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economist sunsuntribune saturday april 29 2006 l where will your garbage go the first part of the results are in and we want to hear what you think this study could impact the way garbage is handled in our community forthe next 35 year wml we need your ideas on howto solve our communities garbage issues join us and voice your opinion public information sessions will be held from 700 pm 900 pm with a formal presentation to begin at 730 pm tuesday may 92006 ray twinney recreation complex lounge 1 100 eagle street west town of newmarket wednesday may 1 02006 thursday may 112006 for details regarding public york region south services centre st joan of arc information delegations 1st floor rooms a bc cholic high school cafeteria sssoseoaor corporate learning 1 saint joan of arc avenue call t8003721 102 ext 3731 50 high tech road city of vaughan town of richmond hill i 1 i please register for your delegation before friday may 12 2006 by contacting karlm price at 18774649675 ext 1322 pr karinriceyorkca officers represent dedication compassion by martin derbyshire staff writer york regional police const anthony emanuel was driving behind the car that hit jessica seymour the night he saved her life she was changing a flat tire on the side of the road when a drunk driver plowed into her iher left leg was complete ly severed riding alone in his cruis er constemanuel had to act fast i felt a combination of anger shock and disbelief he said we found out later the driver was impaired but i couldnt believe they hit her i was following about a half a kilometre behind as quickly as he could const emanuel got out of the car to help ms seymour he put direct pressure on the open wound stopping the flow of blood until para medics arrived would have died hospital staff said later she would have died from loss of blood if he hadnt responded so swiftly the driver has since been convicted of impaired driv ing thursday in front of more than 1000 residents politicians community lead ers and fellow officers const emanuel was handed the 2005 police officer of the year award for bravery in the line of duty i just reacted all the training we got just kicked in he said my adrenaline was pumping i had a hard time coming down afterwards ms seymour who had her leg amputated was there to thank const emanuel hes touched my life in a profound way she said without officer emanuel and others like him i would nt be here today community services bureau crime prevention officer const douglas coop er received the award for outstanding service to the community for devoting countless hours of his own time mentoring youth who in the tim hortons earn a bike program its not work i do for recognition he told the crowd its work i do to make a difference in the community const john loughry det mike slack and const james ward const james hilton and his since deceased police dog rescue were the recipients of the excellence in policing award for their efforts in finding a missing woman with alzheimers dis ease in 20c temperatures this past december you felt her life was worth saving even though she was in the late stages of alzheimers said lisa funk a daughter of the woman who has since died although my mom cannot thank you with her mind she thanks you with her heart const paul chiang was handed the herbert h carnegie community award for his involvement in the community 1 assigned to the diversity and cultural resources bureau he was recognized for his role in fundraising efforts for victims of the pak istan earthquake and philip pines mudslide last year these officers are a great example of the dedication and compassion that is so evident within the policing profession said chief armand la barge premier dalton mcguinty spoke early in the evening asking everyone to step up for the community the way our police officers do each of us like the offi cers here tonight needs to go aboveand beyond the call of duty for our commu nity he said these men and women do so much good for so many york regional police is celebrating its 35 anniver sary this year and thursday was the 14th annual police appreciation night which raises money for community programs and police vehi cles including its helicopter boat and bus staff photobill roberts yimmtegum york regions top officers for 2005 took centre stage at le pare in thornhill thursday night from left police services board chairperson dave barrow chief for a day matt gilmour officer of the year excellence in policing award recipients constables james hilton and john loughry det mike slack const james ward chief armand la barge and york region chairperson bill fisch