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t g stouffville weekend nbune joj tpcsvyn happy 7 birthday justin an iws tvruu r ik w6uu awuto wf8 usss- 4712311 11 noj4 a metroland community newspaper saturday august 26 1995 4 i pages 50s courts man given 700 fine for role in 500k drug ring by joan ransberry staff reporter one of two men charged in connection with a 500000- drug bust at ah industrial park in stouffville was given a 700 fine and walked out of court last week freedom however was shortlived soon after charles michael way was let go he was taken into custody by fed- erarauthorities newmarket provincial judge elizabeth earle renton ordered the 45year old stouf fville resident to pay the fine after he pleaded guilty to one narcotic cnarge three other narcoticrelated charges and one theft charge over laid against the way a parolee were withdrawn way is now in custody in a kingston prison awaiting a national parole board hearing expected to be held within four weeks see below two other men arrested in connection with the local ring- wood dr drug bust made a brief appearance in a newmar ket on aug 23 please see page 3 town may lose 200000 in cuts by joan ransberry staff reporter if premier mike harris keeps his word and cuts 20 per cent in municipal transfer payments whitchurchstouffville will see 200000 shaved off of an anticipated 1 million in provincial funding town officials have confirmed while most ontario cities and munici palities are bracing themselves for pro gram and service cuts job layoffs and ris ing taxes such is not the case here when it comes to municipal tax bud gets the zerotax increase target remains in this town said whitchurchstouffville mayor wayne emmerson were still going after zero he said those employed by the local municipal ity can breath a sigh of relief layoffs are not anticipated in whitchurchstouffville we have a few positions not filled maybe well just not fill them but lay offs are not planned said emmerson on tuesday premier mike harris told a toron tobased audience of i municipal politicians that ontario is bankrupt minister of municipal- affairs al leach said the cuts will mean munici palities will be forced to make tough decisions on which services to slash major v change is required in priorities including how the province funds and delivers services said harris harris the premier also said user fees are being considered as a way to offset costs harris called on the municipalities to form a partnership to address the finan cial crisis he said it is time for all levels of government to stop blaming each other and to begin working as partners in the not too distant future cuts are going to be big stressed harris iwe have a provincial government that spends too much taxes too much and wastes too much of taxpayers hard earned money added harris liberal municipal affairs critic john gerretsen does not support the proposed cuts the progessive conservative har- please see page 3 way must face parole board next a stouffville man will soon face the national parole board in an appeal to stay out of prison last week charles michael way pleaded guilty to a narcotic charge in a newmarket court since the 45yearold is a parolee he was taken into custody by federal authori ties after the court appear ance way is in a kingston prison awaiting the hear ing to be held within four weeks a board spokesman told the tribune board official carol spar ling said as result of the court conviction ways please see page 3 m arthur ford year end clearance blow out sale 1995 ford taurus 61 4 door or wagon for 19288 planrfor24mtk 309 mlh axes pl pw dual air r5r tiding fc bags tilt cruise cassette abs and more cashrabal and 49x financing offo gre ittf assssln brand new 1994 escort ix fo i i or finance or 49 for 48 months 5 door air 5 speed ps pb pmirror light group amfm stereo drivers air bog and more ondtaookl deabcmiioetg our best savings of m year 49 ff cash rebate ford kennedy rd just south of hwy 7 4741 3so mow and dove we new 96 taurus