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economist suntribune page s saturday june 15 2002 21 unionville station best restored in region from page 20 ing aspects of the story he wants to tell of ontarios heritage land marks mr brown says he respects the work the markham village conservancy has done to improve the stations in markham it takes political will com munity desire and money and you dont often find all three coming together markham did everything right to keep up the station it is for this reason mr brown chose to write the stories of the five york region stations mentioned only markham and aurora are still in use go transit commuters head for union station in toronto from the sta tion on main street markham in his book mr brown writes spurred on by a heritagecon scious community go transit began a major restoration of the aurora station he said the building was altered to accommodate go trav ellers yet the transit company played a major part of maintain ing the heritage flavour in a lot of cases the stations in the book are owned by transit companies like via or go and they are responsible for upkeep and keeping them as heritage sites mr brown said it takes political will community desire and money and you dont often find all three coming together markham did everything right to keep up the station the newmarket station is one heritage building that became part of the industry surrounding it after being replaced by the go station at tannery mall the build ing received heritage designation for a time it was the office of a local mp and is now home to the newmarket chamber of commerce the towns of richmond hill and maple grew up around the railway line that once came to the maple station mr brown writes a visit to the maple station becomes like a step back in time a visual refuge from traffic and sprawl the station in unionville is perhaps the best restored of the york region buildings which mr brown attributes to its location on the protected streets of heritage unionville hes also a fan of the markham station the town of markham was willing to provide the railway with assistance because both the sta tions are firstgeneration which is remarkable he said built in 1871 unionville is one of the few firstgeneration stations that has survived what makes this even more astounding mr brown writes is that it was one of the simplest sta tions on the line and has to con tend with the station in markham knowing intimate details york region an association of families who have lost a child through death bereaved families of ontario founded in 1978 under the auspices of the hospital for sick children bereaved families is a selfhelp organization staffed by bereaved persons specialists in the area of grief and bereavement from the professional community serve as a resource both in the development of ongoing programmes and in the supervision and training of selfhelp group leaders this cooperation between lay and professionals has enabled bereaved families to better respond to the needs of the bereaved and has helped guarantee that the best support is provided fl tffctf chcfc gk this message brought to you as a community service of the economist suntribune a place in markham for people ages 16 and up to meet friends use a computer see movies learn to cook receive supportive counselling find out about local services a safe open and fun environment the living room is a program of the canadian mental health association york region caii 9052010432 pbwssiiau a member agency of united way of york region this message brought to you as a community service of economist suntribune fjt 12772 ninth line stouffville l4a 7x3 9056425174 wwwtimbercreekgolfca feature attractions two adventure miniature golf courses driving range prices small 450 large 600 jumbo 900 shipwreck 19 holes new in 2001 maneuver your ball around the canyon lighthouse shipwreck the logging camp 18 holesnewly renovated for the summer golf lessons open clinic 20hr beginner ladies clinks 80 for 4 one hour sessions junior clinic 70 for 4 one hour sessions private lesson 40hr free mini golf buy one round get one free of equal or lesser value not valid with any other discount offer no cash value expires july 31 2002 stouffville 12772 ninth line n 905 6425174 where they are the york region entries in ron browns book on ontarios heritage railway sta tions markham station 1868 is on main street hwy 48 just north of parkway avenue unionville train station 1871 is on station lane off main street old kennedy road newmarket station 1904 is on davis drive east of main street aurora station 1853 is on the south side of wellington street east of yonge street maple station 1903 is on hill street north of major mackenzie drive irish accent a bit off from page 20 about the historical and actual nature of towns across ontario is an aspect of mr browns profes sion he has made part of his per sona if theres something you want to know about ontario ron can tell you about it said ms waldock he knows ontario like the back of his hand the story is told by the young man gabe in flashback style and as narrated by joe mantegna is soaked in the blood of vendettas deals gone wrong territori al wars between mobs and killings left right and centre the main conflict though centres on the fact gabe realizes he doesnt have the required ruthlessness for the task of carrying on the gangster tradition in fact he wants a job in advertising i dont know if its because it was abridged for the audio book but there isnt nearly enough information about the early days of the mob boss which was the most interesting part of the story for me and too much informa tion about gabe and his discovery that he wants to go straight thats the trouble with abridged books in print or audio form there is only one other minor quib ble joe mantegnas handling of the voice of one of the characters who i think is supposed to be as irish as galwaybay mantegnas accent however makes him sound like a cockney reject from oliver twist or my fair 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