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barthau jewellers stouffviiie 6404646 iiiia vol 101 no 31 serving whitchurchstouffville uxbridge area countrye strtyme uan st cvshri metre 233x0 6405090 john whytall a metroland community newspaper wednesday august 10 1988 38 pages 50 cents- security j probed i in malls x by jim thomas editor stouffville doug and shirley benedict ironwood crescent stouffviiie suffered through a terrifying experience wednesday frhen thev lost their son in the huge promenade mall hwy 7 and bathurst street jassen age six was missing almost 45 minutes the distraught parents feared hed been kidnapped j while not wishing to appear unduly critical mr benedict feels mall security not only at the promenade but perhaps others re quires revision hes placed the matter before sgt rodney sine community ser vices bureau york regional police hes also discussed the issue ivith officials at the promenade and other plazas in the hope that cor rective measures can be taken mr benedict feels parents cant negate their responsibilities at ithe same time he suggests public malls anxious to attract customer business must also be accountable 2 hes hopeful that through their trial a basic security program will jje formulated effecting all shopping centres across ontario theres too much variance from mall to mall says the stouff- yille father of two a standardized security system is required j sgt sine agrees he told the tribune it marks the first time the issue has been brought to the departments attention hes promised lull support i support has also come from patricia foster of child find ontario inc i mr benedict offers several suggestions these include additional security personnel depending on the size of the plaza an indepth security training program and improved procedures when a lost child incident occurs in this regard benedict feels the perimeter of all plazas should be secured that exit doors should be monitored and police should be notified in addition he suggests identifiable armbands should be provided for a price at mall information desks even a type of guide so children cant stray while their parents attention is distracted f mr- benedict says hes unsure concerning the legal responsibilities jof shopping malls but intends to find out speaks against open sundays claremont athlete arsnip claremont a 19yearold claremont resident leaves this month to enrol through a hockey scholarship at kent state univer sity ohio tim evans son of dean and carolyn evans barkley street was scouted out of the pickering panthers where he played two seasons he a graduate of claremont public school and picker ing high tim advanced through the ranks of the whitchurchstouffvilje minor hockey association before moving over to uxbridge where he played briefly with the midget team there then the jr c bruins with the jr b panthers he performed mainly at centre ice he won the team scoring title in 198788 tim has been accepted in a 4year business administration course kent state university is located south of cleveland storm strikes town again stouffville stouffviiie businessman graydon card spoke in front of the ontario governments select committee on sunday shopping at queens park monday the president of cards hard ware main street west was representing the 800 ontario members of the canadian retail hardware association mr card is on the executive he told the committee his association is almost unanimous in its opposition to the concept of sunday shopping the peterson government wants to pass the responsibility of sunday shopping legislation on to the municipalities card ex plained our association is op posed we fear the domino effect whereby one municipalitys affir mative decision will lead others to follow suite were suggesting that like school holidays sunday shopping be handled the same way he concluded bylaw thwarts corn grower stouffville the opera tion of a roadside market has the town in a tizzy the centre managed by 16yearold scott paisley rr 4 stouffviiie is zoned commercial rather than rural further its located away from the property where the produce is grown this according to town bylaw enforcement officer bruce ar- rowsmith contravenes the bylaw but mr arrowsmith stopped short of saying what his depart ment plans to do action is proposed he said were dealing with it david paisley scotts father says hes confused he claims support from at least three members of council including ward member jim rae he says his son is very humiliated by it all its bothering him badly altogether scott has four separated corn plots his sales outlet is located on private pro pel ty north of the stouffviiie road between concessions 6 and 7 he rents the site mr paisley claims the intent of the bylaw is to stop nonresidents from doing business here jb hasriftbcetf a good sqnk mstouffville dcdlcatgdiiflowergrowerf i fat- dry weather hasn jt fiil 7ii- 1 9 1a trim i he says hed been told by coun cillor ron robb to keep on sell ing until he returns from vaca tion currently in summer recess no regular council meeting is planned until aug 23 ignore it for a couple of weeks then change it coun cillor rae suggests rae said that at a cost of 600 mr paisley can apply for a tem- porary rezoning order however this will require ap proval from both york region and the owner its imperative that scott keeps the crop moving his father explained otherwise itll go to waste it was a little extra income he appreciates the fact the bylaw department is acting on a complaint its unfortunate some people want to play this kind of game he said its not a very neighbor ly thing to do he claims its just another example of farmer harassment in an area thats rapidly changing he claims his son is very down over the controversy he called it a learning experience rollback stouffville the salary rollback motion is in place it will be presented by trustee harry bowes of whitchurch- stouffville and trustee ken taylor of east gwillimbury at the board of educations first business meeting following the nov 14 elections the bowestaylor recommen- dalion calls for a 1989 honorarium of 15000 rather than the 18000 already approved mr bowes is optimistic he notes that with three new trustees coming on stream anything can happen this could be an election issue he contends the 18000 figure was passed by a split vote of 87 stouffville for a se cond time in less than a week the whitchurchstouffville area was lashed by a vicious wind rain and electrical storm the latest occurred aug 4 the fire department pressed every piece of available equip ment into service including its 1960 gmc held in reserve for emergency situations four calls were received one after the other the fire station itself didnt escape the furry of mother natures onslaught two bolts o lightning hit the rooftop antenna showering the interior with sparks no fire resulted i hit the floor chief bill brown said later it was scary parkview home on rupert avenue was also struck a transformer in the laundry room burned out remote alarms were touched off at the public library and sleepy hollow golf course a pine tree in front of the stouf fviiie christian church was severed from top to bottom a large tree limb fell across obrien avenue another tree was toppled at windsor drive musselmans lake for jill bartosik bethesda sideroad it was an afternoon she wont forget lightning struck a tree in the front yard another bolt hit the chimney an interior fan was demolished fearing a tornado mrs bar tosik grabbed benjamin two and erin one and headed into the basement two successive explo- sions prompted her to return upstairs there was no fire at the height of the storm water flowed down stouffvilles main street at curb height the heavy rain lasted about 20 minutes i t the annual anliotteigja jntariowolsbel sundaytaugao l the whu stouffviiie mil sjegfjf vandorf eluding a display of earl canadian motorcycles tiw opens at 1- idcvanpmm jhhv he evei alsom i d e a n exh i b it o i mihiaturev liorses- bake salea craft salea e a tea gun isic and gamesfj booze party residents upset musselmans lake york regional police were twice called to a booze party involving an estimated 60 young people on hillsdale drive musselmans lake saturday it continued throughout the night one caller said with several still at the site the next morning the location is an open lot ex tending from hillsdale drive through to bomar road they came by the carloads an informant said there were beer and liquor bottles all over the place the noise was terrible another resident said kids were screaming and hollering all night long fifty golden years a2 puts town on mapa3 future teachera5 midsummer brldesa6 their diamond daya7 top of the world a10 sports mighty mitesbl talks with batb3