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to quit merchants are responsible for training- clast week ioversaw a sneaky little meir staff to obey the provinces tobacco sting operation- tosee if stores in contrplactr itchurcfistoufj 111 cigarettes to peopleyounger than 19 tbbaccovehdorsby the regions health jtjnarkedrhythirdtotiacco sting services department showed 32 stores toe first was five years ago and involved willing to sell tobacco to underage test botn wwtchurchistojufville land shoppers york regions compliance rate yxbridgeof20 vendors a test shopping jvfwas79 per cent the same as in teenager scored cigarettem 13 storesrjvvm n thleyewagatheexerciswasrepeatvt of the law is touching r only in vvlutchurchstouffviue illegal smoking last year there were nine out of 10storessold cigarettestqa- about 14q convictions against babyfaced 17yearqld boy gj- v people supplying ciga- it appears asif thvteehs-buying-ciga- rettes jtq minors stores selling smokes to 7 rettes jituationisrmpfpyuig afew days niinqre and teenssmoking in prohibited a6o16yearplasto6k 19 stores mftchuichstovulvilletb ask the fines are a joke while we have ftwra large pack of dumaurier jjghtstin cthe authontytoslap a 10000 fine on a total four sold cigarettes to the wnorsconvicterj merchant and a 1000 fine eadi purchase wassmobthrtaking lessv oii a convicted teen the courts handed thafrthreerute out fines averaging 180 to guilty store t apparently tlie chances bf teens owners anci 50fines to guilty jeens if bjayingcigarettesincfease when the fines arel designed tdbe deterrents i clerkfis young mdle while buying suggest we get a new designer tobacco tstkemoscofricult when the- a sad reality is nothing can be done z tqlerkis anddleageywomanrmerfandbou kidssmoklng onthe streets or in young female clerks sell tobacco tbparks ifsobvious tome lhavmorekids minortat about the sameratxtsriarewoku on the streets in downtown in the stoufrwuellian ever before know teenagefs bestressed that t wrienrwaslaheeriabout 100 years ontario energy board notice of application rp20000150 v v rp20000162 licence for an amalgamated electricity distribution company to distribute electricity and leave for an incorporated holding company to acquire the securities of the amalgamated electricity distribution company the ontario energy board the board is in receipt of applications proposing a series of transactions that would result iir x 1 1 the purchase from the town of richmond hill of all of the issued and outstanding shares of t richmond hill hydro inc i 2 the amalgamation of the electricity distnbutidn companies operating in the town of aurora the town of markham the town of newmarket annexed portions of the townships of east gwillimbury king and whitchurch the towa of richmond hill and the city of vaughan into a single amalgamated electricity distribution company and 3 the acquisition of all the securities of the amalgamated electricity distnbution company by a holding company whose shares would be held by the town of aurora the town of markham the town of newmarket and the city of vaughan the applications also seek related orders from the board including the licensing of the amalgamated electricity distnbutioncompany the board havassigned file numbers rp20000150 and rp20000162 to the applications on january 22 2001 the dircctorof licensing referred the licence application for the amalgamated electricity distribution company to the board so that all the related applications can be dealt with together if you wish to intervene in or observe either of these proceedings or to comment on the applications you must write to the board secretary at the address set out below within 15 calendar days of the publication of this notice idenufyingthe proceeding in which you wishto participate information on how to intervene observe or comment can be obtained from the board secretary if you wish to participate in the proceedings copies of your letter must also be delivered br mailed to the municipalities at the addresses below copies of the applications are available for inspection at the boards offices and at the offices of the municipalities involved at the addresses set but below i arreeilqn feifmatievwr y 5 notice mtfr dueto4an error jthe february 8th edition of the markham economist avcsvftc fr r2i i vfjv antiques ad should have read 0ov interest 1 2 equal monthly payments parionnrawarlmrl l f r operate sou c3wn home day care vitli wee watch we offer 5 f training and ongoing support aregular pay cheque v r l payment for statutory holidays and child sick days some equipment r s- resource materials craft- suppliesr j s lbo ontano energy board 2300 yonge street 26th floor toronto ont m4p 1e4- attn paul b pudge board secretary toll free 18886326273 fax 4164407656 town of markham anthonyromab centre t 0 town centre blvd t markham ont l3r 9w3 attn sheila birrell 1 vi xowh clerk tei 9054754729 fax 9054797771 town of richmond hill 225 east beaver creek road po box 300 richmondhill ont l4c 4y5 attn ap crawford deputy clerk tel 9057712495 fax 9057712502 town of aurora l00 john west way box no 1000 aurora ont l4g 6j1 town of newmarket 395 mulock drive po box 328 stn main newmarket ont l3y4x7 attn- robert m prentice town clerk tel 9058955193 ext 237 fax- 9059535100 city of vaughan civic centre 2141 major mackenzie dnve vaughan ont l6a 1t1 attn bob panizza town clerk attn john leach city clerk tel 9057273123 ext 221 fax 9058413483 tel 9058328585 ext 8281 fax 9058328535 dated attbronto february 1 2001 ontario energy board peter h odell assistant board secretary f