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whitchurchstouffville public librae inside lett 6 registration 18 sports 24 classified 26 4 york police officer in romagnuolo shooting case faces cottage country weapons charge community calendar event 1st anniversary of poollibrary complex when saturday sept 21 11 am to 1 pm where stouffville memorial park south bk ijl m j bfr w 3 developers not interested in regions ancient aboriginal remains archeologist serving whitchurchstouffville since 1888 32 ents including gst 48 rages saturday sept 7 2002 to reach us 905 6402612 1800 migrant farm workers at home in york mexicans here to make money to send home by joan ransberry staff writer at the end of the day fruit and vegetable farmer paul brooks goes home greg orio doesnt mr orio isnt complaining the bunk house is comfortable the boss is a good guy the twice- weekly telephone calls to his wife help ease the loneliness and hav ing a chance to make 75 instead of 15 a day makes it all worth while such is the life of a migrant worker around the first of may for the past 10 years the same scenario plays itself out at the orio home in tlaxcala mexico mr orios wife maria packs his suitcase he kisses her goodbye and heads for the airport for a canadabound plane as an offshore worker mr orio wont return to mexico until the first snow falls in ontario in early december when the 51- yearold comes back to his fami ly which includes five children and three grandchildren he wont be idle for long if his luck continues mr orio will work on the conveyor belt in a nearby vegetable produce fac tory until the next spring when his wife of 24 years will once again pack his suitcase the paper work enabling off shore workers to legally work in ontario is handled through the see farm page 9 region rejects ventilation system alternative to smoking rooms estaurant owners fumin by jeff mitchell staff writer supporters of an alternative ventilation system for bars and restaurants are outraged their pro posal has been dismissed by york regions health committee we were extremely disappoint ed michael ferrabee vicepresi dent of government affairs with the canadian restaurant and foodservices association said after thursdays meeting of the commit tee in newmarket safe to say we feel we were blindsided he was reacting to the commit tees decision to reject a pilot project that would have seen an alternative ventilation system installed and tested in a pub here the association was pitching the airexchange system as a cheaper alternative to designated smoking rooms dsrs which must be installed in all public gathering spots where smoking is allowed by june 2004 the association claims dsrs which can cost in excess of 100000 are cost prohibitive for restaurateurs whose profit margin is slim at best but a staff report recommended the committee reject the pilot pro ject because it would not result in conclusive data it was also noted the test could not be conducted in a restaurant in york region without contravening the municipalitys bylaw the proposal was flatly reject ed and cavalierly rejected i think see cheers page 11 staff photosteve somerville a family story the work of mona kamal is featured at the latcham gallery in downtown stouffville until sept 22 her work of cloth rice paper and wood represents a history of her familys indian ancestry the gallery is at 6240 main st call 905 6408954 for more information wost ol kennedy rd unionville 9054 7 7 2451 if hi genuine honda i oil and filter change includes premium quality 5vv20 or 5w30 motor oil genuine honda oil filter and a new drain pluggaskcu monthur parts and service open till midnight d 2002 honda quality dealer north markham honda has been presented with the prestigious total quality dealer award from honda canada inc for 2002 wvnhhlc or mo li model liun ne ec if am excluded town and country realty ltd 6400888 srmvzmnkmxmrsjkmm mjtmvrmv to ncuetabi stjcxw 3m5j wt s jaia airn mm mv sirjrn nit rriu