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vol1q2n051 amslwlcmcommimitynewspaper wetkeskydeeeniberl9w0 szpages mo ou e d court tosses out case in fatal crash tracy kibble staff reporter a grieving stouffville- mother feels outraged and cheated by the justice system and wants stiffer fines for drivers involved in fatal car accidents joan wardley says her rights were violated by the courts after a judge stayed charges nov 28 against a man whose mistake at the wheel killed her youngest- daughter last valentines day its outrageous this thing with the courts people arent even aware- of this theyre trying to clear the courts of back- logged cases but they shouldnt be clearing major cases mrs wardley said during an interviewat her home last mon day j when judge david scott stayed the charges i went numb i felt like i was screaming and no one could hear me- i really came unglued mrs wardley said nearly 6000 ontario court cases melinda wardley valentines day fatality have recently been stayed or dis- missed because judges claim trials are not being heard within a reason able time that say many judges is a violation under the charter of rights and freedoms act reports show but mrs ward- ley wonders about her and her familys rights the charges were stayed with no evidence- heard it took 15 minutes to dis pose of this case i feel victimized outraged and like my rights have been violated mrs wardely said melinda ward- ley was killed at stouffvilie sideroad feb 14 1989 when the driver of the car she was a passen ger in was hit broadside by a car travelling eastbound at the mccowan road intersection it seemed like any other evening when 20yearold melinda and her then 23yearold sister nicole jumped into john damatos car for a drive to markham for a swiss please see charges page 2 stouffville feeds closing after 100 years of service stouffville feeds is out of business after 100 years of service to whitchurch- stouffville and area farmers and residents owner david low who took over the business in july- 1 988 confirmed monday the main street business is going into receivership mr low blames the countrys current recession for the companys demise i blame high interest rates and the poor economy mulrohey is not doing his job hes just not helping the indepndent businessman mr lowtoldthe tribune monday officially closed for business dec 13 the fate of the business is unclear while mr low negotiates with a trustee and a lawyer he also said high costs for back yard farming needs played a major role in the j stores closure he said the bank pulled my line of credit after reviewing the firms files the government gives money to coop businesses but not to independent ones mr low said for 100 years the stouffville feeds has gone through all kinds of trials and tribulations but it just couldnt handle this mr low said meanwhile whitchurchstouffville mayor fran sainsbury said she is sorry to see the business go but admitted it came as no real surprise thats a very old business in town and the owners have served the community- for many years theres not many bona fide faimers left we used to be a farming community but now were quite urbanized i feel badly about this mayor sainsbury said i i- il ffvi m dec 23 from nook to 4 pmi support you merch i i 0 8 1 m m m 1 i h h i f a i i j a i i