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t st- the tribune th0rsday 21997 3 population to triple with development from page 1 praise from some ballantrae residents local farmer larry clark told whitchurchstouffville council that hed rather see a 900home development for mature adults than a mixedstyle community including troublesome youth this is a topnotch proposal said clark the housing development is a good plan and will compliment the hamlet said wilf morely bob forhan of the forhan group told the audience that his clients plan is not only envi ronmentally sound it offers tremendous economical advan tages for the community forhan was joined by a 12- member team including engi neers planners and architects construction of the ballantrae project will mean 116 million will be added to the economy said forhan meanwhile it will provide 667 million in wages forhan said the project will enhance retail spending by about 125 million annually as well as generating 152 million in development charges paid to the town and to york region the town will pick up 3 million in property taxes and user fee revenue annually the new community will not strain highprice services such as education as children will not be part of it forhan said when the development is fin ished the population of bal lantrae now at about 1000 will almost triple while local council approved the project in principle staff was directed to include resi dents comments when putting together its recommendations the project will return to local council on oct 14 schickedanz hopes to begin construction of the golf course in the spring while the housing project could begin in the fall about 80 per cent of the homes will be onestorey bun galows while the rest will be link housing it will be a condominium setup with residents owning the houses and lots while all out door upkeep is done for the res idents it will be monitored by a con dominium management board police chief probe to last until years end from page 1 b any details of the investigation including the nature of the alle gations and the likelihood of charges being laid opp detsupt larry edgar said investigators simply need ed more time we anticipate another cou ple of months edgar said as in any investigation once you get into it certain things come up complications new infor mation we have to be thor ough cousineau took a voluntary leave of absence last march after several senior officers made allegations against cousineau to provincial audi tors there on a routine probe the auditors then turned the allegations over to the opp months later they released a scathing report on the forces management practices peter scott a former metro deputy chief was named inter im chief of the york force and has been pulling in a 134000- ayear salary plus another 27000 in benefits theres only one thing that can be done and that is to take the steps necessary to reorga nize the situation said york regional council chair eldred king but we have an obliga tion by law to pay the former chief he said despite repeated requests to the ministry of the solicitorgeneral for informa tion and help in speeding up the investigation those re quests they have fallen on deaf ears its a very awkward situa tion king said the law requires us to let it run its course day of child celebrated sunday joan ransberry staff reporter children our most precious resource will be salut ed in stouffville on sunday local residents are invited to attend the day of the child conference at the latcham hall from 2 to 5 pm the united nations in partnership with the bahais is hosting the special day which includes a lineup of speakers local event chair sylvie katirai stressed that every child has the right to a standard of living adequate for his or her physical mental spiritual moral and social development the conference is well worth attending said kati rai speakers include dr rahi victory a medical doc tor and a graduate of the school of medicine from queens university hell give an overview of the childs physical development victory is researching pediatrics at the hospital for sick children raised in stouffville hes married and the father of one dr farzad katirai will deal with the childs moral development katiria is a doctor of philosophy from oxford university his interests are issues of moral philosophy ethics and human nature katirai a stouffville resident and the father of three has served at the united nations headquarters in new york uxbridge resident nancy minden a family thera pist with durham region will explore the childs mental development minden is the mother of three sons david hansberger father of three and principal of hgbernard public school in richmond hill will discuss the childs mental development those attending will take part in the discussions fol lowing the formal presentations admission is free refreshments will be served anyone needing more information is invited to call 8881929 separate board poised to take strike vote mikeadler staff reporter york regions catholic teachers asked last week for a provincial medi ator in its negotiations with the sepa rate school board the union also said it has booked a meeting hall for its members on oct 22 if no contract deal has been reached by then the union will arrange for a strike vote said local president ihor baczynsky the provinces education relations commission has appointed olive chester a former mediator and assis tant director with the labour ministrys office of mediation to assist in the talks baczynsky said both sides agreed to mediation last week after the york region roman catholic separate school board refused to restore to teachers the salary increments frozen during the twoyear social contract the board believes restoring the increments should be a shared responsibility chair tina molinari said last week baczynsky said the board continues to enjoy savings from the social con tract years if teachers paid for these savings out of their own contract the union said yesterday 240 teachers would lose their jobs or all teachers would suffer a sixperccnt cut in pay during talks the board has named some areas that could be explored to restore the increments but reducing salaries benefits preparation time or asking teachers for a lump sum has not been considered molinari replied the board entering its final year of a schedule to eliminate its illegal deficit had planned to meet this target by hiking taxes a power school boards will no longer have thanks to new provincial legislation said molinari kitchen pining bedroom suites fine rustic furnishings 905 6400125 905 6406146 18 rlngwood drive stouffville country market oak hutch measuring 51 in width this china acbinct is loaded wiih many design features 5rrce dinette you receive a 43 x 48 72 table with four curved back chairs to accommodate the comfortability of the lumbar region of the back mhst oo 7 piece dinette you cet a 42 x 66 88 double pedestal tabic with four side chairs and two arm chairs 1099 00 5plfce oak dinette includes a 42 x 42- 60 table and lour arrow back chairs arrow mck chair arrow back solid hardwood oak finished assembled 59 5p1ece solid oak dinette you get a butcher block solid oak table with 4 solid oak chain tabic measures 42 x 42 60 double prlss back chair double press back solid hardwood oak finished assembled 79 00