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p 2 the tribune tuesday march 17 1998 flyer inserts for tuesday march 17 1998 moores the suit people shoppers drug mart white rose the bay selected areas only were first in distribution weve delivered 9536633 flyers doortodoor so far this year for further information on how we can deliver your flyers call melissa or ruth at 905 6402100 stouffville the tribune bart the apppliance man we repair and rebuild all major home appliances micro ac vac etc parts available save your money and your machine 905 6402985 johnwing foods h smijskl montues closed wed 95 thurs 96 fri 96 sat 94 sun 94 stouffville country market 10 line north attention all customers shopping wedthurs fridays entitles you to a discount off all bulk foods groceries pet supplies deli and discount items excluding dairy products and instore specials shop bulk foods and save onufto notice of liquor licence application the following establishment has applied to the alcohol and gaming commission of ontario for a liquor licence under the liquor licence act application for additional facilities amaretto restaurant 67 edward street stouffville indoor and outdoor area any resident of the municipality may make written submission as to whether the issuance of the licence is in the public interest having regard to the needs and wishes of the residents submissions must be received no later than april 18 1998 please include your name address and telephone number if a petition is submitted to the commission please identify the designated contact person note the agco gives the applicant details of any objections submissions to be sent to licensing and registration department alcohol and gaming commission of ontario 55 lake shore blvd e toronto on m5e 1a4 fax 4163265555 email at licensingagcoonca job much more than just benchwarmer mp fred simpson metroland staff oak ridges mp bryon wilfert may be a new kid on the parliament block in ottawa but hes more than just a bench- warmer for his political bosses if an mps job was just to be a benchwarmer you wouldnt really worry too much about who you voted in he said the liberal member for the new rid ing of oak ridges which includes whitchurchstouffville was reacting to critical remarks made in a letter by stephen harper president of the national citizens coalition harper was aiming his barbs mainly at prime minister jean chretien who he accused of being way offside when he recently whined about how he makes less money than the worst hockey play er in the nhl but he also painted mps in general as being little more than benchwarmers for hisher political party who are wellserved by their current salary level its those remarks that brought a rebuttal from wilfert who suspects the writer of the letter has had little first- wilfert m r eg i on notice of completion of environmental study report class environmental assessment woodbine avenue yr 8 from 16th avenue yr 73 to major mackenzie drive yr 25 town of markham the environmental study report esr recommends the widening of this section of woodbine avenue to five lanes to provide sufficient capacity for future traffic growth additional turning lanes will be provided at major intersections the regional municipality of york is planning this project under schedule c in accordance with the class environmental assessment for municipal road projects the esr has been completed and by this notice is being piaced in the public record for review subject to comments received as a result of this notice and the receipt of necessary approvals the regional municipality of york intends to proceed with the construction of the project the esr is available for review at the following locations york region town of markham clerks department clerks department 1 7250 yonge street 1 01 town centre boulevard newmarket on l3y 6z1 markham on l3r 9vv3 monfri 830 am 430 pmmonfri 830 am 430 pm unionville library moatothurs 930 am to 9 pm 15 library lane friday 930 am to 5 pm markham on l3r 5c4 saturday 900 am to 5 pm further information may be obtained from the project manager mr peter cholewa peng at 905 8951200 ext 5048 if concerns regarding this project cannot be resolved in discussion with the municipality a person may request that the minister of environment bumpup this project to an individual environmental assessment a bumpup request must be received by the minister at the address below within 30 calendar days of this notice minister of environment 135 st clair avenue 15th floor toronto on m4v1p5 a copy of the bumpup request shall be sent to mr k schipper p eng commissioner of transportation works regional municipality of york 17250 yonge street newmarket on l3y6z1 if there is no bumpup request received by april 17 1998 the widening of woodbine avenue will proceed to construction as outlined in the esr this notice issued march 11 1998 hand knowledge of what goes on in the daily hfe of a backbench politician a glamorous life it aint said wilfert although he enjoys every minute of it his average day begins at 715 am when he arrives at his parliament block office and ends 12 to 15 hours later depending on how long parlia ment sits or what other govern ment activities he has to attend it finds him going over his agenda for the day looking at various govern ment or privately sponsored bills reading and replying to letters from his constituents and others he also sits on a number of commit tees in between attending regular ses sions of parliament there are other times his day doesnt end until 8 or 9 pm but he doesnt have any problems with the hours one of his longer sessions came recently when parliament sat until 1 the governments response to the united statesiraqi crisis im also always writing letters dealing with vari ous government matters said wil fert my role is to make sure my con stituents are informed about what the govern ment is doing wilfert is also any thing but a yes man when it comes to criticiz ing government policy for example he is less than enthu- am debating siastic about his governments plans for handling any budget surplus he thinks the bulk of any surplus should be directed to the debt now at 585 billion we still have that debt and until thats reduced we dont have the flexi bility to do the things we want to do he said wilfert also shrugs off any suggestion that the role of a backbencher is to serve mainly as a cheerleader for the prime minister as chairperson for the national lib eral municipal affairs caucus he regu larly entertains issues raised by munic ipalities and brings them to the atten tion of the various department minis ters and to the prime minister every week i have the opportunity to address certain matters directly with the prime minister added wilfert and he listens there may be a perception that chre tien demands his caucus toe the party line leaving backbenchers with little power but wilfert says thats just plain wrong he believes backbenchers have an impact on the government on a number of occasions i and oth ers have suggested changes to some particular piece of legislation before it is passed and it has been done he said he adds that the prime minister encourages mps to speak out but only asks that they do it within the confines of the caucus which is where it should be done this is in direct contrast to the route taken by liberal mp john nunziata who was expelled from the caucus because he refused to support a budget that didnt keep chretiens promise to scrap the gst nunziata voted against the budget which is the most important piece of legislation a government brings down said wilfert i will express my viewpoint on a government policy but after that what ever direction the government eventual ly goes i will be supporting it coming up 50 off all winter clothing and accessories march 24 28 1 998 arrival of spring clothi tuesday march 31 6280 main street jy stouffville share o 9056401410 8h o p p e a program of mennonite central commit