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c2 tribune february 1 1989 memorable describes mabel crouch byjeaxxauta my first recollection of mabel crouch was that of a gentle smil ing dowager behind the lectern at stouffville united church it was in the late 1950s she was conducting a general meeting of the combined wms and wa organizations mabel was a lady and true to her upbringing as a doctors daughter she maintained her aristocratic grace mabel had come to the area against her wishes when her hus band stanley stuart crouch pur chased a piece of property at the corner of bethesda road and the 7th concession mccowan road the good doctor one of the earliest orthodontists wished to build a house at this location where he could semiretire and putter around mabel had her grand piano her enthusiasm to learn a new piece shop at home tor your convience v- no obligation il free estimate ycau 470-7480- 4r a this time make it a peerless stainmaster carpet carpets of classical music her crochet work that resulted in place mats from discarded cotton yarns and her strawberry patch over and above this she had a fantastic memory perhaps it might concern the little girl iron ing dolly clothes on the sabbath or the many syllabled king of a foreign land and his strange- sounding courtiers there was no end to the amusing repetoire of this sharp mind in the 60s lemonville united church claimed stuart and mabel crouch mabel began playing the organ for sunday services soon she became the accompanist for a handful of mothers who enjoyed singing together the good doctor was soon to christen this group the lemon ville ladies and wifey played an important role in the choice of their music it was at this time we first heard about auntie grace mcfaul a oncefamous opera singer she had owned the family landmark home called lome villa in seaforth auntie grace had sung such numbers as i have a bonnet trimmed with blue of course we learned it too during one session of the lemonville vacation bible school it was noticeable that mabel was preoccupied with something other than the bible songs the children were singing there was that big old home very empty and lonely up in seaforth if only mabel could con vince the banker to extend a loan to her she could purchase the grand old beauty from the estate and go there to live if she could just make all the necessary financial arrangements she might just spring this on the good doctor as a surprise this was the beginning of a whole new life for mabel at age 70 she became a business woman with some remodelling input from her husband and the help of a local carpenter mabel turned the house into five self- contained apartments soon she found tenants among the seniors of the town and with this success was inspired to renovate the coach house which in itself was no modest piece of architecture it was handily adapted to make two comfortable apartments and was later sold to a tenant so the i lady of the big house could have less to manage there mabel lived in apart- ment no 5 of lome villa busy with the concerns of her tenants her tea parties and her church organizations it was only during the last year of her life that mabel moved up into the front apartments looking out on main street where she had enjoyed so many childhood holidays and from where she- could keep in contact with the happenings of the town in lome villa mabel was the heart of the home she is often quoted in lemon- ville for her saying man is the head of the house but woman is the heart of the home mabel was the one with the fan tastic memory but it was she who made an indelible mark on the memories of her friends in stouffville new immigration stand will ease ontario crunch by rene soetens mp ontario hiding immigration to canada is the single issue that creates more work and phone calls than any other to date at least in ontario riding nationally it has received much attention because of the supposed numbers of refugees streaming into our country however in ontario riding the activity is created by those trying to immigrate legally barbara mcdougall minister of employment and immigra tion has announced canadas in tentions for immigration in 1989 we have established a level of close to 160000 immigrants to be admitted this year up about 25000 from 1988 immigrants are categorized and the number admitted are as follows family reunification 57000 government assisted refugees 13000 privately sponsored refugees 10000 other refugees 7000 humanitarian 6000 selected skilled workers and families 52000 business 13000 retirees 2000 immigration by its very nature is a slow process that is not helped by the sheer volume of applicants since most of the work is done at the immigration office in the foreign country communication is difficult finally a proper security clearance is required this alone takes about six months what doesnt help- is the number of linejumpers landing here claiming to be refugees of the 85000 currently in the system 34000 arrived in the last six months with another 10600 the previous six months obviously this influx affects the immigration offices ability to deal with those who want to im migrate to canada legally the minister in announcing the governments plan to deal j with the refugee claimant made it clear no general amnesty will be allowed the government has allocated 100 million to deal with the refugee backlog we have established a panel that will determine which cases have a credible basis for a refugee claim those determined to be credi- ble will be processed for admis sion if they meet the health and criminality requirements those whose claims are judged not to be credible will face removal from canada they can leave voluntarily or be escorted out whichever they choose the backlog could take up to two years in the meantime the claimant will be allowed to work which was nqt thecase inthe past this should remove many from the welfare rolls as they will be allowed to support themselves finally the new immigration bill is now in 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