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predesignation of land cooly received by town tribune may 27 1987 a5 the whitchurchstouffville ratepayers association is pushing for predesignation of town land by this method areas of the municipality would be ear marked as residential commer cial and industrial zones these cannot be changed without amendments to the official plan those members of council who vors fstouffville t by jim thomas to have friends you have to be friendly the saying holds true for mrs mabel williamson parkview vil lager stouffvi mrs williamson makes friends wherever she roes on sunday those same friends returned thefavor son was anopen house in honor of her 80th birthday c- ismrsvvilliamsontheiformer mabel walker was born at new lisfceard daughter of fredericfcand ettajane walker following high school graduation she attended shaw s business college initially she was secretary to the manager at the kingspadina branch of imperial bank of commerce later she was secretary to the manager at the banks head office x because herparents had retired to stouffv lliamsbn came to live here also while husband jack was ii th rforce i came for one year and stayed for tliirty she says with a smile mrs williamsons earlier association with stouffville made re turning that much easier previously she had lived in the dublin apartments markhamahd then with her soninlaw and daughter roy and kay dowswell toronto f hjs she has one grandson stephen in coquitlam british columbia one granddaughter ellen in toronto and atgrahdson benjamin d6wswellxcoquitlam bc one sister ada jennings lives in richmond hill another myrtle horton i iax mrs illiamson enjoys playing the piano this talent is appreci ated al arkview village auditorium t shes er in the congregation of stouffville united church sand enjoys thisassbciation also she loves to read mrsrvviliiamsoiis happy- with her new place of residence her friends arei happy too known by almost everyone on sunday almost everyone attended the party in her honor the tribune says happy birthday 111111111 by denise mcdonald whitchurchstouffville is now fully prepared for the advent of any peacetime disasters caused accidentally or by the forces of nature after town council adopted its first emergency pre paredness plan may 12 according to clerk co ordinator pat oakes initial pre paration of the document was prompted by a similar plans re cent success when a tornado struck barrio outlined in the documents opening pages are the towns main objectives should an emergency situation arise it reads whenever a disaster occurs which has an effect on the lives and property of our citizens the initial and prime responsibil ity for providing immediate assistance rests with the municip al government this plan is de signed to ensure the coordinatioir of all services essential and volunteer to bring the situation under control as quickly as possible it also explains its primary aim is to lay down the framework for the efficient employment of all services required in order to assure the earliest response to an emergency site by all services re quired and to provide overall con trol of an emergency situation to establish a municipal emergency control centre at the scene andor elsewhere depend ing on the type of emergency prompt traffic and crowd control be imposed so operations are not impeded and additional problems avoided the rescue of trapped persons with a minimum delay and the provision of first aid at the dis aster provisions of controlled evacua tion and proper distribution of casualties to hospitals the evacuation of buildings cons idered to be in a hazardous situation factual official information be available at the earliest possi ble time to officials involved in emergency operations the news media to lesson anxiety and re duce the number of onlookers at the scene and concerned indi viduals seeking personal infor mation provisions of such social ser vices required for persons in volved and for emergency service personnel restoration of normal services included in the document are outlines depicting the various roles and functions to be played by the fire and police depart ments coroner and chief coroner of ontario and various depart ments operated by the town of whitchurchstouffville it also provides a detailed list ing of area services available as well as selected emergency shel ter centres and evacuation proce dures the plan will be updated annually says mrs oakes and copies supplied to ambulance police and fire departments responded to this recommenda tion at a public meeting thurs day appeared opposed rather the planning advisory commit tee prefers to deal with each ap plication on its own merits town planner michael saun ders explained that pre designation tends to place the municipality under even greater pressure particularly in the area of estate residential maintaining a rural ambience he said is one of the towns prime goals pre designation he explained could lead to the creation of a large hamlet something that at this time council might not want mayor fran sainsbury said predesignation encourages spe culation because some people will acquire property and hold it knowing whats proposed for par ticular parcels mrs sainsbury pointed out that within a period of 110 years the towns population had escalated to only 15000 people in the next 14 years the target has been set at 20000 total i dont consider that rapid growth she said the mayor said whitchurch- stouffville would never become another markham due to buffer zones of lakes forests conserva tion areas and golf courses this makes our municipality unique she said ann bellanger of the rate payers association questioned the towns planning expertise that would allow 200 homes in one area she pointed to what she de scribed as thedetrimental affect this buildup would have on the rural environment mayor sainsbury replied that in a total area of 52000 acres only four residential developments had been given councils okay using the dulverton develop ment in stouffville as an example mrs sainsbury said it had taken close to 20 years to bring it to its present state of completion it didnt happen overnight she said its the result of 15 to 20 years hard work dancing sisters stole the show heather left and karen kennedy both students attending dick sons hill school won the hearts of spectators attending a fun fair on the grounds saturday the two young charmers danced with the ontario rhythm cloggers as part of the afternoon program jim thomas request non partisan voice on planning advisory board at present whitchurch- stouffville council and whitch urchstouffville planning advis ory committee are one in the same the whitchurchstouffville ratepayers association want this changed a recommendation to appoint noncouncillors to planning com mittee was contained in a brief placed before a public meeting to review the towns official plan may 21 it reads at present the council also sits as the planning committee in the past this may have been appropriate given the rate of change now taking place and the current heavy workload of coun cil some noncouncillors should be members of the planning com mittee applications should be in vited from the residents of the town and appointments made from among the applicants this practice has been followed by other municipalities in the past and has provided them with a wider variety of expertise and opinions on which to base their policies mayor fran sainsbury sees no need for lay representation on planning committee the committee she says is al ways open to suggestions and de legations are always welcome she explained that many applica tions never pass the planners counter and therefore are never dealt with by the committee the mayors response was sup ported by planner michael saun ders approval isnt automatic as some citizens may think he stated he noted the public is al ways more aware of those ap plications that are approved than- those that are turned down ratepayers give town planner confidence vote member of the whitchurch- stouffville ratepayers associa tion may not be the ogres some members of town council once believed at a public meeting may 21 mayor fran sainsbury pointed to a concluding statement in the groups brief related to proposed changes in the official plan that reads it has been suggested by some that we the ratepayers asso ciation search out a planner or other such knowledgeable person from among the residents of whitchurchstouffville to sit as a member of the planning commit tee we feel this is unnecessary and have every confidence in the staff of the planning department of whitchurchstouffville to pro- vide complete accurate and objective information for the planning committee according to professional standards mayor sainsbury says shes pleased the towns planning de partment has been accorded this kind of support the ratepayers association also pledged its cooperation saying we believe that as residents of this community it is our duty to help you our elected representa tives in any way we can to make this town the kind of place we can all be proud to call home stouffville the pleasant smile and the kind words are absent from the home at 71 glengall lane in stouffville but the memories remain over the last 19 years vic and lillian orchard enjoyed many wonderful trips together including twice around the world and seven times to the british isles mrs orchard passed away may 16 in scarborough centenary hospital she had been a patient there four weeks born in walsall england lillian came to canada with her pa rents at the age of only five the cruise ship on which they travelled followed by one week the routeof the titanic a memorial service was held on board 1912 near the spot where the titanic went down prior to taking up residence in stouffville mr and mrs orchard livedin scarborough and dicksons hill in addition to numerous trips they enjoyed many pleasant outings of golftogcther for 14 years mrs orchard was an accountant at betz pools limited she enjoyed it there regarding members of staff as likeit family although seriously ill mrs orchard was allowed to come home from hospital on the sunday prior to her passing she spent the afternoon with her husband and family a joyous gathering on the occasion of her 80th birthday a beautiful photo taken at that time occupies a prominent place in their hying room mrs orchard was a member in the congregation of christ church anglican stouffville where the funeral service was held may 19 with rev paul scuse in charge the ministers remarks along with the kindness of friends and relatives made the sadness of the day much easier to bear surviving besides her husband are two sons brian of scarbory oughand garry of stouffville two daughters jean mrs warren charing of forest hill and shirley mrs ed jenkins of elobicoke two brothers thomas hickin of victoria bc and raymond hick- in of chilliwack bc one sister aida black of winnipeg and six grandchildren jeanmarc david sandra susan- donna and heather emergency plan readywaiting serving 15000 not seventy mayor replies were here to serve 15000 not just the 70 in this room mayor fran sainsbury told an official plan public meeting in stouffvil- les latcham hall thursday mayor salisburys response was in reply to a terse statement by wavne warnica president of the whitchurchstouffville rale- payers association directing his remarks to the mayor mr warnica charged youre not hearing what a lot of people are saying your voice should be a lot stronger youre running a business and the share holders are asking you to pay attention to what theyre saying and plan ahead so we dont lose our shirts socially will council recognize this he asked mrs sainsbury explained that because of the official plan the town is what it is today if it aint broke dont fix it she snapped at this point councillor wilf morley interjected he promised all comments made at the meet ing would be studied carefully he described many of the recom mendations as excellent morley said he didnt want any one to leave with the impression councils not interested two auctions stouffville auctions both silent and public will be two of the features when the stouffville christian schools holds its annual spring fair saturday in the town park the silent auction extends from 1q am to 2 pm the public auction starts at three in the public auction terri surmari will be calling bids on such valuable items as a beautiful quilt donated by the wideman menno- nite church- an hitachi cellular phone donated by acsinimonds sons one and two weeks in three luxurious 4bedroom condomi niums in florida a limited edition print by noted wildlife artist glenjlbafes a stihl chain saw and more the silent auction lists no less than 39 items and services every thing from a 55 cup and saucer to a 140 makita circular saw of course the fair will feature other attractions as well including a softball tournament a homebaking sale games for the children and more ring fair chairman is jeff woods rr 2 markham dolls on show anna norman of annas crafts antiques rr 2 clarcmont displays some of the dolls she featured al the stouffville antique show the sixth annual sale attracted large crowds lo markham fair- grounds both friday evening and saturday it was organized by the congregation of christ church anglican in stouffville chris shanahnn