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stouflville suntribune thursday sept 28 2006 1 1 explore mailin vote candidate says by hannelore volpe staff writer garry rhinelander is looking forward to being a politician for the first time in his life he has declared his candidacy in ward 1 in the northwest corner of whitchurchstouffville for the nov 13 municipal election hell be up against the incumbent ken ferdinands who was acclaimed three years ago mr rhinelander is disturbed by the low interest shown by ward 1 residents in municipal elections only about a quarter of those eligible to vote did so in the last municipal election and that has to be changed he said alternate ways of voting whether by mailin as or other means have to be explored a more convenient way of voting would get more voters out he believes as a local politician you have to work as a part of council mr rhinelander noted to bring forward the ideas and concerns of your constituents ward 1 is the municipalitys most rural ward and includes the communi ty of vandorf home to the whitchurch- stouffville museum ward 1 extends from hwy 404 east to mccowan road and from vandorf road north to davis drive in the northern part of the munic ipality mr rhinelander has been a whitchurch- stouffville resident for election 2006 eight years after moving from new market he wants to have a say in shaping a vision for the municipality and the ward especially with possible growth pressures coming from nearby new market in future years to represent his constituents industrial spillover an industrial area is being developed across hwy 404 in newmarket mr rhinelander anticipates that develop ment eventually will spill over into his ward and politicians have to be ready to deal with it properly while in newmarket he was on the executive of the eglinton pony club and the toronto north pony club before that while living in ottawa he was on the executive of local skating clubs the 64yearold is married to nora and they have three grown children and two granddaughters although hes never run for office hes no stranger to politics hes worked with candidates in provincial and feder al elections mr rhinelander is a computer secu rity architect helping clients secure largescale communications and com puter systems his working life has taken him from september 28th to october 1st mifmmi fireworks live music family midway six horse hitch freestyle mx bis air insanity truck tractor pull giant screen video dance demolition derby talent contest horse pull monster truck rides dora the explorer diego sfccqwairrqad elgi i y for event tinies ibcati6nsisitv wwwmarkiiamfabrxa peacekeeping to finance hes done a stint as an administrative officer for the united nations police forces in cyprus in 1976 worked in the banking industry and financial sector in it security attended die ontario police college for senior officers in ottawa and is a gradu ate of the military staff college in toron to this varied background has given him a broad view of issues and good insights into budgeting and how to get proper returns on investments you need to make sure you get your moneys worth for the taxpayer he said deadline tomorrow last call friday is the last day candidates can dedare or withdraw their candidacy big day monday nov 13 is election day in municipalities across j ontario need more goto i townofwscomelection attention community organizations are you looking for free materials checkout reuseful yorkregioncoms free online trading post for gently used items notice of public open house no 2 the regional municipality of york is conducting a study to develop a regional pedestrian cycling master plan this study is investigating how york region can work with local municipalities to connect local pedestrian and cycling systems into a regionalscale network improve connections to transit nodes and encourage the combining of walking and cycling trips with public transit scheduled to be completed in the spring this study will result in a master plan that will consist of proposed pedestrian and cycling policies and guidelines recommendations to improve the pedestrian sidewalk system on regional roads and a recommended regional cycling network this network is expected to consist of onroad bike lanes paved shoulder bikeways signedonly routes and offroad multiuse trails the study was initiated in april and the first public consultation meeting was conducted at two locations in the region on may 30th and 31st the first meeting provided interested parties with the opportunity to review the draft goals and objectives of the study and to identify ideas that could improve conditions for walking and cycling in york region the study is now entering its second phase which will focus on the development of an improved sidewalk network on regional roads and a formal regional cycling network the study team has assembled information from a number of sources using route selection criteria developed in the first phase of the study and has prepared a preliminary candidate route map to guide the field investigation of potential routes in october and november you are invited to attend our second open house to receive an update on the status of this study and to provide your comments on the candidate route map and other information prepared as part of this study the meeting will be held at two locations from 500 pm to 800 pm as follows monday october 2 2006 regional administration centre 17250 yonge st newmarket seminar room wednesday october 4 2006 regional south services centre 50 high tech road richmond hill york region will also consult with local municipalities conservation authorities and other stakeholders except for personal information all comments received will be on public record should you have any questions or comments you may contact the following project representatives eric gupta project coordinator infrastructure planning branch planning development services dept regional municipality of york 17250 yonge 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