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economist sunsuntribune news saturday oct 2 2004 publication mail agreement 40007673 sewer projects a bymikeadler staff writer ontario environment minister leona dombrowsky approved sewer projects across york region friday including a controversial project through markham the ministry had delayed the second phase of the 16th avenue trunk since july 2003 because it feared the rouge river would be damaged by the massive with drawal and release of groundwater that would he carried out during sewer con struction the delay which surprised the region slowed construction across the south end of the region and as far north as east gwillimbury yesterday after a review ofthe regions elaborate plans to divert heat and clean extracted groundwater from the project physx homegym itn reg 1499 rwmiow 799 lifetime warranty stinger cage wk bench incj reg 799f now ipticai now 99 the treadmill mississauga 5200 dixie rd 4 905 6029933 markham 230 denison st 905 9440090 monday o saturday london 375 wellington rd 51 6816633 wwwtreadmillfagtoryca before releasing it in streams ms dom browsky issued her approval subject to 44 conditions the minister however ordered more stringent environmental assessments for two other proposed trunk sewers the upper leslie street trunk through the oak ridges moraine and the southeast collec tor through the rouge park in markham the 16th avenue project still cannot proceed without a ministry permit to take water which was under review fri day york regional chairperson bill fisch said the 16m avenue project would cost 25 million more than budgeted and new conditions the ministry was placing on all the regions sewer projects would raise the cost by up to 25 per cent these costs will be borne by the development community and ultimate ly the householders that will buy these properties he said the minister also approved the 19th avenue interceptor in richmond hill the lower leslie street trunk in richmond hill and trunk sewers along bathurst street and langstaff road in vaughan were encouraged that theyve let the three main sewers go through said mark parsons president of the greater toronto home builders association adding thousands of homeowners get a chance to get into their units closing dates for some new homes in york region had already been affected by the delay in the sewer project which is needed to double sewage capacity and allow construction of several subdivi sions that already had local approval jim robb general manager of friends ofthe rouge watershed which two years ago requested indepth assessments for all regional sewer projects called the ministers decision disastrous its the pontius pilate routine mr robb said friday shes washing her hands in a way ofthe issue which is the massive extraction of groundwater and the effect all the sewer projects together will have on rivers and the moraine trapped by truck staff photosjoerd witteveen emergency services personnel try to remove a man from an overturned garbage truck on roxbury crescent in the ninth line and 14th avenue area of markham friday afternoon the truck tipped while making a turn pinning the drivers legs police said he was taken to sunnybrook hospital with nonlife threatening injuries