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bell canada promises little disruption during cable work the tribune wednjesra qctqggr m p3 tracy kibble staff reporter bell canada has revised its original fibre optic cable installa tion plans promising to avoid tree removal and to negotiate with bethesda rd property owners the company said it will clean up or completely avoid any mess created by the installation of the underground cable to run along the north side of bethesda rd bell canada spokesman ken taylor told council at tuesdays councilincommittee meeting the special project will be built and cleaned up to standards and a- man will be on site to monitor progress 9999 per cent of the time we dont normally have a man on site at all times but because of the nature of this pro ject someone will be there all the time the idea is to get there and clean up as soon as we can he told members of the committee he said all residents affected by the installation will be notified doortodoor by contractors who will explain any procedure sanders frustrated by leaf problem tracy kibble staff reporter councillor jim sanders wants the province to step in and solve york regions nickel and dime plan to combat the autumn leaves problem which he said is not working this is an ongoing waste management problem he said at tuesdays council in commit tee meeting the comment was prompted when council learned keele valley would take the regions separately bagged foliage but only for this year next year its back to square one all the region has are i fragmented programs that have been going on for 10 years councillor sanders pointed out cant the province get hold of this and give us some direction its good to experiment but this cant go on forever mayor fran sainsbury agreed the problem is ongoing and will continue to get worse she cited a further inconvenience for next year white goods fridges stoves freezers will not be accepted at keele valley next year we need to take a long hard look at this she said paul whitehouse engineering coordinator cited a plan in newmarket that seems to be alleviating the problem somewhat there the leaves are gathered and stored by residents until one final day after all the leaves have fallen a truck then picks up everyones foliage on that day and in durham region chair man gary herrema has ordered biodegradable bags for leaves but whitehouse said he check ed into that and there are no bags that are biodegradable while the problem mounts like yesterdays garbage the town will continue with its plan to use the newlyarrived 8000 leaf vacuum and the mayor will pre sent the problem to regional council one bid for winter sand the town of whitchurch- stouffville will pay nearly 32000 to gormley aggregates ltd for a contract to supply and stockpile winter sand the company submitted the sole bid of 855 a tonne for sand used to deice municipal sidewalks parking lots and roads but officials reviewed four bids in their quest to purchase a gas detector used to locate and monitor gases in confined work areas such as manholes and pump stations pholorick maoonik lucky the cats not feeling much iiptfther namesake as she waits in the arms of owner laurie brooks until her turn for a rabies shot at the veterinarians office on saturday many local residents took advantage of the annual sale on rabies shots for cats and dogs sponsored by many local veterinarians beforehand and each property owner will get a letter with a con tact number and name the new cable will act as a backup system for twoyearold cable already installed and in three years time will replace old main st cable through manhole road work to allow for future rural sideroad expansion taylor explained the cable is concreteencased for protection and for future re quirements will act as a feeder for rural sideroad accessibility the beauty of the structure is workers can operate through manholes instead of constantly digging up he said the project to carry workers through the middle of december and into the spring of 1990 will involve some trenching digging and tunnelling on various lawns on the north side of bethesda rd but taylor said bell and its contractors should be able to clean up the lawns to 100percent restoration well make sure we do our job and our contractors are aware of your councils concerns as well mayor fran sainsbury ex pressed concern of tree root damage but mr black said the town consultants have worked with the company and will avoid 95 per cent of the trees we should touch very few mature trees and some located away from the property lines could be tunnelled another council concern was the cutting of asphalt on driveways and removing pave ment black said the price of augering around the driveways was cheaper than replacing asphalt so the company will work around the driveways as much as possible town awards snow removal to turner peter turner excavating was awarded the town contract to remove snow from municipal sidewalks and sand them for 32 an hour the lowest of three sub mitted tenders although the companys 750 monthly standby fee ranked higher than the 500 fee from mel emmersoh construction its hourly rate was lower by 950 there was one other bidder but staff said specifications on the tender were not clear the quotations were received and opened last month with the mayor treasurer clerk co ordinator and engineering co ordinator present peter turner excavating also won the bid for snow removal at the recreation complex agreeing to waive the monthly standby fee of 400 if the company was awarded both contracts the town will pay the company 38 an hour for the recreation complex snow clearance the bid was accepted follow ing staff recommendations to award the contract due to the companys satisfactory service over the past two years the town also accepted a bid for snow removal equipment at an increase of five per cent over last year melemmerson con struction and haulage won a town contract until 1992 for a grader and a truck plow sander at the price of 1890 a month this year and 1985 a month next year phbtortck madonik fred cook 81 is grateful for the help of cibc bank employee deanna jacob the 19 year old noticed the elderly man struggling with his wheelchair in the bankparking lot she ran out in the wind and rain to help him and earned his heartfelt thanks wheelchairbound man rescued by bank worker tracy kibble staff reporter for 81yearold fred cook a disabled senior citizen left stranded and helpless on a cold and rainy day 19yearold deanna jacob proved a ray of sunshine cook a longtime community resident called the blackstock teenager nothing less than a good samaritan last week the senior parked his van in the south stouffville cibc branch parking lot and wheeled toward the building when a pulleytype belt from his electric wheelchair slipped off leav ing him stranded in the parking lot v its a job to get the belt on i was stranded there and i didnt know what to do it was rainy and i was wet and there was no one around he said jacob noticed the man from the bank window it looked like he was really stuck and in a rut and when i got out there i notie- ed the belt was all twisted said the teen a oneyear employee at the stouffville branch v the young woman ran out to assist cook and together they managed to get the belt back on and in working order despite v ivin i and rain he was very nice he was worried my skirt was getting wet and he thanked me v v -u- i couldnt get the belt on by myself because i cant get out of my chair i was on my way to see someone in lhe bank and i ask ed the lady for the girls name v v v when asked how it made her feel to help someone out jacob said i like helping people if i can and he was a nice man cook was stricken by polio when he was twoandahalf years old and lost the use of his legs as a result xjm keeping up with the times cook is as independent as the next person driving a handcontrolled fullyequipped van which ac commodates his wheelchair v vfyjx- vrt a- cook- said he tries to 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