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weekettder edition charged with a traffic offence former metro police officers will assist you dj court dalton paralegal services inc the traffic court defence experts hwy748 markham r 4722438 ametmkml community newspaper saturday october 61990 4qffxoopks vol6n039 greotraresij it guaranteed investment certificates standard trust phone for details 2946865 hindu temple proposal irks gormley residents tracy kibble staff reporter a new 200member hindu tem ple and meditation hall is being considered in rural whitchurch- stouffville but some gormley residents are objecting to the prospect council was clearly told at a public hear ing tuesday evening the 200member temple could be located on nearly six acres of land on the north side of st johns sideroad at hwy 404 in gormley which would require a zoning amendment concerns of road access safety environmental protection increased traffic hazards and pos sible congregation growth were voiced at the public hearing more than 20 hindus and local ratepayer groups and residents crowded council chambers to hear more about a proposal by yogi divine society toronto inc one local company located in the vicinity of the proposal htb developments inc said it strenuously objects to the development stating under a sec tion of the planning act that lands zoned institutional must serve local needs there is absence of evidence this would serve the local popula tion which is unfair to other local landowners it is obvious the applicant is choosing this site because of convenient access to and from the 404 a representa tive of htb wrote but hindu representative dasharathlal shah said local people are always welcome if they want to join the congrega tion and maintains the worship pers promise the community we will be cooperative to the envi ronment and the people around us and to the whole town we have a record for always being friendly and will maintain and do the best we can to save the environment mr shah told a room full of peo ple gormley resident richard calvert whose property runs opposite the proposed temple site said he has been denied road access on a portion of farm land because of safety reasons and claims his property is landlocked because of that very concern if any use is allowed there my landlock should be released mr calvert said the natural resources ministry also noted some environmental concerns stating the property is connected to the holland river cold water fisheries and devel opment would pose a negative impact on the natural resources the ministry is requesting a review of the site plans and build ing location to ensure a proper storm water management tech nique is used and wants proof the water quality of the fisheries would not deteriorate meanwhile dr andrew keogh representing about 24 st johns sideroad residents who signed a petition against the proposal said the ratepayers there are also con cerned about the environmental impact such a development on rural lands might have he claims the properties flood during heavy rain and in the spring and said a development could increase the problem this is a threat to our water supply and wells and an ugly threat of pollution the idea of an institutional development of any kind will only worsen the prob lem dr keogh said the gormley ratepayers group also stressed concern for the increased traffic on st johns sideroad this proposal would mean a tribune phantom needs your helpl 1 attention all gha es the stouffvil whs i hosts gruesome goblins and wicked witch- nes halloween phantom lias come to town needs someone with imagination to finish halloween school assignment the story jns like thjs 77te wind was howling ghthejraked walls of the old house 01 p f whe moonlight casting jp wigted shadows on the j wqffm wdils made the tree limbs lookjike long bony fin- gerstsuddenly the creaky iron appr of the house flew often and there it if you finish this story for the ptoantom you can win a scary and exciting prize the story must be printed doublespaced and two pages long there will be prizes for best story in grades and 6 and grades 7 and 8 the winning stories will be published injthe oct 31 edition of the tribune entries must be submitted by jpj contestjire of tracy kibble drop your entneeffafsstain st west in stouffville the phantom awaits your scary stories minimum of 50 cars travelling a dirt road which would be extremely dangerous dr keogh said another resident in the area who has nine children says she is also afraid the increased traffic will pose a danger to her family but mr shah stressed hindus place childrens safety high on their list of priorities we always take care of our opposing this type of ethnic reli- children its our main concern we try to keep our children away from drugs and alcohol and other abuse and promise to help the canadian team to keep children safe mr shah said despite that residents in the area remained adamant in their objection to the plan this has nothing to do with gion one of my best friends is hindu if pope john paul ii or mother theresa wanted to build there id still oppose it dr keogh stressed the proposal is still in the approval and planning stages and must meet several planning requirements before the project can proceed biting off more than he can chew photosjoebd wtteveen students at stouffville district secondary school had a wild time wednesday afternoon in their battle of the stomachs contest the event was organized to raise money through the sdss interschool christian fellowship for 200 fir seedlings to be sent to the village of hamrat el wiz in sudan participants vied for supremacy in the bellybusting event here student chad stover crams marshmallows into his mouth as he is cheered on by fellow stu dents from left trevor wawryk todd stoveri and brad blacktoppclearly the contest was a belly good success in all 50 was raised at the event kinsmen help improve park the stouffville kinsmen are committing 10000 over five years to build a playground at rupert park in stouffville whitchurchstouffville town council is supporting the kinsmen proposal and agreed to donate an additional 20000 for the project tentatively called the kinsmen playground the first 2000 install ment is to be donated by the local service club this month council approved the proposal at its meeting held on tuesday rupert park is a popular play spot for area children r a look inside comment page 4 letters page 5 entertainment pages 14 15 crossword page 18 real esiatepages 21 to 32 sportspages 33 to 35 religion page 39 classified pages 40 to 47 markham little theatre pre pares for another big sea son see page 15 i