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economist suntribune health issues thursday jt an 31 2002 monitoring for several regional wells regycle reuse reduce by jeff mitchell staff writer tougher monitoring require ments for several municipal wells are the result of heightened diligence rather than real health threats according to york region officials regional wells in whitchurch- stouffville sharonqueensville kleinburg and ansnorveldt were among 205 across the province identi fied as having the potential to be affected by surface water the province has ordered the instal lation of 24hour automated monitoring systems to immedi ately detect any contamination transportation and works commissioner kees schipper said such monitoring systems are already in place here we have a continuous chlo rine feed at all the regions wells an alarm system activates if theres any problem with that feed mr schipper said if there was a problem the pump is immediately shut down from a central control panel and a staff member would be dis patched to correct it immediate- the provincial directive came after analysis of engineering reports filed last year the province looked for factors that could lead to contamination of well water from surface sources we have a continuous chlorine feed at all the regions wells mr schipper said the region is following ministry procedures on all its wells and conducting hydrogeological studies to pin point any potential for contami nation from surface water surface water was identified as the source of the deadly bacte ria that infected a municipal well in walkerton leading to seven deaths and illness among thou sands of residents in the wake of walkerton and a lengthy inquiry the province introduced stringent monitoring and quality standards on munic ipal water works those criteria led to the iden tification of several of the regions wells said debbie korolnek director for water and waste water where there was the least suspicion or chance there might be some effect from surface water those wells were identi fied she said theyre identi fied as potential candidates among the criteria applied by the province were depth of wells and their proximity to surface water or water courses ms korolnek said the province also looked for changes to water quality that could be caused by contamination by surface water of the wells identified here the kleinburg well is not regular ly used mr schipper said adding the queensville and sharon wells are quite deep and not likely to be affected by sur face water a boil water advisory remains in effect for the 50 residences in king township served by the ansnorveldt well the region was ordered to assume the well a year ago and is taking remedial action wwwyorkregioncom m mmm fj wwe supplies test on advertised items we reserve the ngtit to limit quantities no dealers mease s markville mall 905 4757220 fa1rview mall 416 4987541 bbs v i north pointe chev olds voted 1 used car dealership tom neo general sales manager four years ago tom neo was hired to reinvent the used car department at north pointe chev olds in markham previously mr neo had sold new gm cars and trucks but his used car experience was limited nonetheless he was determined to make the used car department a suc cess jvlr jsfeo added new sales staff and expanded the dealerships used car inventory we also decided to focus our efforts on the customer experi ence says mr neo who is general sales manager and used car manager at north pointe chev olds we wanted to give people a com pelling reason to visit our dealership and to want to come back mr neo and his staff learned to be resourceful they worked hard to build the business one customer at a time the north pointe team seized every opportunity to enhance the customer experience even going so far as to use the dealerships small showroom as a marketing strategy the little dealership with the big heart became north pointes popular slo gan which still used today pointe was 1 in the category of best used car dealer were honoured with this award says mr neo its a great accom plishment and its a true reflection of the dedication and commitment of our entire staff north points used car department is committed to providing cus- tomers with the highest quality cars and trucks our standards ensure that any vehicle you receive is fully reconditioned and certified tom if we do not have the vehicle youre looking for we will make every effort to find it to accommodate the steady growth of north pointers used car depart ment the dealership will add a larger sales office expand its used car inventory to 5060 cars and hire another used car salesperson another advantage for customers is north pointes multicultural sales force which speaks many languages including french chinese ukrainian spanish italian greek polish and macedonianwhatever a customers native language a north pointe sales representative can be counted on to make all customers feel welcome and completely at home a big focus of north pointe chev olds is giving back to the communi ty that has always been so supportive of the dealership when the present owners purchased the dealership five years ago they made giving back to the community a big part of their corporate mandate since 1996 the dealership has increased its visibility within markham and has played an important role in the continued growth of the area 4 v a north pointe is a major supporter of the markham waxers hockey organization it also supports the markham fair the markham village festival markhamstouffville hospital parades snorts teams andjother events curtisebear the company mascot is often seen in attendance at the many events around town 1 the formula worked and in four years north pointe has tripled its used business today north pointe sells approximately 3040 used vehicles per monthwhich is more than any other dealership in markham inhhe economist suns 2001readerskchoice awards- northijo httpautonetcanorthpointeu- v vacov north pointe chev olds is located at 5336 highway 7 east in markham they can be reached at 905 2941440 their web site is at www y it htfiom t n tw f- r