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Stouffville Tribune (Stouffville, ON), July 16, 1970, p. 3

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thursday july 16 1970 the tr1buxe page 3 stouffville stockyards a saturday market place for thousands farmer city dweller rub elbows bv bob hastings stouffville to local residents its simply the stouffville sales barns but to the masses who migrate from metro each saturday its many things its part general store part carnival part shopping plaza and part menagerie its a con sumer carousel and a sellers stage but most of all its a meeting place a meeting place which welcomes people of all ages social position and nationality a beautiful blend of democracy and free enterprise the far mer the suburbanite and the city dweller rub elbows in search of bargains a pair of sandals is as much at home as a pair of farm boots wild bermuda shorts are as acceptable as grey overalls the variety of goods is equally diverse yes they even sell kitchen sinks how about a two week old pheasant an antique desk a second hand wrench or maybe a dozen duck eggs as well as a wide range of mer chandise the method of buying and selling is also varied it could be by auction by negotiation or by the customary routine the auction rings are where the action is pigs goats sheep ponies you name it if its got four legs its probably a candidate for the auction block in the past five years goats have become the popular animal in the ring especially among the italiancanadians who in the matter of section 30 of the planning act r50 1960 c 296 and in the matter of an application by the corporation of the township of pickering for approval of iti restricted area bylaw 371269 passed the 26th day of october 1969 notice of hearing the ontario municipal board has appointed friday the 24th dav of julv 1970 at the hour o ten oclock in th forenoon at the munidpal offices of the township ot pickering 1710 kingston road pickering ontario tat brock road and highway no 2 for the hearing of all parties interested in supporting or opposing this application this hearing is being held primarily to decide whether the abovementioned bylaw should or should not be ap proved requests for changes will only be considered by special leave granted bv the board and if sufficient advance notice has been given to the clerk of the municipality to permit notice of such requests to neighbouring property owners it should be noted also that any decision made at this hearing is subject to the right of any person interested to apply for an amendment under section 30 il9 of the planning act the above hearing is with respect to the bylaw pub lished on the sth ami 15th days of january 1970 amending the land use regulations of the township of pickering by further limiting and clarifying service stations and ex cluding gas bars broadening the definition of livestock and prohibiting the keeping of livestock in any but agri cultural areas of five acres cr over and requiring that any buildings to be erected shall front on an opened and maintained public street dated at the township of pickering this eighth day of july 1970 signed douglas j plitz clerk township of pickering 1710 kingston road pickering ontario while its called the stouffville stockyards to curious children its more like a zoo here one little lad peers into a boxful of baby chicks jas thomas regard this meat in the same way most of us relish beef and pork billies and nannies are imported from as far away as kentucky tennessee and texas to meet the large demand frank papali hand some pleasant italian fellow buys his goats at the stockyards and then consigns them to the stouffville barns for sale on a very good day he could sell up to one hun dred and fifty top quality goats for as much as twentyfive dollars each to frank this is a means to supplement the income from his regular job over in the flea cir- custhere is just about everythingexcept fleas of course there the concessionaires rent space by the day month or in a few cases by the year mike gafer the veteran of the group has sold in the barns regularly for the past nineteen years of his eightytwo years sixty- three have been spent in canadaa country of which he is very proud a friend of everyone mike is almost as busy greeting them as he is in moving textiles shoes and clothing from his large display area he buys his goods throughout the province and sells them in aylmer and stouffville a large farmers market is still part of the operation which had its humble beginnings in the old curling area on park drive north in stouffville with walter atkinson as the original owner now norm faulkner and frank bennett are coowners of councillor protests garage operation stouffville a garage operation on the southeast corner of tenth line and main aroused one of the most heated and prolonged controversies in stouffville council this year councillor tom lonergan introduced the issue july 2 councillor lonergan argued that the use of the property had changed within recent weeks thus requiring the owner to meet all the provisions of a c2 zone within the restricted area bylaw mr lonergan said the site was not adequately paved and water flowed from the property onto a village street he charged that any protection under prior use had been nulified when previous gas pumps were removed and new ones installed he requested that the matter be turned over to the village solicitor for a legal opinion a motion to this effect was supported by coun cillor ian chapman councillor lonergan became irritated when reeve ken laushway questioned his reason for waiting so long before bringing the issue to councils attention he was even further incensed when the reeve suggested he obtain legal advice on his own mr lonergan admitted that while he was indeed the chairman of the bylaws committee it was not his duty to enforce them clerk ralph corner noted that a change in gas companies had occurred at the location but in his opinion the use of the premises had not a vote on the resolution ended in deadlock with the reeve deciding against further council action another qua ity product from brook in concrete remember help your red cross to help septic tanks phone 6553311 brooklin concrete products umitep hwy 12 brooklin telephone 6553311 yonge st newmarket telephone 8956781 f dont miss these starfilled nights at the cne big names in entertainment are coming to the cne grandstand this yearand our whole evening ore given over to the jargeif circus ever staged free admission each advance evening grandstand ticket entitles the holder to free admission to the grounds on the doy of the performance vehicle not included mi i up more home pro tection in one pack lit at less cost with our homeowners policy call today call kenneth a shepherd 7th line box ii markham trfrphorip j9ij5s2 state farm fire and casualty company oanaduui hrm oitue scarborough ont august 20 august 21 aogusr22 august 23 august 2 j 25 august 26 august 27 augus28 29 30 31 september i september 2 september 3 september september 5 september i september 7 check the lineup football toronto vs edmonton s50 550 400 and 250 bobby sherman 400 and 350 the temptations s500 and 400 italian festival 700 600 ond 500 johnny cash 600 500 and 400 brenda lee s500 ond 400 red skolton 600 500 ond 400 circus 70 international 400 half poce for dddren 12 and umfer ray charlesai hirt 500 ond 400 bobby goldsboro 500 ond 400 charley pride s500 ond 400 5th dimension 600 500 ond 400 drum and bugle competition 4 00 ond 350 military bandtattoo 400 and 350 natlonbullders 200 ond 100 canadian national exhibition toronto august 20 to sept 7 sundays from 130 moil order oliice h open until august 10th for information or tickets write grondifond box office canadian national exhibition exhibition pari fcroofo 28 onlorfo no its not a carnival but the carnival atmosphere is everywhere even to a gen tleman selling balloons on saturday an estimated 5000 persons were on the grounds jas thomas this much expanded complex if barriers still remain between the urban and rural people they arent apparent oh saturdays when up to five thousand meet at the stouffville sales barns school damaged markham damage is estimated at 150 after a window was broken in a door at roy crosby public school in markham july 3 in addition police told the tribune the door was badly scorched by firecrackers the incident was in vestigated by pc thomas matheson all summer long help us celebrate your biggest bonus comes with all the human touches the important extras to prove that we give the best service of any bank around thats what bank ing is all about royal bank style bonus no 1 bonus no 2 bonus no 3 bonus no 4 were approachable bonus savings with bonus interest we like to look after you spending accounts too pca bonus no 5 bonus no 6 extra bonus wen backdate extra interest for bigger savings 33 helpful banking services full interest to july 1st on all new bonus savings accounts opened up to and including friday july 17th and simply because our biggest interest is you well try to get you enthusiastic about a bonus savings account the 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