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stouffville quality still on ewellfcc ma1nst 24 majn st stouffville 6404646 serving whitchurchstouffville uxbridge area cquntrye rlyme reakyltd make a smart move- ust with the coohtry fotxe 6495090 vol 98 no 5 6405090 jf a metroland corrmuni newspaper wednesday june 12 1985 ii i i mi 36 pages 50 cents bottling plant turned down by council gormley council has unanimously rejected a proposed water bottling plant north of gormley robert woddworth of laurentiari water limited failed to receive approval for an official plan and zon- ingbylaw amendment at a lengthy public meeting june 4 these are required to allow conversion of an ex isting barnlike structure into a small bottling opera tion for spring water pro ducts the subject site is located west of woodbine avenue and south of bethesda sideroad councillors were vocal in their opposition including fran sainsbury who spoke of whitchurchstouffvilies longrunning fight to pre serve its precious com modity of water her major difficulty is with the principle of water for sale i cant support the sell ing of a common heritage for the profit of one the ward 4 representative said while also questioning the economics of mr wood- worths proposal town man electrocuted stouffville a 33- yearold stouffville man was electrocuted june 5 when he came in contact i with a live extension cord at his place of employment in markham larsen finn 334 main street east- was rushed by ambulance to north york general hospital but was pronounced dead at 535 pm an inquest is pending mr finn a native of de nmark had lived in stouff ville about eight years he was described as a great guy liked by everyone he was very generous a neighbor told the tri bune always anxious to help anyone in need his favorite recreations were fishing and camping the deceased was- a plant foreman at the company where he worked funeral service was held saturday from the danish lutheran church finch avenue west with inter ment bethesda lutheran cemetery unionville besides his parents he is survived by a son bradley 13 and a close friend kim beaudoin of stouffville fantastic and other superlatives were heard thurs day at the grand opening of the toller cranston exhibit in latcham gallery stouffville equally enthusiastic was judi vonzuben the gallerys director the display will remain through july 6 jim thomas mr woodworth claimed the plant would pump 3200 gallons of water weekly dur ing the initial year of opera tion slightly less than the average household con sumption intake would in crease in future years the proposed use of wa ter will not present a hazard to the aquifer were tap ping he said adding that the quantity is limited and would continue to be so for a number of years the amount of water re quired by the plant is a frac tion of that used by a com munity of 5000 he argued its almost like taking a cup of sand from the beach he suggested that one of the benefits of the opera tion is that we would serve as a monitoring agency for the water quality in the gormley area the firm never consi dered locating in the nearby cardico industrial subdivi sion because it didnt offer the rural rustic environ ment desired in the spring water business the meeting was told councillors jim sanders and ron robb spoke of the importance of protecting stpuffvilles water supply in viewof increasing pollution i levels in the great lakes system the propertyowners adjacent to the planned bot tling plant elke and elsa volkens are opposed to the location of such an indust rial operation next to their residence and an official letter of objection was subrhitted by gormley resident fb munroe listing a number of waterrelated concerns it read in part tjie ground water of this community is the heritage of 10000 years we should take every means of protecting it and if we do it well it will serve us for another 10000 years councils only control is to deny rezoning deny any extraction and sale of aquif er water the applicant has the right to have the official plan and zoning bylaw amendments referred to the ontario municipal board for a hearing noted town planner michael saunders life member cuts anniversary cake viola mccreight a life member of the altona womens institute cuts the 75th anniversary cake at a special meeting held in the lower auditorium of stouffville united church representatives from several institutes in the area attended for story and additional photo see page a12 jim thomas r sthtmtvfaii buildup booms stouffville theres no letlip in stouff- villes building boom within the dulverton de- tbe meantime the jatmember can be reached at his queens officev 9659595 is legislative assistant eeldre smith velopment agreements have been signed releasing 128 additional lots in an area east of the flood control dam ninety lots will be de veloped by greenpark and 38 by fairgate fortytwo additional lots remain in this section west of the conservation area a road from the cnr rightofway to the ninth line is being roughed in to accommodate the in stallation of sewer and wa ter mains a level crossing will be created with flashing lights the road will not beavail- able for public use until some time in 1986 if the demand for homes continues buildup east the the cn line could be com pleted this year town plan ner michael saunders told big show a great show star a no show stouffville the star of the show was a no show but the show went on just the same toller cranstons un avoidable absence at thurs day evenings extravagan za in latcham gallery was disappointing to organizers they had hoped for even a brief appearance by the pro- fessional skating star but it wasnt to be a prior com mitment in markham that had run several hours be hind schedule made it im possible for him to leave but hell make amends judi vonzuben gallery director has been assured by cranston hell be avail able for autographs and in terviews thurs june 27 at 730 pm while what they didnt see was a letdown for some what they did see was out of this world and that was the way one visitor de scribed it the 8th wonder of the world others called it fantastic and in- credible the pieces of art priced as high as 6000 and items of furniture are all from the cranston home in downtown toronto theyre on loan to the gallery and will remain on display until july 6 while toller himself didnt make it to the open ing his parents did monte and stewart cranston ar rived around 930 pm and remained about onehalf hour the tribune residential construction is not contem plated west of the tracks in 85 there are 44 lots in phase 7 and 42 lots in phase 8 all will be developed by greenpark mayor tom wood said buildup in the dulverton development had pro ceeded faster than ex pected these are exciting times he concluded likely to run stouffville harry bowes is ninetyfive per cent sure hell let his name stand for trustee in the forthcoming election nov 12 i guess i have to now he told the tribune in refer ence to the announcement may 29 that daphne gold man will- seek the post bowes has represented whitchurchstouffville on the york region board of education ten years includ ing one year as chairman he has also shown some interest in a town council position and offered his nape as a successor to mayor eldred king howev er wardl councillor tom wood took over the office by appointment demolish block stouffville if all goes well demolition of the front portion of the former sanders block building will be completed by the end of the year owner john baird told the tribune that barring further resident objections a spring construction start is anticipated for a new twoj storey structure itll include two studio apartments on the bottom level and seven additional rental units above the project architect jack shaw detailed the re- vised plans at a committee of adjustment hearing friday he said it would cost more to restore the original struc- ture than to demolish it and rebuild therefore the deci sion was made to start from scratch the number of parking spaces has been increased to 15 the committee was told concerns voiced by neigh boring residents include on site parking plus the exf isting problem of garbage buildup on adjacent com mercial street 3 following incamera dis cussion the committee ruled in favor golfer f wingedl stouffville stouffi ville auctioneer terri sur- man will be winging it with one wing in a cast followr ing a freak accident near the 7th hole of the john evelyn course saturday a golfer on the 6th tee failed to provide sufficient clearance his ball shat tered her right hand surgery was performed in scarborough centenary hospital where the hand was fitted with a cast weekender coming the tribune weekender is coming twentyone thousand copies will be free distri buted every saturday be ginning june 15 in stouffvil le claremont and uxbridge as well as markham union ville and milliken mills a tabloid format will be used setting it apart from the regular wednesday paper no water ballantrae for several months about 60 ballaritrae residents with properties fronting on hwy 48 and the au rora sideroad have been unable to use their wells all are utilizing alternate water sup plies road salt con tamination is suspected a public meeting had been planned for the end of this month however the date has now been changed to july 19 at the municipal office in stouffville liplh a sellout stouffville the whitchurchstouffville trade show sponsored by the chamber of commerce is completely sold out with a waiting list committee chairman jack chambers told the tribune this week the dates are sept 12 13 and 14 the location is the towns new recreation centred seventysix booths will be accommodated with dis plays ranging from snow mobiles to automobiles a 10000 budget has been established to cover ex penses chambers said it will be the first major event at our new complex were expecting between fifteen and twenty thousand people the show will feature a variety of entertainment as well as exhibits mr cham bers said profits from the venture will go to the rec centre fund a pictures worth a thousand words saturday was photo day for teams and individual players in the whitchurchstouffville softball house league the man behind the camera is george ross of george ross studio stouffville the smiling batter is flveyearold carmen pignatelli of rr 1 gormley jim thomas