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t t i i t t i i i une i 199 pifivttnoran p0j3t fcwa bos fua ida i ma 41 47hk2 i vol 109 no 56 thursday september 11 1997 24 pages 500 osiind ametvouairffy should bet 99 sub with the purchase of any sub of equal or greater price and a medium soft drink limit one coupon per family visit expires sept 30 1997 i soil inks pap 18 joan ransberry staff reporter homeowners not interested in getting hooked up to the new water system in mus- selmans lake and ballantrae scored a victo rytuesday whitchurchstouffville council went along with a plan proposed by ward 2 councillor mike watson to have homeown ers with safe working wells apply for an exemption however these homeowners must prove on an ongoing basis that their wells are safe also documented health conditions of own ers could be grounds for an exemption the decision to put the hamlets on a com munal water system came after health offi cials found many contaminated wells pos ing a serious health threat to the community at large while an 8rnillion water system was approved by three levels of government some residents continue to reject it area homeowners robin mcgee cindy ross michael benjamin and stephen dabous each told council that its pointless to force homeowners who neither need nor want water to spend about 6000 to get connect ed to a system they claim theyll never use were very upset to be forced into a situ ation to take water we dont want said mcgee benjamin told council he has no interest in spending 10000 to bring a useless pipe into his house gormley cemetery gets okay the plan to build a cemetery on 86acres in gormley is one step closer to reality on tuesday whitchurchstouffville council gave the goahead to a site plan agreement with memorial gardens earlier this year memorial gardens won at an ontario municipal board omb hear ing paving the way for the company to build the cemetery at 12492 woodbine ave on the west side the cemetery plan included a crematori um columbaria mausoleum chapel and sales and service buildings joan ransberry etres of hwy as norti a health condition but only an extreme health condition documented by a doctor could be grounds for an exemption this change came after area resident peter dziedzic informed council that he shouldnt be included because he has a severe allergy to chlorine exposure to chlorine triggers respiratory difficulty dziedzic said ward 3 councillor margot marshall reminded everyone that the plan to solve a serious health threat was 10 years in the making so far about 200 of 850 homeowners are connected to the system above nicole carroll and gabrielle foley get dish- pan hands as they clean clothes the oldfashioned way at the hands on her itage fair at whitchurch- stouffville museum last sunday at right kay and gord wagg promenade across the dance floor at the square dance visitors experienced life from a bygone era with displays of weaving spinning rug- making and butter churn ing and tried their hands at heritage crafts and 19th century trades photos by cheryl johnson chevrolet olds mobile cavalier the little dealership with a big v 5336 highway 7 just east of mccowan 2941440 toll free 18008922209 wwwautonetcanorthpointe jjow gm rates m leasing fimasase see dealer for summer sell down specials sale hours monthurs 9 am 9 pm fri 9 am 6 pm sat 9 am 6 pm i j5