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16 stouffyille simtribune m thursday march 4 2004 r turack associates llp chartered accountants where the professionals do make the difference 2 locations to serve you 6335 main street stouffville ontario l4a 1g5 lony kagiiseo 905640rl991 available for evening and weekend appointments 146 west beaver creek rel unit 3 richmond hill ontario l4b 1c2 fred turack 9057090180 available for evening and weekend appointments 10 discount for seniors email turackistarca every year the 5000 volunteers of the canadian coast guard auxiliary ccga participate in more than 17000 search and rescue missions resulting in over 200 lives saved to reach all those that need help we need your financial support for more information call 6139915714 or visit us at wwwccgacorg m c kay mortgages call us first no fee mortgage switches discounted bank rates 5 year fixed as low as 455 over 25 years of financial experience we specialize in self employed borrowers 1 00 financing available no income plans bank refusals private funds rower of sales tedd pickering mortgage specialist help for first time buyers approved over the phone serving stouffville and area cell 41 6 9972200 fax 905 6406923 email tedd mckaymortgagescom rates are subject to change without notice oac environmental assessments for public transit improvements in york region along the yonge street corridor highway corridor incl vaughan ns link markham ns link corridor ontarios environmental assessment act requires york region to submit to the ministry of the environment proposed terms of reference for preparation of individual environmental assessments leas for public transit improvements in the above corridors the act stipulates that terms of reference may either indicate that the leas will be prepared in accordance with the requirements set out in the act illustrated as option a below or set out in detail the requirements for preparation of thelea option b option a prepare iea terms of reference covering all ea act phases obtain ministers apptovai assess need and justification analyze and evaluate alternative transportation solutions analyze and evaluate alternative designs for preferred solution litigates select preferred design an adverse environmental elfocts document findings in iea report obtain ministers approval option b assess need and justification analyze and evaluate alternative transportation solutions sefect preferred solution 5 v- syx x vi prepare terms of reference for iea of preferred solution obtain minister s approval analyze and evaluate alternative designs for preferred solution select preferred design and mitigate adverse environmental effects document findings in iea report obtain ministers approval in 2ooi and 2002 york region initiated studies of the need and justification of public transit improvements in the yonge street and highway 7 corridors including vaughan ns link these studies enabled the region to prepare iea terms of reference using the option b approach during 2003 the minister of the environment approved these terms of reference last fall the ministry of the environment informed all proponents conducting leas that due to a divisional court ruling on an eastern ontario iea it was unable to review and approve iea reports prepared under option b consequently the region is resubmitting the iea terms of reference for public transit improvements in all corridors they will now indicate that the leas are being prepared as required under option a these revised documents describe how the information assembled during the studies carried out to date will be incorporated to fulfill the requirements of the ea act following approval ofthe terms of reference the leas will be completed and submitted for review and approval the revised terms of reference are available for review on the york rapid transit plan web site wwwyorkinmotioncqm and at the rapid transit offices ati west pearce street 6th floor richmond hill on l4b 3k3 your input to the revised terms of 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