antiabortion drive starts anew page a3 mpp offers his budget views page a5 local kids are sneaky see page a3 m ewellers 5mainstwslouffve 640464 serving whitchurchstouffville area vol 102 no 22 a metroland community newspaper wednesday may 31 1989 zectpages cquntrye rtyme srealtylta country property specialist 6495090 johhwhytau 50 cents initial goahead town considers new hazardous waste program by demise imcdonald correspondent whitchurchstouffville town council has agreed in principle to support the implementation of a hazardous waste collection pro gram this fall proposed at last tuesdays council meeting by recycling group representative doug hickman the town will cosponsor a oneday collection of household hazardous waste within the area providing a 25 per cent commitment to funding can be accom modated in the 1989 budget it was indicated the group would match that 25 per cent according to mr hickman the collection would be accomplish ed by contracting a licenced hazardous waste handler hauler who would establish a depot where residents could bring their household wastes this company would be responsible for the environmentally sound collection recycling and disposal of these wastes he said mr hickman pointed out the cost of the program would depend on the amount collcted however experience over the last six years have indicated total costs would not be expected to exceed 20000 the ministry of the environment has estimated on average ontario households generate three kilograms of household hazar dous waste per year he said on this basis it can be estimated 75 tonnes of hazardous waste is generated in whitchurch stouffville annually however it was pointed out this figure was a minimum estimate because farming communities have been known to generate larger amounts due to farm machinery maintenance ac tivity and the use of agricultural chemicals household hazardous waste is comprised of any materials which by virtue of their chemical composition pose an im mediate or potential hazard to human health or the environ ment mr hickman told council members included are pesticides insecticides paints oil solvents high strength cleansers and others because town policy does not allow this type of waste to be disposed of in green garbage bags due to incidents of worker in jury residents opt to pour them on the ground or in sewers coun cil heard our existing waste management system is not capable of handling these materials said mr hickman therefore this is an excellent way to gather and dispose of this waste and launch a more permanent program as well as approaching the town to commit to 25 per cent of the program up to 5000 the recycling group has asked council to submit an application to the ministry of the environment to support the remaining 50 per cent possible sites for the location of the depot are yet to be deter mined however the fire hall the site of the old arena or the public works yardrecycling depot have been suggested the recycling groups role will be to conduct publicity and awareness of the campaign to bring people to the depot said mr hickman the group has amply demonstrated its com petence in this regard whatever problems were associated with he blue boxes everyone knew about them j said councillor nick tatone hid pretty pleased about the pro posal one of the issues in my campaign was chemical manage ment education is the lever to these kinds of programs its too bail were only striving to do it once a year it should be twice jum into sha pholomattnicholls students at st marks catholic school in stouffville got the jump on fitness monday morning by taking part in various activities to highlight the importance of staying in shape here student trevor hoad 12 prepares to land on a foam mat after jumping from this raised platform as fellow students look on students took part in a number of fitnessrelated activities after inclement weather postponed the events planned for last friday abbatoir site offer put forth by bruce stapley correspondent whitchurchstouffville town council may finally have suc ceeded in securing a redevelop ment proposal for the controver sial abbatoir lands an offer to purchase and redevelop the land now housing the abbatoir on 9th line north just west of the recreation cen tre has been made according to mayor fran sainsbury the offer is conditional upon the purchaser being able to ham mer out an agreement with coun cil regarding the types of struc tures that will replace the slaughterhouse says the mayor they have asked us for general commercial zoning but we would prefer local commer cial she said that would allow for a fitness centre day care centre professional offices or something like a beauty parlor that would service the local community such a zoning change would not require a change to the towns of- ficiafplan she adds and would be much easier and quicker to implement according to the mayor the new owner would knock down the abbatoir and erect two separate buildings which would be ar chitecturally similar to the recreation centre it is expected the development would pr6vide extra parking spaces for recreation centre users on evenings and weekends recreation lane which the mayor feels is too close to millard st at present would be move fur ther south a public meeting will be held regarding the plan on june 27 at latcham hall they have until the end of november to fulfill the terms of the conditions of the offer says mayor sainsbury while the vendor had been ask ing 14 million for the property the purchase price is reported to be just over the 1 million mark library study looks to future whitchurchstouffville residents will get a chance to tell library officials how the towns library stacks up within the next few weeks a needs feasibility study is about to get underway consisting its official pnolomatt hichous stouffvilles buckingham manor was officially opened last friday with a ribboncutting ceremony attended by local dignitaries the refurbished building which offers seniors an elegant and charming residence underwent extensive renovations in recent months making it official are from left whitchurchstouffville mayor fran sainsbury buckingham manor co- owner manny simon lynette goodeve representing durham york mpp bill ballinger and markham riding mp bill attewell of a questionnaire mailed out to all town residents 175 user in terviews and 150 phone interviews according to library spokesman marilyn ferguson the study will inform officials of the adequacy of current library and art gallery services resources programs and facilities as well as providing a guide for development and im provement through to 1998 i think it will give us some direction says mrs ferguson the taxpayers should be axed for services they want the provincial ministry of culture and communications will contribute 11300 towards the study with a grant through its community facilities improve ment program the province has also agreed to pay onethird of any library ex pansion projects resulting from the study while the town has ear marked 25000 for the same purpose the toronto firm of chase fox jones and associates has been hired to conduct the study which will be carried out in two phases the first phase to begin in june will see town residents give their views on existing facilities along with suggestions for change phase two will determine if new facilities such as an addition to the existing building a new branch or a bookmobile are required a public meeting will be held to help determine what if any new facilities will be built mrs ferguson feels the new study is vital in light of the in crease of library use in the past few years as well as the towns growth in the past 10 years whitchurchstouffville has grown by around 25 per cent and the librarys circulation has also increased by 25 per cent she said the library currently contains 30000 volumes of material and boasts a membership of 4500 the annual circulation rate is 101000 volumes according to mrs ferguson a march 1989 study showed ward 5 residents were the most active library users with ward 6 second and ward 4 third the study will also help library staff assess new trends that have resulted in hardcover books giv ing way in part to videos talk ing books and howto manuals users are becoming more sophisticated she says sdss aims for wellness by matt nichous correspondent a new council will be formed at stouffville district secondary school in the fall to help promote physical fitness within the school the new council called a wellness council will consist of five students and one teacher says newmarket high school teacher sandra bush shell be coming to sdss in the fall to co ordinate he project the council will try to get other students more involved with physical fitness activities she says currently ontario secondary school students need just one physical education credit to get their oac diploma and most dont continue in physical educa tion after grade 9 ms bush says this council will help students maintain a good fitness level she says the council will work together to design physical fitness programs for the rest of the school ms bush says students will be selected by staff and will not necessarily be physical education students they arent always the most fit she adds the new sdss wellness council is just one of 26 similar councils being incorporated into york region high schools this fall its important to get an early start to healthy living says york north mpp charles beer of the program im1