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aquamarine for march barthau jewellers 5 main st w stouftiiic 6404646 serving whitchurchstouffville uxbridge area cquntrye flyme really ltd a 6404090 e406716 lou101ncu13 housing committee restless a metroiahd community newspaper wednesday march 30 1988 60 pages stouffville the stouff ville committee for affordable housing feels its beating its head against a brick wall in its dealings with council members are striking out on their own conducting their own survey to find out the peoples needs questionnaires will be made g amputated ji jinvclarkstouffviues- ijnanabouttownaridholderof jhet6wns sports personal ity of the year award is a pa- iiientin scarborough centen- jary hospital following sgurgery to remove his right i lotfmi plulr tllo trtiunc mr clark the towns imolsenthusiastic fiockey and lofipltfari williiridergoa mtaf rehabiutation either enfcsatpy b joans escerice hospital a reminder we lose an hours sleep this weekend daylight saving time becomes qfficial at 2 am sunday morning residents are advised to move clocks and watches ahead one hour before retiring saturday riight failure to do so could schedule your church arrival just in time for the offering available at the following loca tions the stouffville tribune the stouffville sun the public library the post office and country club donuts the survey will span a tenday period commencing march 30 today the committee for affordable housing headed by kitty gait obrien avenue is an ecumenical group with representatives from several local churches members are seeking ways and means of obtaining affordable rental accommodation in stouffville the survey will include the re spondents age number of depen dents percentage of income spent on accommodation and per- sonal difficulties obtaining affordable housing in the area mrs gait said information as to need had been promised the group but so far nothing had come for ward its painfully obvious were not going to obtain it mrs gait told the tribune its been put on hold she said the committees not content to sit and wait five years from now we could still be waiting she stated mrs gait denied pressure is being brought to bear on council because its an election year she suggested however the problem could well become an election issue she wants the town to authorize a needs study through the minis try of housing they the minis try are ready willing and able shesaid mrs gait acknowledges the fact a shortage of wafer and sew age accommodation poses a prob lem in stouffville at the same time office condos are under con struction on main street west where are these people going to live she asks the committee chairperson claims lack of services water and sewage isnt something thats going to go away council must face up to this problem must look further ahead she concludes mrs gait is hopeful townsfolk will cooperate and fill out the forms shes not sure how suc cessful their campaign will be but at least we can say we tried she concludes 50 cents marilyn ferguson new town librarian stouffville whitchurch- stouffville has a new chief libra rian marilyn ferguson aspen cres cent will fill the position made vacant through the resignation of keep an eye on the sky stouffville a tornado it cant happen here thats what many barrie resi dents thought until it did the ministry of the solicitor general reveals an average of 25 tornadoes touch down in ontario each year some cause little dam age while others destroy every thing in their path in an effort to make people more aware of tornado risks town council has declared march 30 tornado awareness day in whitchurchstouffville other municipalities across ontario are doing the same in cooperation with council the tribune passes on the follow ing recommendations when a tornado threatens 1 stay away from windows doors and outside walls protect your head 2 for maximum safety take refuge in the basement under a stairway under a sturdy table or inside a closet 3 try to reach the centre of the house or the side away from the storm 4 avoid buildings with large areas of unsupported roof including arenas barns and supermarkets if caught in such a building seek out the lowest floor an inside hall way a small interior windowless room or crawl under something sturdy 5 if caught out in the open move at right angles to the tornados direction of travel if the storm cannot be avoided find a ditch a ravine or depression and lie flat do not remain in your car 6 if no shelter can be found hang on to the base of a small tree or shrub 7 damaged and weakened structures fallen de bris downed hydro wires and gas leaks are potential dangers aflcr the storm has passed marilyn ferguson govt aids water work ballantrae a long- awaited fresh water system for the community of ballantrac moved one step closer monday the ontario environment ministry issued its first payment to the region of york for hyd- rogeological studies in the amount of 32400 the project costing an esti mated 1287000 includes a com munal water supply system- source and a storage facility the provinces constribution in total will amount to about 772000 this weeks initial payment was announced jointly by en vironment minister jim bradley and bill ballinger mpp durhamyork award stouffville the stouff ville recycling group in co operation with the little league theatre will honor don beanie lehman at the conclusion of saturdays second performance in the auditorium at parkview village presentation times are 1030 am and 12 noon mayor fran sainsbury will pre sent a special recycling award to mr lehman forhis pioneering re cycling efforts in addition the play rip-van- beanic will be available for school performances as part of the recycling groups planned education campaign the contact person for bookings is steve payne 6420006 close to 60 children arc involved in this latest production an ear lier presentation is set for wednesday tonight at 7 pm also at parkview village admission is by donation george schlukbier announce ment of the promotion was made public at mr schlukbiers farewell march 24 the appoint ment is effective april 1 mrs ferguson mother of two has come up through the library ranks beginning as a parttime treasurer and initially working out of her home the pleasant and personable chief executive officer describes the advancement as a dream come true the staff of seven fulltime em ployees will soon be increased to eight mrs ferguson said the library employs four parttime people the library currently mailbox refunds stouffville the proxim ity of super mailboxes to some stouffville homes could result in tax reductions this was the decision handed down recently by the ontario municipal board at a meeting of council march 25 wilf morley put forward the motion that both federal and pro vincial governments reimburse the town for lost taxes at the same time councillor morley spoke in favor the new mail pickup service calling it far superior to the old system where almost everyone went to the post office accommodates 29000 hardcover volumes and boasts a circulation in excess of 100000 the proposed budget for 1988 is 360000 mrs ferguson will remain the secretary and bookkeeper for the whitchurchstouffville museum untii the end of he current year she hopes to continue mr schluk biers close association with the business improvement area board and the chamber of com merce shes currently working towards her business degree at york university im looking forward to the challenge she concluded area may come alive stouffville the stouff ville reservoir and dam has great possibilities for passive recrea tion denis sainsbury and wayne lambert of the whitchurch con servation club told a meeting of town council march 22 they described the likelihood of future activities for the site in cluding canoeing skating fishing and crosscountry skiing at the same time they said the propertys marshlands should be retained as a wildlife sanctuary david dyce craig mather and peter wigham representatives of the metro toronto and region conservation authority said a feasibility study is currently underway taking about one year to complete fish they said both trout and small bass are common to duffin creek and the reservoir mather pointed out however the prime function of the project has always been that of flood control and he wants it to reman this way questions no answers stouffville westfields list of 22 questions related to the subdivision agreement remain unanswered the homeowners in stouffvil- les east end estate development had requested replies at a meet ing of march 22 but none were forthcoming many of the answers must come from experts councillor wilf morley told the tribune some of the alleged problems re late to hydro and the medical officer of health he said responses have been promised april 6 he explained mayor fran sainsbury agreed some of the questions are very technical andtequire much re search j both mayor sainsbury and councillor morley voiced confi dence that all concerns would be met and the majority of problems solved by the end of 1988 the letter of credit mrs sains bury said stands at 350000 these funds she explained can not be used on private lands to this point the development has not been assumed by the town nor have occupancy permits been issued the mayor concluded finds family stouffville members within the congregation of stouffvil le pentecostal church had tears in their eyes and joy in their hearts as a story unfolded during the service sunday evening yvonne yeates of goodwood and ron flynn of cambridge re vealed events leading up to a family reunion after 50 years of separation mr flynn is a first cousin of mrs yeates and a nephew of her father don anderson parkview village the cambridge resident married and father of three gjrls was given up for adoption as a baby although his parents later married he retained his mothers surname through enquires and research mr flynn began piecing together his life eventually discovering his roots he contacted his uncle don last fall its taken 50 years for him to find out exactly who he is mrs yeates told the tribune its truly an amazing story mr flynn a member of the pentecostal church in cambridge shared the service in song sunday with mrs yeates hes so excited yvonne concluded we all are