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oik pfifefewg l x 6404646 jewellers serving whitchurchstouffville uxbridge area countrye fflyme realty ltd country property specialist 6404090 johh whytml 102 no 7 a metroland community newspaper wednesday february 15 1989 j wpdges 50 cents sunday shopping fran seeks solid front stouffville if all municipalities in the region of york re ject the sunday shopping option wliitchurchstouffvilles pro blems are solved if some dont particularly those closest to town then council and merchants could face troubled times mayor fran sainsburys confident mark hum aurora east gwillimbury and king will stand opposed and while council here hasnt discussed the issue at length she for one says no but i want it unanimous across york she says i hope we can stick together mayor sainsbury says shes afraid of the domino effect where one falls they all fall she agrees tourist centres such as the flea market should remain uneffected as before the legislation wont be retroactive this isnt a witchhunt she states mrs sainsbury claims many regional mayors have already spoken out against sunday opening she plans to call them and voice support mayor sainsburys certain markham remains opposed markham was never in favor carole hell former mayor spoke out against it she recalls however wliitchurchstouffvilles southern neighbor is under pressure this word comes from regional councillor ron moran himself opposed to the move both markham and unionville alain streets are exempt theyve been designated tourist areas while generally opposed some stouffville merchants arc wor ried the subject was discussed at length at a meeting of the bia business improvement area board wednesday a report is car ried on page ai before passing the sunday shopping bylaw a public hearing is required residents must receive 0 days notice anyone attending will be allowed to make a presentation urchcijuffvi rcvsfsiiykyigaiisvsi illlp mm sfefep1 day at 10 am tenyearold lesley campbell glerigalllartef ffic nera stouffville puts on her best clown smile for cameraman wayne to boshieh jim thomas ballinger has the last laugh stouffville bill ball inger mpp durhamyork and charles beer mpp york north were on the hot seat at a meeting of york regional coun cil thursday however it was mr ballinger and the town of whitchurch- stouffville that had the last laugh at the conclusions of pro ceedings ballinger dug into his pocket and produced cheques in the amount of s7747300 these he handed to mayor fran sainsbury while others looked on in envy the first was in the amount of 7118500 this is to subsidize an energy conservation program at the whitchurchstouffville rec centre the second totalling 5288 will go towards the purchase computer software also at the rec centre bob wong ontarios minister of energy commended whitchurchstouffville on its energy conservation projects at the complex these include in sulation for building pipes and ductwork also a system to recover waste heat from the com pressor used for ice resurfacing this waste heat generates hot water for use in showers and washrooms in addition an energy management system will control the operation of heating and refrigeration to lower energy consumption fund the ernie kennedy trust fund part in the bank of nova scotia and part in the cnnadian imperial bankof commerce is close to r 10000 the scotia bank account spearheaded by lee sand and gravel with the co operation of local truckers and associated companies stands at approximately 25000 public donations held in trust at the bank of com merce has reached 15000 this account will be closed march i frank busato told the tribune this week hundreds attend funeral area mourns loss of farmers friend outmatched again durham region durham region has lost out again in its bid to host the inter national plowing match and farm machinery show victoria county got the nod for 1992 at the opa convention in the royal york hotel toronto tuesday chairman ted smith of sunderland called it bad news it was our third shot and we thought we had it he said he declined to speculate on whether the committee would try a fourth time well want to take a long look at it he concluded markham over the years cecil reesor touched many lives within the farming community and beyond this was apparent friday the sanctuary of markham mis sionary church was filled to overflowing a tribute unparallel ed in the area mr reesor was killed instant ly feb 6 in a freak accident at his machine shop on warden avenue rr 1 unionville he was 66 an estimated 700 people attend ed the service hundreds more paid their respects wednesday and thursday at hagerman men- nonite church where mr reesor was a member david martin the familys pastor described mr reesor as a wonderful neighbor a trusted friend an excellent mechanic a devoted church member and an honest businessman he was an important person to many of us in many different ways he said personal reflections were spoken by joe nighswander mary conrad and glen steiner mr nighswander described the deceased as a volunteer of the highest order he lived in markham but was a citizen of the world said mrs conrad mr steiner called him an in- a shock for firefighter stouffville a stouff ville firefighter attended an acci dent late saturday night only to discover one of the injured per sons was his nephew paul stover a fire dept cap tain responded to the call just before midnight on his arrival he recognized one of the parties as his nephew jeff stover elm road stouffville most seriously hurt was a com panion robin oliver of kit chener their car veered off the uxbridge townline south of lin- colnville and hit a tree both men were found some distance from the accident scene at first i thought he was gone fire chief bill brown told the tribune i could detect no pulse he said mr stover was apply ing mouthtomouth resuscita tion chief brown revived oliver with oxygen both men were admitted to ux bridge cottage hospital oliver was later transferred to sunnybrook four other calls it was a busy two days for fire yolunteers at 352 pm they assisted am bulance operators after a man was believed to have suffered a broken ankle in rugged terrain east of valleyfield road musselmans lake david mar- shman rr 2 stouffville was the injured party a at 521 pm they responded to a singlevehicle accident on ninth line north stouffville the driver was taken to hospital but his injuries werent considered serious on saturday afternoon they by firefighters in such again aided ambulance operators emergencies in the rescue of an injured skier later the fire dept was call- deep in vivian forest the man ed to a reported blaze in a house had to be transported on a at ballantrae damage was specially designed stretcher used minimal ambulance operators and firefighters work over an injured motorist following a singlevehicle crash on the uxbridge townline late saturday- night robin oliver of kitchener remains a patient in sunnybrook hospital toronto jim thomas old firm new site stouffville a stouff ville institution will soon have a new home birketthassard insurance is moving from 161 main street west to 51 main street west the change in locations will take place near the end of april the original birkett insurance co was founded in the hamlet of balsam east of claremont in 1898 the business was moved to stouffville in 1929 and successful ly operated by the late tom birkett and son gord bob hassard purchased the firm in 1970 the new site currently accom modating the dancecentre is owned by ken schell a birkett- hassard employee the building is newer and more spacious its also more central its a good move for all of us bill hassard bobs son told the tribune novator no idea was too radical to be tried he said pastor martin referred- to mr reesor as a man of peace whose life was dedicated to non violence cecil reesor was born oct 17 1922 son of carl and annie reesor from his property on the 5th cone of markham he sold farm machinery later using his mechanical genius to keep used equipment repaired he had many interests and associations including hager man mennonite church the mennonite home association willowgrove camp the men nonite foundation rockway mennonite college and the mcc relief sale at black creek pioneer village however his concerns were global in scope arthur byer said in a tribute prepared by mrs reesor and family for a time he served as an or dained minister and sunday school teacher besides his wife the former ruth marie wideman mr reesor is survived by one son arthur four daughters joyce norma anne and helen two grandchildren michael and emi ly three brothers and five sisters pallbearers were ken reesor richard reesor jay reesor keith doner guy farim tosh and alvin grove spring in terment will be made af wideman cemetery breakiris 53 ta a rash of residential break- ins many in the rural areas j of pickering and uxbndjjsjl is causing homeowners much concern durham regional police arc calling on the public for 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