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fighting the dumps meeting on dump alternatives set for tuesday in stouffviue york region residents are invited to participate in an information ses sion on alternatives to the ndp dump plan on tuesday july 21 markham mpp don cousens will host a public forum that will include presentations on a kirkland lakerail haul proposal the evening is being sponsored by mike harris and the ontario pc caucus and everyone is welcome to attend gordon mcguinty president of the notre development corporation is sched- uled to give a presentation on the kirkland lake issue local represen- tatives from kirkland lake will also be on hand to take part in thedis- cussion cousens who supports sending torontos garbage to kirkland lake said he wants to take a survey to find out how many community mem bers agree he said tuesdays meeting is an information session he said it is important that york region residents keep up their fight against the dumpsites if the iwa was dumb enough to select york region sites in the first place they might just be dumb enough to stick with them the meeting will take place at the whitchurchtouffville recreation centre at 730pm for more information call cousens at 3257730 task force takes fight doortodoor the mayors citizen task force against the markham dumps is tak ing their message doortodoor for the next two weeks the group is embarking on a major doortodoor fundraising campaign to solicit financial support for the fight against the twodump sites proposed in the area by the interim waste authority canvassers will be wearing tshirts with a bright green garbage truck and the battle cry dont dump on our heritage printed on the front green ribbons distributed the original lime green ribbons signifying support of the fight against the two proposed dump sites in the markham area are now available at several locations for a donation ribbons can be purchased at iga living water restaurant old fire- hall sports unionville arms yogen fruz and bellamys also sunkist food market at hwy 48 and 16th avenue has purchased three miles of green ribbon and will be distributing it for a donation on saturday ah proceeds will go to the task force first nations make land claim on 10 of york regions dumpsites are in the process of negotiat ing with the federal and provin cial governments for the same land which the iwa has pro posed for dumps according to mclean criteria for the original selection pro cess should have eliminated the majority of sites in the region thafno aboriginal land claims are affected was one of the necessities set out by the iwa themselves in choosing a site markham mpp don cousens said the iwa had bungled its research this action proves that the iwa has violated every rule in the book it places a black cloud over all 57 sites x heather greenwood correspondent a first nation land claim is being submitted as a reason for the delisting of 10 of the 19 proposed york region landfill sites john mclean from georgina against garbage gag raised the issue of an outstanding claim by the chippewa indians in his presentation to the iwa on july 16 the land claims affect georgina east gwillimbury whitchurch- stouffviue markham and durham among others apparently the chippewas crime watch bank robber arrested a suspect was arrested on july 16 in connection with a recent markham bank robbery police said a suspect in a dark ski mask armed with a handgun jumped the front counter of the canada trust branch on mccowan road and removed 50000 from the cage area a 34year old weston man faces numerous charges including rob bery and disguise with intent man faces sexual assault charge a markham man has been arrested in connection with a sexual assault a 22yearold female was allegedly raped and assaulted with a knife and belt late in the evening of july 15 charged with sexual assault forcible confinement threatening deathinjury assault level 1 and two charges of assault with a weapon is a 30yeareld markham man football tickets stolen stouffviue thieves disappointed local football fans recently when they stole toronto argonauts season tickets the thieves also took a camera a home on aurora road the sea son tickets have an estimated 1260 value the camera is valued at 600 stouffville barn robbed a whitchurchstouffville barn was robbed late in the evening on july 12 two saddles were stolen from the tack shop in the barn the value is estimated at about 7000 golf course vandalized vandals caused about 5000 worth of damage to the gormley greens golf course on the evening of saturday july 11 before being chased away by the groundskeeper vandals used tools to start up golfcarts which were driven around the grounds causing damage to trees greens fairways and the carts themselves another sted deal you just cant beat financing 48 months on these vehicles cavalier corsica 4 cyl models only luminaapv ck regular cab pick up 1 s10 blazer 5336 hwy 7 markham just east of mccowan 2941440 plus freight taxes licensing all cash back and credits 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