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economist suntribune weather saturday june i 2002 15 cold spring costs landscaper 5000 from page 12 those gardeners who did plant many are now replacing lost shrubs and flowers ive had people coming in and replacing a lot of the plants they put in said jack burrows manager of farmer jacks in markham landscapers and garden centers have been hit extremely hard by the cold temperatures in april and may the cold that we had in april and may has probably cost me about 5000 said kay scott budd founder of markhambased tlc garden design and landscaping both minor and major jobs have been delayed due to unavailability of products or simply because planting was not advisable given the tempera tures the weather has set back plant ing and garden- design time ms scott budd said its been too cold either for planting or too cold and too wet for softscap ing professional landscaping breaks down into soft- scaping and hardscaping and it is the softscaping or planting of flowers and ground cover which was delayed w 1 tlfefl wsm 4 flbf kay scott budd weather set back planting garden design time by the cooler temperatures at the beginning of the season i was working on a couple of jobs that were purely landscaping said gary bouwmeister a whitchurchstouffville landscaper who works across york region on the softscaping we were two weeks behind its been too wet or too cold to plant since the warm weather reappeared landscapers are experiencing an over flow of business yet greenhouses and distributors who provide plants are feeling the lack of prod uct caused by the cool temperatures for at least three weeks the avail ability of plants has been difficult said mr bouwmeister x- iff june 1 4 16 2002 markharrwillage jfestival this years festival showcases some of our local talent with four great competitions for young and old heres your chance to strut your stuff i r perform like a star under the stars friday june 14 800 to 1030 pm registration at 730 pm at the carson weeks stage 10 registration fee 1000 total in cash prizes battle of the bands saturday june 1 5 2002 1 1 00 am to 700 pm attention all amateur rockpop bands attending markham high schools come battle it out with your competition cash prizes plus recording sessions at carlaw music enior s music talent contest saturday june 1 5 2002 400 to 500 pm we want to see markhams more mature 60 and older amateur musicians and singers showcase their talent cash prizes jk yng peopled music star search sunday june 1 6 2002 open to amateur musicians singers and groups aged 6 to 1 8 living in markham this contest will showcase our up and coming stars prizes include musical gift certificates and cash prizes all entries must be received by monday june 1 0 2002 for more information on the contests and participation call the festival hotline at 905 4722022 or go online and print the application form from the festival website at wvyvymarkhamfestivalorg m arkham economist the ontario trillium foundation tuesday june 4th at 700 pm ensuring healthy aging learn how to prevent agerelated diseases and maximize your health function in later years strategies for dealing with such degenerative conditions as arthritis heart disease diabetes will be covered presented by farm wassef dr allen turner at the lebovic leisure centre 30 burkholder street stouffville 9056427529 attendance is free but space is limited so to reserve a seat contact dr allen turner dg v 9056404440 ibrunch at canaiiia wpemier public gotffaciffim tof reservations please call 905887ofim book now for couples iiqbts sun june 9th sun jmi 9 holes of golf vimbfflmi live musical entertainment prizes 6500 per player call kate for more information 9058870090 ext 227 baby on the way attend our talcoiviejft timgonltd v r since 1930 j0 m am thursday june 1 3th 700 pm sheraton parkway hotel demonstrations displays gift 3aqe door prizes useful hints information admittance is free but by invitation only to receive your invitation call mary ann 9057734231 email macoleacionca or infowelcomewagonca