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rurffcttj 0 g ewellers 5 man st w siouffvte 6404646 iiilill serving wmtchurchstouffville uxbridge area i cquntrye rtyme 2realtylttl country property specialist 64k090 jomwirua vol 102 no 16 a metroland community newspaper wednesday april 19 1989 j6mfpages 50 cents pretty scar taxes likely to double residential taxes could double in 1989 this is the gloom and doom prediction by whitchurchstouffville mayor fran sainsbury while the town she says is attempting to keep its increase down to 53 percent the cost of living the regions budget has shot up by 206 percent and york board of education is predicting a 24 percent hike the catholic school cost increase is even higher at 26 percent mayor sainsbury describes the situation as pretty scary while the towns attempting to hold the line at 53 percent mrs sainsbury admits this isnt realistic if the municipality is forced to go it alone on the installation of stoplights at stouffer street and winona drive since main streets a provincial highway she feels queens park should subsidize the cost of both projects with respect to the tax increase overall mayor sainsbury says its the person on fixed income thats hurt the most mrs sainsburys calling for a change in the act that would force developers to provide school sites to municipalities free of charge she says too all schools should be open and ready to go when families move in family praise firemen ballantrae absolutely fantastic is the way mrs don ennis described the work of fire dept volunteers after her hus band lacerated the tips of two fingers in a belt sander wednes day afternoon mr ennis she said was work ing with a friend at 17 iroquois drive when the accident occurred at first his wife thought of tak ing him to hospital herself but feared he might go unconscious councillor ron robb once told me if an accident happens call the fire department thats what i did they were here in minutes mrs ennis recalled they administered oxygen and bandaged the injured left hand she said ii alcohol a curse school wont support harbourfront prom stouffville the student council of stouffville dist secon dary school is holding a spring prom but the administrations withdrawn support principal peter bright made the announcement thursday his meeting with the tribune jvas attended by council presi dent julian franklin earlier mr bright urged the committee to hold the prom in the high school gym anywhere else he said and it would con stitute a private event with no school association whatsoever so far the ultimatums been ig nored the prom will take place may 26 on board a boat in toronto harbour the cost is 90 per couple mr bright bases his decision family cheers officer grad bloomington twenty- oneyearold kevin ferris knights place bloomington was supported by his own cheer ing section when he walked on hearing costs stouffville win orlose those persons successful in hav- ing applications heard by the on- tario municipal board must cover the cost this says mayor fran sainsbury relates to the appeal against the baggio development cone 9 at the vivian sideroad and a pending appeal related to rezoning of lands at the stouff ville flea market tenth line inorth a delegation calling itself the concerned residents group of whitchurchstouffville claim didnt initiate the baggio therefore should be reimbursed their expense the town mayor sainsbury explained reduced the subdivi sion from 22 lots to 17 the omb downsized it to eleven lots or less stage to receive his police graduation diploma thursday fourteen family members attended the ceremony attended by chief of police jack marks was held at the charles o bick col lege finch avenue and brimley road scarborough there were 69 officers in the class kevin entered police work as a cadet at age eighteen he attend ed police college at aylmer and completed his training in toron to hes a graduate of whitchurchhighlands public school and sdss kevin credits his association with the newmarket and district air cadets with helping him through the course hell work out of metros no 51 division attending the ceremony were kevins parents jim and lynn ferris sister and brother laurie and scott his grand parents robert and dorothy ferris toronto his girlfriend terri ellis and her parents of musselmans lake on what ive seen over the last two years i dont want to be a part of it again when aked to be specific principal bright said the inclu sion of a bar and the behavior of a few kids places too much responsibility on staff chaperones he described the consumption of alcohol as a curse mr bright said hell be holding discussions with the dance ex ecutive in an effort to change their minds he feels the gymnasium coulu be decorated appropriately for the occasion the christmas formal was held here and the kids had a marvellous time he stated mr bright voiced disappoint ment at councils decision he said a legal contract had been drawn up and cosigned by a parent its important for the com munity to know this will not be a school dance he stressed he said any teachers attending will do so as private citizens franklin said the committees choice of sites is not a form of rebellion against mr bright or members of staff it was felt the dance would be better attended elsewhere the council president admitted underage drinking will likely oc cur alcohol is tied into a good time one person could ruin the night for everyone were not blind to the situation the executive he said is hop ing to obtain student and parent chaperones as well as bus transportation to and from toronto mr bright estimates the cost at between 500 and 600 a couple when everythings included karen e m in e r s o n daughter murray and evelyn emmcrson manitoba street stouffville has been awarded a nursing proficiency award in her firialyear atgebrgian college in addition karen is the recipient of a kiwanis club cash award the ceremony was held april 5 karen will now write exams towards her rn degree shes a graduate of summitvicw public school and stouffville dist secondary school respected humanitarian stouffville service was held from the oneill funeral home tuesday for one of stouff- villes foremost humanitarians dr jerome delaurier town chiropractor at 201 main street west passed away april 14 in st michaels hospital toronto following a courageous fight with cancer dr delaurier received great personal satisfaction from pro viding financial support for an adopted family in haiti he endeavored to visit them at least once a year and always came away encouraged that because of assistance their lives were improved dr delaurier enjoyed a close association with a wide circle of friends both within his practice and around town he had been a keith sutherland a last hurrah stouffville keith sutherland asst supt of human resources york region board of education will retire at the end of the current school term his association with education spans 35 years mr sutherland first began as a teacher on the staff of summit- view school then graduated to the position of principal at or chard park and later unionville hes been extremely active in the whitchurchstouffville com munity including music mania and the markhamstouffville hospital a retirement party in his honor will be held may 25 at spring lakes golf and country club ringwood with a reception at 6 pm and dinner at seven the rsvp deadline is fit april 28 the contact persons are lome boadway birketthassard insurance 6402000 or pat grey box 40 york region board of education 60 wellington street west aurora l4g 3h2 admission dinner and gift is 40 per person a donation gift only is at the individuals discretion volunteer car wash the stouffville volunteer firefighters association is holding a car wash saturday location is the town fire hall main street east the time is 10 am to 5 pm proceeds will go to the childrens wish founda tion the association has set a total target figure of 5000 the money will be donated to a local family in order that a childs dream may become a reality v dr don pctric is the firefighters liaison physician community support of this worthwhile project will be appreciated sap 4 aid of kennedy eheld at mber hes since l lwith artificial hral 15 pe person ble in advance church closes brougham st johns united church at brougham is closed a final service was held sun day afternoon it was conducted by presbytery the future of the congregation remains up in the air the tribune was told a congrega tional meeting summoned by presbytery is anticipated theres considerable hostility towards claremont but wc had nothing to do with it the member said i feel sorry for them its a heartrending situation at a recent sunday service there was only one person pre sent he noted with the average attendance around five lack of support is the reason he concluded member of stouffvilles original little theatre he was dearly loved by members of his family including sisters margaret mccutcheon of brantford patricia burns and judy delaurier toronto pauline lacy st catharines two brothers james of windsor jon of sydney bc 15 nieces and nephews important meeting ballantrae whos min ding our water will be the sub ject of an address by marry asselstine wed april 26 at the ballantrae community centre time of the meeting is 730 pm sponsors are the concerned residents group of whitchurch- stouffville issues arelack of protection of headwaters impact of develop ment on water supplies potential for problems on the oak ridge moraine and the role of the lake simcoe region conservation authority fire cost criticized stouffville town coun cillor ron robb claims a 13000 fire protection agreement with east gwillimbury is a waste of taxpayers money further he says volunteers from fire sta tion ii church hill can respond to calls faster we could cover that area north of st johns sideroad he told council tuesday the east gwillimbury truck must come from ml albert mayor fran sainsbury defend ed the agreement saying it would cost 1 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