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economist suntribune transportation thursday july 112002 11 local train ridership up 15 per cent file photorob alary go train ridership is up in york region bucking a trend across the rest of the greater toronto area from page 1 improvements implement ed as a means of making yrt more attractive those improvements have includ ed expanded routes in york region neighbourhoods and better links to the ttc those kinds of strategic improvements really do make a difference ms mcneil said system enhancements are a constant challenge for go transit which carries york region commuters to toronto by rail and bus authority spokesperson karen majerly said go has seen its overall ridership growth level off but its not because of a lack of interest indeed there remains a huge latent ridership that flocks to take advantage of each new service go offers ms majerly said gos struggle to meet demand requires big dollars the system improvements most needed are the pur chase of more locomotive engines and cars and exten sive railway infrastructure projects theres so much more to be done said ms majerly these are multimillion dollar operations work planned in or near york region includes two new stations in markham to be completed late this year the new east gwillimbury go centre at green lane and main street opening in the fall of 2003 and the york university station on keele street between finch and steeles which is to be com pleted in september at the end of april go had seen ridership climb 15- percent on its stouffville line which goes through markham almost 11 per cent on the bradford line and 4percent in the richmond hill corridor ridership on go trains and buses throughout the gta climbed 33percent from may 2001 to april 2002 ms majerly said gos continuing success also depends to a large degree on renovations to torontos union station the arrival and departure point for 96percent of the trips taken on the system no matter what you do on the line it ends up at union station ms majerly said let us welcome you welcomejp wagon since 1930 phone 905 4713886 our hostess will bring gifts and greetings along with helpful community information iimmer concert series gfeat music j great neighbours po folk jazz classical something for everyone every thursday evening sunday afternoon at unionvilles new bandshell at the fred varley parkette economist sun thursdays 7 9 pm sundays 2 4 pm ontarjo icmnckini stbwncoiartjybmw 22 hto n4tau jvrkham 7th annual art in the park july 20th21st fine art show antique show sale economist sun stouffville tribune markham museum grounds call 905 2942200 for more information upon presentation of this coupon valid at any buy one 4l bag of blue raspberry fruit drink xj and get one 4l bag 2qof any flavour each free reids dairy taxesextra i i blue raspberry framboise bleue peach grape fruit punch lemonade blue raspberry check out the new reids dairy web site at wwwreidsdairycom expiry juiy 31 2002 shops on steeles 404 pftftic everyday our stores receive merchandise already drastically reduced vplus special buys and i v everyday good off price everydaynsi 4 door crasher sat july 13 930 am to 1130 am 50o the already reduced prices on all duvets an additional the already reduced prices on all womens footwear save an ad the already reduced prices on all childrens size 2 6x fashions save an additional the already reduced trices on am wihi a reg price over 1699 prices in effect from fri july 12 to thurs july 18 2002 while quantities last unless otherwise stated heck out ous unadvirisi04nsf ore manager specials personal shopping only all merchandise sold as is and all sales are final no exchanges returns or adjustments on previously purchased merchandise savings offers cannot be combined no dealers we reserve the right to limit quantities prices do not include home delivery although we strive for accuracy unintentional errors may occur we reserve the right to correct any error reg was and sears selling price refer to the sears catalogue or retail store price current at time of merchandise receipt offers valid at sears shops on steeles 404 outlet store shown only merchandise selection varies by store for other hot deals visit the outlet site at wwwsearsca jsbjjl john si ssr store hours mondayfriday 10 am 9 pm saturday 930 am 600 pm sunday 11 00 am 600 pm seajrs ybft visa shop often save big on sears quality at discounted prices copyright 2002 sears canada inc