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classroom mascot at summitview school meet iggy the iguana a classroom con- versa tibri piece at summitview school while a bit of a fierce looking fellow harmless if handled properly hes really quite preferably with gloves iggys mainly a vegetarian says its owner science master teacher gordon penrose of scarboro at least no pupils are reported missing jas thomas emerson electric canada ltd shift in operations management threat markham emerson electric will be unable to con struct a proposed 400000 ad dition to its markham plant and may have to cut back drastically on its present operations unless some method of servicing the area with water and sewage facilities can be agreed on vice- president john saundercook told planning committee feb 18 mr saundercooks ultimatum was delivered after the engineering department handed down a report recom mending the company be asked to assume 170000 of the 100000 cost of extending services from 16th avenue to emersons property line in the mount joy industrial area planning committee was told that if the town was not prepared to service the land at a more reasonable cost emerson would repeat a request for a change in zoning bylaw to permit the construction of an algae lagoon and spray irrigation we must advise the town thai we are not prepared to make an outlay of 170000 at this time he said if this town is unable to service the land or in the alternative refuses to amend the bylaw we know of no other alternative but to substantially reduce our markham work force by moving the bulk of our operations elsewhere mr saundercook predicted that unless the company was allowed to construct a lagoon or reached an agreement en the cost of installing sanitary sewers with the town the provincial government would close the plant this summer forty thousand dollars is the maximum the company feels it should be asked to pay towards the project at this time he later told the tribune that since septic tanks have been barred by the ontario water resources commission from most of the mount joy area other companies in the vicinity would soon face a similar problem the results of this discussion will illustrate how much markham wants to en courage the growth of in dustry mr saundercook said trucks stripped stouffviixe loss has been estimated in excess of 3600 in the theft of tires and wheels from three trucks on the lot of john roe ford sales main street west the one vehicle a tandem gravel truck is the property of peters and sheldon haulage scarboro the value of parts taken from this unit alone is s358000 the other two were 1971 model pickups emersons 35acre markham plant employs 140 people mainly from the markham stouffville- whitchurch area premier- elect banquet speaker victoria square premierelect hon wra davis will be the guest speaker tuesday march 2 at the annual banquet meeting yorkcentre progressive conservative party in the victoria square community hall the time is 630 pm banquet tickets are available from any member of the executive school fire damage 40000 mt albert fire engulfed a portable classroom at mount albert public school shortly after classes were dismissed monday afternoon walter wiilms superin tendent of area i told the board of education he had no idea how the blaze started he said the alarm was turned in by the caretaker 20 minutes after the grade 7 pupils and their teacher had left for the day the ontario fire marshals office is investigating the cause damage is estimated at 40000 spiralling costs time to take a stai mayoi whitchurch- stouffville brace yourself a sizeable tax increase is coming that is unless municipal represen tatives at both the regional and local level put the brakes on in spending estimates for 1971 this is the rather gloomy forecast by mayor ken laushway in a personal interview with the tribune this week and hes far from happy over the spiralling trend his report in full is published under the heading the way i see it on page 3 sooner or later someone must take a stand he said not that all these programs arent beneficial they are but we simply cannot afford them its up to us we the elected officials to work collectively to curb cost increases for a municipality to try it alone it wont work mayor laushway rejects the suggestion that the change to a regional type govern ment is to blame he points out that the majority of depart ments where increases are anticipated were established under the old county system prior to 1971 vol 82 no 59 stoultyilli thursday february 25 1971 15 cents same goal different approach uxbridge committee formed in support of century city wedding day urge queens pk action to remember ashburn the big blow of feb 13 is a date most folks would rather forget but for newlyweds mr and mrs ross batten of ashburn it was a day theyll never forget and if they do the husband or wife can always refer to a story in the stouffville tribune as a gentle reminder margaret had planned everything perfectly the 127 guests had received their in vitations well- in advance the minister rev wm black of port perry would preside the bridesmaids were beautiful the grooms attendants im maculate the ceremony was set for 430 with the reception to follow but one thing went wrong the weatherman while not invited came along and he made his presence felt by eight oclock when all were ready to leave they found they could go nowhere roads in every direction were blocked there was nothing to do but stay anywhere the grooms parents mr and mrs russell batten welcomed as many as they could crowd inside the door including the bride and groom other nearby residents did the same we made the best of it said mrs alfred fisher the brides mother we slept in shifts glad to crawl into any corner but what of mr and mrs batten jr by monday they were on their way to the isle of martinique a honeymoon trip delayed by only a single day uxbridge twp a committee in support of century city has been organized in uxbridge township and while its approach is different from that of the association established earlier this month the ultimate goal is exactly the same a spokesman told the tribune rather than commence legal proceedings against the developers this committee headed by excouncillor george harvie hopes to bring pressure to bear on queens park and have the project approved the executive agrees with a statement by louis devor of century city developments limited that the promoters were indeed betrayed by the provincial government when ministers indicated at least verbal approval of the scheme then designated the area for agriculture open space and park land use it is our opinion that the present state of the 6000 acres purchased for century city can be tolerated no longer a prepared statement read mortgage payments have been in arrears since may 1970 taxes are in arrears and buildings are deteriorating the fact is the report went on these properties are fast becoming a slum area in addition to chairman harvie the executive includes fred lewis secretarytreasurer and members earl dowswell jim bailey and william thompson this committee will leave no stone unturned in an effort to obtain a satisfactory government explanation the report concluded a spokesman denied that the new organization was established to counter the efforts of the original group we would welcome their support we feel our approach is right he said 50year jewel stouffville oliver t harding ninth line north stouffville was honored recently at a meeting of richardson masonic lodge he was presented with his 50 year jewel by past master robt sanderson ratio unchanged york cty the student- teacher ratio in york will not be changed in 1971 board of education members were told monday in secondary schools it will remain at 178 and in public schools at 255 wwwvwwwwwwwtfwwwwvvwwwvvwmwftwwwwwwwwvwwwmwt lot levy 700 stouffville despite opposition from councillors gordon ratcliff and herbert simpson the committee of adjustment will be required to impose a lot levy of s70000 on each new home as a general purpose grant to the municipality im all for keeping the price of housing down said coun cillor ratcliff in an unsuccessful attempt to reduce the figure to 500 but his argument failed to convince the rest of planning board that lower lot levies would decrease the price of housing lot levies in whitchurch- stouffville arc the lowest in the area said mayor ken laush way he felt that even if a lower levy was imposed the costs of a home would remain the same we arent bleeding anybody added councillor tom lonergan the levy will be used for the benefit of all homeowners in the area committee of adjustment will also be required to issue stricter requirements for road widening and floor space in singlefamily dwellings snowmobiles banned on county roads ont cty snowmobiles have been banned from all ontario county roads following passage of a bylaw by council feb 17 a court conviction carries fines ranging from 20 to 100 a snowmobile driver can still cross a county road at right angles but cannot drive along it including the shoulders or dit ches county engineer wm twelvetrees pointed to the dangers of operating a snow vehicle away from the travelled portion of the road he said stumps and steel posts sometimes partly hidden posed a real hazard threaten strike action markham outside em ployees have issued an ultimatum to the bargaining committee town of markham to enter into negotiations by a deadline date of march 2 or face the possibility of strike action a spokesman for the workers who asked that his name not be revealed said approximately go persons were involved he said discussions had taken place with the inside staff but nothing resolved an approved 5 percent wage increase in 1971 and a guaranteed 3 percent increase next year had been turned down he said they havent even got time to talk to us he went on the caller explained that most employees were receiving take- home pays of less than 100 a week everybody wants a raise and everybody wants more benefits he said sanitary landfill hearing pickering twp the planning board of pickering township has called a public hearing for feb 25 at eight oclock to receive submissions pro and con on the future use of pit and quarry zones for sanitary landfill sites to permit this would require an amendment to the present zoning bylaw a second application concerns the use of one particular gravel pit property by metropolitan toronto for deposits of landfill refuse pickering is anxious to hear opinions on both these issues before an application is sub mitted to the ontario municipal board