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stouffville suntribune h thursday march 3 2005 5 rouae lands added to areenbelt jay march 5 1 11 by mike adler staff writer it was a moment pierre berton would have loved premier dalton mcguinty shook janet bertons hand first as he entered kleinburgs mcmichael gallery yester day to unveil a golden horseshoe greenbelt plan he said will fulfill our shared responsibility to our children mrs berton had a frontrow seat as mr mcguinty described a greenbelt that includes boyd park the woodbridge conservation area the cel ebrated autlior had urged people last year to get mad as hell to save its no coincidence so much of the mcmichaels collection of canadian group of seven and first nation artists reflect canadas natural landscape mr mcguinty said our environment and our respon sibility to it helps define who we are as canadians as ontarians while boyd was left out of the provinces draft plan for protecting 18 million acres of golden horseshoe farms and natural features the final plan protects not only boyd but also the rouge river in markham and the leslie north area of richmond hill the plan makes clear landuse plan ning along the rouge in rural markham must comply with the greenbelt plan or the rouge north management plan whichever is stricter omb appeal landowners challenged markhams adoption of the rouge plan last year by appealing to the ontario municipal board the town and rouge plan support ers had for years called for stronger provincial protection the rouge park is sacrosanct it should be protected through special legislation frank scarpitti yorks plan ning chairperson said before yester days announcement the greenbelt will be reviewed every 10 years but mr mcguinty predicted it will change little in coming decades arguing the people wont allow further disappearance of the countryside theyre staring in the face of the downside of sprawl including bad air days and added costs for businesses he said the premier also hit back at critics including area farmers who say the greenbelt wont help farming survive in the greater toronto area some people would prefer we pave over thousands of acres of farmland mr mcguinty said arguing the best way to ensure farming continues is to make sure weve got farmland earlier he praised humber river val ley that the bertons have loved as an example of a nowprotected belt of countryside ontarians are lucky to have come fall youll see a show of colours there that cant help but take your breath away mrs berton handed the premier a walking stick of local walnut and oak fashioned by artist david eadie we hope you have fun trailing through die trails of boyd park with this cane she told him including boyd in the greenbelt doesnt make a proposed pine valley drive extension through the park less likely since the plan doesnt rule out new roads vaughan mayor michael di biase said children from three vaughan public schools each one wearing a green scarf flanked the premier at his announce ment protesters including two people dressed as chipmunks marched at mcmichaels front gate the demonstra tion was organized by the developer- backed greenbelt coalition and tory critics of the plan this is more about the art of politics than it is about good science conservative municipal affairs critic tim hudak said inside the gallery the province will have a greenbelt council to advise the minister and review the plan mr mcguinty said but the liberal election platform promised a greenbelt commission which would have had to present all evi dence on why some lands were includ ed and others werent said ralph capocci the greenbelt coalitions exec utive director that would guarantee that the process has to be transparent he said dalton mcguinty premier announced expanded greenbelt at york region news conference vitamin herbal supplement specials 1 000 meg 60 tabs m aa swiss herbal super b1 2 599 ea swiss herbal std echinacea purpurea 500 mg bonus 90 45 caps oil ea ehn lean 60caps or crave free 120 caps 2149 ea organika ginkgo biloba extract 60 mg 60 caps 659 1982 ea canadas largest bulk food retailer more now 84 locations and growing franchise locations available in ontario and atlantic canada 905 8866756 store locations markvillemall 9054757220 scarborough town centre 416 2960287 fairviewmall 4164987541 save 10 on their total shopping bill