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serving whitchurchstouffville uxbridge area countrye tyihe wreakyltd vol 102 no 8 trees saved stouffville residents anger monday flared as hot as the brand marks on several town trees reports that a number of age- old maples were to be cut down within days prompted calls to this newspaper and to ward 6 councillor jim sanders sanders responded quickly putting the project on hold until it could be discussed tuesday somethings gone wrong he replied councillor sanders said the town has a tree committee thats supposed to monitor such things somehow it got by them he stated he noted that once a mistake is made in this regard nothing can be done its not a case of woops and put it back he said sanders said not a single tree earmarked for cutting would be touched until everythings thrashed out someone obviously became overexuberant he concluded new plant ringwood upper canada post beam ltd will soon have a new home construction started wednes day today on a singlestorey 750000 plant at a location on islater road east of woodbine avenue vandorf completion is expected in july two buildings will occupy the threeacre site one of 15000 square feet and the other 5000 square feet the firm acquired the ringwood property in may 1984 upper canada post beam will divide its holdings with part of the operation moving to tha former almira mill on 19th avenue markham the refurbishing of this struc ture will commence as soon as the vandorf plant is finished company president david mcfarlane told the tribune a metroland community newspaper wednesday february 22 1989 m country property specialist 648s090 johh whytall 423ages 50 cents a special girl tragic loss mourned by youngold by jim thomas stouffville a very special girl these were the words used by ron and joan wardley shane court stouff- ville to describe the love held for daughter melinda killed in a two- car crash at the intersection of mccowan and stouffville roads feb 14 melinda 20 and sister nicole 23 were passengers in a chevrolet cavalier driven by nicoles boyfriend john domato 22 of uxbridge occupants of the second vehir cle a 1989 mustang were michael hilliard 23 and shari lehman 27 both of stouffville mr domato nicole and melin da were en route to markham for evening dinner when the crash occurred the impact was on the passenger side of the domato car where melinda was seated dave glover a volunteer with the stouffville fire department was one of the first on the acci dent scene i went to the person melin da who seemed most seriously hurt he told the tribune she spoke to him he said and her pulse appeared quite strong then it faded he stated she died in my arms her last words were hows my sister mr and mrs wardley and daughters moved from the sutton area to stouffville i three years ago nicole is a student enrolled at seneca college melinda was a hairdresserintraining at fame international stouffville she was described by employees there as an excellent worker wellliked by everyone she was also a fine equestrian with many ribbons and trophies to her credit the oneill funeral home was filled to overflowing for the ser- vice saturday the floral tributes were beautiful rev paul scuse of christ church anglican stouffville described the tragedy as like a bad dream a nightmare theres a sense of anger at the injustice of it all he said rev scuse referred to the uncertainties of life none of us know how much time we have left but knowing there may be no tomorrow gives new meaning to today said rev scuse even at 20 years melinda lived life to the full he concluded spring interment will be made at stouffville cemetery prime gormley land welcomes industry gormley the gormley- hwy 404 industrial secondary plan has been approved by whitchurchstouffville council the area takes in 1100 acres including 640 acres in phase 1 the official plan amendment was given second and third readings feb 14 over the objec tions of russell d cheeseman representing lebovic enter prises ltd and robert jarvis acting for 763713 ontario ltd both men stated an established industrial site of such size would limit the location of further in dustrial lands in whitchurch- stouffville for the next 25 years they suggested the ministry of agriculture and food would be loath to remove additional farm properties for this purpose fur ther they said the medical of ficer of health would be hesitant to permit a large number of in dustrial buildings on septic tanks paul johnston speaking on behalf of the gormley group of developers urged approval of the amendment saying it had the support of both the ministry of agriculture and the dept of health theres still a great deal of work to do he said councillor jim sanders voiced support for the amendment the need he said had been iden tified its an opportunity he ex plained to amass an area of in dustrial land into one block mayor fran sainsbury said the area had been chosen by council not by developers she noted however that various developers had accorded the plan their co operation benefit game good cause stouffville its a game where everybody wins the benefit hockey contest saturday will pair two teams of oldtimers cheferq sand and gravel classics and betz pools clippers starting time is 830 pm with all proceeds going to er nie kennedy and family tenth line south mr kennedy lost both arms in a gravel pit accident dec 13 organizers are anticipating a crowd of close to 1000 the town is giving over the rec centre free of charge and the referees and linesmen are donating their services the stouffville amateur hockey association will conduct a 5050 draw later the band country gold will provide music for listening and dancing pleasure in the upstairs lounge the chefero classics will be managed and coached by jim wagg and ray steel the manager of betz clippers is al hachey their coach is john boyd two die in separate accidents stouffville tvvo people were killed and four others in jured in separate accidents tuesday a keswick man died when his ford escort was struck broad side on hwy 47 north of the sales barn injuredand in hospital is 93 booth drive the flatbed truck was hauling a following impact hit a hydro pole mcgillvray of agincourt son trailer carrying steel waste and tree the stationwagon came kyle is a patient in the hospital disposal bins the load jack- to rest in the east ditch for sick children toronto mr knifed late tuesday the deceased hegemer is in york central the truck veered out of control was identified as kimberly hospital richmond hill ken smelser stouffville two hours later a truck and stationwagon collided on mc cowan road north of 18th avenue markham a 26yearold woman was killed her one- monthold son and his grand mother were injured the truck driver hans hegemer 44 of markham was also hospitalized police said the northbound sta tionwagon veered into the south bound traffic lane rough ride whitchurch the stretch of vivian road between hwy 48 and the 7th concession mc cowan road is in a decrepid state of repair so says margot marshall councillor ward 1 i cant think of a road in worse condition councillor marshall told a meeting of council last week whitchurchstouffville had asked the york regional engineering committee to pro hibit heavy truck traffic on the road until it was upgraded but the region refused melinda wardley traffic lights shaded stouffville let there be light at present everyones in the dark with respect to the future of traffic lights at mostar road and main street west stouffville on tuesday paul whitehouse the towns engineering co ordinator attempted to enlighten council as to whats happening with the project according to mr whitehouse the pole bases conduit and poles were installed without approval from the town or the ministry of transportation in addition the ministry has not approved the design the dog leg intersection mostar road and glengall lane does not meet mto standards the ministry would prefer the in tersection be reconstructed so the streets are properly aligned according to mr whitehouse the capital expenditure for design and construction if and when approved would be the responsibility of mcneil phar maceutical canada ltd and cable tech ltd maintenance costs of the lights if and when approved would be the respon sibility of the town tenants dig in page a3 one killed three injured in markham crash a 26ycarold agincourt woman died and three people were injured following a collision between a stationwagon and a flatbed track and trailer on mccowan road markham tuesday hans hcgcmer 44 of markham was the driver of the truck above that veered into the ditch and struck a hydro pole and tree jim thomas bonus draw page a8