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10 mm vol 101 no 35 serving whitchurchstouffville uxbridge area cquntrye ftyme realty ltd uanstcolujhane 6405030 239500 john whytau a metroland community newspaper w4 out siazjvw 40 pages 50 cents mayor up in arms towns growth plans on hold by don bernard foot dragging by york region officials is gradually choking off growth in stouffville mayor i ran sainsbury charged last week iand shes mystified to know thy a decision cant be made on tjie towns request to hook into tjie york durham sewer line tknown as the big pipe t her frustration boiled to the surface at last thursdays regional council meeting when she tangled with markham mayor carole bell on the issue of setting a meeting date to resolve the issue in an interview on friday mayor sainsbury said that the issue is clear the stouffville sewage treat ment plant is close to reaching its capacity stouffville cant expand its sewage treatment plant because burned corpse still a mystery the identity of a badly burned corpse found aug 11 just east of the yorkdurham town line is still unknown the body was found along the side of a gravel road near the intersection of sideline 34 and the eighth concession in pickering police believe the body was 22yearold bakery worker pritam singh chohan of north york but durham regional police said tuesday that the body was too charred to make a quick identification dental records are still being investigated low cost homes unlikely in town despite a recent provincial government policy statement stouffville wont likely see more low cost housing until the pro blem of sewage capacity is solv ed according to mayor fran sainsbury last week ontarios housing minister chaviva hosek an nounced that 25 per cent of homes in new subdivisions must be geared toward medium and low- income people in an interview friday mayor sainsbury said that she favors a mix of housing including rental units but that little can be done in stouffville until the town finds in creased sewage capacity she noted that such housing would have to be built in the ur ban area of stouffville and be ful ly serviced by sewer and water putting lower income units in rural estate subdivisions is not feasible because of the high cost of land she said although there is a policy state ment clarrification is needed from the ministry of housing on how it mav be applied in whitchurchstouffville the mayor said in an interview regional chairman eldred king a former mayor of whitchurch- stouffville said that affordable housing could be developed in various ways in york region there could more coop or government subsidized rental units as well as lower cost houses for purchase he noted that the full impact of the policy state ment wont be known until sub divisions are forwarded to the ministry for approval the provincial ministry of en vironment has said the creek flowing through town cant take any more effluent treated water coming out of a sewage plant because growth has been slower than expected in durham region that area has some ex cess capacity to allocate to stouf fville if its needed to protect the environment stouffville should be allowed to hook into the big pipe as soon as possible however regional chairman eldred king says that its not a simple matter of hooking stouff ville into the big pipe the former whitchurchstouffville mayor said that the servicing needs of the region must be look ed at as a whole he denies that stouffvilles needs have been ignored because its not a simple question or a request that can be responded to quickly he added that long range plan ning considerations must be ex amined and a regionwide plan of action developed its not just a simple matter of hooking up a pipe mr king said he admitted that things have not moved quickly on the towns request and that an egineering department report has noted that the best way to add sewage capacity here is to hook into the big pipe for mayor sainsbury the frustration has been growing since an april meeting of the regions engineering committee when the staff report was slated to come before the committee just as mayor sainsbury who is not a member of the commit tee was to speak on the issue richmond hill mayor al duffy moved the matter be deferred to the june meeting then at the june meeting it was postponed again until september because mr king was away last week regional council decided not to set a date for deai- ing with the whitchurch- stouffville situation pending a meeting sept 22 to consider growth projections for all four of yorks rural municipalities with a municipal election com ing up in november were go ing to waste another year until a decision is made mayor sainsbury insists continued page a3 lawnie wallace stands in front of the dufferiu honors in a vocal competition held at the cne gate at the cne the ballahtrae girl took top over the weekend jim thomas lawnie wallace wows judges at the cne budding country singer lawnie wallace has done it again the 11yearold ballantrae girl won the 12 and under sing ing competition at the cne over the weekend in grand styleshe sang sweet dreams and blue moon of kentucky to take the top award and prize money of 200 after preliminaries friday and saturday lawnie was one of five selected as finalists sun day evening at the band shell according lawnies mother kathy thecne win was a real feather in her daughters cap because the competition was stiff v the win follows victories in the provincial and national 12 and under competitions earlier this summer theres always stiff competition says her mother she likes doing it its fun lawnies first big concert came at the age of seven when she joined other country singers in a benefit concert for tornado victims in barrie ontario the youthful singer now has a manager and is lined up to ap pear on a television show at ckvr in barrie this september shes just audition ed for star search and expects to appear on heehaw and the tommy hunter show later this year lawnie is just entering grade 6 at ballantraepubhc school her 13yearold brother jason also entered the cne competi tion in the 18 and under category but did not make the finals earlier this year he won the provincial competition for best male ivocalist in the 12 and under category he has since turned 13 and must enter the higher level they come by their talent and interest in country music honestly their father william is a country singer and songwriter they just go to compete for the fun of it mrs wallace said i both youngsters also do modelling race in ward 3 second candidate declares a second candidate has entered the race for whilchurch- slouffvilles ward 3 johan aaltink a maintenance manager with pitt steel in markham announced his can didacy over the weekend hes a 13year resident of the preston lake area the other declared candidate is nick tatone mr aaltink 43 feels that the northwest portion of whitchurch- stouffville has been neglected in recent years his priorities include pushing for public acquisition of north rd at preston lake an issue he sees as very important to ward 3 residents he feels that area residents should be properly protected by buffer zones or road rerouting if large industrial development is allowed in the gormley area he favors a phased development it is a good idea to have in dustry all in one area and that area is readily available to trassportation which is impor tant for industry he said in an interview i am worried about about the people who live there and something must be done to help them live with the development rather than an indoor swimm ing pool whitchurchstouffville needs to maintain and upgrade its existing facilities he noted that ball diamonds in many rural areas dont have benches and need extensive grading he feels its unfair for people in the northwest part of the town to pay for an indoor swimming pool in stouffville a facility most of them wont even use a new pool in stouffville should be paid for by voluntary dona tions and corporate sponsors with perhaps matching dona tions by the town mr aaltink said and rather than building a new town hall near stouffville he feels that the current building should be expanded and more parking opened up to the south there is at least 10 more years of life in that building if ex panded mr aaltink said peo ple identify with the clock tower and for a town of under 20000 people we dont need to be out in the middle of nowhere rather than hook into the big pipe he feels alternate means johan aaltink wants ward 3 seat should be found of improving towns current sewage treat ment plant sensitive environmental areas such as those at woodbine ave and bloomington rd should be protected we are at the headwaters of many streams and we should be sensitive to the environmental in creased development can bring mr aaltink said he sees whitchurchstouffville as a mediumsized town with hamlets fields and industry con fined to specific areas the lack of sewage treatment capacity will limit growth and maintain the rural nature of the communi ty he says mr aaltink has worked for pitt steel for the past 13 years overseeing designing and up dating maintenance at the firms two plants he has made a point of regularly attending council meetings during the past 18 months mr aaltinks wifes name is jan and thev have four children trina 14 marijke 11 brooke 9 and rachael 4 working uv a head of gteam b there s jots to do and see during the steam threshing days eluding a coni grinder at right owen kelsey concentrates hard held at qnaker museum near uxbridge over tie weekend al left on spitting watermelon seeds for more photos on the event see adam iedir shows off some of the antique items he displayed in- pagea- brent low ery stouffville gears up for terry fox run stouffville area residents should dust off their sneakers for the annual terry fox run coming up on sunday sept 18 run organizer dixie- sellers says that pledge sheets are available at the tribune office the library scotia bank and canadian tire branches in stouffville they will also be distributed in the schools during the first weeks of the school vear this years 10k route is thesame as last year and particioants are invited to run jog walk or ride their bikes even those not wishing to solicit pledges can take part for a 5 entry fee last year 6999 was raised by 83 participants orchard park public school was the top school in the event starting point is latcham ifall and the time is 15 pm