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Stouffville Tribune (Stouffville, ON), September 30, 1987, p. 1

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own a masterpiece barchau jewellers wmic 6404646 the tribune serving whitchurchstouffviue uxbridge area banquet facarnes dinner rsl theatre mf nn a memorable dining experience sunday brwkmsmorgasbord weddings 6406060 vol 100 no 22 traffic problems studied a metreland community newspaper wednesday september 30 1987 62 pages 50 cents by jim thomas editor stouffville while everyone talks about the traffic problem in stouffville council at long last is doing something about it the firm of read voorhees associates of don mills has been assigned the task of conducting a survey dealing mainly with traf fic congestion in the former vil lage a full report with recom mendations is expected in three sets pace jim and josh will lead the way jim newton main street west stouffville accompa nied by josh a 20monthold germanshepherd will set the pace in the cvc canine vi sion canada dogwalk this sunday the project is sponsored by the ballantrae and district lions club to date jim has pledges totalling almost 1000 by walk time 10 to 11 am he expects to turn in ten pledge sheets completely filled the crosscountry tour will commence from cedar beach park at musselmans lake and ravel through an area of shadow lake to the east everyones welcome cljib president dave probert toidthe tribune including entire families anyone un able to collect pledges can still participate by making a dona tion he explained the route covering six and ten kilometers will be clearly marked with rest points along the way months bryan haigh an associ ate with the firm told the tri bune saturdays traffic problems are obvious mr haigh said the company is taking a long hard look at the downtown pedestrian crosswalk and difficulties experi enced by tractortrailer drivers in turning onto main from civic avenue also to be considered is a self- operated pedestrian traffic light for people walking from park view village to the iga plaza haigh stated the availability of convenient parking will be another consid eration he explained mr haigh claims a 4lane approach is needed at the entr ance to the stouffville sales barn he also considers the bethesda sideroad a suitable alternate to main street if properly upgraded and signed haigh said most drivers are hesitant to stray from a route they know he noted too that many en joy motoring through small towns regardless of congestion the consultant observed however that when it comes to weekend traffic stouffville cant hold a candle to hunt- sville not all members of council see bumpertobumper traffic as a concern traffic control not traffic removal is the answer suggests ward 5s wilf morley mayor fran sainsbury doesnt agree she argues stouffvilles main street isfor the most part a highway artery for people pas sing through the consultant she said will consider jog eliminations at both the 9th and 10th concessions with an advance green for traffic turn ing north at ninth line and main cost of the study has been placed at just over 37000 with the province paying half allah evis left known to his brothers and sisters as clarence wideman toasts mervin and blanche harper of glad park avenue stouffvil- le on the occasion of their 40th wedding anniversary likewise mervin and blanche lost brother fount toast allan mrs harpers long i 55 years a family reunion was eifjoye view village stouffville satr additional photo see page c ous isbhi by jim thomas editor stouffville the greatest story ever told this is the second greatest a brother reunited with his family after 55 years it all began april 17 1932 when clarence neil wideman was born the youngest of 14 in the family of seth and mary sider wideman rr 4 stouffville three months later mrs wideman died leav ing her husband a dual responsibility clarence wasnt a well baby he was admitted as a patient to sick childrens hospital and later adopted thatwas the last his brothers and sisters saw of him until august 22 1987 that afternoon he walked into the home of harold wideman wide- mans bakery near the 5th concession seeking out his roots he was immediately identified although his name had been changed now allan clarence evis there was no mistaking the i wideman resemblence he was put in touch with his sister agnes bennett of victoria square there an exchange of photos made it official clarence neil wideman once thought deadas4 alive and well- a joyous reunion followed ai ried over into last saturday gathering was heldatparl mairg wood rupe scribed the initial scene as one pi uu and tears of joy the word clare found had been flashed from brother to bfpthei and sister to sister as far distant as ciies basin nova scotia eleven family member- attended the initial gcttogetln include clarence alianof elmvali- el of manviuewalterofban rlhu o clara munro buttonvlle mabel g agnes bennett victoriasquare marg blanche harper stouffvulevnd jeanne coiuut way chester basin nova scotia brothers lloyd and edward are deceased mrs wood called it a miracle f we sure had a lot of catching ifsgodsei mrsswoodsai family mother he wouldnt still alive ivirs evis jlpihada- d his adoptiv jpr pnlatat residents angered stouffville residents in phase i of westfield estates are up in arms again they fear the town plans to go back on its promise to have re- venue properties ltd complete- its contract by sept 30 or else- one caller said this date is to be backed up to oct 15 earlier council had given re venue until the end of the month to clean up its act or forfeit a per formance bond in excess of 400000 pat oakes the towns clerkco ordinator said the issue would be discussed at a meeting tuesday revenue she said is now em ploying a new firm of engineers and is earnestly trying to do something the town she explained isnt anxious to take on the unfinished portion of revenues work be cause it lacks sufficient man power mayor supported stouffville nothing ventured nothing gained this was the approach taken by mayor fran sainsbury when she addressed a meeting of york re- gional council thursday she gained the vote was 107 in her favor what mayor sainsbury re quested was a tradeoff she asked york region to take over a section of the townline from bloomington road to durham road 14 main street east in re turn she said the town would assume durham road 14 main street east from the tenth line to the yorkdurham townline she also agreed that the town would assume hwy 47 from hwyi 48 ringwood to thejblooming- ton road lincolnville after it was brought up to ministry stan dards four lanes this things been hanging fire for six years the mayor said with both the bloomington road and the townline road improved mrs sainsbury feels traffic con gestion will be eased in stouff ville limit on service stations rejected by town council josephs stouffville council had an opportunity to restrict the number of service stations in town and they blew it this is the feeling of mayor fran sainsbury following a meet ing sept 22 the motion lost by a vote of 42 with councillors jim sanders jimrae margot marshall and wayne emmerson voting in opposition councillors wilf mor ley and ron robb were in favor mayor sainsbury visibly dis appointed by the outcome said the decision goes against the advice of both the town solicitor and chief planner she noted that whitchurch- stouffville already has 21 service fair opens tomorrow markham topflight enter tainment is promised at this years markham fair the big show opens thursday at nine and continues through sunday until six on friday the family brown and ronny prophet will be fea tured at 8 pm in the livestock arena the good brothers will appear on stage four times 2 pm saturday and sunday 845 pm friday and saturday in the entertainment tent the everpopular demolition derby is scheduled for thursday at 730 pm on the racetrack the pet show is friday at 30 the tractorpull is friday at seven the baby contest issaturday at 9 am the horsepull is saturday at seven a sunday worship service is planned for 11 am with the chil drens spelling bee at one horseracing is on both satur day and sunday beginning at one buildings arc open 9 am to 0 pm mondaysaturday 10 am to 6 pm sunday the 1987 fair president is rick wannop markham rr 2 4 stations across the municipality traffic doesnt warrant one on every corner she said councillor morley called it an ideal opportunity to work towards the control of environmental traffic and site concerns that we all feel are important councillor sanders charged however such a bylaw would stifle competition he claimed it would be an administrative nightmare you cant regulate business in this manner said councillor marshall mayor sainsbury said the ontario municipal board had re cently ruled against a service sta tion application at mccowan lane and the stouffville road but the cost to the town was high she said the town of richmond hill had recently revoked its limiting bylaw and now they have gas stations all over the place is arepl toryand 60000 t acurrent mi ille the ageold vapwfiuipy5fflgntgg iew has had its v clc large cnoii o wheelchair passefiseeli i a current fund drive alongwkuompjsrjii a legacyhas established ifn amoit ctillln tiariiorl stilltobe raised thelargest donation received t ress clubi theirpledge is we arc veryigrateflil nighswandcr tribune mr nighswani sponse trom area residents busim tiorisv li i jersohslwishiig tabecoirii tqct the parkvic iarkview village ofl whehthey share its u swander datgisl leroul adm esisesa 11 tancev jhl r zy i cm mm avenm very ssfi date extended stouffville the cluster home project adjacent to park view village ninth line south has a new target completion date of nov 15 the 20 apartment units con tained in five buildings will accommodate 35 people execu tive administrator jm nigh swander told the tribune the clusters are within walking distance of available services at parkview village a paved drive will link the two properties originally it was hoped all work would be completed by oct 30 a twoweek extension was re quested and approved following contractual delays nside three people injured in twocar crash at cone 9 pickering intersection three people were admitted to hospital sunday afternoon following a twocar crash at the in tersection of cone 9 and sideline 30 town of pickering seated on the the roadside awaiting the arrival of an ambulance is scott williamson 24 of ajait driver of the pontlac grand prix foreground the injured in the second car be lieved to be from unionville were not identified by durham regional police wmmimi jim thomas sunny fall fara3 marriage milestones a6 storybook weddinga7 practices what she teaches a10 ipports royals soccer champsb1 costly win for football tigersb1 bike racingb sdss volleyball off to hot startb14 jennifer smith small town girl makes good a10 i v i

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