p r tyllwll j 5 j i r v ti 7 fo5nat special m christmas present 24 main w strum i- ja a v 2r l- zrla metroland community newspaper 1 v vol95 no3os34s 5 wednesday december 1 1982 25 cents f 14 pages slh trust i gics rasps rjloaps stars ami stripes daily interest savings 81manststourrvffle 64o4000 v chairman says service top priority whitchurchstouffvilles enlarged fire hall was officially opened friday afternoon by mayor eldred king the occasion vi s v if afforded townsfolk an opportunity to inspect the remodelled pre- mises and its equipment including a 112000 tanker ac quired recently shown here in front of theew truck are fire chiefwalter smith right and fire committee chairman council lor tom wood jim thomas stouffville main taining a wellequipped fire de partment is no bargain com mittee chairman councillor tom wood said friday a municipality cant stand still and it cant save money when it comes to fire protection when people need it they must have it councillor wood was addres sing an audience attending the official opening of stouffvilles enlarged fire hall on main street a project costing just over 300000 he said he was pleased to get it going pointing to the fact a substation would soon be m operation to serve the ballan- traemusselmans lake area stouffvilles old tanker truck will be relocated there with backup on all fires provided by town volunteers mayor eldred king said the completed project was some thing the fire marshals office had been advocating for years he commended members of council for their cooperation andi foresight he praised the department volunteers and their chief walter smith de scribing him as the most im portant gentleman he keeps everything in good order he said adding theres only one problemthe sirens too loud his reference was to a com plaint concerning the sirens prolonged wail during early- morning hours both norm atkens of the ontario fire marshals office and chief smith drew attention to the size of the towns new 112000 tankerpumper purch ased recently atkens called it a step in the right direction- smith noted that should it be fe- sponsible for the saving of one building its cost would be recc vered s l mayor king welcomed a number of guests to the cere mony including mayor bill bal- linger and ron kester from the twp of uxbridge president karl vankessel of hersco con struction company markham and firefighters from mar- kham and stouffville 1 heat save program saves dollars stouffville during theweek of dec6 to 11 v the ontario miriistrybenergywill hold a clinic in stouffvjlles masonichall called project heat save ti 1- 4 tte program will offer free s nightand show advice to homeowners on how heat loss these saturday9 am to 530 p m and last years heating costs the heat save clinic will fea- the 0ntarl0 governments ture the use ofa scientificpro-g- cess known asthermography efficiency of the average ontar- a special heat detecting 10 home by 30 per cent by 1995 camera was utilized to record typical homes in whitchurch- comparedwith 1980 whitch- reducevheatingcostsits jbeen arrangediinoopieration with the town council and the stouffville hydro commission specially trained personnel will be on hand throughout the fiveday period clinic hours are- monday12 noon to 530 pm tuesday to friday12noonto930pmand were also vidotaped during the day visitors can identify a housestyle similar to their own and see where theirs loses heat and money in order to assist the project officer homeowners are being asked to bring along estimates of the square footage of the he ated floor area of 1 their homes urchstouffville is one of 60 communities participating in the project santas day stouffville santa claus comes to town on saturday time of the para de is 2 p m the annual procession sponsored by the kinsmen club will form up on stouf- jferandnprthstreets the sixty floats plus bands and majorettes will travel south on hwy 47 then west on mam street to westlawn crescent t later st nick will visit re- sidents of nursing homes in the area the parade chairman again this year is ken smur- thwaite r r 2 stouffville the judges arecitizen of the year fran sainsbury stouffville lions president ronberry and rae mcfad den of the stouffville legion the categories arebest float most humorous float best christmas theme and most original float big tanker just fine stouffville the size area to the north presently ser- or oversize of stouffvilles viced by mount albert when new tankerpumper truck ac- tluhappens the new truck will quiredrecently bythetown v wortheven morehe fire department isntthe con- saif whit rhurehstouffville da it now 4h members honored awards night stouffville- come early is the advice from bureau administrator marion murphy to motorists seeking 1983 license stickers the reason the systems now on computer and with all things mechanical the proce dure could take longer each application must be processed through the minis trys head terminal at down- sview in certain instances this vould mean delays i t with most therell be no problem mrs murphy told the tnbunehpwever some will have to be patient the murphy office handles more than 10000 applications a year the renewal period extends from dec 1 to feb 28 future renewals will come due on the drivers birth date stickers for 1983 will be placed on the top right corner of the plate with the purchase of a new car the old plates are removed and attached to the new vehicle ken laushway service stouffville it all started 34 years ago when he accepted an appointment as member of the stouffville parks board since then ken laushway has held ev ery conceivable position within the municipality in cluding reeve of stouffville mayor of whitchurch- stouffville and chairman of stouffville hydro however as of nov 30 this association dating back to 1948 came to an end mr laushway had asked that he not be reappointed to the hydro commission for a threeyear term when coun cil held its final meeting nov 23 his request was accepted with regret it read in part the time has come to retire i ask that i not be considered for a new threeyear term it is with t regret that i take this step i hope my contributions have been beneficial all members agreed the former reeve and mayor had j worked tirelessly in the best interests of the municipality he did a iicvnendous job commented councillor bill kamps york region the spot- light of attention was focussed oh 4h members from clubs in markham sharon sutton and king at the annual awards night held thursday in the newmarket community centre phyllis mcmaster asst agricultural representative and york regions 4h co ordinator headed up the event the following markham area club members were recognized for achievementexcellence kelly little lionels pony farm trophy heather grant rate up for hydro stouffville begin ning jan 1 1983 the cost of hyd ro in stouffville will increase by 67 percent to the average re sidential customer this will amount to 262 per month k present the average hyd ro user pays 3888 per month this figure will now go up to 4150 hydro chairman ken laush way informed the tribune that the wholesale cost of power purchased from ontario hydro in 83 will increase by 82 per cent a portion of this 15 will be absorbed by the local commission the chairman explained that in 1982 revenue here will be approximately 1755000 ab out 80 percent of this amount will be paid to ontario hydro the balance he said is re quired to operate the local sys tem major expenses include underground lines trucks em ployee salaries transformers substations and general maintenance hopefully he said some funds can be set aside for future capital costs value of stouffvilles hydro plant is placed at two million dollars with no outstanding debt and approximately 175000 in working funds markham scotia bank troph- y don smith davidson bros award cathy oconnor im perial bank ofcommerce award don smith ciba- geigy award lesley brown reesors marmill ltd award cathy oconnor mar kham scotia bank trophy terry beckett frank beckett trophy paul brown cne shield ray brown newmar ket coop trophy russ brown maple feed mill trophy russ brown burk pugh and steve mihorean fieldhouse farms trophy paul brown queensvillefarm supply trophy cathy oconnor oconnor veterinary service award russ brown york federation of agriculture scholarship special tribute was paid to don smith winner of the world barley championship at the royal winter fair and to cathy oconnor recipient of the co veted silver dollar award cern of chief walter smith hes convinced its the right vehicle for the dualpurpose job its meant to perform the tandemdrive g m c costing 112000 is the largest of its kind in york region admits chief smith but other areas are giving such purch ases serious consideration he says theyre common in the united states the truck carries 3000 gal lons of water and if necessary can pump directly onto a blaze should laneway entrances be too narrow the department can hook up 1800 feet of hose and lay a line to the road chief smith explained he doesnt anticipate this will happen often if tandem milk trucks can get in we can too he said by acquiring two trucks in one the town was saved the cost of a new pumper said chief smith he said the purch ase had the full support of the fire committee and himself 1 the chief pointed to the fact the stouffville and ballantrae brigades may soon cover an saidf whitchurchstouff ville now pays east gwillimbury 6000 a year standby plusan additional fee for each fire attended by units based out of mount albert jo out in glory v stouffville at the f ia- al meeting of the 1981-82coun- cil nov 23 mayor eldred king paid tribute to outgoing mem ber bill kamps for his service over the years and councillor kamps in turn said hed had a ball after six years on council and many more in other civic posi tions councillor kamps lost out in the nov 8 election to new comer fran sainsbury f you served the town well mayor king said you not only brought forth the positions of those you represented but also expressed your own opinions youll be missed j said councillor kamps its been a ball but also frustrating at times i like this town its been great to my kids i only wanted to give something back v mayor king also expressed his appreciation to councillor charles warden for his con tributions to the municipality councillor warden holidaying in florida lost out to another newcomer margot marshall of cedar valley many 4h members were honored thurs day at a yearend awards night held in the newmarket community centre the oconnor veterinary service award donated by dr de- nls and dr terry oconnor to an individual displaying leadership enthusiasm and achievement was won by cathy oconnor markham rr 2 denis oconnor cathys father made the presentation r a jim thomas hi a party stouffville its appropriately called a pre miere party a first for whitchurchstouffvilles latcham gallery the event beginning at 830 pm fri dec 3 will include a fashion show of furs by paula lishmanf jewellery by lindsay god frey and lounge wear by the wedding room two of the lovely models are stouffvil les own trudy cadieux and sharron brazier a tired art auctionis planned these are once- loved paintings to be passed on with the promise of con tinued affection edgar her- rell will call the bids re freshments will be served the partys chairperson is andrea graham the gal lery is located in the town library for tickets 15 a couple call 6402395 t 1 v