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â€" ; ‘\oncloan*eCâ€" Prvc:zi': Dec. 14/78] St. Marys merchants eye , [ | provement program ' Au Iahn®B@ausam _ he understands will be a "first come, _ portance of creating "an interesting and By John Matsui k first served basis." The program ha_s relaxing place to go to, not just to buy Stratford Bwreau only $5 million in its budget for all muniâ€" goods,"_ & TT cttâ€"â€"â€"oâ€"oâ€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€" â€" cipalities with populations of less than Creation of parks, more parking, and ST. MARYS â€" Coun. Dick MacPherson _ 30,000, MacPherson said. _ encouraging more groups to use downâ€" and a growip of other merchants hope to At a downtown revitalization conferâ€" _ town facilities such as vacant secondâ€"stoâ€" convince the town to take advantage of a _ ence in Toronto in November, where the _ rey offices and apartments for meetings j § newly annaunced main street revitalizaâ€" _ program was outlined, MacPherson said _ would emphasize the central business tion prograim. speaker after speaker stressed the imâ€" _ district as the hub of the community, f MacPherson, owner of the M and M Ti f § \ store on Queen Street, said Wednesday : s 3 the: provimcial government program adtr s > > _ would provide a low interest loan of up to ; : i â€"ems S ; iscsiwliges" $150,000 to help bolster the town‘s core e i _ TX HR s . area. A B . Aa 3: | _ In an interview, he said he hopes to be t 22x " T f * e xd : able to make a formal proposal to town o oo is _ pe**** y 3 council Tuesday. s f-.,;&;f (4~ Oe > _ g+* t + 8 5s Before ime can approach council, he TE yA . 4 ..« K _ x "â€"â€"~AmM ; said, he muist obtain a consensus from ; i0 4y 0A â€" ?%’* E: r * #al * â€"® **~ 7 ~ downtown smerchants that they want to f* o y i c : * l *‘@ e‘ :a"~ A <ea enter the pmogram. | K _*> + ~a . * <tggs m w es The first step in qualifying for the proâ€" | § & >~~_ epresse es < _ P tm C gram is to have council pass a bylaw deâ€" § &5 § > 2y * °T "~ Y s â€"< es c claring the downtown a business imâ€" uP > n i4 C 6 * 5_/ & _ A=% â€" d ; *« Z3 provement area. The bylaw can‘t be enâ€" YÂ¥ , n i+ ty3 oi oo <* x+A 2s ’ ¢ * wl , acted unless twoâ€"thirds of the businesses <~ w * wld ie + k s > f f affected agree, MacPherson said. e 2, ie * . YJ JAAA amokr / o lih. & /' CA j He hopes to get a consensus from the ns â€" o . jar > . :s se > & 7 = is i St. Marys merchants‘ association at a % , & f 2Y E C «s € >A ‘ | special meeting tentatively scheduled for es ie y $7 ~ se } : & Tuesday beffiore council meets. ersi is . [re . : : § 3 ‘ $ A special committee of merchants j , + Noi .. xo t t I F | Wednesday might discussed how the busiâ€" : i \& 3 ness improvement area proposal would t o â€" IHPM . { » be presented., g . B e & \ o { Within the improvement area, all busiâ€" t £ s o â€" ; y 4 e p nesses would be required to contribute to § es P . : H A | a special levy for downtown projects C . = : 143 § | based on their business taxes. 5 â€" e t â€" s â€" h | The other requirements to entering the i ts ,*"r ¢ : ; | % F j revitalization program, MacPherson j "Ness <*â€" co~llke Â¥ W iromrass zsn e rarintas B said, are an approved zoning bylaw and 3 s i. B " aret ras rhare e insy official plan, both of which the town has. ® P0 pemait e pesee $iey es haus K If an improvement area is established & & ‘ enfi . oaee . _ _ j â€" i it would benefit the core area even if the : * 4 | town decided not to take advantage of reâ€" "THE LITTLEST ANGEL*" was portrayed by fourâ€"year â€" Christmas Concert on Sunday. Left to right are David ( vxg‘l;zsztilé)!;,“li\gflcfclzfgg()ig ;Zgj&ed to enter colds at the Brown‘s United _ Church Sunday School Muir, Cheryl Ann West, Seott Muir, }‘ynn Wakemiand | the program because the first funds will Kevin Tate. Journal â€"Dec. aA«w [ 7¢ â€" (Staff Photo) ‘ be issued at the end of January on what $ ¢ $ & v c f D ; oomaaer .c c mmmommsvveg Brown‘s Corn%fisga/â€",-s , N ¢ j & Congratulations go to Miss _ and Mrs. Reg: Harris, Brian | Â¥%. & â€" Cheryl Anne West, who & Sheila, Gordon Baynes, 8 o y "eke competed in the Western Mr. and Mrs. Ted Ingram, j > € ~ _ _ ~aaeol * .23 Ontario Farmers‘ Daughter Mrs. Eileen Hutton, Mr. and o oo3 x C â€" * A 13 e ~ ~% Contest, sponsored by Silâ€" Mrs. Ed. Hendricks and i %g & _/ EP °_ l 12. .. â€" s verwoods‘ Dairies, held at Danny. . 5 | B. & â€" i n «t _ § t Â¥ ; stt _ City Hall, London, and was Mr. Lindsay Harris, who 22 * *" on * é« ‘%" €€C€ . =/4 t. eA £ ~ 2A => ‘"first runnerâ€"up"‘ and ree now lives. at. Kingsway x § c wl * .4 * _A /d ceived a $125.00 scholarship Lodge, in St. Marys, celeâ€" ++ k â€" > ~â€" / k‘ v ~ . aal adn a bouquet of red brated his 80th birthday last eCR 5 ols â€"â€" e** C ~ es â€" : carnations. She will also Thursday. Former neighâ€" ; f Te ; . C ,,j o â€" ' i compete in Mississauga on bours remembered hnm as hy c â€" P ; e‘ . o oo {( PRA s . December 28th. / : well as family and friends. s Y ~CÂ¥4 f'}l iE tek. â€" _ Last Sunday was White § +o % §xge! 'C}") ihems. * 1 i C ‘Gift Sunday ‘and> the boys i _ P e 4 <ill : h: and girls of the Sunday iss .: %x Y C _ s ::::?: T lke, j‘ 8 V School assisted during the i4 n sw P "AAea K Simges: / / ,,? presentation of "A Festival iC ~â€" o. /}? ul s | | of Lights". Gifts will be f E: Te d /. AP,* | 2 presented to War Memorial ‘ ¢ 2 * § omm Hospital in London. | > â€" . e lA se ‘ A happy occasion took | 3 = â€" °4 _place last Sunday evening : 4 m t a when Avey & Hatty Hendâ€" ¢ e K ~j * f s dricks entertained in their a e t M â€" ] C home.Attending were. Mr. â€" 4A it use _ m > f and Mrs. Don Wilson, Mr. , $ Jorrnnal _ Dec 20/78 _ y ks e & ; : [ > € n . y~ 4 h 3 B\"Cwm’5 u(\; Ltd C'qua"c;l’\ Xr\“\(‘k "_)\ (’og’,‘y'\&.flw '!F y B \\ Fta f \ arern | Ler}a X\JlazsoA Dee 4’""“»-:30 e l‘ Arthur C ho pwfl‘t\ur&fl ‘\mu & C ""'-,“‘:""U'\ wa‘s \“-.,,‘ }j $ â€" $ R }/1 * ;. haih n % * 6