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v aio bxn6misisunrribune the year in review fuerteaow- ge crisis needs resionsattention from pfj tos spadina subway line to york university- and into vaiighans proposed corporate centre- on hwy 7 j- 660 million ibr 66 kilome tres of track to deliver torontos yonge street subway line from finch north to the langstaff go tenrunal in richmond hill 200 million worth- of improvements to provincial highways across greater toronto the provincial government unveiled last may part of a si- billion project to pay for expan sion resurfacing lighting and paving including three york region highways the tories announcement of another 37 million in august to widen hwy 404 north to auro ra and extend the road from davis drive to green lane 41 billion the greater toronto services board identi fied in needed upgrades to the go transit rail system over the next 14 years including more than 1 billion in expansion to rail lines in york region another 5billion fund the gtsb says is needed to adopt a 20year plan to address immedi ate and future transportation needs in the gta the extension of hwy 407 east to durham and west to hal- ton by the end of next year the implementation next month of a regional transit sys tem that incorporates the nine municipalities into one entity the needs clearly are press ing in 20 years the population across greater toronto will increase by two million residents and swell to findre thin seven million peopled j the newcomers will add more than one million vehicles to traf- fie on local roads totalling 37 million cars and trucks causing rush car trips in the gta to increase by 50 per cent to 36 rrullionperaayby2021 the subway issue will be a longterm struggle fisch added but in the next halfyear con- structionof extra lanes on our 400series highways will be fin- ished and go transit will improve dramatically with more trains in york region and better go bus service private companies will have to play a part in expansion as wefl they have to get into this meanwhile greater torontos roads will remain clogged if york region joins toronto and trucks its waste to dumps in michigan after arrangements to railhaul the trash to an abandoned mine near kirkland lake died although the community of maple will rejoice by the end of 2002 when two decades of despair ends with the closure of the keele valley landfill canadas largest commercial dump six years of regional debate and dis cussion have failed to determine a destination for york regions trash with questions lingering over both disposal and diversion requirements again money will be a critical component as regional council struggles with solutions for 175000 tonnes of waste annually it sure has to happen soon and the timing is getting tight lion with 18 million needed for fisch admits diversion is not recyclable processing another easily obtained because it costs j 31 million to compost- food an awful lot of money waste and 96 million in capital people like you and me are costs to finance a waste transfer beginning to change the ways we station in east gwillimbury or dispose of waste some people vwehmonid hill i rare happy tbjbuy into it and for t has taken a number of others it takes time we have to years butweknbwwhatwewant work with people it took five to 10 years for the blue box pro- gram to catch on and the same will be true for composting people like you and me are beginning to change the ways we dispose of waste however its not insur mountable it may be august or septem ber before a disposal contract is awarded but councils first prior ity will be determining a two- stream waste and dry recy- clables in one bag and household organics in another or three- stream the waste and recy- clables are separated into sepa rate bags collection system and whether new trucks capable of accepting botli curbside waste and recyclable material at the same time should be purchased councillors will use a series of workshops this spring to arrive at an answer york region has spent 252 million to collect and dispose of all its waste this year including 34 million on recycling efforts but by 2003 the figure could skyrocket to as high as 57 rhil- to da fisch added we should beoie v social housing will be another priority after the province trans fers ownership and operatioribf 872 public housing units pliis another 302 rentsupplement units to york region next week adding to the 854 nonprofit units the regions housing corpo ration already handles with queens park removing itself from managing the portfo lio the region will be hard- pressed to build more units although there have been no new projects built in the region since 1995 at the same time a homeless- ness survey pinpointed the need for 251000 new housing units required to handle a 25year population boom and half the developments should be afford able units we have new responsibilities placed upon us that we have never had to deal widi before newmarket mayor tom taylor explained but we need more affordable housing in york regioa we have waiting lists between four and six years to get into this type of housing when you add ourvunprecedented growth you can see the job dial lies ahead of us manaes arecominq k jif mg forward she said hes pixp gressivei taspires loyalty and brings respect to the region- hes a catalyst and there are areas wheretlimgswai through thern hesees cometorhunonthisyear she where he wants to go what he said theres a partnering of wants and hes strong enough somehndtocomedutiaontuithm hcsif inibef thinoc rnizer hoi gibson saids s 5- he likes to simplify tilings and get his priorities straighl he likes tddeah things out and take care of things i see some roaollods for himjn that but hesstrbng enoughlo know what it i hes a bit of a risk taker he can take people through a stormy and difficult time arid when things look dark and gloomy he can bring people out of it she sees change surround ing fisch over the next nine months and said while some may think hes faltering he has good insight and a vision for the future hill gibson is a spiritualist who has worked in the markham area for many years she is moving her office to the uxbridge area in the new year needs more balance she said markham mayor don cousens needs more bal- ance in his life hes at a cross roads and has several tough decisions to make this year he has good energy good resources and a lot of support around him she said per sonally hes growing and hes taking the region into new growth as well cousens is deeply spiritual and a little stubborn she said but she sees success around him and doors opening for him in 2001 richmond hill mayor bill bell is a builder and an orga- within his self ttrget things done hw excellent selfesteem she said bell has excellent selfesteem and a good ability to keep things in balance hes generous with his knowledge a powerhouse of- skills and abilities and is intuitive- but there is something dif ficult around him she said someone could be gunning for him or doing something behind his back newmarket mayor tom taylor has oldfashioned val ues country ideas and a good sense of adventure hill gib- sonsaid she sees blessingsaround him some luck coming soon he brings tilings together in his own way she said he may try something new and different whatever he pulls together will be successful whether in politics or ir the town and it will be very fulfill ing for everybody that will happen by fall with a client waiting- for a personal reading hill gibson couldnt take any rhore of our requests for insight into the future for other york region politicians she canhowever be reached at 8520653 o v i all salo pricos are plus freight and appllcablo taxos sale prices includo spoclal om cash purchaso crodlts sundroqrandam si 250 slorrn 2500 oo jimmy 4500 01 jimmy 20o000 montana 2000 01 montana 1500 aztok 3250 sonoma 1600 and may not be comblnod with spoclal qmac flnanco ratos admin he insand appllcablo taxos oxtraft no no no offer avallablo on qmac 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