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pax- the tribune thursday march 23 1972 farmer retains scars from tractor fire stouffville through the co operation of allan wall york region agricultural rep resentative a series of articles have been prepared by the farm safety council to point out the hazards of machine operation and cite specific accidents that have occurred in this area the first of this series appears this week bruce davidson 65 operates an attractive 150acre dairy farm on the ninth line of markham south of stouffville he has owned the farm along with his brother alex for 16 years last fall he was the victim of an accident while pouring gas into a heated tractor as in many farm mishaps this one happened so quickly and involved a routine that farmers repeat year after year without incident but in this case there was a flash fire and mr davidson was caught in the middle the veteran farmer his brother and a hired hand had started early in the day to fill a silo a tractor was being used to drive the blower when the machine ran out of fuel a workman went to the pump filled a five gallon can and poured it into the tractor mg bruce davidson then mr davidson decided to fill the tractor gas tank with another five gallons so the work could con tinue without in terruption the machine was stopped and the engine was off so i climbed up on the tractor opened the cap and began pouring the fuel some gas spilled over the top of the machine and rolled down on my overalls there was a mild explosion and flames burst out on the census at meixihandisincj and service businesses 1971 give us your facts well put you in the picture merchandising and service businesses make a s50billion contribution to the canadian economy every year they employ more people and produce more revenue than any other industry group now in the final phase of the 1971 census of canada were measuring the precise share of that activity generated by each business in these categories the figures relating to your operation are vital to this measuring process if you are a wholesaler retailer or sup plier of services you will have received a census questionnaire to complete please fill it in and mail it back promptly when the census of merchandising and service businesses has been taken we will be able to produce a clear picture of national trends in these fields so you can see exactly where you fit in whatever your sales volume may be the 1971 census data will show you how your performance compares with others of similar size nationally provincially or in your own county or census district sales payrolls and number of employees are among the vari ables you can measure your individual information will continue to be held in strictest confidence as required by law we wont publish figures in cases where there are fewer than three firms in a given category so no one will be able to identify your specific results the merchandising and service division of statistics canada is taking this census to produce accurate uptodate information to help in your business planning to do this it needs your uptodate results the breadth and thoroughness of the census is what makes it so important to so many people in business and government alike i statistics statistique canada canada tractor and my pants immediate action by- mr davidson and those around him prevented a tragedy the victim was ap parently protected from the blast hitting him directly because the gas can was thrown clear of the blaze the fire was restricted to a leg but one of my hands was burned as i fell to the ground and rolled about it burned about a minute while others helped me get the blaze out he was taken to a stouffville doctor who bandaged his leg and sent him home the burns were worse than i thought but i continued my chores that day and next however two days after the accident i became cold and i was unable to work i found i couldnt stand still and i had to keep moving around he explained mr davidson was required to see his doctor daily even after the badages were removed gradually the blisters healed and he resumed light work things have now- returned to normal although mr davidson has scars on his leg and hands as a reminder of the ac cident it was the first such incident in his many years at farming and he is still not certain what sparked the blaze that caused the fire most observers the saps running at bruces mill the midwinter holiday break and the spring maple syrup festival at bruces mill con servation area provides an excellent op portunity for children and adults too to witness the operation firsthand a participant here using the oldfashioned method is marilyn musselman rri unionville port opponent wins no support whitby airport oppenent tom ed wards reeve of believe the accident occured because the tractor was overheated bruce davidson is a fortunate man it could have been much worse whitby found no support within his own council in a bid to line up with pickering on the proposed project reeve edwards cited noise and pollution as main reasons for his stand he described the jets as machines spewing out tons of oil and stiphouts tv sales service specializing in philips color tv and stereo immediate sewiee tff s tir makoof vi phone 6492913 5042 brock rd n clarcrnont uui gasoline on our area he also suggested that a scheme of such magnitude would create uncontrolled growth in the district the people criticised the motor car when it was first developed argued councillor bob at- tersley but all who criticized it still went out and bought one in the same way he continued those who criticize the airport will end up using it councillor attersley also likened the op position to those who want sidewalks as long as theyre not constructedroniitheir side of the street he suggested that rather than condemn the location as it now is the council should have recommended a site when the issue was first considered he called the airport a great advantage to the community he warned however that vla extension filed ballantrae the felray subdivision here has received a cautious approval from provincial planners at a whitchurch stouffville planning board meeting march 7 a letter was received from the community planning branch of the department of municipal affairs it revealed that the official plans section has studied the proposed phase 2 expansion and con cluded that it could be construed as con forming with the towns official plan the letter warned however that a secondary plan would be required before any future subdivision in the hamlet would be considered planning board members did not appear inclined to re open the matter chairman tom lonergan observed that phase 2 has been discussed at some length and was turned down by a resolution of council other members offered no comment and the dma letter was filed it would entail con siderable planning in the area due to its influence department of transportation and communications ask for this booklet from our representative mr t v mcconnell of the torontonorth branch who will beat the markwood motel hwy 7 one mile east of hwy 48 on thursday march 23 if you require a term loan to start modernize or expand your business we invite you to discuss your needs with our representative m industrial development bank term financing for canadian businesses motel 4162941431 office 4166380823 if your car is doing this to you its time for a tuneup including exhaust system check r k 1 1 let our skilled staff inspect your cars exhaust system be sure you drive a safe auto every muffler we install is a genuine general motors muffler the finesf quality the most reasonable price neil patrick motors 477 main st west stouffville ont 6403450 ontario the expropriations act notice of application for approval to expropriate land in the matter of an application by the minister of transportation and communications for approval to expropriate lands in the town of whitchurchstouffville in the regional muni cipality of york in theprovince of ontario for the purpose of acquiring sufficient land for the widening and reconstruction of highway num ber 48 notice is hereby given that application has been made for approval to expropriate the land described in the schedule hereto any owner of lands in respect of which notice is given who desires an inquiry into whether the taking of such land is fair sound and reason ably necessary in the achievement of the objec tives of the expropriating authority shall so notify the approving authority in writing a in the case of a registered owner service personally or by registered mail within thirty days after he is served with the notice or when he is served by publica- ton within thirty days after the first pub lication of the notice b in the case of an owner who is not a registered owner within thirty days after the first publication of the notice the approving authority is minister of transportatnn and communications parliament buildings toronto 5 ontario minister of transportation and communications w g wigle director right of way branch notes 1 the expropriations act provides that a where an inquiry is requested it shall be conducted by an inquiry officer appointed by ihe minister of justice and attorney general b the inquiry officer i shall give every party to the inquiry an opportunity to pre evidence and argument and to examine and crossexamine witnesses either per sonally or by his counsel or agent and ii may recommend to the approving au thority ihal a party to the inquiry be paid a fixed mount for his costs of the inquiry not to exceed 200 and the approving authority may in its dis cretion order the expropriating au thority to pay such costs forthwith 2 owner and registered owner are defined in the act as follows owner includes a mortgagee tenant ex ecution creditor a person entitled to a limited estate or interest in land a com mittee of the estate of a mentally incom petent person or of a person incapable of managing h affairs and a guardian ex ecutor administrator or trustee in whom land is vested registered owner means an owner of land whose interest in the land is defined and whoo name is specified in an instru ment in the proper registry land titles or hcriffs office and includes a person shown as a tenant of land on the last re vised assessment roll 3 the expropriating authority each owner who notifies the approving authority thmt he de sires a hearing in respect of the lands in tended to be expropriated and i ny owner added as a party by the inquiry officer are parties to the inquiry schedule the followi all risht title and interest lands in the town of whitchurch stouffville in the regional municipality of york formerly in the township of whitchurch m the county of york in the province of ontario be ng part of a lot 23 concession 8 of the township of whitchurch designated as part on department of highways plan p3i1926 deposited a plan 65 r 447 in the registry office for the registry divison of york north this notice first published on the 16th day of march 1972 f 1 1 uu car truck rentals hourly doily weekly pickups stakes and vans available at low bates markham supertest service centre highways 7 48 markham phone 294 5112 2972927 smile a mile with arrow total distribution of than 7500 copies each the tribune is more week and communications the expropriations act notice of application for approval to expropriate land in the matter of an application by the minister of transportation and communications for approval to expropriate lands in the town of whitchurchstouffville in the regional muni cipality of york in the province of ontario for the purpose of acquiring sufficient land for the widening and reconstruction of hghwav num ber 18 notice is hereby given that application has been made for approval to expropriate the land described in the schedule hereto any owner of lands in respect of which notice is given who desires an inquiry into whether the taking of such land is fair sound and reason ably necessary in the achievement of the objec tives of the expropriating authority shall so notify the approving authority in writing a in the case of a registered owner service personally or by registered mail within thirty days after he is served with the notice or when he is served by publica tion within thirty days after the first pub lication of the notice tb in the case of an owner who is not a registered owner within thirty days after the first publication of the notice the approving authority is minister of transportation and communications parliament buildings toronto 5 pntario minister of transportation and communications w g wigle director right of way branch notes 1 the expropriations act provides that ia where an inquiry is requested it shall be conducted by an inquiry officer appointed by the minister of justice and attorney general b the inquiry officer ii shall give every party to the inquiry an opportunity to present evidence and argument and to examine and crossexamine witnesses either per sonally or by his counsel or agent and ii may recommend to the approving au- thority ihataparty to thcmquiry lie paid a fixed amount for his costs of the inquiryiut to exceed 200 and the approving authority may in its dis cretion order the expropriating au thority to pay such costs forthwith 2 owner and registered owner arc defined in the act as follows owner includes a mortgagee tenant ex ecution creditor a person entitled to a limited estate or interest in land a com mittee of the estate of a mentally incom- pctent person or of a person incapable of managing his affairs and a guardian ex ecutor administrator or trustee in whom land is vested registered owner means an owner of land whose interest in the land is defined and whose name is specified in an instru ment in the proper registry land titles or sheriffs office and includes a person shown as a tenant of land on the last re vised assessment roll 3 the expropriating authority each owner who notifies the approving authority that he de sires a hearing in respect of the lands in tended to be expropriated and rny owner added as a party by the inquiry officer are parties to the inquiry schedule all right title and interest in the following lands 1 in the town of whitchurchstouffville in the regional municipality of york formerly in the township of whitchurch in the county of york in the province of ontario being part of a lot 10 concession 9 of the township of whitchurch designated as part 1 on department of highways plan p273518 deposited as rs299 b lot 12 concession 10 of the township of whitchurch designated as part 2 on department of highways plan p273520 deposited as plan g5 r 436 c lot ii concession 9 of the township of whitchurch designated as parts 1 and 2 on department of highways plan p- 273522 deposited as plan 65 r 437 in the registry office for the registry division of york north 2 in the town of whitchurchstouffville in the regional municipality of york formerly in the village of stouffville in the county of york in the province of ontario being part of lot 35 concession 10 of the town- shio of markham now known as part of lot 8 plan number 1155 for the village of stouffville designated as part 7 on de partment of highways plan p50087 de posited in the registry office for the regis try division of toronto boroughs and york south as rsiu0 3 in the town of whitchurchstouffville in the regional municipality of york formerly in the village of stouffville in the county of york in the province of ontario being part of a lots i and 2 concession 10 of the town ship of whitchurch designated as part 1 subject to the rights of the hyjro electric power commission of ontario as described in instrument number 15c05 on department of highways plan p273517 deposited as rs281 b lot aa registered plan number 70 for the village of stouffville designated as part 2 subject to the rights of the hydro electric power commission of ontario as described in instrument number i5c05 on department of highways plan p273517 deposited as rs281 in the registry office for the registry division of york north this notice first published on the 16th dav of mirch 1972