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best available copt safe jftvy ewellers 5mahstwstouffvie 6404646 serving whitchurchstouffville uxhridge area countrye erealtyltd country 65030 vol 132 no 39 a metroland community newspaper wednesday september 21 1988 church for sale 52 pages 50 cents ballantrae ballantrae united church is to be sold the closing date for receipt of tenders is oct 24 1988 no regular services have been held at this location since june 1987 the congregation has amalgamated with lemonville the property measuring ap proximately 70 by 70 is zoned institutional bids are being received bv the united church council 100 ranleigh avenue toronto the contact number is 1897343 wolves on the prowl whitchurch wolves are posing a problem to sheep farmers in rural whitchurch- stouffville recent attacks have occurred 6n several flocks livestock valuator dave paisley told the tribune the predators decribed as coyotes wild dogs will grab a sheep by the throat puncturing its windpipe the victim is then disembowled mr paisley says theres no mistaking the culprits coyotes he claims are numerous in the area often seen during daylight hours pm peterson coming here stouffville ontario premier david peterson is com- mg to stouffville i mr peterson accompanied bv durhamyork mpp bill ball- inger will visit parkview home monday an informal reception for members of the community will be held at 5 pm the visit follows a recent an nouncement that parkview will received a 750000 provincial grant to cover approximately half the cost of major renovations to the homes west wing expected total cost of the renovations is more than 15 million according to a press release from mr baiiingers office the money will go to upgrade facilities in the west wing to meet the needs of senior softer approach gormley town council has softened its stand with regard to an illegal property use by michael eeuwes stouffville road rr 1 gormley following summer deferrment of the issue members agreed to allow the owner to submit another application to have the site rezoned for his nursery operation councillor ron robb was sym pathetic when the matter came up for discussion sept 13 this man followed his lawyers advice and got into trou ble rcbb said i think council should help someone who was misled im not trying to put peo ple out of business residents who require additional personal and phsyical care i its part of a trend towards ex tended care that requires more staff and more specialized facilities the press release stated parkview home operated as a nonprofit foundation will have to raise the remaining 750000 through fundraising efforts in the community rices sixty handmade quilts sold for 18500 at the memionitc festival saturday on the grounds of black creek pioneer village the sale convenor was margaret empringham park drive north stouffville auctioneers were frank bennett rr 1 union- ville and arnot wotlon ur i hampton the top priced quill a shadesofblue print in log cabin pattern brought 1800 itwascompleted by the ladies of haggermaii men- iionie church second highest entry employed the embroidery skills of genevieve bruce and the quilting time of ladies from heise hill church it sold for 1500 a crib quilt donated by the henderson sisters of stouffville sold for 150 festival receipts totalled a record 50000 the money will go to third world relief joyce turman lflth avenue was chairperson of the event overall mayors unload f concerns i for six mayors of york region north it was their turn for a kick at j the cat s the unfortunate feline was york centre mpp greg sorbara and several ministerial assistants from queens park 2 the breakfast meeting hosted by mr sorbara was held friday at aurora highlands golf and country club j mayor fran sainsbury and councillor wilf morley represented thej town of whitchurchstouffville speakers were introduced by eldred king chairman of the region of york mr king later addressed the gathering j mayor sainsbury touched on a wide range of municipal concerns extending from overcrowded schools to overcrowded roads t our schools are filling up rapidly she said she pointed specifically to the current situation at st marks where the building is bursting at the seams since all roads lead to industry south and west 16500 cars pass- through whitchurchstouffville daily she said mayor sainsbury praised the efficiency of the fire department but said the volunteer system could some day give way to a fulltime force this she said could cost up to 1 million quite a shock for our taxpayers affordable housing she explained is up in the air due to lack of services the municipal office is badly overcrowded she observed this makes it difficult to retain competent employees mayor sainsbury praised queens park for solving certain en vironmental problems including the closing of the landfill site and giving the town a clean bill of health the upgrading of the bloomington road had also proved beneficial she said mrs sainsbury affirmed her remarks by describing whitchurch- stouffville as the friendliest town in ontario in response to speakers statements mr sorbara said all concerns would receive serious consideration in a new way we are sensitive to your problems he said among those in attendance were bill ballinger mpp durhanyork and charles beer mpp york north municipalities represented included newmarket aurora king east gwillimbury gcorgina and whitchurchstouffville hurricane victims okay no pay for moms stouffville the stay-at- home mom is a trustworthy pro fession but hardly worth 1200 a year this is the feeling of at least three members of whitchurch- stouffville council the issue was discussed at a meeting sept 13 following receipt of a letter from an organization calling itself the pilgrims of st michael this group considered a 1200 annual payment to those mothers who work inside rather than out side the home as worthwhile but not councillor jim rae he liked the idea but not the payout he suggested a certificate instead mothers who stay at home are admirable he said but a title would be cheaper councillor margot marshall said subsidization is fine but money only goes so far if the federal government begins paying out this amount to individuals well all have to send more to ottawa in the form of taxes she stated mayor fran sainsbury noted that in staying home with their children most mothers could save up to 12000 in daycare parking bus fare clothes and cleaning there would be far fewer discipline problems if 25 mothers each stayed with their own children rather than one mother looking after 25 children she said mayor sainsbury pointed out however that in this day and age its not always financially possi ble for mothers to remain with their families crash a 19yearold goodwood area man was seriously in jured early jsunday morn ing when his car wsin col lision with an opp cruiser near the intersec tion of ihvy 47 and waggs road uxbridge twp an t ho ny tony mezenberg was returning liomcwheii the accident oc curred minutes before hed dropped offms girlfriend at her residence fiuvsaypalient iir sun- nybrook hospital toronto also badly hurl was con stable wni muldoon whit by detachment ontario provincial police officer uldooiiis a patient in st michaels hospital toronto stouffville its been a difficult week for jamaicanborn residents living in whitchurch- stouffville and elsewhere across canada with hurricane gilbert knock ing out all communications they had no way of knowing the fate of family relatives and friends lin jones a teacher on the staff of stouffville dist secon dary school found himself in such a position it wasnt until monday he learned his three brothers and their families were all okay two brothers live in kingston the other resides at old harbour both areas were hard hit mr jones said while hurricanes are common to jamaica its unusual for one of such intensity to travel so far inland he explained he describ ed the property damage as unbelievable some villages were totally wiped out he said town must dig deeper stouffville the streetscape project for stouff- villes downtown is experiencing a shortfall of 129000 council learned at a meeting sept 12 the lowest tender received was 831535 total revenue is 702500 town treasurer ed blackburn has recommended the town the hydro commission and the bi a business improvement area board make up the difference the additional share by hydro and the bia would be 25000 apiece once approved the work should be completed in eleven weeks councillor wilf morley voiced concern over the condition of some sections of sidewalk the streetscape plan he said would help eliminate this problem mayor fran sainsbury said she didnt want to seek the work part ly completed before freezeup such as had happened with the paving of he gostation parking lot losses have been estimated at 9 billion despite the fact mr jones left jamaica in 1955 hes maintained close ties he and wife sheila vacation there almost every summer mr jones believes the tourist industry will recover in about thre months and the country in five years im an optimist he said he described the response by canadians as outstanding v 1 tfh-