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weekenderraprllt4rl98rre main street is going spiffy by ed rogers take a quick glance up main street and commit it to mem ory by the end of the summer the familiar scene will have undergone a radical facelift gone will be the overhead power lines street lamps and treetrunk poles boring side walk pavement and potholes in the road the 125million beauti- fication of markhams main street after several years of planning has a tentative starting date of june 29 and tenders for the various con tracts are about to go out well be pleased to have the street look better says business improvement area member betty keller were pretty excited says ted pickering chairman of the bias beautification committee the largest chunk of the res toration the electrical bill will fall on markham hydro a spokesman say s it will cost ab out 1 million to bury the util ity wires with new under ground transformers and in stall new highwattage anti questyle lighting from hwy 7 to just north of markham vil lage lanes resurfacing the area of main street has a price tag of about 100000 says a plan- ningancldesign spokesman from the provincial trans portation ministry the rest of the costs will be borne by the bia the parks and recreation department and the town which has ap plied for provincial grants other improvments to the street will include interlock ing brickwork from curb to the store front and at crosswalks and tables and benches on the sides of the road say those in volved mr pickerings committee is also looking at the possibil ity of each tree in the area hav ing power for christmas and yearround lighting audio capabilities for the street are also being considered but these improvements will de pend on the cost he says access to stores during con struction certainly is a con cern mr pickering says but after looking at union- villes main street restoration he expects only minimum disruption the hydro spokesman said the power lines would be buried in stages on only one side of the street with approx imately five road crossings to get power to the other side the beautification should start just after the markham street festival in the third week of june says mr pick ering he expects businesses in the area to hold open houses after the beautification is complete or sales during construction transformers power lines and treetrunk poles on the main street strip north of hwy 7 will soon be a scene from the past the beautification of main street burying the wires under the road is tenta tively set to begin june 29 ed rogers health ideas for seniors a the heritage centre in un- ionville is holding a health fair seminar titled wellness wednesday on april 22 the health fair will include a tai chi demonstration semi nars on message therapy natural foods prescription drugs and mental health there will also be guest speakers from the canadian national institute of the blind and fitness ontario the health fair for total wellbeing will be held from 10 am to 400 pm at heritage centre on 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