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stp tribune january 12 lgjp3- business study aims to secure aggregate supply mike ruta correspondent the ministry of natural resources will take steps to ensure a healthy supply of sand gravel and crushed stone in anticipation of an increase in demand minis ter howard hampton announced last wednesday these materials called aggregates are vital ele ments in the construction industry in december 1990 the ministry commissioned a study to examine issues such as supply rate of depletion and replacement meeting the mat phowlori emmerson cathy takahashi left instructs alex woodcock during the sheffield judo clubs kinderjudo centre and justin lacy in the finer points of judo class saturday in stouffville potential aggregate resources of southern ontario a state of the resource study is the result the study found that the increased demand could result in higher prices due to added transportation costs from more distant supply areas this in turn would result in adding sig nificantly to the cost of road and other construction pro jects there is a risk that unless we take action now we will have used up our currently approved aggre gate supply said hampton in a press release this study gives us the information we need to pre vent shortages and keep prices low and a healthy aggregate sector means more construction jobs dana hewson property manager for standard aggregates said there are shortages right now of good quality aggregates because a lot of the high quality stuff has been used up hewson added that most companies are living off reserves approved 20 years ago the ministry also said that it would try and improve the system for licensing new sources of aggregates which hewson described as very compli cated and very expensive stuart thatcher the mnrs senior policy advi sor aggregates said the cost of a licence varies depending on the area and whether it is a pit or quarry thatcher said a pit licence now averages between 500000 and 1 million excluding the cost of the property and takes up to six years to obtain he added that one site in whitchurch stouffville is being applied for the study said the min istry is hoping to stream line the licensing process but thatcher could not pro vide any details on how that might be done stouffville director of building bob bennett was unaware of the study but expressed concern as to the location of any future sites he said the increased traf fic associated with a pit and environmental concerns were some of the issues which would have to be looked at bennett said most of the sites in whitchurch-stouf- fville are depleted and that they are used as hold ing areas for aggregate trucked in from mara and rama townships north of barrie health preventing depression goal of stress management course kate gilderdale correspondent stress has become the s- word of the nineties a seemingly endless reces sion lack of social support systems for newcomers and coping with life in a rapidly changing world are among the many factors which can trigger excessive stress in recognizing and addressing the problem the mental health team at markham stouffville hospi tal is offering a 12week ses sion on stress management beginning later this month lynne leamen a clinical nurse in the mental health outpatient department has worked with recreational therapist matt mcdonald and occupational therapist nancy day to devise a pro gram for people in the com munity who feel over whelmed by stress the program which con sists of 12 onehour ses sions is open to community residents referral from a physician is not required but appli cants will be asked to under go a short initial assessment to determine their needs this is the first time weve done selfreferrals said leamen whose depart ment is seeing growing num bers of people with stress and depressionrelated prob lems half of the patients we see here come in because of depression and were hoping this program will prevent people from becoming depressed prevention is one of the programs major goals she said education not therapy is the focus weve structured it so that the people who attend are very involved with lots of tests activities and exercises one of the major benefits for people who attend the sessions is the realization that they are not alone as support groups have shown sharing problems is often the first step towards finding solutions emphasizing the positive aspects of life is another important component of the program said leamen we tend to look at the negative side which means we often fail before we begin mcdonald who holds a physical education degree and specializes in health promotion will be dealing with such areas as leisure physical health lifestyle and nutrition as well he said humor can play a vital role in stress reduction people think when they grow up they have to be serious but i tell them to be silly and have fun once in a while at the end of each session participants will be asked for their assessment well have an evaluation to see what people liked or didnt like explained lea men well be very open to suggestions because the causes of stress are sometimes diffi cult to determine people will be asked to keep their own diary to help them iden tify the situations that cre ate stress in their lives the stress management program begins jan 20 and runs from 1 to 2 pm week- ly enrollment will be limited to between 12 and 15 partic ipants so early registration is advised for more information call helen at 4727011 crime watch pair of snowmobiles swiped two snow machines were driven by thieves from their parking spot in stouffville the pair of arctic cat snow mobiles were driven through a hole cut in a chain link fence between 1030 pm jan 6 and 6 am jan 7 the fence bordered the aurora rd property belong ing to the owner of the vehi cles arrest in breakin a teenager has been col lared as the thief who stole 20 from a whitchurch- stouffville house two weeks ago in the afternoon on dec 28 a suspect forced open the window of a 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