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sacesf serving whitchurchstouffville uxbridge area gnintrye rtyme reakyltd vol 102 no 3 country property specialist 494099 j0hnwhytm1 a metroland community newspaper wednesday january 18 1989 oages 50 cents parents demand street safeguards at summitview stouffville concerns with respect to safety of both children and adults crossing main street east in the area of summitview public school have been brought to the attention of whitchurchstouffville council a delegation representing the stouffville bigger isnt better quality rather than quantity this is councillor jim sanders motto and he let it be known in no uncertain terms tuesday with regard to sewage capacity via the big pipe councillor sanders said stouffville was pinning its hopes on an unsubstan tiated newspaper article quoting durham regional chairman gary herrema were part of york region not durham region he stated we must cooperate with york region on this matter we should be interested in the quality of life in stouffville and not be going after ways to become bigger councillor ron robb said it was the towns decision to check out the report just because youre dead set against it he retorted adding and its all right we me if you are mayor fran sainsbury said at no time had council or a member of staff approached durham region and requested sewage capaci ty the town she said is cooperating with the region of york if proper planning had been done ten years ago we wouldnt be in the fix we find ourselves today she concluded diane ward excity girl heads fair markham a city resident turned sheep farmerette is the 1989 president of markham fair diane ward cone 6 whitchurchstouffville was ac claimed when the markham and east york agricultural society held its annual meeting jan 11 she succeeds dave morrison rr 1 unionville the 1st vicepresident is carol soccer reunion it was back in 1977 that martin johannessen and the royals were introduc ed as a squirt entry in the region of york youth socr cer association the coach and team have remained inseparable through eleven seasons this saturday theyll be honored at a banquet in lat- cham hall stouffville at tendance is by invitation only joy and martin johan nessen 17 players and their parents and several invited guests will attend number ing about 60 in total activities begin at 630 pm with dinner at 730 white of wnitevale the 2nd vice- president is don miller rr 2 markham a full report is published on page cl of this issue it was back in 1976 a year prior to the fairs move that diane assisted son mike in the showing of a calf she also ex hibited a quilt winning third on one and first on the other i was hooked she admits involvement in old mac- donalds farm and sheep- shearing demonstrations led to a directorship in 1983 she credits pastpresidents mary beare dennis seeley and barry little with providing the encouragement required shes been a member of several committees including personnel grounds finance and administration diane describes the fairs operation as a phenomenon its not unusual she says to hold up to five meetings a week with all time volunteered theres a tremendous amount to learn diane claims with so little time to learn it thank goodness i have carol white and don miller to lean on despite the tremendous responsibility diane says she ac cepts the position without apprehension im sure siirethey 11 carry the fair in spite of rhe she laughs and do a beautiful job summitview parentteacher association attended a meeting jan 10 june ferris spokesperson for the group pointed to the fact 200 pupils cross main street at sum mitview four times daily five times a week this she said is far too many with only a crossing guard for protection the lives of adults particularly the handicapped and senior citizens are also in jeopardy mrs ferris stated the speaker pointed out that many children cross the highway when no guard is on duty in order to attend extracurricular school activities as well as events in the park adults also use this location she said to shop at suc cess square plaza on the south and attend local churches to the north the association is calling for the immediate erection of traffic signals at the intersection of stouffer street and main there can be no compromise with safety particularly when it applies to those least able to pro tect themselves in this case our children the appeal read in part we cannot afford to wait for more studies or until traffic signals are justified we do not think this is a normal budgetary item and believe council should take whatever steps are necessary to appropriate the re quired funds immediately we are not prepared for anyfurther fatalities to establish a need the appeal was supported by a 550name petition i can go home secure in the knowledge ive done all i can said parent ed schmeler i hope you council can leave in the same frame of mind councillor jim sanders assured the delegation an amount sufficient to provide cor rective safeguards would be in cluded in the 1989 preliminary budget alarmed costs tthe yorkregidnpublic school custodian strike forced staff and students to adjust their work and play habits during the one- week walkout here principal peter bright carries out garbage from the sdss cafeteria by stouffville mayor fran sainsbury has likened the new planning department office in the stouffville park to a newborn baby once you have it you cant give it back the mayors comment follow ed criticism levelled by coun cillor wayne emmerson over costs emmerson said moving ex penses to relocate the building would be 31000 refurbishing the interior 19000 and 3600 to improve the exterior raising the total to 53600 while opposed to the project mrs sainsbury said an addition to the present municipal office would have cost in the neighborhood ot 250000 how much what is a fair wage rate for members of whitchurch-stouffville- council to find but clerk co ordinator pat muir has been asked to obtain salary figures paid b y municipalities of com- parable size however over the pro- tests of councillor jim sanders the town passed its wage rate bylaw jan 16 councillor sanders recom mended the issue be held in obeyance until the survey was complete only six of sixteen replies had- been received salary payments for 1989 follow the mayor 18838 plus a car allowance of 3i506 councillors 11082 plus a car allowance of 1000 mrs leonard will never believe this sdss viceprincipal rod i leonard sweeps up the cafeteria floor the strike ended monday iwjkbjrobhwlwhwwi- jim thomas strike over for custodians stouffville public school caretakers are back on the job five hundred and fifty custo dians have returned to work following ratification of an hourly rate that earlier had been rejected hot waste unwanted whitchurch could whitchurchstouffville become a dumping ground for lowlevel radioactive waste ward 3 councillor nick tatone fears this may the case should ourtown be selected by a sitting task force thats holding a series of meetings this year the committee tatone says may consider any one of the towns workedout gravel pits as ideal because of their rockhard base well need to do our homework and find out whats go ing on the ward 3 councillor stated he pointed out that either whitchurchstouffville or ux bridge could be the choice when it comes to prime locations the issue he aid needs to be the concern of the whole council well allliave to fight this he concluded the new agreement provides a 147 percent increase over two years in 1989 a no l custodian will be paid 1255 an hour or an an nual salary of 26104 the second year heshe will receive 1348 an hour or 28038 by a vote of 180 york region board of education approved the new wage package monday both principal peter bright and viceprincipal rod leonard of stouffville dist secondary school breathed collective sighs of relief when news of the settle ment was received mr bright said despite the fact students had shown excellent co operation in keeping halls and classrooms clean it would be some time before everything returned to normal strike threatens olaremont this monday is the strike deadline for 1369 durham region secondary school teachers trustee lyn craig of clare- mont remains hopeful settlement will be reached well know better after wednesday night she said with reference to negotiations still go ing on salaries and class sizes are major issues she stated model j complex stouffville its been described as the most dramatic addition to stouffvilles west en trance since the coming of- mcneil pharmaceutical canada ltd work will begin this spring on a fourstorey medical and office complex at the intersection of main street west and sandiford drive the project initiated by as construction of stouffville has since been taken over by bjs developments of richmond hill bjs will also manage the property well run it were not going to flip it president louie kok jancic told the tribune the building to be named the imperial centre will include a pharmacy laboratory and clinic on the first floor medical offices on the second with offices for lawyers accountants real estate companies and other professions on floors three and four this concept has proved suc cessful in other towns says mr kocjancic the first floor will also offer a cafeteria and either a bank or a trust company he explains politician thanked goodwood the goodwood ratepayers association honored former uxbridge councillor cal avery at a ceremony jan- 10 on behalf of the organization virginia aitchison presented mr avery with a framed limited edi tion print of the goodwood mer cantile store completed by stouffville artist james bessey the presentation was the associations way of saying thank you to mr avery for his energetic work throughout ward 1 in general and the goodwood community in particular the ceremony took place at the vic wilson equestrian centre lincolnville the inscription reads in part the goodwood ratcpaycrs association expresses its thanks and appreciation to councillor cal avery for his representation dedication and memorable con- tributions to the residents of goodwood best wishes to you and cathy in all future endeavors a lesson in courage page a2 western warmth page a5 ronnies roost page a9