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expert watch clock repairs 4 across from clock tower stouffville eweuers 172 bullock drive unit 31 markham 4718660 wis no0 amtroumctmrnmity the dump julie caspersen staff reporter canadian national railways is selling the concept of send ing trash northward and the people of york region are will- irigtobuy more than 700 placardwaving residents assembled at the stouffville recreation complex tuesday evening to hear about a plan touted as an alternative to a 40millionttonhe mountain of garbage proposed for york region rail cycle north is a concept gn has been working on for three years where garbage generated in the greater toronto area would be shipped north to the kirkland lake area where aforiner open pit mine could be used as a waste dis- posalpit v the proposal was developed by notre development corp the hundreds of people who attended the rally hosted by conservative mpp don gousens of markham were unani mously iri favor of the plan that would divert garbage from their neighborhoods to the north v in factwhen6nebnisuggested that the people living in the area of the adams mine might object she was booed into silence aswas a man who askedtbhear the remainder of her remarks the current ndp plan is to locate a dumpsite in york durham and peel regions only the york site would be required to store metro toronto trash- gtijte interim waste authority was appointed to carry out the search and targeted 19 possible sites in york region with two of these in markham but bill 143 the waste management act gives the govern ment unlimited power in its site search and takes precedence over other legislation but only in the gta v if the kirkland lake option was under consideration it would require an environmental assessment to determine its suitability photoioerd witteveen doug benedict left with son jassen 10 and daughter jennifer8 were among several hundred residents at a rally in support of railhauling garbage to kirkland lake tuesday in stouffville rail haul offers alternative towrkdun half of the solid waste generated in and around metro toronto could be hauled northward for disposal and recyclingyork region residents were told 3 canadian national railways and notre development corp presented what they say is the viable alterna tive to local landfill to an assembly of residents eager for options to an ndp plan to put a huge dump in york region acording to a gn report unused open pit mines would store solid waste anclthe concept would be a boon to the northern economy throughjob creation the proposal describes how waste will be compacted and sealed in con tainers each holding 25 tonnes which will be double stacked on flat cars i and hauled to the adams mine i near kirkland lake for disposal or recycling at a plant to be built near the mine about 15 milliontonnes of domes tic solid waste wouldbe shipped annuauyfrom the greater tbrontov area to the mine r notre development arid metro toronto signed an agreement on the plan in late 1990 which expires dec i31fifliarvu timt no vopbarm to begin marketing azt drug lisa white correspondent as early as next week novopharm ltd will begin selling a generic brand of azt a drug that can prolong life for aids patients the company received approval from the health pro tection branch this week and has already begun pro duction of novoazt the drug will be marketed nationally as well as internationally company president leslie dan projected national sales could generate 12 million in revenue annually the brand name product retrovir has been on the market for more than a year it sells at 170 for 100 capsules novopharm intends to sell its generic brand at a 30 to 35 per cent discount we are merely recognizing the threat that aids rep resents to canadians and we are proud to be able to offer an equivalent high quality pharmaceutical at a reasonable price that will help ease the suffering of aids patieritsfy said dan v novopharm is currently contesting the validity of brand name producer burroughs wellcomes bw go patent in court bw co filed patent applications in both the united states and canada novopharm asserts that bw co omitted to name the original inventor of the use for azt and said this reri- ders the patent suspect production and sale of novoazt will not be affected by the trial said dan the stouffville plant will not be ready to maniifac- ture for a few months yet said dan w but he said novoazt might be produced there when itisready suspetfedgolfcour a stouffville youth is charged with mischief fpl- lowing a trail of destruction through a local golf course two weeks ago r police said culprits start ed numerous golf carts at the gbrmley greens gold course at woodbine ave and bethesda dr the carts were driven around the property leav ing a trail of damaged trees greens and fairways the carts were also damaged the suspects were chased away by a grounds keeper one suspect was arrested monday evening york police reports revealed this week