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BY SANDRA BOLAN , sbolan@yrmg.com When the town takes over the Stoufl'ville Business Improvement Area on Ian. 1, it will impose a spe- cial commercial tax levy on all busi- nesses within the downtown area. “In lieu of the BIA, the town can impose an official levy for ser- vices that are additional benefits BRIDES-TOâ€"B] truhurlnoloslu Downtown Stouffville businesses facing new town tax OBS DA‘ 203-377 Church Street, Markham ON L68 1A1 T: 905-471-4327 F: 905-471-4338 For Your Best Hearing To Daielz, Would you like to improve your u Science brings you closer to natural human hearing than ever before 0 SALES and SERVICE In All. MAKES OF HEARING AIDS 0 Tlnnltus Therapy 0 ADP. WI, INA AUTHORIZED DISPENSERS - H0 CHARGE All Inclusive Loss and Damage lnsur 0 Hana Assessments - MIMI Io Garlatrlc 0 H0 CHARGE All Incluslva Manufacturers Warrant 0 34 Day Full Satisfactlon Guarantee 0 Associated With EHT (Ear. Nose and Throat) Doct " AGONUD SINCE I930 Bridal Showcase TIME: 6:30 pm Admission is FREE Asaguast, you wlIIenjoya showing of the latest fashions and displays otglfts and “first home? products, DATE: Wednesday, November 25, 2009 PLACE: Angus Glen Golf Club wit?) a program of surprises. on top of municipal services," said The municipality is looking at Marc Pourvahidi, treasurer and an annual levy between $50,000 director of finance for the wan of ‘ and $75,000, which will be divided Whitchurch-Stouffville. among the businesses based on In previous vears. according their MPAC assessments. In previous years, according to Mr. Pourvahidi, the BIA has charged an annual levy of about $42,000, which was divided among the businesses. However, how each business was assessed is not clear. 20080 Kennedy Rd., Markham ,LCOME Thelevywillbe$50,000ifthe municipality receives the grant it applied for. The grant would pay for a downtown manager the town wants to hire. wfi‘rs mobrues - Tlnnltu: Therapy 0 NO CHARGE All lnclustvo Loss and Damage Insurance - 1 year 0 NO CHARGE All Incluslvo Manutacturors Warranty - 2 years - 34 Day Full Satisfactton Guar’antu 0 Associatod Wlttl ENT (Ear. Nose and Throat) Doctor 0 Full 'flmo Exportoncoo Cortland Audlologlsts off, not only once but twice as two new doctors joined the practice. Dr. Nima Mirtorabi opened up a family practice at the medical centne and is accept- ing new patients. Dr. Zaha- ra Rasul took on Dr. Petn'e's patients and is not accepting any new ones. “It’s been quite overwhelmâ€" ing (for Dr. Rasul), but she’s done a good job,” Dr. Philpott The two doctors may be familiar to some residents as they both have previous expe- rience at the cenmz. Dr. Mirtorabi did some of his resident training at the MDs ‘can’t meet needs’ SOME DOCTORS However, if the municipalâ€" ity does not receive the grant, Mr. Pourvahidi said the annual levy would be $75,000. “We’re trying to take a leader- ship role in the downtown revi- talization so that it keeps moving forward," he said. Information meetings on the special commercial tax levy will centre before taking a position at Mount Sinai in Toronto. Dr. Rasul covered another physician's maternity leave before moving on to a posi- tion at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre. “I think both of them really liked the way the clinic worked," Dr. Philpott said. “I think they found it was a good, strong group to work with." With the addition of Dr. Mirtorabi and Dr. Rasul, Miitchurch-Stoufl‘ville has 14 physicians, with four of them accepting new patients. “We still can't meet the needsintheareaandthereare people in Stoufi'ville who still have to drive long distances to their doctors," Dr. Philpott The Audiology Centre Established 1986 1333 Sheppard Ave. E., Suite# 340 take place on Nov. 18 at 7:30 am. and Dec. 2 at 7 pm. Both meetings take place at the Lebovic Centre for Arts and Entertainment - Nineteen on the Park. For more information, contact ML Pour- vahidi at 9056401910 ext. 245 or Andrew McNeeiy, director of planning and building services,at 9056401910 ext 270. West End Hearing Established 1991 1243 lslington Ave., Suite# 711 ETOBICOKE 4 1 6-233-8581 > Local physicians accepting patients Dr. Patrick Wat and Dr. Peter lzso - Stouffville Family Physicians, 6179 Main St. Dr. Al-Karim Mawani and Dr. Sarah Alkhalaf (both as of January) - Family Health, 6601 Main St. Mr. Mirtorabi - Stouffville Mediâ€" cal Centre, 34 Civic Ave. Dr. Brian Taylor - The Health (en- tre of Stouffville, 6212 Main St. - Source: Town of Whitchurch- Stouffville HAVE OPENINGS