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fil x fa- egnonf sim stoufivide trilnme saturday may 29 1999 3 vtj ui by kathleen griffin 1 staff writer v- if youre going terdfag race in york region be sure to bring good shoes because youll bewaudrig home- i v r thatxthemesgeyotkregional police are givingtq a growing num ber of drivers out for a highspeeji rush on lojbal highways and hyways during a three blitz may 21 to 23 police pulled over 247 cars across thefegion ffighway traffic act violations were issued to 7121 ldfivers inspection notices were handed our for- safety violations eight were given 12hour alcoholrelated t suspensions 1 1 t vehicles were towed and six drivers werecriarged criminally v with r offenses v tike impaired driving and possessipnof drugs there can be upwards of 200 cars involved said const tom sweet one of several specially- trained officers with mechanical expertise as well as policy knowl edge such as fvkonmerital protectioh standards for speed the skys the limit we pulled over bne the box grove area doing 141 kmh in a 50 kmh zone sweet said another racer driving a motor- cycle passed an undercover police car doing 189 kmh in a 60 kmh zone racers travel from markham and areas north as far as brampton favourite lpcal haunts include the marldtiam bypass 14th avenue hearithe tracks and north i victoria square on woodbine avenue some drivers are in their 30s and 40s driving soupedup fullfledged race cars worth upwards of 35000 police have pulled over bmws and acuta integras with roll cages fitted inside that have been modified for track racing and boast superior safety sweet said v some drivers are in their 30s and 40s driving soupeidup fullfledged race cars worth upwards of 35000 so theyre safe but too bad for the poor guy they could plow into but police worrymbre about the majority of drivers in their teens to early 20s driving lowerend cars those are the onesthat get into safety trouble theyydo stupid things like cut the springs so the car sitslowerthey cut corners and theyre not concerned about sieir own safety never mind that of any one else sweet said j hopefully it will be later rather than sooner but we are going to haveaverybadaccideht the 5 district community oriented response unit cboper ates with the ontarioprovincial police and peel regional police as well as newlyfrirmedjcor uhits at detachmentsacrdss york region to combat this problem j more than 40 officers are involved at ahygiveh tiriiesaid cor del noni miles v j we canseize the car you cant do much racing with no car he said we contact insurance companies through a 1 right on t j ithe spot to make sure drivers are insured there can be upwards of 200 cars involved j m as well insurance companies are notified about any-modifica- tibnsto the- car modifications insurers usually have no idea have taken place that makes itvliigher risk which means higher prerruurns and they say pay it orwellget rid of yousweet said andrfdriverethinkmeycahout- run police wiuv their hot cars they should think again we havejowprofile highper formance vehicles we take extra courses we have lots of experience driving atthose speeds sweet said c rliberhhwpseik mnprdfltproviders sksesi3fceis 1 1 the faces of nature f0 1 jennifer brown u staff writer jo v a ainongiuie huge changesin healtk cafe under the provincial tories wasthe of community gare access centres as one central access s- point for tiomereservices all hqmemaldngf nursing and therapy services are contracted but and must 1 be bid onbyprmder- ljv v v a iof r lyrzinzjttii jvtierehenry stevensjenowneroperatoroitevensanatian mackenzie manager oi thestoluffville r f up to 12week ofjobrprotectedunpaid leavetoemployees of companies ijfic- v- lii juaiijn i smtsww 5 rj t i r canadian store hold the leaves and the birds which will be lnthe trees represented by orchard park afiffo fstudentsfr6iftlefts vfis5iiltosb3b hwnnailoandkatherinegrezokp 1