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sb2 wednesday february 23 1983 markham a 55yeifold harkham man has been arrested at his home and held for a bail hearing after school author ities told police the accuseds daughter had been severely beaten on several occasions police were informed that when the 17- yearold girl returned home at 930 pm her father yelled at her struck her several times in the face and beat her about the head and lower body with bis belt causing bruises and lacerations meet two members of the fortythree cent coffee club walter pipher left sunset boulevard and harold jarvis baker avenue jim thomas and two the board street more lcn buckland left chairman of main street east and tolar boake south jim thomas itst by bill hodgson mpp york north york north its no surprise to those of us who live outside the larger centres that small town ontario is still very much alive and growing according to sta tistics the average canadian small town has been grow ing by six percent every five year period since 1961 in ontario small town expansion exceeds that of larger cen tres in recent fi gures canadas cities and metropolitan areas contain two- thirds of the coun trys population in ontario one- quarter of the population calls metropolitan toron to home for years growth in small towns was assumed to be the result of overspill from a nearby met ropolitan area or an exodus of gentle man farmers and backtothe land city dwellers leav ing urban centers for the countryside new studies of small towns by the academic commun ity have shown that our small towns do have a life of their own and that their future is not deter mined by the de velopment plans of larger centres indeed in small towns that did not grow there has been a steady growth in new housing according to sta tistics during the last decade the urban growth rate slowed to less than the national growth rate leading to a de cline in urban cen tres share of the population for the first time in 100 years also for the first time since 1941 the share of canadas population held by the major metropo- litan centres of toronto montreal and vancouver has declined in york region we have seen consis tent growth over the past ten years that has influenced the york north riding figures collected by the ontario cheif election officer show york north has jumped from fif teenth to the sixth largest riding in the province in terms of population because of this re markable growth in york i have recom mended that the in terests of york north citizens would be better served if the riding were divided in a manner that will better serve the needs and interests of area residents to my mind con tinued growth in small towns pro vides the kind of ba lanced development that will ensure that all ontarians can share in the high quality of life that is enjoyed in the cities of our province at a time when there seems to be so much bad news in the media the growth of our smal ler communities is welcomed informa tion high park school of pelham is accepting applications for the july and sept 1983 semesters grades 5 through 13 small classes individual attention enriched programs arl music and drama programs a strong scionce department handson computer science program sand 7 day coeducational boarding day school students accepted a comprehensive sports program for information and applications contact the registrar high park school of pelham 704 canboro road fenwick ontario los 1c0 telephone 416 8925746 or mississauga 416 2733770 mr ja roberts med headmaster h- i ww 1 peter alexis proprietor of stouffvilles regal restaurant is proud of the recently renovated exterior however hes not through yet major renovations are also planned for the inside with work to begin soon the regal is the morn ing meeting place of the fortythree cent cof fee club jim thomas regal site every morning monday through saturday sharp at 930 the forty- three cent coffee club is called to order at stouffvil les regal res taurant on main street a wide range of topics are discus sed but seldom is anything resolved a session usually lasts about twenty minutes- aboutthe time it takes to u drink one cupjf coffee i with the mornings agenda jusfafit out concluded these members are i- readyto leave john wilson left operates the local bowling alley with huiriare fred casfland charlie lintner theyll return tomorrow jim thomas l aid for big sisters dear editor i wish to take this opportunity to express our sincere gratitude to the peo ple and organiza tions that ensured big sisters of york would stay alive for another year in york region wethank the tri bune for allowing us a voice in your com munity and helping us to be recognized as a viable pre ventative program offered to young girls of york re gion our sincere appreciation also to the dedicated peo ple who realize we are in need of assist ancemarion ross of york region real estate board for the auction mayor twinney of new market for con tinued support and donations the un ited way for its fun ding the region of york st andrews college for the 10 km run the soror ities and service clubs the mer chants and organi zations the york regional police hockey team and all big sisters board members and volunteers for help in our fund- raising efforts may 1983 be a wendy heaver very happy year president big sis- sincerely ters of york slit- jjiilim nf ihjirltliam public hearing wednesday march 2 1383 800 pm council chambers municipal offices buttonvllle ontario a public hearing will bo held by the planning committee of the council of the town of markham to consider a proposed amendment to the official plan of the markham planning area to permit the property located at part of lot 32 concession 1 municipally known as 967 yongo street to be used in part bs a veterinary clinic the ground floor of the existing dwelling will be used for the veterinary clinic and the upper floors of the dwelling will be used for residential purposes the proposed residential use conforms with the policies of the official plan you are invited to attend the hearing and to state your comments on the proposed official plan amendment whether in support of or in objection to it should you be unable to attend written submissions will bo received iip to the time of the hearing details of the proposal may be obtained at the planning office before you buy compare auto home life instate youre in good hands insurance co of canada markville 4773000 dated february 3 1983 e miles chairman planning committee tm januszewski planning director 10 rsp 2 year term intorost compounded annually minimum deposit 1000 5terlingt cr jig miller station pu 731 mm street north urut 0 mitihinx ont tttophoni 2943m7 mombor canada doposii insurance corporation mombor canadian payments association m iosiv- taccftwk wttt4 you bieaucwfbeiwidirou wool mf tfqcasuftj user tun aoyotfittfejnd sfccbtfiowi srw thn b o rx w v linen etetahe suzuki ivita motorcycle city ltd ltosimlnatwnt thofnhihont 8815613 retirement its up to 13 of your 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