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i sun thursday march 27 2003 serving the community of whitchurchstouffville b 36 pagessl including gst 3 young stouffville actor spread the news in oscarwinning chicago business 8 calendar v 25 sports 27 classified 32 n cat city dozens of dead cats in shed at by kathleen griffin staff writer a elderly woman found dead in her garbagefiuedlkeiinedy road home last wek kept dozens perhaps scores of cats in cages in a backyard shed all of whom were discovered dead by animal control tuesday v y its difficult to be certain of the numbers because of the state of the place explained brian pemberton marketing and com munications manager for the ontario society- for the prevention of cruelty to animals there were a lot of dead cats visible but there are many many more buried under huge piles of feces and garbage and its- not just animal feces there are human feces too he said some of the cages were floor to ceiling filled with detritus theres no telling whats in it its almost impossible to be precise there are skeletons that have been there for a long time other bones lying about some of the more recent deaths are in various states of decay some had been eaten by others there are bits of carcasses none were alive mr pembertdri said the inspectors said it was the most disturbing sight they had ever seen and they have seen sbnie pretty disturbing sights york regional police shocked and sickened when they discovered marion dent 88 dead inside the house at 10855 kennedy rd just south of the vynitchurchstoufrville border mrs dent died of a heart attack garbage was piled floor to ceiling in every room with only narrow pathways through the rooms to allow mrs dent to get around inside refuse including- see woman page 14 march madness on the farm ermerlodhid smart growth to by joan ransberry staff writer ontario premier ernie eves is banking oh the provinces smart growth- consultation process txr help preserve york regionsi shrinking farmlands and allevi ate gridlock with fewer than 1000 farms covering 175000 acres the pre mier acknowledges the number of york region farms has taken a nosedive in the past 20 years nearly 20 per cent of the regions agricultural land has given way to eyes makes record investment in longterm care while opening blopmington facilitypage 3 tim whittle left drives around andrew post both 20 during outdoor basketball action in stouffville memorial park sunday bill roberts photo urban sprawl if the provincial and federal governments dont intervene agriculture in york region could be a thing of the past in less than 20 years some predict recommendations to be made from the smart growth process will have a positive impact on how lands including- agricultural lands are managed and how transportation needs are met the premier suggested during a visit to whitchurch- stouffville monday while we prepare to kiss the family farm goodbye well try to figure out a way to drive to and from york region without standi ing still on hwy 404 1 mr eves doesnt view toll roads as the answer to traffic problems expected to worsen as growth continues t toll highways should not be see must page 13 1 a leaf games iks 2021astvlwoiaie mmemmmm mmmm 1 on most gm vehicles not to be used in gstgmqbirrig jtiria saunders i