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it mwaiimnwhiwi w y p trffifjtffe- iy srtssis6tss3i st ndp budget means big tax hikes over next three years region ontarios first new democrat budget will almost certainly mean 5 billion worth of tax increases in york region over the next three yearsyork officials heard last week yorks treasurer forecasts the bud get will have a longterm effect on the region past 1994 estimating the record 97 billion debt will decrease only to 78 billion by 1995 lack of spending restraints in the fouryear plan and the fact that the deficit is being used primarily ybfinance current operations will affect the regions various services a report shows for example an increase in municipal transfer payments by 15 billion will result in a signifi cant funding shortfall in the 1991 town of whitchurchstouffville notice to property owners to destroy weeds notice is hereby given to all persons in possession of land in accordance with the weed control act ontario that unless the noxious weeds or weed seeds growing on their lands within the town of whitchurchstouffvillo are destroyed by june 15th 1991 and throughout the season as often as it is necessary to prevent the ripening of their seeds and dispersal of their pollens the council of the town of whitchurch- stouffville has appointed a weed inspector to cause said weeds or weed seeds to be destroyed in such manner as he may deem proper and that the expenses incurred by the said weed inspector in the discharge of his duties shall be placed on the collectors roll of the municipality against the respective lands concerned and that such amounts shall be collected in the same manner as taxes although dandelions burdock and goldenrod are not considered noxious weeds within the town of whitchurch- stouffville under the weed control act the cooperation of all citizens is solicited in the elimination of these nuisance weeds the cooperation of all persons concerned is earnestly solicited bylaw enforcement department town of whitchurchstouffville the 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carriages strollers furniture and accessories magnificent english prams by silver cross and attractive perego italian and fviaclaren english strollers can be found at this familyowned business established in 1945 macklems also sell canadas leading- baby and juvenile manufacturers such as morigeau little folks lepine and dutailier known for the unique glider rocking chairs bestar beds popular juvenile beds shaped like a car are just a few of the many other wonderful products for sale specializing in repairs from a wheel broken off a stroller to completely refurbishinq the english prams too make macklems the best place for excellent quality and friendly service help save a childs life with this special program the hj heinz company of canadas ongoing commitment to new parents and their babies surpasses providing the very best in purity nutrition and safety and to doing the very best for canadian babies since last june heinz is justifiably proud of being the baby food sponsor of the childrens miracle network in canada parents can work along with heinz to help support this worthy program by saving heinz jarred baby foods and toddler food labels as well as infant cereal box tops and heinz will donate 6 cents for each label or box top to a participating childrens hospital through the childrens miracle network donations collected will go towards medical research new equipment and other childrens hospital programs the new safety seal on all jarred baby food is another example of heinzs commitment to parents and babies this clear plastic band exclusive to heinz and the pop button on each lid mean the utmost in freshness and safety for your baby remember by saving heinz baby food labels and sending them to participating childrens hospitals you could be helping to save the life of a child somewhere across canada please watch the childrens miracle network telethon on june 1 2 on cftotv and help heinz support this very worthy cause general welfare assistance bud get approved by york regional council this year the treasurer stat ed the report also indicated social assistance demands for 199192 will reach 49 billion in ontario a 40 per cent increase from 1990 the 215 million the province will transfer to municipalities for social assistance falls far short of the needs since it will cost 450 million to hire new caseload work ers across the province police board names york regional council will sub mit two names of persons it would like to serve on the regions police services board officials decided last week solicitor general mike farnan has requested york suggest two people who would reflect the gov ernments commitment to commu nity policing and employment equi ty legal fees paid york regional taxpayers will foot the bill for a staff members legal fees it was decided last week officials voted 98 in favor of paying the nearly 5000 tab for deputy engineering commissioner john irelands legal fees during the inquest which saw the firing of engineering commissioner bob hodgson last month ireland obtained a lawyer during the one- day inquest hodgson claimed he never received a memo from ireland that reminded him of a 800000 sav ings to the region for a land deal in richmond hill ron moran was the sole markham councillor to vote in favor of the payment while whitchurchstouffville mayor fran sainsbury nayed the plan no leghold traps york regional council last week endorsed a resolution passed by the city of toronto to ban the use of leg traps the resolution calls for the ontario government to prohibit the using setting maintaining selling leasing or distribution of leghold traps snares and connibears whitchurchstouffville mayor fran sainsbury told officials a recent incident in her community has prompted a local outlet to post education literature on what to do if an animal is caught in a leghold trap it is very important what they are trying to accomplish sains bury said count yourself in june 4th if s zm put canadas census to work for you when you complete and mail your census form june 4th you help to ensure that your community gets its fair share of government funding for schools hospitals vital social services housing efficient public transit and roads community parks day care effective law enforcement and new industry any information you give on your census form is protected by law and kept confidential the census only happens once every five years thats why its so important that you count yourself in please complete and mail your census form june 4th because with you the census makes good sense if you havent received your census form please call toll free 18002671991 call for help from 900 am to 900 pm thursday may 30th through friday june 7th excluding sunday 18002671991 census day itl statistics statssbque canada canada canads gpitfamtmhm