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york sanitation ltd company fined 26500 4 stouffville york sanitation co ltd pleading guilty to 11 counts of over- dumping at the whitchurch- stouffville landfill ate and 31 counts of filing false reports to the ontario government has been fined 26500 by judge reid scott in newmarket provincial court this figure follows a 14400 fine levied earlier against the same firm for dumping violations judge scott noted that since jan 1977 the company had been carrying on a good operation he said he realized the pressing need for landfill properties to accommodate refuse from metro and that york sanitation had applied for approval to deposit in creased tonnage he observed too that the company had engaged auditors who are making sure all reports are accurate the entire matter has been made more difficalt because of the closing of other landfill sites in metro judge scott told the court to what extent they were motivated by revenue is not determined but it now ap pears that a system to overcome the difficulties has been acquired its obvious the judge stated that proper super vision of the whitchurch- stouffville property had not been exercised i do not feel this can be condoned he said in banding down the 26500 judgement judge scott pointed out the necessity of making the penalty a deterrent to the accused firm and to others in the same kind of operation environmental laws are for the protection of everyone he concluded wht rihum wol 91 no 29 whitchurch stouffville november 23 1978 20 cents 1 pages town approves disco dahcehall stouffville disco fever has reached epidemic proportions in toronto and its spreading to whitchurch- stouffville an application for per mission to operate a discotheque in the auditorium at the rear of the steerburger restaurant main street west was approved t by council monday following a rigorous debate chris giofcos and chris fatsis plan to introduce banquet and reception facilities to their premises along with disco music for dancing they will apply to the province for a liquor licence the request was approved 4- 2 on a recorded vote strong t opposition was voiced by councillors jim doble ward 1 and bill mcnalley ward 3 i dont profess to be a prophet stated councillor mcnalley but if it goes ahead i fear well have problems he pointed to frequent disturbances in other areas of town and claimed discos in the city had experienced difficulty jim doble urged members to preserve the character and traditions of our town it seems he said that many people can no longer enjoy themselves without drink he claimed as foolish on the part of council to encourage this idea he suggested that young people should create their own amusement by getting together in groups or becoming involved with established institutions like the church his motion to delay the resolution for a month so citizens could voice opinions was blocked councillor bill kamps ward 4 said problems ex perienced in toronto discos were isolated and rare he santa claus parade all set for dec 2 stouffville santa claus comes to town sat dec 2 the parade sponsored by the kinsmen club of stouffville will lead off from the area of north and stouffer streets at 2 pm head south along hwy 47 to main then west on main to the a p plaza lining up the procession this year is bob lemottee ron smurthwaites in charge of the bands and ken smurthwaites taking care of floats theres still plenty of room for last- minute entries says ken prizes will be awarded in the following categories humor christmas theme and best overall a best school float will also be selected everpopular sesame street characters will be portrayed by kin members kinettes dressed as clowns will distribute candy along the route guest participants in the procession will include mayor gordon ratcliff mayorelect eldred king mp sinclair stevens and mp p bill hodgson at the conclusion of the parade santa claus will call on residents of parkview home green gables manor and the stouffville nursing home maintained such a centre in town would tend to remove the drinking from the parks and place it m a controlled super- vised environment if people want to go to a disco theyll go whether its one mile or thirty miles away commented councillor june button ward 5 councillor eldred king pointed out that the bylaw could be revoked by the municipality if proper control wasnt maintained sales barn draws crowd stouffville despite complaints on traffic mayor gordon ratcliff looks on the stouffville sales barn as one of the towns best forms of ad vertising things would be pretty dead here without it he said the mayor admitted it doesnt make sense that so many motorists choose to travel through stouffville when they could make better time by taking the bloomington bypass road to the north i guess they must enjoy it he said he agreed the congestion saturdays is detrimental to downtown business hes also concerned over ambulance and fire calls in that emergency vehicles could be delayed mayor ratcliff said he had discussed these and other problems with the sales barn operators theyre concerned too he said the only permanent solution he feels will come with construction of the east metro freeway to bypass the town to the east chairmans wage cut york region if salarys the lone incentive for seeking the chairmans post on york countys board of education there may be few nominees when trustees meet for their inaugural session at woodbridge high school dec 7 the stipend of the chairmanelect will be cut by 1000 reducing it to 8000 from the current 9000 the motion was put forward last week by whitchurch- stouffvilles harry bowes an acknowledged candidate for the job the difference will be added onto the vice- chairmans remuneration bringing it up to 7000 from the current 6000 the change becomes effective dec 1 mr bowes feels the vice- chairmans work load warrants the extra one thousand dollars hes hopeful too that he or she may be able to attend more committee meetings to at least assure a quorum on occasions he said the number present has fallen short of whats required to carry on formal business car rams parked truck two injured stouffville a 21 year old stouffville motorist and his 18 year old companion were seriously injured early saturday morning when their northbound car slammed into a parked dump truck at 251 main street north in markham admitted to hospital were michael barry 156 main street east stouffville and nancy scott 333 stouffer street stouffville property damage was estimated at 1000 seniors find threewheelers nifty transportation threewheeled bicycles popular in vacation areas of the southern united states are catching on in canada too in fact right here in stouffville here enjoying a midafternoon spin on park drive north are laura logan and walt davis wellknown town residents edschroeter whitchurchhighlands school attendance drop concerns trustee whitchurch what does the future hold for whit churchhighlands school at this point in time trustee harry bowes isnt sure and hes worried the present enrolment is 264 extending from kin dergarten through grade 8 this falls well below the boards suggested criteria for keeping a school open the minimum is 285 while theres no thought of closing the building the at tendance is such that members must face the problem and attempt to arrive at solutions mr bowes said the local trustee isnt op timistic as i see it the situation can only get worse he said he pointed to the fact that schoolage population in the area is sparse with little likelihood of it growing the majority of children are already being bused to the site he noted harry bowes observed that a new estate subdivision is being developed at vandorf but this would produce few pupils if the attendance drops below 250 were in big trouble he stated the boards vicechairman said whitchurchhighlands was built under an earlier ad ministration the problem was handed to us he explained mr bowes said that originally the school was meant to serve the urban areas of rich mond hill aurora and stouff ville however since its con struction enrolments have fallen off particularly in rich mond hill while summitview school in stouffville is served by several portables the trustee feels parents favor this type of ac commodation over the busing of children out of town an example of the enrolment decline at whit churchhighlands ispointed out- on a chart dating back to 1975 at that time there were 299 students 317 in 76 313 in 77 and 264 in 78 the projected attendance in 1978 had been 293 i town channelization planned for spring stouffville although agreements must still be worked out with at least two property- owners in town the 715000 downstream rechannelization project is not in jeopardy craig mather of flood control management told the tribune this week he is hopeful construction can begin this spring the conservation authority is really close to completing necessary transactions right now were in pretty good shape he said mather pointed out however that if nothing can be finalized the property will be expropriated walter smith one of the persons affected said the taking of his land would leave him little room for parking at the rear of his welding shop on market street doug neville owner of two buildings on main street has recommended alternate routes i dont wish to stand in the way of progress but i had the land long before the conservation authority came along he said the main thrust of the project will extend from the north boundary of the public library through to the disposal plant south of the park auction sale resembles museum es stouffville this isnt a sale its a museum commented a spectator saturday she was right and wrong the auction of property belonging to the estate of the late isobel stevens 165 obrien avenue stouffville was both a museum sale the household contents dating back to the 1800s were just as the owner had left them when admitted to a nursing home six years ago up until the time of her passing in september she held out hope that some day shed return she never did i never expect to see anything quite like it again an antique auction sale imllkel anything sen in stoeifvlue disposed of articles- in the estate of the late isobel stevens obrien avenne here alfred thomas maytree avenue admires a beautiful gingerbread clock it brought 350 said auctioneer don burd of stouffville the bidding started at 10 am and didnt conclude until seven at night flood lamps were brought in from the sales barn so people could see what they were buying auctioneer water atkinson helped out in the afternoon job lots of goods were put together so that each pur chaser found a treasure he or she had not expected one treasure that even mr burd didnt know about contained a beautiful gold railroad watch pieces of jewellery and two confederate bank notes valued in total at 1000 the watch alone brought 290 they were found hidden in an old commode chair by cabinetmaker manny freedman ninth line south he told the clerk the commode by itself sold for 85 thats what i call being honest said don burd later that more than made up for any articles that were stolen mr freedman he said could just have easily purchased the commode taking the valuables along with it prices on some of the articles follow gingerbread clock 350 set of pressback chairs 100 each bedroom suite 900 brass kitchen lamps 200 each parasols 32 each one bed 775 piano 675 cedar chest 280 framed pictures 65 and 70 each a history of ontario 150 hall stand 425 old trunk 90 china bowls 50 and 60 each curtain rods 160 a pair the crowd was estimated at over one thousand with 430 bidders holding tickets six hundred and twentytwo sales were completed wes brillinger left and bill morris both of stouffville attempt to identify members in the methodist church choir the picture was taken in 1914 it sold for ten dollars totals receipts were placed at between fifteen anil twenty thousand dollars jim thomas j