The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

economist sunsuntribune bus jnes s saturday may 17 2003 markham helps sarsbattered stores by kathleen griffin staff writer the town of markham has a plan that can be described in three words spend spend spend town council put its sars economic recovery plan into action tuesday one day before york region declared itself sars- free its hoped measures taken over the next few weeks espe cially those aimed at boosting retail sales this weekend will help the many businesses hit hard by the impact of severe acute respiratory syndrome initiatives announced tues day night at council included businesses have the option to open on at least two statutory holidays this year this monday victoria day and thanksgiving monday in the fall after the town agreed to exempt- them from the provisions of the retail business holidays act businesses will still be required to close on canada day july 1 markham will provide the richmond hill markham chinese business association with a 15000 grant to help with its promotional and longterm recovery plans the town will spend 5000 for a plane to fly a banner above town this weekend encouraging people to shop in markham council has declared thus victoria day weekend a special event dubbed shop markham to encourage residents and busi nesses to support local business the towns economic develop ment staff is working with the markham board of trade to develop a buy markham mar keting campaign a logo will be developed to promote the cam paign through media town and business web sites and internal newsletters a larger campaign is being planned for 2004 help stimulate economy our job was to try to come with an action plan to help stim ulate economic recovery in the community said regional councillor billjodonnell chairr person of the sars economic recovery task force after a weuattended meeting with greater toronto area busi ness leaders financial institu tions local bias and chambers of commerce as well as restaurant and hotel associations on monday councillor odonnell said the action plan had to satisfy both short and longterm goals some people we talked- to have been overwhelmed by the impact of sars he said we were told the recovery period could be up two years mayor don cousens struck the task force after a sars sum mit in toronto april 28 political leaders heard some local busi- ness revenues were down more than 80 per cent hotels were reporting losses of 16 million and some restaurants have been forced to declare bankruptcy the task force mandate was to communicate with local busi nesses and come up with ideas to boost sales this is a very important strategic plan mayor cousens said tuesday the town will also contribute 2500 to markham stouffville hospital to support a staff appre ciation event next month meanwhile the town of whitchurch stouffville js not exempting businesses from the retail business holiday act and stores required to close monday will be closed we havent had the same groundswell of requests for help from businesses here said treasurer and chief administrative office nick kristoffy whitchurch stouffville is much smaller than markham and has a different demographic makeupj which made it less vul nerable to the impact of sars on businesses inserts for saturday may 17 2003 sears inside out decorating radio shack grand toy the bay building box north durham real estate vandermeer nursery david khurana rerrtax executive- wendel banair singer mcie no one delivers results likewedo to find out more about how to reach your target market and get the same great response from your flyer dts- trioutions as these cus tomers call us today economist sun stouffville tribune 905 2948244 key plan public information centre hagerman railtoraipgrade separation town of markham the study go transit the province of ontarios interregional public transit service for the greater toronto and hamijfon areas is undertaking a preliminary design study for a new hagerman railtorail grade separation go transit is in the process of increasing its current rail service along the stouffville corridor this service operates along the uxbridge rail line and must cross the cn rail line at the hagerman diamond this level crossing restricts go transits ability to increase its service levels throughout the area to remove this operational constraint on the stouffville rail line and improve overall customer service it is proposed to constructa railtorail grade separation at the hagerman diamond the proposed work will include a railtoroad grade separation at fourteenth avenue the study is in the preliminary design stage which involves the development of alternative designs for the grade separation the process the project will fojlowthe planning process for a group b project as contained in the go transit class environmental assessment 1995 with the opportunity for ongoing public involvement a public information centre pic is being held to allow the public to review and comment on the process anc the preferred layout go transit staff and the study consultant will be on hand to discuss plans answer questions and receive comments your participation is an important part of the process and we welcome your comments date thursday may 29 2003 v time 500 pm to 800 pm location milliken mills community centre 7600 kennedy road i town of markham comments the study will culminate in an environmental study report esr being prepared and submitted to the ministry of the environment at that time the esr will be available for public comment and the public will be advised of when and where it can be reviewed if you cannot attend the above noted pic but wish information about this project please contact either doug hoffman project manager greg ashbee senior project engineer morrison hershfield limited go transit 235 yorkland boulevard suite 600 20 bay street suite 600 toronto on m2j 1t1 toronto on m5j 2w3 4164993110 telephone 4168693600 ext 5211 telephone 4164991457 facsimile 4168691563 facsimile phoffmanmorrisonhershfieldcom email gregagotransitcom email transit some people we talked to have been overwhelmed by the impact of sars we were told the recovery period could be up two years regional councillor bill odonnell chairperson of the sars economic recovery task force save up to 100 a year on your utility bitls its easy york region wants to help you save water and savesssby installing these watersaving devices in your home water saving toilet flapper low flow showerhead its fast installation takes about 15 minutes appointments made at your convenience its free the devices and installation are free you could save more than 100 a year on your utility bills call now to see if you qualify local to richmond hill 9057717192 other areas call 18002154060 yorkrcgion wwwwaterfortoniorrowcom eat to live not live to eat my name is joey themesz i dve in east york j stopped in at the positive changes hypnosis centre on october 19 2000 to make inquiries about weight loss up to now i had been on numerous diets and exercise programs where i succeeded up to a point but tailed again and again because these methods were tenorary not something i couki do for the rest of my fife was overweight at 177 lbs after the first personal hypnotic session it seems my whole life has changed i feel absolute unexplainable joy and tranquility goodbye road rage i now sleep up to 8 hours every night the most important benefit that came out of just one sessfonand subsequent sessions is the immediate weight loss i could see delightful changes on the scale almost on a daily basis i have gone from a medium to a small size my pants froma size 34 to 30 despite the consider able weight loss i was astonished that i didnt took like someone that tost so much weight you know that drawn pained sallow look on the face that usually accompanies a dief instead my reflection indicated more eke someone alive healthy strong and happy wrth good skin colour ing and sparkling eyes i fee 00 top of the world through hypnosis i learned to tap mo my inner resources so that i do not have to con sciously monitor everything 1 consume today i weigh 141 lbs and i feel great hypnosis offers so much and is so ideal for those people constantly onthego for me on the weight toss program it definitely reaffirms the old adage tat to live not live to eat i urge you to call pch now the staff is very and helpful and is beautiful comfortable if i had one regret 1 wish that i had done this year ago update 2 years later after almost im down to 136lbs other programs to help you stop smoking accelerate learning control stress improve confidence conquer fears phobias sales mastery motivation call now for your free consultation northml posiuvectianggr tufoilto founded in 1961 4841 leslie sl 4169137777 421 eglinton ave e 4164884724 wwwpositivechangescom final arrangements can leave you puzzled v cost savings r comfort sensible m i n in in a pre arrangement makes good sense callluann jonesanderson prearrangement counselor at 9053058508 891 1 woodbine avenue 3 blocks north of hwy 7 markham ontario l3r 5g1 fax9053058128 email luannjonesandersonrogerscom wwwchapelridgefhcom chapel ridge funeral home