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are your diamonds secure m ewellers across from clock tower stouffville stouffville tribune weekender saab repair spkia11st 172 bullock drive unit 311 markham 4718660 1 sttilfvillw ediitbrj ws gtlitypustbuflrvaiet j once again you have proven the benefits of smalltown life- at the beginning of january we sent a letter to the tribune with ah accoimtof tble thefc of our childrens cf snow racers more to vent our disappoipt- ment tlian- any hope of having them returned we have been overwhelmed with the response both to our home and through the newspaper office the gts were- removed from biir property- well used but hopefully enjoyed for a ixine and deposited bnsomeone elses prbperliy gord shenki we thank you for your call you have made tvibboyvery happy to the family whohad found ai gfi andehose tpofferit to marc and benv we thank you also and to the person who called tlie tri bune offering new gts we thankybu for your kindnesa iirople of stouffville have proven without a doubt that this is a fine- town in which to ramkiihijy vfiifi wssmv bob and cliris smith york plans 74 tax hike for 93 tracy kibble staff reporter vv the smith boys marc and ben were reunited with their christ mas gifts lastweek a pair of gt show racers a buck a day thats how york region staff presented a proposed 74 per cent residential tax hike for 1993 or an average 26 a household in its first draft budget presented to politicians tuesday regional chief administrative officer bob forhan proposed a tax hike from 35949 in 1992 to 38540 this year or about 1 per day projected assessment growth this year of 29 per cent has kept taxes below the 10 per cent mark the regions new 635 million headquarters is being blamed for the biggest chunk of the proposed increase at 46 per cent followed by the police budget 41 per cent and rising costs of welfare 13 per cent the proposed 74 per cent increase cannot be avoided and is something politicians have little or no control over forhan said the hike is essential in order to meet service demands throughout yorks nine growing area municipalities he added forhan told a budget committee that york is still the most underspent region in the greater toronto area gta while remaining the fastest growing york expects to spend nearly 117 million in 1993 to operate its various departments and boards the biggest chunk 59 mil lion will go to the police services board and authorities fol lowed by 17 million for social services and 15 million for trans portation the draft budget revealed based on a 1992 average tax levy homeowners dished out an average of 3100 whichis divided up between three areas edu cation 2043 municipal 742 and regional 359 levies the regions- share of every tax dollar is 11 cents the area municipalities take 24 cents while 65 cents goes to education yorks finance department says forhan also said yorks nearly 1160 employees are still paid please see page 3 people cliff aiken a veteran volunteer bruce stapley correspondent at the age of 75 cliff aiken enjoys combining a welldeserved retirement with his penchant for community involvement aiken sold the main st drug store which still bears his name back in 1985 after operating the business for 25 years since then he has mastered the art of relaxation i would work 12 hours a day six days a week and we were open every second sunday aiken told the tribune in a recent interview but these days i try to avoid work as much as possible you might say ive perfected it while the veteran stouffvillite is no longer engaged in gainful pursuits he can still be found helping out at local charity event he has been a member of the stouffville lions club for 32 years and is a director of the clubs camp kirk foundation which operated a summer camp for children with learning disabili ties aiken has also been involved with the stouffville legion since 1962 and is past chairman of the york region divi sion board of the cnib aiken was born and raised in torontos west end he managed to stave off the effects of the depression by working in gold copper and zinc mines in northern ontario and manitoba while in his late teens and early 20s he joined the navy in 1941 serving as a sick berth attendant on a canadian corvette named the sackville until the end of world war i the last ship of its type still in existence the sackville has been recently restored and is now in the maritime museum of the atlantic aiken still maintains contact with the captain who is 90 years of age aiken used his war service gratuity to finish his pharmacy degree at the uni versity of toronto then spent 10 years promoting the products of the er squibb pharmaceutical manufacturing company but when multiple sclerosis cost him the full use of his leg in the late 50s aiken decided to buy a drug store with his wife evelyn he combed south ern ontario for the right location and eventually settled in stouffville within three weeks the aikens had bought the business sold the willowdale home and purchases a house in 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