Whitchurch-Stouffville Newspaper Index

Whitchurch Stouffville Living (2004), 1 May 2005, p. 5

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WefiledimomeCouncilChamberson April5.filledwithglwexpectaflons. Wmfiomdwdawmowncore smmmhopeshighdlanatlasnnewlifevmuld beinjeaedimotheirbelavedoldMainStreeL Creaflvemindslookedforwardtoanewpage mdlelifeomeuflvflle.Youngpamntsstood . optimistically awaiting the news m end the longdriveatoVaughan for reheatsalsandplaydates. mammmiméw‘fi’m to everwork for them win; the boys mm1,2andasmehmnedafew Where. ‘ .Mwlmlhttalkedtolkmm shewaboflngontheumnyddeflte seemed to think cooler. more profes- sionalheadshadprevailed. Themmfltantshadn’tmsmand her councillors were actually working togedm civilly on a number of other I? CON-AD IOYCB I've been to a lot 0! «gaming: municipllcouncnnuemw , bulldufidunklmwnmfiuon normalcy“ oneon Son gummammhanon WWTMMpk. ofcoune. wathe lheumforlheOld The night the lights went out on Main Street MOLLER INSURANCE BY RUTH LEBLANC 64 80mm Drive, Unlt 1, STOUFFVILLE 7 Home at Auto And anyway, the tepon was only a mmeptfimymmgwmnepdabhflut Obviously the My ofcouncn wen: not prepared to negotiate. Will that chaflfi over the coming months? Sho be interesting to watch. and nwybajtmmybgwemnlookforwmd toanotherrowdymeetingormdown meroadtotheulflmateanswer. 9 the revival ofour Mhmwlflchwouldmmlonafl duflnthemunkflpaflly’smlelndwm ofamand 0 smfl‘ come back with allemafive Pmpognlq for 19CMcAve. (poor mm); ldeamlhodledlntheVmfln arm-1m Maybe klddnsllbupnldmm not I like a dormant volcano Inn.-- _ , .. _ Built in 1896, the two-floor solid brick su'ucuueopenedasamainfloormarketanda second floor concert hall. In 1923 the building was sold and the upper floor housed a silent movie theatre called the Auditorium Theme. The first movie ever shown was 7100 Reel Comedy, stoning Harold l_.loyd. All ages and incomes and personalities sat in hopes that a theatre would come to life. along with a revitalized downtown, if their vision was shared with the Council. In 1933 it became the gtfiiéy Theatre, and Atapndtytheym 630mm Wperywâ€" themath! cAlltheIecltiunawlllbeexpoaedmpoflu- - Redden roperty values will dro â€" uperlenoelndmfiaralrponsimatiomhas byoeventoIOperomt-andc'mlsnoteven compensation wfl’wm f 0 convenience esmallperoentngeo cltizeruwhofly? OTheadvnntageofGeneralMotors Oshawa mg pans shipments a little cheaper and/or ? U The potential profit for the Greater 'ibronto Airport Authority (GUM) ? OThejob securityofthe GTAA‘s employees ? This airport would have far more serious bad eflectsthnnthe amountoigooditwllldo'mere lsnosatldnctoryproofthatthlsairportisteally needed. projections of passenger activityare pre- m by an emanation that WAM‘S to build. on Its own self-interest. Elected representatives, if you. really believe you areworlting for thegood o Canada's citizens, oweanyou NUl'voteagainst thisproposed air- port? Stop it NOW. before wasting taxpayer money on an expensive environmental assess- A Threat Hanging Over Us For 30 life for this grand old gal. Citizens united. friendsweremadeanddreamswedaredto dream seemed within our reach. dreams of preserving a piece of our past for future gener- ations. it was what our forefathers saw as nec- Then for a time she sat empty and forlorn, 9E“ {here-were signs of new and much needed continued as a movie house until 1949. In 1959 the V111 e of Stouflville's municipal offices neplacg the films and theatre goers, and the town staff remained in the building until 1998. to our MP3. MPH and Tawn , ___ â€"--â€" ‘â€"'"'.'" Optometrists uooas Maln 8t. . 905 042-3037 LETTERS Reader identifies land marks Re: LookingBack. April '05 ThebuildmgondielefiwasmeRauiifl'Block. ltwasbmnedin197l,andd1eClBCisatfl1at locationnow. ThemiddlebufldingisDaleyHalLbufltin lBSSJt’sbasementwasaskafingrinhwlfllwater wppfledfiomDuflitfsCleek'memainfloorwas aooncenhaILandthesecondfloorwasusedfor metawnbandledbyNoahSmmm Hallbumedm1923.dleoldpomoficem inimphmandltismwmefilvahmfleemlb. Thewhite housewasuwmdbydleMozden family, and is now a Chinwe resumant and men: and lmpodng costly Minimums - ecuandlmpmnmuonalldmehvw pv- ernmem. Finally. stop the threat that: been hangingoverouroommunldeufioroveraoyun. But someudiém. within that burning pile of disenchantment. a heart still beats and the dream still lives on. if only with the timer; There were impassioned speeches and pleas fmm a cross section of residents with onethinginoommomatheaneinmesquale, unique with unlimited possibilities And then our dreams for its future wete doused out quigkly and sadly. assary for the heart of downtown Stoulfville. It was a fine vision. W'Mflym' [WW SIG KUSATZ STOUFFVIllE

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