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mbs nlf jm whitchurchstouffvltle public library inside letters 6 registration 11 y sports 21 x classified v 22 7 weird winter weather plays havoc with grapes at wineries of whitchurchstouffville community calendar event stouffville rotary clubs a taste of spring when monday 6 to 9pm 9056406608 where sleepy hollow golf club tenth line j f at the schools hj the perils of pot college or university and york regions arts high serving whitchurchstouffville since 1888 11 m 50 cents including gst 48 pages saturday march 23 2002 to reach us 905 2942200 later t si but many merchants went broke early on by mike adler staff writer ontario premier bill davis 1 was there to cut the cake the night before markville shopping centre opened that was- 20 years ago but lindsay ko can remember peo- pie dancing to a band at the malls centre court while waiters offered canapes v tony roman was nayor at the time the place was packed recalled mr kb who had puthis store kos gifts inthe mall after he drove along hwy 7 and saw the strucnare under construction but the mall starting with 140 stores and half amilliori square feet opened in the midst bfa recession and it may have arrived too early markham took years to provide the population increase necessary to guarantee prosperi- ty for the majts merchants v the first cqupleof years were very tough very hard said vincent mallozzi of vincent hair design another original tenant a lot of people went broke still markville 9 which dou- bledinsize in 1990 arid is under expansion again has ten ants left from its 1982 roster including such venerablenames in canadian retail asthrifys fairweather and laura secord mr ko said he has adjusted his products and prices over the- see second page 4 whitchurchstouffville commuters benefit from transit plan by carol cooper special yzrpj expanded go train service to stouffville and anuxbridgeexten- sion are among proposals for v vvtiitchurchstoumeiffme york region transportation master plan draft overview presented to town council on tuesday along with adding new regional roads and widening others around the region the 30year proposal aims to double fhenurhber of trips taken on public transit in morning rushhour the plan envisions one- third of all commuter rushhour trips to toronto will be taken on transit the plan also proposes rapid transit service either bus or light rail and subway for the region under the proposal bioomington road would be widened in whitchurchstouffville as well as sections of vivian aurora stouffville kennedy andmccowan roads woodbine and warden avenues the ninth arid- york- durham lines and hwy 4 new go stations are being sug gested for the west side of hwy 404 at stouffville road and hwy 404 at bioomington road on an extended richmond hill go train line these stations could be used by whitchurchstouffville residents paul may- director of infrastructure planning for the region said later local bus service connecting to a rapid transit network is also pro posed in the plan a population of between 12000 and 15000 war rants such a service mr may said see buspage 5 staff photorob alary maniacs continue a stouffville tradition the cast and crew of music mania are preparing for their 42nd annual variety show april 25 to 27 at stouffville district secondary school taking a break at a march break rehearsal party were frorri left music director marg butcher pro ducer sharon baxter and chorus members liz lightfoot brad hallam and heather bergman see story on page 5 i w u 2002 hondaquality deal s north markham honda has been presented with the prestigious totaj quality dealer award from honda canada inc for 2002 town and country realty ltd 6400888 msra tsw- iljiaamkkljk4wuu