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tvmifrsi nvi v v r n saturday january 10 1998 vol14 no 2 36 pages 50 gst incl ameirolciniljublicatio ike bed glides u jfete lyr 3300 3tr 375 5yr 5625 rates subject to change g1cs rrsfs uutual funds ufe insurance annuities rhfs tax preparation mortgages 96mainsln 4444 maricham 471 2311 region ssno to eldfed king ans joan ransberry staff reporter strange season greg girard ryan pagani and dean wywcher try their hands at winter hill cycling at thicketwood park sliding down was a lot easier and safer than riding down photo by steve somerville its official the ninth line will not become eldred kings name sake on wednesday york regional council put the final kibosh on re- naming the ninth line to eldred king road in honour of the retir ing regional chairman in november king waved goodr bye to his 31 year political career which included being mayor of whitchurchstouffville at the same time his regional colleagues voted unanimously to put the wheels in motion to have the ninthline carry his name the move however met serious opposition from stouffville resi dents especially seniors living on the ninth line the seniors stressing that they 91 please see page 2 m wm stouffyii town has lowest eswi ontario says utility manager niektatone joan ransberry staff reporter for the second year in a row stouffville will have the lowest hydro rates in ontario the whitchurchstouffville hydro commis sion has adopted a stay the course position when it comes to rates local utility manger nick tatone told the tribune the rates will stay as they are for 98 said tatone last year the municipal electric association published its annual comparative monthly report for 97 listing stouffville as leading ontario with a 76 rate compared to 8102 in newmarket 8 1 15 in markham 8212 in uxbridge and 9230 in toronto in fact in terms of electricity stouffville out shone 306 utilities across ontario were doing it again said tatone about two years ago whitchurchstouffville hydro electric commission initiated a radical change including a restructuring program at the local level the results last year were such that the com mission was able to give its 3500 customers each a 100 rebate and offer an 1 lper cent rate reduction other municipalities are now modelling themselves after us said tatone change at the local hydro electric commis sion included eliminating six jobs contracting work out and selling off the utilitys assets f when it comes to the local hydro today looks good and the future is even more promis ing he added the commission is continuing to look at alternative power sources to future ben efit ratepayers aswell expanding the systems boundaries to offer the service to the rest of whitchurchstouffville including musselmans lake and amalgamating with other systems within york region are also options under con sideration 1- t