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p16 weekender february 14 1987 calling all square dancers celebrate valentines day late with an oldfashioned square dance in buttonville the canadian olde tyme square dance callers associa tion is having a st valentines dance on feb 21 at 830 pm at the womens institute hall on woodbine ave 4mile north of hwy 7 live music and a variety of cal lers will be provided with the 4 admission charge participants are asked to bring a simple re freshment like sandwiches cookies cake or pickles so that all can enjoy a pot luck snack after the dance tea will be provided for more information call 249- 0147 2781500 or 2524574 proclamation heritage week i hereby proclaim the week of february 1622 1987 as heritage week in the town of markham i encourage all citizens of markham during this week to recognize the history and heritage of our town through cultural exchanges programs projects visits to historic sites and participation in events that will assist in the enrichment and develop ment of our mutual understanding of our origins and the history of our community carole bell mayor town of markham public library board vacancies take notice that there are two 2 vacancies on the town of markham public library board and that the council of the town of markham is hereby inviting applications from persons interested in being considered for appointment to fill one of the two vacancies for the balance of the term which expires on november 30th 1988 a person is eligible for appointment to the town of markham public library board if he or she is a at least eighteen 18 years of age b a canadian citizen and c a resident of the town of markham the town of markham public library board holds regular meetings during the evening of the third monday of each month from january to june and from september to december attendance at spe cial board or board committee meetings may also be required from time to time there is no1emun- eration paid to a person who is appointed as a member of the board except allowable expenses in attending meetings of the board or committees thereof further information relating to the duties of the library board and terms of reference for library board committees is available in the clerks office at 891 1 woodbine avenue or from the head libra rian at any community branch public library persons interested in being considered for appoint ment to fill one of the two vacancies on the town of markham public library board should file a written application in the office of the town clerk by no later than monday march 16th 1987 gary f roseblade cmo cmc town clerk town of markham 8911 woodbine avenue markham ontario l3r1a1 duplicate street names confusing stouffvilles main street will be renamed stouffville road when a new arterial road system is im plemented across york region part of the proposal intended to avoid confusion in emergency situations calls for the elimina tion of duplicate street names for the same main roads the region is also seeking com ment from its member municipa lities concerning the upcoming street numbering of regional arte rial roads replacing the lot and concession format regional officials are request ing this input as a preliminary step in preparing for the adoption of a 911 emergency system whitchurchstouffvilles plan ning advisory committee discus sed the matter during an in- committee session feb 3 and members later carried a motion to support the plan in principle ward 5 councillor wilf morley voiced concern over the cost of changing road signs from main st to stouffville rd he said he objects to municipa lities footing the bill for a prog ram implemented by york re gion several councillors spoke in favor of the potential lifesaving benefits especially in rural areas of a new emergency system notice of the passing of bylaw 4087 to restrict overnight parking the council of the corporation of the town of markham has passed bylaw number 4087 to restrict overnight parking on town streets bylaw 4087 states that no person shall park a motor vehicle upon any street for an unreasonable length of time having regards for traffic requirements of such street and in no case for a period exceeding 3 hours between the hours of 1200 midnight and 700 am ft is further advised that section 1 471 0 no person shall park or stand a vehicle on a highway in such a manner as to interfere with the move ment of traffic or the clearing of snow from the highway section 14713 of the highway traffic act provides for removal of offending vehicles at the owners expense police enforcement will include the tagging andor towing of vehicles which contravene bylaw 4087 or section 1 471 0 of the highway traffic act removal of vehicles will be at the owners expense and will include towing and stor age expenses have a heart matthew toth 7 years and robyn read 6 years enjoyed creating valentine crafts at markham public library last week they display their valentine greeting to all weekender readers bill limning barry goodyear man on the move jennifer hutt distribution mana ger of the markham stouffville di vision is pleased to announce the appointment of barry goodyear to assistant distribution mana ger effective february 11 1987 mr goodyear joined the eco nomist and sun in february 1986 as a district manager having graduated with honors from sene ca college in the top three of his class in commercial diving he graduated from bradford district high school and worked for vari ety food fair in newmarket for several years the past two years as manager he also travelled extensively through canada and the states and continues that interest fitting in scuba diving where possible bom in newmarket march 3 1963 mr goodyear was raised in bradford where he still lives with wife lisbeth and 10j4monthold son brandon james