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In the case of the Stouflvifle Clippers rep hockey teams, they added two more Ontario Minor Hockey Association A titles to their collection Wednesday to raise the number to three this BY nun HAYAKAWA Staff Writer Records are made to_be bro- ken,oratleasttied. Both peewee entries were involved. The Clipper A peewees dawned the Oakville Rangers 3- 2‘ in the deciding game of their bestâ€"of-five final series at the Glen Abbey Community Centre in Oakville. Meanwhile in Milton, the Clippers peewee AEs (additional entry) blanked the Milton Wm- terhawlcs 6-0 to claim their first OMHA title in the deciding game of their bestâ€"of-five final series With the peewees and pee- wee AE Clippers winning their respective championships and minor midgets defeating Riverâ€" side (Wmdsor) in their final last Sunday, Stouffville tied the town record they established in 2008. Town celebrations, including a parade, are in the works, said Mayor Wayne Emmerson, a for- mer OMHA champ as a player. He also coached a team to a final. Peewees come up big in Oakville, Milton Two more OMHA titles for Clippers SeePAMDEpage3 e mmnm I WMWGWW I ZBPAGESISINCUJDINGGST HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY? E-MAIL LETTERS TO THE EDITOR TO JMASON@YRMG.COM Joshua Baird, 5, reflects upon his stew during Christ Church Anglican’s free Lenten suppers for the community. The final supper is on Wednesday, April 1, from 5 to 7 pm. FORK OB SPOON? STAFF PHOTO/MIKE BARRETT WHHCHURCH-STOUFFVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY Chamber not buying harmonized tax change The boldest move by the Liberals in Thurs- day’s provincial budget was a long-rumoured plan to harmonize the PST and GST into a single 13 per cent tax: the HST. “This single tax is a result of the provincial and federal government working together to foster job creation and economic Ontario Finance Minister Dwight Duncan Not so fast, says the Whitchurch-Stouffville Chamber of Commerce. The new tax takes effect July 1. 2010. But what does it mean for you? Filsdy, many items which are now exempt from one of the taxes will be subject to the new tax. The government has tried to ofiset this by maintaining exemptions for items such as children’s clothing, books and feminine hygiene products. They are further offsetting costs by pro- viding Ontarians with cheques totalling as much as $1,000 for families making less than $160,000. The federal government, which sup- ported harmonization, is providing $4.3 bilâ€" lion in transitional costs. Consumers paying more taxes, but some will receive rebates The Canadian Chamber of Commerce and Q Opinion Environment Readers’ Choice Classified BY DAVID FLEISCHER AND SANDRA BOLAN dfleischer@yrmg. com sbolan@yrmg. com See SMALL, page 22