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p egkend 231993 whereabouts of rex a cause of concern in stouffville theres concern once again in our town as to the where abouts and the overall wel fare of a man who has become an institution in recent years rex could hardly be called a favourite son of stouffville as hes never really done any thing to distinguish himself he hasnt sat on town council he never headed up the local chamber of commerce and hes certainly never organized a fundraising drive for any of our local charities but hes become as much an essential part of the back drop of this town as the clock tower the old homes on main st and even the renowned flea market for years now rex thats the only name hes ever given out has been riding back and forth along main st on his clunky old bike with a string of iga shopping bags thought to contain all his earthly possessions dangling from the handle bars his unshaven face is slightly griz zled with age he wears a black toque on his head sum mer and winter and his old ski jacket is always zipped up his shoes dont match his pants are about four inches too short and his trusty broom which rests across the electoral ward boundary realignment review on tuesday november 2 1993 the council of the town of markham will hold a public meeting for the purpose of reviewing existing ward boundaries within the town such a review must be undertaken by council prior to the town making application to the ontario municipal board for an order redefining existing ward boundaries the purpose of the meeting is to obtain public input on a proposal for the realignment of existing electoral ward boundaries as shown on the attached map and to consider a staff report supporting this concept the public meeting will be held as a special meeting of the town council all interested persons are invited to attend the public meeting to be held on tuesday november 2 1993 730 pm council chambers town of markham 101 town centre boulevard north west corner warden avehwy 7 members of the public will be given an opportunity to comment on the ward boundary review as well written submissions may be delivered or mailed to the town clerk at the following address town of markham 101 town centre boulevard markham ontario l3r 9w3 copies of the staff report are available to the public at the town clerks office at the abovenoted address or by calling 905 4754729 townclerk i t t i y f- town of markham proposed ward boundaries v 1 i v- r r i rf rzj l jsjsuzi from where i live bruce stapley rrrric handle bars is worn out from sweeping the snow from the storefronts of the local busi nessmen who keep him in spending money hes probably in better shape than any of us working stiffs as he has been seen riding his bike as far away as agincourt as he does his daily rounds rex is sure to show up whenever theres a pot luck supper in any of our local churches herb gale the for mer pastor at st james pres byterian church said rex would sometimes stop by at midday for a cup of coffee other times rex would splurge and buy himself a coffee at the country club donut shop on main st then linger an hour or so to soak up the heat but wherever he goes his first and usually only words upon entering a building are warm in here a phrase he has become famous for rex has always refused offers of accommodation choosing to live on his own in the bush or wherever it was he bunks down at night at one point he had made an old shed beside a local weld ing shop his home but had to eventually abandon that domicile ive seen him in the bank and its pretty well accepted he has sufficient means to keep from starving he has been at the centre of many rumours concerning his past in fact i once heard he was a former bank executive who chose to chuck it all he was rumoured to have perished in a frigid storm last winter but soon resurfaced to dispel such fears that little scare even caused him to be the subject of a sermon by a local minis ter but it would appear rex has flown the coop again its been a couple of months since i last saw him cycling past my main st office and with all the time i spend staring out the window in search of inspiration i dont miss much a quick call around of his favourite haunts left me just as much in the dark as when i started marie adams who operates the country club donut shop said she hasnt seen him since august surely he hadnt met his demise i won dered but dennis crittenden who operates a carpet store on main st came to the rescue dennis said he saw rex ped dling across the 404 overpass on the aurora sideroad last week according to dennis the old timer frequents a hostel in newmarket and has proba bly been hanging out in that town of late it may well be that after five or six years rex has tired of stouffville after all every vagabond needs a change of