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historic elm comes down mongolias famous elm tree located on 18th avenue west of cone 10 markham begins its earthward plunge while its age had been estimated at 200 years it took less than 45 minutes to cut it down the oncestately elm served as a flagstaff during the mackenzie rebellion of 1817 jas thomas garbage burning question uxbuidge twpit appears that the department of en vironment will temper its of ficial ban on burning of waste in open fires with some flexible regulations within the next few months the proposed regulations state basically that it is not necessary to obtain permission for an open fire as long as it is well tended and its smoke density causes no discomfort to people mr bev beach who has the contract for garbage disposal in uxbridge township and stouffville village said the regulations were only tentative and this added to meetings he has had already with representatives of the air management and waste management branches of the department of environment has left him thoroughly confused about the official stand on garbage disposal air management says burn waste management says dont burn as a matter of fact they would like the municipality to buy machinery and take over its own garbage disposal operations rather than have it operated by a private in dividual he said mr beach stated that it was difficult to negotiate new con tracts when there were un certainties over what methods of disposal would be officially accepted however he and council agreed upon a further short contract and uxbridge township garbage will continue to go up in unobtrusive smoke for the next six months trailer camp opposed stouffville an attempt to open a loounit trailer camp near ballantrae ran into op position at a planning com mittee meeting at its meeting dec 7 the committee received a letter from a firm of solicitors the proposal included not only the camp but also a trailer sales office the operation would be located in lot 17 accompanying the letter was a cheque for 2f as payment of a licence fee required by the town councillor betty vannostrand said she had discussed this matter- with mr shaver the solicitor involved she felt that such a camp would require a zoning change and an amend ment to the towns official plan this should be handled like any other request for a zoning change she said and the cheque should be returned other councillors were agreed it was revealed that one of the companys principals mr nils hansen of willowdale is the owner of the land the other principal is william j corcoran of gormley this is pretty lowlying land observed councillor gordon ratcliff chairman tom lonergan suggested that the proposal be turned over to the regional planning dept for study mrs vannostrands motion was passed and the cheque will be returned santa is here dec 18 22 23 stouffville santa claus will be in his chalet in the municipal square on saturday this week 10 to 12 am and 1 to 5 pm in addition the jolly fellow will make his final appearances on dec 22 and 23 at 630 pm to 830 pm residents fighting hydro line stouffville an eloquent protest against the route of a hydro line in the northern part of whitchurchstouffville was presented to council dec 14 bob jones whose property will be surrounded on two sides by the line presented his case he produced a number of letters in support of his contention that residents have not received a fair shake one of the letters was from whitchurch township saying another meeting to consider the matter would be held this letter was sent after the meeting of march 1970 no further meetings were held and mr jones says he received no further information he claimed that the value of properties near the line would drop by 40 percent hydro he pointed out has flatly refused to pay any compensation except for the properties over which the wires will actually run mr jones sharply criticized council for not insisting on a public meeting before a resolution was passed nov 23 approving the route mayor ken laushway defended the action and again attacked reports carried by the tribune councillor betty vannostrand suggested that the documents submitted by mr jones put a new light on the matter other councillors agreed a meeting will be sought between council and ontario hydro to discuss the possibility of a public meeting in future one killed 5 injured in auto smash stouffville one man was killed and 5 people were taken to hospital as the result of an automobile accident early saturday morning dead is george martin 34 of the 7th concession stouffville mr martin was a passenger in a car driven by eric hunsberger 18 8th concession markham mr hunsberger and a third passenger marie wideman 16 were taken to scarborough centenary hospital all the occupants of the second car driven by dale rennie 18 of markham were also taken to centenary they were vladimir smirnov 18 9th cone stouffville and judy taylor 16 according to york regional police mr rennies car was eastbound on the townline approaching ringwood the car driven by hunsberger was westbound and a collision oc curred as this car was turning south into a driveway phony card sales stouffville the york regional police have issued a warning to local residents concerning doortodoor christmas card sales the warning follows several complaints from the richmond hill area apparently a young woman has been taking orders for cards and obtaining a deposit it is reported that no cards have been delivered police advise all citizens to refuse to pay a deposit in such cases anyone approached is asked to contact the police at 8875877 stoufeyillewhitchurch markhamunbridge thursday december 16 1971 vol 88 no 29 phone 6402101 14 pages 15 cents move to take over roads sparks council controversy diver missing draw cancelled stouffville a special sharethewealth draw scheduled for dec 13 has been cancelled because of poor response jim mekellar who had been organizing the event on behalf of the lions club revealed that ticket sales have been very low profits from the draw were to go towards the stouff ville fire fund mr mekellar has assured all those who purchased tickets that their money will be refunded according to treasurer graham hudson the fire fund presently stands at s9000 search for leak in police exam report york region the recent exams held at seneca college for officers of the york regional force resulted in a failure rate of over 80 percent the unauthorized leaking of this news has led to a manhunt within the police department itself it is understood that 61 of ficers wrote the test and only 9 or 10 passed chief bruce crawford has refused to com ment on the reports the chief has said that the results of these exams would be used to decide on promotion a special meeting of the deputychiefs was held dec 10 to discuss the leak chief crawford was reported to be considering disciplinary action against the person who released the news york region a massive report on the status and future of regional roads inspired wide- ranging debate at a meeting of regional council dec 9 the report is basically a 10- year projection to 1979 of the requirements of these roads the region has recently moved to take over more roads throughout the area one focus of contention was a map showing priorities for con struction work on the various roads to be assumed one such road is the 9th line north from stouffville to the ballantrae road the map shows an immediate need for work on the section north of bloomington but no need at all for work south of that mayor ken laushway felt that the study was not realistic i dont think this traffic count is too reliable he said each year some of these roads go to pieces councillor jim jongeneel supported this view the traffic study was made in 1968 he pointed out there have been fantastic changes in some areas in the last three years he demanded to know if ap proval of the report would mean accepting the priorities laid down administrator jack rettie said it would but em phasized that these were primarily technical con siderations we have to establish some kind of projection its required by the province said mr rettie he predicted there would be adjustments in the future and added the 1972 roadwork schedule should be before council by february at the very latest discussion on roads in almost every municipality in york region consumed almost half an hour mayor tony roman of markham indicated that council still retains con siderable authority even after the report is approved financing has to be ap proved each year he told council as soon as this report is approved we will begin up dating it other councillors accepted this point of view we have to supply some sort of program to the department of transportation and com munications said mayor laushway the report was approved and referred for committee studv local roads to become regional stouffville in this area a lot of road mileage is due to be taken over by the region those scheduled for regional status include the 9th line north as far as the ballantrae road the 6th concession for its entire length and the 5th and 7th concessions between steeles avenue and the bloomington road on most of these roads a recent report recommends immediate construction all the northsouth roads with the exception of the 9th carry an immediate priority although not for their whole length the bloomington road already regional carries the same designation a notable exception is the gormley road from ringwood to don mills road according to the report work should be done on this in one to five years also the 9th from stouffville to bloomington is marked as no construction needs the entire length of kennedy rd also carries a immediate status on maps accompanying the report no unionville bypass is shown stouffville archie forfar 39 has beer reported missing on a deep water dive near andros island and is feared dead mr forfar son of mrs anna forfar of ballantrae is a diver of international standing in the past he has worked with some of the worlds leading authorities including jacques- yves cousteau while details of the mishap are sketchy it is reported that mr forfar was practicing for a record dive he went down dec 11 with two companions and only one of the three regained the surface no bodies have been found his family has invited friends to attend a memorial service dec 19 at 2 pm the service will be held in churchill church on the 9th line north of the aurora sideroad lunch will be served andros island is in the bahama group a few miles from nassau bremner site under attack horse flies to rio monty a miniature horse raised on the farm of miss alma king 17th avenue markham has been purchased by a man living in rio de janeiro brazil he was transported by station wagon to miami then by aircraft to rio monty months old stands 21 inches high miss king shoun here wishes him bon voyage before the start of his journey mark niblett stouffville bremners dump which raised con siderable controversy at the dec 7 meeting of whitchurch- stouffville planning committee aroused even more during the council meeting of dec 14 the fireworks began when a delegation led by bob lewis submitted a brief the brief asked that council refuse to consider dumping at the bremner site on the grounds that the activities may directly or indirectly result in- pollution procedures at the site were sharply attacked mr lewis claimed liquid wastes were still being disposed of there and said he wasnt aware of any household garbage which comes in 45gallon drums the bremner site is no longer licenced to dispose of liquid wastes mayor ken laushway ap pearing to be on he defensive demanded proof of these claims mr lewis replied that such proof is hard to get heated argument went on for almost an hour at one point mayor laushway reacted to criticism of council for failing to control the operation you were on whitchurch council yourself he said to mr lewis what did you ever do about it councillor merlyn baker who had vigorously opposed last weeks motion seeking a quote from the bremner operation fell mr ixjwis criticisms were justified people at the departmental level could have enforced the regulations and this council could have seen there were frequent inspections he said both these bodies have fallen short of their responsibilities i say we have been irresponsible and i accept the blame along with the rest he concluded keith hutchinson objected to the way council was reacting to the delegation i feel we have been belit tled he said these are honest men weve been pushed around here tonight mayor iaushway promised to examine the site personally in company with the bylaw en forcement officer marshall miller winter works stouffville the town has decided to seek an extra 5000 under the provinces municipal incentive program participation in this project was authorized at a meeting of the planning committee dec 7 stouffvilles allotment this year is 9900 and it is felt that the town can produce more programs if the people are available