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st tribune january 2 1991 p3 year in review tracy kibble staff reporter place for news in 90 the year 1990 marked the beginning of both exciting and devastating issues thatmanyof us will remember into 1991 the stoufiville tribune has gathered its most prominent headline news from last year to bring to our readers a collec tion of another year of history in the commuity january1990 debbie and david wittred will cele brate their sons 1st birthday news year day 1991 jesse david was the first child bom at centenary hospital in scar borough in 1990 when he made his way into the world at 1233 am at 7 lb 6 oz nurses at the hospital celebrated jesses birth last new years by sporting the infant with a hat and taking photos of him happy 1st birthday jesse a tragic car crash takes the life of 35- yearold bruce shaver of musselman lake jan 23 1990 at 545 pan after a headon collision at hwy 7 east of the 10th line in markham whitchurchstouffville town council backs the stoufiville district secondary school track dream by agreeing to com mit 40000 to the 300000 project the eightlane 400metre oval rubbercoated track is now under construction february 1990 joseph nighswander executive admin istrator of parkview services for seniors since 1971 announces his resignation mr nighswander will handed over die reins to lloyd hogg dec 31 1990 to pursue other interests he was unable to enjoy because of his demanding position whitchurchstouffville town council is unimpressed with a consultant firms affordable housing survey which it claimed bypasses the young sector of the community councillors demand ed starr group include questions in its ques tionnaire that accurately reflect local housing shortages for young people march1990 ontarios liberal government proposes a nofault insurance plan to replace the current system but is met with opposi tion from fair action in insurance reform fatr a group made up large ly of lawyers bill ballinger durham- york mpp said the new system will bring insurance premium relief to good drivers while fair claims nofault would take victims right to sue away stoufiville resident darnell rolls 48 becomes a hero to metro and york police forces after he helps nab a suspect in con nection with the murder of 20yearold cheryl baines of scarborough mr rolls spots the suspect at several locations in stoufiville and keeps police uptodate by telephone on the suspects where abouts until officers could arrest him the man was later arrested in newmar ket at a yonge street roadblock april 1990 whitchurchstoufiville teen stephen oldham has a leg amputated after his motorcycle crashes into a pole on mil lard street and alderwood crescent at 710 am april 1 the youth remained in critical condition for several weeks deer park lin is forced into bankrupt cy after 90 creditors including nine stoufiville businesses are unpaid the company owes more than 380000 13000 to local business to various corporations including revenue canada rogers broadcasting petitions the invol untary bankruptcy later in the month deer park representatives rail to show at a creditors meeting may1990 a toronto district court judge stays drug smuggling and affiliated charges against stouffville resident wayne lam bert on grounds the case took too long to come to trial under the charter of rights and freedoms the october 1986 charges relate to an alleged a scheme involving importation and trafficking of five tonnes of hashish from pakistan worth 50 million with the aid of phony customs stamps and docu mentation which were seized from a goimley business in 1984 the york region board of education and the town wage a battle over the price cn employees temporarily repaired the bumpy rail crossing on main street in stouf fville last week as an early christmas gift for local motorists the full repair project which is expected to cost about 44000 will be done in 1991 say town officials stouffville motorists enjoy temporary relief at cn tracks tracy kibble staff reporter the cn tracks on main street were tem porarily repaired late last month until the full construction project can smooth the problem paul whitehouse town public works direc tor said the spot repairs are being done by cn workers now since the company could not do full repairs before the end of the year as tar geted he said the temporary work involves grind ing the existing asphalt between the rails and the tracks over the travel portion of the road to smooth out the bumps next year cn will undertake the major threeday 44000 job of completely redoing the tracks for an easier ride mr whitehouse said the work will cause a lot of inconvenience for motorists however and traffic will have to be rerouted off main street since cn is insisting main street be closed for the project council may reroute traffic to millardstouffer street for local traffic and onto bethesda road for highway traffic however cn will open a temporary barri cade for the volunteer fire department if the need arises it was decided september the permanent repairs will include a 44000 topoftheline mud rail and rubber panel installation allowing the smoothest ride cn is paying 90 per cent of the cost through the transportation ministrys connecting link grant program of land mat stalls installation of traffic lights at summitview public school at stouffer and main streets concerned parents say the batde should not take place since both lands in question are owned by the public and the stall tactics jeopardize lives local officials argue it has every intention to install and improve the intersection but would lose capital dollars if it accepted the boards deal meanwhile the board says the town should sell die land for 1 and accuses the town of reneging on a previous deal june 1990 the liberal nofault insurance becomes law and opposition groups say they will fight the legislation and its wording the plan comes into effect june 27 after a 6427 queens park vote meanwhile eight of the nine york regional municipalities oppose the plan motorcycle crash victim stephen old ham of stouffville defies the odds at a rehabilitation centre in toronto after his left leg is amputated at sunnybrook medical science centre following an april 1 crash meanwhile sdss class mates band together to raise money for the youth to help with postoperative recovery concerned summitview parents con tinue to lash out at the education board and town officials over a battle that stalls light installation at the school parents threaten to picket main street if the two corporations dont come to an agreement of land purchase two days later the par ents do begin picketing mcneil pharmaceutical stouffvilles most prestigious industry announces it will close its local plant mayor fran sainsbury says the closure will seriously affect the towns tax base joseph nighswander administrator at parkview services for seniors is chosen as the tribunes 1990 citizen of the year by local residents named a real people person mr nighswanders work with paikview facilities included a 35 mil lion reconstruction project at parkview home july1990 a musselman lake water quality report finds phosphorus is the main cause of pollution in the kettle lake which can be controlled mainly by its residents the lake simcoe and region conservation authority and two other government agencies complete the extensive study to determine the main pollutants of the lake urban runoff 67 per cent of the drainage into the lake are named the major pollutants i whitchurchstouffville mayor fran sainsbury loses the provincial markham liberal nomination to frank scarpm of markham in the first ballot mayor sainsbury is shocked when her and a thini opponent tied for second place with 244 votes each while mr scarpitti soared with 728 votes august1990 york region hires a consultant to look for possible dump sites within the region to house its garbage on a temporary basis the greater toronto area includ- ing yoik joins forces to solve a landfill capacity shortage the region looks for suitable sites to dump garbage until 1996 meanwhile stouffville mayor fran sainsbury makes public her fears that mis community may be chosen as a potential site to house the regions garbage candidates gear up for the liberal- called provincial election durhamyork mpp bill ballinger defends premier david petersons motives for calling the early 40million election while pro gressive conservative candidate jack hauseman boos new democrats have not yet announced a candidate for the riding some millard street residents oppose the sdss track project claiming lights on proposed tennis courts will affect the value of their homes september 1990 new democrat candidate larry oconnor upsets liberal incumbent bill ballinger in the sept 6 provincial elec tion taking 341 per cent of the votes in the durhamyork riding mr ballinger comes close with 304 per cent while progressive conservative candidate jack hauseman trails at 298 per cent the 1300vote victory in durhamyork was one of many ndp victories across the province new democrats hold 74 of the 130 seats and the election goes down in ontario political history bob rae is the first ndp leader to govern ontario october 1990 ward 2 councillor ron robb resigns his seat from whitchurchstouffville town council after serving the mussel man lakeballantrae constituents since 1984 councillor robb tells officials he must resign to protect his pension at a toronto fire department and will need to dedicate all his time to his upcoming exams longtime businessman norm faulkn er ends more than a quarter century as copartner at the stoufiville stockyards leaving sole ownership to norm clements mr faulkner says he wants to sit and let the rest of the world go by for a while and will head south for some relaxation wellknown hockey official ed grimshaw 55 is charged by york regional police with fraudrelated charges after funds totalling 11800 please see year page 7 earn extra money become a carrier today 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