ward 4 councillor replied she said whitchurchstouffville had set up an excellent display at an industrial show in vaughan last fall she noted too that the town was in cluded in the regions new industrial reference guide and had prepared a kit set ting out key properties in a new industrial park east of vandorf together with the price per acre another map she says lists those industries already located here 33 in total and their locations calling herself the towns economic development advisor mrs sainsbury said shed volunteered for the job she argued against the hiring a industrial agent saying only those municipa lities with 50000 or more population are going that route such an employee she said could demand a salary in excess of 40000 mrs sainsbury said that at present the mayor is handling all industrial site enquiries markham fair second to one white h u r c h stouffvilles in a perfect spot she said she called the corridor north of gorm- ley between hwy 404 and woodbine avenue the towns golden mile returning one of the ver bal shots fired by the chamber of commerce president councillor sains bury said mr stonehouse re cently arrived at an indust rial promotion meeting at the deer park inn with no documentation whatsoever talk about the pot calling the kettle black she said at least were trying close call ringwood rod and bernlce nelson of ring- wood had gone to mcarthurs mills in the bancroft area for a few days of snowmobiling they were lucky to escape with their lives 0m at an earlymorning hour fire swept through the twostorey lodge where they were staying burning the 70yearold structure to the ground mr and mrs nelson made it to safety in only their night clothes nothing else was saved sml it was around 6 am that the proprietor knocked on their bedroom door and said he smelled smoke minutes later his wife detected ore by then one stairway was filled with smoke they had to exit another way with mr nelson an ex- firefighter crawling on his hands and knees minutes after reaching safety a loud explosion shook the building and flames enveloped the struc ture mr nelson said in 45 minutes it was completely down he told the tribune neighbors responded with clothes and food while regretting their personal loss mr nelson said had the fire occurred one week earlier nineteen blind people from belleville might have been trap ped inside m kjffvnicdist mfiatyschbow the rograin adei2slu- joepspspitiuaayi tbmorrownlght at 8 pavand continues adentv markham one of the best fairs in canada gerald mann secretary- manager of the markham and east york agricultural society told the tribune this week he and 28 other members and executive members of markham fair attended the annual convention at the royal york hotel toronto feb 20 and 21 mann a member of the ontario board since 1974 was presi dent of a and b sections in 1981 in 1983 markham boasted the second largest fair attendance in canada run ning second only to london mann said london fair ex tends over two weeks comparison figures arent yet available for 1984 in 83 markham fair attracted larger crowds than centres like thunder bay and kitchener ten days simcoe peterbor ough and lindsay a de crease in attendance was general across the pro vince last year mann said due in part he believes to so many bicentennial activi ties going on gerald mann feels that while agriculture must re main the dominant theme of markham fair the out reach must be flexible so as to appeal to urban as well as rural fairgoers whats wrong with a cowmilking contest he asked that could prove a real challenge to some because 1985 is interna tional year of youth skills and accomplishments of young people will be stres sed also education the secretarymanager said cathy oconnor mar kham fairs 1984 queen attended the convention along with 109 other lovely young ladies from across ontario in the conventions photo graphy contest markham won four awards entries were placed by carol white debbie watson dennis secley and gordon wilson husbandwife team tell mennonite stor in 1786 the first mennonite pioneers came to canada the initial settlement was at vineland then markham and waterloo in preparation for next years 200th anniversary reg and kathy good of kitchener are travelling across the country telling the mennonite story last week they visited markham and stouffville and spoke at an evening service in wideman mennonite church their work is volunteer arranged through the mennonitc central committee for full story see page a7 jim thomas cussion that followed ranged from pigeons per ched over head to sunday papers scattered under foot tom thompson chair man of the bi a said stouffvilles downtown could be made the most beautiful in ontario he urged immediate action to bring this about member linda fawns suggested closer co operation between town council and business were a benefit to the town she said the coun cil should beautify our main street and we should help ged stonehouse presi dent of the whitchurch- stouffville chamber of commerce said 462000 is collected annually in busi ness tax this is from the en tire town and not just stouff ville he explained mayor tom wood pledged councils help thompson stressed the importance of immediate action he described the sanders block on main street as a future show place and said he hoped others would follow this lead and improve their prop erties no area change dicksons hill dicksons hill public school will remain in york re gions area 2 whitchurch- stouffville rather than switch to area 4 mar- khamunionville the decision monday followed a strong plea by markham trustee john myers that the area change be approved the vote was 97 opposed myers said between 80 and 85 per cent of the stu dents to attend at dicksons hill will reside in area 4 when problems arise he said hes the trustee whos called trustee harry bowes of whitchurchstouffville took acception im the one whos been answering the phone and attending gra duations all these years he said its not unusual bowes said to have a school located in one area and serve students living in another v