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20 In the above photo she is seen receiving her che ue “ - . , . _ . . ,- r . _ q ery success in the he“ g0\€ln lnext iear “11h completion inkpayment Wm be m the hands from Les Crouch of the Seafood Corner in the Mall. ‘ i V . - - I You may bathe lucky winner in October. if you follow rnent structure of the Region ofyabout two iears time. 101-. the elderly by the end of} Mrs. Bourke‘s example. It's simple. All you have to do iork- HIGHWAY 11 lthls year. I is cash your baby bonus cheque in a member store at I l-llGl-IWA)? 400 Tenders for clearing. grub! A11 recipients of the federal Richmond Heights Centre, fill out the entry form and Widening of Highway 400 to‘bing and fencing on Yonge‘income supplement will receive depOSit it in the container provided. It could be well six lanes from Metro to Crown‘Street. from Aurora to the a basic $50 to apply to their worth your While. \ Hill has been announced by south junction 0f Highway 11B. taxes. whether they live in‘ WWW Mrs. Freda Bourke. 2 Gram Street: Maple. has had an extra $24 to spend this month because she cashed her family allowance cheque in a store at Richmond Heights Centre during September. Mrs. Bourke's entry was drawn at the end of the month. and she received from the centre‘s megghants‘ association a cheque for three times the amount of . ' THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Thursday, Oct. 15, 1970 Wins Extra $24 The October 5 regional elec- tions witnessed the end of a very exciting few weeks in York County with the advent of many new faces to the polit- ‘ical arena and the disappear- ance of some, who over the years. have contributed greatly to the progress of our county. years. have contributed greatly to the progress of our county. To those who have left. I wish every success in their new endeavors. and to those who have taken on the responsible positions in leadership of our region, I offer my sincerest con- gratulations and wish them ev- ery success in the new govern- ment structure of the Region of York. HIGHWAY 400 Widening of Highway 400 to six lanes from Metro to Crown Hill has been announced by Announce Tax Relief For Farmers, Pensioners, Property Owners Queen '5 Park Report William Hodgson MLA. Highways Minister G e o r g e Gomme. He,reports pre-engin- eering work is underway in preparation for reconstruction of the 52 miles. He said that studies have shown that adding an addition- al traffic lane on both sides â€" using the existing median and separating traffic by a median barrier is the most ef- ficient and economical way to handle the increased traffic on iLhis super-highway. Mr. Gomme stated he hoped to call the first contract early next year with completion in about two years’ time. HIGHWAY 11 Tenders for clearing, grub- bing and fencing on Yonge Street, from Aurora to the south junction of Highway 11B, York North a total of 5 miles. will be calI-‘ ed immediately. SESSION RECONVENES The third session of the 28th Legislature resumed October 6 after a summer recess. On that day Premier John Robarts an- nounced the government's in- ‘tent to provide financial assist- ance to pensioners. farmers. property taxpayers and munic- lipalities. The Premier said the govern-©9955 35W- ment had three principal ob-I FARMERS jectives: . Before the end of this year (a) To reduce the burden and‘the government will make a regressive nature of the real‘direct payment to all owners of property tax. kland assessed for farming, \ (b) To broaden the base of‘ ' Ethe real property tax. _ _ 1|, 1c) To ensure that the bur- den of local taxation is rea- sonable when combined with the total taxes being carried by the taxpayer. He. also declared the objec-{ tive to strengthen the machin- ery of local government and to provide greater budgeting aut- onomy to municipalities. PENSIONERS Supplementary tax relief will ‘be made available to all eligible residents of Ontario who re- iceive the federal government lincome supplement. The first payment will be in the hands of the elderly by the end of this year, All recipients of the federal income supplement will receive a basic $50 to apply to their taxes. whether they live in their own home or in a single room. Where both husband and wife receive the income supplement, the maximum pay- ment of $100 will be made automatically. If only one is eligible for the income supple- ment he or she may claim an additional payment of up to 1550. A single person may also ‘receive additional benefit if Ihis property tax liability ex- ‘ceeds $50. JANE ROBERTS STUIOS Response to last week’s registration was so ter- class. POTTERY CLASSES 8385 DON MILLS ROAD 1,5; Block South of Hwy. 7, East Side (Opposite P. J. Drive-In) PHONE 499-1861 ONLY 8 VACANCIES LEFT equal to 25% of their 1970 property taxes. Owners of less than 11 acres yea must have a gross income of;tior $2,000 from farming to be elig- the ible. Since it is, difficult. if nots impossible. to distinguish be-1 tween a farmer and a speculatJ or. the tax reduction will be paid on all land while it is being farmed. However. should the land cease to qualify as farmland. the province will re- quire payment. with interest. of all tax reductions granted on [the property for the 10 years preceding While the tax relief for far-l mers will be by cheque this year. in the future the reduc-‘. tion will be made at the time the tax bills are issued. YORK and PEEL It was also revealed that next year the government will present York and Peel Coun- ‘ties with suggestions on how they can achieve a more equit- gable tax system. Meantime. re- ;assessment of all properties will be continued in otherparts of the province. But in those Ethel: alfeas. reassessment will not be reflected in the tax bills until the government is satisfied THANK YOU WARD I To all those who helped me in my campaign, and to all who gave me their votes, I offer my heart- felt thanks. We lost. but only by a few votes, and so I promise to run for- re-election next term. With a little more effort we can win and con- tinue with work that will benefit the ward and the town. M Eric George Councillor Ward 1 that the new system to be de- veloped in York and Peel is working and is suitable for ap- plication across Canada. ISLAND LAKE â€" A $100 re- ward has been posted by Nor- man Goodhead. owner of an estate home north of here in Whitchurch Township for infor- mation leading to the arrest of persons who stole two copper gatepost lanterns. September 30. They are valued 'at $300. Mr. Goodhead is a former reeve of the Township of North York and owner of a sanitary land- fill dump in Vaughan Town- ship.