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14 economist suntribune politics saturday aug 24 2002 markham stouflville federal ridings could change bymikeadler staff writer oak ridges a voting dis trict that already takes in whitchurchstouffville richmond hill and northern markham may soon include partofaurora proposals posted this week by an elections canada task force would turn york regions five federal ridings into seven provincial ridings would be the same as federal ones the new ridings could not be used for a provincial or fed eral election however until at least the summer of 2004 the federal electoral boundaries commission for ontario revealed saturday that it wants to deal with yorks exceptional popula tion growth by creating sepa rate new ridings called vaughan and richmond hill we help you protect what you value most we live where you live x wliy is state farm your first and best choice for your insurance and financial needs superior financial strength one of the largest claims nehvorks in north america outstanding customer service call or visit us today to find out lioio state farm can help meet your insurance andfinancial needs keith jupp agent 3 centre st ste 201 markham ont 9052941562 shobha v i srinivas shlm agent 11 3321 mcnicollave serb ont jge- i jm 4163324944 joanne freeman agent 9275 markham rd suite 207 at 16 ave markham ont 9052947415 john calovic agent 548 carlton rd unit 204 markham ont 905 4777244 state farm is therefor life statefarmcom state farm life insurance company canadian head office scarborough ontario kevin mcnaughton agent 7725 birchmount rd ste 45 markham ont 905 4794900 rick allington agent 50 mcintosh dr ste 215 markham ont 9054771107 andrew mctaggart agent 1 90 bullock drive unit 3 markham ont 905 2946357 jajgtgm for performing ms 1 o 1 sin le j tela pi ices ekigfes hayfever 5 cathy jones t1enew shanghai- i featuring canadas own instate actor writer and star of this uivsqjnjfi spmuordbj an meagan follows hour has 22 minutes the drawer boy thetrvth about wye mmvmm inquire about qur mvsic showcase and family series marwvam jjj theatre 3 iyankaotect christmas sponwrdbj jjj tmtcanadian friends iiheust jmiauchs roadshow george ga0 ensemble amidsummer nigfftsdream dqhtry this at home newtons teyene for a free bro call our subscription hotline toda it would also split the cur rent riding of york north combining georgina and east gwillimbury with part of simcoe county for a riding called york northsimcoe oak ridges one of canadas most populous rid ings would lose most of richmond hill keeping only that part of town north of elgin mills road east of yonge street and north gamble road to the west known as oak ridges renamed oak ridges- markham the riding would include more land in eastern markham and in another more controversial addition the town of aurora east of yonge aurora west of yonge would be left to another rid ing called newmarket-king- aurora an arrangement aurora town councillor john west and vaughan-king- aurora mpp greg sorbara say theyll oppose ive never seen such a cockup in my life theyve just sliced us in half mr west said this week the riding of markham renamed markham-union- ville would shrink slightly shedding rural areas in the southeast part of the town and the old commercial district of main street markham the riding of thornhill is only one in the region that would not be changed the commission said the number of ridings in ontario must increase from 103 to 106 because between 1991 and 2001 the provinces pop ulation rose from 10 million to 114 million comments can be made on the proposals this fall including at a day of hearings nov 12 at the sheraton parkway toronto north in richmond hill new electoral boundaries will be approved by parlia ment sometime after april 2003 with files from roy green fl nx fesj 5i iju 0 consistently jetter value superior selection of merchandise always exciting new items almost 300 locations across canada over 6000 items n0w0pen 7 days a week brand names at extremely low prices aj f fa r h mm 9275 highway 48 unit 1 a in garden basket plaza 9052019811