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c economist sunlsuntribiine saturday sept 25 2004 5 sewer construction may be delayed bymikeadler staff writer builders are worried a private prosecution that charges york region harmed fish habitat may delay approval of sewers blocking construction of thousands of homes federal fisheries act charges stemming from trunk sewer con struction in markham were put off friday until dec 15 and no trial date has been set its not good news for our industry paula tenuta municipal government advisor for the greater toronto home builders association said outside a provin cial courtroom in newmarket though the charges laid by environmentalists in july concern the completed first phase of the 16th avenue trunk the association believes ontarios environment ministry may delay approvals for the sewers final phase and for another sewer link in richmond hill called the 19th avenue inter ceptor until they are resolved ms tenuta said the 16th avenue project an expansion of the yorkdurham sewer system has been delayed for 16 months over environmental concerns and is delaying home construction as far north as queensville at least one large builder sent letters to home purchasers this week warning of delays because of the regions lack of servicing capacity ms tenuta said man dies after fleeing accident a toronto man is dead after leaving the scene of a minor accident in markham wednes day and crashing into a hydro pole two vehicles were involved in the collision at woodbine avenue and steelcase road around 2 pm york regional police say one of the vehicles a white 1994 ford tempo fled the scene accelerating east on steel- case the driver lost control of the car and struck a pole near victo ria park avenue police markham firefighters and york region paramedics rushed to the scene but the 46- yearold driver was already dead it was the 30th death in 26 traffic accidents across york region this year compared to 18 deaths in 17 collisions during the same time period last year police said investigators are asking wit nesses to the collision to call 1- 8668765423 ext 7703 or crime stoppers at 1800222tips youths arrested five youths have been arrest ed in connection with a series of community centre change room robberies in markham over the summer a number of lockers in pool change rooms at the milliken mills and centennial communi ty centres were broken into between july 16 and aug 28 personal documents and more than 22000 worth of prop erty including cell phones cash and car keys were taken while vic tims were going for a swim in two cases cars were also stolen from parking lots two 16yearolds and a 15- yearold from markham plus a 16yearold and 17yearold from scarborough have been charged with nine counts of theft under 5000 two counts of theft over 5000 and fraud under 5000 to avoid becoming a victim york regional police say resi dents should keep valuable property in the trunk of their vehicles in situations where it will be unattended anyone with information about these incidents is asked to call police at 18668765423 ext 7541 or crime stoppers at 1- 800222tips martin derbyshire drive for cancer saturday october 2004 a presented byf luiiuiiiuiuu unci iui o inc 4 midnight at the hunt club will open with an actionpacked pfaff celebrity ride n drive at 500 pm followed by a masterful open fire gourmet menu created by the renowned chefs ofthomhills terra restaurant and oak ridges punzos restaurant and catering master of ceremonies chum am morning host gord james entertainment singerentertainer brian roman cara chisholm from les miserables phantom of the opera jake the blue midnights blue megawatt dj services spectacular diamond raffle prize from tiffany co vip table of 10 250000 single tickets 25000 pp tax receipts will be issued by the soulhlake foundation for the allowable amount tlffanyco ttoiimonmhi ssi the erabanner 3 for information tickets 9059533833 7a all proceeds horn this major fundraising event will be dedicated to rfie soulhlake regional cancer centre scheduled to open in september 2007 the centre will have fe responsibility for york and simcoe regions plus portions of peel region for more information visit our websites wwwdriveforcancerca wwwsouthlakeregionalorg i emails infodriveforcancerca sycju ii lakc foundationsouthlakeregionalorg drive fqqancer m when the toronto and region conservation authority approved the regions plan in july to mitigate environmental harm to the rouge river along the 16th avenue route york region chairperson bill fisch predicted the federal fisheries department and the environment ministry two agencies holding up the project would quickly approve it and work could begin this fall the region is trying to have the charges thrown out before the case can be heard at trial theres only one mnmwmumtx at 19th ave on 9th line two roads north of major mackenzie runny butter tarts homemade dinner pies made from scratch other great treats garden mums 2 for 10 antiques collectables til christmas open 7 days a week til christmas 11471 9th line 056401819 eegitm human services the road to inclusivity an action plan for york region is a regionwide plan of action to work towards making york region ethnoculturally inclusive an action plan of this magnitude requires input from many people the human services planning coalition hspc and the inclusivity plan action group invite you to participate by completing a questionnaire you can do so online at httpwwwregionyorkonca under whats new or by completing a printed copy to receive an information brochure and questionnaire about the road to inclusivity an action plan for york region by mail or for assistance in facilitating a group response contact sandi pelly at 905 8304444 or tollfree at 18774649675 ext 1504 or by email at sandi pellyregionyorkonca please complete your questionnaire by september 30 2004 thank you for your continuing support in the hspc and in working together to create strong caring and safe communities in york region lit-