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economist sunsuntribune municipal election 2003 saturday nov 8 2063 11 no opposition for luck markham catholic board trustee by mitchell brown staff writer carol cotton said theres a reason no one is ranning against her in this years municipal elections i got lucky she quipped the catholic board trustee repre senting wards 1 2 3 and 6 in markham believes a dearth of candi dates in the nov 10 elections is part ly a sign parents are satisfied with her work and partly because the position pays too little to attract much interest tm sure there would have been more competition if it was a reason ably salaried position she said tak ing aim at provincial rules mandat ing a5000 annual honourarium for school board trustees still as the number of candidates in other areas suggests there is still some interest in the job while public board chairman bill crothers wards 4 and 5 in markham and public trustee gary unitas ward 3 and 6 in markham were acclaimed public board trustee tessa bennireland wards 7 and 8 and catholic trustee frank alexander wards 4 5 7 and 8 are facing challengers for their seats kwan ho leung and ghevy lloyd have signalled their intention to replace mr alexander on the catholic board while kumar nadarajah and neethan shan are hoping to succeed ms bennireland on the public board mr leung an instructor at george brown college in toronto lists inadequate resources and a lack of public awareness about the posi tive things happening in schools among his reasons for running despite the diminished role of trustees i strongly believe a trustee can still make a difference and i want to be there to make that difference hesaid mr lloyd a businessman and former director of the liberal party of ontario was a trustee from 1994 to 1997 he said he looks forward to ensuring decisions return to the local level for the past eight years the pub lic education system suffered under the progress conservative govern ment he said mn alexander acorporate trainer said he is seeking a second term on the catholic board in order to contin ue his work as chairman of the race and ethnocultural committee and vicechairman of the labour relations committee among other positions on the public side ms benn- ireland a childrens librarian said- she is seeking a third term in order to focus on key issues including a lack of supplies and textbooks in schools and more funding for esl programs mr shan a youth program man ager at malvern family resource centre in scarborough said his working closely with young people is the reason he decided to run as trustee for his ethnically diverse area the main issue affecting our schools in markham is lack of ade quate funding to maintain a high- quality education hesaid mr nadarajah president and ceo of an ethnic radio station said he is running to represent markhams diverse population at the board my ability to work with the multicultural community will be an added factor to the success of the area i serve he said incumbent rene laurin and mervat rashwan are also vying to represent york regions french- speaking parents on the conseil scolaire de district du centre-sud- ouest luc arbour representingkrk region schools on the french catholic board has been acclaimed stouffville trustee grateful all things considered loralea carruthers is glad no one else was interested in the job trh very grateful i didnt have to run a campaign the acclaimed public school board trustee for east gwillimbury and wwtchurchstouffville said its such a huge area im trying to get out there and meet the people and already im clocking a lot of miles on my ear still the freelance writer bookseller and mother of two wishes there was more interest in the job although she can understand why most people would pass at the chance to run it really is a luxury to run she said the job doesnt pay and riot every one has the time to do it ms carruthers who has sat on school councils for six years said one of her priori ties will be educating people about the role trustees play mitchell brown hepatitis c education support hep g chapter meeting dr mcnaull hepatitis specialist wednesday november 19 suppofit wednesday december 17 place public health office unionville 4261- hwy 7 east v time 730 pm everyone welcome for more information call 905 9401 333 or 1800461 21 35 pafco insurance company letters patent notice is hereby given that allstate insurance company of canada intends to apply to the minister of finance for the issue of letters patent incorporating an insurance company under thelnsurance companies act canada for the purpose of transacting the business of properly yahlcasti the name pafco insurance company in the english form and pafco compagnied assurance iii the french form or such other name as may be approved any person who objects to the issuance of these letters patent may submit the objections in writing before december 29 2003 to the- superintendent of financial institutions 255 albert street ottawa ontario k1a0h2 toronto november 8 2003 lang michener llp lawyers patent and trade mark agents lets recap 1 he is not a politician but an honest hard working successful business person 2 he will nov stay on council for more than two terms 4 his objectives for ward 4 organize his ward into strong effective groups communicate with his constituents month make milne park the botanical centre of markham resolve the speed bump fiasco reduce traffic congestion on mccowan and main st eliminate grow houses in ward 4 jim has learned one valuable lesson through this election he is blessed with many fantastic friends november 1 0th jim treacy ward 4 bhsfflphbhihissssl 3c55i zssfxpjsffripir