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fcn are your diamonds secure inspection cleaning l 24 main st stouffviue 6mw6j6 serving whitchurch stouffville uxbridge 8c area cquntrye tyme irealtyltd the straght and narrow pa wouid be ctik wider if more people walked on it cw3 l345090 6405090 vol98n042 a metroland community newspaper wednesday february 19 1986 42 pages 50 cents a 1974 ford van believed to have been a mobile home for a 25yearold scarborough man and his 23yearold stouffville girlfriend was almost a death trap for the couple robert baker and charlene fraserwills were found un conscious sunday afternoon in the rear of the vehicle on a parking lot east of market street in stouffville either carbon monoxide poisoning or exposure is to blame van stouffville fire captain bill brown left and ambulance operator brian ddnohue administer oxygen to charlene fraserwills of stouffville the victim remains in critical condition in toronto general hospital her companions condition has been upgraded to serious jim thomas stouffville an obser vant stouffville woman and quick response by a burkholder street man may have saved the lives of a couple discovered un- conscious in the back of a parked van sunday afternoon robert ronald baker 25 of scarborough and formerly of stouffville is reported in serious condition in toronto general hospital the condition of char- iene fraserwills 23 of stouff ville remains critical shes- a patient in the same hospital fred jordan of burkholder street found the victims in the rear of bakers 1974 ford eco- noline van he ran to the home of john brown on market street and called the fire department i- tried to awaken them but there was ho movement jor dan said their faces were blue he recalled minutes before the discovery a lady returning from church said shed noticed the truck in the iga parking lot about 930 am mr jordan decided to check it out town firefighters and ambu- lance personnel administered resuscitation at the scene and en route to hospital the girl was later transported by heli copter from uxbridge to toron to when the seriousness of her condition was diagnosed initially carbon monoxide poisoning was suspected police now feel exposure was the cause despite the fact both were warmly dressed furniture inside the van made it appear the couple was using the vehicle as a kind of mobile home its possible the truck was parked there over night police said business board requests hydro hold up project stouffville plans by the stouffville hydro commission to update its system in the area of main street from the ninth line through to the tenth has run into stiff opposition from the towns business improvement area board at a bia meeting feb 12 it was agreed that a letter be sent to the commission asking the pro ject be delayed pending discus sions with representatives of council the chamber of com merce hydro and the bi a the chamber of commerce has called an emergent meeting for feb 19 today to learn more of hydros proposals the business improvement area board with jurisdiction over the downtown core is concerned that its membership was never consulted concerning the project bia member jim thomas was delegated to attend a com mission meeting in january to en quire into hydros plans the board is anxious to have all poles removed from the down town and overhead wires put underground or to the rear of busi ness properties the commission argues the cost is prohibitive at its meeting wednesday the bia gave approval to a 6000 downtown study in cooperation with the chamber of commerce and the town members say re commendations from this report should be made known before hydro work is started in his statement to the board thomas said hydros proposal including new poles and sodium fixtures would constitute an im provement but it falls far short of what our downtown needs and deserves water bed douses fire whitchurch the contents of a punctured waterbed helped save a whitchurchstouffville house from severe fire damage feb 11 volunteers from both stations i and ii responded to a late- after noon call at the residence of herb and barbara wells cone 6 south of the aurora road but when firefighters arrived they discovered the blaze in a master bedroom had already been extinguished chief walter smith told the tri bune the only possible explana tion is that heat from the flames caused a nearby waterbed to burst unleashing a flood that put the fire out cause of the blaze has been attributed to a faulty extension chord legal action anticipated against former councillor by chris shanahan uxbridge uxbridge townships patronage war rages on one combatant is taking legal action against a retired council lor hes also calling for the res ignation of mayor gerri lynn 0connor gil cragg told the tribune hes notified his lawyers to proceed with a libel suit against former ward 4 councillor sandy ewen mr ewen claimed in a feb 12 letter to an uxbridge newspaper tthat mr craggs 1986 appoint ment to the municipalitys com- mittee of adjustment involved a little porkbarrelling he questioned the relationship between councillor cal avery and his constituent and suggested mr craggs committee job was a political favor from the ward 1 representative but mr cragg said in an inter view everything ive done has been above board and to the point he claimed he followed standard procedure by applying in writing to the municipal clerk for one of five seats on the com mittee of adjustment mr cragg has since turned the tables and claimed mayor ocon nor was in the wrong for pushing mr ewen onto the same commit tee even though her former col league wasnt one of five original applicants the goodwoodarea ratepayer is also upset by what he alleges are procedural violations see letter to the editor on page b4 because of the obvious mess shes created over this matter and who knows what else i be lieve the mayor gerri lynn oconnor should first correct her obvious error by removing the two superfluous members from the committee of adjustment and then resign herself he said mr cragg admits he was an av ery supporter in the nov 12 muni cipal election but denies he man aged the candidates campaign he says his only contribution was cutting 100 wooden stakes for mr averys election signs an earlier patronage accusa tion was directed at mr ewen and mayor oconnor by councillor big fish for fran stouffville i wanted to catch more than a cold said mayor fran sainsbury after she agreed to enter the great red herring fishing derby at jacksons point and she did she won the twp of georgina derby championship hauling a three pound white fish from the chilly waters of lake simcoe mayor sainsbury contends that because she was one of only three ladies taking part the males in her party may have coaxed the finny specimen onto her hook regardless she has a trophy to show for her skills and she and husband dennis enjoyed a fish dinner sunday mayor carole bell of markham and mayor lorna jackson of vaughan were the other fisher- persons in the group f avery who opposes any ex- politicians acceptance of a paying municipal position it was political patronage and i think it stinks he said of the former council members addition to the adjustment panel members receive 30 per meeting and the chairman 40 mr avery first blocked the move but was overruled by a 61 recorded vote when the mayors recommendation came back be fore council jan 23 the reason for adding both mr ewen and grant hill is to better spread the adjustment commit tees representation throughout the township according to mayor oconnor this planning body previously had a maximum of five members but amendments to the planning art now allow seven the mayor denies mr ewcns appointment is patronage and says as far as im concerned its a dead issue mr ewen retired from muni cipal politics at the conclusion of the 198285 term he last served as chairman of uxbridge townships planning and develop ment committee c rather than a piecemeal job i feel the commission should wait until sufficient funds are avail able so the work can be done prop erly he stated members agreed hydro says fewer poles will be required the illumination will also be greatly improved the commission explains total cost is estimated at 90000 burying the wires represents an expense of from onehalf to threequarter million dollars hydro claims cement rather than cedar poles are impractical because linemen cant climb them also the commissions ae rial bucket cant reach the top prior to wednesdays chamber of commerce meeting a letter from the bia over the signa ture of chairman tommy thomp son stressed the importance of a beautification program for stouffvilles downtown and re quested the commissions co operation in this regard nture on iee stouffville what to do with the old arena the town needs help in reaching a decision the future of the 35yearold building will be the topic of discussion at a public meeting march 5 at 730 pm in latch- am hall council is divided some want to save all of it some none of it and some part of it at a committee discussion tuesday ron robb recom mended the structure be left as is until such time as its future is definite margot marshall suggested the building be de molished while mayor fran sainsbury felt the front portion only should be saved what do you think suggestions will be welcomed march 5 tylenol halt no effect here stouffville johnson johnson co s decision to stop manufacture of tylenol in cap sule form will not affect business at mcneil pharmaceutical a sub sidiary firm here in stouffville bob stuart director of person nel told the tribune mondays decision has no bearing on the loc al company because canadas tylenol is manufactured and sold by the johnson johnson company in guelph the 180 employees at the stouff ville firm will continue working as usual he said pointing out that the local operation has nothing to do with tylenol the guelph manufacturers de cision was made following a re cent incident in new york that claimed the life of 23yearold di ane elsroth she died after taking a tylenol capsule laced with cyanide in 1982 seven people in illinois died of cyanide poisoning after taking tylenol capsules after the seven deaths tylenol packages were made tamper- proof with seals on both the box and vial paul mitchell president of johnson and johnson canada said from his office the incident in new york is being treated as a homicide adding its an iso lated case he said because the potential exists for this kind of tampering we feel its not worth the risk breakin stouffville a complete computer set estimated to cost more than 2000 was stolen from orchard park public school on the weekend during a regular sunday morn ing check of the premises custo dian ed mcaloney discovered the breakin a window near the kin- dergarten entrance was smashed another window inside the building between the hallway and main office where the apple computer was kept had also been broken principal john hincks told the tribune two diskdrives a prin ter a monitor and the computer keyboard were taken probably on saturday night love bridges generation gap st valentines day was a special occasion at parkview borne and other seniors residences fri st oufmlle diane peak arranged for members of the guides and brownies to visit the people perso nally and present them with cards and candy here mr and mrs earl tate of parkview apartments enjoy the company of six-year- old heather kennedy tenth line sooth jim thomas