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sssjkssgbsb fitttz-s-zzzzr- fsctsy9iwi lx vvhitchurghstouffville public obrsri 3 pestiride battle crops up again in york region munidpalities saturday april 22 2006 serving the community of whitchurchstouffville 56pages1 including gst opinion 6 sports 18 movies 25 classified 26 publication mail agreement 40007673 new condos save power water for owners hyvy 7 development rare for region by serena willoughby staff writer a new condo development in markham is taking the leed in environmentally sustainable development majestic court at hwy 7 and warden avenue will be one of the first residential develop ments in york region built in accordance with leed leader ship in energy and environmen tal design certification stan dards leed is a grading system developed by the united states green building council in 2000 and introduced in canada in 2004 its holistic approach looks at everything from reducing con struction waste to improving indoor air quality condominium units will be outfitted with eriergystar appli ances lowflow shower heads dual flush toilets different flush handles for fluids and solids and individual metering of elec tricity the 400unit condo will use about 30 per cent less energy and 40 per cent less water than equiv alent developments stephen carpenter a member of the canada green building council explained the grading process has typical ly enjoyed more popul- see greener page 12 bypass surgery wait times down 36 in region mcguinty says by michael power staff writer he started with the good news york region has the lowest wait time for elective bypass surgery in ontario in fact york has seen about a 36- percent drop in wait times for the procedure according to the central local health integration network the provincial body overseeing health delivery in york and the sur rounding area premier dalton mcguinty said in a discussion with york region newspaper group thursday- youre now the envy of the province he said mr guintys statement howev er contradicts news of one york region hospital feeling the burden of greater number of patients southlake regional health cen tre announced it has experienced a 33percent increase in patient vol ume over the past few years the situation has led to every thing from hospital bed shortages to longer wait times for surgery that has put unprecedented pressure on services at southlake forcing the hospital to launch a public campaign warning of the pressure to provide care but mr mcguinty painted a rosier picture of surgery wait times at hospitals in the central health network the premier outlined a list of health care priorities ontario has set including reduced wait times in cancer bypass and cataract surg eries as well as reduced times for seewaitpagel5 staff photosjoerd witteveen doug alles from left ruth patterson ray mcneice and carol watson promote latcham gallerys fourth arty party may 6 at cedar beach pavilion at musselrrians lake this years event will have a flower power theme an art auction food and music by the slimedogs are scheduled tickets are 20 and are available at the gallery or by calling 9056408954 27 heritage r harkhah boochcomber hot mil dont open your hood to strangers for peak performance this summer bring your vehicle home to honda for a comprehensive multipoint inspection including a genuine honda oil and filter change available for most honda models taxes not incuded provincial environmental feesif any excluded cou lvtlv mbmsm q v 6iniu 4axtjuxux4iji siiisi t