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ratepayers meeting brougham hall dec 30 8 pm junior b hockey stouffville arena jan 12 pm vol 88 no 31 phone 6402101 stouffvillewhitchurchmarkhamuxbridge thursday december 30 1971 10 pages 15 cents bremner disposal site town mayor finds no cause for complaint owner welcomes inspection stouffville the in famous bremner dump is again the subject of hard words and strong differences of opinion mayor ken laushway following a visit to the site reported on his findings to town council dec 28 he was ac companied on the tour by bylaw enforcement officer marshall miller and a representative from the ontario water resources commission the location is east of hwy 48 and three miles north of ringwood holiday trip stouffville while local residents are sloshing around in a mixture of mud snow and sleet carl kilpper rr3 stouffville will be sunning himself on a beach in the bahamas or florida mr kilpper a custodian at stouffville dist secondary school was the winner of an 8- day holiday for two in a lucky draw dec28 sponsored by the downtown stouffville mer chants consolation awards were won by mrs roy dart markham rr2 ray pipher ninthline north stouffville wj ryck- ntahtclaremorit p- prestace fmdale road stouffville and mrs margaret thackeray rri locust hill purse stolen markham mrs george low r r 2 markham makes it a practice to pick up hitch hikers particularly if the weather is bad on dec 21 she gave a young man a ride letting him out on hwy 48 at ringwood later she found her purse missing from the front seat mrs low is not interested in pressing charges shes not even concerned over the amount of money lost all shes asking for is the return of treasured family photos two children are deceased her drivers licence and other personal papers they should be mailed to the address published above the property includes 185 acres you could put all the garbage from whitchurchstouffville in there until the year 4000 and no one would ever see it said the mayor his principal concern he said was the way in which the site was operated his opinion wad highly favorable i dont know how anyone could operate a disposal site better than these people are doing it mr laushway stated he described how the garbage is packed into 50 foot wide cells with each cell separated by 25 feet of solid ground he said he only saw one spot where water might run from the dumping area and it was blocked by a solid dam possibly thinking of earlier comments about the difficulty of obtaining entrance to inspect the site mr laushway said mrs bremner objected only to people breaking down fences to get in he reported that she told him any councillor official or ratepayer was welcome to come to the office at any time and ask to view operations the mayor also conveyed mrs bremners request that she be advised of any suggestions to improve the procedures on the question of drums dumped there as claimed by bob lewis and his delegation dec 14 mr laushway said he found only a few old empty containers he was told that more than 500 whitchurch residents have used the bremner dump during the year the mayor said if that site should be closed he concluded then the york sanitation dump should be shut down this very minute he also observed that mrs bremner had told him she had caused hard feelings by stopping some residents from dumping oil thats a lie said councillor merlyn baker he asked the mayor if this reference was to a specific person and mr laush way admitted it was ive talked to this man myself and he has never dumped oil on that property continued mr baker im surprised that you didnt check with him yourself continued on page 8 uxbridge secondary school keep it dry board a sniff with every check stouffville we just take a little sniff commented one officer when asked by motorist if the policesponsored safety check included the driver as well as his car dozens of vehicles were stopped on main street in stouffville dec 22 the campaign to extend into the new year covers the entire region of york in a period of three nights five charges were laid under the highway traffic act and 110 war nings issued re repairs checked closely are headlights brake lights turn signals and horn along with driver and ownership permits and proof of insurance the programs working out quite well said deputychief robt hood where minor mechanical defects arc found the driver is given 48 hours to get them fixed uxbridge as far as the ontario county board of education is concerned theres something unsavory about serving liquor in schools for this reason trustees have rejected a request from the town and twp of uxbridge to use the uxbridge secondary school as a site for an event in connection with the municipalitys centennial program in 1972 members were told that a liquor licence was required for a banquet jan 20 it was feared that approval of one application would lead to a flood of similar requests all across the county at present the board has no definite policy on the use of liquor in schools but- a com mittee has been set up to look into the matter recom mendations will be introduced for discussion in january honor chairman york region board of education chairman arthur starr was honored at a meeting dec 20 he was presented with an engraved silver tray in recognition of service during 1971 mr starr will continue to serve as trustee representative for whitchurchstouffville anti- rabies clinic feb 3 stouffville an antirabies vaccination clinic has been arranged for whitchurchstouffville feb 3 the program will be in charge of the dept of agriculture and held in the administration room of the stouffville firehall the hours extend from 2 to 8 pm with rabies reaching almost epidemic proportions in york region this winter residents are urged to take advantage of this service stouffville home all aglow for festive holiday season beautifully lighted homes sparkle throughout the town and countryside this christmas season one of the most eyecatching properties in stouffville is the residence of mr and mrs gordon wagg and family main street east the illumination was captured by the tribune cameraman using a full second time exposure at f- 45 and fillin flash jas thomas gravel pit controls within six months stouffville gravel pit operations within the municipalities of whitchurch- stouffville and uxbridge will likely come under the provisions of recently enacted legislation within the next six months provincial mines minister leo bernier outlined the requirements dec 22 effective jan 1 these however will cover only the niagara escarpment immediately but will be extended gradually to take in the whole of southern ontario the process may extend over a period of three years mr bernier said the minister noted however that priority would be given to areas producing high tonnage and sites closest to urban cen tres this could mean that such locations as whitchurch- stouffville and uxbridge could come under the regulations as early as march 1 1972 the legislation was first promised in oct 1969 regulations among other things establish permit fees of 100 for any pit operated by a corporation and 25 for private pits screening requirements setbacks and site plans are also governed by the new law dust and noise control are not dozens of accidents one long skating rink york region the worst icing conditions of the winter season monday turned roads throughout york region into one long skating rink driving was particularly treacherous between 7 pm and midnight later the sleet turned to rain and a gradual im provement occurred the york road department had sanders working on shifts around the clock in spite of their efforts calls from stranded mdtorists were listed at over a thousand hardest pressed of all were officers of the york regional police department accidents most of a minor nature were everywhere and constables attempting to investigate as many as possible found them selves in precarious positions on a couple of occasions they drove several miles only to find a security deposit of 2 cents per ton will be levied against all operations the revenue will be used to ensure rehabilitation of excavation sites when the mineral has been removed the province is also studying methods of rehabilitating pits already abandoned the measures provide that no pit or quarry can be located within 100 feet of a public road or within 300 feet of a residential zone all sites must be fenced and equipped with gates to be locked when operations are not in progress the cars had already been towed away commented one officer if the minister of transport thinks studded tires arent a necessity he should try and drive on a night like this prepare for estate type development goodwood an increased buildup of estatetype development and some light industry is being contemplated by uxbridge twp council and planning board its all part of a continuing overall study of land use in the municipality started almost a year ago considered also are such questions as general clean up and garbage disposal while a report filed dec 20 by planning board chairman roy hammond laid down no hard and fast rules with regard to estate sites or lot sizes the hamlet of goodwood was con sidered a likely location reeve bob nesbitt said the township was being divided into four sections for the purpose of this study with each being considered individually mr nesbitt favors estatetype buildup if controlled he promised that once the study is finalized it would not be per mitted to gather dust the conclusions will be incorporated into the zoning bylaw and of ficial plan he said the reeve feels uxbridge will have no difficulty attracting this kind of development once arrangements are completed at the administrative level he said that at present about a dozen estatetype plans were waiting to be processed late harry watts prominent businessman markham private family service was conducted by rev fred h cromey from the dixon funeral home markham tuesday for the late albert harry watts following his passing christmas day at his residence 22 strathroy crescent he was 48 mr watts for many years a prominent town businessman was active in many phases of community life he loved sports particularly hockey and aided in the spon sorship of markham teams during the late 40s and 50s he was a member of st andrews presbyterian church harry watts enjoyed meeting and being with people and his warm personality gained him a wide circle of friends earlier this year he was stricken seriously ill and con fined for many weeks to york central hospital richmond hill he recovered sufficiently however to return home of the deceased rev cromey said he was a very genuine person a fine christian man hell be missed both in the church and the community rev donald mckillican a close friend and neighbor assisted in the service surviving besides his wife the former gladys hollinger is one son gordon and a brother philip of sarnia interment was made in elm wood cemetery markham pickering winter carnival snowmobile races fail to excite twp reeve its a small world mrs constance millard left and mrs doris faulkner reside in brighton sussex england mrs millard on newmarket road and mrs faulkner on cleveland road about one mile apart however prior to coming to stouffville two weeks ago they had never met but they met on saturday enjoying each others company over a cup of ea at the residence of mr and mrs graham hudson main street east mrs faulkner is mr hudsons aunt mrs millard is the mother of mrs bob mcneil edward street jas thomas pickering twp are snowmobile races a necessary part of a successful winter carnival pickering reeve john williams doesnt think so furthermore hes afraid that once such events get started theyll never stop the event scheduled for jan 29 is sponsored by the pickering recreation commission and will include many phases of sporting activities while permission has already been obtained from private property owners for snow vehicle racing the blessing of council is still being requested councillor don kitchen said that like it or not the township had no jurisdiction over such an activity since the bylaw per mits snowmobiling on private lands if the owners permission is obtained the selected site is on the west side of moores road while response to the carnival from organizations was reported as good participation and interest among pickerings more rural residents was said to be poor last year the event without snowmobile races raised over 900 3