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The Era (Newmarket, Ontario), August 8, 1979, p. 1

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at this be said. David Rosevear, vice~ ci 1 at Huron Heights .u ry School. abo thsthisstudaitswill yatV EWMARKET ~ How doesitcosttobuyahome tledowninNewmarhu? . 1,200 sq. ft. hligalow (I! a can sq. ft. ' home induihaona-car c. a full unfinished : (Jargon make a better (lea II'IAIKIT 093-138! . I lrozen at 1970 levels and assessment values were determined as about 15 pa cent of M hveis. The one-mat ratewilbeaetataboutone- mird d tic lm marhet value and the total tax dollar should stay the nine Property value increases in some of York Region's miaiicipalities will result in those mimiciplities birdening more at die cat for regiaial government but no one is sure how much (1 the increase will be picked up by residential tax Pay?" Georgina treasurer Fred Bauthia said he could not give an accurate interpretation of what tin nancial program will do to Georgina miaiicipal taxpayers can expect to pay a little more " in m. Gougina' will be In ll, 81013 more than in I!!! a regional government. inn-anatomic! scam in l979 b will in 1.) Gear-gins will payabout Hporcentolthe total regional bill as compared to about 0.5 per cent in ms Aitora is payiq a 1979 regional levy of 510.279 which mid tmp to NlJ in isau. an increase d 831.!!!) bued on the new provincial equalization lactors. Aurora will pay about $.lpercentdtheregional bill 'ascanparedtoiilpercent in ms Aurora de uty treasurer Dorothy War le said. We really don't thira it s gomg to hut in at all. We were fifth (among nine member miliiCtplitiesi in the standing before and we re still fifth" The ty treasurer said therecould ashift in localtax burdens from residaitial to commercial and homeowners in Alma have little to worry about. Narmarket s piece d the WI bill should be cut from abouthercenttoaboui 71 per cent. a decrease of 356021 over 19795 total of $975.6m Newmarket Mayor Ra) 'N inne) said the provincial equalization scheme "dian change a thing " if anything, it reduced Newmarket's portion a hit said the mayor A -~ 3 Disruptions to come ' says Bell steward elsewhere in Canada? This 879.000 Newmarket home will cost 8110M!) in lot-it Royal Scarboroi h. m; sienna hi Souhweat . and $100,000 in Kerri ale. Vancouvc. You can knock more than 320.000 of! the Newmarket prioetaginQuebecbybuyingtor MW in Shawinigan Sud. maith to maith and that mono Newmarket home bm ht in Feb. 1979 would have cost 81.!!!) less in Jiaie 1078. If Newmarket's mid-range home prica don't look ap pealing look a little further~ Newmarket raidaits pay one at the lowest tax rates in the province and compare favorable with rates across the comtry Accordim to the report, the owner of a will Newmaer bungalow will pay abom 873 in miaiicipal taxes. You may have d 2.500 for an eqiuvalait ome in Peterborough but mmiciw will run about Ottawa where the equivalait borne will cost las at 81.537 but you will pay $1,173 in municipal taxes On the 379.000 two storey home you could pay about $875 in taxes in Newmarka. You oodd pay 82. las for an equivath home in Haniltm but the taxman will want 31,325 In Ste Foy. Quebec City. where the equivalent home t cost you $3.5m, insult is to injury with a municipal momma Thehighertaxrate in Qiebec is accounted for by lot servicing costs which are prepaid in Ontario but telephone service throughout the Barrie-Toronto corridor within the next two months if Bell Canada cannot settle a contract with the Com munication Workers of Canada says [an Smith. chief steward of the union's Local 00 Mr Sm h said local service outlets are beginning to buckle under the weight of trouble calls as management staff work double shifts to cover for repairmen and inside workers involved in rotating walkaiita Bell has been reacting u the walkouts With lock-outs and Newmarket union memm-rs wereexpectingtobeofl the )ob for at least three days alter abandoning their posts last Thursday morniiu Electrical storms in the area could make the Situation worse. according to Mr Smith Bell spokesman Ron Devaney said. "i dont know what kind (1 comment I can make on that Those are acts of God and I can t predict any more than he iMr. Smith: can electrical storms in the area That may be true or that may not be true ' Mr hexane} admitted the (see Bl-ftl. page A?! Rogers Reservoir gets 8242.000 NI-ZWMARKET TheSouth Lake Simcoe Conservation AMI!) \Hll receive a $242,000 Ontario grant, Natural Resources Minister James A l Auld announced The grant will be used to enlarge and further develop the Rogers Reservoir ( onserxation Area. located in the tmm of East (Ewillimbury north of Newmarket Planned ti-telopments include trail improvements construction of washroom facilities and a pedestrian bridge. tree planting. and in tt-rpretive displays Total estimated cost of the We re only working on a m. PRICES. use All hypotheses that there are more multi-year proyect is $445.00) Irish heritage alive in dancing W-Amda and Tony HcQuillan are follow in the m of their ant-tors. it all started baiore Anode. 14. and hay. it. knew tiny would be M in lr i h aditional (hating. long before they would av y net about 80 trim-{gum footworhon the dance oor and equally fancy tingerwork on the scoordon. Six years ago, Paula W d Bramptai was two-'de MhAia-waismta :muu amcc have sent their children and reeling to teach them show kids aredancingto tof a Canadian dniinma'. PaulLsays. "It's ti;- teresting tevaim childrai are perlbl'mii' an ethnic dance the one than all at them have become con- scious of is their Canadian heritage When we go to the States. even thoqh we're doing Irish dancing. theotha- competitors say 'llere come Paula's Aurora school has beai Canadian diam tor five years and two years ago the schod was a slim medal wine in Inior team dancing at the world championship in Dublin. lreiand. It wasthetirst time a ciuboutside lrdand had ne so well. Aurora girls Joann; this year. from competitions MW Ontario and the na'thern United States Joanne. who will be defending her title in Nombc. started dancim at the age of 12 became my mumwaslrishandlloveto The McQuillan childrm started to dance for the same reason. although their mother. Bernadette. was actually transplanted into lrdand from Scotland. Since the children began. Ber- nadette has he. a rquiar age metha- who does all thannningwtaletheohm d) the The child-(i are in com tions evcy weakuid, their moths is also obliged to drive than to classes in Br (ha-log the sinnmer a Aurora in the winta. Bernadate rdives he Kristi heritage by sewing {3313" mm 1': avm.m are Celtic paid-u tab-immunode (mommu.papasi .w'P- th-vv

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