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e y k qc j v serving wbitchurchstouffviue uxbridge area cquntrye tyme country property speoaust realty ltd 6405090 johnwhytau a metroland community newspaper kjs wednesday october 12 1988 sctpages 50 cents degradation of teenage girl worst in judges experience by bkuce stapley claremont in all my years as judge ive never heard a case where one human being hasbeensodegraded i so commented judge donald dodds friday in sentencing seven claremont area teens to terms of from one to 15 months in youth detention centres for their part in the beating of a 16-year- old girl following a house party last january the seven had earlier pleaded guilty to charges of forcible con- fcftour giant aggregate plants v bill ball- stouffvh mbersdptipe ii r fi last week durhamyork mpp bill ball- stouffvhe and uxbridge here vicepresident mr ballingers alten- iantconc atiots is controlled wmr- wolfdogs ravage farmers sheep flocks whitchurch some people call them wolves to others theyre wild dogs whitchurch- stbiiffville livestock valuator dave paisley claims theyre a cross between the two whatever the descriptive theyre causing havoc among sheep flocks in the area i valuation claims to the end of september total 10000 the towns budget for all of 19ss is only 6500 so far 50 claims have been received mr paisley says the situation will likely get worse with most of the rabbits and groundhogs gone these predators become more desparate for food the crossbreed a domesticated coyote is bold says paisley theyll come close to farm buildings and attack in daylight he explains mr paisley is hired by the town to evaluate livestock losses he determines the type of animal responsible and notifies the municipality the town then reimburses the farmer losses attributed to wolves or coyotes are covered by the ministry of natural resources the evalua tion fee is not included its more than money town treasurer ed blackburn says fsome farmers have been ic- iimiied two and three times theyre becoming upset the ministry pays no compen sation for kills by dogs dogs are more destructive than wolves says paisley wolves kill for food but dogs at tack out of mischief often they kill more than one animal at a time he explains two german shepherds destroved more than 12 sheep the loss totalled 3000 one of the dogs owners was traced he paid half the damage when a dog attacks the panic factor sets in mr blackburn said sheep have been known to suffocate as thev crowd together out of fear the problem of containing coyotes and wolves is made dif ficult due to the fact its illegal to hire someone to shoot them says blackburn also because theyre such willy creatures farmers have little success they can be trapped the treasurer explains but only at certain times of the year at a council meeting oct 4 a resolution was passed authoriz ing a letter be sent to the ministry asking them to become more in volved in dealing with this recur ring problem lack of facts angers residents neighborly notes page a3 2ebbbesbdh a sad farewell page a9 0r gici ft- bloom1ngton what are we doing here thats what residents of bloomington were asking themselves at a public meeting in stouffvilles latcham hall oct j the discussion related to a pro posed communal water system and the effect it might have on existing wells homeowner david bourne demanded developers be re quired to post a bond guarantee ing the existing water supply it should be large enough he said to cover the cost of hooking into the communal system should private wells fail randy akora of akora and associates said existing owxers could hook into the system at the outset they would pay foe the ieadia iram their property lines however if they declined and their welk failed they would be booked up at co cost mr akoro reorsenis feer eu5dbe area developers planning advisory committee chairman w2i moriey tosd the meeting a cosunuaal wa tar sepp- ty is necessary the fear is be said that 101 oe wess wmdd tosuer mater avababqity to a dinger cocst a crstsal wefll be essoin ed voc3d draw frcea the lower aqpier bob lewis was strooziy crsqcal r hcujfu facts and figures had also been apparent at previous meetinp hed attended mr alcorn promised ratepayers a response to most of their enquiries in two weeks time contest it can be the ugliest the prettiest or the funniest the choice of facial features is op to the creator its the tribunes first anneal halloween jaci-o- lantern coates jj i- a threejaeteber commit tee will d the judging dar- isg a lour of the town moo- day oct 31 all schoolaged boys acd girls are invited to take part- entrants names mast bt submitted ha later thaaoclss pru fouow a snatch watch frost bsrthae jeseljers u diaaer far two at keffiagwwx dsdl a familysize paza fraua mr gs isrtfl- he jscfcosasteras racst be bt acd placed at a teea- wo siiiiit fra the street oa oct faiasy srart flsbi spcowr km 4k-a- lastera cftatest at lie pasc ubrsay sfeeei- tfce ssioee eacraes are efissme for btfku finement assault causing bodily harm and committing indecent acts several of the accused sat cry ing in the prisoners box as sentences were read because all are considered youthful of fenders their identities cant be revealed the five girls and two boys range in age from 15 to 18 years charges against three others have already been dealt with through the courts both the accused and their parents listened intently as crown attorney greg odriscoll summarized the nature of the case before judge dodds handed down the sentences in discussing the actions of one of the boys the ca equated his behavior with that of a psychopath the victim he said still has nightmares and headaches she had to go to hospital in april because of a kidney infection related to the beating her family is seriously considering moving to british columbia so their daughter can again put her life together odriscoll explained how the girls attackers had reacted to a claim the victim had stolen some items of clothing as the teens were cleaning up the claremont area farmhouse following a weekend party he described the atmosphere surrounding the assault as like a carnival the girl he said was repeated ly kicked and punched she was tlen stripped urinated upon forced to roll in the mud drink melted ice water and bark like a dog she was then handcuffed to a verandah odriscoll said one of the ac cused ground her heel into an open wound on the girls leg while asking does it hurt she managed to escape he said but was dragged back and beaten again later she ran to a nearby farmhouse and asked for help she was admitted to ajax- pickering hospital this conduct has shocked the community stated judge dodds each of you was involved in the degradation of a human- being in the worst possible way in sentencing an 18yearold male to 15 months judge dodds expressed his disgust blows delivered to the face and body of the victim were devastating your conduct was vicious and cruel for one so young your behavior was astonishingly vindictive he said judge dodds stated that in his opinion the youths literally tried to outdo each other in degrading one of their own only one of the accused had a previous criminal record all were handed a 12month proba tionary period with specific restrictions governing their con duct after sentences expire at in ring rumble averted a potential rumble at stouffville dist secondary school friday was prevented when staff and senior students intervened principal peter bright said three carloads of youths arrived at the school around 1 pm one of the males is said to have entered the building per mission to see an apparent victim was refused two teachers later went outside and identified the vehicles license numbers were turned over to police mr bright praised those students who refused to be intimidated by the gang one stouffville boy was allegedly kicked in the face but this was not confirmed mr bright said he has no idea from where the youths had come or what initiated the altercation stouffville therell be an election in whitchurch- stouffvilles ward 5 marie adams owner and manager of marie adams christian supplies and coun try club donuts main street east announced her can didacy tuesday shell attempt to fill the posi tion made vacant by coun cillor wilf morleys bid for the mayoralty doug alles north street stouffville is also a candidate in ward 5 mrs adams has been ac tively involved in many- volunteer community organizations including home suppprt services the whitchurchstouffville strawberry festival the multiple sclerosis associa tion the committee on affor dable housing the public library latcham gallery and more mrs adams is advocating the acquisition of quality in dustry continued aesthetic improvements on main street- and additional affordable housing marie adams industrial site urged for town stouffville joe lebovic and his firm nugget construction company are asking that a por tion of their property east of the 9th concession near the cnr rightofway be zoned industrial the company wants to erect four or five warehousetype buildings there michael sanders the town planner has recommended council not support the application mr lebovic in attendance at a planning advisory committee meeting oct suggested if more locations for industry were made available other than gormleyhwy vk the price of land would remain more affor dable and the industrial area would grow more quickly by having industrial sites close to stouffville businesses such as banks and restaurants would benefit he said dont reject us out of hand mr lebovic asked but treat us like any other applicant councillor jim sanders said a suggestion had been made to relocate the present stouffville gostation to this site mayor fran sainsbury noted that stouffville required a ring- road around the former village she said certain properties might be required for this purpose mr lebovic promised to make available all pertinent studies and information so the applica tion could be properly addressed the committee offered no hint of approval or rejection g