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to6ffldistoufnilie pubfie n ifisiderittf e 1 registration 8 sports 20 -classified- 21 i j improving safety at playgrounds is becoming a priority for york region communities arts culfijje calendar sf- f i event frederick hagari art exhibition whensept20tonov26 where varley art gallery unionville 4atfambussamsaj stoujrmejmamark for50lyearsteice creams migji tasty serving whitchurchzstouffville since 1888 50 cents including gst 40 pages saturday aug 26 2000 saturday focus stouffville woman sets her sights on international title i promptsreview bypatrick casey fx staff writer s faced vyithtthe possibility of losing la legalchahenger york regioniisprepif ed adopt a bylawjallqwing tempofarysigns to be placed on regional jqads theprbposed model is a stark- turnaroundfrbmthekregibns- byiawenacted in 1987 prohibit ing signs jon regional roads although a policy j adopted ih i99 allowed exemptions for signs advertising community andcliarityevents mjecentyeaiormalchal- lengeshavebeenfmade against the regions signbylawbut none havresulted m a court applica- tinn- yplarrrirrlinortiva iwnnnal ij- would rule the bylaw invalid thegreater toronto home association recently raised concerns over the restric- tivenatufe of thebylawindicat- ingthe group fwouldpursuev legal challenge ombehalffofits i members a newpless rfricuve scheme iskot implementehf a and it appearsthegtheiahas the courts on its side in 1993 the supreme couf f of canada declared a bylaw that prohibited signs onvpublicpropeftyin peterborough invalid citing an umeals6hablelimifpn the fight of freedombf anteed under the charter of rights m t see ban page 7 to reach us 905 2942200 no tax staff photosjoerd witteveen y lucia mariani miss italia canada left her stoufiville home yesterday jetting to italy to par- 1 i vticipatein the miss italia international competition- v- i- lwhatsitliketbbeabeautyinternatidnal v measurelookno further than luciamariani fv v astoufrville girl who is hvingthat dream v v full reportpage 13 ask your local town for help region officials tell farmers by patrick casey l staffwriter i cropravaged farmers willave to look to their own municipalities for tax relief after york regions finance committee turned down a proposal to defer a portion of farmers regional taxes r v as reported by thej qhtario federation of agriculture last month provincial farmers are faced with serious crop disaster this year afte pontmuqusheavyrainfall prevented many farmers frojgnlplanting washed away some initial seeduigs and submerged rrfany crops in flooded fields v but according to finance commissioner sandra cartwright the region has no legisla tive authority to provide specific tax relief for farmers or other individuals with current leg- islation targeting only seniors disabled per- sons and rebates forcharities and small busi nesses however she said the municipal act does permit local municipalities to pass a bylaw ithat allows differentclasses of properties to be billed at various times throughout the year i although all nine regional municipalities t have already issued theirffirial tax bills for 2000 the section of the act could provide relief by deferring tax payments in the farm class f there are a certain number of restrictions imposed onus at the regional end and there would be a possible loss of investment income at the local municipal level i explained cartwright during thursdays see early page 7