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largest weekly markham stouffville uxbridge in the district 1 all the news whitchurch i uxbridge markham i pickering of all 4 townships vol 82 no 12 siouffvillllmarkhamuxbridoi ont thursday august 20 1970 15 cents eight feet tall hunt himk bear police search bush area stouffville the report of a black bear sighted friday on the cnr line north of stouffville has aroused mixed reaction from veteran hunters here some feel it highly unlikely such an animal would venture so far south while others are less skeptical totally convinced of its presence in the area are steven stark william street carlos gomez main west and david taylor obrien avenue they told police of seeing the beast described as eight feet tall and vicious officers from stouffville and whit church armed with shotguns and high- powered rifles combed the region north of the conservation dam without success police fear it could be rabid the department of lands and forests have been notified whitchurch sgt david fellows said a bear had been seen earlier in the vivian district and several years ago one was reported near balsam in pickering twp two village apartments proposed estimated half million dollar venture 5t tsssaezma s s aszgzl aw tz iw the report of a black bear on the cnr line near the stouffville conservation area friday promp ted a search by police officers of two departments including constable david hidden stouffville pjvwyywftmnvw rezoning required stouffville a re- zoning application to accommodate two mediumrise apartments valued at up to li million has been received by stouffville planning board the main street site containing 4 acres is located between patrick motors and palmwood gate the southerly en trance to the ponderosa a model layout of the project was placed before the board by architect john shaw and explained by solicitor lachlan cattanach both of markham they were accompanied by realtor thos n shea the apartments one to contain 84 suites and the other 66 would rise to a recommended height of sixty feet thus eliminating more extensive ground coverage mr cattanach explained he suggested two mediumrise apartments are proposed for a 4acre lot east of palmwood gate and west of patrick motors one would contain si suites and the other sixtysix a model of the project is shown here jas thomas the twin towers would present an attractive development at the westerly approach to the village and blend in nicely with singlefamily dwellings to the north a breakdown of the 150 suites would include 50 bachelor apartments 50 onebedroom apartments and 50 twobedroom apartments the effect on school- attendance would be minimal mr cattanach said with an estimated 25 schoolaged children residing there board member reg mackay said he was impressed svith the ap pearance of the model but wondered whether the saturation point would be reached with the com pletion of two other apartment buildings one already underway west of parkview home mr cattanach replied saying it was a matter of economics that had already been considered mr shaw pointed out that only one apartment would be erected at a time mr shea informed the board of the demand for apartment ac commodation in markham saying 200 suites had been rented within a period of nine months he said that one building restricted to adults only was at 80 percent capacity it comes as a bit of a shock said mr mackay an industrial lot held lor so long and now you wish it changed to residential mr cattanach said he was confident the proposed venture would compliment the area the board agreed to give the application further consideration fierce storm lashes town traffic halted basements flooded drowning victim found on beach garden hard to beet beat musselmans lake police officers from whitchurch and stouff ville assisted by vern approve 200 lots markham the ontario water resources commission has given the green light for building on 200 lots this year in the town of markham i a letter verifying the approval was read at markham town council monday council passed a resolution granting ap proval to buildup on 125 lots by home smith developments and 75 lots by reco investments limited the owrc has adopted a system whereby a specific number of lots may be released each year thereby avoiding the overtaxing of water and sewage facilities davies searched the waters of musselmans lake thursday night after a young man was reported missing and believed drowned the youth was later found lying exhausted but otherwise uninjured on the sand at shalimar beach he was not identified police said the group apparently jumped into the lake from a spot near the wagon wheel ranch intending to swim over to cedar beach one of their number grew tired and turned back without notifying his companions 3 car collision stouffville damage totalled 1500 as the result of a 3car rear end collision on main street friday charged with careless driving is glenn barkey rr2 pickering other motorists were robert barkey same address and john walley main street stouffville no one was injured claremont a beet or a turnip thirteen year old lynda dunstall rr2 claremont couldnt be sure shes sure now and its a beet alright measuring 19m inches around the size of the tops in dicate there may be others just as large perhaps larger mr and mrs jack dunstall and family moved to the property two years ago at cone 8 pickering east of altona road i couldnt believe my eyes said lynda i just kept on pulling and out it came the seed was purchased from the stouffville co operative stouffville the stouffville area was lashed by the severest rain and lightning storm in years friday transforming sections of main street into veritable lakes and flooding the basements of many homes at one point the deluge was so heavy it was im possible to see to drive s some who chose to proceed were forced to stop when water drenched their cars motors lightning flashes were extremely close and while firemen here answered three calls no serious damage resulted in the town of uxbridge however the interior oif a house owned by allan leek on harvey avenue suf fered heavy loss the owner was absent at the time vacationing at balsam lake at the stouffville high school where the york- oshawa health unit was conducting a dental fluoride treatment program nurses were advised to halt work for the afternoon a section of the village police office was flooded and in the ponderosa a part of the third story ceiling at the apartment building collapsed no one was injured hydro in some areas of town was off for two hours in spite of the heavy runoff works department superintendent ron gibson reported no serious problem at the sewage plant in the park children frolicked in water up to their knees town dam passes test stouffville stouffvilles flood control dam officially opened oct 11 of last year faced its toughest test friday and came through with flying colors at the height of the afternoon storm and during the runoff that followed the down stream flow remained constant higher than normal but safe from overflow north of the dam however the manmade lake area was com pletely flooded second best stouffville stouffvilles lawn bowling threesome of eleanor crossen skip dorothy wagg and reta laushway finished second in the allontario finals at agincourt tuesday 2300 damage in 3car crash pickering twp damage is estimated at 2300 in a 3car crash on brock road saturday night according to the ontario provincial police whitby detachment a car driven by terrance a mclellan 18 of pickering village northbound on brock road attempted a left turn at the intersection of concession 4 the mclellan vehicle struck a second car driven by brian norton 17 of claremont and then spun striking a third vehicle driven by michael e carter 19 of brock road there were no injuries mclellan has been charged with making an improper left turn and will appear in oshawa court sept 16 breadman thwarts theft seventeen year old arrested markham twp a bread truck driver completing a delivery to the restaurant premises of b and m motors don mills road south of buttonville surprised a man in the process of loading a quantity of cigarettes into a carton the wouldbe thief who had gained entry through a rear window ran from the scene markham twp police with the assistance of other departments later arrested a 17 year old scarboro youth in richmond hill court john wesley pacey kingston road had his case remanded for one week to set a date for trial remarkable lady mrs kffie albeit cleary formerly of quccnsville and now a resident of parkview home in stouffville will celebrate her 103rd birthday monday aug 21 motorcycle helmet it saved my life propose mini bus service for markham editors mail officer praised musselmans lake it is seldom the tribune publishes a letter on its front page it is more unusual still when the letter is published without a signature the identity of the writer is known to the editor however and the content deserves recognition it reads as follows dear sir how does one say thank you for prompt courteous action which in my opinion resulted in the saving of a life on saturday aug 15 an emergency arose and i phoned for assistance the telephone operator called whitchurch twp police living on a short private road on the south shore of musselmans lake which even delivery men never seem to find we prayed help would arrive in time within five minutes an officer that i later learned was one bryan cousineau came to the house he began administering oxygen immediately all the time talking to the patient as if he was his own father before leaving to direct the ambulance to the closest hospital he even took the time to assure all members of the family that the patient was showing signs of im provement so again i say thank you to the whitchurch police department and in par ticular constable cousineau your assistance in time of trouble will net soon be forgotten markham eighteen year old brian mac- phaden church street markham is typical of most lads his age he wanted to own a motor cycle so last christmas he bought one paying for it himself out of earnings from a parttime job the bike a honda 305 was not new but brian cared for it like any showroom model every week he would tear it down clean and adjust it but now the machine lies twisted and bent damaged beyond repair the result of an accident august 11 that could have tost him his life he collided with a car at uv intersection of cone 7 and 16th avenue markham township and was carried a distance of 92 feet from the point of impact my helmet he said pointing to a scarred piece of headgear near his make shift living room bed thats what saved me although badly scraped it did not crack nor come undone theres a dent in the roof of the car where his head struck the metal when thrown up over the hood and against the windshield four neurosurgeons checked him over in scarboro centenary hospital but could find no injury mrs macphaden said they were amazed and so were we also thankful brian did suffer a broken left leg that has been placed in a cast he was allowed to come home friday night the wearing of helmets is mandatory said mrs macphaden and so it should be all government- imposed regulations with regard to motorcycles is good if my sons ex perience impresses this fact on some other boy then a much worse tragedy may be avoided as for the collision itself brians not sure what happened he recalls approaching the corner and shifting back into second gear it just wouldnt move it had no power he said will he ever own another motorcycle again id like to he said with a wistful glance at his stifly taped leg but then it would hardly be fair to my parents markham a markham man has proposed a minibus service to run between the town gotransit and the ttc terminals utilizing 9passenger volkswagens hans bothner outlined the plan to markham town council monday mr bothner said he would conduct a survey among area residents to determine the feasibility of the scheme an application would then be made to the transport board for ap proval he suggested the rates would likely be less than now charged by existing carriers gray coach lines and the service would be scheduled to serve the needs of the greatest number of people brian macphaden church street markham holds the helmet that he feels saved his life when his motorcycle uas in collision with a northbound car aug ii brian suffered a hrokri left leg jas thomas apartment site crane accident injures workman stouffville a scarboro construction workman suffered severe head injuries friday when struck by a cement bucket on the end of a mobile crane tony mandini 20 midholm drive was standing on the third storey roof of the new ponderosa apartment and fell a distance of 20 feet down a partially completed steel stair case in spite of the severity of the blow the victim remained conscious he was rushed by vance ambulance to scarboro centenary hospital the accident occurred at 1225 pm two hours later wind ripped up a section of the roof on the east side of the structure causing several thousand dollars damage