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i xyskj avv jfl jvhviti3vr st the tribune thursday october 30 1997 p 3 its the ward of little lakes and big veggies joan ransberry staff reporter ward 2 is in the land of little lakes big vegetables the worlds best choco late and a very unique lifestyle about 4000 people call the northern ward home people live on farms along country roads in hamlets and in subdivisions they live in tiny cottages in single family homes and in large country estates ward 2 runs to mccowan road to the west the yorkdurham line to the east davis drive to the north and to vandorf sideroad and hillsdale to the south the ward has a rural flavour made up of dairy beef and cash crop farming as well part of whitchurch-stouff- villes equestrian community is in ward 2 plus two local farmers are putting whitchurchstouffville on the map for growing the worlds largest pumpkins and squash with erie manufacturing about to shut down ward 2 is void of industry the ward does however house char- lindas chocolate a belgium specialty each of the hamlets ballantrae musselmans lake and lemonville is unique ward 2 has a place to worship a place to buy a few groceries and a place to gather ballantrae community centre is the focal point for much of the ward meanwhile everyone is proud of ballantrae public school the wards only school local residents are keeping their fin gers crossed that a new fire hall will be in place in the ward within a year area residents keen on keeping warm in the winter recently wel comed consumers gas meanwhile an 8million communal water system has just been introduced to mussel- politics i this is another in a series of stouffville ward profiles ward 2 mans lake and ballantrae while not welcomed by everyone the new water service opens up the door to development a 900home subdivision complete with an 18hole golf course and coun try club is in the works for hwy 48 designed for people over 50 years about 60 homes a year will be built over the next 1 5 years musselmans lake shadow lake and island lake along with a regional forest do much to make the ward a very special place indeed willowgrove farm day camp in stouffville opened doors this week to provide programs for kids stranded by the closure of schools on the first day more than 30 children were registered enjoy ing outdoor education pony rides and academics n sjoerd wirreveen strike camp proving popular with parents from page 1 b driver training to take first aid training and to do the fall cleaning our drivers are cleaning their buses its spring cleaning in the fall said jackson a strike camp set up at stouffvilles willow grove farm had 30 schoolage children registered on day one of the teachers strike for about 30 a day willowgrove s strike camp provides a full child care program including farm activities outdoor education pony rides sports and such academics as math and english willowgrove farm director kyle barber said parents continue to call to register their children ts johnson versus carroll in ward 2 ward 2 candidate helene johnson is taking an aggressive nononsense approach in her quest for votes its working said johnson voters appreciate that ill not make promises i cant keep ill not take stands based on impulse instead ill explore the issue including the financial aspects and social impact ward 2 deserves nothing less johnson and her husband ralph live in downtown stouffville born on a farm in musselmans lake 69 years ago she was educated in bloomington my roots are in ward 2 she says going doortodoor in the large northern ward johnson is finding out johnson whitchurch- s t o u f f vi 1 1 c recycling group is hold ing a driveway giveaway this saturday just put items in your driveway you cant use any more but someone else can as the drew family demon strates scott drew gets help from son benja min 4 and daughter helen 10 picking up a discarded win dow pliolo by sjoerd ivirteveen gsj whats on the voters minds people feel left out ward 2 will no longer be left out of the loop im a team play er i know how to lobby ill come to the council table informed and because of it be able to get my colleagues on side ward 2 residents are not convinced that the new com munal water system is the ticket yes people worry they deserve answers this water issue has been a thorn in their sides for far too long concerned about the new 8 million water sys tem johnson recently visited a similar commu nal water system in alliston and im checking out a two others when im told itll work i want proof johnson comes to the campaign with commu nity experience shes president of the whitchurchstouffville chamber of commerce a member of the stouffer vision fund the her itage railway association the local historical society the triple e program at the stouffville district secondary school and shes a former guide leader as a community leader a business woman and a mother of six ive learned to listen i know the meaning of balance the merits of compromise and the need for team work said johnson not another markham environmental concerns protecting a chosen lifestyle and the isolation of the towns northern communities arc the driving force behind mark carrolls candidacy in ward 2 carroll is adamant 1 dont want ward 2 to turn into another markham he said im con cerned about ward 2 losing its rural integrity carroll as a landscaper carroll 35 works handinhand with mother nature im worried about the natural environment about the lifestyle in our area about the lake mussel mans and about the fact that were cut off from the town he said the next local council should be responsible to the area and its residents and not to developers developers come and go said carroll they come for the money and go with it with not much consideration of the impact they leave on both the residents and the environment whitchurchstouffville is a slow growth area we have to keep it that way carroll supports a northernbased fire hall and an indoor public pool providing the price is right a pool for whitchurchstouffville is a great idea said carroll something that will bene fit the whole community all ages can use a facil ity like this however there is a but this is a lux ury for the town we shouldnt raise taxes to make it work yet if properly planned this will work carroll is dead set against building a new town hall how can we even consider such a project at this time we dont even know if town staff or council will be around in the coming years the money for such a project can be better spent on something everyone can use and be proud of married to kcllcy carroll is the father of samantha and jennifer and is a volunteer coach of local softball teams born in markham car roll has lived in musselmans lake for 1 1 years joan ransbeny complete the set with this matching buffet 4 hutch kitchen pining bedroom suites fine rustic furnishings 9056400125 905 6406146 18 ringwood drive stouflfvillc country market 5 pc country dinette you receive a 42x42x60 table with carved apron and lour 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