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REGIONAL POLITICS Funding boost for operations centre 2M loan to silver standard in Newmarkets new operations centre will be built to a more environmentally friendly silver standard after receiving a 2-mil- loan The Federation of Canadiag Municjpali- ties provided the funding to Newmarket from its green municipal fund The federation will lend the region up to 2 million and the town will now be obligated to meet energy efficiency targets and standards The loan must be repaid over 20 years A further 300000 could become available if additional green criteria are met The 24million facility will consolidate public works parks and maintenance into a single 75000squarefoot addition to administrative offices it contains vehicle storage workshops vehicle maintenance and repair and a salt and sand storage facility Architects received an award of excel lence for the desigri from Canadian Architect It is set to open late this year on Mulock Drive near Hwy A4 Region wanjts 1M returned The region is still waiting to hear if it can recover any of the 1 million lost when Info- place a distributor of York Region Transit tick- etSj filed for bankruptcy proteclidn last year Infoplace operated 135 lottery and tran sit tiqket kiosks across Ontario including Upper Canada and malls Transit tickets and passes were sold to them to customers they filed for bankruptcy last month York Region was owed more than 1 million Tickets were sold on consignment and while 100000 in unsold tickets was recov ered about 940000 went into the companys general revenues and has not been recov ered v That particular account was our larg est account and was also unusual treasurer Lloyd Russell said- Billing practices since changed with invoices now attached to each new delivery instead of monthly he said year after tlie filing the case remains before the courts with Yor Region and other creditors waiting to find out if any money will come back tothem Mississauga is out more than 700000 and Ottawa is the biggest creditor owed 2 million- About per centofthe regions transit tickets and passes were sold through Info- place and they remain available at 120 other outlets Tas force targets newcomers Twenty of Ydrk Regions best and brightest will put their heads together over ffte next year to develop strategies for making immi- grants feel more at honjeT Weve managed to attract a very high level of newCanadians here said Markham Mayor Frank ScarpitoVcochairperson of the newly formed Community Partnership Council They come here highly education and highly skilled but at the same time weve heard about the frustration of some of those people being unable to use mat knowledge and skill set in a meaningful way in our job market There are people on the council includ- OPEN HOUSE SUN FEB 21 200 400 Professor Day Drive Bradford Great new listing Looking for a large home 4 bedrooms 3 washrooms plus roughih in basement Many upgrades 1 12 car garage finished with cabinets Upgraded kitchen with stainless steel 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centjjf York residents are imrhigrajits he said David Electronics Recycling J Recycle your old electronic items and help protect our environment by Reducing Reusing and Recycling There is no charge for these services The following electronic items can- be dropped your local York Region depot Computers including modems cables and software Monitors printers scanners and electronic games Telephones pagers fax machines and cell phones a Televisions Limit per visit please do not disassemble TVs as they contain hazardous materials DVD players stereos speakers and cameras YofK P OF FLO CATIONS Household Hazardous Waste Depot Road south Avenue Hour Open Thursday to Monday including Saturdays Sundays 830 am to pm Closed Tuesdays Wednesdays HIGHWAY a 0 MILLER AVE v MOUNT ALBERT ROAD I GARFIELD WRIGHT BLVD ass VI AVIS DRIVE S ROAD MAJOR MACKENZIE DRIVE WEST I RUTHERFORD ROAD BASELINE ROAD a RAVENSHOE Household Hazardous Waste Recycling Depot 225 Garfield Wright Boulevard East Hours Open Thursday to Monday including Saturdays Sunda 830 am to pm Closed Tuesdays Wednesdays Household Hazardous Waste Depot 2840 Rutherford Road vaughan Hours Open Thursday to Monday including Saturdays Sundays am to pm Closed Tuesdays Wednesdays Waste Transfer Station Household Hazardous Waste Depot 23068 Warden Avenue Waste Transfer Station Hours Open Monday to Saturday am to pm Household Hazardous Waste Depot Hoars Open j Every Saturday am to pin Court Community Environmental Centre Court Vaughan Hoars Open Thursday to Monday including Saturdays Sundays am to pm Closed Tuesdays Wednesdays For more information on York Regions policy oh quantity limits per visit please call or visit WWWyorkCawaSte