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diamond barthau jewellers stouffviiit 6404646 serving whitchurchstouffville uxbridge area countrye tyme srealtyltd country properties urgently needed 6405090 john whytau t 640ct16 vol 101 no 22 a metroland community newspaper wednesday june 1 1988 u 66pages 50 cents sanders pushes for pool stouffville it was jim sanders on one side the rest of coun cil on the other the rift widened monday with the indoor pool vs new or improved municipal offices the main wedge sanders claimed the pool should hold equal priority in future capital expenditure planning others favored improved staff accommoda tion councillor sanders wanted 350000 removed from the reserve fund set aside for a new administrative facility and applied to the pool phase ii of the rec complex we have two major items in front of the public sanders stated sthey are the administration office and the second phase of the rec centre instead of putting 700000 in one lump sum for the administra tion office it would be more appropriate to transfer 350000 to phase ii of the rec complex he claimed by dealing with one project only the public was being denied an opportunity to discuss it some members holding opposing views were irritated youre flogging a dead horse countered councillor ron robb youve brought this up four or five times and never yet received a seconder mayor fran sainsbury said nothing had been finalized weve hiade no plans to leave the present administration offices to buy land or do anything were only asking our people to investigate it public meetings will follow she stated the heated debate was finally cut off by councillor wilf morley who claimed further discussion on the sanders motion was out of order town taxes inerease2i municipal taxes on the average whitchurchstouffville property 20000 assessment will increase by about 20 in 1988 it was re vealed at a budget meeting of council monday this does not include additional payments for education or re gional purposes the town jield its portion of the tax hike to55 percent mayor fran sainsbury said council was able to hold down the increase because of new jeyelppment both industrial apd residen tial road improvements will have top spending priority she ex plained sidewalks streetlighting and town boulevards will also be im proved she said other projects include resurfacing of the ballantrae tennis courts installation of an elevator at the rec complex and interior improvements at the vandorf museum the town will embark on an intense recycling program in an effort to reduce costs of garbage collection mayor sainsbury said municipal expenditures in 1988 will total 10628728 out of every tax dollar collected the town will receive only 2406 cents with 6268 cents going to education and 1326 cents to york region stouffville john sandham grade 8 teacher on thestaff of orchard park school has brought honor to himself and to the town of whitchurchstouffville mr sandham a lieutenantcolonel with the 48th highlanders of canada was installed as commanding officer of this highlyesteemed regiment at a ceremony held friday at mospark armories toronto i the change of command was larjgely attended including several from orchard park school vic goldman of stouffville a sergeant major was ajso in attendance lmr sandham was introduced to the audience- friday by irispectingofhcercpl gsthomsqti re succeeds lieut cplhwmowat to the cd post sfifl mr sandham is a native of st catharines he joined the 48th highlanders t major was also in attendance ymr sandham was introduced to theaudicnce friday by inspecting officer col gs thorns he succeeds lieut colhw mowat toithe post v mr sandham is a native of st catharines he joined the 48th highlanders in 1966 following a tradition established by his father and grand- father j lieut col sandham is a graduate of ridley f college- and ryerson polytechnical instittiti hes attended degree courses at both torbtii and yorkuriiversitics orchard park jschqiin september 1987jw and darlene have one son joriathbn winisofisi 4 although presently living in- agincourtmirm andmrs sandham have purchased ahomejdiis ironwdod crescejit stouffville and will be jno ing here next month carried the cup stouffville keith acton carried the stanley cup the scene thursday viewed on national television had stouffvil- les hockey addicts sitting on the edge of their seats its a rags to riches story that saw keith ascend from a cellar- dwelling club to a stanley cup champion more importantly he contributed to the edmonton oil ers success by scoring two game- winning goals the fastskating centre had been used sparingly in previous playoff encounters but when coach glen sather called keith answered his line posed a scor ing threat every time out they also performed well defensively the stanley cup victory puts an additional 25000 in each edmon ton players pocket keith in an unprecedented gesture contri buted his stipend for appearing on the dave hodge may 18 post- game show to the whitchurch- stouffville minor hockey asso ciation keith wife susan and family are expected home this weekend mums the word whose hats in the ring will mayor fran sainsbury step out will councillor wilf morley step up will they run against each other right now neithers saying although official announce ments are expected shortly talk to me july 14 my birth day replied mayor sainsbury if you cant find me im out knocking on doors councillor morley wasnt avail able for comment when the tri bune called saturday rumor has it hell go for the towns top post but a close contact says he hasnt made up his mind the election date is monday nov 14 to allow members of council time off no meetings are sche duled from july 13 to aug 22 town pioneers indexed in book stouffville ruth bur- kholder chairperson of the whitchurchstouffville historical society has written a book its entitled index to whitch urch township residents as shown in directories and census 18371891 the 170 pages contain the names of all heads of households recorded by censustakers during this time frame with this in formation detailed facts can be obtained at the library so far 100 books have been printed they sell for 15 apiece ruth began her project in november 1986 and completed it in may 1988 when i started i had no idea the amount of work involved ruth said in looking back the in dex is now registered with the national library in ottawa twenty copies were prosold the rest are stored under our waterbed ruth revealed i sure hope it doesnt spring a leak ipenotmrrehill said so far i see no one n the horizon in addition tbvchoir selec- save historic sites town group requests irw r byjmpm xi i uadtgttyiri 28 and 27 oneof sevcrrfprimj was fiveyeafcld leah fc- ii af receives an encouraging smile ifamrg jan percy before going j agevmwe dance photos see imsweevs 7 ectftjigdy sections jim thomas stouffville should leg islation be implemented to pre serve historically significant buildings and properties in whitchurchstouffville some members of the towns singles organize stouffville a support group for single parents people going through separations widows and widowers will meet for a first time tues june 14 the location is the upstairs lounge at st james presbyterian church 101 main street east stouffville meeting time is 8 pm we want to focus attention on the support aspect in the initial stages says gayle atkinson one of the organizations founders there arc many people hurt ing out there or experiencing diffi culties coping as single parents claims gayle gayle hopes the group will eventually expand to serve other functions as well including so cial first we must establish ourselves and let people know were primarily a support group she stresses all interested persons are in vited for additional information call bruce stapley at 6408919 tough line stouffville town coun cil has asked members of staff to take a long hard look at subdivi sion progress before recommend ing reductions in letters of credit councillor margot marshall in troduced the topic at a meeting may 24 mrs marshall recommended the letter of credit posted by arch construction company not be re duced until all outstanding mat ters arc cleaned up the development in question is located in ward i councillor wayne emmcrscr suggested the same policy apply elsewhere in town historical society believe it should and will likely ask council to act on their behalf the organization commonly referred to as lacac local architectural conservation advisory committee can be set up by the municipality its pur pose is to advise the public and council on matters related to the preservation of structures deemed historic society chairperson ruth bur- kholder informed a meeting may 25 that whitchurchstouffville is the only town or township in york region without such a committee mrs burkholder explained that through provincial funding own ers of historic buildings are assisted financially in having them refurbished our residents havent had ac cess to these provincial funds she said members wondered how the town is planning to implement its historic preservation policies as outlined in section 93 of the offi cial plan if a lacac committee does not exist it was suggested this question be asked of those candidates seeking office in the 1988 municipal election discounts a discount plan for seniors is being reintroduced in whitchurchstouffville initiated by home support services its being done in co operation with the chamber of commerce and the bia the target date for incep tion is the end of june all cards will be honored by participating merchants gin- ny burrows of home support told the tribune the chamber of commerce has approximately 162 mem bers and the bia has 79 some belong to both mrs burrows said and several in cluding banks and trust com panies cannot take part discounts will vary according to the wishes of the individual merchant mrs burrows ex plained mm harmonious chorda2 dance delight a3 birthday party a5 neighborly notesa6 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