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H18 - WHITCHURCH-S'IOUFFVILLE THIS MONTH -, See us an WWW-SIOUIIL’l'IWNHW-WM..‘ Chepack's Country Market has conducted business for 52 years from a barn built in the late 1940's at Ninth Line and 19th Avenue. ' The Chepack family fust sold corn on Sheppérd Avenue at Birchmount in 1952 and are believed to be the originators of the roadside com stand. When Birchmount Road'was paved, the stand was relomted to the farm lane, which is now next to the current entrance to Tam O’Shanter Golf Course. From the Stouffville location, the family now specialized in farm fresh veggies, runny buttertarts,‘ homemade preservative free dinner entrees and fresh baked bread and pie; Local crafts and antiques beckon browsers in a quiet area of the building. Although relative newcomers, we are proud to add the name Chepack to the history of our area. - CHEPACK’S COUNTRY MARKET Half a Century Of Farm Fresh Veggiw, Home Style Baking and Local Crafts ‘Gaming Network ’In store lnk Refills 'lntemet Terminals ‘Web Design 8: Hosting Network Setup ‘Printing Faxing 100 pc. 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Planners thought they had it right with densified communities. approving thousands of new homes on small lots which brought l0 million people to the Greater Expanded Enlarged Increased was firmly convinced ofthe wisdom of undevelopment. proved futile. as did appeals to the OMB (Ontario Manure Board). whose prime directive was to ensure the production of thousands of tons of organic fertilizer to spread on the cropland, as chemical fertilizers had been banned globally in 2080. Eventually. the “mm-Area invflhe mid-”househuggefiv-hed- no 2|st century. However. when the global food supply collapsed in the late 2lst century as a result of weather conditions. soil depletion. third world labour unrest. and a series of unexpected wars. governments realized their only option to ensure iood supply and safety was to start growing food again locally. Historical data revealed that areas north of the Greater Expanded Enlarged Increased Toronto area contained rich fertile agricultural land which now lay under option but to take their monetary compensation and relocate outside the reagriculturalized area. For a time reagriculturalization polarized the community. Those who wished to see the town return to its rural roots quickly embraced the province's New Agrarianism policy. Signs bearing the town‘s slogan "Country Close to the City" were altered by deleting the ”C“ in Close and the “to" before "city" "Country Lose the City!“ appeared as the town’s new slogan. New Agrariansim Historical data revealed that areas north of the Greater Expanded Enlarged Increased Toronto area contained rich lenile agricultural land which now lay under subdivisions. plazas. strip malls and roads Fouryears ago at the turn of the century; the province boldly proclaimed that this land agriculture and re- topsoiled. Stouffvllle was chosen as the pilot area for the ambltlous By lune lacobs Urban Affairs Reporter lune 25. 2104 :o be reclaimed for "undevelopment" proiect. The ; . province's reagriculturaliza‘tion imperative, which mandates returning thousands ’of acres to cropland and the re'-' introduction of hundreds of . cattle and other farm animals to the area. required removal of virtually all these housing developments. The announcement set off waves 'of protest as residents of these areas, dubbed “househuggers”, tried to oppose the undevelopment scheme. going so far as to place themselves in the path of the bulldozers demolishing their houses; Petitions to the Town Council, which was firmly convinced of the wisdom of undevelopment, proved futile. as did appeals to the OMB (Ontario Manure Board), whose prime directive was to ensure the production of thousands of tons of organic fertilizer to spread on the cropland, as chemical fertilizers had been banned globally in New Agrariansim together with global trade conditions have transformed the commercial lace of Stouffville In the four years since the turn of the new century. In 2099, when “he Fair Trade Agreement was signed. mandating a living 500 Sheets Printer Paper $3.50 On his final stop on the tour, the premier unveiled a plaque at the Stouffville's newly completed Clock Tower Theatre. The proiect had been languishing for several generations but seemed to gain new menum with the establishment of the new. small independent businesses on Main Street. After declaring the Clock Tower Theatre officially open, the Premier stepped aboard the York Durham Heritage Railway to ride out of town. When the YDHR had first been launched in the late 20th century. there were those who felt that the engine and coaches were not old enough to qualify the proiect as a Heritage Train. However. now that the equipment is over ISO years old it would satisfy even its most vocal critios - were they still alive wage for Walters in both the develo‘fiing and industrialized’world the town's big box retailers were forced to close, abandoning theiL huge complexes on the outskirts of town. Their land was reclaimed under the FARM. program, and now grows cabbages and turnips, More recently, small single function businesses with antiquated names like Hardware Store, Butcher Shop and Bakery have begun to spring up along the previously vacant Main Street. Though initially resisted by residents accustomed to big box stores and shopping malls. the fact that those employed in these new. small shops actually had some knowledge of the products they were selling appears to have led to greater acceptability. As the train pulled away today. the .Premier waved and predicted that as New Agrarianism rolls out ac‘ross the region there will be Farmland as far as the eye can see between Stoufffllle and Markham Now that‘s plogress! NOVEMBER 2004