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22 economist siinsuntribune sports saturday april 23 2005 canadians making grade in us college baseball by john cudmore staff writer there is no tried and true path to the big leagues in fact for the 750 players in the world talented enough to hold down jobs in major league baseball there is a story for each increasingly those stories are being told by canadians opening day rosters for major league teams earlier this month included more canadians 17 than ever it remains a small per centage but one that figures to grow considering the increasing number of cana dians playing college baseball in the united states more than 600 canadians play baseball at schools south of the border obviously it bodes well for all canadian baseball players when a fellow such as peter orr of newmarket cracks a major league roster orr who is with the atlanta braves never quite got to the ncaa level after graduating from newmarket high school the 25yearold utility player for the braves chose to follow other canadi- aaron izaryk markham prod uct is catcher for the university of maine baseball team ans he knew including auro ra resident jeremy walker to galveston college a junior college in texas two years later as he was poised to sign on at the uni versity of nebraska the braves intercepted the new market baseball association- trained free agent that made me take a step back recalled on who was born in richmond hill i started to think about my goals when i was younger to play professional baseball or go to nebraska but until this past year i never thought id be in the big leagues it just sort of worked out that way orrs success along with york region players strive for the showpage 23 that of other young canadi ans may convince others there is always a chance its a great impact to have a kid make it to the opening day lineup said longtime newmarket baseball associa tion official don mckhight they are few and far between but maybe one kid sees that and thinks he can do it too some in the industry are seeing a trend toward choosing baseball as a seri ous channel kids are making the deci sion to play and they go from tliere said brian bates who operates duel sports which specializes in baseball and softball training in concord its amazing but i think these kids want to learn and go to elite schools thats no surprise to cana dian national team assistant coach rick johnston who owns the baseball zone a baseball training facility in mississauga i dont know if its a later surge or if kids are refocusing or rechannelling from hockey but they are getting so many opportunities in the us said johnston a former resi dent of newmarket and stouffville canadian players are getting bigger and stronger and are such good athletes maybe because they play a sport like hockey when they are younger the odds for any player even at the ncaa level to make the major leagues are astronomical considering more than 900 american postsecondary schools pro vide varsity baseball thats a lot of backs to scale then mere are six levels of minor professional leagues with 164 minor league teams from the minor leagues only about 5 per cent make the big leagues when you get into the c0ryturchan stouffville resi dent is a senior at spalding uni versity in louisville ky minor leagues its a huge real ity check about how things work said orr who spent five seasons moving up the braves organizational ladder you realize its a huge busi ness and say oh boy orrs ability to play at several positions supports the notion that a jack-of- alltrades is a valued com modity he is very gifted said johnston he has the uncanny ability to play any position due to his athletic ability and impeccable work ethic thats what separates him from others johnstons position with team canada places him in the same dugout with up- andcoming elite canadian talent yet hes unable to offer insight to which if any player has an inside track to the majors theres lots of guys but i cant pinpoint one guy as the next one to make it perhaps thats because aside from all the obvious rea sons there is the random fac tor which applies to success in any sport right place right time and having the right pair of eyes happen to notice but it helps to be prepared if opportunity knocks they work hard it doesnt come easy bates said but i believe with all the different alternate teams around they are getting more expo sure it helps immensely and the more exposure you can get the better we have to help our kids more and use tire resources we have pflfimegiott the regional municipality of york and the regional municipality of durham notice of draft terms of reference southeast collector individual environmental assessment affecting land in markham toronto and pickering york region and durham region will hold two public information forums pifs as follows to allow interested persons to comment on the draft tor directly to project team members date tuesday may 17 2005 date thursday may 19 2005 time 600 pm 930 pm time 600 pm 930 pm presentation at 700 pm presentation at 700 pm location parkview golf club location rcgalis fine dining banquets 6400 stcclcs avenue east 1305 pickering parkway markham on pickering on york region originally initiated a project in accordance with schedule b of the municipal class environmental assessment fa in october 2001 for obtaining environmental assessment act ea act approval for expanding the existing yorkdurham sewage system ydss southeast collector trunk sewer within york region to accommodate additional sanitary flows the ydss currently conveys sanitary flows from the municipalities of newmarket richmond hill aurora markham vaughan and pickering to the duffin creek water pollution control plant located in the city of pickering for treatment on october i 2004 the minister of the environment minister notified york region that the ministry of the environment moe had received submissions requesting that an individual ea be prepared for all remaining unfinished sections of the ydss including the southeast collector as a result pursuant to subsection 161 of the ea act the minister ordered york region to comply with part ii of the ea act for the southeast collccto project extending from 9th line in york region to valley farm road in the regional municipality of durham and carry out an individual ea durham region will be a co- proponent with york region on the individual ea since a portion of the study area is within durham region the individual ea consists of a twostep ea approval process for proposed undertakings in the province of ontario the first step is development of a terms of reference tor which sets out the proposed framework that will be followed during the second step the preparation and review of the southeast collector trunk sewer ea the tor represents an agreement between the proponent and the minister about what is required in the ea to address the legislated requirements of the ea act york region and durham region have prepared a draft of the tor for public review and comment a copy of the draft tor is available for review on the project website httpsecceneicn and at the locations indicated below york region clerks office 17250 yongc street 4lli floor newmarket on i 3y 6j tel 905 8304444 cxt 1320 town of markham clerks office anthony roman centre 101 town centre boulevard markham on i jr 9w3 phone 9054754744 durham region clerks office 605 rossland rd e vhithyoniin6a3 phone 905668771 1 or 18003721 102 city of pickering clerks office one the esplanade pickering on li v6k7 phone 9054204611 scarborough civic centre clerks office 150 borough drive 3rd floor toronto on ml p4n7 phone4163967288 please direct written comments to one of the following team members or through the i june 3 2005 wayne crccn project manager york region 17250 yrnirc street 4ih fl ncnmarkd on ijy 61 tel t05 xj0m44 tit 5019 wj ncerccn a rctnnork3 rich tinilall project manager durham region 105 consumer lritc to 623 whlthy on iis6a3 tel 9056687721 l 533 richliniih a reriondnrhamonca mail connection from the project website by john hourrie project manager farth tech canada inc 105 commerce valley lrnc west 7lli i lihir markham on tel 905 x867022 cxt 2469 iohnlimirric it earlhtryhea comments and information regarding this projeel are being collected to assist the project team in meeting the requirements of the environmental assessment act readying talk plays share time with your child to get them ready for school and life yoifclicgion start earlystart now children need to be safe secure and healthy so they can get ready to learn talk to your baby point out familiar objects and name them read simple picture books and nursery rhymes its never too early to start pick your baby up when he cries and find different ways to soothe him hold him as often as possible respect your babys personality and feelings each of us responds to people and situations in our own unique way sing talk listen and read to your toddler every day enjoy counting and 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