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official openinq qoodwood hall frl oct 13 rthum east york plowinq match sat oct 21 vol 89 no 20 phone 6402101 stouffvillewhitchurchmarkhamuxbridge thursday october 12 1972 20 pages 15 cents i cycle funeral cortege enough to waken the dead stouffville it was a funeral cortege but the ear splitting roar created by more than 50 high powered motorcycles sunday was enough to waken the dead the procession that extended more than two miles was a club styled tribute to 28 year old brian james sullivan a member of the vagabonds and killed in a two vehicle crash on coxwell avenue toronto oct 5 representatives es timated at close to 200 included satans choice paradice riders lan cers vagabonds and scorpions while the deceased was living in toronto at the time of his death his parents a brother and a sister moved recently to ballantrae they made their own arrangements friday an advanced guard of cyclists arrived saturday they ordered flowers paid the account in cash and left without incident only one police officer was on duty at the time he requested no pictures be taken for fear of starting something while the service time was set for 2 pm it was not until noon that town sfolk began noticing the steady stream of chrome coated bikes moving east on main street some singly then in pairs of two four and six bings restaurant was jammed to capacity most of the riders were similarly dressed with only their jacket crests setting them apart some sported silver ear rings many were accompanied by girlfriends some also wearing crests that read property of using the first name or pseudonym of a male companion while none attended the service all entered the parlors signed the register and left their motorcycles were angle parked on church street leaving only sufficient space for a single lane of traffic a club tow truck was stationed on the sidewalk ten feet from the funeral home entrance its pur pose was not explained three york regional police officers were two members of the satans choice motorcycle club and a girl companion walk to the cemetery at churchill to attend a brief graveside service for brian james sullivan killed oct 5 in a collision on coxwell avenue toronto the accident victim was a member of the vagabonds jim thomas the twomile funeral procession that travelled from stouff- ville to churchill included an estimated 60 cyclists from six clubs this location is the intersection of hwy 48 and the aurora road at ballantrae jim thomas positioned at the inter section and while spoken to on several occasions they seemed more concerned with traffic control than any personal con frontation in unison as the casket was being carried to the waiting hearse the riders started their machines and jockeyed into position one of the cyclists roared to within a few feet of the presiding pastor rev douglas davis but braked quickly when the minister raised his hands then two by two the procession moved west to hwy 48 north to ballantrae and east to the cemetery at churchill where a brief grave side service followed the cycle cortege then broke up the majority heading back to toronto audience bamboozled by candidates claim to fame vandorf the 3 candidate meeting at vandorf monday followed the familiar format with liberal incumbent defending the governments record ndper attacking it tory telling it like it will be if the conservatives win the federal election each offered statistics from partisan computers to refute or corroborate claims and bamboozle the audience national issues that touched every facet of society from the man in the street to the cor porate welfare bum were discussed in a question and answer session however it was the local airport issue that received the major round of applause pc candidate sinclair stevens was strongly opposed to the governments actions in establishing the second- port site and critical of mp john roberts failure to make representation to ottawa on behalf of constituents opposed to the project mr stevens claimed it was unfair to stouffville and other affected areas and that the difference between his at titude and mr roberts was that with him responsibility to constituents was first and foremost the liberal member angrily responded i dont need lessons from mr stevens on how to protect the people in this area he challenged his colleague how are you going to represent divergent opinions in a riding you have to use some judgement we dont just have to take into consideration what is in the interest of york simcoe but what is in the in terests of the country wally gustar ndp can didate questioned the ethics of the airport enquiry it is stacked before it starts if it was a just enquiry would the government be expropriating already in concluding his remarks on what a federal representatives role should be mr stevens said that if elected he would establish an action office with trained full time staff in york simcoe to help deal with peoples utter frustration with bureaucracy dicksons hill mushroom farm fight expansion to prime minister roman markham markham mayor tony roman has recommended that town planning committee reject any application that could result in the expansion of the present mushroom farm or the creation of a second one on 19th avenue west of dicksons hill the town must take every step to prevent this even if it means going all the way to the prime minister said mr roman the issue was re introduced oct 5 after planners went on record as opposing an ap plication to lift the ministers freeze order affecting the property in a letter to planning director bill power from ca bugslag of the ontario plans administration branch dated sept 11 it was noted that the major objection was related to offensive odors produced by the plant the writer stated that the applicant is willing to guarantee the continued use of sterilized manure which according to mr bugslag is dogkiller fined 1000 stouffville a 21 year old stouffville area man was fined 1000 or a year in jail following conviction in provincial court newmarket on a cruelty to animals charge and dangerous use of a firearm james fleming rr 4 stouffville admitted to pumping four shots into his neighbors 11 month old border collie while the owner peter van der gulik stood helplessly by and watched the animal died the following day testimony revealed that the accused entered the dadson farm property on a motorcycle while the plaintiff was en tertaining guests at an outdoor barbecue he was ordered to leave later the court learned that fleming returned this time on foot accompanied by two dogs and carrying a 3030 calibre hunting rifle mr van der gulik said that as fleming approached the house his collie ran out- the owner said he called his pet back but the accused fired one shot over his head then three more into the dog judge clare morrison rebuked fleming for what he called a cold calculated and cruel act uncomprehensible to un- apparently not offensive he said the ministry of en vironment was aware of the operation and supported this view we feel the recent amend ment of the order prohibiting mushroom farms does not apply in this case because it is an existing operation the letter goes on mr bugslag concludes that the plans administration branch is prepared to permit the erection of additional structures adjacent to the present building however he said his department would be willing to receive further comments in relation to the issue derstand in addition to the 1000 fine judge morrison ordered fleming to pay the owners 50 veterinary bill ken laushway to step down at end of term councillor ratcliff will seek mayoralty stouffville i will not be a candidate for mayor of whitchurchstouffville in 1973 mayor ken laushway made this statement at a council meeting tuesday the surprising announcement followed a reminder that nomination time for the local elections was near i have been around for a long time the mayor commented i have made many decisions in that time and im sure this is the right decision he hinted however that he might possibly seek a councillors post following the statement each of mr laushways colleagues offered unrestrained praise councillor gordon ratcliff said he deemed it a privilege to have been on council with mr laushway i cant think of any other mayor in the region who has spent as much time on the job mr ratcliff revealed he intended to let his name stand for the mayoralty councillor betty vannostrand offered her congratulations on the consciencious manner in which mr laushway conducted his office it was a pleasure to have you in the chair i am not surprised to hear the an nouncement but sorry to hear it councillor merlyn baker commentedi appreciate the leadership and devotion you have shown councillor tom lonergan said that in their 7 years of association he had always found the mayor fair and con- mayor ken laushway scientious i have enjoyed sitting under your leadership councillor herb simpson assured mr laushway you have used common sence councillor june button broke the solemnity for a moment with her impulsive comment im going to be very upset not having you to fight with but added sincerely your shoes will be hard to fill ralph corner clerk through much of mr laushways time on council had the last word i want time to prepare my speech i cant say it off the cuff like politicians sewage plant addition cost price approved predict growth surge stouffville a ten der has been accepted for the construction ot a 350900 ad dition to stouffvilles sewage treatment plant and work is expected to begin immediately meanwhile the ministry of environment has given ap proval for a population increase of 920 based on the existing facility with this projection in mind planning committee gave lengthy discussion oct 6 to a proposal by gino testa for a 110- suite apartment he wishes to locate south of one now com pleted on albert street chairman tom lonergan argued against the size of the new building which he said would be higher than its neigh bor he asked for his com mittees comments on high density housing in this area councillor merlyn baker assuming that the structure would be restricted to adults responded i can see apartments along the tracks but not private residences he was informed that two floors of the structure would be reserved for families with children mayor laushway favored more apartments but wondered if it should be an immediate project he cautioned members to think carefully about the population quota in relation to other tentative developments in this area councillor june button had no personal doubts concerning the proposal we need more apartments in town but not there she said emphatically if we have a population quota to meet we shouldnt put most of it in one building lets get some development in the eastend area going she and councillor baker voted against a proposal which would implement further study on the project not outraged just stunned vandorf stunned rather than outraged best describes the feelings of residents within the community of vandorf- con cerning a hydro proposal that could see the erection of a 500 kilovolt tower line through a section of the hamlet some home owners in terviewed by the tribune wondered why if town council was aware of the project as far back as mid august they had not called a public meeting earlier instead of waiting until sept 26 while an alternate route extending east into uxbridge would be preferable they feel a corridor on the west side of proposed hwy 404 would disturb fewer people and sterilize fewer properties residents hope a satisfactory agreement can be reached when council members and hydro representatives get together again this week markham section pages 1115