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wgsfpp fl- best available copy diamond sale barthau jewellers wfvihc 6404646 serving whitchurchstouffviue uxbridge area cquntrye flyme fisiirealtyltd- 6405090 ss3ffsssff yol101no21 a metroland community newspaper wednesday may 25 1988 42 pages 50 cent our fran stirs group to tears stouffville govern ment officials and environmen talists familiar with case histor ies across the province were moved to tears during an address thursday delivered by town mayor fran sainsburv at the park plaza hotel toronto the symposium related to en vironmental and occupational health extended over three days and included topranked special ists in their fields from across canada and the united states the seminar was sponsored by the ontario ministry of health eleanor caplan minister the ontario ministry of labor greg ms- fran sainsbury sorbara minister and the ontario ministry of the environ ment jim bradley minister the three main categories were 1 professional issues 2 public concerns 3 positive ac tion i was accepted by the brains of society mrs sainsbury told the tribune i related 13 years of my life in 15 minutes the main thrust of mayor sainsburys address was if you have an environmental problem fix it she referred to the governmen tal footdragging that had occur red with respect to the whitch urchstouffviue landfill site be fore it was finally closed many in the audience sat unbe lieving as mrs sainsbury told her story mayor sainsbury working in conjunction with the concerned citizens association began her fight against the landfill as a pri vate citizen in 1974 the site was eventually closed in 1985 said mrs sainsbury many caring people dedicated long hours to resolve this situation valuable lessons were learned with communication co operation patience and trust among all involved being the cor nerstone to successful resolution together we have opened the doors to future mediation rather than confrontation volunteers honored by denise mcdonald v stouffville theyre tlfci lifeblood of the canadian cancel society in a special recognition cere mony held at stouffville united church may 18 twentyfour volunteers from the stouffville area branch were presented with 20 and 25year service pins in hon or of outstanding dedication recipients were i twentyfive years norma brillinger elva boyd mary davidson rita forsyth doris macaloney merle mathewsom grace murray beryl sanderson shirley rehill and dorothy wagg twenty years gladys badgerow june button audrey clarke miriam duckett mar- jorie duxbury anne ermen au drey gibson helen hamilton donald hodgins beulah king john mathewson alida nauta sadie ratcliff and dixie sellers although the 1988 fundraising objective had been set at 24300 mr giles announced this goal had been exceeded by 12 per cent with a final figure of 2764819 j there were 209 volunteers f- suiting in the best year everji the chairman stated 13 i honor veteran trouper joseph r bell killed in action during the korean con flict june 6 1953 will be honored at a fulldress legion ceremony in stouffville sunday june 5 the event organized by the royal canadian dragoons associa tion the korean veterans association and stouffville branch 459 of the royal canadian legion will take place at the cenotaph in the stouffville cemetery time of the service is 130 pm a cross erected in memory of trouper bell will be unveiled a monument to the korean conflict will also be dedicated principal issues ultimatum over beer at school dances by jim thomas stouffville alcohol and dances are a bad mix so says peter bright of stouff ville dist secondary school in light of two successive social functions marred by alcohol principal bright has lowered the boom at a special assembly may 17 he issued the ultimatum that any one found under the influence of liquor or beer will face immediate suspension further dances will be cancelled for a period of two months mr bright told the tribune he regrets such action because the majority of students are good kids interested only in a good time he noted too that the stu dent council looks on such events as a form of fundraising but dances are a school func tion and were responsible he stated mr bright said the situation may 13 reached a point where he had to halt the dance at 10 15 pm and clear the school the main in stigator he said was a non- student who slipped in through a side door one of the students under the influence was from grade 9 another was from grade 10 mr bright said nothing physic al occurred aside from some pushing and shoving but some harsh words were exchanged following the tuesday assembly he said one parent called to thank him for his action most students he feels are also in agreement principal bright says two pay- duty police officers are employed at all dances he claims the drinking student isnt always easy to detect when he or she en ters the school later as the even ing wears on the alcohol begins to take effect and the person becom es sick or abusive for two years theres been ft v refuse town fundi for overseas trip virtually no problem he said now its happened two dances in a row further to suspension a stu dent caught drinking will be ban ned from future dances for an en tire year mr bright stated the principal told the tribune students continually complain concerning lack of teen activities in whitchurchstouffviue to help solve this problem hes been in touch with mayor fran sainsbury and a questionnaire will soon be completed and presented to coun cil he said mrs sainsbury prom ised cooperation the lord helps those who help themselves town council does too a request by the stouffville panther soccer club for assist ance in financing a team trip to europe has been turned down the issue was introduced at a meeting may 17 councillor wilf morley was irri tated noting that when a hockey club with which he was associ ated went overseas several years ago they raised all their own funds he recommendedthe panther players do the same the municipality will provide engraved pins for exchange pur poses grants received the town was more generous with respect to the whitchurch- stouffviue soccer club and the whitchurchstouffviue minor softball association each will re ceive 2000 to help subsidize operating expenses the minor softball association request is 1300 less than last year marlene mckeewetheral manager of recreation told the meeting i theyre taking steps towards becoming selfsupporting she said donate 200 in a turnaround from usual practices the town was on the re ceiving end of money from a local organization the stouffville girl guides pre sented a cheque for 200 accompa nied by a covering letter from commissioner barbara hie mrs hie said she hoped tjje money would be put towards the purchase of cutlery for the lately am hall kitchen the guides use i the hall three nights a week fpt meetings g the guides look on the hall a home mrs hie said z- its nice to receive money fora- change responded mayor fran sainsbury budget by june tax rate increase likely five percent stouffville town coun cil hopes to hold he 1988 tax in crease to five per cent mayor fran sainsbury told the tribune this week as close as possible to the cost of living mrs sainsbury said the budget she explained should be finalized early next month with the rate reflected in the years august and october tax payments the cost of garbage disposal she described as phenomenal up from 18 to 50 per tonne itsa means of forcing recycling she said the refuse site at maple is own ed and operated by metfo toronto v locally roads will have top priority in 1988 mayor sainsbury stated in the past two years re creation and fire protection had been tops on the priority list she concluded whats iiasm girl next doora2 teacher in tunea3 feathered friendsa4 variety showa5 musical belsa6 priceless picturoa7 sports slopltch actionb1 golf pushb1 lh tessie dempster f jsomiiftjmlheatlil stingers sran7i rage a3 vwcigrb i