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io economist suntribune around the region thursday jan w 2002 loblaws sears future shop enbridge home services canadian tire markham zellers iga markham iga unionville tv showcase ap canadian tire steeles bridle trail medical clinic my little pizzeria price chopper brimley sobeys price chopper newmarket canadian tire stouffville loblaws richmond hill canadian tire richmond hill canadian tire aurora weston produce business depot selected areas only pnqoifdelilv to ifiridouymore al rresdonse from vourf verdistnbutionsas these niistomersrea us tooavrsy sears 3 days outlet store offprice everyday shops on steeles 404 madness plus everyday good values friday jon 1 1 to sunday jan 13 2002 while quantities last all sales final saving offers may not be combined no exchanges returns or price adjustments buy more save more on almost everything in our mens wear department buy buy 2 buy3 if ems items more items savings based on tfje singleitem already reducedprice offer excludes accessones leather and suedes and outerwear save art additional itional -r- t- off the already reduced pnces on all womens dresses buy more save more on all womens childrens footwb ar buy 1 buy 2 buy 3 more pairs on savings based on the singleitem already reducedprice an additiona o off the already reduced prices on all womens an a off the already reduced prices on all womens bathing suits plus mawy mom imstorb gpbcealsi shop oftensave big on sears quality surplus from our catalogue arid retail stores plus special buys source and factory close- outs and everyday good values regular and was prices shown are sears prices we reserve the right to limit quantities personal shopping only no dealers please visit bur outlet site at wwwserirsca for more hot deals useour sears card and collect sears club points they canadd up to free sears merchandise or even travel call- 18002653675 for details 1 j stednayt j john si 3 1 t j sears i store hours mondayfriday 1 0 am 9 pm saturday 930 am 600 pm sunday 1 1 00 am 600 pm catalogue shopping is available at sears outlet centre to place an order 24 hrs call l 800 26sears l800267 copyright 2002 segrscdnada inc jsbse sms jsbjtf 30 tax hike expected in upcoming 12 billion budget by jeff mitchell staff writer it may be just 30 bucks but its an added burden taxpayers dont need thats frances daversas reaction to news of a projected 23 per cent tax increase in this years budget for york region i think they should have a balanced budget said daversa president of the belvedere estates ratepayers association in woodbridge they assume its going to be ok with the residents but i think they should have tried harder in addition to rising regional taxes daversa and other vaughan residents have been warned by city council to expect an increase of up to 3 per cent in this years municipal levy increases as high as 124 per cent are projected in other york region municipalities markham mayor don cousens chairperson of the regions finance and administra tion committee knows well that residents wont take kindly to any tax increase but he contends hikes are unavoidable as the region strug gles to provide services and pay for programs that have been downloaded by the province regional staff have delivered a 12billiori budget with a tax increase of 23 per cent a level that reflects the rate of inflation were dead in the water if we dont have more funding from the provincial and federal governments particularly the province markham mayor don cousens the tax hike will cost ratepayers on average ah extra 32 in 2002 the budget was to be reviewed by finance committee members this morning it will be forwarded to regional coun cil for final approval taxpayers still arent happy cousens admitted they want to have zero increases in government costs but thats just not realistic right now leading the list of budget pressures facing york region are increased costs for policing a 1203million budget capital improvements to roads and other hard services 4624 mil lion and ongoing operation of various departments and pro grams 562 million cousens said a sustained period of growth in the region has brought the need to address transit and transportation issues to the forefront and such infrastructure initiatives are exceedingly costly add to that the cost of down loaded programs such as ambulance services affordable housing and social assistance and the fiscal pressures on the region mount even more he said were dead in the water if we dont have more funding from the provincial and federal gov ernments particularly the province cousens said downloading continues see assessment page 11 legacy sag- legggjl 5 km run walk at markham green gc sun d ay apr 1 1 28 20 0 2 in support of markham stouffville itel ifassssl sssl 1123 mm fk5s founding sponsors minto markham ltd ibm markham green golf club presenting sponsors sun microsystems of canada ltd i t t this message brought to you as a community service of the economist suntribune