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ct m zzrz vpch o a2 tribune september 11 1985 no back lane- resident dear jim as a resident of the notorious ninth line i was interested in your sept 4 roaming around column perhaps i could make several observations l although the ninth line passes through a ruralarea its comparison to a wagon trail is only appropriate when speaking of its rough arid uneven surface and practi cally nonexistent shoulders unless speed is controlled on roads of this quality real driving hazards do exist the ninth line is no longer a low traffic volume road it has become a particularly choice option for morning and evening commuters wishing to avoid traffic snarls in markham as an earlymorning cyclist i often have occasions to observe the streams of cars heading south during the 7 to 815 am time period the speed and driving habits of too many of these motor ists would indicate they are just a few mi nutes late and hope to make up the lost time from a cyclists point of view hwy 48 is probably a far safer road it should be noted as well that for most of the year school buses are attempting to pick up and discharge passengers during the busiest times of the traffic day a few minutes saved is never worth the loss of life or in jury to one of our children as an area farmer one of the problems i face is moving large pieces of farm equip ment from one field to another on the ninth line a combine with a 16foot grain head of necessity takes up almost twothirds of the road we operate machinery slowly and carefully use slowmoving vehicle signs dislay bright orange flashers avoid heavy traffic periods and yet have experi enced heartstopping near misses what might be an appropriate speed limit for this road im not sure perhaps 60 kmph is too slow but often speeds over 70 kmph are too fast certainly a realistic figure that the public will respect is the wish of ninth line residents hopefully when educated motorists will also see the benefits of safe driving not only to save the lives of raccoons and groundhogs but for the wellbeing of them selves and their neighbors sincerely glenn steiner rr 1 stouffviue regional match at savagedale york region the annual york re gion plowing match for many a warmup to the international will be held this fri day sept 13 at savagedale farms elgin mills road and bathurst street competition begins at 1030 am and concludes at three the branch president is ken ferguson of stouffviue the match will include ten classes one for horse teams and nine for tractors theres a category for the oldest pieces of equipment two and the the best restored piece of equipment cash prizes for these are donated by savagedale farms wildlife art exhibit you are invited to the first one woman art exhibit at g2 gallery featuring the work of anita langenfelo- steinmiller please plan to attend thurs fri sept 1 2 1 3 5 pm9 pm sat sept 14 9 am6 pm sun sept 1 5 ngon5 pm g2 art gallery framing 9020 yonge street richmoild hill north ol hwy 7 the artist will be in attendance september 1114 o markham place steeles 404 sears miracle food mart and over 50 stores and servicos a twzec development new ford agency at hwy 48 site a new ford dealership has been established in whitchurch- stouffville larry cotter ford- lincolnmercury sales limited is lo cated on the east side of hwy 48 near dicksons hill the agency opened for business sept 3 offering both sales and service an official opening is planned for october with the intro duction of fords new 1986 models a former company president mr cot ter said he wanted to get into the automobile business like his father he and wife doreen are interested in making the community their perma nent home the lifestyle here is ter rific he said we want to be a part of it jin iiomas isiip wmi 1 ipfe if flf fni ww made to measure suits by cambridge ksgsi o special groupings from cambridge range a reg to 610 now 469 importantnotice single stjtlor an additional 10 off mvth prices expert alterations done on the premises bid fed m 7 mrkhamshoppimcentrmriwm mm