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waroybtt weeitfsisper juflfejmw a new town flag is being plan ned for markham and local resi dents are being invited to submit designs but the new look will have to maintain a balance between the markham of today and the small village of yesteryear advertising and public rela tions committee chairman fred cox said the town plans to intro duce a local contest to invite pub lic participation in designing the new look maybe by going out to the pub lic well get a better idea said mr cox at tuesdays council meeting the flag we have now isnt being used markhams current official flag is a reproduction of the towns official seal a beaver set against the red background of a maple leaf but some members disputed the proposal to promote a new flag markham councillor elson miles said the current flag depicts this summer for residents to par- the towns long history ticipate in and regional councillor bud bonner said in an interview the plan isnt in the best interest of the town i dont think changing the flag is something you do just to keep up with the times noted council lor miles at the meeting despite their arguments the design contest will be brought out councillor cox said a decision on the new flag to be flown at fire halls schools and corporate buildings will be made in the fall we want something that will signify exactly what is happening in the town of markham and what we are all about while at the same time showing our herit age he noted robbery suspect flees local bank police said a man suspected of robbing the td bank on bridle trail in markham was spotted in the banks lobby last saturday and fled when noticed the bank was robbed on febru ary 13 of this year by a man fitting the same description the suspect is described as white 5 8 tall around 45 years old with short dark hair he was wearing a dark parka dark glas ses a baseball cap and a scarf over his face at the time police said someone observed him in the lobby of the bank around noon and recognized him as the suspect in the february robbery w i student is top volunteer markham district high school mdhs student kristin head has earned mays student volunteer award presented by mayor carole bell tuesday the grade 13 student had just recieved a letter of acceptance to the university of western ontario hours before the presentation and was bursting with excitement kristin spent most of her last year in mdhss theatre she was involved in every performance this year either as a cast member or in her role as treasurer she also maintains an a average reesor park students took advantage of kristins dramatic ta lents this term while working with her on a series of puppet shows which included making their own puppets and presenting the shows once a week she was also the secretary of the blue and white club at mdhs which does volunteer work within the school you dont really think anyone notices all the things you do she said im really happy i won this award she received a pen and pencil set from markham council and a plaque from the sponsors of the award the td bank and the economist and sun after completing her economics program at western kristin said my ultimate goal is law school 6 f avmer garden centre 383 main st w stouffville 6405080 open 7 days a week garden supplies red brick chips nursery stock white pearl stone fruit trees rockery stone sod insecticides triple mix topsoil herbicides sidewalk slabs unilock curbing oak barrels bark chips railway ties limestone coco bean mulch sand gravel special for june quality gazebos available in kit form i summer is smeuky uiimiumnim all of a xsss3bb pools we offer you quality work at affordable prices the cost is easily within the reach of most families we have a number of models that start as low as 8200 call us today well soon have your family in the swim us now rosswill pools m 12 main st n markham 2942770 duck that summer punch when summer heat arrives it comes in a hurry thats when air conditioning becomes more than a passing thought to your family get ready ahead of time give us a call we can show you how rheem can help you be prepared for sneaky summer tlrfionviue heating air conditioning 4791290 showroom open saturday 9 till 12 noon at 4418 hwy 7 upstairs i