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It’s not everyday you see a baby elephant lazing around the parking lot at Hillcrest Mall, so Brian Arnold and Dave Snider, 13-year-old Markham Road. Richmond Hill. residents took time out from their bike rides to share some popcorn with Hope to check CNE ripjoffs TORONTO â€" “Ripoff” artists at this years Canadian National Exhibition may find the going a little tougher this year. At least in one area. And that is the one in which the Better Business Bureau has installed a direct telephone line at the grounds for the use of anyone wishing to check the background of a firm selling goods and ser- vices. A visitor to the CNE will be able to call, free of charge. the bureau and receive information on any of the 50,000 business enterprises in the greater Toronto area. A c a l 1 - b a c k arrangement also provides them with in- formation on more than 400,000 businesses in North America. Intent on his driving, Robbie Farries, 21/‘2-year-old visitor from Saskatoon, enjoys one of the several rides available at Hillcrest Mall last week during the second birthday celebration. Robbie’s family was in the area while visiting Markham friends during summer vacation. There wasa time when it was snicdy a man's world. Women were totally dependent. Todav many women do no! wish to depend on anyone for their financial securiw. For me pass 10 years I have been providing women with life insurance designed to meet their own special needs. Let me help you. Just call me SM. 601. 1133 Finch Avon“. Wat. Downsv‘low. Ontario M3] 2G2 Offico: 630~2661 I. RACCO. C.I..U. Easy riding WWW/11%)! 73/1/1170” 1801 Dundls 9350 Yonge mum- Street East Street muur Rlcnmnnd Hull SWIOIIIIUGII 41" Blue Road Muss-ssauqa Sheridan Bayview Parkway Sheridan 8 Mall Centre Plaza Mall Erin Mills Parkway Mrssusauga Road East Scarborough Avenue East Vhllmuaate Prue-mg Bramvlon All ages: Bahia. (hildx individuals in same I." AUGUST Impromptu feeding 8x10 (30/01 ‘])//I 7/ m7 Choose from our collection of beautiful backgrounds. and start your tradition today photography times and shooting dates wen. muns. FRI. SAT. 11 12 13 14 H'duns 10 AM TO 8 PM 88C the unusual visitor. The elephant was among the attractions in last week's three-day celebration of the mall's second birthday. Circus acts, clowns, puppet shows and free prizes were also part of the festivities. rrfimdcd. N ed )1 reasonable Funding chasm + ‘5 § .~ , Mall keeps growing Fashions a (V' // BINE & HWY. 7 Shanta! MON.~FR|. 9 to 9 SAT. 9 to 6 “(a l . , z _. Â¥ .1 ,, , m , , v ~ J‘ 1’}l\ ‘ J r gage/7’ = 1 .-. ' / T«SHIRTS MISSES JACKETS BLOUSES PANT SUITS SHORTS WOSEN’S 1 8 2 PCE. DRESSES SKIRTS SWIM SUITS PANTS SEES WATCH THIS PAPER FOR OUR GRAND OPENING IN OUR NEW LOCATION JUST SOUTH OF BAY HILL ME'WS ON YONGE ST., THORNHILL. kl SHANTAL Fabric & Fashions COATS JACKETS PANT SUITS 1 8 2 PCE. DRESSES SWIM SUITS THUR. AUG. 12-FRI. AUG. 13-SAT. AUG. 14 REGULAR TICKET PRICE THAN MOVE IT OPEN MON-FRI 9 - 9 SAT. 9 - 6 EVERYTHING... AND WE no MEAN EVERYTHING! FABRIC & READY-TO-WEAR FOR 3 DAYS ONLY (WE'RE CHANGING OUR LOCATION) FQ RICHMOND HILL â€" Happy bir- thday. Hille!es}4M§ll._ Richmond Hill’s huge shopping centre celebrated its second an- niversary last week with circus acts and clowns and cash registers that keep on ringing. The mall, not surprisingly, has already become a notable success story â€"â€" and as manager David House puts it, “We’re still in the growing stages." Officially opened on Aug. 8, 1974, the mall is recognized as one of the Toronto area‘s seven regional shopping centres, an industry term for any in excess of 500,000 square feet. Hillcrest has 665,000 squre feet, and its 103 stores and the parking areas take up 45 acres along Yonge Street in the southern part of town. And it provides jobs for as many as 2,000 people during peag periods. “The success of the mall has been even beyond our expectations," says House. “We’re well ahead of our projections." He’s speaking on behalf of the Cadillac Fairview Corporation Ltd.. which with 32 malls has gained the distinction of being Canada’s largest SHANTAL . Photographs by Denise Romberg HlGHWAY 7 E 0N 103 stores KNOB HILL I FARM shopping cgntre ideveloper The Cadillac (housing development) and Fairview (shopping centre) companies merged early in 1974 â€" an amalgamation that might be con- sidered as the business world’s equivalent of biological symbiosis. Eventually. there will be 2,400 people in private residences there and another community of residents in con- dominiums, townhouses and seven apartment buildings. Business is growing And in the meantime, business at the mall is booming well enough under present circumstances: In other words, they’re providing their own new shoppers. In Richmond Hill, of course, the firm's Baif development is well on its way right in the Hillcrest Mall’s own backyard. House doesn’t have the exact figures for total sales volume, but the average monthly increase for all stores has been 31 per cent higher than in the first year. “In this year of anti-inflation and economic restraint, it’s commonly accepted that retail sales are not what they have been," the mall’s promotion staff comments. “That‘s why we refer to Hillcrest Mall as amazing, because its sales are way up." The mall’s thousands of daily customers come not only from Rich- mond Hill and other York region towns; “we also draw very, very heavily from down in Willowdale and in many cases as far as Sheppard Avenue,” House reports. TAKE NOTICE THAT 1. The Council of The Corporation of the Town of Markham intends to apply to The Ontario Municipal Board for the approval of construction of Storm Sewers on 3(a) The area upon which such sewer rate is to be levied is that part of Lots 1, 2, 3 and 4 in Concessions 3 and 4 of the Town of Markham b0unded 0n the North by the Canadian_i_\iationa| Railways Toronto 150 feet 1 ac. $328.50 $63.62 $535.14 It should be noted that this area will be over and above levies des- cribed in Phases I, II and III, local improvement and there will be further increases in Sanitary Sewer Area levy for additional stages. Frontage by-pass line; on the East by the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario Hydro transmission line; on the South by Steeles Avenue and on the West by the Ministery of Transportation and Communi- cations rightâ€"of-way to be designated as Highway No. 404. 3(b) There shall be exempt from the said foot frontage rate, flankage of corner lots and one side of lots that front and back on two streets and lands at the junction or intersection of streets or highways. 4. Any ratepayer may, within twenty-one days after the first publica- tion of this notice, send by prepaid post to the Clerk of the Town of Markham, at the address given below, a notice in writing stating his objection to such approval or to the imposition of the special rate. DATED at the Town of Markham this 5th day of August, 1976 Published a first time this 5th day of August, 1976 VICTORIA PARK AVENUE -from Steeles Avenue north to the existing southern limit of Victoria Park Avenue as per registered plan 9001, a distance of approximately 1020 feet. ESNA PARK DRIVE (PHARMACY AVENUE) -from Steeles Avenue north to the existing southern limit of Esna Park Drive as per registered plan 9001, a distance of approximately 1250 feet. TORBAY ROAD -from eastern limit of Torbay Road as per registered plan 9001 to the proposed extension of Esna Park Drive (Pharmacy Avenue), a distance of approximately 1 145 feet. STREET "C" -from south street limit of proposed Street “B” southerly to the end STREET "A" -from south street line of proposed extension of Torbay Road southerly to the end of culâ€"desac, a distance of approximately 740 feet. at an estimated cost of $591 £28.00 and intends to charge the whole of the cost of the work as a sewer rate for a period of twenty years upon owners or occupants of lands who will or may derive a benefit therefrom. STREET “B” -from eastern street line of Esna Park Drive extension to the _east limit of the proposed subdivision, a distance of approximately 730 feet. NOTICE OF APPLICATION The estimated cost of the work is $591,628.00. It is proposed to raise a part of the annual payments by an estimated annual rate of $2.19 per foot frontage on the lands abutting the said storm sewer plus an annual acreage rate estimated at $69.62 per acre on land herein- after described in Item 3. Example of proposed cul-desac, a distance of approximater 550 feet. The Ontario Municipal Board may approve the said special rate pur- suant to the statute and may approve of the w0rks, but before doing so it may appoint a time and place f0r a public hearing when any objections will be considered, but notice of such hearing will be given only to those persons who have given notice of objection as provided for above. BY THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF MARKHAM STORM SEWER RATE For approval of a By-Iaw Imposing a Acreage THE LIBERAL, Wednesday. August 11. 1976 -â€" A-3 Annual Estimated Frontage Cost $328.50 Annual Estimated Acreage 992 $69.62 The continuing promotion efforts have a lot to do with the mall’s success. There's always something going on inside the mall â€" music performances. fashion shows, educational displays â€" that isn’t directly related to buying and selling. “It’s an integral part of our shopping centre," House says, “but we’re not really in the entertainment business and you can get carried away with it. “What we do, I hope, is of wide in- terest, but we prefer to keep it short and sweet so it doesn‘t detract from the main purpose â€" to let people do their shopping.” David House . . the man in charge Diane E. Whetter, Town Clerk Town of Markham, 8911 Woodbine Avenue, Markham, Ontario $398.12 Total Annual Levy