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stouffviue suntribune thursday june 26 2003 3 stouffviue says by jennifer anderson what do you think of a proposal to install video cameras in stouffviue to reduce vandalism brigitte grant i think cameras are a good idea i dont think they would be invading privacy because youre in public already it will help bring the vandalism down brigitte wesholowski if it helps put an end to vandalism im all for it the thing is to teach the kids better in the first place teach them respect kathryn webber i think ifs sad that if may have to come to that i think parents need to be diligent and the police need to enforce the curfew mickiemansour i think its a fabulous idea to put them in i think its a good deterrent i dont think it will stop vandalism completely but it will slow it down fish with a message as whitchurch- stouffville councillor mark carroll shows a street grate with a painted fish resi- dent elmer farthing mows his lawn on rupert street in stouffviue the fish are to remind resi dents that herbi cides and pesticides put on their lawn will end up in the sewer system and could harm animal life sjoerdwitteveen photo big pipe on its way to stouffviue by joan ransberry staff writer after years of discussion and planning the multimillion dollar big pipe is on its way to stouffviue while local town officials and residents alike wonder how such a service will eventually change the makeup of the town particularly in terms of residen tial growth construction equip ment is being put in place to accommodate the startup of the 179 million sewer exten sion project the big pipe officially the york durham sewage system is needed because the sewage treatment plant in stouffville memorial park is operating at capacity marked growth is expected in vvtiitchurchstouffville in the next 25 years studies show that the municipalitys population of just over 20000 is expected to increase to about 44000 iby 2026 work on the 10kilometres route along the ninth line from markham is slated to begin in my- 0 completion is expected in the late summer of 2004 contractor con drain ltd of concord was awarded the con tract after supplying york region with the lowest bid monday evening york region hosted a public infor mation meeting at stouffville missionary church there project officials out lined details including what residents can expect as the proj ect moves forward current water supplies will be monitored throughout the construction period people have the right to ask questions arid they deserve to get straight answers people have the right to ask questions and they deserve to get a straight answers stressed robb ogilvie project facilitator meanwhile senior project manager daniel kostopoulos explained in an interview that a system is in place to handle problems almost before they occur a tollfree hot line is available to handle concerns or questions we have a program to ensure the impact will be pre dicted and dealt with it before it starts said mr kostopoulos if something does slip between the cracks well have i the process to deal with it the ninth line sewer exten sion will forge its way through large farms and small- proper ties said mr kostopoulos at no time however will ninth line be closed access will be maintained to all properties the big pipe will run on the east side of the ninth line from south of major mackenzie drive to north of the 19th avenue i at that point it will split into two branches explained mr kostopoulos the western branch will con nect to the pumping station at ringwood drive south of main street while the eastern branch will connect to stouffvilles sewage treatment plant on park drive south of main street the plant will be closed when the pipe is hooked up briefly lake simcoe grants still available act fast if youd like to take action on your property to make lake simcoe healthier the lake simcoe region conservation authority still has money to help landowners in simcoes black river and holland river watersheds with improve ment projects these projects planting trees stabilizing or natu ralizing streambanks decomis- sioning unused wells and others reduce harmful runoff to the lake applications must be received by july 15 call andrea gynan for information at 19058951281 ext 236 thieves break into van steal dump trailer police are seeking suspects and witnesses after a cat competition trailer was stolen from a whitchurchstouffville company last week the hydraulic dump trailer model number 120 was swiped sometime between 3 pm june 17 and 8 am the next day from cpi ltd on cardico drive in gormley to reach the trailer the thieves smashed in the window of a van that was sitting in front of it and forced it into neutral in order to move it the black trailer bearing license plate number y79724 is worth more than 10000 if you have information call 905- 8811221 ext 7500 or crime stoppers at 1800222tips quoteworthy if you get 40 to 50 teams and 20 players on each team everyone spends around 100 on food and other things at the festival and in town and it adds up mark watson of the stouffville buttermakers who cancelled their weekend slopitch tournament of more than 20 years see story on page 11 contacting us have a news tip please phone us at 9056402612 email us at jmasonyrngcom visit us at 34 civic ave stouffville almira fine furniture 4747 highway 7 east east of kennedy in markham tel 905 4775524 wwwalmiracom salesalmiracom store hours mon wed 10 am 600 pm thu fri 10 am 900 pm saturday 1 0 am 530 pm sunday closed l kvs i t m f mfcrri sale ends saturday annual seringsavings event dining room suites bldroom suites sofas ci iairs i iome office entertainment units leati ier uv iolstery sfc