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1c the tribune thursday august 31 178 hydro system amalgamate says mayor stouffville mayor gordon ratdiff is calling for the amalgamation of the present urbanrural hydro areas into one townoperated system in a press interview this week mayor ratcliff recommended the take over by the local puc of the service now maintained by ontario hydro the mayor pointed to a cost differential but said this could be over come in part through a tworate system spread over a period of years he admitted to some pressure from outside the builtup area of stouff- ville v mr ratcliff said the commission would have to look into all aspects of expansion very closely members have until the end of 1981 to make the change he explained he described the present utility operation in stouffville as very ef ficient the com missioners are ken laushway chairman ken betz bill parsons and mayor ratcliff all seem to be in favor of amalgamation but we need more in formation the mayor said if the town of wbitchujcbstouffville becomes a single utility a larger office additional employees and more equipment would be required he stated industry firms eye markham markham in- dustrys knocking at markhams door mayor tony roman revealed this week that four major companies are seriously considering prime sites in town he said it would be premature to name them at this time one firm he said was planning to locate on property near hwy no 7 between hwy 404 and woodbine avenue the mayor an ticipates ibm will commence construction on its new office complex during the spring of 79 the companys 82 acre site is located on the north side of steeles avenue west of victoria park the land alone has been valued at something like 15000000 and the proposed building at 50000000 mr roman said he had not yet seen an ar chitects sketch of the complex with respect to the placing of industries the mayor still insists they should be separated from residential buildup mixing doesnt work successfully he said mr roman pointed to bullock drive as a prime example of this one shouldnt get in the others hair he said he pointed out that most firms are conscious of this also no industry wants to be faced with problems after they acquire their site he- noted however that firms still need an adequate labor force on which to draw help plus necessary services in cluding transit mr and mrs fred puckrin honored on anniversary by may brown greenwood an enjoyable reunion was held at the greenwood community centre hall i saturday evening tbe occasion was the 35th wedding anniversary of mr and mrs fred beatrice along with mr and mrs gerald hen- ning attended the johns- j kimberly wedding at beamsville friday evening 9 mr and mrs ed pascoe visited with mr and mrs lloyd stanley at breoklin sunday mr and mrs jim puckrin formerly of audley and now living at rr 2 seagrave more jenkins of sundridge than 100 friends and visited sunday with mr relatives attended the community welcomes mr and mrs tom forsyth jr residents in the home owned formerly by mrs wm lennon mary mclean and and mrs milton pegg pamela jackson toronto called oh friends in the community last week may brown visited with mr and mrs hugh miller of pickering wednesday cn train derailment at mount albert causes million dollars damage damage was estimated at one million dollars sunday when ten cars of a southbound cn freight jumped the tracks at the princess street crossing in mount albert a broken rail was blamed for the accident the train was being hauled by five diesel engines but these remained upright the line was tied up for two days while crews worked to clear the track 2nd anniversary august 31st lb september 16th 197s come celebrate with us everything in the store and remember the 20 discount is in dddition to our already discounted prices on standard lire screens tool sets wood baskets glass fire enclosures convecto healers and air light wood t coal burning heaters also labge selection of copper brassware china crystal linens t and general gifts the finishing pouch village shoppes plaza 66 main street n hwy48 markham ont 2971133 ecu wot mt to ciwe ooii ercury outboard clearance 4 hp to t25 hp example w 4 hp 399 avz hp v 429 boats 8 22 trailers accessories all at huge savings merc oil 2495 open 9 am 9 pm johns marinelaimd 3 laidlaw blvd markham 2943650 nellie byam marks 80th birthday c ont r i m 1 ample ratt i j pakkinc h7 j 1 974 buick century 2 dr hardtop v8 motor power steering sbrares rahio ugfifgreeitwith vinyl topfeicsri seno brk381 v 1975 gran prix twotone grey power windows air- conditioning suri roof power steering brakes radio license n0hln86o 4 cyl4 2nd annual uxbridge tractor 4x4 truck pull friday saturday september 8 9 to begin at 730 pm uxbridge fairgrounds 8 classes of stock farm tractors up to and including 4 wheel drive tractors p 4 x 4 jrucs over 1000 in total prize money this pull will be sanctioned by the central ontario tractor pullers association and use a sanctioned weight transfer sled uuiuwh to uiiiiocc iwooi mo 4i4 mm adult 1200 tilldrn under 12 8100 chilclnii iindir 6 fni- i vmtm rate for nltenrfinfi heti nifthl intckesteo contestants contact glen james uxbridge 8523814 mvstmimikkvrniiiiiiikiniiiiii imin ivrxoo 1975 ford pinto station wagon speed transmission power steering radio 34487 miles mwd 844 1976 firebird formula power steering brakes automatic transmission radio halfvinyl top only 24 000 miles lhp 308 neil patrick motors ltd pontiacbuickventuracadiangmc trucks 477 main st w stouffville 6403450 2972957 back to school m specials 69 seedless grapes fresh local corn fresh dill cucumbers buttermate bread 39 199 ballantrae fruit vegetable j market macintosh apples 29 lb by elsie boland goodwood an open house will be held sunday at the home of mrs nellie byam on the occasion of her 80th birthday friends are welcome to call i harvey maye is home once again and con siderably improved in health v the mcguckin reunion was held saturday at the good wood community hall and park ron maye and mrs dora monsma have been released from hospital following surgery mrs harold hoover remains a hospital patient the following meetings are scheduled the united church women sept 6 at 8 pm in the home of mrs ev bryant the loba sept j 7 in the goodwood hall and the womens in stitute sept 11 at 8 pm also in the goodwood hall the next bingo night is wednesday sept 6 victoria square fall servicers start soon by marion sandie vic square church services resume on sunday sept 10 at il30am yfith alfred day in charge a speedy recovery is wished for george joyce a patient in york central hospital richmond hill weddingjanniversary congratulations to mr and mrs allan nichols married 12 years sept 3 to mr and mrs rob dickinson married three years sept 6 birthday greetings to john mikkelsen sept 3 to lindav empringnarri sept 4 and norman tyndall sept 7 remember the an nual auction and rum mage sale sept 23 sponsored by the lions club for pickups call jack walker frank brumwell fraser gee john mccague dave beadle or don boynton now in stock oapollo moo of free accessories with these machines valuable coupon present thl6 coupon to your f i participating polaris dealer and get i a polaris baseball cap or stocking j hat for just to mxm rb hu supplies arc limited i polaris ezgo oivisionof textron inc bill walls bethesda 8881998 snowmobiles 6qt each or hwy 48 1 ml south of aurora side rd 2949072 199 i 6 ot basket a howdy canned pop 15 each or 099 w case markham tired of subdivision imng this 4l bedroom home on large lot oilers the answer onlyj s679o000 for land sakes give us acall 6402223 2940601 sutton areavirginia 3 bedroom brick bungalow attached garage stone fireplace loi7s x 30 beach privileges stove ridge washer t crytr asking ms000 sss00 down possession sept 1st private s741 3 farms for sal rent and wanted wantedtorentj house barn and pasiur barn and pasture by i immediate or oct possession referent phone wwa i advertise weekly stouffville power skating registration for both the crash and 10 week programs will be held september 11 13 18 21st between 700 900 pm saturday september 23rd 900 to 12 am at the stouffville arena stouffville figure skating club registration friday september 22nd 300 to 500 pm 700 to 900 pm at latcham hall k n i