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c economist suntribune municipal matters saturday feb 2 2002 survey by kathleen griffin staff writer markham is a shop til you drop community not afraid of change and resi dents value their own quali ty of life more than high- profile town projects those are just three of the community characteristics that have emerged from the results of a 1000-resi- dent envir- onics survey the first valuesbased survey ever conducted at the munici pal level on mon day night environics staff will interpret results for residents at a stan daurio survey gives us the mandate to set priorities markham theatre event dubbed markham revealed survey results will help markham council decide what the towns top priori ties should be as it forms a strategic plan its the best thing weve ever done said ward 1 councillor stan daurio chair of the strategic planning committee if we know why people feel the way they do we can measureitlt will tell us what people want the ervices that could be better it gives us the man- date to set priorities fikdoatk s quality licensed childcare committed to the care and development of children ft pt child care 18 mos to 5 yrs before after school care nursery school programs nutritious meals snacks qualified staff web cameras parentonly access ask about our family program activity centre located beside markhamstouffville hospital 9052011706 i mirkullle shopping centre mackenzie glen squ markvule shopping centre irt 11 tv i 5000 highway 7 markham- mackenzie glen square 2810 major mackenzie dr i iv maple tel 905 3036816 0 according to how people feel it will have an enor mous impact on the strate gic plan compared to other gta municipalities markham residents have a greater adaptability to the complex and a greater sense of belonging to a global village people feel markham is an example to the world in cultural fusion and they feel it contributes to their quality- of life councillor daurio said generally residents fall into four categories smalltown boosters big- cityfeeling promoters low- tax activists and promarket enthusiasts we will spend days going over this translating what it means for us and the future of the town councillor daurio said some numbers are very close for example tough environmental bylaws ver sus freedom of residents so well have to be care ful in that area because now we know the community is divided one message that came through loud and clear is the citizens do not feel they are involved in the planning process we take out advertise ments and have public meetings but they still dont feel involved so well have to work on that environics staffer and motivational speaker mich ael lipton will present sur vey results and compare markham responses with those in the gta canada and north america the event begins at 7 pm at the theatre 171 town centre boulevard in the warden avenuehwy 7 area reserve seats by calling the town at 9054777000 cit jlft asm mothers against drunk driving 1 800665m add this message brought to you as a community service of the economist suntribune you you win pucks for bucks every day in february at the great blue heron chanty casino six exciting draws each day you could win fabulous cash prizes on mondays and tuesdays it all adds up as you get an extra shot on goal score big at the great blue heron chanty casino 3 more information wbsfia e nave a winner port perry on wwwgreatbiueheroncasinocom 450 slots 50 gaming tables l tel 9054776522 excluding nails iei pwaj auawno m ajh tmm mh mm mm mm mm mm mmmm mm mm mm covviiriri asso