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r- v s3gyg jjfess markham village preservation society a rich heritage could enliven local business weekender december 6 1986 p19 by david byrnes there may not be much in the way of sleighbells ringing down main st this christmas or hard working horses steaming up the winter air but in the shapes of many old homes and buildings images of markhams rich rural past are still a reality the markham village pre servation society wants to keep it that way the group has been organized over the past year by concerned residents who fear that mar khams historical buildings and the smalltown way of life they represent are in danger of being swallowed up by todays raging development were not against the develop ment stresses mvps president linda patterson but were very interested in preserving the old village of markham the present executive of the mvps formed unofficially last year to protest a plan by fineway properties inc which would con vert jerman house now fred cook real estate into a dry- cleaning processing plant and de pot a plan which would involve radically changing the structure of the building from a pre servation point of view this is the last house on hwy 7 within the boundaries of old markham that has historical significance mrs patterson pointed out last april the group was again stirred into action lobbying against a plan that would see the tremont hotel on main st de molished a meeting was held to organize formally in may and since then the mvps has been in corporated into the ontario his torical society joanna french although heritage markham an advisory body to markham council on heritage buildings has similar concerns its work to pro tect heritage buildings is admit tedly spread pretty thin over the entire markham township says heritage coordinator aleta burgess who welcomes the mvps as really helpful in thornhill she noted our work was made a lot easier by this group the society for the pre servation of old thornhill recent ly won its battle to have old thor nhill designated a heritage con servation study area thereby gaining a better legal protection for the areas historical buildings designation for old markham is now a primary objective of the mvps in the cases of jerman house and the tremont hotel preserva tion aims and business initiatives have clashed but joanna french first vicepresident of the mvps insists that this does not mean the group is anti- business were not antibusiness says mrs french were saying that heritage preservation is good business towns like alora fer gus and unionville that now have strong business communities are examples of a successful trend in heritage preservation she ex plains mrs french also points out that the value of heritage preservation is not just monetary we cana dians are always complaining that we dont have a history she says well were not doing much to preserve what we do have in europe theyve been preserving their heritage for a long time and markhams history isnt even something thats gone its still here its still living the mvps is presently working alongside markhams business improvement area by sponsoring a christmas lighting contest cal led holiday magic in markham part of this years festival of lights the contest to be judged december 14 will award trophies for the best decorated houses in wards 4 and 5 best business and heritage building best decoratd street and a mayors trophy to be presented for the best decora tion overall real estate tips what do women want in a home well usually all the same things that men want a roof that doesnt leak and plumbing that works and schools nearby plus a few little joyce spensley extras but to a woman who wants them the extras may mean more than all the fundamental things put together a real estate agent who neglects to devote attention to a womans wants does so at their peril women usually want things like plenty of closet space extra bedrooms and games room and recreational areas for children and builtin appliances and that 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