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the tribune thutiday january 4 19m page 3 markham village or town let people decide reeve markham population 80 0 0 are ms l m the main street of markham has not changed as significantly over the years as the areas to the east and a west village residential buildup has been extensive but there has also been industrial and commercial expan sion staff photo should markham village become a town reeve alma walker feels that its status should remain unchanged until after 1973 when it marks its centennial year of incorporation she then recommends that the issue be put to a vote of the people although the road sign reads 8000 the population figure is now well past that mark staff photo recommend delay in status change until after 1973 markham the town of markham or markham village- which should it be for the pre sent at least reeve alma walker feels that the sta tus of the municipality should remain just as it isa village the pros and cons of the issue were discussed recently at a meeting of the markham chamber of commerce reeve alma walker reeve walker feels that any change should be post poned until after 1973 when markham marks its centennial year of incorp oration she suggests that a careful study should be completed and the resid ents informed of the facts she recommends that the issue should be put to a vote of the people from conversations i have had with folks on the street the majority seem satis fied to leave it the way it is the word village seems more friendly and thats what markham is a friendly place although the signboards on high ways 7 and 48 list the po pulation at an even 8000 mrs walker suggests that the figure is now closer to 9080 alma walker first elec- ted to council back in 1953 has held the position of reeve since 62 she was the villages first deputy- reeve in 1955 the munic ipal building on main street is her second home as a town the council would comprise nine mem bers instead of its present five representation at county council would re main the same since the mayor does not attend mrs walker feels that un der such an arrangement administration costs would undoubtedly in crease she suggests too that there would be fur ther confusion of names in markham town and markham township clerk howard graham told the tribune that he had discussed the matter with officials at queens park and could learn of few benefits or differenc es he suggested howev er that if civic dignity is considered important then the status of town might be considered by some as a proper move exciting year looking back pyfir 1967 iimrs walker termed it a very successful and exci ting year some of the projects that we have been wanting and needing for a long time were complet ed shs said the reeve mentioned specifically the work of the centennial committee under the lea dership of former council lor paul horton the cen otaph ommittee headed by paul mingay and the lib rary board with its chair man alex williams she said too that fire chief charles hoover had done a wonderful job in organ izing the centennial day parade she paid tribute to the markham chamber of commerce for its crea tion of the nativity scene on main street north of hwy 7 the reeve pointed with pride at industrial expan sion within the village and in particular at the huge cip plant now un der construction on bull ock drive she said that subdivision development had produced homes of iiigh standard and self- supporting assessments she noted that most areas were now serviced by sew ers and school accommo dation was more than ad equate the necessary land has been acquired for an elevated water res ervoir and a 300000 ex tension to the sewerage plant is planned mrs walker said she hoped more back streets could be paved in 68 and the lighting improved she said that the commu nity arena was operating day and night and further recreation needs could be a night class in effective speed reading will be offered to the public at the stouffville district secondary school beginning on tuesday january 9 classes will be held each tuesday and thursday evening- from 8 to 10 pm from january 9 to march 14 inclusive further information may be obtained by tele phoning the school during the day at 6401433 and asking for the teacher of the class mr walden registration will be held on tuesday january 9 at s pm and the fee of 10 is payable at that time the school board reserves the right to cancel the class if insufficient applicants register m met by utilizing the gen eral exhibits building at the fair grounds she said that the recreation committee had enjoyed a very busy year she an ticipated that construction work on the milne dam would be completed by early spring while not in the village mrs walker suggested that a new hospital front ing on the ninth line would prove a benefit to all area residents she commended arthur lat- cham of stouffville for hi generosity in providing the site it is now centennial year plus one and reeve alma walker is looking forward to a busy twelve months of work it will conclude with a municipal election her name will stand again health unit amalgamation approved by york county beautifully planned subdivisions and aboveaverage homes have attracted residents to markham village most of the services are now installed and a streetpaving program is planned for 1968 staff photo blood donor clinic the stouffville legion blood donor clinic will be held at the legion hall tuesday jan 16 from 2 to 430 pm and 630 to 9 pm the cooperation of residents is requested to assure the success of this project york county the york county health unit will amalgamate with pub lic health units in adjac ent ontario county and the city of oshawa accor ding to a decision of mem bers who voted on the is sue dec 21 approval of amalgama tion reverses an earlier stand taken by york one of several branch offices is located on main street in stouffville the proposal to amal gamate the three areas was put forward earlier in 1967 by dr matthew dymond minister of health the legislation would change the provin cial grant structure and the york board had little alternative but to go along with the policy of larger health unit districts it was rejected by a unani mous vote last summer markham township reeve stewart rumble a representative on the health unitboard said that every attempt had been made to remain inde pendent but it was econo mically impossible he said that york had no al ternative but to become part of a health unit dist rict if it was to receive maximum provincial grants he admitted that the approval of amalgam ation had come only the night before following a prolonged discussion of the issue he noted that to remain separate would mean a loss of 25 percent of the government grant dr b c lepage medi cal officer of health said that according to reports if the county had rejected the health ministers pro posal the province would likely have taken steps to make the move manda tory thus removing the is sue from councils hands lewis family gathering all altona thirtynine members of the family of mr and mrs stanley lew is enjoyed a new years day reunion at the altona community centre pres ent were mr and mrs stanley lewis mr and mrs harold lewis patsy tom and allen mr and mrs robert lewis keith gerald david and shirley mr and mrs bert lewis mr and mrs fred lewis mr and mrs jim harper ricky and darlene mr and mrs don hanson and troy mr and mrs david johnson mr roy lewis and steven mr and mrs gordon powell mr and mrs wilfred bradley and sheila earl terry and lome lewis susan isritlon mrs ellis melton marion lloyd and glenn holiday spending left you strapped budget balancers atlga care sardmona fancy sliced peaches 249 i emus soups m 4r49 hein2 sibjine0 baby foods 8s99 heinz ir foods 589 rlspbcrfir or strtwberrt and this p jams r45 weeks prices catsup z 39 neik2 show it beans pork and christmas decorations van cakp in tomato sauce buebi 0epmtmek1 this week at hardware paint appliances furniture 5 main st west 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