The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

Graeme Bales to open SpfingFah this year Former Richmond Hill resident, Graeme Bales, will officially open the Richmond Hill Spring Fair this year. Mr. Bales, who now lives in Amhurst, Nova Scotia, was born and educated in Richmond Hill. He was a council member in 1973-74, a member of the Victoria Square Lions Club. and president of the Fair in 1965-66. The official opening is planned for Saturday. May 13, at 1:30 pm. at the outside stage behind the arena. Also included as guests during the official opening will be MP Barney Danson; MLA Alf Stong; Richmond Hill Mayor David Schiller; Chairman of the Arena Board. Elgin Barrow; Chairman of the Parks and Recreation Com- mittee A] Duffy; the fair queen and the Ontario dairy queen. School children should note that entries for crafts and baking must be in Wednesday, between 4 and 9 pm, May 10 and not Thursday as previously announced. Children with pet rabbits, banlam hens. pigeons or large poultry will have a Chance to show off their pets. The sh0w starts at 9.30 am. May 13 in the new arena and is open to anyone under 16. Prizes of cash, ribbons and trophies will be available. For pre-enlries, call Ray Watford at 884-1679. Regional Rd. No. 25 (Maple Rd. 17th Ave.) from Regional Rd. No. 8 (Woodbine Ave.) to Highway 48 will be closed to through traffic commencing approximately June 1, 1978, to permit reconstruction of the road. During the construction period, traffic will be detoured via 16th Avenue, 1 ‘/4 miles south of Road 25 (17th Avenue, Maple Rd.). When grading and graveliing has been completed in any one concession, that concession will be opened to through traffic. The Contractor will be required to keep the local residents informed of the changing access routes to their properties and the access to all properties will be maintained at all times. R.S. Hookings, P. Eng. Construction Engineer NOTICE OF ROAD CLOSURE A Public Hearing will be held by the Planning 0 Markham Council to consider an amendment 1 Town of Markham for part of Lots 9 to 16, Cox Corners/Buttonville). e amendment is to establish a Secondary Plan for the Buttonville area. The Plan would set policies and a ure growth of the area, designate lands in nd would establish a basic street pattern. The purpose of th Brown’s Corners/ physical framework for fut appropriate use categories 3 Actual development of the lands will in addition require the approval of plans of subdivision and appropriate zoning by-laws and agreements. THE LIBERAL. Wednesday, May 3. 1978 PUBLIC HEARING Monday, May 8, 1978, 8:00 PM. COUNCIL CHAMBERS, MUNICIPAL OFFICES, BUTTONVILLE You are invited to attend the Hearing and state your comments on the proposed amendment. Should you be unable to attend, written subâ€" missions wi|| be received up to the time of the Hearing. DATED April 20, 1978 W.B. Grieve, Chairman, P|anning Committee. The Regional Municipality of York Citizenship The Court of Canadian Citizenship is coming to the people. They have begun an outreach program to assist im- migrants in becoming (‘anadian citizens by locating in different areas of Toronto and outlying suburbs. Joyce Rutherford, who has been supervisor of the unit since its inception in 1973 says “although a team was formed in October of 1973, we now want to broaden our service to anyone who wants to apply.“ The team will be at the Richvale Community Centre in Richmond Hill in the Carrville Room the fourth Thursday in each Court coming to Richvale Who'll win? y the Planning Committee of the Town of an amendment to the Official Plan to the Lots 9 to 16, Concession 3 and 4 (Brown's AVENUE AMENDMENT AREA I HW YL N041 month from 2 t0 8 p.m. and in Markham Place Mall. 2900 Sleeles Ave. East in Thornhill the second Monday of every month from 2 t0 8 p.m. excluding holidays. Applicants will be given a booklet and an apâ€" plication form to fill out. They will be asked to have all their documents available, namely passport, landing card and two small pictures (including the white signature strip at the bottom) preferably in black and white. A fee is to be paid with the ap- plication. ' In due course they will be notified to come in for a hearing before a judge. TM. Januszewski, Planning Director. One of these nine girls will be chosen Queen of the Richmond Hill Spring Fair, which opens in town Friday, May 12. and continues throughout the weekend. Contestants include, left to right, Laura Brown. Lilian Burg, Cyndie MacMullin, Sam Markham, Debbie Lyon, Birgit Pfenning, Jean It took six years, but the Town of Richmond Hill has finally got the owners of an asphalt plant on the Bloomington Sideroad to court. VThe town is seeking an in- junction to close down the asphalt plant on Bloomington Sideroad operated by Miller Paving. ALâ€" After 6 years, town gets plant owners into court vrv...--.- VJ The case was heard in the Supreme Court of Ontario Thursday, Friday and Monday and judgment was reserved. The asphalt plant was started in 1970 in the former Whitchurch Open a chequing or savings account "x‘, .f ~ at Canada Trust between April 24 and May 1,, ,1, 27,1978. . . every $50 you deposit gives you § ' ' an opportunity to win one of 15 Ford Mustang Ghias, complete with sunroof (approx. value $5,900). For example, deposit $500 and you get ten opportunities. Present customers can participate by making new deposits.‘ A new feature at most Canada Trust branches is the option of having your savings account interest calculated on your daily balance. And, since over 100 of our branches are linked by computer, you can use these branches as easily as the one where you have your account. We’d like to be your one-stop finan- cial shopping place. Besides savings and chequing accounts, we offer loans, mortgages, travellers cheques, RSP's and much, much more. Give us a try â€" we can easily transfer your account to Canada Trust - sample the quality service that‘s been our guiding philosophy for over a century. Do it now and maybe win one of those 15 Mustang Ghias. n CanadaTr'ust ‘Winners must answer a time-limited. to no more man‘one hundred opponun Most branches open Friday evening and Saturday. Central Yonge at Adelaide‘ 0 St. Clair at Yonge o Bloor at Bathurst o Eglinton at Bathurst' ‘ Yonge at Erskine 0 Queen at Lansdowne‘ 0 Eglinton west of Avenue Rd." North The Links Rd. off Lord Seaton o Fairview Mall 0 Bayview Woods Plaza (open “8 lo 8“ Monday thru Saturday) East Shopper‘s World West Bloor at Mill Rd. Eglinton west of lslington o Bloor near Royal York 0 2913 Lakeshore (1 mi. west of Royal York) Richmond Hill Hillcrest Mall Mississauga Hwy. 10, south of 5' 0 Square One Meadowvale Town Centre Oakville Lakeshore at Trafalgar' ' Georgetown Main at James Brampton/Bramalea 28 Main' 0 Bramalea City Centre 0 Shopper's World Milton Main at Charles 'not open Friday evening and Saturday ' 'not open Friday evening. ‘Member Canada Depos I Insurance Corporation. Over 135 blanches across Canada (ed, mathematical, skin-testing quesiion. Each comesmm >r1unities to win. Complete details a! participating Canada ' Township, says town clerk David Weldon. Richmond Hill took in the area with the coming of regional government. Council heard its first complaints about the plant from area residents in 1972. he said. Mr. Weldon was one of the town‘s witnesses last week. The town also called Marshal Miller, a building inspector who used to work for Whitchurch Township, a resident in the area, and a former Masters, Lila Frandsen, and Shelley Jenkyn. The Queen will be chosen Friday, May 12. at 8.30 p.m. At that time they’ll be asked to give a speech and be interviewed by a panel of judges. - u n:__: - R i c h m 0 n d H i l l firefighters were called to A pot on the stove caused $2,100 damage in a Richvale fire Monday, May 1. executive of a company that makes asphalt plants. Three w.itness-es were called for Miller Paving Ltd., all emâ€" Pot burns, damage is $2,100 the house occupied by John and Annie Dixon at 41 16th Avenue. When they arrived, they found the kitchen engulfed in flames. (Liberal photo by John Pirie) ployees. Lawyers John Sterling for the town and Dick Hassard for the paving company made their arguments Monday. The fire was soon under control. A pot on the stove had melted and is said to be the cause of the blaze. John Dixon suffered facial burns in an attempt to extinguish the fire.