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st tribune september 12 1990 p3 sdss takes role of holding school from page 1 approved a number of new teachers to be added to the roster and new supplies will help alle- new gear suits chief whitchurchstouffville firefight ers will soon be battling blazes in brandnew suits offering safer pro tection against heat and fire while on the job says chief bill brown the fire department is ordering 30 new customfit bunker suits to cost whitchurchstouffville tax payers 625 for each suit or about 19000 in total the new gear that meets with safety standards across the country consists of three protective layers including a vapor barrier and an outer layer that is used in most bulletproof veststhe chief says the new suits are multilayered with an outer layer that is fire retar- dant allowing the suit to breathe the new suits totally protect the body the old suits traditionally con sisting of a long coat and high boots are on the way out making room for the new shortcoat low- boot gear allowing more complete protection chief brown says the new suits add protective pants to the outfit replacing a long coat allowing total protection to every part of the body the new suits designed primarily for structural firefighting are able to breathe but at the same time allow for heat from inside to pene trate outward away from the fire fighters body this allows for a more comfort able fit and a vast improvement in personal protection chief brown says he expects to have a prototype available at the station in about three weeks and hopes to have his brigade completely fitted by the end of the year viate the temporary problem we will be creating new class es and hiring new staff to accom modate the additional students we may be crowded this week and next week but then things will get back to normal he says a number of the markham area students are new immigrants and english as a second language course will be increased from one to six sessions he adds mr dickson says the school was not aware it would be asked to house the additional students until late august or the tempo rary crowding situation would have already been taken care of it has been tremendously hec tic for the guidance counsellors and they deserve praise he says he adds the crowded class rooms some holding as many as 60 will be back down a nor mal size of 24 to 30 within a few weeks there are several vacant classrooms that will be put to use he says photosjoerd w1tteveen crownin glory these three winners beam for the photographer saturday night after taking honors at the annual markham fair queen contest lynne beckett 22 of unionville centre was crowned markhams queen while stouffvilles tracy emery 19 left won first runner up and third runner up went to tracy morrison right of markham judges had a tough time choosing between the five contestants jim thomas of stouffville was a member of the judges panel at whitchurch highlands board region at odds on safety issue tracy kibble staff reporter york region and the public school board are at odds this week over a safety problem at the whitchurch highlands public school at bloomington road and warden avenue and whitchurchstouffville mayor fran sainsbury is worried the two sides will be trapped in another standoff like the recent summitview public school traffic light and road swap dilemma that had the two sides fighting over the price of land which held up the project for several years there has recently been con cerns from parents at whitchurch highlands school that the truck traffic on bloomington road and lack of traffic lights in front of the school is posing a safety haz ard for children and for buses turning in and out of the school off the major truck route at a recent york region engineering committee meeting officials agreed the problem should be rectified after survey ing the number of trucks passing the school each day but ques tioned the fact that traffic lights alone would solve the problem regional chairman eldred king earlier said the badly designed bus turning lane taking buses in and out of the school off bloom ington should be reconstructed in a loop fashion but york region board of edu- province to protect oak ridges york region officials received a report august 30 from the natural resources ministry announcing provincial measures to protect significant features on the oak ridges moraine the province will work closely with municipalities and conservation authorities in the planning study area announced municipal affairs minister john sweeney the moraine a 100mile stretch of 30 rivers from the niagara escarpment to the trent river including streams and tributaries in the greater toronto area supplies water and drinking water to several munici palities including whitchurchstouffville the 400squaremile oak ridges moraine passes through 14 municipalities including both rural and urban areas a report prepared by st andrewst patrick mpp ron kanter options for a greater toronto area greenlands strategy has identified the oak ridges moraine as a major natural feature the announce ment states a study announced on behalf of the natural resource ministry and mr sweeney will review the impact of development and landuse practices within the area and will provide direction to york region and its nine municipalities to recognize the signifi cance and sensitivity of the oakridges moraine inappropriate development on the moraine could jeopardize both the water flow in toronto area rivers and the natural underground reservoirs on which many people who live on the moraine depend for their drinking water announced natural resource minister lyn mcleod plumbing inspections the york region health committee has recently recommended all plumbing inspection responsibili ties and administration be transferred to each of the nine municipalities the health department has received comments from all municipalities showing five in favor of tak ing on plumbing inspections while the remaining four are against the proposal aurora georgina markham richmond hill and vaughan are in favor while east gwillimbury king newmarket and whitchurchstouffville are against the idea police enforcement approved the york region engineering committee has approved a stepup of police enforcement on bloom ington road where trucks pass by the whitchurch highlands public school at warden avenue in light of recent concerns the truck traffic is posing a safety threat to the children playing outside and for school buses turning off bloomington into the school the committee has also tentatively approved traffic lights to be installed however the committee will only install the lights if the york region board of education agrees to reconstruct the school bus turning lane which is part of the problem the committee said recently the engineering committee has also requested staff prepare a report to determine the need for a reduced speed limit 40 kms per hour in front of the school the school board will discuss its options at an upcoming meeting said chairman harry bowes cation yrbe chairman harry bowes said the board is not pre pared to go to such lengths because a bus turning around where children are getting on and off buses is dangerous mr bowes did however agree the current bus lane isnt the best design and said the board may consider a bus access off warden avenue we have to find out how to do that we just planted 200 trees along warden and the land is just not condusive for bus facili ties on school grounds mr bowes said he also said york region should help pay for reconstruc tion of a turning lane off bloom ington since the board often transfers land worth 400000 to the region for 2 to make plan ning easier he said york should be returning the favor its a matter of where we will get the money from this is being forced upon us now when our pri orities lie in important things like class rooms and much needed supplies but we hope the board of edu cation sees the childrens safety as high a priority as the region does mayor sainsbury said in the meantime the engineer ing committee will recommend fran sainsbury worried additional police enforcement in the area and are asking staff for a report to have the speed limit reduced to 40 kms per hour and the yrbe will discuss options at an upcoming meeting were waiting we have to do certain things and they have to do certain things harry bowes said its a matter of not panicking and getting the problem resolved as quickly as possible main tained mayor sainsbury earn extra money become a carrier today gall 6402100 attention flyer advertisers we can deliver your flyers for as little as 312 a piece so far this year we have delivered 15415400 flyers doortodoor in markham unionville milliken stouffville uxbridge and surrounding rural routes we can dcever your flyers on the day you want in the area you want any quantity from 5000 to 35000 call adverting at 2942200 6402100 or dutributlon at 2946244 or 6402100 inserts for wed sept 1290 snow white 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