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p20 weekender october 16 t correction york regions draft official plan the date for the open house and public meeting on the draft official plan for the region of york taking place in the town of georgina was incorrectly published in some newspapers apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused correct information is we the open house georgina civic centre 26557 civic centre road public meeting georgina civic centre 26557 civic centre road thurs nov 181993 4 to 7 pm thurs nov 181993 7 to 9 pm if you would like a copy of the draft official plan in advance of the public meeting please call york region planning dept at 8951 231 or 731 0201 if tovn ok whitchurch stouffville v town of whitchurchstouffville notice 1993 taxes the final instalment of the 1993 realty taxes is due on or before october 22 1993 office hours monday thru friday 830 am to 430 pm 6401900 8952423 19 civic ave po box 419 stouffville ontario l4a7z6 after hours mail slot east side of building ruth armstrong amct cmtc tax collector revenue supervisor j ontario hydro information centres environmental assessment study new electrical supply to whitchurchstouffville uxbridge area background over the past year ontario hydro has can celled or postponed a number of major gen erating and transmission projects across the province this was in response to a lower than expected demand for power the result of the recession and the restructuring that has taken place in ontarios economy over the past several years nonetheless there are areas of the province that are still growing and none more so than the communities in the northern and eastern portions of the greater toronto area gta ontario hydro is conducting an integrated electricity supply study to develop short mid and longterm options to meet the regions electricity needs and identify locations for new facilities the options under consideration include but are not limited to demand management supply including nonutility generation by conventional or alterna tive technologies operational measures and transmission for the transmission options of this study hydro will select alter nate routes for transmission lines and sites for transformer stations for both the bulk 500 kilovolt and regional 230 kilovolt systems over the next few months proposals of this type are subject to the environmental assessment act the integrated study including the route and site selection component will be documented in an envi ronmental assessment and submitted to the minister of the environment and energy for review at the end of 1 994 this study is part of a larger proposal the greater toronto region electricity supply study to ensure a secure supply of electricity throughout the north of the greater toronto area details of this proposal will be available at the public information centres what is ontario hydro proposing for the transmission options of this study the selection of a suitable location for a new 230000 volt 230 kv transformer station to supply the whitechurchstouffville uxbridge area and new 230 kv lines to connect the station to the existing electricity transmission system are required these new facilities are necessary to maintain the reliable supply of electricity to customers in the whitechurch- stouffville uxbridge area and to meet future growth in electricity demand in the area bowmanville ss what areas are affected preliminary corridors for new transmission lines areas where it might be possible to locate a new line and zones potential locations for a transformer station have been iden tified and are marked on the map these zones and corridors will be presented at public information centres at locations listed below public involvement public involvement is an integral component of both the inte grated electricity supply planning process and the environ mental assessment process your views on this study are important and your comments welcome please plan to attend one of the public information centres information center dates locations monday oct 18 tuesday oct 19 wednesday oct 20 thursday oct 21 thursday oct 28 victoria square community centre aurora community centre goodwood community centre uxbridge arena stouffville royal canadian legion diagrams and maps will be available to help explain the details of the project and project staff will be on hand to answer questions all centres will be open from 300 pm to 900 pm for more information please call gtr hotline 5065202 iwal- uukfl m a ontario hydro lets give tomorrow a hand yv v v v- i ii iii mil t a j it in business j podiatrist sets up shop in stouffville kate gilderdale correspondent in recent years medical spe cialists in many fields have placed increasing emphasis on preventative health care dr thad zarras a podiatrist who has been providing family foot care for the past 35 years recently opened his second office on sandiford drive in stouffville zarras is a firm believer in early detection and treatment of potential problems and his specialty covers everything from corns and callouses to vascularrelated disorders ive had my primary office in scarborough since 1961 so ive seen a lot of feet with many dif ferent problems observed the uxbridge resident who noted that common complaints such as leg cramps poor circulation and cold feet are among the disorders he treats using sophis ticated equip ment to diag nose different ailments zarras also supplies cus tom made orthotics or shoe inserts to ensure a perfect fit and to relieve strain on the feet a lot of people tend to suffer foot problems until someone refers them many family physicians are not trained specifically to take care of the feet and more and more of them are referring patients to the podiatrist zarras explained podiatrists are concerned with the examination diagno sis prevention and treatment of foot disorders by medical mechanical surgical and other means in order to obtain a degree as a doctor of podiatric medicine most students require eight years of higher education four years of which are taken at an accredited college in the united states many of zarrass patients are children and so many of these problems start in childhood prevention is the way to go today rather than waiting until people have chronic prob lems he also treats diabetics and others with circulatory disor ders which often increase with age and he supplies sporthotics which are specially made shoe inserts for athletes the average person walks about 115000 miles or more than four times the earths cir cumference during his or her lifetime making foot care an important consideration for everyone for more information call 640-7703- zarras