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economist suntribune transportation saturday nov 13 1999 hwy 407 construction cx bymikeadler staff writer it seems unlikely that construction of hwy 407 to pickering now two months behind its scheduled start will be delayed much longer a screening of the 15km extension by the feder al department of fisheries and oceans is almost complete and so far no reason to recommend an indepth review has been found a fisheries official said this week the department is looking at the highways pos sible effects on fish in the rouge river little rouge and the several creeks it would cross between markham and pickering at this time we dont see a requirement for a further review wayne hyatt the dfos area habi tat manager said from burlington the department is still waiting for comments from one or two federal agencies but staff believe environmental damages at the watercourse cross ings look like they would be mitigatable hyatt said the screening has looked at the highways effect on navigation of the rouge a capacity the federal government protects as well other environmental issues wehave probably covered all the issues thatwe should be covering hyatt said if the screening finds significant effects from the highway four lanes wide and as many as 10 lanes over time which would not be mitigatable then fisheries minister herb dhaliwal could rec ommend that the federal environment minister david anderson order a full panel review this sort of review would take a year and make it impossible for the highways private owners to meet their construction schedule albert sweetnam project manager for the consortium said last month the consortium must complete the extension by december 2001 or face heavy fines opponents of the highway which is set to go through some of the best agricultural lands in ontario have sent hundreds of letters supporting a fullreview this week jim robb a member of the 407 action group said the highway would devastate local ecology trie- consortium meanwhile stated it is not starting work on the extension without federal approval it set up a temporary building as an office on ninth line in markham this week but said it will do nothing further for now cholecystitis loiedocholithiasii isteryl ester sto ase coras disee i lerna j jar syndrc diseases of the linjohnsoii syndro onis syndrome f lver focal nodule rplasia gallstc aucher s disease lberts syndrom cogenoses gluts iciduria type ii emangioblastoma chromatosis hej ma hepatic neci litis a hepatit s simplex hepat hers disease cytosis x idio osis leiomyosai mucleosis jeli patitis porphyt hghtover 100 diseases with one d0nai10n thesearejustafew qfibe over 100 liver- related illnesses that threaten the lives of more than 2 million j canadian men women and children for 25 years now the canadian liver foundation has been leadingthefigbt against liver disease and to continue we need your help one simple act of kindness can go so very far 1 320 yonge street suite3bl toronto ontario m4t1x2 13005635483 this message brought to you as a community service of the economistnhbune markham lions club donates 50000 to markhaven the markham lions club helps markhaven a local home for the aged kick off their furidraising campaign to build a new facility on parkway avenue the new facility will house 96 longterm care beds provide wheel chair access have an alzheimers unit and a day care adult program facility markhaven staff second from left pauline loney steve riches rika pander harry james and anna jennings accept a cheque from lions club members grant malcolm far left joe boll fourth from right dick peel jim wicks and bud mann lip- sb n if 1 i- ilmlwf sssis take control of the road with pirelli winter tires installed and balanced power is nothing without control sams oarage markhams only authorized pirelli dealer 166 bullock dr unit 35 36 37 905 294861 7 join miss canada mireille eid member at goodlife no dues ii f i t n e s s clubs 9054759288 3500 steeles aye e coed service happiness and results guaranteed size most facilities and equipment 50 clubs and growing ability canadian owned for 20 years k best in canada chamber of commerce winner ilpminai initiation and administration fees apply time limited offer