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ratepayers aim to block bullock rd extension weekender march 14 1987 p3 by bruce etheridge the markham heritage rate payers association plans to take the town to court to stop the ex tension of bullock dr town council approved a re solution last november to extend bullock dr to main st and widen it to four lanes as far west as laid- law blvd in an attempt to relieve traffic congestion along hwy 7 the town is committed to building the road said gord lewchuk legal advisor for the association it will be a long fight as long and as costly as the studio 134 fight the association hopes to delay construction of the extension scheduled to begin may 1 until the next municipal election in 1988 and make it a political issue in a meeting held wednesday night at james robinson public school the group set a mandate to raise 10000 to begin legal action against the town mr lewchuk estimated it would cost at least 40000 to drag the issue into next year but jim worsley who has been fighting plans to extend bullock dr since 1965 conceded there may not be enough people markham council briefs town pays for service to move home support services of york region is able to move into new premises this year with a 2000 grant approved by council tuesday the grant allows the service for york region seniors to move into markhams new onestop neigh- borhood support centre location at 27 wellington st near hwy 48 the group plans to move in april 1 the markham chapter of home support services for seniors re quested an annual 2000 grant residents get bylaw break markville rd residents at odds with the town over a new no- parking bylaw were given a break tuesday as members voted to re view the regulation brothers steven and brian smith want the bylaw that res tricts overnight parking on their street revoked they contend they need the street to park because of res tricted driveway space members voted to refer the bylaw to the engineering director to consider alternatives for resi dents and review the bylaw as soon as possible local street is renamed a thornhill residential street will be renamed to curb confusion among canada post home ser vice businesses and emergency crews council approved in principle tuesday a plan to rename crick- iewood ave to john brunskill lane the matter arose as a result of a thornhill residents complaint of confusion about nearby crickle- wood cres walter blonski said there had already been mixups with de liveries and mail services in a let ter to council in one case a pool installation firm arrived at the wrong address ed and gatidefte nrps7 hey harry how much is this copy of or ruths guide to good opposed to it now the association sent out 650 flyers publicizing the meeting approximately 50 people showed up mr lewchuk told the gathering he believes the extension can be heldup by the courts on the grounds that the town hasnt complied witfi various proce dures and requirements neces sary to begin construction the association and residents voiced the following concerns ab out the plan the bullock dr extension which will bypass nine traffic lights along hwy 7 and main st will become bottlenecked with the increased volume and the traffic will filter down into residential sidestreets in the area homes which will back onto the extension will be effected by noise and air pollution the extension will become an ambulance route for the new hos pital being built on the 9th line it may become a truck route mr lewchuk accused the town of trying to slide the project through by approving the exten sion as a resolution rather than a bylaw residents could have taken the issue to the ontario municipal board if the proposal had been approved as a bylaw police warning parents after a suspicious couple attempted to lure a 5yearold girl into their van with candy york regional police are asking parents to streetproof their children the incidentinvolvinga kin dergarten student occurred near et crowle public school last month and police are still investigating sgt rod sine said parents should teach children to iden tify potential dangers and re sponses to threatening situa tions the police who teach street- proofing from kindergarten through grade 8 are renewing calls about safety as the march break approaches york regional police offer the following streetproofing tips never accept a ride with a stranger 54 try to always travel in pairs or groups if confronted by a stranger yell and run the other way report any suspicious inci dents to either your parents teacher block parents or police the markham heritage ratepayers association held a meeting to discuss possible opposition to the bullock dr extension at james robinson public school estimates put the cost of fighting the plan at 40000 here members of the association take down the names of new members spurred to join over plans to extend bullock dr to main st photo bruce etheridge pupil suspended after walkout by paula crowell staff reporter a grade 12 student was sus pended for five days after he took part in a walkout to protest his teachers worktorule sanctions andrew veltri a 17yearold st roberts catholic high school student said he was asked to leave shortly after taking part in a de monstration outside the school tuesday about 40 students ar rived at school without their prop er school uniforms and marched outside the students were protesting the cancellation of all afterschool activities trips clubs and tutoring some of the demonstrators went inside the school to warm up but were told to go back outside andrew said when he returned to the school and phoned the media he was suspended by vice princip al peter bahen toyota stolen on test drive york regional police said a toyota was stolen wednesday afternoon after being taken for a test drive from the don valley north toyota lot on 3120 steeles ave east the red twodoor 1984 toyota was valued at 7900 mr bahen said he could not dis cuss the reason why andrew was suspended because an appeal- could be launched by the boys pa rents but he did say he was not sus pended for walking out he was the only one suspended that day mr bahen said the other stu dents who walked out were dealt with in other ways the older stu dents who didnt have their uni forms at school were sent home grade 9s and 10s were given de tentions any students who had uniforms at school were permit ted to attend classes mr bahen said suspensions can range from one to 10 days depend ing on the seriousness of the off ence and the past record of the student andrew who aspires to be prime minister one day said he supported the walkout because he believes in fighting for whats right if the teachers are going to harm us why shouldnt we have the right to protest he said he added that he and his fellow students are tired of not knowing whats happening between the two sides in the contract dispute negotiations between teachers and the york region roman catholic separate school board broke off in january the two sides will meet with a mediator next week if no settlement is reached teachers will go on strike march 25 leafs in markham for only the second time since his jr a waxcr days markhams steve thomas will be back on markham centennial centre ice its all part of the second annual toronto maple leaf practice here sponsored by the waxers thomas and the leafs are slated to hit the ice from 1030 to noon on monday an autograph session follows the practice tickets are 3 for adults and 2 for children avail- fablteatthfecfehl6flniffldgtjntrez doors open at 9 am we deliver we can deliver your flyers for as little as 35c each call advertising at 2942200 or distribution at 294824i 1987 flyers delivered economist suntribune 950900 metroland distributing 22065600 flyers with weekender sat march iw uniomille llfming login unoscjping contour window f ijiioro onjdun tin- simpson fiwjy mp 1ws march i7s7 sojn zrikn c mrhm i pa tfffuhfjjfjxfgnniiiifsfj-