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stouffville saturday nov 8 2003 serving the community of whitchurchstouffville h 48 pages1 including gst a ps if l v f s f vo- v m hightech gadgets dont always make our lives easier letters 6 calendar 8 schools 17 classified 27 snuffout es eastend stouffvillites thank york police byjoanransberry staffwriter nothing crashes a bush party like a helicopter residents in stouffvilles southeast corner have learned life in the hoover park drive and byers pond crescent area has returned to the way melanie salamon likes it quiet and peace ful thanks to the police our neighbourhood is the way we want it mrs saiamdn of hoover park drive said it wasnt very pleasant before the police stepped in she added it appears as if a police response plan including the use of the york regional police belt copter has rid the area of week end bush parties the same tac tics have been used when similar parties popped up across the northern part of york region while urban raves may be replacing the long- traditional bush parties of the past youths in some parts of york region have tried to keep the custom alive york region police chief armand la barge said we know they involve a lot of underage drink ing and mischief he said over the past two years police were called to bush parties in georgina east gwillimbury and newmarket meanwhile a field party held 16 months ago in uxbridge proved fatal for a stouffville man jessie gray 21 of see drinking page 9 leader deal with developers questioned bymikeadler staffwriter its a deal glenn de baeremaeker says hed make again the developers of morningside heights a 593acre area just south of markham reserved 1 million for future restoration work arid made other concessions in exchange for support from save the rouge valley system mr de baeremaekers group its one of our greatest achieve- rhents he said this week but the agreement he signed five years ago has lately cost the outspo ken mr de baeremaeker his staff his office space and the respect of some other prominent rouge river conservationists you cant be on both sides the fence said murray johnston pres- iderit of rouge valley foundation which because of its objections to the deal has asked save the rouge to leave its scarborough home pearse house by dec 31 we dont want the present save the rouge group affiliated with the foundation x mr johnston called the results of the morningside development ter rible for the river with as many as 900 trees cut for construction and a tributary destroyed the whole thing was a mess mr de baeremaeker however maintains morningside was one of the best development agreements approved in the watershed an amazing package that saved a threatened 15acre woodlot and jkept buildings 30 metres away from see save page 4 pregame salute staff photosteve somerville as jennifer thunem sings the national anthem stouffville royal canadian legion branch 459 members show the colours at the start of the stouffville spirit vs couchiching terriers game at the stouffville arena thursday from left are branch president john mccracken bob lewis ann robinson harold tillyer bob robinson and sergeant at arms walter maitland the legion hosts remembrance day services tomorrow at 1 pm at the stouffville cerrietery and 2 pm at the legion hall and tuesday at 11 am at the legion cenotaph the spirit lost 43 for more on the game see page 20 to arid county 51 1 6400888