Whitchurch-Stouffville Newspaper Index

Stouffville Tribune (Stouffville, ON), March 16, 1988, p. 1

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aquamarine march- barthau jewellers stouflville 6404646 lllill serving whitchurchstouffville uxbridge area cquntrye ssrealtylfcl specializing in exclusive properties 640090 tvol 1 no 11 a metroland community newspaper wednesday march 16 1988 66 pages 50 cents hitandrun tragedy of 1973 to be reenacted on location by jim thomas stouffville theres a piarble headstone in the piaremont union cemetery that shimmers in the prespring sun light like the memory of a young and vibrant life j the engraving reads simply jcheryl l blundell oct 5 1962 feb 6 1973 darling daughter of russ and bev for little sheryl only 10 at the time death came suddenly she was struck down and killed by a hitandrun driver on main street west stouffville only two blocks from home i the date was as the grave mar ker reads feb 6 1973 j fifteen years ago v no suspect was ever arrested the case has never been closed on tuesday march 22 the scene will be reenacted the shebyl blundell same time the same place its all part of the york regional police departments crimestoppers program its a longshot admits con stable gary mcbrien organizer of the tragic chain of events but who knows if we shake a few bushes maybe something will fall out the staged death scene will be broadcast on citytv march 24 the role of little sheryl will be played by tanya mcbrien const able mcbriens daughter a friend of tanya will take the part of lynn sprague sheryls com panion on the night of the tragedy chief don hillock then a detec tive sergeant and the cases inves tigating officer will attend the scene that portion of stouffvil- les main street will be blocked off while the reenactment is taking place everything will be followed as close to reality as possible const able mcbrien said the two girls walking along the sidewalk will respond to a motorists request for directions as they talk on the drivers side of the vehicle the death car appears from the east cheryl was thrown 30 feet by the impact she died a short time la ter in scarborough centenary hospital despite emergency treatment by dr douglas brodie and physicians on hospital staff dr brodie accompanied the vic tim in the ambulance lynn was less seriously hurt and has since recovered time of the tragedy has been placed at 723 pm the vehicle has been described as an early 19g0s fullsize ford possibly a 1962 either red or grey in color or a combination of both it sustained damage to the hood and passenger side despite the fact a 2500 reward was posted for information lead ing to the arrest and conviction of the driver the crime was never solved crime stoppers will pay up to 1000 the informant will never be identified neither will heshe have to testify in court the number to call is toll free 18003878477 or 222tips the cooperation of the public is requested westfield estates homeowners flex muscles stouffville residents in phase i of westfield estates are keeping pressure on council in an effort to have their properties brought up to standard in a letter dated march 14 and addressed to councillor wilf mor- ley the westfield estates rate payers association poses 22 ques tions all related to alleged discre- oil trail as if town council hasnt headaches enough the tri bune has learned that jock fergqson the globe and mails super journalism sleuth is taking a long hard look at the westfield estates situation hes very interested in whats happening here a westfield homeowner said monday a copy of the questionnaire signed by the westfield estates ratepayers associ- tion and addressed to ward 5 councillor wilf morley has been turned over to the writer its ferguson whos cur- rently doing aseries of arti cles in the globe related to ratepayer unrest over re sidential and industrial land development in the town of richmond hill york region al police and the opp are conducting a joint investiga tion into the matter at the same time town mayor al duffy has announced his in tention to seek legal action against that newspaper as a result of the story pancies in the subdivision agree ment copies of the questionnaire have been sent to mp sinclair stevens mpp bill ballinger york regional chairman eldred- king town clerk coordinator pat oakes and all members of whitchurchstouffville council the letter concludes by saying we will be requesting space on the agenda of the next town coun cil meeting march 23 1s88 and would appreciate your written re sponse to these questions in time for discussion at this meeting flora mcdonald of cam fella boulevard told the tribune several residents had spent long hours studying the westfield estates subdivision agreement she said the contract contains de finite paramaters for the builder to have worked within but the town in many instances had failed to follow these through there appears to have been negligence in policing this con tact mrs mcdonald says why was this allowed to hap pen she asks the agreement she suggests has all the necessary checks and balances but many of these were never enforced many things seem to have been mishandled she contends mrs mcdonald suggests all re sidential developments would ex perience similar problems if the same careless practices were em ployed the ratepayers preamble to the questionnaire concludes by saying we sincerely hope that our investigation into these mat ters will prove helpful in ensuring that this situation cannot be repe ated industrial park road to be widened overflow of sales stouffville stouff villes west end industrial park de- vloped by as construction is completely sold out ken sandi- ford informed the tribune this week one of several new firms is cook canada inc currently lo cated on esna park drive mar- kham the company is a distribu- mailbox tax rebate ridiculousmayor stouffville an ontario municipal board decision that would give property owners im- mediately adjacent to super mailboxes a five per cent tax break has been described as ridiculous by town mayor fran sainsbury may ar sainsbury claims muni cipalities shouldnt be forced to make tax concessions on installa- tions that arc solely a federal re sponsibility york region will be inun dated she says mrs sainsbury estimates there arc 80 such units in stouffville but there are hundreds in mar- kham and richmond hill she observes initially complaints were re ceived from some areas mayor sainsbury recalls but most of these problems were solved the boxes she says have been well maintained mrs sainsbury says from now on the inclusion of super mail boxes should be part of every sub division agreement with the loca tion clearly marked on each site plan in the meantime she feels canada post should reimburse municipalities immediately and then start fresh tor of specialty medical supplies mr sandiford says hes not sur prised at the demand noting that compared to land prices in mar- kham this location represents good value theres been a lot of action sandiford said as construction is proposing a 4000000 fourstorey profes sional office building on the south east corner of sandiford drive and main the site contains 3 x acres with parking for 185 cars mr sandiford confirmed his companys purchase of the for mer eugene paisley farm near lincolnvillc in uxbridge township he said several firms unable to locate at the stouffville site had expressed interest in the lincolnvillc area this latest acquisition involves both as and don anderson haul age ltd the anderson operation has outgrown its tenacres in stouffville mr sandiford said and is seriously considering a move proximity to the blooming- ton road and hwy 404 makes the property very attractive he con cluded stouffville motorists and pedestrians alike will breathe a sigh of relief when the bot tleneck on main street between church street and park drive is eliminated the ministry of transportation and communication has alloted 23000 to move back the curb on the north side of main this will provide additional street space in front of the post office where a hazard has existed for years council was informed of sub sidy at a meeting march 8 three injured a2 makes his marka3 ice ballerinaa4 dream fulflleda5 joe adjustsa8 caring custodiana9 ifoep les does moreb1 keeping fivb2 jason sizzlosb3 ron gibson fingers crossed page a3

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