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safe jbftajsip s j 7 vw ik st tribune january ji992p3 r 7997 7fre year in review isasps ace years salbommarito staff reporter january a study outlining a 4million proposal to build a recreational pool complex in whitchurch- stouffville receives a cool recep tion from town council the study prepared by townhired consultant leisureplan international inc states the complex would operate at a deficit into 1999 carl myers a 45yearold pre ston lake resident who managed the allrqntario champion stouf t fville merchants junior mens soft- ball team dies after battling can cer- myers a wellrespected resi dent of vandorf and president of the wiiitchurchstbuffyijle gom- munity softball association had been treated for the disease since the previous summer stouffville businesses feel the crunch as the federal governments goods and services tax gst comes into effect consumers also feel the squeeze as prices on everything from haircuts to vaca tions go up 783000 february around 150 whitchurchstouf fville residents gather at the markham civic centre to hear the views of an expert panel on the escalating war in the persian gulf the heated political debate that dominates the meeting is overpow ered by the more emotional calls for world peace and the lack of support for canadian troops in the gulf stephen bellerby captures the ward 2 council seat vacated by ron robb in a byelec- tion the 24yearold ballantrae jg baled w stephen bellerby byeiectibn vwnsnward2 campaign on environmental issues takes 210 of the 557 total votes as less than 21 per cent of eligible voters turn out for the election march a 45yearold stouffville woman and her 3yearold child are killed in a traffic accident in uxbridge maureen johnston of rr3 stbuf fville is pronounced dead at uxbridge cottage hospital imme- diately following the 730 pjh singlecar crash her son robert johnson dies the next day at toronto hospital for sick children as a result of serious injuries sus tained in the crash arson is suspected in a 100000 blaze that destroys a vacant farm- house just outside whitchurch- stouffville fire crews work for more than five hours to extinguish the blaze on bethesda sideroad between ninth line and hwy 7 april three young offenders and one adult are charged with arson after a blaze levels the deer park inn on hwy 47 damages are estimated at rriore than lmillion two of the youths are 14 years old also charged is a 20yearold stouf fville resident york regional council fires its engineering commissioner bob hodgson without finding him guilty of any offence hodgson is involved in a land deal worth may stouffvilles go transit station could be moved out of town to accommodate a major 423-mil- lion overhaul of the 52km rail line from uxbridge to scarbor ough a study to council reveals a sutton man is charged by york region police after charges of repeated incestuous sexual assault are filed by a whitchurchstouf fville teen a 23yearold man is arrested at his place of work in geoirgiha the canadian imperial bank of commerce in glaremont is robbed by two armed suspects who escape in a stolen truck one suspect is armed with a sawedoff shotgun and is wearing a balaclava and the other is armed with a knife june a 42yearold stouffville man is named whitchurchstouffville cit izen of the year ged stohehouse has an impressive list of accom plishments including heading the community track project commit- j tee promoting the strawberry fes- tival serving as president of the chamber of commerce and orga nizing stouffvilles first terry fox run stouffville council wages war on the gypsy moth invasion as a pro- gram is initiated and funds allotted for 1992 tohelp end the caterpil lars destruction of millions of deciduous and coniferous trees council is urged to back a 15- point parks and recreation study prepared by its advisory commit tee which outlines the need for more facilities including toboggan hills outdoor rinks and an indoor pool although council supports the study in principle rib funds are committed because of the upcom ing november election julyv july began with the official opening of the stouffville com munity track construction on the project had started in the fall of 1990 ged stonehbuse who was honored by the tribune as whitchurchstouffvilles citizen of the year during the annual strawberry festival helped spearhed the project what should have been a happy occasion for john and ann kassies ends in tragedy while theyre returning from their sons wedding reception in scarborough diane kiefte 47 the couples relative visiting from newfoundland is killed when the couples vehicle is involved in a headon collision four stouffville residents escape without injuries but are left home less after a blaze claims their home located at bloomington sideroad and hwy 47 local fire officials peg the damages at 175000 the child of a former stouffville couple is tragically killed in a cycling accident over the long weekend melanie harris 14 daughter of former residents bev arid glenn harris is struck by a truck while riding her bicycle across a road near port perry august the municipal elections heat up as mayor fran sainsbury announces she will be seeking re election and wayne emmerson announces he will be entering the race for mayor at the same time this july house fire at the intersection of hwy 47 and bloomington rd gave whitchurchstouf fville firefighters a battle no one was injured in the blaze which left a family homeless i ward 3 councillor nick tatone announces he wont be running for mayor in 1991 john bolton 65 of rexdaleis charged with sex offences after an 11yearold toronto girl is sexual ly assaulted in a trailer at cedar beach park police seize several videotapes which contain sexually explicit footage of young girls from the mans home bolton was later convicted of the charges v september musselman lake is closed after the ministry of environment dis covers the presence of bluegreen algae in the lake the algae the ministry reports can have harmful effects on the respiratory and ner vous systems of animals if ingest- ed three more candidates announce they are entering the municipal elections while two incumbents decide to bow ougracefully cliff dunkeld enters the ward 4 race while ed lyons enters the ward 2 race and marie adams says shell run in ward 5 ward 5 councillor doug alles and ward 1 councillor margot marshall announce theyve had enough october two people one a stouffville resident die in separate traffic accidents which occur the same day norman heggum 39 of stouffville is killed when his motorcycle strikes three guide posts a toronto man is also killed in a fiery crash near vandorf sideroad the town announces it wants to make stouffville the home of the canadian baseball hall of fame the announcement is met with unbridled excitement two more candidates announce theyll run in the elections as three candidates are acclaimed ward 1 candidate ivanka bradley is acclaimed in stouffville while harry bowes and dennis collins are acclaimed to the public and separate boards respectively ken prentice takes aim at ward 6 and dawson lane enters the bid for ward 2 november ted lowery announces he is dropping out of the ward 3 race for health reasons but not before its too late to have his name removed from the election ballot fran sainsbury returns as mayor after narrowly defeating chal lenger wayne emmerson other winners include steve bellerby ward 2 nick tatone ward 3 cliff dunkeld ward 4b6b ancheril ward 5 and ken pren tice ward 6 two goodwood residents aire killed after their vehicle swerves to avoid hitting a dog and collides with another vehicle gary jones 32 and his wife lisa 25 are pro nounced dead december eldred king wins a surprise acclamation as york region chair man after two former mayors drop out of the running for the influen tial post the64yearold former whitchurchstouffville mayor has held the post since 1984 stouffville resident harry bowes 68 is reelected to an unprecedented sixth 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