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st weekender januarys 1993 p3 amo complaints fall on deaf ears local officials voted last week against joining a group which repre sents municipal concerns across ontario the association of municipalities of ontario amo asked the town to pay more than 2500 in member ship fees this year to help fight issues on behalf of local government councils decision marks the sec ond year the town has opted out of the group mayor fran sainsbury complained amos concerns fall on deaf ears at the provincial level and added membership fees would be wasted the ndp are not listen ing anyway id rather put the money toward sidewalks the mayor balked however ward 1 councillor stephen bellerby said local politi cians often complain about stouf- fvilles small voice and said joining amo could strengthen its force it would be 2500 incredibly well spent bellerby insisted we have a voice and were choos ing not to use it he said bellerby added that being a mem ber to a large group gives stouffville the opportunity to rub shoulders with other municipalities experienc ing similar problems and concerns but ward 5 councillor bob ancher- il said spending 2500 to join a group is oot on our top list of priori ties and chastised amo for show ing no salesmanship the price is not right ancheril said sainsbury said the town could reassess its position when there is a provincial government elected that is more responsive to munici pal concerns amo in a bid to con vince stouffville of membership ben efits promised to revise its member ship fee schedule next year the group promised to spend more than 2 billion in 1993 tackling issues such as police budgets and the provinces waste management act holed upon main st no main st hasnt become a site for an archaeological dig its just a break in the sewer system fixing it was a crew from silvio con struction company ltd of maple on friday morning the repairs slowed traffic but caused no major headaches for stouffville drivers this week photosjoerd witteveen ndp show stupidity in revised building code tracy kibble staff reporter astronomical fine increases for offences under ontarios revised building code act show plain stupidity in the new democratic party admin istration one local official charged last week ward 5 councillor bob ancheril said hikes as high 9900 per cent for continuing offences under the act are far too steep and chase prospective development from the area effective may 1 fines will be boosted from 2000 for the first offence to 25000 and for a subsequent offence 50000 corporate fines will be jacked up to 50000 and 100000 respectively continuing offences will be increased from 100 a day to 10000 a day a nearly 10000 per cent hike according to the report this is not reasonable nor intelligent theyre driving away developers from the municipality an angry ancheril said why not say the fines will be raised from 2000 to 1 mil lion he added ancheril was commenting on a report from building director bob bennett which listed at least 10 major changes to the act under bill 112 which received royal assent last november the revised act and its regu lations are expected to be implemented sometime this month and will become mandato ry by may 1 bennett said bennett said the this is not reasonable nor intelligent the province is driving away developers from the municipality bob ancheril could require the town to seek out more expertise in certain areas but said hes not sure to what degree bill 112 will affect the town some other major changes to the act conditional permits may be issued at any stage of construc tion even if all applicable laws and condi tions have not been met munici palities can enforce the erection and maintenance of fences sur- bill 112s new regulation standards have not yet been released but contain signifi cant changes for basement apartment standards includ ing height insulation and mechanical air handling sys tems industrial and commer cial buildings will require high ly increased standards in ener gy management bennett said council received the report massive hikes would likely resolve a lot of our problems with repeat offenders but added many of the other changes could hinder staff progress ward 1 councillor ivanka bradley said the changes could mean more site monitoring higher administrative costs and increase litigation wran- glings with offenders bradley said the changes are one more example of the province sticking its nose into municipal matters bennett admitted changes rounding sites building permits will be required for changes of build ing use where hazards would be increased even though no construction is involved emergency powers will be given to inspectors where immediate threat to health and safety are found during build ing inspections higher standards for main tenance occupancy and repair of existing buildings will be implemented and probably replace the old property stan dards act business mall gets new life with bargain shop bruce stapley correspondent stouffville will once again have a retail bar gain centre the bargain shop to be located at the former bargain harolds site at the stouffville place mall plans to open its doors early next month store manager ron stiles told the tribune the outlet which is part of a chain owned by woolworths will be similar to bargain harolds but with a few differences there will be mens and ladies wear food and cosmetics etc but it will be brighter and cleaner with newer products stiles said the store will remain open seven days a week but business hours are yet to be deter mined he added stiles said the store would fill the hole left when the bargain harolds chain went out of business last year i think the people of stouffville really sup ported the store it was holding its own it was a loss for the people of town when it closed this store should fill that need the people i am talking to in stouffville are excited that something going in here stiles was with the bargain harolds group of stores for 14 years and served as toronto area district manager for four years before moving to the bargain shop he set up the local bar gain harolds outlet five years ago adding to stiles optimism is the presence of joan bell as the bargain shops office manag er joan was the bargain harolds office manag er and she got to know a lot of people here after all the years joan and i worked with bargain harolds were excited about the way these people the bargain group operate bell said hiring is pretty well complete and will start with a 15staff team well start out with that number and see how it goes bell said stiles said the store would emphasize service in a competitive market place you have to give the people what they want i consider myself a people person i vant to get to know the people who come into the store stiles said walter atkinson was founder and builder from page 1 market in 1964 he sold the business and barns to his two employees norm faulkner and frank bennett by this time he had purchased the rest of the johnson farm acreage and began yet another new project the deer park inn he designed a park among the beechwood bush for the public to enjoy with live animals and birds including deer fox and pea cocks for several winters he ran an outdoor skating rink with the famous valentine costume party complete with hot chocolate sweets and of course prizes it seems so appropriate that another young entrepreneur ed hakonson has embarked on the ambitious project on this very site at the present time to be called motor complex retired from the sales barn business but not from the auction ring walter continued to conduct auction sales near and far accompanied by his young partner lloyd wilson of uxbridge walter was a world traveller and an avid photographer he felt so privileged to be among the first tour group to visit china when they opened their borders to the world in 1973 his journeys took him to russia japan hong kong europe israel australia and new zealand he was a member of the masonic lodge stouffville united jchurch and the national association of auctioneers the celebration of life servicewas conducted on sat jan 2 by rev wayne reed and e redcliffe from the oneill chapel a wellknown and highly respected citizen he has indeed left his mark on the town he loved so much we remember and are thank ful for all his contributions ww kids earn extra money become a carrier today w call 2948244 mkm attention flyer advertisers wo can deliver your livers for as little as it a piece so far this i year we have delivered 803551 flyers doortodoor in i markham unionville milliken stouffville uxbridge clarcmont dickson hill locust hill gormley goodwood i victoria square brougham hagerraan corners box grove i cedar grove butlonville sandford goodwood leaskdalel grcenbank udora sunderland zephyr ashburn canninglon and all adjacent rural route areas i wo can deliver your flyers on the day you want to the area you i want any quantity from 5000 to 46000 for advertising and 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