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hockey dance cedar beach fri feb 1 ht 7rihunt wizard of oz latcham hall sat feb 2 vol 86 no 34 phone 402101 toronto 3611680 wh1tchurchstouffville markham uxbr1dge thursday jan 31 1974 v 20 pages town building boom stouffv1lle while the population explosion in whit- churchstouffville during 1973 was less than anticipated 290 total construction in dollars reached a record high the figure as of dec 31 was 709684200 or more than 2 million above the same period in 72 permits issued numbered 456 with permit fees totalling 1859115 in 1971 permits numbered 317 this figure tailed off in 72 to 264 but shot up to 456 last year indications are that the town is in for an even greater building boom in 74 board town cooperate stouffville the first meeting between a committee of the york county board of education and whitchurch- stouffville council to discuss the benefits of a proposed recreation complex or a first phase of one was held in aurora jan 24 and while no definite decisions were reached trustee john mcmurray said the talks initiated a move towards closer cooperation between the board and the municipality the project if eventually approved would see a swim ming pool a library or some other publictype facility constructed at the site of the present high school on edward street the board it is un- derstood can provide the land but cannot share in the capital cost a committee to include ejijesentatfysfrom the l3touftville centre board and the town recreation committee will be established to study the matter further right now mr mc murray said a heated pool would seem to be the most practical however other board members will want to view the site mr mcmurray the meetings chairman was op timistic that something beneficial to the town would result if we all put our shoulders to the wheel he said im sure we can come up with something worthwhile i spokesman denies claim pickering a spokesman for the federal dept of transport has denied a statement published in the tribune jan 24 and attributed to pop chairman dr charles godfrey that the cost of the proposed pickering airport has escalated from 3000000 to 15 billion nigel dunn an official with the transport department said the figure of 350000000 per tained to the airports first phase and included up to two runways the 15 billion estimate is the cost of the completed project anticipated in the year 2000 mr dunn said the two figures had been projected earlier and had not changed he observed however that it could change when the decision by the board of inquiry is handed down if shades of the 30s and long before the thrills of yesteryears will come to life in stoufville feb 9 when the lions club presents its midwinter mardi gras in the town park and arena a costume skating party a teen dance sleigh and even cutter rides are planned during the afternoon and evening here bob parish clarke street takes his horse and cutter out for a spin on the former bruce harper farm east of the ninth bob and lady will be there to treat the kids and adults too to a day theyll never forget cutterssleighssnowmobiles all part of lions mardi gras stouffville cutters sleighs and snowmobiles a teen dance at latcham hall and a costume skating party in the arena its all part of a lions- sponsored mardi gras on saturday feb 9 afternoon activities will begin at 2 pm sleighs and cutters will load up to the south of latcham hall snowmobile rides for senior citizens will be provided from an area to the north roads circling the park will be blocked off to through traffic sleigh and snowmobile routes will be marked out in advance the chief organizer of the event is ken laushway the evening program in the rink begins at 8 pm with demonstrations of skills by members of the stouffville figure skating club adult skating costumes optional begins at 830 with music by the east york concert band costume judges aremarlene streit renowned amateur golfer bob macadorey genial morning man on cfgm and eddie luther trafficspotter with chfi all reside inthe area costume prizes for best lady best gentleman best married couple most humorous and most original will total 125 in addition there will be door prizes for both the skaters and spectators the luckv numbers will be flashed on the arenas new electric scoreboard the master of ceremonies throughout the evening is don huxtable admission to this event like all other activities is free the teen dance in latcham hockey officials asked to justif y expenditures stouffville a representative of the stouffville minor hockey association will be asked to attend the next meeting of the town recreation committee to explain certain expenditures related to their 1973 financial statement members observed jan 23 that while expenditures 3287938 were 86562 less than estimated receipts were down by 2000 the municipalitys share in operating this program totalled 1640088 the budget had allowed for 1534500 ice rental quite naturally was the biggest expense amounting to 2755950 equipment purchases totalled 294991 on the plus side of the ledger registrations brought in 1007850 sponsors 4200 and fund raising 1500 a further breakdown of the statement is expected when the committee meets feb 20 in the municipal building stouffville iga store will not move jack chambers worked vtrgsi stouffville the iga supermarket will not be moving from its main street site any possibility of a change in locations has been flatly denied by the business owner and manager jack chambers loretta crescent south the suggestion that the local firm could relocate in a proposed plaza at main and tenth line north revealed at a planning board meeting jan 15 prompted members con cern spokesman for the developer w t fraleigh of arrowhead construction company indicated the iga would be given first rights of refusal on premises there mr chambers told the tribune he had not been ap proached by the firm nor was he interested nothing would move me out of here he said stouffville has the best downtown area ive ever been in i wouldnt change if they offered me the site for free mr chambers who pur chased the business here in august 1973 said he had worked all his life to have his own store on the subject of cost he said the increased rent factor alone would make such a move im practical with regard to the down town area itself the owner pointed to the close cooperation between the merchants we are all working together he said the christmas season was great lucky streak one win in a lifetime is sufficient for most folks however 7 year old dougie sanderson a member of the kinsmen team in the stouffville novice house league had a real streak going for him last week he won three prizes in three nights including 5 worth of gas 6 wrenches and a pair of pliers the draws were held in con junction with minor hockey week doug is the son of mr and mrs david sanderson markham r r 2 jim thomas erie letter debate rekindled over fire needs in ballantrae area ballantrae a letter from erie manufacturing company rekindled debate in council on the need for an auxiliary firestation in the northern section of whitchurch- stouffville kim rogers erie vice president and general manager wrote that the formation of a substation had not according to a recent mayors report in the tribune been considered a priority for 1974 in his letter mr rogers referred to properties in the ballantrae area the public school herb simpsons barn and the storey garage that had been razed by fire in 1973 primarily because of the lack of water and the length of time taken for the fire department to get there to prevent such catastrophies he stressed this was no reflection on the efficiency of the brigade but on the timedistance factor so important in com bating fires the school fire last may precipitated lengthy discussions between council and fire department personnel over the need to establish local year- round water sources for fire- fighting and the feasibility of basing an auxiliary brigade in the ballantrae area consequently the erie plant offered its swimmingpool reservoir as a water supply and plans were made to connect r hydrant at musselmans lake in conjunction with the cedar beach property the hydrant project was dropped because of its 13000 price tag while the erie offer was never officially acknowledged by the town although council finally agied in principle to the con cept of an auxiliary firestation last summer there was ap parently no further action until the issue was reactivated by mr rogers letter the fire marshall has now been requested to assess the scope of present firefighting facilities in the municipality people blamed for loose dog problem hall begins at 830 pm and extends through to 1130 music for the occasion will be supplied by john brunke of stouffville senior citizens wishing to attend the function during the afternoon and evening will be transported to the park and the arena in the lions bus pickup points in town will be an nounced uxbridge recently two dogs ravaged a herd of swine on the property of morley r lotv6concriruxbridge township twentyfour of the animals were so badly bitten they had to be destroyed but dont blame the dogs said anne barrett canine control officer the problem is people in a press interview later mrs barrett said most dog- owners refuse to believe their pets could inflict such slaughter she noted that following the attack both dogs when picked up appeared docile and friendly one was a german shepherd and the other a part- labrador its not necessary to keep a dog tied up all the time she said but they should be kept under control according to the township bylaw this par ticular claim she admitted could be a large one these dogs she said jumped over a 4foot fence during tfieearly-morninghours- of jan 22 lloyd feasby livestock evaluator for durham region said it was not uncommon for dogs to resort to this kind of thing once they have tasted blood however mrs barrett noted that for dogs to attack pigs is rare sheep she said are the usual victims in 1973 two cows were run to death by a dog she recalled the officer explained that often dogowners unleash their pets at night and thats when the damage is done when strays are picked up she explained they are taken to the pound and destroyed after five days however if they have a tag or some form of iden tification the owners are con tacted immediately mayor upset over high uxpool costs a uxbridge uxpool is costing the taxpayers too much uxbridge mayor carl puter- bough charged at a council meeting thursday the mayor insisted that two people he requested should be installed on the uxbridge and area pool board in order to help rectify the situation this morning i signed 24 pay cheques for employees of the pool he said they dont need half that number he said the total of salaries paid out for the pool was 1632 for the first two weeks of 1974 councillor joe esmonde asked what do 24 people do and the mayor replied thats a good question x regional councillor bill ballinger admitted that pool expenditures should be looked into but added that there are many special programs offered at the pool and most of the salaries go to life guards mostly high school students the mayor insisted that expenditures at the pool are too high we cannot afford this kind of expenditure if you have a business it should be run like a business the mayor asked what the total debenture was for the pool but nobody at the meeting knew the figures there has got to be a shakeup there they are not running it in a businesslike manner councillor maustyn mcknight added the mayor maintained that nobody in the municipality can get answers on the pool he insisted that jack scott and gord mackellar should be appointed to the pool board the other members of the board include chairman te lennox dr ian s taylor david phillips and charles meyers councillor ballinger is y the council representative while mayor puterbough remains an exofficio member ill be there whether they want me or not the mayor said i know what is wrong with the pool board but im not going to say it in public youth dies in mishap ringwood a 17 year old stouffville youth was killed saturday when he walked into the path of a car on highway 48 south of ringwood robert miller 17 of 43 main st stouffville died when he walked in front of a southbound car driven by robert lapp 44 rr 2 markham he had been walking along the road with four other youths ontario provincial police list the next of kin as an uncle albert seamont of tamiscaming quebec