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the keirstead family of artists display their works see page 20 ahoy clippers seepage 19 as part of ommri the tribune is committed to keeping our world green please recycle this newspaper the tribune is a member of ommri alles slammed over markham fair remarks tracy kibble staff reporter jffiwmwfflte wchkowsta mpp larry oconnor and doug hickman of the to be recycled at stbirecychrra stouffviue recycling boartf add to the pile of cans mrp was takend ona tour of the facility saturday one local official received a thumbs down this week after refusing to support and proclaim the week of oct 1 as markham fair week ward 5 councillor doug alles was shot down by other members of council when he claimed he cannot support markham fair or well have to support uxbridge richmond hill and every other fair that comes our way i believe its a markham event alles said but ward 1 councillor margot marshall pointed out last years markham fair president was a whitchurchstouffville resident from ward 1 and added there is a lot of attendance to the fair in our area and there is strong activity from whitchurchstouffville in the markham fair mar shall rebuked and ward 3 councillor wayne emmerson said the markham fair a 10 minute drive from town at stouffviue road and mccowan road is a big part of our municipality i cant understand why we would not consider proclaiming markham fair week its a great fair emmerson said but alles said the fair should be renamed markhamwhitchurch-stouf- fville fair if the community feels so strongly about the event despite alles suggestions mayor fran sainsbury voted to support the fair and to proclaim the week of oct 1 as markham fair week we have many whitchurchstouffville people who sit on the markham fair board and who have and display many talents including entering ani- malsfrorn this area sainsbury said alles was the sole party against the motion composters depend on moe grant whitchurchstouffville is not counting its composters until final approval of a ministry of the envi ronment grant expected to cover half the costs of the program is approved public works director paul whitehouse who is also a member of the local waste management committee which spearheaded the program told officials he doesnt anticipate any problems with receiving the funds but said he is still waiting for final approval the ministy grant which will cover 50 per cent of the costs to purchase the soil saver corn- posters is expected to be approved within the next few weeks white- house assured officials but ward 4 councillor wayne emmerson is anxious to speed up the process to ensure the plastic kitchen and garden waste bins are ready for residents in spring i hope we can get on with this so there will be no delays i have concerns and we should really move its near ly the end of march now emmerson said but white- house said hes pressing for a final answer and said the town will have to wait for the ministrys response meanwhile town chief adminis trative officer bob panizza told officials prebudget approval and paulwhitehouse ordering the composters now would ensure there are no delays later the lightweight black fold- able bins come with two side doors and a mobile lid and will cost the town 48 each including all taxes this does not include administra tive costs whitehouse said however the composters will be sold to residents for about 30 each and are expected to be delivered to residents from a delivery trailer june 1 residents can purchase the corn- posters which are made of recy cled material through mail order advertisements which will be placed in the tribune council wants whitehouse to report back in two weeks if he hasnt yet heard from the ministry regarding the grant local input sought by forum the province wants whitchurchstouffville to support its citizens forum on canadas future program council heard tuesday night the forum headed up by keith spicer has appointed moderators in communities to recruit volunteer discussion group leaders a letter states at this sensitive time in the history of our country it will be helpful for communities to develop or reestablish relationships with other communities in different regions of the country spicer said the idea is to establish twinning relationships with cities across canada whose canadian experience may be different for example calgary is twinned with quebec city and is setting up citizens exchanges municipal leaders can be proud of the number of groups discussing canadas future in communities from coast to coast spicer states ward 5 councillor doug alles agrees the idea is a good move for the community there is a considerable amount of western alienation in canada i think we should back this alles said and although ward 6 councillor jim sanders agreed its critical canadians get involved in this he said costs should be considered sanders suggested since many whitchurchstouffville residents visit other parts of canada the town set up a clearing house council voted to have staff investigate the matter but did not make any commitment to join the citizens forum overheard swimmer seeks funds to train at newmarket 66 canada post proves my theory of dumb dumb er and dumbest ive always thought they were dumb and- on occasion theyve proven to be dumber but this is the dumbest thing theyve ever done don jackson see page 3 iilv a musselman lake swimmer wants town support for an upcoming swimathon council heard tuesday night angela white is a member of the newmarket stingray swim club which practices and holds competitions from the newmarket recreation complex white who was supported by councillors on a personal basis last year is asking the town to supportjier efforts in the upcoming threemile swimathon with a 50 donation this year ward 6 councillor jim sanders a sports enthusi- aslandupportedqfjbe lopalpjilprppqsal jojdeqjleagues the town should donate money for the cause this brings to our attention a lot of people that take an active role in the community with commitment a swim ming program really involves people to this extent and it is typical of what could happen if we had a good facility unfortunately our residents have to go outside the com munity to enjoy swimming programs sanders said i hope one day we have a facility here angela white is setting a fine example sanders concluded council areedto donate 5qfor the jocal girls cause jy