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mmm mercedes bene repair specialist limoxdrivpnnii markham 4718660 saturday march 21 1998 vol 14 no 12 weekender 36 pages 500 gsfincl a metrqiand pitlflicaiwn sewing whucliurchouffo 1888 group town and country realty ltd 6400888 imto ffdiilfft ft ou1 ficil qt4t c t o s s h w o r d nm h 1 using common p 4 e ration joan ransberry staff reporter a stouftyille gravel pit is the subject of a provincial investigation the tribune has learned oh thursday a senior official with the min istry of the environment moe confirmed that the bloomington road pit owned by james sabiston ltd has been under investigation for the past 1 8 months the ministry had received calls from residents ques- tionihg latenight traffic to and from the pit and as to what type of fill is being dumped the investigation is not finished yet moe offi- cial don maitland told the tribune because the case remains under provincial scrutiny maitland would not elaborate but local residents are asking questions whats being dumped in this old gravel pit said neighbour dave fockler its supposed to be clean fillns it gravel operations at this pit ceased in 1984 while the owner was granted a licence by the ministry of natural resources to rehabilitate the site however in the past year or so the pit located just west of highway 48 has been used as a dumpingsite taking such materials as road and construction fill the ministry said sabiston wenton to use it for different pur- exclusive emmerson shut it down poses other than for rehabilitation con firmed kathy douglas of the moe this ministry has riot carried out testing at this site the onus is on the property owner to make sure the fill is clean said douglas the owner checks his own fill i concern for the operation now includes the town on wednesday the town of whitchurchstouffville ordered the pit closed we shut it down said local mayor wayne please see page 3 this bloomington road gravel pit owned by james sabiston ltd has been ordered shut down by the town its operation has been under investigation by the ministry of the environment for the past 18 months after res idents questioned the type of fill being dumped pjioig steve somerv1lle flower power mary miller hams it up with friends at the silver jubilee spring tea and bazaar last saturday while friend lulu fockler enjoys a laugh photo by lori emmerson sharing gal lery ideas monday evenings rheeting to discuss an independent art gallery for whitchurch stouffville will attract many people orga- nizers say a move to reopen latcham gallery kicked off less than 24 hours after the whitchurchstouffville public library board unanimously shut the gallery down the march 23 meeting at orchard park public school begins at 730 pm were looking at ideas said gallery supporter sharon maude some suggest the gallery remain at the library while other potential sites are the local museum at vandorf and the train station on main street the public is encouraged to attend joan ransberry