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1 expert watch clock repairs ewgllers across from dock tower stouffvilijs 172 bullock drive unit 31 markham 4718660 vol 8 no 40 a metrolam community newspa 261992 64 pages 25 cents cifc 41000 oconnor takes health ministry post tracykibble staff reporter durhamyork mpp larry oconnor who last week resigned as parliamen tary assistant to environment minis ter ruth grier has been given a new portfolio he told the weekender thurs day oconnor will be sworn in next week as parliamentary assistant to health minister frances lankin considering the move i just made out of the environment ministry this is a vote of confidence from ontario premier bob rae oconnor said oconnor added his entrance into the health ministry will be an interesting challenge although a difficult post in light of upcoming changes in many of the miiustrys current policies the health ministry is the largest in the provincial government which oconnor absorbs onethird of its budget oconnor said however environ ment not economics spokesman ken jobe said oconnors move places him in the same situation as he faced in the environment min istry we have a toxic contaminates prob lem in musselmans lake and all ket tle lakes and its getting worse larry oconnor has again compromised his ability to deal with the public in local health issues we have lost a voice jobe said jobe added that oconnors new post will likely keep him from his recent promise to help local citizen groups in their ongoingfight against the dumps a go to spend 60 million on station go transit wants to spend 238 million to improve a 28- kilometre passenger train ser vice ending in vandorf the publicfunded program is currently undertaking an envi ronment assessment ea study to add five new stations stretching from york mills road to bloomington sideroad gos engineering firm fenco engineers inc told local politi cians tuesday that the expand ed service to vandorf will cost 60 million and depending on study and construction sched ules could be completed by 1997 hugh clelland said the ea should be complete by 1993 to allow twoway traffic on the 28kilometre run go said the improved service will mean 600 vandorf area residents can benefit from the new bloomington sideroadhwy 404 station by 1996 officials forecast 1000 vandorf riders will ditch their cars and use the train by the year20ll go officials said about 5200 riders in total currently use the oriole junction system into union station each day that figure is expected to double to 7000 in 1996 and nearly triple in 2022 to 14000 riders a day the allrday service is expect ed to nearly double from four trains during morning and afternoon rush hours to seven trains running southbound fromvandorf to union station the offpeak service will con sist of trains running every 90 minutes 34 trains a day between the two stations ofato march in protest the ontario federation of agriculture ofa will march in protest of the dumps at a queens park rally planned for wed sept 30 environment not eco nomics ene an umbrel la organization represent ing citizens groups from durham peer and york regions promotes better waste management in ontario ene organized the rally on wednesday to target politicians as they return to work after sum mer break the rally is to protest against the interim waste authoritys iwa lack of credibility in its site search process of landfill sites as well as incompe tent research and the delay of the short list of candidate sites participants are asked to gather at 1130 am at the bandshell north queens park a demonstration featuring key speakers will follow at 1230 pm m leasing meartnurs kennedy rdvjust south of hwy w7 1350 based on 48 month lease o down payment 2000 plus fit ai taxes extended length dual captains chairs air conditioning 4 litre vcy engine automatic transmission clearcoat paint and much more i