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stouffville suntribune thursday jan 19 2006 15 residents oppose lake water stouflville councillor says from page 1 to lakebased water sooner than later he said mayor sue sherban noted at the meeting councillors ken ferdinands and clyde smith who were absent were in favour of connecting to a lake ontario water supply due to concerns about dewatering of the aquifer councillor susanne hilton said at council that a well at bloomington road and the yorkdurham town line should be developed since its needed to eventually bring water to the ham let of bloomington if you are going to run something to bloomington she said why not run it to stouffville instead of lake- based water many of her constituents have told her they dont want lake ontario water also once there is an abundant water supply mrs hilton said there is the potential for growth and develop ment to expand to the environmen tally sensitive oak ridges moraine that is my biggest worry she noted the process to find more water capacity for stouffville began with a class environmental assessment in 2003 originally the plan was to drill test wells to find additional groundwater that could supply a stouffville popula tion of up to 28000 before hooking up to lake ontario water by 201 1 a good supply of water has been found through test wells in the tenth line and bloomington road area mr siminovskis questioned why money should be spent to build two wells since this area will eventually be hooked up to the lake ontario water system it would be connected to the reservoir at stouffville and mccowan roads over the past two years the lake- based system has expanded quite a bit mr simanovskis told the stouf fville suntribune he said there is still enough water in the lakebased system to meet long and shortterm needs the cost of hooking up to lake- based water is estimated at 41 mil lion versus up to 8 million for devel oping new groundwater wells and then hooking up to city water the connection mr simanovskis said could be as early as 2007 or 2008 lake and well water would be blended as it has been in aurora and newmarket existing town wells would be kept in reserve he explained in case we need them in future york region is hosting an open house jan 25 from 6 to 9 pm in the whitchurchstouffville council cham bers 4th floor 37 sandiford dr a safer community is your call cash rewards for anonymous tips on crime fl800222tips wwwcrimestoppersyrca this message brought to you as a community service of the economistsuntribune sue sherban some councillors favour hooking up to lake ontario water system mayor said get more outofj volunteer to make a call and make a seniors day call 18774524287 achats i community home assistance tosenlors this message brought to you as a community service of the economislsuntribune m 3rd annual stouffville t saturday february 11 cedar beach pavilion musselmans lake featuring dog sled rides hay rides atc coral honda rides boyds sports sfj whitchurch highlands primary choir jf the family quarles bach to blues bbq hot dogs hot chocolate clowns face painting identakit mike feld most excellent productions for info contact phil bannon at philbannontownofivscom or phone 9056401910 ext 701 january 2006 99 9 16 10 17 11 18 5 12 19 6 13 20 14 21 this monday vote to know when and where to vote consult your voter information card it includes all the information youll need to use your right to vote and youll get through the voting process more quickly if you have it with you voting hours for your polling station are indicated on your voter information card and on the elections canada web site at wwwelectionsca by clicking on the voter information service icon if you havent received this card you are probably not on the voters list to be able to vote all you have to do is go to your polling station on election day january 23 and present an official document that includes your name address and signature if you do not have such a document you will be given the opportunity to swear that you are eligible to vote at the polling station you are in as long as you are accompanied by a voter registered in the same polling division who can vouch for your identity for more information please contact your local elections canada office or visit our web site at wwwelectionsca wwwelectionsca 1 800 4636868 tollfree in canada and the united states 001 800 5146868 tollfree in mexico hj tty 1 800 3618935 for people who are deaf or hard of hearing tollfree in canada and the united states or 613 9912082 from anywhere elections canada