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history in action brougham museum september 1617 ttne rodeo weekend noral acres september 1617 vol 89 no 16 phone 6402101 stouffvillewhitchurchmarkhamuxbridge thursday september 14 1972 16 pages 15 cents red faced council admits error uxbridge twp an oversight in voting procedure has invalidated the new bylaw governing go kart operations passed by council june 26 this opinion was expressed by the township solicitor alecm- clennon in a letter read to a delegation of irate neighbors of goodwood park kartways ltd sept u the correspondence stated that only three councillors were present when the bylaw was passed with the reeve ab staining on the question of hours of operation and cited a relative section of the municipal act when a council consists of only 5 members the concurrent votes of at least three of them is necessary to carry any resolution or other measure the solicitor offered the opinion that the new bylaw would not only be declared in valid if tested in a court of law but was void from the begin ning and of no force and effect whatsoever he advised council that it should be repealed and re enacted with the concurrent votes of at least three of the councillors reeve bob nesbitt apologized to the delegation for the unex pected reversal he said that in all his years in council he had been unaware of this stipulation in the act members of the delegation expressed exasperation its very frustrating to see no co operation from the people at goodwood track it seems that theyre defying us commented one representative a query on whether a previous go kart bylaw could be en forced to regulate noise and hours of operation evoked varied opinions reeve nesbitt however in reviewing the turn of events commented we have got ourselves out of a bylaw com pletely does council not find it slightly embarrassing probed one lady it is embarrassing con ceded the reeve may clip whirlybirds buttonville helicopters operating out of buttonville airport are as much or more of a noise problem than the standard propellordriven plane ian mccuaig executive assistant to the president toronto airways ltd admitted at a public hearing sept 7 the firm is seeking per mission to extend its southeast runway a distance of 1200 feet a change in zoning from agricultural to transportation is required mr mccuaig said the com pany was attempting to seek a solution to noise created by whirlybirds taking off and landing at the heliport site mrs agnes baker gormley rr2 said the sound was so irritating it drives me right up the wall sixty eight homes second phase w lb a for ball plan antrae approved on 42 vote this portable classroom is one of seven on the grounds at ballantrae public school three more than last year at present 220 students are accommodated in these temporary structures over half the total enrollment this week construction was started on a new million school addition hopefully to be completed next march jim thomas half students in portables work started on vz million school addition ballantrae after months of delay construction has started on a vh million addition to ballantrae public school for the york county board of education staff teachers students and parents the beginning of the end couldnt come too soon at present out of a total enrollment of 423 pupils 220 are lodged in portables the tem porary structures seven in number are located to the west of the main building it cost 500 to move each to the site business superintendent george ford told the tribune while principal ted woodger readily admits it takes a few days for students to adjust to separated classrooms his current concern is related to expected noise once heavy equipment moves in two regular rooms have already been evacuated due to their proximity to the work area the board anticipated a start on the project last spring however as trustee art starr explained final approval did not come through until sept 6 i hope it will become a real centre for the community he said were spending 500000 so it should barring unforeseen delay construction should be com pleted sometime in march 1973 mr starr said the extension would be of sufficient size to accommodate any extra children that might come from a proposed 68home addition to the vla residential development near ballantrae hockey soon stouffville the fall meeting of the stouffville minor hockey association will be held sept 14 tonight at 730 pm in latcham hall all interested persons are invited to attend further the meeting to plan the team trip to switzerland in january has been changed from sept 18 to sept 22 at 730 pm in latcham hall shoppers dream stouffville on wednesday oct 4 at 11 am some lucky lady will receive the key to the stouffville iga and participate in a 3 minute shopping spree free to qualify requires a ticket 50 cents or 3 for 1 from any member of the kinette club or at the store the kinettes co sponsors of the draw will have a booth at the stouffville trade fair sept 21 23 ballantrae reversing an earlier decision whitchurch stouffville planning committee has given the green light to a 68home addition for the vla subdivision felray at ballantrae the surprise move came sept 8 following a presentation by company principals peter milligan and clayton clouter approval is still required at the council level and by the province since the land in question comes under the governments current freeze order an amendment to the zoning bylaw is also needed since the site is designated agricultural under requirements of the official plan the population of ballantrae is not to exceed 500 persons councillor herb simpson suggested that with the felray development the figure could reach about 525 both councillors betty van- nostrand and june button spoke strongly in favor of the plan councillors merlyn baker and gordon ratcliff were opposed mr baker said he could see the benefit of developing 15 more lots to round off the subdivision but not sixty- eight mr ratcliff said he was concerned over the community- well system he termed the proposal premature we keep saying we want growth why not have it centred in ballantrae asked coun cillor button councillor vannostrand said that while the town awaits removal of the freeze restriction on the site an amendment to the zoning could be underway mr milligan said the firm had received more than 100 enquiries since the last house was sold over a month ago a resolution proposed by councillor betty vannostrand and seconded by councillor june button stated in essence that rap absentee lawyer stouffville lawyer gordon ness of stouffville came in for a tongue lashing in ab sentia sept 7 when judge maurice charles was informed by the crown that the solicitor had been called away on pressing business mr ness was to have defended one leslie thaw markham rr2 on a charge of permitting a minor to use a firearm however by the noon adjournment in richmond hill provincial court the case had not come up so the lawyer left prior to his departure though he attempted to explain his position to the judge but his worship paid him no heed later when the crown told of the solicitors absence judge charles exploded this is a lot of nonsense he charged he mr ness was the one who asked me to sit down after i had risen he criticized the crown for taking it on himself to serve as a go between for the lawyer dont undertake to give me any message like that let him tell me himself judge charles refused the accused any extended ad journment you be back here tomorrow he ordered and if hes ness not here then you come back from day to day youth 16 committed for trial playground shooting incident dicksons hill a 16 year old scarboro youth has been committed for trial following a preliminary hearing sept 7 into a shooting incident june 15 that injured danette grove 9 as she watched a ball game on the grounds of dicksons hill school karry ross gowman has been charged with dangerous use of a firearm and criminal negligence causing bodily harm bail has been set at 500 judge maurice charles ac cepted as exhibits two guns one a semiautomatic rifle and the other a boltaction both of 22 calibre a quantity of am munition including the bullet removed from the victim were also exhibited danette daughter of mr and mrs ivan grove 18th ave rr2 markham took the stand and although obviously nervous did not show it judge charles declined to accept her testimony as sworn dr george wlodek a surgeon on the staff of scarboro cen tenary hospital told of the operation to remove the foreign body that he said had entered danette through her back the bullet he said punctured the girls bowel in two places and lacerated her liver the point of entry was established as left of the victims spinal column the bullet stopped only a fraction of an inch short of passing through the girls body the patient he said was confined to hospital 11 days thomas arnold smith a teacher on the schools staff said he was coaching his ball team and heard a noise that he said sounded like a firecracker he said danette accompanied by three others came over to him with one girl saying something was wrong he said he sent them to the principal who helped danette into the school he said the little girl collapsed on the way and had to be carried the remaining distance detective sgt robert smallbone described both the accused gowman and his companion a juvenile as co operative he said the two rifles were turned over on request and given to the forensic science centre for inspection by a ballistics expert finn nielsen described the guns as being in fine condition sailing is popular sport at musselmans lake slowly but surely sailboating is becoming the most popular sport on musselmans lake on weekends its not uncommon to see half a dozen craft like this one and larger drifting leisurely with the wind the sailfish guided here by jack langston and son bruce of scarboro can be purchased for about 600 jim thomas the committee views the principle of the proposal favorably and an application for amendment be recom mended to the minister at the same time it called for amendments to the official plan and zoning bylaw with a site plan agreement to be negotiated if the minister releases the land in favor were councillors button vannostrand simpson and lonergan opposed were councillors baker and ratcliff prescriptions are forged for drugs stouffville several attempts have been made in stouffville to obtain narcotics by means of forged prescrip tions the latest incident occurred at aikens pharmacy sept 6 when a young man presented a signed request for 30 tablets of percodan a codeine derived analgesic the order had been written in the name of a local resident who later denied all knowledge of it it was the second request at the same store the prescription was not filled on either occasion earlier a lady attempted to obtain 30 unspecified tablets at houstons drugs she was refused a subsequent check of the doctor whose name ap peared on the order revealed he had not prescribed it a description of both parties has been turned over to york regional police manpower program 83 jobs stouffville the success of the mini manpower program sponsored by the whitchurch stouffville recreation committee and subsidized by the province is indicated in a report released aug 30 by co ordinator chris hobbs between june 20 and july 21 a total of 83 jobs were provided young people in the area totalling 1880 hours and resulting in an income of 4500 mr hobbs work and that of his assistant carole ann decoleau were praised by the committee letters of ap preciation were authorized both lo the co ordinator and the department at queens park mr hobbs has recommended hat a similar program be in stituted next year possibly at an earlier dale than in 1972 reformatory sentence stouffville a 16 year old stouffville youth was sentenced to 2 years less a day in refor matory following conviction before judge clare morrison in newmarket provincial court on five counts of break enter and theft in york region three counts in the whitby area and two of theft only also in whitby kenneth mcginty entered a plea of guilty a two year probationary order is effective two years following his release in all 26 charges were laid by york regional police others include joseph michael blundell 19 daniel blundell 18 douglas mcdougall 18 all of stouffville and allan stapleton 22 of scarboro cases involving these persons were transferred to provincial court whitby 4