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economist suntribune faith thursday june 13 2002 13 world youth day cross comes to unionville parish by chrissie obrien special only a handful of york region roman catholic churches are receiving the sevenfoot world youth day cross as its crosscanada pil grimage ends in toronto dur ing the giant weeklong world youth day celebrations unionvilles st justin martyr parish is one them we are very excited and honoured to have the cross come to our parish said reverend michael busch his church has a full days events planned around the cross when it arrives on sunday reverend busch says peo ple from all walks of christianity are welcome to attend the celebration world youth day is about young christians coming together its not just a catholic thing said larissa marks director of the youth ministry at st justin martyr it is going to be an awe some lifechanging event in 1984 the simple wood en cross was entrusted by pope john paul ii for the worlds young people to carry as a symbol of their faith it represents the spiritual soli darity of all christians the greater toronto area is the 72nd and final stop in the canadian pilgrimage which began in april 2001 in preparation for youth day cel- ebrations they take place july 2328 in downsview pope john paul ii is still slated to attend although his ill health has cast a shadow over plans meanwhile young people are invited to gather with their families at st justin martyr parish on hwy 7 east of warden avenue to receive the cross which is scheduled to arrive at 8 am masses to celebrate the mystery of the cross are at 9 and 1030 am a third mass with bishop anthony meagher a world youth day committee dele gate is at noon two hours later a four- kilometre walk with the cross begins in the church parking lot it ends at toogood pond but not before a presentation of the way of the cross which is a dramatization of what christians believe is the last day of jesus christ six young people can carry the cross at a time and there are seven places along the route where people will switch said rev busch yayoi yoshtda men waiter june 14 15 16 2002 markham main st north hwy 48 7 and morgan park the stations of the cross will be celebrated around the pond before the walk returns to st justin martyr at around 5 pm during the evening the church is open for private prayer a special 9 pm service with song scripture readings and the opportunity for reflection wraps up the day we are hoping for 600 or 1000 people to attend the celebration said rev busch given everything that happened in the last year were opening this event to christians and non- christians we want to bring people together to celebrate the life of jesus ms marks is more realistic about why some will gather admitting we have guys that come because there are girls who will be in tank tops the regional municipality of york long term water project master plan update notice of study commencement the study the regional municipality of york has commenced an update of its long term water project master plan last reviewed in 1997 the master plan is a longrange plan that integrates infrastructure requirements for existing and future land use with environmental assessment planning principles master plans for infrastructure projects are typically updated every five years to ensure the infrastructure program eg pumping stations treatment facilities watermains etc remains consistent with the changing needs of the community served it is the most appropriate tool to examine the regions water infrastructure system in order to outline a framework for planning for subsequent projects once complete the update will result in a revised long term water project master plan document that will identify and recommend water infrastructure projects required to satisfy growth in the region to the year 2036 us rs study area areas serviced by municipal water mcm city of toronto we want to hear from you public consultation is a key component of this study the proposed consultation plan provides for public information centres at two points in the study fall 2002 to review the problem and alternative solutions and early in 2003 to review the preferred solution additionally there will be opportunity provided to review and comment on the final master plan report expected in early spring 2003 study contacts if you have any questions about the long term water project master plan update or wish to be added to the study mailing list please contact troy bauman p eng mba pmp project manager united utilities canada limited co regional municipality of york long term water project office box 147 17250 yonge street newmarket on l3y6z1 tel 9058304444 ext 3062 fax 9058956353 email baumanuuclca ashrafhannapeng manager water and wastewater planning transportation and works department regional municipality of york box 147 17250 yonge street newmarket on l3y6z1 tel 18774649675 ext 5015 fax 9058950191 email ashrafhannaregionyorkonca or you can visit the project website at wwwyorkwaterca