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GO Transit, which now owns the building, has applied to the town for a demolition permit. However, a decision on the permit hasn’t been made by Whitchurch-Stouffville council. BY HANNELORE VOLPE Staff Writer The old grain elevator that has been a landmark in downtown Stouffville since 1922 is once again being threatened with demolition. Janet Davies (from left), Tom Stephenson, Rick Wigmore, Mike Feld, Phil Bannon, Chris Cranston and Mike Wigmore of the band In Perfect Cursive and DanJWi’grrnlolizaareLready for Saturday’s Whitchurch-Stouflville Carnival at Musselman’s Lake. Activities, including children’s games, skating, outdoor music, hay rides and ATV rides, go from 1 to 4 pm. am-MIW u. mu: nunw r.) . u»..':"rb‘..._.'_ r'..'..“.iu LIUI‘IHHI $17i'ib une THURSDAY. FEB. 7. 2008 I SERVING THE COMMUNITY OF WHI'I'CHURCHâ€"STOUFFVILLE I 24 PAGES/$1 INCLUDING GST MM 138mm,“!!5 Having the old grain elevator Fight on to preserve Stouffville grain elevator Malina» GD TRANSIT WANTS TO DEMOLISH ONE OF FIVE REMAINING STRUCTURES IN ONTARIO THURSDAY, FEB. 7, 2008 I SERVINGTHE COMMUNITY OF WHITCHURCHâ€"STOUFFVILLE I 24 PAGES/$1 INCLUDING GST destroyed is the last thing Gleyn Beatty, the chairperson of the Whitchurch-Stouffviile Heritage Advisory Committee, wants. GO Tl‘ahsit requesting a demoli- tion permit goes against its own policy and directives, Mr. Kelly told councillors. He came to Whitchurch- Stouffville council Tuesday evening, with former committee chairper- son Wayne Kelly, to plead its case. The policy states significant “We are asking council to deny GO Tiansit’s request for a demoli- tion permit," Mr. Kelly said. “We want to designate the building as historical.” He quoted from a heritage impact assessment done for GO in 2005 byArchaeological Services Inc. that recommended “that the build- ing be preserved (where it is)." heritage buildings GO Transit owns shall be conserved, he said. Options are for G()'Hansit to pre WHITCHURCH-STOUFFU’ELLE Pi PARTY ON ICE ELLE PUBLIC Grain elevator should be con- sidered from the standpoint of tourism, Councillor Susanne Hil- ton sajd. It could become a tourist draw, along with Bruce’s Mill. serve it at its current location and make renovations where needed. It could be sold privately to be turned into a restaurant, for instance. Or it could be moved into Memorial Park, to be the park’s interpretive centre, or to another location. UBRARY Councillor Rob Hargrave W88 The town of Stouffvillé exists, Mr. Beatty said, because the railway came through it. it was an agricultural area The Stouffville grain elevator is one of only five left in Ontario, Mr. Beatty said in an interview with The Sun-Tribune. “It is an important building from that standpoint.” concerned the building should not be neglected and allowed to decay if it remains. Coming Up Iim Thomas Wellness . . . Classified .. Hottestoan’shotshots advamhKochompetition STAFF PHOTO/STEVE SOMERVILLE SN MST, pagv 8 6312 Huh St. (905) 6404646 ewellers l6