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io economist suntribune in our community saturday nov 16 2002 dare to compare why the works fitness aerobic centre continues to be markhans choice in fitness no initiation fees timestop privileges short term memberships student senior rates 34 aerobics classes weekly including yoga pilates supervised childcare receive months free on all annual memberships fitness aerobics centre 905 4717871 190 bullock drive wwwworksfitnesscom i aj talented students with artistic ability are invited to explore flfffjk the york catholic district school boards jgt regional arts program offered at st elizabeth catholic high school information nights november 192002 featuring guest artist kerry strattdn conductor and music director of the toronto philharmonia orchestra and november 28 2002 700 pm to 900 pm jp for grade nine i jjtqttftq entrants in september 2003 applications due 11 f ic monday december 162002 auditions for successful applicants january 2430 2003 uqflcg for information call 905 882 1 460 m m m wwwstelizabethchscom visual arts susan larosa director of education elizabeth crowe chair of the board wheryour talents comto uf west nile progresses quickly in horses from page 3 survive yearround also the stress of travel may compromise some animals immune systems the fact that west nile has spread into the equine commu nity doesnt shock janet barton of devonshire stables im con cerned but not surprised said ms barton devonshire offers riding instruction from branches in markham and sharon ms barton plans to have 28 horses vaccinated next spring west nile is here to stay stressed ballantrae veterinarian ralph watt but he had some good news it cant be transmit ted from one horse to another in humans the virus pro gresses slowly but in horses its fastacting said dr innes once respiratory difficulty muscle tremors and difficulty standing occur the animal is not expected to recover we euthanize once the horse goes down dr innes said york regions human popu lation has not escaped west nile two people tested positive for the virus this year said mrs keates a 59year old richmond hill man and a 55- year old markham woman a 31 year old woman who was visiting thornhill also con tracted west nile said ms keates all three recovered at home the virus tends to closely fol low the migratory patterns of birds humans and other animals do not carry enough virus in their blood for it to be transmit ted to other animals or humans health officials stressed yonge street corridor environmental assessment notice of public consultation opportunity as one of the fastest growing municipalities in canada york region is facing a number of transportation challenges a top priority of the region is to ensure swift and effective action to improve the movement of people and goods in response to these transportation challenges the region has initiated the york rapid transit plan yrtp to facilitate the process of implementing a rapid transit network in york region the plan encompasses studies in two major transit corridors and two connecting links to toronto the highway 7 corridor the yonge street corridor the vaughan northsouth link and the markham nortfhsouth link to make the right connections the yonge street corridor ea is examining rapid transit services between steeles and 19th avenues the first steps in the ea process entailed a needs and justification study and development of a terms of reference to define the scope of the subsequent individual environmental assessment these were completed over the past year and the ministry of environment review of the terms of reference is in its final stage in preparation for the actual environmental assessment the region is providing an opportunity for public input to the development of alternatives alignments and facility designs the scope and success of this study depends very much on public input and participation you are invited and encouraged to attend an upcoming public consultation centre to express your views on the needs issues challenges and potential solutions for rapid transit in the yonge street corridor the first public consultation centre will be held on nov emb er 27 pm at the following location hillcrest mall 9350 yonge street richmond hill ontario november 27th centerpoint mall 6464 yonge street toronto ontario november 28th york region is collaborating with the city of toronto and is about to commence a class ea for rapid transit between steeles ave and the finch subway station to obtain further information on this study please visit the york rapid transit plan yrtp website on the york region home page wwwregionyork if you wish to have your name placed on our mailing list or to direct questions and comments please contact khaled eldalati p eng project manager 416 4414111 ext 505 416 4414131 fax keldatalidelcancom 133 wynford drive toronto on m3c 1k1 brian d wolf p eng project manager 18774649675 ext 5075 905 8364590 fax brianiwblfre 17250 yonge street newmarket on l3y 6z1 come out and help make the right connections yrtp york bapo tewj3it plam making the right connections xs yarlreon i formerly depressed anonymous if you need support information feel alone or depressed experience feelings of hopeless ness have thoughts of suicide come to a weekly group in aurora newmarket or richmond hill call cmha 18663450224 canadian mental health association lassociation canadienne pour la saint mentale this message brought to you as a community service of the economist suntribune reduofrreuse recycle reducejse recycle reduce reufee recycle re reuse recycle reduce reuse ft reduce reusejeci reduce reusetjecycle