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p 8 the tribune thursday january 15 1998 stouffville lions celebrate 60 years mayor wayne emmerson left along with david barthau president of stouffville lions club helps mark lions month by displaying the flag in the mayors office recently january not only marks lions month but the start of the stouffville lions 60th anniversary in town photo by steve somerville town still aim ing for no tax increase in 1998 budget st joan ransberry staff reporter despite all the talk of provincial gov ernment reform including download ing the municipal portion of the 1998 tax bill in whitchurchstouffville could still reflect a zero per cent tax increase a town official said yesterday last year the municipal part of the threeway tax bill was 521 for the average homeowner in whitchurch- stouffville town treasurer ed blackburn reminds residents that the town has no controlover regional or school taxes with a budget expected to be final ized by the middle of march black burn and his staff are doing everything st price sale 2t5 paint exterior of your car for this low low price limited time offer supreme plus tm kii tm value preparation supreme paint service 23fear gloss warranty ultraviolet screen package value over 529 asseenontv financing available now m ifl ijsumw 1 laidlaw blvd markham 1 blk east of mccowan off hwy 7 vans trucks and commercial vehicles by estimate bodywork rust repair and stripping of old paint extra additional surface preparation may be necessary not valid with any other offer maaco auto painting bodyworks centres are independent franchises of mmco systems canada prices hours and services may vary extra bonus receive a discount coupon for a rust control application reg price 9995 only available with this offer they can to keep a lid on municipal taxes without lessening the quality of services at a special council meeting held late yesterday blackburn outlined how one area of provincial downloading will hit the municipal tax bill black burn explained changes linked to the ratio of taxes paid on business resi dential and farms it is complicated stressed black burn a few weeks ago local residents learned that ontario premier mike harris revenue neutral promise translated into a 1 80000shortfall in provincial transfer money for whitchurchstouffville the big catch is that figure changes week by week said blackburn even if the provinces cutback is in the range of 200000 which reflects two per cent of the budget the town fdoes have money in reserve stressed blackburn provincewide harris js demanding that ontarios 8 1 5 municipalities cut more than half abillion dollars from their budgets according to provincial figures york region will break even and durham region will see a 1 04million short- fall while the city of toronto recently struck a deal with the province to lessen its burden brought on by the cutbacks volunteer driver needed the newmarket district asso ciation for community living needs a driver to drive two develop- mentally disabled gentlemen from stouffvillemarkham to newmarket monday to friday mornings also the womens sexual assault helpline for york region begins a new in depth training course at the end of january for line counsellors- graduates of the course can work from the newmarket office or from their own home anywhere in york region for these and other volunteer positions in york region call help mate volunteer bureau at 905 8843839 or 18003632412 v v v v t5w vv f h v a v v vt r t v v v rwv advertising correction in our record breaking days insert included in this newspaper this week please note page 2- jones new york 1928 jewellery offer should read manufacturer special offer from 599 to 3999 also special buy louben separates not available in all stores we will substitute with the work connection collection at same prices page 5 vcr bonus offer should read receive a daewoo hifi vcr moddvk884n only a 31999 value with purchase of any reg- ular priced instock 32 or 35 television set at eatons offer ends january 15 1998 special orders and purchases made prior to january 7 1998 riot included in this offer page 640 off candles holders arid 50 off all personal plan ners offers apply- to items in the stationery department only page 11kids denim offer should read 30 off selected kids denim excludes tommy hilfiger back covercasual connection offer should read 50 oft selected casual cohnectionmock tneck tops in fash ion colours only excludes black navy ivory and white wesiricerely apologize to our valued customers arid regret any inconvenience or confusion this may have caused t i