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v april the diamond month barthau jewellers sjourviiic 6404646 serving wbitchurchstouffville uxbridge area coiintrye jtyme ippiirealty ltd vol 101 no 15 a metroland community newspaper wednesday april 13 1988 38 pages 50 cents lowrental apartment osed by ruth burkholder stouffville the whitch- urchstouffville ecumenical committee on affordable hous ing is having an impact on the community almost weekly recommenda tions are coming before the towns planning advisory com mittee all related to possible solutions to the problem the latest was received april 5 the applicant jordan grant and associates ltd ownerof suc cess square main street east and stouffer street south ex- spotlight on skaters the stouffville figure skat ing club will unveil its 1988 ice revue this week with per formances friday at 8 pm and saturday 2 pm and 8 pm the director is julia fag- giani the producer is agnes faggiani theme for the first half is mickeys spring barbecue and for the second half a walk down hollywood boule vard the shows guest stars are gia guddat of markham and gary beacom of toronto they skate both solo and in pairs tickets adults 5 children and seniors 3 are available at the rec centre and movies plus also from gave leh man 6401304 the shows mc is steve upton pressed the desire to build a two- storey addition to the plazas east side the ground floor would be com mercial mr grant said with ten 750 square foot onebedroom apartments above four of the ten apartment units would be reserved for lowrental accommodation he explained tinder the provincial ministry of housings converttorent program the proposal has been praised by mayor fran sainsbury she de scribes it as the first affordable housing plan to come before council theres a question of sewage capacity however six units now on reserve would be required to service the ten apartments mr grant was told because the cause is a worthy one the applicants are confident permission will be forthcoming were optimistic its a start architect alan maddocks of stouffville told the tribune at present success square accommodates 17 apartment un its with a gross floor area of 2097087 square feet the ten proposed units would in crease this number to 27 units and an additional 75705 square feet the gross floor area including commercial would be 5516841 square feet the housing ministrys con verttorent program is de signed to encourage the creation of moderatecost market rental apartments primarily through the conversion of nonresidential buildings by offering interestfree loans the statement reads careless fires could bring fines stouffville thinking about lighting a grass fire dont thats the warning from chief bill brown especially where properties are small on larger acreages owners or tenants must come to the fire hall and and fill out a form otherwise if the blaze spreads out of control someones going to pay from saturday through mon day chief brown was called out seven times volunteers re sponded three times 5- as mtvi 11111111 i ifflk isp v westfield residents 1 unhappyf stouffville incomplete and evasive this is the response by resi dents phase i of westfield estates stouffville to the 22 questions placed before town council last month were not at all happy flora macdonald of cam fella boule vard told the tribune were very disappointed mrs macdonald says most peo pie shes talked to are sympathe tic to the residents problems and feel the town should complete all work to homeowners satisfac tion mrs macdonald claims resi dents are astonished their rer quest to be placed on the agenda of an april 13 council meeting had been denied further discussions are sche duled for april 18 and april 26 a committee representing the westfield ratepayers associav tion has agreed to play along with the town at least until april 18 i- recent newsletter said however some feel the situations gone beyond this point that more milij tant action is required even tjj public demonstrations and an ap- plication to the ministry of muni- cipal affairs for a provincial er- quiry the committee report conj- eluded pet dog trapped i claremont a valued dog part husky part german shepherd missing since april 4- was found friday trapped by its chain that had wound arounda clump of trees nothing short of a miracle said mrs patricia flowers fok lowing smokeys safe return the pet was the property of her son ted the family scoured the area- poundkeepers and veterinarians were notified as far distant as oshawa and aurora it was a neighbor gerald daw son out walking his dog mac in the area of the uxbridge- pickering townline and 24th sideroad who heard a barking sound in a nearby woods he found smokey with his chain wrapped around several small shrubs fortunately he was close to a stream mrs flowers said local athletes three residents of whitchurchstouffville and two from uxbridge will receive athletic achievement awards at a ceremony friday hosted by the ontario ministry of tourism and recreation at the sheraton centre hotel toronto stouffville recipients are ginnie gayford equestrian cathy gordon judo and marlene streit golf uxbridge winners are jennifer cook figure skating and mark zillman blind sports track field the awards are given for championship performance in amateur sports at national international and world levels of com petition pc candidate to visit town town office a tight fit stouffville bill attewell mpp for the riding of don valley east and currently seeking the pc nomination in the new riding of markham that in cludes whitchurchstouffville will visit stouffville monday april 18 he and wife sandy will attend a onehour reception in latcham stouffville the towns municipal buildings bursting at the seams the seriousness of the problem came to light last week when treasurer ed blackburn re quested permission to tempor arily expand his department into councils committee room mr blackburn said he requires space for two employees until room could be found elsewhere councillor wilf morley was opposed he said council often re quires a place to recess discuss private business and cool off he suggested an office trailer be set up close to the building to accommodate additional treas ury personnel mr blackburn said furnishings for the committee room would be modular enabling them to be moved on short notice or be shifted to another setting the treaurer explained one staff member was presently working in extremely cramped quarters downstairs while anothers to be hired shortly this is only a temporary mea sure he stressed over the next few months we can look for more permanent solutions a trailer an addition to the building some other means councillor wayne emmerson called the move bandaid treat ment admitting well be in this building for awhile yet bill attewell hall park drive south from 8 to 9 pm two prime supporters of the attewell nomination are ted top ping rr 4 stouffville and carolyn collins preston lake says mr topping bill has a wealth of experience as a mem ber of parliament and as a businessman for over 30 years im working hard to help ensure he wins the nomination june 1 at the markham centennial arena i believe we would be extremely well served with an experienced mp like bili as our member of parliament currently residing in north york mr and mrs attewell are moving shortly to blue spruce estates vandorf they are the parents of two sons howard and fraser two daughters pamela and leslie one grandson and a granddaughter born in february at present the ridings only other announced pc contender is peter atkins of markham science finalist stouffville astouffville student enrolled in grade 9 at king city secondary school has had his science fair project selected for presentation in the national finals at the university of manitoba winnipeg lawrence pucnte 14 of man itoba street will have his entry tree shapes an advantage to survival shipped cut west in advance the grade 9 student and three others from york region will arrive in winnipeg may 15 and remain through may 22 lawrences project was a top winner at the regional finals for public and catholic schools last week at st davids school ma- pic harry bowes of whitchurch- stouffville was a judge lawrence received the con servation award two other area students also did well justin harding of dick sons hill placed second with his entry entitled popcorn and samantha wright of summilview won a third with her project on cleaning with electricity