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saturday august 9 1997 vol 13 no 32 weekender 36 pages 50 cgstincl a meirolandpiibtications 1888 7ae bed gltox ii jtete in term 3yr 5yc rates subject to el gkts rrsp mutual funds ufe insurance annuities ruts tax preparation mortgages 96 main st n a 4 j markham 471 23 1 1 residents may get down loading vote gta mayors propose november referendum jordan h green staff reporter york region residents may be able to tell the province what they think about its plans to dump welfare social housing and other social services costs onto their prop erty tax bill the proposed referendum question passed at yesterdays emergency meeting of greater toronto area gta mayors and regional chairs could be added to your elec tion ballot in the coming municipal election in november the question gta residents may find on their municipal ballots pending approval from the province is do you agree that the costs of welfare social services and social housing should be downloaded onto the property taxpayer yes or no ffl please see page 3 chip shot ted ohehouse blasffiow trap on the sixth hole during the first round of the canadian professional golf association championships at the mandarin gblf club in markham on thursday stpnehouseriguialr ly from stbuffvilleijlays but 6f the granite springs golf club in sackville nova scotia photo by sjoerd wjtteveen hwy 48 crash injures four joan ransberry staff reporter jyitnessesare being sought to a serious accident which took place in whitchurch- stouffyille early wednesday morning the ontario provincial police have issued a public appeal for information and for wit nesses to the accident which sent four peo ple to hospital and forced a sixhour closure of hwy 48 at vivian road david deboer 15 of richmond hill was airlifted from the scene and taken to the hospital for sick children where hes list ed in critical condition paul deboer 21 also of richmond hill rsdth not sure where tostop to shop check out the new main street stouffville shopping guide created by the bia and the economic devel opment offi was taken to torontos st michaels hospi tal hes listed in fair condition tractor trailer driver murray betz 30 of woodville was rushed to york county hos pital and maurice vantil 29 a passenger in the gmc truck was taken to markham stouffville hospital opp const derrick boyd said the acci dent took place when the eastbound gmc truck driven by paul deboer on vivian rd went through a stop sign and collided with the northbound tractor trailer on hwy 48 anyone with information or who may have witnessed this accident is asked to contact boyd at the aurora opp station at 8415777 the free color maps of main street list various attractions such as the train station and the museum along with most businesses on the main drag everything is as current as possi ble said david barthau one of the cbprdinators of the project even some businesses that hadnt opened yet we got them down the maps have a listing of downtown shops and services complete with addresses and phone numbers its a good handy brochure said barthau it took a lot of work barthau and other members of the bia and the economic development office were working oh the maps since february or march of jthis year according to barthau this is the first time the bia and eco nomic development office have creat ed the i maps which are available at the town offices the chamber of com merce barthau jewellers the train station and 7he tribune the maps will also be available at local real estate officesivari6us busi nesses around town anb provincial tourist irifdrmation kiosks comment p 4 crbsswbrdp 6 stapleyvpia sports hp 12 classified p 15 newsline 6402100 1 w apr dfi with 161a package incu30lv6f v financing or tiltsf eepjngbt lskffisbpbwermirrorsamm cassette power door locks p0wef light grip antu 10nth brakes and ligfck239 636apackag 0vdspee0c0i luggage racktprlvacvgi m jipdyspempulpings kl lipwlaitires power group cast 24 mqnti s4 planfok pivweetabs andm0re vv r- llpi and all taxes with cas carpet lease to qualified retail te a iastax and license a i9 apr financing gremtj