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ttihune 30000 copies vol 2 no 48 a metroland community newspaper saturday november 29 1986 64 pages 25 cents theyll put milliken on the map elder care project given green light by chris shanahan staff reporter work is expected to begin in march on stouffvilles eldercare manor now that the rest homes expansion project has received the green light on thursday the towns com mittee of adjustment officially approved minor variance ap plications submitted by elder- care equities inc eldercare owner manny simon said in a telephone interview that hes happy that his proposal can now proceed were very happy that weve received the neighborhoods and the towns approval he said and the residents that are in here now will definitely enjoy a better quality of life mr simon is about to enter a site plan agreement with the municipality a process that he expects will take about six weeks to complete construction will then proceed on a threestorey addition to the south of the existing building at 88 main st west this is to be com plimented by extensive interior mprovements to the existing structure bringing the projects total budget to between 900000 and 1 million as for the possibility of escalat ing costs mr simon chuckled hopefully it wont turn into the dome stadium the rest home owner hopes to have his enlarged 60bed facility fully operational late in 1987 this time next year well be 100 per cent complete according to mr simon who claimed his proposal is partially motivated by financial factors the dimensions of the new re sidential wing have been reduced to about 11000 square feet with the addition of a threefoot rear setback on neighboring obrien ave mr simon anticipates a strong future need for rest home facili ties especially considering the projected 40 per cent increase in york regions over65 population to the year 2001 and he feels the demand for the type of care offered at eldercare will increase with the arrival of the markham stouffville hos pital i know that when the hospital is built there will definitely be a requirement mr simon said noting that patients often enter rest homes following a hospital stay when the hospital gets closer to home theyll be looking for accommodation closer to home on screen sarah 13 and christopher charles- worth 10 are two of the famous kids of degrassi street but here at milliken mills public school theyre just plain kids the television series won an international emmy in new york last week sarahs been on the show since 1984 and her brother has recently been introduced as a regular see story page 10 sjoerd witteveen uxbridge trustee decides not to run by chris shanahan staff reporter heather beveridge will not challenge for the chairmanship of the durham board of education at least not this time the uxbridge public school trustee told the weekender thurs day that after much consideration she has decided not to take her fourth run at the post but trustee beveridge stressed that shes still interested in the chairmans job one that she has unsuccessfully contested the past three years im still interested but im willing to wait a little longer the north st resident said pickering trustee lorna murphy and sandra lawson of ajax have both entered the race to succeed veteran chairman ruth lafarga when her current oneyear term ends dec 8 mrs beveridge made her decision public while attending thurs days official opening of an 800000 renovation project at ux bridge public school also included among special quests at that ceremony were mrs lafarga uxbridge twp mayor gerri lynn oconnor durham york mpp ross stevenson former uxbridge ps principal doug hogg and present principal richard hannah mrs lafarga praised trustee beveridge for her tenacity in securing funds for the uxbridge renovation whats inside directory comment p4 editors mail p5 entertainment p23 church page p28 to 29 childrens page p30 sports p31 to 32 real estate p34 to 44 classified p45 to 51 festival ms1 to ms12 betty rigsby a crafty lady8 t