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rosperous year by chris shanahan staff reporter stouffville whitchurchstouffvilles first lady mayor cant wait to tackle the many challenges that face the municipality as 1987 approaches 4fraisarnsbsaldtheltotal learning experience she endured during her first year at the helm should serve her well she helps guide the towns fortunes for the remainder of her threeyear mandate jfllit was a learning experience and now we council can take at knowledge and work together to make things happen fas- mayor sainsbury said i think council is becoming more id more aware of public relations and of getting out and serving the people on the street a main project carrying into the new year is the bia busi- less improvement area boards overhaul of the designated downtown business core a finished design plan is in councils bands and its now a matter of deciding what approach will work best for all parties this is the year we will bring all the plans to fruition and put the funding in place for 1987 she explained of the streetscape project noting that application for partial funding will be made through the ministry of municipal affairs pride program other priorities in 87 are extensive improvements to latch- am hall for sports groups and to the whitchurch centennial centre in ballantrae solving the water contamination woes of ratepayers in ballantrae and musselmans lake plus en forcement of a new property standards bylaw to clean up un sightly areas across the municipality its also councils goal to keep its 1987 municipal budget in line with the consumer price index hopefully the mayor said the next tax hike wont exceed five per cent mayor sainsbury feels a jan 19 information meeting at stouffville legion hall will enable council to receive valuable input from the backlog of residential property developers at present all new proposals are on hold duetto whitchurch stouffvilles sewage and water capacity shortage mayor sainsbury noted that new development creates new assessment thus lowering taxes vv i hope that we can continue to bring in industry and com merce in 1987 industries that are good corporate citizens and environmentally safe she said illllpsali a town list of industrial and commercial projects that came oh stream in 1986 mentions a total of 27 developments however some of these wont become a reality until 87 for example stouffvilles first enclosed shopping mall is approved but not yet constructed happy new year please dont drink drive 6404646 5 main st w stouffville j 7rs serving whitchurchstouffville uxbridge area countrye toeliirealtv lt happy new year v j 640509 vol 99 no 35 santa claus better late than never stouffville what one bia director described as poor communications caused santa claus to miss an appointment with some stouffville youngsters this christmas due to a mixup somewhere be tween whitchurchstouffville public library and the north pole santa was a noshow at the first of three library photo ses sions scheduled by the bia busi ness improvement area board somewhere along the line there was a lack of communica tion board director bob ancheril explained adding that some children were upset when st nick didnt appear for the photos following the towns santa claus parade fortunately the north pole visitor did touch do wn in stouffvil le for two subsequent library sit tings mr ancheril apologized on be half of the bia for any inconvi- ence caused by the boards error he said the matter has been cleared up and plans are already in place for santas bia- sponsored appearance next de cember a metreland community newspaper mammnaabn wednesday december 31 1986 18 pages 50 cents police laud holiday motorists durhamyork the anti drinking driving message appears to have really hit home with motorists this holiday sea son according to police forces in york and durham regions police spotchecks have netted far fewer impaired drivers so far this year as compared to past christmases it has been one of the better christmases weve had from a police standpoint its really good to see durham sgt ian garvock told the tribune he said the only rash of holiday mishaps was caused by icy road conditions on christmas eve there were numerous minor traffic accidents in uxbridge and surrounding areas on the evening of dec 24 he said but most of these were caused by inclement weather and not drunk driving there were no serious injuries i while statistics werent avail able on the number of impaired driving charges laid by the durham force in 1986 sgt gar vock said the number of such off ences is minimal the same holds true in york region decision is near on airport future pickering a decision on the future of the federal govern- ments pickering airport land holdings should be made early in 1987 we expect it sometime early in the new year lucy langille executive assistant for ontario iriding mp scott fennell con firmed monday transport minister john cros- i bie is still reviewing information compiled during an extensive study of future site options his ministry is responsible for the 18000 acres of land expropri- ated in the 1970s for a nowshelved international airport at pick ering the federallyappointed pick ering airport lands revitaliza- tion committee has recom mended in a report that the entire parcel be sold back to private owners without the right to subdi vide the fourperson committee consisting of bill newman lome almack andrea graham and douglas turner wants to see the property designated as an agri cultural preserve mr fennell progressive con servative mp for uxbridge pick ering ajax and whitby supports a proposal to return at least some of the federal airport holding back to the public the main point is that there is far more expropriated land than is needed for an international air port he said in an interview ear lier this year the claremontarea resident expects as much as 50 per cent of the airport land will be sold with original owners having first op tion to purchase this would likely involved properties around alto- na and claremont he said bunnys is best stouffville bunnys flowers 17 main street east is the winner of a christmas store- decorating contest sponsored by stouffvilles business im provement area bia board many downtown shops en tered the competition but bun nys window display was the clear winner said a board spokesperson winners of a special bia draw were steven irwin of stouffville 100 gift certificat- e raggaela degliangew stoufrvilie 50 gift certificat es tracy evans of claremont 25 gift certificate music maniacs begin planning show for 1987 trial date set for 3 accused in bus accident uxbridge twp three men will stand trial in ajax pro vincial court june 3 on charges stemming from last augusts bustruck crash north of claremont the driver of the bus 30-year- old ronald henshaw of whitby and truck driver daniel henry 44 of holland landing each face separate counts of careless driving henry has also been charged by durham regional police with operating an unsafe motor vehicle the owner of the truck henry was driving at the time of accident gregory smith of kes wick stands charged with per mitting the operation of an un safe vehicle the case was remanded when the accused appeared in court nov 13 a total of 23 people suffered minor injuries aug 28 when a charterways bus loaded chil dren and camp counsellors col lided with a dump truck on brock road near the entrance to pleasure valley park the bus passengers part of the whitby youth action group at st john the evangelist catholic church were on their way to a daylong outing at ple asure valley when the mishap occurred both henshaw and henry were uninjured stouffville its music mania time again the first meeting of the 1987 edition of stouffvilles annual variety show is scheduled for wednesday jan 7 at8 pm in summitview public school everyones asked to attend this session including singers dancers skit people and com mittee heads the 87 show will be co- directed by ann bell 6405923 and jane stott 6401639 and produced by the duo of doris harvey 6402782 and vi schope 6405143 music directors are linda hollin 6403871 and ann bell while judy todd 6405296 and jane stott are in charge of skits the dance director is angel- la tucker 6404180 who advises dancers to come pre pared to perform on the first night music mania hits the stage at stouffville dist secondary school april 30 and may 1 and 2 for additional information contact any of the above peo ple or heather andrews at 640- 3185 thieves snatch equipment whitchurch more than 2600 in construction equipment was removed last week from a work site at whitchurchstouffvilles car- dico subdivision as construction of stouff ville reported the loss of the tools after they were found missing sometime between 530 pm on dec 22 at 530 pm and 745 am on dec 23 york regional police continue to investigate in another case a car valued at 5000 was stolen from the driveway of brian ogdens house at hwy 48 and bethesda sideroad no sus pects have been located i inside look spread christmas joy uxbridge residents of uxbridges dahcim nursing home had a joyous christmas again this year thanks in part to a generous group of avon repre sentatives the saleswoman visited the reach road facility prior to christmas and delivered a special gift to each senior citizen along with a large signed greeting card the sixyearold project is under the direction of agincourts fran selleck whose local connec tion comes from her relation to the paul dempster family of ux bridge claremont homeowners decorate their way to vietorya3 take a look back on happenings of 86a5 chalet keeps skiers warm at braces miiia11 sports from soccer to track in sports review a1 2 men clash in amateur hockey action a1 3 gord taylor hell be misseda2 s