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Faces from Newmarket Ban winter carnival Bandsman Lloyd Basher Groves among mem- posed on he ice at Ihe Fairy Lake Sunday af- Citizens band who ter winning a snow- provided music for mobile joust against skaters at town arena Era publisher Dave during the carnival Haskell Pretty Sheila Coo- Betty Diamond bought a ticket for friends to the Carni mall Saturday- val Ball and then morning Newmarket watched him win the Optimists were serv door prize Friends ing all you could eat Equipped with hel- That shiner didnt Laird Ruby was met and lance like a down grade master of ceremonies knicht of old Dave Linda Elliott at the opening in during the girls hoc- monies of the Main St Haskell prepares to key game Wednesday the joust Last she scored a He and May THEERA Since 32 PAGES Newmarket 8952331 NO Au CENTS NEWMARKETAURORAKESWICK ONTARIO WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 17 CENTS King mayors wrongway vote defeats police HQ purchase Town may make offer for budding With a single word last week the unusually silent Ken made friends of his opponents and foes of his friend The King Township mayor voted Yes when he really meant No and as a result of his unintentional gaffe York Regional Council rejected a proposal to locate the regional police headquarters in Newmarkets Office Specialty building Had Mayor voted according to Iuh intentions coun- vote on the emotionpacked issue would have been tied And Chairman Garfield Wright would have snapped the deadlock Yorks police commission the green light to buy the Office Specially building on Prospect St Ah it stands now the Office Specialty proposal is dead The police commission will now hire an architect lo prepare plans for a new building could delay of the NEWMARKET market town council will consider purchase the Yonge St may be 2nd choice for HQ for i year claimed and Eagle Streets looms as a top priority location for the new regional police headquar ters York police com mission indicated Monday Licking its wounds after Iosiiil a bid to put lie seek alternate Start NEWMAHKET Work will start on the widening of High way from Aurora in Holland Landing to four lanes on May I York North Hill Hodg son announced Ibis week that a contract for 1494024 has Upon completion Highway will be four lanes from Med io Mm I first choice for the Crawford called the present location of old York Inii1lih Mil in 1st id headquarters Several regional councillors mentioned county farm is irriili id 1 I i neks debate defeat for ally proposal Two other locations were discussed in general terms at Mondays meeting Commissioner iiid regional councillor Hay Twinney of New- market said hi could guaran tee donation lo the board of of Sec COMMISSION I voled Yes But was loo late After three hours vehement debate a two- vote majority of conned I id junked the Office tbt iiiii ini lice commission back drawing board round rules for thai pivot vote wore unusual to say tin A Yes vote council would stand by an earlier vole in conu scrip the Office Specially proposal A No vole rejection of Hie ear lier vole and of thy Office Specialty building on Prospect St for use as a lawn hall Mayor Hob said Monday The town was offered the building first stalled lis decision on whe ther or not to make an of fer after council learned the York Police Commis sion was Interested In the site for Its Town council last week decided to demolish the va cant Newmarket Motors Imltdliig on St Committee chairman Henry Vandcn llorgli said the va cant site could either he used for a new limn hall or sold pay for purchase of one The town also lias a municipal office building on Main St which would sell if It bought a new town It Ontario stalls Hydro An Oman Hydro spokes- I Moo project is put of a province hydro network has not been I but is held up until I uk indicates or lid is compatible with Toronto Itcgion Plan Hi if doesnt give its approval Hydro has al ternative plans ready Plans for the transform lines were unveiled In July Hint and call for the huge station to lie built on 200 oils between tie 2nd and 3rd omissions starling feel south of lb built it will be one of the lar gest stations in Canada and tike five years to construe Ins find in its short hist be final recorded vole foes mil I id bitterly over the wisdom of buy Office Spec ialty ICnlling last I Williams and Rutherford and Jim Jngenee4 Ken I uisliuay Whil ibiircbSlouffvilli Willi mi la Sec ROM WW VOI I Ottawa launches GO study OTTAWA A study to do- lermine whether billions or of railway lines tm iiiideruiiliLil can be used to pr I I made this announce mi in I in House of ominous in answer to from York North MP John Roberts last week said lie si would si all lost immediately but could not say how long it would take Hid Mr Itoberls told The Era In Imped action would be yea EG pays mayor 7172 others 3600 East bury will receive a sal ary of ami councillors will null receive in 1071 lovinship council hit I Moo day night Approval of council committee salary for reeve for do- reeve and for the mclllors Planning board members and police village III Ii I 1 il nil his years salaries will he less for same work Police villages were abolished Jin fin inundation was unanimous week Newi town set iis salary scale at for the mayor 51100 For She anil for each councillor Au rora eoiiiitil Monday es tablished a salary for mayor and 31100 for each S a 1 a r In Aurora its 7500 and 3600 AURORA York Region of ptilfllral salary Increas es finally reached Aurora on Monday night with Colin- voting stipends of for Mayor Dirk tiling- mirth and each for the eight councillors raises represent salary hike for councillors who got each in Willi Ids salary as councillor Mayo i salary Increases Councillor councillors re ceive a salary of bringing the Mayor of salary to a total of increase for councillors The councils In this reg ion are going crazy com plained Councillor the Aurora team who ventured In to Newmarket the lory Sunday to take hometown GO Above Newmarket re- Clerk Duncan chase It it director pan Shannon drives the ball Winter carnival shows town two faces NKWMARKET Win ter carnival week turned out o have split person ality Events held he ar ena tovtn hall ami Wesley were successful Slain SI mall and must of lis events flapped mainly because of the weather The mall was troubled from the beginning When firemen began flooding Ihe mall skating urea Tuesday night bey broke Hie fire hydrant Then Thursday there was a Ihaw by a snowstorm and that ended the skating Friday morning Main St were holding an emergency ling In decide whether or not scrap whole thing They voted by a slim majority to keep the However the mall did lis winners Ron George of Main St won the diinul eating contest He consumed eight seven mllnutes Tom Murray took home hot dog eating trophy by put ting away nine hot dogs Hill Kinsley of Ave and Murray Might of St won log- sawing foulest Ahout skaters look tee offer of free If you con week Three of them from left and Julie llagan of carnival commit A of the Saturday carnival wn hockey mime the nrenu between Ntwmiirke Legion inn ii team Mueller The Is an event Above Newmarket team captain Legion Hon and a clown Ret ready us Mayor lion prepare to drop the puck player fa Pat Shell White Photon